Climate Change

The International Court of Justice's proceedings in a climate change advisory opinion case stand to issue important, authoritative guidance about the nature and interaction of…

Next year's COP must begin with steps towards a fossil fuel phaseout — with or without the fossil fuel industry's cooperation.

The results of COP29 were largely disappointing – but there were still moments that provide a roadmap for the climate agenda at COP30.

Despite the climate finance agreement, COP29 appears to have pumped the brakes on the momentum put in place after COP28 in Dubai.

COP29 marks an opportunity for the Global North to pay for its fair share of global climate finance and help small island developing states.

Taking action on climate change requires moving beyond double standards about uncertainty and treating it in the same way as other security risks.

What does the proposal from Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa to add ecocide as a new international crime mean in practice?

A bipartisan, synchronized response to elections taking place during emergencies would address the rights of affected voters and candidates.

A selection of recent Just Security articles analyzing Indigenous issues at the intersection of law, policy, climate, justice, and more.

The Summit did not reinvigorate multilateralism. Multilateralism survived, yes, but did not exactly get a new lease on life.

More than 130 world leaders just completed a week of meetings in New York for the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly. This high-level week, as it’s called,…

How the recent summit could spur long-overdue structural changes necessary for more inclusive, networked, and effective global governance.