Climate Law Blog

Across Europe, activists of all ages have taken to the streets to pressure their governments to take effective action against climate change. As domestic decision-makers failed them, they knocked...

https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2024/04/29/the-european-court-of-human-rights-april-9-climate-rulings-and-the-future-thereof/

The judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case Verein KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland is a striking example of the Paris effect: the influence of the non-binding collectiv...

https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2024/04/26/the-paris-effect-human-rights-in-light-of-international-climate-goals-and-commitments/

In November of 2022, when the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) proposed new rules  to control venting, flaring, and leaks from oil and gas leases on federal l...

https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2024/04/25/to-protect-new-fossil-fuel-waste-rule-blm-cuts-95-of-its-climate-benefits/

A new report published today by the Sabin Center examines the laws governing international transport of carbon dioxide for sequestration. We focus, specifically, on the shipping of carbon dioxide...

https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2024/04/24/legal-issues-in-oceanic-transport-of-carbon-dioxide-for-sequestration-sabin-center-launches-new-report/

Vincent Nolette joins our team at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law as the Equitable Cities Climate Law Fellow. His work will support the Center’s Cities Climate Law Initiative and includ...

https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2024/04/23/vincent-nolette-joins-the-sabin-center-as-equitable-cities-climate-law-fellow/

Today, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law published a new report titled Advisory Opinion On Climate Change: Summary of Written Observations Submitted to the Inter-American Court of Human ...

https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2024/04/19/exploring-the-intersection-of-human-rights-and-the-climate-crisis-insights-from-new-advisory-opinion-on-climate-change-report/

On April 9, 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on three applications concerning the fight against climate change and the positive obligations of the signatory states of the Eu...

https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2024/04/19/the-european-court-of-human-rights-kick-into-touch-some-comments-under-careme-v-france/

Incorporating International Climate Change Law to Maintain the ECHR’s Relevance Amid the Climate Crisis “Everything could be different – and yet there is almost nothing I can change.” Thi...

https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2024/04/18/klimaseniorinnen-and-the-choice-between-imperfect-options/

The climate rulings of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) are landmark decisions. However, it is not obvious what they mean precisely for the State parties of the Eur...

https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2024/04/17/mixed-signals-for-domestic-climate-law-the-climate-rulings-of-the-european-court-of-human-rights/

Today, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) jointly published a new report titled Building a Cleaner, More Resilient Energy System in Cuba: Opportunities a...

https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2024/04/17/illuminating-a-path-to-a-cleaner-and-more-resilient-energy-system-in-cuba/