The Energy Charter Treaty: a Threat to Democracy and Climate Action
This article contributes to SYGs: SYG 7: Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable Energy SYG 9: Action against climate change Introduction: ...
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The ‘Rights of Nature’ Movement: Potential for an Ecocentric Reorientation of Environmental Law?
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Sarah Nappi
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Bernardo Kaiser
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The Drying of a Country – Brazil’s Worst Drought in a Century and its Political Roots
By Bernardo Kaiser, South America Research Analyst, with expert insight from University of Sao Paulo professor Pedro Luiz Côrtes ....
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Towards an Agroecology for Africa
As a victim of global warming, despite being marginally responsible, the African agricultural sector faces a double challenge: improving...
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CYIS Organisation
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On 20 January 2021, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States. Throughout his campaign, he made a full 180° on the US...
Agresa Qosja
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Assessing Climate Change Risks and Security Implications
Climate change , driven primarily by human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes, is one of...
Agresa Qosja
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Implementing Adaptation Measures and Mitigation Strategies
Implementing adaptation measures and mitigation strategies is crucial in addressing climate change. These approaches are essential for...
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How climate Change is Impairing Energy Transitions in South Pacific Small Island Developing Nations
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During Part II of COP15, taking place in April next year, the international community will agree on the adoption of a post-2020 Global...
Edda Sundström
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COP26 and the Realization of Climate Justice
COP26 Sheffield Climate March . Photo by: Tim Dennell. Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-NC 2.0 Introduction Leading up to COP26 in...
Julieta Longo
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The COVID-19 Recovery: An Opportunity to Achieve Climate Justice in Latin America
The COVID-19 pandemic has made Latin America’s underlying pre-existing systemic problems radically more evident than before. From the...
Charis Hoffman
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Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Mitigating Climate Change
In her political guidelines outlining the European Green Deal, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen stated: ‘I have been...
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The only New Year’s resolution that matters in 2021: taking action to reverse biodiversity loss
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Staffan Akesson, Davide Grison & Mathilde Cournut
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The Constraints on a Hydrogen-Fueled Energy Transition in the EU
If the European Union is to achieve its 2050 climate goals, an increasing amount of the electricity consumed must be produced from...
Laetitia Aumont
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What role does international law play in environmental issues?
How relevant the development of international law is in instigating changes in environment-related issues?
Mathilde Cournut
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Is the Green Deal Green?
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