Ben Batros

The big question: how can we best use law to address climate change & support accountability? Legal strategy @climate_crime; consulting @Strat4Humanity.

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

There are so many ways to contribute to climate action. I was lucky enough to have a chance to share the story of how I moved from prosecuting international crimes and litigating human rights abuses, to building cases that advance climate action, with @AkshatRathi's Zero Podcast.

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

Read a transcript of Episode 21 of the Zero podcast, featuring testimonials from people who quit their jobs to work on climate change https://t.co/C1Cfm9k5KF

[Tessa Khan @tessakhan]

Brand new research from Uplift confirms the minimal role oil & gas companies are playing in driving forward the UK's energy transition.

Just 8% of of North Sea producers will have invested anything in UK renewable energy projects by 2030.

More in the 🧵
https://t.co/5zKoMW2BNi

[Tessa Khan @tessakhan]

BREAKING: we've received permission from the Court of Session to proceed to a full hearing on ALL of the grounds of our legal challenge against the Rosebank oil field.

This is a major step towards stopping this disastrous project. Here's why:
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[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

@cohelongo This could be the court putting down a marker on the limits of what to expect in the broader cases…?

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

This could be the court putting down a marker on the limits of what to expect in the broader cases…?

[Corina Heri @cohelongo]

She confirms that these cases raised unprecedented issues. In the KlimaSeniorinnen case, the Court dedicated attention to the general phenonmenon of climate litigation, empahsizing that it can only deal with such cases within the limits of its competence under Article 19 ECHR.

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

@lucysmaxwell @cohelongo Enough to get me back on Twitter, at least for today

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

There will be a lot to watch when the #ECHR issues its 3 climate change judgments on Tuesday. A key qn is how it sees the relevance of the #ParisAgreement for states’ obligations under other bodies of international law in the context of #climatechange.

https://t.co/MXh8XVQnTC

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

This question goes beyond the three current cases and their impact on future litigation. It's also at the core of the three Advisory Opinions before #ITLOS, #ICJ and #IACHR; and the ECtHR’s decisions may set the tone well beyond Europe or cases based on human rights.

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

There will be a lot to watch when the #ECHR issues its 3 climate change judgments on Tuesday. A key qn is how it sees the relevance of the #ParisAgreement for states’ obligations under other bodies of international law in the context of #climatechange.

https://t.co/MXh8XVQnTC

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

- Or must institutions outside the UNFCCC look independently at the science and interpret their own relevant substantive law without being unduly limited or influenced by the political compromises made in the negotiation of the Paris Agreement?
#climatelitigation

[bechamilton @bechamilton]

It’s going to be quite the year ahead! Stay tuned for updates as the cases come down. ECtHR should be first up…

[Akshat Rathi @AkshatRathi]

A quantified look at the outcomes from #COP28 from @BloombergNEF gives the UAE Consensus almost the same marks as the Sharm El Sheikh Implementation Pact at #COP27 and much lower than the Glasgow Pact of #COP26.

https://t.co/fPPBSjRLYN

[R_Gallmetzer @r_gallmetzer]

“No Man’s Forest” is a new special report by @O_Eco, supported by CCCA, @InfoAmazoniaBR and @Imazon. It addresses the lack of land regulation in the Amazon, and how that affects deforestation. This is an essential topic for Brazil and for the climate.

https://t.co/xqdKu6VKAk

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

Just watched the first game of the world cup, sitting here 20 mins outside of Kororareka, NZ.

Stunning performance by NZ. Best game of football I've seen in years!

[New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 @NZ_Football]

WE'VE DONE IT!!!!!!! 🔥🌿

OUR FIRST EVER WIN AT A @FIFAWWC 🏆

#NZL #FIFAWWC

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

If anyone doubted that we are living in the #anthropocene, now we have evidence that humans are literally impacting the way the earth rotates on its axis.

https://t.co/t9T5fbFTzS

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

Insurers analyze the true nature of risk more dispassionately than most of us. This is not just “money talks” - the money here is shouting “emergency” while it runs for the door.

Great work by @cflav and colleagues.

https://t.co/lfEpu3QQCN

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

@AdHaque110 You call 159 unread email bad news? I call it Tuesday.

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

@cosis_ccil @AOSISChair @odo_tevi @VanuatuUN @mwewerinke Thanks. And apologies if I missed it. But could you share a link to the webinar?

[Ben Batros @BatrosBen]

@JustinLathia @nbmehta79 You can't make new old friends. Cheers lads, good to see you again.