The Climate Show

In this episode of The Climate Show, Viktor Weber interviews Harilaos Psaraftis, Professor Emeritus of the Danish Technical University. Viktor has asked Professor Psaraftis about the functioning of the market-based measures that are proposed at the International Maritime Organization for the decarbonization of the shipping industry. If you are interested in learning more about this topic, please check Professor Psaraftis work here: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/persons/charilaos-psaraftis, and Dr Weber's work on the InterAct project (International Law-Making: Actors in Shipping and Climate Change) here: https://jura.ku.dk/clima/research/interact/

 In this episode, Dr Justine Bendel speaks to Professor Christina Voigt from the University of Oslo about the structure of the compliance mechanisms in the climate change regime. What are the roles of the newly established Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee in the architecture of the climate regime? If you are interested in learning more on this issue, please check Professor Voigt's work: https://www.christinavoigt.net/ and Justine Bendel's work: https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/staff/2648/justine-bendel

In this episode, Stella Ebbersmeyer speaks to Dr. Zhen Sun from the World Maritime University about the regulation of Arctic shipping in the context of climate change. They address topics such as the regulation of black carbon emissions, the Heavy Fuel Oil ban at the International Maritime Organization and non-state actors in international law-making. If you are interested in learning more about these topics, make sure to check out Dr. Zhen Sun's work, Stella Ebbersmeyer's work and the InterAct project at CLIMA (funded by the Carlsberg Foundation).

Brief description: In this episode, Justine Bendel speaks to Professor Christina Voigt from the University of Oslo about the regulation of forests as carbon sinks in the climate regime. What is the climate regime doing regarding deforestation, forest degradation, afforestation or reforestation? If you are interested in learning more on this issue, please check Professor Voigt's work: https://www.christinavoigt.net/  and Justine Bendel's work: https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/staff/2648/justine-bendel and the INTERFOR project at CLIMA (https://jura.ku.dk/clima/research/implementation-issues-in-global-environmental-law-the-case-of-forests-interfor/) funded by the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (101028622)

In this episode, Viktor Weber speaks to Professor Michael Tsimplis from Hong Kong City University about shipping industry's responses to the decarbonization challenge. If you are interested in learning more about this topic, please check Prof. Tsimplis' work: https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/persons/mikis-tsimplis(8418e5ab-a28f-49c6-8cb0-bd62443992e6).html and Dr. Weber's work on the InterAct project (International Law-Making: Actors in Shipping and Climate Change) here: https://jura.ku.dk/clima/research/interact/

In this episode, we speak to Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Founder and Executive Director of the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) and Alessandro Monti, Assistant Professor in Energy and Sustainability Law at the University of Copenhagen, about policies and initiatives to strengthen sustainability in international trade law. If you are interested in learning more about TESS, please click here: https://tessforum.org/. Alessandro Monti's book “Promoting renewable Energy” is available here: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/promoting-renewable-energy-9781803920771.html

In this episode, we talk to Professor Harro van Asselt, leading expert on climate change law, about how international law can support the transition away from fossil fuels. If you are interested in learning more about the topic, see Harro's book: The Politics of Fossil Fuels Subsidies and their Reform.

In this episode, we speak to Kees van der Geest, academic officer and Head of Environment and Migration section at the UN University, and Linnéa Nordlander, Assistant Professor of human rights and sustainability at the University of Copenhagen. For more on their work check out these links respectively: https://ehs.unu.edu/experts/researchexperts/kees-van-der-geest.html#profile and https://jura.ku.dk/cilg/staff/?pure=en/persons/609440

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Elena Cima, Lecturer at the University of Geneva, about the interaction between climate change and International Trade Law. If you are interested in her recent monograph ‘From Exception to Promotion', you can find it here: https://brill.com/display/title/60539

In this episode, we talk to Professor Martha M. Roggenkamp, Professor Emerita of Energy Law at the University of Groningen, about how climate change is affecting the development of Energy Law, also in light of the 2022 energy crisis.For more on this topic see Prof. Roggenkamp's work, here: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/energy-law-climate-change-and-the-environment-9781788119672.html

In this episode, we talk to Professor Randall S. Abate, Assistant Dean for Environmental Law Studies at the George Washington University Law School about standing in climate change litigation. For more on Prof. Abate's work, click here: https://www.law.gwu.edu/randall-s-abate

In this episode, we talk to Adjunct Professor Bryce Rudyk, Director of the International Environmental Law Program, Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law at NYU School of Law, about Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) and climate change. For more on Prof. Rudyk's work, click here https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&personid=33242

The description: In this episode, we talk to Associate Professor David Boyd, Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and the Environment, about two recent developments in the relationship between human rights and climate change. The first is the UN General Assembly resolution on the right to clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. The second is the recent Torres Strait Islanders decision from the UN Human Rights Committee. For more on Prof. Boyd's work, click here https://ires.ubc.ca/person/david-boyd/ and for information on his Special Rapporteur work click here https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-environment/david-r-boyd.To learn more about our research project EnAct, click here https://jura.ku.dk/cilg/research/enact/.

In this episode, we speak to Professor Daniel Bodansky about the role of non-State actors to advance climate action. The conversation is based on Prof. Bodansky's keynote speech during the IV Trameren conference, which took place in June 2022 at the University of Copenhagen. For more information on Prof. Bodansky's work, click here: https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/1527075 To learn more about our research project ‘TRAMEREN – Transatlantic Maritime Emissions Network' which we host at the University

In this episode, we speak to Martin Dietrich Brauch about the link between climate change and international investment treaties. For more information on Martin's work, check https://ccsi.columbia.edu/directory/martin-dietrich-brauch. You can also find Martin's post ‘Climate Action Needs Investment Governance, Not Investment Protection and Arbitration' at the following link: https://ccsi.columbia.edu/news/climate-action-needs-investment-governance-not-investment-protection-isdsTo learn more about our research project ‘Enhancing Climate Action through International Law', which we carry out at the University of Copenhagen with funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, please click here: https://jura.ku.dk/cilg/research/enact/

In this episode, we speak to Dr. Tristan Smith (Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources at the University College London Energy Institute), leading expert on maritime transport GHG emissions and the sector's energy transition.

In this episode, we speak to Professor Andreas Müller about the climate litigation case Mex M v. Austria, which was pending before the European Court of Human Rights at the time of recording. For more information on Prof. Müller's work, click here: https://www.uibk.ac.at/europarecht/institut/mitglieder/andreas-mueller/index.html.enTo learn more about our research project ‘Enhancing Climate Action through International Law', which we carry out at the University of Copenhagen with funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, click here: https://jura.ku.dk/cilg/research/enact/

In this episode, we speak to Professor Jacques Hartmann about human rights and climate change litigation at the European level. The conversation is based on the article he co-authored with Marc Willers QC, entitled ‘Protecting rights through climate change litigation before European courts', published in the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment. You can find the article here: https://www.elgaronline.com/view/journals/jhre/13/1/article-p90.xml To learn more about our research project ‘Enhancing Climate Action through International Law', which we carry out at the University of Copenhagen with funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, click here: https://jura.ku.dk/cilg/research/enact/

In this episode, we speak to Associate Professor Annalisa Savaresi about trends in human rights and climate change litigation. The conversation is based on the article she co-authored with Joana Setzer, entitled ‘Rights-based litigation in the climate emergency: mapping the landscape and new knowledge frontiers', published in the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment. You can find the link here: https://www.elgaronline.com/view/journals/jhre/13/1/article-p7.xmlTo learn more about our research project ‘Enhancing Climate Action through International Law', which we carry out at the University of Copenhagen with funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, click here: https://jura.ku.dk/cilg/research/enact/

In this episode we speak to Associate Professor Jeff Colgan about the existential politics of climate change, as well as the challenges related to the revaluation of climate-forcing and climate-vulnerable assets. The interview draws on the recent article ‘Asset Revaluation and the Existential Politics of Climate Change', which Jeff Colgan co-authored with Jessica Green and Thomas Hale. You can find the article here: bit.ly/Colgan1 Jeff Colgan is the Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs at Brown University, where he is also the Director of the Climate Solutions Lab. He is a key expert on the international order, especially as related to energy and the environment. To find out more about his work, use this link: bit.ly/Colgan2Transcript: https://bit.ly/3xWPm4A

In this episode we speak to Professor Dan Esty about the economic aspects of climate change, as well as the sustainability imperative and what it means for climate change. Professor Esty is a leading expert on climate change law and policy, based at Yale University. If you want to know more about Professor Esty's work, please use this link: bit.ly/danetsyTranscript: https://bit.ly/3OFJmDq