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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · 6d

In a new blog, @tejasrao.bsky.social & I reflect on some of the key findings from the #ICJAO on #fossilfuels

ICJ Advisory Opinion: Fossil Fuel Feuds in The Hague sdg.iisd.org/commentary/g...

ICJ Advisory Opinion: Fossil Fuel Feuds in The Hague

By Harro van Asselt, Hatton Professor of Climate Law, Department of Land Economy and Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge; and Tejas Rao, PhD Researcher, Department of Land Economy, University of Camb...

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Department of Land Economy @landeconomy.bsky.social · 11d

🌏✨We are looking for a Research Associate in Climate Governance, who will work with @harrovanasselt.bsky.social on the EU-funded ACCLIMATE project. The application deadline is 27th October 2025. 🔗See here on our website for more details, including how to apply: www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/vacancy/job-...

Job Vacancy: Research Associate in Climate Governance (Fixed Term)

Application deadline: 27th October 2025.

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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · 12d

Applications are now open for a postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Governance (Fixed Term, 18 months) at the Department of Land Economy to work with me on the @acclimateproject.bsky.social project.

Deadline = 27 October

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

Research Associate in Climate Governance (Fixed Term)

Applications are invited for a Research Associate in Climate Governance to contribute to an EU-funded research project titled 'Accelerating Climate Action: Navigating towards a Low-Emissions,

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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 13d

Xi Jinping announced China's new climate targets personally, a positive gesture, but the targets brought little clarity on China’s future emission pathway. Targeting a 7-10% emission reduction by 2035 from an undefined "peak level" undersells China's current clean energy boom.

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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · 15d

The announcement also gains further currency when considering the other major news today, with the 2025 Production Gap Report finding that fossil fuel-producing countries are still continuing to expand production, thereby undermining the achievement of the 1.5C goal

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2025 Home - Production Gap

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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · 15d

Today's announcement by Colombia to host an international conference on phasing out fossil fuels could not be more timely. Following the #ICJAO, it's clear that international cooperation to transition away from fossil fuels is necessary.

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Colombia Announces 1st International Phase-Out Conference — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative

Colombia has announced its plan to host the First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026. The landmark conference will provide a global platform for countries to coop...

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 21d

NEW: IEA reiterates ‘no new oil and gas needed’ if global warming is limited to 1.5C (but this time, it only says so quietly)

🧵quick thread

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Peter Newell @peternewell.bsky.social · Aug 29

New paper with Kyla Tienhaara & Harro van Asselt in Global Policy exploring whether climate clubs might be able to resist ISDS measures being used to slow the energy transition onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @suspol.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social

Radical Reform of the International Investment Treaty Regime: A Role for Climate Clubs?

There is growing concern that provisions in international investment treaties are being used to delay the critically needed transition away from fossil fuels. Although various procedural and substant...

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Department of Land Economy @landeconomy.bsky.social · Aug 22

⚖️🏦🌏Our researchers have been offering expert commentary on the International Court of Justice's recent Advisory Opinion on the responsibility of states to prevent harm to the climate system. 🔗You can read a round-up on our website here: www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/news/land-ec...

Land Economy researchers comment on the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on climate change

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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · Aug 16

Registration for the inaugural conference of the European Association of Climate Law on 22-23 September in Berlin is now open!

We have an exciting conference programme, and we're delighted to have @christinavoigt.bsky.social give the keynote talk.

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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · Aug 15

In a new blog post at @voelkerrechtsblog.org, I discuss the implications of the ICJ's Advisory Opinion for corporate climate accountability.

Though the Court doesn't say much explicitly, the key is to read between the lines.

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The Private Life of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · Aug 12

It has been a decade since the Paris Agreement.

And with COP30 in Brazil on the horizon, there have been calls for major reform at the UN climate talks.

We asked 16 experts - including former negotiators and COP veterans - what they think should change at these events.

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Fossil Fuel Treaty @fossiltreaty.bsky.social · Jul 25

A win for climate justice! 🎉

A New South Wales court has blocked the expansion of a coal mine because of its global climate harm.

This is the first time an Australian court has rejected a fossil fuel project on emissions burned overseas.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘Significant legal breakthrough’ as NSW court blocks state’s largest coal expansion over emissions

Decision is a significant blow for MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine expansion in Muswellbrook in the upper Hunter

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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · Jul 23

Update: A whole wealth of separate opinions has now been uploaded.

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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · Jul 23

And here it is: the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (plus a Separate Opinion and Declaration).

www.icj-cij.org/case/187

Happy reading!

Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change

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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · Jul 23

I had hoped - but not expected - that the Court would mention this. It did. These comments stand out in an already very strong AO.

🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · Jul 23

52/🚨The Court then delivers a powerful statement: failure of a state to take appropriate action to regulate fossil fuel consumption, the granting of fossil fuel licences, fossil fuel subsidies may constitute an internationally wrongful act which is attributable to that state

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Ronald Steenblik @ronsteenblik.bsky.social · Jun 27

This is big (and bad) news: New Zealand's government has withdrawn from the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, which a previous NZ government joined at the Glasgow climate summit in November 2021.

NZ pulls out of global coalition for phasing out fossil fuels

The move follows the Budget announcement of $200 million to support new drilling for fossil fuel fields.

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Lauri Peterson @thisislauri.bsky.social · Jun 11

🚨 New in Climate Policy 🚨
Why are Paris Agreement pledges so hard to implement?
@harrovanasselt.bsky.social and I identify 5 key risks, like political opposition & weak institutions, that threaten NDC follow-through in 22 major emitters.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1469...

#ClimatePolicy #ParisAgreement

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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · May 29

Speaking to a packed room at Homerton College in Cambridge, @thomasnhale.bsky.social is offering hope that there are many ways in which we can tackle #LongProblems such as #climatechange

press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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GreenDeal-NET @greendealnet.eu · May 19

📢 Call for Abstracts: The first European Association of Climate Law (EACL) conference

Submit to the Early Career Workshop on intergenerational justice or the general session on key climate law themes.

Submit by 31 May
Conference dates: 22&23 Sept
📍 Berlin

👉 www.greendealnet.eu/EACL-confere...

Call for Abstracts: 1st EACL Conference - Climate Law in Europe: Taking Stock, Looking Forward | GreenDeal-NET

EACL Conference (Berlin 2025): Climate law's future, intergenerational justice, litigation, corporate action & global context. Call for abstracts!

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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · May 6

A reminder to submit your abstracts for the upcoming inaugural European Association of Climate Law (EACL) Conference in Berlin, 22-23 September on "Climate Law in Europe: Taking Stock, Looking Forward"

More info: usercontent.one/wp/www.ikem....

#climatelaw

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · Apr 25

New Opinion article by Aarti Gupta and colleagues:

"Climate transparency’s unmet promises: A necessary stocktaking"

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Climate transparency’s unmet promises: A necessary stocktaking

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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · Apr 9

Fantastic opportunity @cambridgelaw.bsky.social and Newnham College for new academics: Isaac Newton Trust Academic Career Development Fellowship (Fixed Term) www.law.cam.ac.uk/press/jobs/2...

Isaac Newton Trust Academic Career Development Fellowship (Fixed Term)

The Faculty of Law and Newnham College at the University of Cambridge are seeking to appoint an appropriately qualified individual to a joint Isaac Newton Trust Academic Career Development Fellowship

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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · Apr 9

How will Trump’s trade war affect global CO2 emissions and energy? Initial thoughts.

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Harro van Asselt @harrovanasselt.bsky.social · Apr 8

The Call for Abstracts of the Inaugural Conference of the European Association of Climate Law (EACL) is now live! Come join us - and keynote speaker @christinavoigt.bsky.social - in Berlin on 22-23 September.

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