World Lawyers' Pledge on Climate Action

Global legal community taking action against climate change.

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[IBA News @IBAnews]

EVENT: 25 Jan @ 1700 GMT, Lawyers and the #climate emergency, hosted by @LexisNexisUK and @LawBookFacility. Join IBA's Lara Douvartzidis for a FREE panel discussion on what the #climatecrisis means to #lawyers from across the #legal profession.

Register: https://t.co/yUKZ0gKsKD

[World Lawyers' Pledge on Climate Action @LawyersPledge]

Governments & businesses are always talking about #carbonremoval as a key part of their #decarbonisation strategies. But what does int #law have to say about it?

Check out what @Snjólaug Árnadóttir says about a legal lacuna in urgent need of attention
https://t.co/qUQIla8m0E

[ClientEarth @ClientEarth]

.@smarjanacce and Yessie Mosby, one of the 8 Torres Strait Island claimants who won a historic human rights complaint against Australia over its climate inaction, tell @theeconomist how legal victories are driving change in the fight for climate justice.
https://t.co/NpIKdr5InH

[Chiara Liguori @LiguoriChiara]

"We need international law to adopt to this world in turmoil. We need practical ways for international accountability and responsibility for past actions. We need respect of the right to healthy environment. This is why the #ICJAO is important" @AgnesCallamard #COP27

[World Lawyers' Pledge on Climate Action @LawyersPledge]

A brilliant resource! Lawyers: save this. Whatever your field, however you engage with law, it WILL be relevant for your work
#ClimateLaw #WeAreAllClimateLawyers

[Grantham LSE @GRI_LSE]

We’re thrilled to be launching a new partnership with @climatepolradar and @SabinCenter to offer AI-powered open access resources on global climate laws, policies and legal cases – a preview version of the new features is available now
https://t.co/MBGhlRtrsU

[World Lawyers' Pledge on Climate Action @LawyersPledge]

We couldn't agree more!

To find out more about how to integrate #ClimateChange into you practice and commit to #ClimateAction, head to
https://t.co/b6wOJvZV2A

#WeAreAllClimateLawyers

[Markus W Gehring 🇪🇺 @mwgehring]

The impact of climate change are so complex that we need lawyers in all practice areas including in-house counsel to be familiar with climate law and governance says @EBRD’s Vesselina Haralampieva @IBAevents @ABAesq @TheLawSociety @CFOAB Climate Crisis event.

[World Lawyers' Pledge on Climate Action @LawyersPledge]

But we'd like to see them go further, and sign the @LawyersPledge

Law societies and their members have a vital role to play. We need the efforts of the entire legal profession to be focussed on the defining problem of our time.
#SignthePledge #WeAreAllClimateLawyers

[World Lawyers' Pledge on Climate Action @LawyersPledge]

Today, the @IBAevents, @ABAesq, Brazilian Bar Association and @TheLawSociety are hosting an event at #COP27 to discuss the role of lawyers in responding to the #ClimateCrisis

This is a fantastic initiative and we're hugely grateful to the organisers for raising this vital topic

[The Chancery Lane Project @ChanceryProject]

Kick off Climate Week NYC 2022 at ‘Climate Contracting: First Steps’ - a pioneering panel discussion on how to use contract clauses to respond to the climate crisis and deliver net zero goals.

Sign up here:
https://t.co/8plrkEsxjD

@ClimateGroup #ClimateWeekNYC

[World Lawyers' Pledge on Climate Action @LawyersPledge]

📣Blogpost alert
The human rights commission of the Philippines declared that carbon majors can & must be held accountable for their climate obstructionism

Atty. Grizelda Mayo-Anda @GreenpeaceSEA explains what this means for #ClimateJustice

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https://t.co/70RbDBvyxZ

[World Lawyers' Pledge on Climate Action @LawyersPledge]

Looking for a great way to start your career in #ClimateLaw?

Check out this fantastic opportunity for young #ClimateLawyers to work with the incredible team at @ciel_tweets!

Spread the word!

[🌍⚖️ Seb Duyck | @duycks.bsky.social @duycks]

📢𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱! @CIEL_tweets seeks applications for our🇨🇭Geneva-based legal internships - an opportunity to join our legal advocates team for 4-6 months starting in W-23.
🗣️Thanks for spreading the word
⌛️Deadline: Oct.1
Details: https://t.co/gFtKgkjmr2

[Natural Justice @naturaljustice]

Press release: Communities celebrate as Court sets aside Shell’s exploration right off the Wild Coast of South Africa ✊🌿🐟

Thank you to the communities and partner NGOs for their incredible commitment to this case.

https://t.co/y9n2gNJK8E

[World Lawyers' Pledge on Climate Action @LawyersPledge]

🚨Blog post alert 🚨
The carbon footprint was a sneaky marketing technique by Big Oil to make us feel guilty. Jeanette Baumann from @LINGOInitiative shows why lawyers need to focus on the carbon handprint instead.
#climatelitigation #ClimateAction

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https://t.co/GVp28c1MDi

[Cooley LLP @CooleyLLP]

🌎 For the second year, Cooley has earned an A on the @Ls4Ca's Law Firm Climate Change Scorecard and is one of only two firms in the Vault 100 to earn the highest grade.

Learn more about Cooley’s sustainability efforts: https://t.co/1CvifzByWj

#climateaccountability

[Antonia Juhasz @AntoniaJuhasz]

I am breaking a Twitter hiatus to share enormously significant news: In a ruling today, one of the most critical human rights cases alleging truly horrific abuses against an oil company-John Doe v ExxonMobil-in Aceh, Indonesia, is now headed to trial after 20 years of litigation.

[Duke Law NLG @DukeLawNLG]

Joint statement with the Duke Environmental Law Society regarding the 2022 Climate Scorecard. This scorecard is a must-read and we thank the @Ls4Ca for their commitment.

[John H Knox @JohnHKnox]

On Thursday, the UN General Assembly recognized the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment by a vote of 161 for, 0 against and 8 abstaining. As this thread explains, 95.3% support is historically high for this type of resolution. 1/10 https://t.co/xUIxRXKhWg

[World Lawyers' Pledge on Climate Action @LawyersPledge]

@bel_jacobs @JohnHKnox @rishpardikar And check out this great thread from @ciel_tweets

https://t.co/3jE7vP0Z1J

[Center for International Environmental Law @ciel_tweets]

📢 BREAKING!
In a historic decision, the @UN General Assembly just adopted the resolution to universally recognize the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll!
This signals what we hope will be the beginning of a new era in rights-based environmental policy.
A thread 🧵👇

[World Lawyers' Pledge on Climate Action @LawyersPledge]

@bel_jacobs @JohnHKnox As for what it can do for #ClimateAction, we see it as a big step forward (though of course there is no silver bullet). We (and others) had a useful conversation yesterday in response to a question from @rishpardikar

https://t.co/e3oGW5F1Zm