In this episode, Dr Justine Bendel speaks to Professor Christina Voigt from the University of Oslo about the structure of the compliance mechanisms in the climate change regime. What are the roles of the newly established Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee in the architecture of the climate regime? If you are interested in learning more on this issue, please check Professor Voigt’s work: https://www.christinavoigt.net/ and Justine Bendel’s work: https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/staff/2648/justine-bendel ..read more

In this episode, Stella Ebbersmeyer speaks to Dr. Zhen Sun from the World Maritime University about the regulation of Arctic shipping in the context of climate change. They address topics such as the regulation of black carbon emissions, the Heavy Fuel Oil ban at the International Maritime Organization and non-state actors in international law-making. If you are interested in learning more about these topics, make sure to check out Dr. Zhen Sun’s work, Stella Ebbersmeyer’s work and the InterAct project at CLIMA (funded by the Carlsberg Foundation ..read more

In this episode, Viktor Weber speaks to Professor Michael Tsimplis from Hong Kong City University about shipping industry’s responses to the decarbonization challenge. If you are interested in learning more about this topic, please check Prof. Tsimplis’ work: https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/persons/mikis-tsimplis(8418e5ab-a28f-49c6-8cb0-bd62443992e6).html and Dr. Weber’s work on the InterAct project (International Law-Making: Actors in Shipping and Climate Change) here: https://jura.ku.dk/clima/research/interact ..read more

In this episode, we speak to Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Founder and Executive Director of the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) and Alessandro Monti, Assistant Professor in Energy and Sustainability Law at the University of Copenhagen, about policies and initiatives to strengthen sustainability in international trade law. If you are interested in learning more about TESS, please click here: https://tessforum.org/. Alessandro Monti’s book “Promoting renewable Energy” is available here: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/promoting-renewable-energy-9781803920771.html ..read more

In this episode, we talk to Professor Harro van Asselt, leading expert on climate change law, about how international law can support the transition away from fossil fuels. If you are interested in learning more about the topic, see Harro’s book: The Politics of Fossil Fuels Subsidies and their Reform ..read more

In this episode, we talk to Professor Martha M. Roggenkamp, Professor Emerita of Energy Law at the University of Groningen, about how climate change is affecting the development of Energy Law, also in light of the 2022 energy crisis.For more on this topic see Prof. Roggenkamp’s work, here: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/energy-law-climate-change-and-the-environment-9781788119672.html ..read more

In this episode, we talk to Professor Randall S. Abate, Assistant Dean for Environmental Law Studies at the George Washington University Law School about standing in climate change litigation. For more on Prof. Abate’s work, click here: https://www.law.gwu.edu/randall-s-abate ..read more

In this episode, we speak to Professor Daniel Bodansky about the role of non-State actors to advance climate action. The conversation is based on Prof. Bodansky’s keynote speech during the IV Trameren conference, which took place in June 2022 at the University of Copenhagen. For more information on Prof. Bodansky’s work, click here: https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/1527075 To learn more about our research project ‘TRAMEREN – Transatlantic Maritime Emissions Network’ which we host at the University ..read more

In this episode, we speak to Martin Dietrich Brauch about the link between climate change and international investment treaties. For more information on Martin’s work, check https://ccsi.columbia.edu/directory/martin-dietrich-brauch. You can also find Martin’s post ‘Climate Action Needs Investment Governance, Not Investment Protection and Arbitration’ at the following link: https://ccsi.columbia.edu/news/climate-action-needs-investment-governance-not-investment-protection-isds To learn more about our research project ‘Enhancing Climate Action through International Law’, which we carry out at ..read more

In this episode, we speak to Dr. Tristan Smith (Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources at the University College London Energy Institute), leading expert on maritime transport GHG emissions and the sector's energy transition ..read more