Lawyers for Climate Justice

Engaging lawyers to build a low carbon future.
Highlighting the relevance of #ClimateChange to all practice areas.

[Lawyers for Climate Justice @Lawyers4Climate]

Read our latest post by Rachel Bryce on the impacts of climate change on displacement and migration, and the role that immigration and refugee lawyers can play in advocating for their clients in this context.

https://t.co/M1VB2khWEm

[Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance @ACELG_UvA]

Is it right that the courts are deciding state climate policies?

To open a bright new year, join us for this workshop on climate litigation.
12 January @AdamLawSchool, @SGEL_UvA, @norface_GOV
Check out the programme for the experts joining us.🙏
https://t.co/DS4EVLPKFB

[Chiara Liguori @LiguoriChiara]

The super-rich are polluting the planet with luxury goods, investments, power and influence to maintain the status quo. Today @oxfam publish a landmark report showing how inequality is fuelling the #ClimateCrisis. 👉https://t.co/Qb2GSLRqgZ But we also have good news, keep going

[Sabin Center @SabinCenter]

📣 Our November #Newsletter is out! Highlights include:
📜 We submitted a brief to the @IACourtHR on climate law, human rights & #climatescience
💼 Job vacancies & staff news
🌟 Publications & blog posts
📽️ of past event
⚖️ 🌏 #Climatelitigation update
https://t.co/UF3eTi3IyL

[Canada Climate Law Initiative @canclimatelaw]

A new legal opinion advises that nature-related risks to a company should be foreseeable now given the information available about the extent to which economies depend on nature & the rate of biodiversity degradation https://t.co/m3skt6Z22P @comclimatelaw

[Lawyers for Climate Justice @Lawyers4Climate]

The @UTLawUnion found that 5 major Canadian law firms:

🏭facilitate >$500b in fossil fuel transactions

🚓 obtain injunctions that criminalize Indigenous resistance

This report shows that law students & lawyers can play an important role in the fight for #climatejustice!

[Law Students for Climate Accountability @LS4CA]

Today, the University of Toronto Law Union published the first-of-its-kind Canadian Law Firm Climate Impact Report, finding that five major Canadian firms have facilitated over $500 billion in fossil fuel transactions. https://t.co/O6SxYCi5Dg

[Lawyers for Climate Justice @Lawyers4Climate]

The SCC's ruling on the constitutionality of the federal Impact Assessment Act will be released next Friday! #CdnPoli

[Supreme Court of Canada @SCC_eng]

The Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on the following appeal on October 13, 2023, at 9:45 a.m. ET: Attorney General of Canada v. Attorney General of Alberta. A plain language summary of the judgment will accompany the decision. https://t.co/oCcj0AsKEl

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

⚖ 🇪🇺 🌐 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 #𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄��𝗲𝗸 at European Court of Human Rights!
See this great article introducing the stakes 👇

[Seth Klein @SethDKlein]

This climate news from south of the border is VERY exciting. Huge congrats to @sunrisemvmt on this big win. Highly recommend you watch their inspiring video 👇.
Friends in 🇨🇦, let's win a Youth Climate Corps here!

[Tzeporah Berman @Tzeporah]

Well that was embarrassing. Canada & @JustinTrudeau were just called out for "being one of the largest expanders of fossil fuels last year" by the @UN at the #ClimateAmbitionSummit 🤦‍♀️#cdnpoli

[Catherine Abreu @catabreu_]

PM Trudeau was just asked on the world stage @UN #ClimateAmbitionSummit what he plans to do about Canada being one of the largest fossil fuel expanders. Guess 🇨🇦 won’t be given credit for climate leadership while ignoring its biggest source of climate pollution anymore. #cdnpoli

[Tzeporah Berman @Tzeporah]

Please join me tomorrow to hear from some incredible global women leaders on strategies and solutions to #EndFossilFuels, implement a #JustTransition & ensure a healthy & just future! Register & learn more: https://t.co/SDkWQ2ebmC @WECAN_INTL #ClimateWeek

[Lawyers for Climate Justice @Lawyers4Climate]

“For a jurisdiction in the US, one of the world’s largest emitters, to be held accountable & to set that precedent in that country... Every victory that we see builds that momentum towards further victories in other jurisdictions.” @ecojustice_ca https://t.co/DuWGjmesZq

[Lawyers for Climate Justice @Lawyers4Climate]

"[S]ome lawyers may dismiss climate as a political matter not relevant to their practice... By failing to help clients prepare, lawyers will only contribute to heightening workplace risks while also putting themselves at risk." https://t.co/fvIO0FJ2X1 @CBAnatmag @CBA_News

[Lawyers for Climate Justice @Lawyers4Climate]

@Alex4climate @CanadianGreens @350 Thanks for bringing this to our attention!

[Climate Messengers Canada @climatemssngrs]

The federal government has said it will release the draft regs to cap & cut emissions from oil & gas production in October. If @JustinTrudeau caves to pressure from @ABDanielleSmith & the O&G lobby, 🇨🇦 won’t meet its 2030 emissions reduction target.

https://t.co/0mA7wVdlTN

[Tzeporah Berman @Tzeporah]

🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨 Canada is on track to be the second largest developer of new oil & gas in the world. 10% of planned expansion globally.
Such hypocrisy that the US & Canada claim to be climate leaders. It’s not a transition if you are growing the problem.
https://t.co/YK6h3zvtn8

[COSIS on Climate Change and International Law @cosis_ccil]

⚖️ Join @cosis_ccil in the @ITLOS_TIDM courtroom this Monday and Tuesday, 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 6pm, to witness a historic moment for oceans and the planet.

Register to access the courtroom 👉 [email protected]

or watch live here 👉 https://t.co/kqWx9uNqT3

#ClimateJustice

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

🔥 🆕 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁: first draft text of 🇺🇳#PlasticsTreaty has just been released - could be a key tool for #ClimateAction, health, oceans & ecosystems...
📄 See the document and initial reactions via @Greenpeace below 👇

[Cllr Alan Andrews @AAGreenLambeth]

"The majority of RBC's 2022 financed emissions are not covered under the bank's Net-Zero carbon plan" There's a word for that...#greenwashing #RBC @compbureau Great work from @ieefa https://t.co/mI2xC6GEsB