While thinking and writing more broadly about the pandemic and its implications for climate change, I pause to share this news just announced by the COP26 presidency. The UK says that COP26 will be delayed until sometime in 2021, still taking place in Glasgow, Scotland and with the pre-COP still being held in Milan, Italy.Continue reading “NEWSFLASH: COP26 postponed due to COVID-19”
Category Archives: COP26
Putting Climate Change (and COP26) in Context
Our friends at IISD – those indefatigable PhDs who sleep little and write lots at MEA meetings around the world – have produced a report that captures their take on where global environment governance is at the start of 2020. Just as the ENBs produced by these deeply informed chroniclers diplomatically yet accurately recount theContinue reading “Putting Climate Change (and COP26) in Context”
Climate litigation updates
It has been a busy last month for climate change in the courts. Decisions recently issued by French, UK, and Canadian judges have affirmed domestic mitigation obligations that underscore the Paris Agreement’s role in setting shared climate change norms. I published this law review article four years ago, which described a range of climate changeContinue reading “Climate litigation updates”
UK’s full-court press on climate diplomacy
Un grand merci to the French think tank, IDDRI, which recently blogged about the UK presidency’s plans for the November 2020 COP26. It was announced on February 13 that Alok Sharma will serve as the COP26 President. His new job title is Secretary of State for the Economy, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Two weeks later,Continue reading “UK’s full-court press on climate diplomacy”
Engaging Climate Change 