by Elizabeth Schroeder | Feb 10, 2023 | Climate Change
A note on language: I use both ‘identify-first’ (disabled person) and ‘people-first’ (person with a disability) language throughout this article because English-speaking disability advocates use (and request that other people use) one or both of these. People with...
by Austin Newman | Nov 7, 2022 | All, Climate Change, Environment, Europe, European Union, Germany, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
After decades of investing in renewable energy sectors while decreasing investment in fossil fuels and relying on Russian gas instead, the European Union now finds itself in an energy crisis. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe responded by banning the...
by Jonathan Haskin | Apr 13, 2022 | All, Climate Change, Russia, Ukraine, Uncategorized
On March 1st, just five days after Russia’s surprise invasion of Ukraine, Switzerland-based energy company Nord Stream 2 AG filed for bankruptcy. The company’s future had already been imperiled the previous week by the German government’s decision to withdraw...
by Garrett May | Feb 25, 2022 | All, Climate Change, Covid-19, Environment, Philippines, U.S. Foreign Policy
Update: The White House has announced President Biden’s intent to nominate as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Mrs. MaryKay Loss Carlson. In May of 2021 I wrote for the International Law & Policy Brief about the storied relationship...
by Sandy Chen | Dec 2, 2021 | All, China, Climate Change, Environment, Public International Law, U.S. Foreign Policy
Treaty Law In 2015, the Paris Agreement entered into force. The Agreement is a hybrid of legally binding provisions, including procedural commitments, and non-binding provisions. The Parties are obligated to prepare, communicate, and maintain a nationally determined...
by Keegan James | Nov 17, 2021 | All, Climate Change, Indian Ocean, Law of the Sea, Pacific Ocean
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) is coming to a close in Glasgow, Scotland. Foreign dignitaries and climate change activists have made speeches, suggested and pledged goals, and discussed the future of living on Earth in the face of substantial...
