By Nabeela Siddiqui & Rajesh Ranjan During the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, participating countries reiterated their commitment to limit global temperature rise, enhance efforts to reduce emissions, address climate impacts, and provide support to developing nations. A significant development during the conference was the establishment of a dedicated fund for addressing Loss…
by Annalisa Savaresi and Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh On 6 May 2022, the Human Rights Commission of the Philippines released the findings of a pathbreaking inquiry into the responsibility for the impacts of climate change of the so-called carbon majors – i.e., the world’s largest producers of crude oil, natural gas, coal and cement, including the likes…
by Birsha Ohdedar In its latest report, the IPCC urges the need for more action on climate adaptation. Adaptation is critical in the Global South, which experiences the worst effects of climate change, despite contributing the least to the problem. While climate litigation has grown in recent years, adaptation specific litigation has been underrepresented in…
