Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
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Columbia Law School & Columbia Climate School's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law develops legal tools to combat the climate crisis: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/
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December 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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📣2025 Recap!
⚖️Climate Litigation Database 2.0
💵Research on climate risk & fiduciary duties
🌊Legal frameworks for CO2 removal & Climate Week symposium
⚛️Climate science advocacy & attribution conference
🏙️Smart Cities tools & key briefs
🌱Energy & environmental justice tools
🔗 buff.ly/NMXwdv8
⚖️Climate Litigation Database 2.0
💵Research on climate risk & fiduciary duties
🌊Legal frameworks for CO2 removal & Climate Week symposium
⚛️Climate science advocacy & attribution conference
🏙️Smart Cities tools & key briefs
🌱Energy & environmental justice tools
🔗 buff.ly/NMXwdv8
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
📣2025 Recap!
⚖️Climate Litigation Database 2.0
💵Research on climate risk & fiduciary duties
🌊Legal frameworks for CO2 removal & Climate Week symposium
⚛️Climate science advocacy & attribution conference
🏙️Smart Cities tools & key briefs
🌱Energy & environmental justice tools
🔗 buff.ly/NMXwdv8
⚖️Climate Litigation Database 2.0
💵Research on climate risk & fiduciary duties
🌊Legal frameworks for CO2 removal & Climate Week symposium
⚛️Climate science advocacy & attribution conference
🏙️Smart Cities tools & key briefs
🌱Energy & environmental justice tools
🔗 buff.ly/NMXwdv8
🌿Climate Science and Natural Resource Litigation
💼A new #ELR article by the Sabin Center's Jessica Wentz shows that litigation is pushing agencies to better account for climate impacts despite many agencies dismissing #climaterisks as “too uncertain.”
Read Here: buff.ly/ENRsqOe
💼A new #ELR article by the Sabin Center's Jessica Wentz shows that litigation is pushing agencies to better account for climate impacts despite many agencies dismissing #climaterisks as “too uncertain.”
Read Here: buff.ly/ENRsqOe
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🌿Climate Science and Natural Resource Litigation
💼A new #ELR article by the Sabin Center's Jessica Wentz shows that litigation is pushing agencies to better account for climate impacts despite many agencies dismissing #climaterisks as “too uncertain.”
Read Here: buff.ly/ENRsqOe
💼A new #ELR article by the Sabin Center's Jessica Wentz shows that litigation is pushing agencies to better account for climate impacts despite many agencies dismissing #climaterisks as “too uncertain.”
Read Here: buff.ly/ENRsqOe
🌍✨We’re Hiring! Climate Justice Fellow (Postdoc)
Starting September 2026, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a fellow to support climate justice research, advocacy, policy work, resource development, and events—all advancing equity in climate law.
More Details: buff.ly/Jm3kdXz
Starting September 2026, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a fellow to support climate justice research, advocacy, policy work, resource development, and events—all advancing equity in climate law.
More Details: buff.ly/Jm3kdXz
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🌍✨We’re Hiring! Climate Justice Fellow (Postdoc)
Starting September 2026, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a fellow to support climate justice research, advocacy, policy work, resource development, and events—all advancing equity in climate law.
More Details: buff.ly/Jm3kdXz
Starting September 2026, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a fellow to support climate justice research, advocacy, policy work, resource development, and events—all advancing equity in climate law.
More Details: buff.ly/Jm3kdXz
🦃🍁Happy Thanksgiving! We’re grateful for our Sabin Center family whose dedication and passion drive our exploration of #climate and #energy law forward in order to combat the #climatecrisis. 💙We hope everyone enjoyed a restful day spending time with loved ones.
🔗climate.law.columbia.edu
🔗climate.law.columbia.edu
December 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🦃🍁Happy Thanksgiving! We’re grateful for our Sabin Center family whose dedication and passion drive our exploration of #climate and #energy law forward in order to combat the #climatecrisis. 💙We hope everyone enjoyed a restful day spending time with loved ones.
🔗climate.law.columbia.edu
🔗climate.law.columbia.edu
📚CLIMATE LITIGATION DATABASE!
🔥The most comprehensive resource tracking climate change litigation worldwide, the Climate Litigation Database contains more than 3,000 cases that address climate change law, policy, or science.
🔗💼: buff.ly/wWrlMBA
#climateresources #climateaction #legalresources
🔥The most comprehensive resource tracking climate change litigation worldwide, the Climate Litigation Database contains more than 3,000 cases that address climate change law, policy, or science.
🔗💼: buff.ly/wWrlMBA
#climateresources #climateaction #legalresources
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
📚CLIMATE LITIGATION DATABASE!
🔥The most comprehensive resource tracking climate change litigation worldwide, the Climate Litigation Database contains more than 3,000 cases that address climate change law, policy, or science.
🔗💼: buff.ly/wWrlMBA
#climateresources #climateaction #legalresources
🔥The most comprehensive resource tracking climate change litigation worldwide, the Climate Litigation Database contains more than 3,000 cases that address climate change law, policy, or science.
🔗💼: buff.ly/wWrlMBA
#climateresources #climateaction #legalresources
🌍✨We’re Hiring! Climate Justice Fellow (Postdoc)
Starting September 2026, we are seeking a fellow to support climate justice research, advocacy, policy work, resource development, and events—all advancing equity in climate law.
📅⏳Deadline: January 16, 2026
✉️More Details: buff.ly/sBpru1a
Starting September 2026, we are seeking a fellow to support climate justice research, advocacy, policy work, resource development, and events—all advancing equity in climate law.
📅⏳Deadline: January 16, 2026
✉️More Details: buff.ly/sBpru1a
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🌍✨We’re Hiring! Climate Justice Fellow (Postdoc)
Starting September 2026, we are seeking a fellow to support climate justice research, advocacy, policy work, resource development, and events—all advancing equity in climate law.
📅⏳Deadline: January 16, 2026
✉️More Details: buff.ly/sBpru1a
Starting September 2026, we are seeking a fellow to support climate justice research, advocacy, policy work, resource development, and events—all advancing equity in climate law.
📅⏳Deadline: January 16, 2026
✉️More Details: buff.ly/sBpru1a
‼️ 📆 On May 21-22, 2026, we will host our 14th Annual Sabin Colloquium on Innovative Environmental Law Scholarship, which will allow junior environmental law scholars to present early-stage work and receive constructive feedback from a panel of senior scholars. More info ➡️ buff.ly/xubshqy
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
‼️ 📆 On May 21-22, 2026, we will host our 14th Annual Sabin Colloquium on Innovative Environmental Law Scholarship, which will allow junior environmental law scholars to present early-stage work and receive constructive feedback from a panel of senior scholars. More info ➡️ buff.ly/xubshqy
⏰🌱Closing Soon—Applications Due November 30th!
⚖️The Sabin Center is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join our Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI)!
🔗Apply before November 30th: buff.ly/sBpru1a
⚖️The Sabin Center is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join our Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI)!
🔗Apply before November 30th: buff.ly/sBpru1a
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
⏰🌱Closing Soon—Applications Due November 30th!
⚖️The Sabin Center is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join our Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI)!
🔗Apply before November 30th: buff.ly/sBpru1a
⚖️The Sabin Center is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join our Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI)!
🔗Apply before November 30th: buff.ly/sBpru1a
🌎📄The Sabin Center’s Margaret Barry published a report analyzing the 630 climate change lawsuits filed in United States courts while President Biden was in office and discusses how the trends in U.S. climate litigation may be evolving during the second Trump administration.
Read: buff.ly/v1XZE0s
Read: buff.ly/v1XZE0s
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🌎📄The Sabin Center’s Margaret Barry published a report analyzing the 630 climate change lawsuits filed in United States courts while President Biden was in office and discusses how the trends in U.S. climate litigation may be evolving during the second Trump administration.
Read: buff.ly/v1XZE0s
Read: buff.ly/v1XZE0s
🔥📰The Sabin Center was featured in a new article by the American Public Health Association!
🚨Rising global temperatures are on track to exceed 1.5°C. Without immediate intervention, the effects will lead to life-threatening floods, extreme heat and food insecurity.
🔗📖: buff.ly/wpUh0E2
🚨Rising global temperatures are on track to exceed 1.5°C. Without immediate intervention, the effects will lead to life-threatening floods, extreme heat and food insecurity.
🔗📖: buff.ly/wpUh0E2
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🔥📰The Sabin Center was featured in a new article by the American Public Health Association!
🚨Rising global temperatures are on track to exceed 1.5°C. Without immediate intervention, the effects will lead to life-threatening floods, extreme heat and food insecurity.
🔗📖: buff.ly/wpUh0E2
🚨Rising global temperatures are on track to exceed 1.5°C. Without immediate intervention, the effects will lead to life-threatening floods, extreme heat and food insecurity.
🔗📖: buff.ly/wpUh0E2
📖🌱Friday Reads!
This week we’re highlighting two standout climate law publications:
🌐🧒Small Voices, Big Wins
🏗️📘Research Handbook on Climate Change and Infrastructure Law
Check them out here!
This week we’re highlighting two standout climate law publications:
🌐🧒Small Voices, Big Wins
🏗️📘Research Handbook on Climate Change and Infrastructure Law
Check them out here!
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
📖🌱Friday Reads!
This week we’re highlighting two standout climate law publications:
🌐🧒Small Voices, Big Wins
🏗️📘Research Handbook on Climate Change and Infrastructure Law
Check them out here!
This week we’re highlighting two standout climate law publications:
🌐🧒Small Voices, Big Wins
🏗️📘Research Handbook on Climate Change and Infrastructure Law
Check them out here!
⚖️COP30 is wrapping up Brazil!
🌍82 countries push for a global roadmap to phase out fossil fuels
🤝Turkey–Australia leadership agreement confirmed for COP31
💸Support for the developing nations regarding climate finance gaps
🧒🌱Youth & Indigenous voices spotlighted
🚫Lack of U.S. participation
🌍82 countries push for a global roadmap to phase out fossil fuels
🤝Turkey–Australia leadership agreement confirmed for COP31
💸Support for the developing nations regarding climate finance gaps
🧒🌱Youth & Indigenous voices spotlighted
🚫Lack of U.S. participation
November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
⚖️COP30 is wrapping up Brazil!
🌍82 countries push for a global roadmap to phase out fossil fuels
🤝Turkey–Australia leadership agreement confirmed for COP31
💸Support for the developing nations regarding climate finance gaps
🧒🌱Youth & Indigenous voices spotlighted
🚫Lack of U.S. participation
🌍82 countries push for a global roadmap to phase out fossil fuels
🤝Turkey–Australia leadership agreement confirmed for COP31
💸Support for the developing nations regarding climate finance gaps
🧒🌱Youth & Indigenous voices spotlighted
🚫Lack of U.S. participation
📰 Trump's Multi-Prolonged Attack on Renewable Energy, by Michael Gerrard (@@michaelgerrard.bsky.social): scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scho...
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
📰 Trump's Multi-Prolonged Attack on Renewable Energy, by Michael Gerrard (@@michaelgerrard.bsky.social): scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scho...
🌍⚖️Climate Litigation Newsletter!
📊Global CL Report 2025
📝Blog series on Climate Reparations + ICJ Advisory Opinion
📚Maria Antonia Tigre on youth-led CL
🇺🇸Clean Truck Partnership injunction
🌐ECtHR’s first procedural climate rights ruling
🎤Webinar recap: Relaunch of the CL Database
🔗 buff.ly/BI9dWhq
📊Global CL Report 2025
📝Blog series on Climate Reparations + ICJ Advisory Opinion
📚Maria Antonia Tigre on youth-led CL
🇺🇸Clean Truck Partnership injunction
🌐ECtHR’s first procedural climate rights ruling
🎤Webinar recap: Relaunch of the CL Database
🔗 buff.ly/BI9dWhq
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🌍⚖️Climate Litigation Newsletter!
📊Global CL Report 2025
📝Blog series on Climate Reparations + ICJ Advisory Opinion
📚Maria Antonia Tigre on youth-led CL
🇺🇸Clean Truck Partnership injunction
🌐ECtHR’s first procedural climate rights ruling
🎤Webinar recap: Relaunch of the CL Database
🔗 buff.ly/BI9dWhq
📊Global CL Report 2025
📝Blog series on Climate Reparations + ICJ Advisory Opinion
📚Maria Antonia Tigre on youth-led CL
🇺🇸Clean Truck Partnership injunction
🌐ECtHR’s first procedural climate rights ruling
🎤Webinar recap: Relaunch of the CL Database
🔗 buff.ly/BI9dWhq
🚨NY delays implementation of All-Electric Buildings Act.
The Sabin Center's Amy Turner notes that "This is not a legal decision. This is a political decision...We don't have any reason to think that the Second Circuit was going to overturn the trial court's judgment."
🔗https://buff.ly/EVuTroI
The Sabin Center's Amy Turner notes that "This is not a legal decision. This is a political decision...We don't have any reason to think that the Second Circuit was going to overturn the trial court's judgment."
🔗https://buff.ly/EVuTroI
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚨NY delays implementation of All-Electric Buildings Act.
The Sabin Center's Amy Turner notes that "This is not a legal decision. This is a political decision...We don't have any reason to think that the Second Circuit was going to overturn the trial court's judgment."
🔗https://buff.ly/EVuTroI
The Sabin Center's Amy Turner notes that "This is not a legal decision. This is a political decision...We don't have any reason to think that the Second Circuit was going to overturn the trial court's judgment."
🔗https://buff.ly/EVuTroI
🌎⚖️ Mission Statement 🌎⚖️
We, at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, explore complex issues in #climate and #energy law at both the domestic and international levels — providing cutting-edge legal research and tools to combat the #climatecrisis. 💡🌱
👉 Learn more: climate.law.columbia.edu
We, at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, explore complex issues in #climate and #energy law at both the domestic and international levels — providing cutting-edge legal research and tools to combat the #climatecrisis. 💡🌱
👉 Learn more: climate.law.columbia.edu
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🌎⚖️ Mission Statement 🌎⚖️
We, at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, explore complex issues in #climate and #energy law at both the domestic and international levels — providing cutting-edge legal research and tools to combat the #climatecrisis. 💡🌱
👉 Learn more: climate.law.columbia.edu
We, at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, explore complex issues in #climate and #energy law at both the domestic and international levels — providing cutting-edge legal research and tools to combat the #climatecrisis. 💡🌱
👉 Learn more: climate.law.columbia.edu
🌎We’re Hiring! The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a Climate Justice Fellow to contribute to work on issues related to climate justice and equity
✅Requirements: J.D. or LLM & interest in climate justice/environmental law
📅Deadline: 1/16/2026
🔗More Details: buff.ly/R2zU9i8
✅Requirements: J.D. or LLM & interest in climate justice/environmental law
📅Deadline: 1/16/2026
🔗More Details: buff.ly/R2zU9i8
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🌎We’re Hiring! The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a Climate Justice Fellow to contribute to work on issues related to climate justice and equity
✅Requirements: J.D. or LLM & interest in climate justice/environmental law
📅Deadline: 1/16/2026
🔗More Details: buff.ly/R2zU9i8
✅Requirements: J.D. or LLM & interest in climate justice/environmental law
📅Deadline: 1/16/2026
🔗More Details: buff.ly/R2zU9i8
🚨 New Comment Letter Alert!
Cynthia Hanawalt and Andrew J. Fitch have submitted a Comment Letter responding to the EPA’s proposal to gut the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). 📊The EPA is pretending not to understand the public-informing purposes of its GHGRP.
📘Read here: buff.ly/DA2Yp6n
Cynthia Hanawalt and Andrew J. Fitch have submitted a Comment Letter responding to the EPA’s proposal to gut the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). 📊The EPA is pretending not to understand the public-informing purposes of its GHGRP.
📘Read here: buff.ly/DA2Yp6n
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🚨 New Comment Letter Alert!
Cynthia Hanawalt and Andrew J. Fitch have submitted a Comment Letter responding to the EPA’s proposal to gut the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). 📊The EPA is pretending not to understand the public-informing purposes of its GHGRP.
📘Read here: buff.ly/DA2Yp6n
Cynthia Hanawalt and Andrew J. Fitch have submitted a Comment Letter responding to the EPA’s proposal to gut the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). 📊The EPA is pretending not to understand the public-informing purposes of its GHGRP.
📘Read here: buff.ly/DA2Yp6n
🔥New on the Sabin Center Blog! Check out the 🧵below to find out more about the two most recent blog posts:
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🔥New on the Sabin Center Blog! Check out the 🧵below to find out more about the two most recent blog posts:
📢Maria Antonia Tigre will be delivering a keynote speech tomorrow, 11/6, at Leiden University College in The Hague! Hosted by the NNHRR Working Group on Human Rights & the Climate Crisis, she will present at the Legal Advisory Opinions Shaping Climate Action and Human Rights Annual Conference.🎤🏛️
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
📢Maria Antonia Tigre will be delivering a keynote speech tomorrow, 11/6, at Leiden University College in The Hague! Hosted by the NNHRR Working Group on Human Rights & the Climate Crisis, she will present at the Legal Advisory Opinions Shaping Climate Action and Human Rights Annual Conference.🎤🏛️
🌱The Sabin Center is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join our Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative! 🌬️☀️RELDI partners with communities to advance wind and solar projects, offering research and legal support to overcome renewable energy development barriers.
🔗 Visit: buff.ly/mCJTXyu
🔗 Visit: buff.ly/mCJTXyu
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🌱The Sabin Center is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join our Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative! 🌬️☀️RELDI partners with communities to advance wind and solar projects, offering research and legal support to overcome renewable energy development barriers.
🔗 Visit: buff.ly/mCJTXyu
🔗 Visit: buff.ly/mCJTXyu
🍁 Happy November, we hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween🎃! The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law explores complex issues in #climate and #energy law at both the domestic and international levels and provide cutting-edge legal research and tools to combat the #climatecrisis.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
🍁 Happy November, we hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween🎃! The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law explores complex issues in #climate and #energy law at both the domestic and international levels and provide cutting-edge legal research and tools to combat the #climatecrisis.
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⚖️🌍Maria Antonia Tigre will deliver a keynote speech at The Hague at Leiden University College (LUC) on November 6th at the Legal Advisory Opinions Shaping Climate Action and Human Rights Annual Conference hosted by the NNHRR Working Group on Human Rights & the Climate Crisis!
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
⚖️🌍Maria Antonia Tigre will deliver a keynote speech at The Hague at Leiden University College (LUC) on November 6th at the Legal Advisory Opinions Shaping Climate Action and Human Rights Annual Conference hosted by the NNHRR Working Group on Human Rights & the Climate Crisis!
🔥New on the blog!
The FTC’s move against a key #climatealliance claims to stop California from “evading” #antitrustlaw—but should it be policing emissions limits?
🔗: buff.ly/uPrCBZZ
State AGs are targeting #climatealliances but can’t distinguish antitrust victims from violators.
🔗: buff.ly/agqgyGS
The FTC’s move against a key #climatealliance claims to stop California from “evading” #antitrustlaw—but should it be policing emissions limits?
🔗: buff.ly/uPrCBZZ
State AGs are targeting #climatealliances but can’t distinguish antitrust victims from violators.
🔗: buff.ly/agqgyGS
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
🔥New on the blog!
The FTC’s move against a key #climatealliance claims to stop California from “evading” #antitrustlaw—but should it be policing emissions limits?
🔗: buff.ly/uPrCBZZ
State AGs are targeting #climatealliances but can’t distinguish antitrust victims from violators.
🔗: buff.ly/agqgyGS
The FTC’s move against a key #climatealliance claims to stop California from “evading” #antitrustlaw—but should it be policing emissions limits?
🔗: buff.ly/uPrCBZZ
State AGs are targeting #climatealliances but can’t distinguish antitrust victims from violators.
🔗: buff.ly/agqgyGS