The Climate Show

In this episode Stella Ebbersmeyer   discusses with Prof. Jolien Kruit the transition risks and opportunities in the decarbonization of shipping, in the context of our project the Commercial Modernisation of International Shipping funded by OceanKind .

In this episode Beatriz Martinez Romera is joined by Prof. Carina Risvig Hamer  to explore the intersection between climate change and public procurement law in the EU and Denmark.

In this episode Beatriz Martinez Romera  is joined by Prof. Edward Brans  to discuss the case  Greenpeace Netherlands et al. v. The State of the Netherlands  (the Bonaire Climate Case).

Natalia Kobylarz and Linnéa Nordlander: Climate Change at the European Court of Human RightsDescription: In this episode,  Linnéa Nordlander  sits down with  Natalia Kobylarz , who is a senior lawyer at the Registry of the European Courts of Human Rights. They discuss the Court's recent climate change jurisprudence, including Verein KlimaSeniorinnen and others v Switzerland, and how this builds on...

In this episode, Beatriz Martínez Romera speaks with Simon Lex and Meng Zhang about the development and the regulatory and governance challenges surrounding green hydrogen in Denmark and the EU ( RIGHydro and DART projects).

In this episode,  Professor Trevor Daya-Winterbottom , Director of the Centre for Environmental, Resources and Energy Law at the University of Waikato, explores New Zealand’s actions in climate and environmental law.

In this episode,  Prof. Lisa Vanhala  discusses the key findings of her book  Governing the End: The Making of Climate Change Loss and Damage , which untangles the complex relationship between deteriorating environmental conditions, high politics, and everyday diplomatic practices in climate governance.

In this episode, Prof. Benoit Mayer discusses the role of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in climate change mitigation

In this episode,  Anya Kristina Cheng Dahl  talks to  Prof. Helle Tegner Anker  about how offshore wind law, especially EIAs, can reconcile biodiversity protection with the rapid deployment needed to meet climate targets.

In this episode, Linnéa Nordlander speaks to Dr. Roda Verheyen about the groundbreaking German case Lliuya v RWE. Dr. Verheyen acted as legal counsel for the plaintiff in this case. Click here  to learn more about her work on this case.

In this episode, PhD Fellow Federica Catonini speaks to Associate Professor Aleke Stöfen-O’Brien from the World Maritime University’s Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute about the nexus between plastics and climate change, the ongoing negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty, and the importance of ensuring coherence between the emerging plastics regime and the UN climate change regime. To learn mor...

In this episode, Beatriz Martinez Romera discusses with  Alberto Barrio  and  Vincenzo Pietrogiovanni  the interactions between climate change, social security and labor law in the context of the EU social contract and our  EU funded project EXPRESS2 .

In this episode, Professor Dan Bodansky joins us to discuss the second edition of his book  The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law  and provides insights into the opportunities and challenges ahead for this field of law.

In this episode, Assistant Professor Linnéa Nordlander speaks to Professor Annalisa Savaresi from the University of Eastern Finland about the phenomenon of just transition litigation. The episode focuses on the article ‘Conceptualizing just transition litigation’, published in Nature Sustainability, of which Professor Savaresi is the lead author and Linnéa Nordlander is among the co-authors. The a...

In this episode, PhD researcher Federica Catonini speaks to Professor Vito De Lucia from the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea about the relationship between the BBNJ Agreement and climate change. They address topics such as the relevance of the BBNJ for climate change, ocean carbon sinks conservation, ocean carbon dioxide removal, the potential issues and tensions between biodiversity conse...

In this episode, we speak to Professor John Paterson, University of Aberdeen School of Law,  and partner to our Advance LLM in Energy Law of the North Sea Energy Law Partnership  about Energy Law in the context of the evolving climate change, energy security and equity imperatives. If you are interested in learning more about these topics, check out  Prof. Patterson’s work  and our energy-related...

In this episode, we speak to Professor David Freestone, George Washington University School of Law, about the nexus between climate change and the ocean  in light of the recent Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and what it means for shipping decarbonization. If you are interested in learning more about these topics, che...

In this episode, Johanna Buerkert speaks to Prof Romain Chuffart, Nansen Professor in Arctic Studies and Managing Director at The Arctic Institute – Center for Circumpolar Security Studies (USA) about climate change and Indigenous Rights in the Arctic. They cover topics such as the rights of Indigenous Peoples, self-determination and green colonialism. If you are interested in learning more about...

In this episode, Stella Ebbersmeyer speaks to Prof. Suzanne Lalonde from the University of Montréal about climate change and Arctic shipping from a Canadian perspective. They cover topics such as the roles of indigenous peoples in the regulation of Arctic shipping, the International Maritime Organization’s Heavy Fuel Oil ban and Canada’s proposed Arctic Emission Control Area. If you are interested...

In this episode of The Climate Show, Viktor Weber interviews Harilaos Psaraftis, Professor Emeritus of the Danish Technical University. Viktor has asked Professor Psaraftis about the functioning of the market-based measures that are proposed at the International Maritime Organization for the decarbonization of the shipping industry. If you are interested in learning more about this topic, please c...

 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 V...

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 t...

Brief description: In this episode, Justine Bendel speaks to Professor Christina Voigt from the University of Oslo about the regulation of forests as carbon sinks in the climate regime. What is the climate regime doing regarding deforestation, forest degradation, afforestation or reforestation? If you are interested in learning more on this issue, please check Professor Voigt’s work:  https://www....

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 proj...

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...