The Climate Show

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

In this episode, we talk to Adjunct Professor Bryce Rudyk, Director of the International Environmental Law Program, Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law at NYU School of Law, about Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) and climate change. For more on Prof. Rudyk’s work, click here https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&personid=33242

The description: In this episode, we talk to Associate Professor David Boyd, Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and the Environment, about two recent developments in the relationship between human rights and climate change. The first is the UN General Assembly resolution on the right to clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. The second is the recent Torres Strait Islanders decision from the UN Human Rights Committee. For more on Prof. Boyd’s work, click here https://ires.ubc.ca/person/david-boyd/ and for information on his Special Rapporteur work click here https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-environment/david-r-boyd.

To learn more about our research project EnAct, click here https://jura.ku.dk/cilg/research/enact/.

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

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 the University of Copenhagen with funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, please click here: https://jura.ku.dk/cilg/research/enact/

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.

In this episode, we speak to Professor Andreas Müller about the climate litigation case Mex M v. Austria, which was pending before the European Court of Human Rights at the time of recording. For more information on Prof. Müller’s work, click here: https://www.uibk.ac.at/europarecht/institut/mitglieder/andreas-mueller/index.html.en

To learn more about our research project ‘Enhancing Climate Action through International Law’, which we carry out at the University of Copenhagen with funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, click here: https://jura.ku.dk/cilg/research/enact/

In this episode, we speak to Professor Jacques Hartmann about human rights and climate change litigation at the European level. The conversation is based on the article he co-authored with Marc Willers QC, entitled ‘Protecting rights through climate change litigation before European courts’, published in the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment. You can find the article here: https://www.elgaronline.com/view/journals/jhre/13/1/article-p90.xml To learn more about our research project ‘Enhancing Climate Action through International Law’, which we carry out at the University of Copenhagen with funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, click here: https://jura.ku.dk/cilg/research/enact/

In this episode, we speak to Associate Professor Annalisa Savaresi about trends in human rights and climate change litigation. The conversation is based on the article she co-authored with Joana Setzer, entitled ‘Rights-based litigation in the climate emergency: mapping the landscape and new knowledge frontiers’, published in the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment. You can find the link here: https://www.elgaronline.com/view/journals/jhre/13/1/article-p7.xml

To learn more about our research project ‘Enhancing Climate Action through International Law’, which we carry out at the University of Copenhagen with funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, click here: https://jura.ku.dk/cilg/research/enact/

In this episode we speak to Associate Professor Jeff Colgan about the existential politics of climate change, as well as the challenges related to the revaluation of climate-forcing and climate-vulnerable assets. The interview draws on the recent article ‘Asset Revaluation and the Existential Politics of Climate Change’, which Jeff Colgan co-authored with Jessica Green and Thomas Hale. You can find the article here: bit.ly/Colgan1

Jeff Colgan is the Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs at Brown University, where he is also the Director of the Climate Solutions Lab. He is a key expert on the international order, especially as related to energy and the environment. To find out more about his work, use this link: bit.ly/Colgan2

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