Written by Chris Hilson and Oliver Geden In its judgment in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) Grand Chamber ruled that Switzerland…Read More >
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Colombia’s Constitutional Court recognises the existence of forced internal displacement due to environmental factors
In the report, Professor Mauricio Madrigal, of the University of los Andes, suggests that the work of the University of Reading and University of Medellín in the previous IOTA hurricane…Read More >
Climate change imaginaries: Representing and contesting sea level rise in Fairbourne, North Wales
Abstract Geographical imaginaries – as discourses that are both representationally and performatively constituted – are vitally implicated in the making of the world and therefore profoundly political. In this paper…Read More >
The ECtHR’s Klimaseniorinnen Judgment: The Meaning of Carbon Budget within a Wide Margin of Appreciation
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Chris Hilson, Director, is quoted in CNN on the 2023 summer heatwave in Europe
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Chris Hilson is quoted on Sky news on the UK’s climate adaptation policy
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Chris Hilson, Centre Director, is quoted in CarbonBrief on ‘Why does ‘climate justice’ matter?’
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Chris Hilson on “Climate Change and the Rule of Law: A Case Typology”
Chris Hilson, Centre Director, has published a blog post on climate change and the rule of law as part of the lead up to next year’s UCL conference on the…Read More >
Working alongside Colombian organisations, the Reading Centre for Climate and Justice has submitted a third-party review request before the Colombian Constitutional Court in a case of climate displacement
Claim of the Raizal people1 in Providencia, impacted by hurricane Iota, to be reviewed by the Colombian Constitutional Court The Colombian Constitutional Court heard the claim of more than 90…Read More >
Climate Justice discussion on BBC Radio Berkshire
Centre Director Chris Hilson appeared on BBC Radio Berkshire’s Phil Kennedy afternoon show in a 10 minute slot, talking about the Centre and climate justice (26 July 2021). Listen here.