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Climate Governance and the Energy Transition: Lessons from COP29
28.11.2024
Christoph Bertram
Justine Batura
Dear Christoph, welcome to Völkerrechtsblog! We are delighted to have you join us for this interview. To begin, let’s delve into the realm of international climate governance. In terms of...
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Climate Justice or Market Expansion? Unpacking COP29’s Financing Decisions
28.11.2024
Bertha Iris Argueta Tejeda
Justine Batura
Dear Bertha, welcome to Völkerrechtsblog. Thanks for agreeing to take the time to answer our questions so thoroughly. How do you assess the commitment of the states – particularly the...
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Missed Opportunities in a Microcosm of Broader Challenges
27.11.2024
Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
Khaled El Mahmoud
Dear Margaretha, a very warm welcome back! I believe that the overall sentiment among all of us was one of ambitious expectations for the outcomes of COP29, accompanied by a...
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Remaining Tensions Between the “Global Souths” and the “Global Norths”
26.11.2024
Tejas Rao
Renatus Otto Franz Derler
The Convention on Biological Diversity gained increased momentum with the establishment of the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) which aimed to address the limitations of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets...
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Reversing Emissions
15.11.2024
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is an activity that consists in removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere to durably store it in geological, terrestrial, or ocean reservoirs or in products...
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Carbon Capture, Storage and Removal
15.11.2024
To meet the climate targets of the Paris Agreement, fossil fuel use must be phased out. However, oil, gas, and coal remain primary energy sources for many countries and will...
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Litigating Corporate Responsibility for Climate-Related Loss and Damage
14.11.2024
Theresa Mockel
Johannes Wendland
Every time damage occurs, the simple question arises: Who should pay for it? For lawyers, the answer is frequently found in the time-tested principles of tort law. It is widely...
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Addressing Loss and Damage at COP29 and Beyond
13.11.2024
Adrián Martínez Blanco
Patrick Toussaint
In recent years, loss and damage (L&D) has shifted from the margins into the spotlight of multilateral negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). A key...
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Reassessing Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities
12.11.2024
Valerie Fajardo
Alyssa Huffman
Lorena Zenteno Villa
The Principle of ‘Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities’ (CBDR-RC) holds all states responsible for addressing human-driven climate change and environmental destruction but acknowledges that some states have historically...
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Setting the Scene for COP29
11.11.2024
Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
Khaled El Mahmoud
Dear Margaretha, we would like to express our gratitude for accepting our invitation and for agreeing to this interview. We are delighted to have the opportunity to engage in discourse...
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Climate Diplomacy in an Era of Permacrisis
11.11.2024
Justine Batura
Khaled El Mahmoud
Humanity is facing in an era marked by turbulence, uncertainty, and instability. Increasingly referred to as a permacrisis, this period is defined by a series of complex and interconnected crises...
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