Climate Change Law and Policy

Railla Puno spoke online regarding her UNFCCC COP negotiations experience

Railla Puno was invited to speak online regarding her UNFCCC COP negotiations experience by the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) on 25 April 2025. APRU is a network comprised of over 61 leading universities linking the Americas, Asia, and Australasia, APRU (the Association of Pacific Rim Universities) brings together thought leaders, researchers, and policy-makers …

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Railla Puno and Conrado Cornelius spoke at the African Perspectives on International Climate Change Law University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

This second Symposium on African Perspectives on International Climate Change Law aimed to further amplify African voices on the African continent on the threats posed to the continent by climate change. It addressed the distinctive challenges African States and societies face in the global effort to address climate change including in relation to equitable access …

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Systemic Integration of Climate Change in International Law

Climate Change Conference Systemic Integration of Climate Change in International Law 28 – 29 Aug 25 Singapore | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Copthorne King’s Singapore Systemic Integration of Climate Change in International Law Conference Report The Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore, and Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy, University of …

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Implications of the Trump Presidency for Global Climate Action

by Railla Puno Over the past four years, Donald Trump repeatedly derided President Biden’s energy policies as “industry-killing, jobs-killing, pro-China, and anti-American.” On the day he was inaugurated for his second term, President Trump followed through on his campaign promise to execute a radical pivot in US energy policy, including overturning support for renewable energy in favor …

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Post COP29 and the Future of Global Climate Action

As widely expected, the newly elected President of the United States of America announced the country’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement stating incompatibility with its economic and environmental objectives. While numerous countries have rushed to the defence of the Agreement and reiterated their continuous support and commitment to its full implementation, high level officials from …

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Puno, Railla Veronica. “Oceans and Climate Change: Synergy and Conflict in International Law.” Cambridge Journal of Climate Research, vol. 1, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 127-139

Puno, Railla Veronica. “Oceans and Climate Change: Synergy and Conflict in International Law.” Cambridge Journal of Climate Research, vol. 1, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 127-139. https://diamond-oa.lib.cam.ac.uk/handle/1812/192 The abstract of the paper is as follows: The science is clear that climate change has profound impacts on oceans and vice versa. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate …

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Dr Nilufer Oral spoke at the Panel Discussion on Dispute Settlement Under the BBNJ Agreement Organized by the Permanent Mission to Turkiye, Brazil and Portugal

22 October 2024: Dr Oral was invited to the Panel Discussion on Dispute Settlement Under the BBNJ Agreement Organized by the Permanent Mission to Turkiye, Brazil and Portugal The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) …

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Dr Nilufer Oral was Invited to the High-Level Roundtable on Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise and International Law: Current Progress Organized by (COSIS)

24 October 2024: Dr Oral was Invited to the High-Level Roundtable on Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise and International Law: Current Progress Organized by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS) This high-level roundtable is organized in conjunction with the 79th session of the United Nations Sixth Committee (Legal). The …

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