Dave-Inder Comar
@daveindercomar.bsky.social
Attorney and PhD candidate at the Grotius Centre for Intl Legal Studies at Leiden🌞🌍⚖️
Researching self-determination and climate change👨🏾💼
🌳 I also advise smart, principled people and companies that are impacting the world
Researching self-determination and climate change👨🏾💼
🌳 I also advise smart, principled people and companies that are impacting the world
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Reintroducing myself 🙌🏽
I’m a lawyer in private practice currently getting my PhD in international law with a focus on climate change impacts.
My specific area of research looks at the self-determination of peoples in an era of planetary threats 🌍
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I’m a lawyer in private practice currently getting my PhD in international law with a focus on climate change impacts.
My specific area of research looks at the self-determination of peoples in an era of planetary threats 🌍
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20th-century policy treated Earth as a static resource. The new curriculum must treat Earth as a dynamic, fragile system. Maintaining planetary boundaries must be the primary constitutional obligation of every Post-Holocene State.
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February 17, 2026 at 6:22 PM
20th-century policy treated Earth as a static resource. The new curriculum must treat Earth as a dynamic, fragile system. Maintaining planetary boundaries must be the primary constitutional obligation of every Post-Holocene State.
daveindercomar.substack.com/p/pioneers-o...
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We owe it to our descendants to leave them with a real strategic framework for addressing climate disruption:
1. Hard adaptation — starting to prepare for a completely new world
2. Treating Earth as a dynamic, fragile system
3. A global governance system that maximizes survival and cooperation.
1. Hard adaptation — starting to prepare for a completely new world
2. Treating Earth as a dynamic, fragile system
3. A global governance system that maximizes survival and cooperation.
February 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
We owe it to our descendants to leave them with a real strategic framework for addressing climate disruption:
1. Hard adaptation — starting to prepare for a completely new world
2. Treating Earth as a dynamic, fragile system
3. A global governance system that maximizes survival and cooperation.
1. Hard adaptation — starting to prepare for a completely new world
2. Treating Earth as a dynamic, fragile system
3. A global governance system that maximizes survival and cooperation.
One way or another, our descendants will be pioneers on a strange new planet. As a matter of justice and equity, we owe it to them to prepare them as best we can.
I talk about the 3 strategic pillars for helping our descendants in this longer post:
daveindercomar.substack.com/p/pioneers-o...
I talk about the 3 strategic pillars for helping our descendants in this longer post:
daveindercomar.substack.com/p/pioneers-o...
February 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
One way or another, our descendants will be pioneers on a strange new planet. As a matter of justice and equity, we owe it to them to prepare them as best we can.
I talk about the 3 strategic pillars for helping our descendants in this longer post:
daveindercomar.substack.com/p/pioneers-o...
I talk about the 3 strategic pillars for helping our descendants in this longer post:
daveindercomar.substack.com/p/pioneers-o...
A world at 3°C is not just “warmer”; it is a different planetary operating system entirely. Climate tipping points will breach, radically changing the geography of the planet, particularly from sea-level rise.
We must prepare our descendants and give them a real plan to manage as best they can.
We must prepare our descendants and give them a real plan to manage as best they can.
February 17, 2026 at 11:57 AM
A world at 3°C is not just “warmer”; it is a different planetary operating system entirely. Climate tipping points will breach, radically changing the geography of the planet, particularly from sea-level rise.
We must prepare our descendants and give them a real plan to manage as best they can.
We must prepare our descendants and give them a real plan to manage as best they can.
Europe is finally modeling for a 3°C world, but the risk assessment in this article is dangerously siloed.
It focuses on extreme weather and heat, but ignores cascading failures in biodiversity and food systems—an existential threat.
A 3°C world is simply a different planet—time to wake up to that
It focuses on extreme weather and heat, but ignores cascading failures in biodiversity and food systems—an existential threat.
A 3°C world is simply a different planet—time to wake up to that
‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating
Advisory board member says adapting is ‘not rocket science’ but Europe already paying price for lack of preparation
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Europe is finally modeling for a 3°C world, but the risk assessment in this article is dangerously siloed.
It focuses on extreme weather and heat, but ignores cascading failures in biodiversity and food systems—an existential threat.
A 3°C world is simply a different planet—time to wake up to that
It focuses on extreme weather and heat, but ignores cascading failures in biodiversity and food systems—an existential threat.
A 3°C world is simply a different planet—time to wake up to that
Researchers are already warning Europe to prepare for a 3°C world.
I have significant criticisms of this news article. It discusses extreme weather and heat, but ignores the cascading impacts of 3°C on biodiversity, food systems, and tipping points.
But what is true is that 3°C is headed our way
I have significant criticisms of this news article. It discusses extreme weather and heat, but ignores the cascading impacts of 3°C on biodiversity, food systems, and tipping points.
But what is true is that 3°C is headed our way
‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating
Advisory board member says adapting is ‘not rocket science’ but Europe already paying price for lack of preparation
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Researchers are already warning Europe to prepare for a 3°C world.
I have significant criticisms of this news article. It discusses extreme weather and heat, but ignores the cascading impacts of 3°C on biodiversity, food systems, and tipping points.
But what is true is that 3°C is headed our way
I have significant criticisms of this news article. It discusses extreme weather and heat, but ignores the cascading impacts of 3°C on biodiversity, food systems, and tipping points.
But what is true is that 3°C is headed our way
Very excited for our upcoming side event on tipping points and human rights at the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Rights Council
We’ve assembled a great team of scientists and human rights experts to brief States on the the imminent challenge of climate tipping points
6 March 2026 in Geneva
We’ve assembled a great team of scientists and human rights experts to brief States on the the imminent challenge of climate tipping points
6 March 2026 in Geneva
February 16, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Very excited for our upcoming side event on tipping points and human rights at the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Rights Council
We’ve assembled a great team of scientists and human rights experts to brief States on the the imminent challenge of climate tipping points
6 March 2026 in Geneva
We’ve assembled a great team of scientists and human rights experts to brief States on the the imminent challenge of climate tipping points
6 March 2026 in Geneva
Climate change is being computed and processed through political and social systems that are stratified, exploitative, discriminatory and unjust
Without changing those political and social systems the responses to climate change will therefore be stratified, exploitative, discriminatory and unjust
Without changing those political and social systems the responses to climate change will therefore be stratified, exploitative, discriminatory and unjust
February 16, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Climate change is being computed and processed through political and social systems that are stratified, exploitative, discriminatory and unjust
Without changing those political and social systems the responses to climate change will therefore be stratified, exploitative, discriminatory and unjust
Without changing those political and social systems the responses to climate change will therefore be stratified, exploitative, discriminatory and unjust
"Nuremberg 2.0" is a concept trending on social media and one I support.
The rule of law is withering. Leaders are getting away with shocking criminal acts, domestically and internationally.
Holding the powerful to account—including Western leaders—is the only way to any kind of shared humanity.
The rule of law is withering. Leaders are getting away with shocking criminal acts, domestically and internationally.
Holding the powerful to account—including Western leaders—is the only way to any kind of shared humanity.
February 16, 2026 at 8:15 AM
"Nuremberg 2.0" is a concept trending on social media and one I support.
The rule of law is withering. Leaders are getting away with shocking criminal acts, domestically and internationally.
Holding the powerful to account—including Western leaders—is the only way to any kind of shared humanity.
The rule of law is withering. Leaders are getting away with shocking criminal acts, domestically and internationally.
Holding the powerful to account—including Western leaders—is the only way to any kind of shared humanity.
Nothing about the current policy moment gives any sense of relief about the future.
Powerful countries seem content with returning to a pre-World War II world of Great Power rule.
The end of the stable period of the Holocene will remake planetary geographies.
We need new kinds of leaders 🙏
Powerful countries seem content with returning to a pre-World War II world of Great Power rule.
The end of the stable period of the Holocene will remake planetary geographies.
We need new kinds of leaders 🙏
February 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Nothing about the current policy moment gives any sense of relief about the future.
Powerful countries seem content with returning to a pre-World War II world of Great Power rule.
The end of the stable period of the Holocene will remake planetary geographies.
We need new kinds of leaders 🙏
Powerful countries seem content with returning to a pre-World War II world of Great Power rule.
The end of the stable period of the Holocene will remake planetary geographies.
We need new kinds of leaders 🙏
There are real consequences for democracy when governments decide to invest in war and defense instead of strengthening international law.
For example — is a false to argue 'the only choice' is to ramp up defense spending while at the same time gutting the UN and the International Criminal Court.
For example — is a false to argue 'the only choice' is to ramp up defense spending while at the same time gutting the UN and the International Criminal Court.
February 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
There are real consequences for democracy when governments decide to invest in war and defense instead of strengthening international law.
For example — is a false to argue 'the only choice' is to ramp up defense spending while at the same time gutting the UN and the International Criminal Court.
For example — is a false to argue 'the only choice' is to ramp up defense spending while at the same time gutting the UN and the International Criminal Court.
Is there anything preventing a local prosecutor from initiating a investigation of Epstein-related issues subject to their jurisdiction?
Are there any prosecutors pursuing any investigations at this time?
Are there any prosecutors pursuing any investigations at this time?
February 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Is there anything preventing a local prosecutor from initiating a investigation of Epstein-related issues subject to their jurisdiction?
Are there any prosecutors pursuing any investigations at this time?
Are there any prosecutors pursuing any investigations at this time?
It is beyond disturbing to see powerful governments express concern about their national security in the Arctic while ignoring the speed and scale of climate disruption—a chief cause of a changing Arctic
Everyone is preparing for a blue ocean event but no one dares utter the words 'climate change'
Everyone is preparing for a blue ocean event but no one dares utter the words 'climate change'
February 14, 2026 at 7:20 PM
It is beyond disturbing to see powerful governments express concern about their national security in the Arctic while ignoring the speed and scale of climate disruption—a chief cause of a changing Arctic
Everyone is preparing for a blue ocean event but no one dares utter the words 'climate change'
Everyone is preparing for a blue ocean event but no one dares utter the words 'climate change'
'Sacrifice zones' are an essential concept in international climate law.
Areas of the planet are becoming increasingly uninhabitable from climate impacts and are being 'sacrificed' to an unjust and destructive status quo.
The Pacific, the Arctic, the Amazon—many fragile areas now at grave risk.
Areas of the planet are becoming increasingly uninhabitable from climate impacts and are being 'sacrificed' to an unjust and destructive status quo.
The Pacific, the Arctic, the Amazon—many fragile areas now at grave risk.
February 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
'Sacrifice zones' are an essential concept in international climate law.
Areas of the planet are becoming increasingly uninhabitable from climate impacts and are being 'sacrificed' to an unjust and destructive status quo.
The Pacific, the Arctic, the Amazon—many fragile areas now at grave risk.
Areas of the planet are becoming increasingly uninhabitable from climate impacts and are being 'sacrificed' to an unjust and destructive status quo.
The Pacific, the Arctic, the Amazon—many fragile areas now at grave risk.
My work is in law, but I spend a lot of time thinking about 'the sacred' — categories of things considered intrinsically worthy of protection.
I wonder if we would be better policy advocates if we could align more with a sense of sacredness. E.g., national parks, biodiversity, future generations.
I wonder if we would be better policy advocates if we could align more with a sense of sacredness. E.g., national parks, biodiversity, future generations.
February 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
My work is in law, but I spend a lot of time thinking about 'the sacred' — categories of things considered intrinsically worthy of protection.
I wonder if we would be better policy advocates if we could align more with a sense of sacredness. E.g., national parks, biodiversity, future generations.
I wonder if we would be better policy advocates if we could align more with a sense of sacredness. E.g., national parks, biodiversity, future generations.
I'll be convening human rights experts and some of the world's leading scientists on climate tipping points at the UN Human Rights Council on March 6, in Geneva
We'll be hosting an official side event for States on climate tipping points and the impacts on human rights.
Reach out for more info 🌍
We'll be hosting an official side event for States on climate tipping points and the impacts on human rights.
Reach out for more info 🌍
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I'll be convening human rights experts and some of the world's leading scientists on climate tipping points at the UN Human Rights Council on March 6, in Geneva
We'll be hosting an official side event for States on climate tipping points and the impacts on human rights.
Reach out for more info 🌍
We'll be hosting an official side event for States on climate tipping points and the impacts on human rights.
Reach out for more info 🌍
Stabilizing the climate is ultimately a political project—like decolonization or ending the slave trade
It will require a grand movement that can install new kinds of leaders who prioritize the planet and our human rights.
The same system that caused the crisis is not capable of solving it 🙏🏽
It will require a grand movement that can install new kinds of leaders who prioritize the planet and our human rights.
The same system that caused the crisis is not capable of solving it 🙏🏽
February 13, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Stabilizing the climate is ultimately a political project—like decolonization or ending the slave trade
It will require a grand movement that can install new kinds of leaders who prioritize the planet and our human rights.
The same system that caused the crisis is not capable of solving it 🙏🏽
It will require a grand movement that can install new kinds of leaders who prioritize the planet and our human rights.
The same system that caused the crisis is not capable of solving it 🙏🏽
My goal is to finish my dissertation this year on climate change and the law of self-determination. Aspects I'm writing about:
Statehood and sea-level rise
Economic self-determination
Indigenous Peoples
Tipping points
I'd like my dissertation to act as a plan to return to a more habitable planet
Statehood and sea-level rise
Economic self-determination
Indigenous Peoples
Tipping points
I'd like my dissertation to act as a plan to return to a more habitable planet
February 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
My goal is to finish my dissertation this year on climate change and the law of self-determination. Aspects I'm writing about:
Statehood and sea-level rise
Economic self-determination
Indigenous Peoples
Tipping points
I'd like my dissertation to act as a plan to return to a more habitable planet
Statehood and sea-level rise
Economic self-determination
Indigenous Peoples
Tipping points
I'd like my dissertation to act as a plan to return to a more habitable planet
The destruction of democratic norms is a mirror of the destruction of the climate and the natural world. Stabilizing the climate requires the end of empire.
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The destruction of democratic norms is a mirror of the destruction of the climate and the natural world. Stabilizing the climate requires the end of empire.
The Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order (1974) was a visionary statement of a different world that had the backing of most of the world's governments.
We need this kind of visionary world building in addressing climate change and protecting human rights
We need this kind of visionary world building in addressing climate change and protecting human rights
February 12, 2026 at 9:49 AM
The Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order (1974) was a visionary statement of a different world that had the backing of most of the world's governments.
We need this kind of visionary world building in addressing climate change and protecting human rights
We need this kind of visionary world building in addressing climate change and protecting human rights
Reposted by Dave-Inder Comar
Concerned about the Point of No Return? Today we published a paper on the risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory. You can read it here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mbW49C~Iu...
February 11, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Concerned about the Point of No Return? Today we published a paper on the risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory. You can read it here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mbW49C~Iu...
Climate tipping points are just not something we are prepared to think about. But they are imminent, and there is some possibility we have greatly underestimated cascading impacts with respect to climate change.
The Earth is a truly wondrous place; if we were smart we would prioritize homeostasis
The Earth is a truly wondrous place; if we were smart we would prioritize homeostasis
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Climate tipping points are just not something we are prepared to think about. But they are imminent, and there is some possibility we have greatly underestimated cascading impacts with respect to climate change.
The Earth is a truly wondrous place; if we were smart we would prioritize homeostasis
The Earth is a truly wondrous place; if we were smart we would prioritize homeostasis
The "stable period" of the Holocene was exceptional in the human experience
As we return to a "chaotic period" caused by human greenhouse gas emissions, it is urgent to prepare a multi-century plan to return to climate stability; and which protects human rights
This is the urgent task of our time
As we return to a "chaotic period" caused by human greenhouse gas emissions, it is urgent to prepare a multi-century plan to return to climate stability; and which protects human rights
This is the urgent task of our time
February 12, 2026 at 7:47 AM
The "stable period" of the Holocene was exceptional in the human experience
As we return to a "chaotic period" caused by human greenhouse gas emissions, it is urgent to prepare a multi-century plan to return to climate stability; and which protects human rights
This is the urgent task of our time
As we return to a "chaotic period" caused by human greenhouse gas emissions, it is urgent to prepare a multi-century plan to return to climate stability; and which protects human rights
This is the urgent task of our time
In my scholarship I write about the need to envision a true global plan for a "post-Holocene" Earth.
Such a plan must prioritize environmental restoration, protect human rights, and restore planetary homeostasis. And enforce international law against planetary lawbreakers.
Such a plan must prioritize environmental restoration, protect human rights, and restore planetary homeostasis. And enforce international law against planetary lawbreakers.
February 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
In my scholarship I write about the need to envision a true global plan for a "post-Holocene" Earth.
Such a plan must prioritize environmental restoration, protect human rights, and restore planetary homeostasis. And enforce international law against planetary lawbreakers.
Such a plan must prioritize environmental restoration, protect human rights, and restore planetary homeostasis. And enforce international law against planetary lawbreakers.
Reposted by Dave-Inder Comar
‘Point-of-no-return’: Lock-in of a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, warn scientists
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
‘Point-of-no-return’: Lock-in of a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, warn scientists
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...