Laura Birbalaitė
laurabir.bsky.social
Laura Birbalaitė
@laurabir.bsky.social
Researcher of vulnerability and care ethics in the context of (multistakeholder) global governance | PhD Candidate at Leiden University
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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
July 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑‍⚖️ International Court of Justice.
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo
July 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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33/ 🗣️By affirming that the Paris Agreement imposes real mitigation obligations on States, the Court reclaims its role as a cornerstone of climate accountability—pushing back against years of attempts by high-emitting States and corporations to render it toothless.
July 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM