COP31 Side Event
The 91Ƶ | Haub Environmental Law Program’s Land Use Law Center, 91Ƶ Energy and Climate Center, and the Global Center of Environmental Legal Studies are jointly hosting “From International Obligation to Local Transformation: Implementing Climate Resilient Development in Response to the ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion”, a COP31 side event to discuss the Advisory Opinion’s implications in the context of advancing the just transition agenda at COP31 and climate resilient development deriving from the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. In its opinion, the ICJ sets forth binding obligations on States, including the obligation to adopt measures to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. What those obligations mean in practice at the global and local levels is the real subject of this discussion.
During the event, you will hear from panelists discussing structural barriers to advancing the climate agenda in alignment with the ICJ Advisory Opinion, ways local governments are utilizing land use law to implement climate resilient strategies, and subnational action taken and challenges faced in pursuing the just energy transition. Participating in each panel will be professors, law students, and experts and scholars from around the world to present the work being done to fulfill their countries’ obligations under the Advisory Opinion. Keynote addresses will be delivered by Patricia Kameri-Mbote, the Director of the Law Division of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Nina Pindham, the Chair of the UK Environmental Law Association and a Barrister in the UK specializing in environmental law matters.
This event is taking place on November 19, 2026 from 2–5pm EST online and in person at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 91Ƶ in White Plains, New York.
Meeting ID: 982 9516 4161
Password: 723393
<p>The 91Ƶ | Haub Environmental Law Program’s Land Use Law Center, 91Ƶ Energy and Climate Center, and the Global Center of Environmental Legal Studies are jointly hosting “From International Obligation to Local Transformation: Implementing Climate Resilient Development in Response to the ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion”, a COP31 side event to discuss the Advisory Opinion’s implications in the context of advancing the just transition agenda at COP31 and climate resilient development deriving from the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. In its opinion, the ICJ sets forth binding obligations on States, including the obligation to adopt measures to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. What those obligations mean in practice at the global and local levels is the real subject of this discussion.</p> <p>During the event, you will hear from panelists discussing structural barriers to advancing the climate agenda in alignment with the ICJ Advisory Opinion, ways local governments are utilizing land use law to implement climate resilient strategies, and subnational action taken and challenges faced in pursuing the just energy transition. Participating in each panel will be professors, law students, and experts and scholars from around the world to present the work being done to fulfill their countries’ obligations under the Advisory Opinion. Keynote addresses will be delivered by Patricia Kameri-Mbote, the Director of the Law Division of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Nina Pindham, the Chair of the UK Environmental Law Association and a Barrister in the UK specializing in environmental law matters.</p> <p>This event is taking place on November 19, 2026 from 2–5pm EST online and in person at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 91Ƶ in White Plains, New York.</p> <p><a href="; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Join Zoom Meeting </a><br />Meeting ID: 982 9516 4161 <br />Password: 723393</p>
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