Climate change

LCIL Friday Lecture: ‘Exiting the Energy Charter Treaty under the Law of Treaties’ – Dr Tibisay Morgandi, Queen Mary University of London

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Register online Lecture summary: The Energy Charter Treaty was concluded in 1994 on the assumption that fossil fuels could continue to be used for the foreseeable future. This article examines how ECT contracting parties can now withdraw from this treaty for climate change reasons without being subject to its ‘sunset’ clause, which protects existing investments…

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LCIL Friday Lecture: ‘Exiting the Energy Charter Treaty under the Law of Treaties’ – Dr Tibisay Morgandi, Queen Mary University of London & Professor Lorand Bartels, University of Cambridge

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Register online Lecture summary: The Energy Charter Treaty was concluded in 1994 on the assumption that fossil fuels could continue to be used for the foreseeable future. This article examines how ECT contracting parties can now withdraw from this treaty for climate change reasons without being subject to its ‘sunset’ clause, which protects existing investments…

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KANG-GLAC

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KANG-GLAC

The Greenland Ice Sheet is decaying at an accelerating rate in response to climate change. Warm ocean waters moving through the fjords eventually meet the faces of marine-terminating glaciers, increasing … The post KANG-GLAC appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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SO-CHIC

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The Southern Ocean regulates the global climate by controlling heat and carbon exchanges between the atmosphere and the ocean. Rates of climate change on decadal time scales ultimately depend on … The post SO-CHIC appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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Council partners up to offer climate change training sessions for residents

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Council partners up to offer climate change training sessions for residents

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Conspiracy theories ‘are harming research into technology tackling climate change’ says Cambridge expert

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Dr Ramit Debnath will discuss the chemtrails conspiracy theory and more at the Cambridge Festival.

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Road between Ramsey and Chatteris to close to traffic after suffering ‘significant damage’

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Cambridgeshire County Council said the damage is ‘linked to the impact of climate change’

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Inside the debate tearing Town and Gown apart

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Protesters, including some anti-vaxxers and climate change sceptics, have criticised the University for their role in the congestion charge controversy

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Jorge Viñuales advises Vanuatu in bid to request an advisory opinion on climate change from the ‘World Court’

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The Republic of Vanuatu has secured the co-sponsorship of no less than 105 States for the submission to vote by the UN General Assembly of a Draft Resolution requesting the International Court of Justice, dubbed the ‘World Court’, to provide an advisory opinion on climate change under international law. Cambridge Centre…

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Climate Change in the Context of UK Politics

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Climate Change in the Context of UK Politics

Slideshow image:  Featured image:  Image caption:  Climate Change in the Context of UK Politics. Daniel Zeichner MP. Thurs 2 March 7.00–8.30 pm Image link:  Climate Change in the Context of UK Politics Sort order:  1

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