In a recent article in the Journal of Environmental Law Professor Chris Hilson aims to draw some of the heat out of the debate on climate targets and to shed…Read More >
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Court of Appeal Judgment on Heathrow Expansion (27 Feb 2020): Comment
The Court of Appeal’s judgment on the expansion of Heathrow airport manages to be both momentous and unexceptional at the same time. It is momentous because the Court, despite recent…Read More >
Article quoting Chris Hilson
Chris Hilson was interviewed for, and quoted in, an article in the ENDS Report on the crime of ecocide, which is advocated by some in the climate justice movement.
Children challenging world leaders for inaction on climate change
Greta Thunberg and 15 other children are legally challenging world leaders for violating their children’s rights by failing to act on climate change. Sarah Harrop sat down with Human Rights…Read More >
Blog: Attribution, Responsibility and Disaster Displacement
Author: Jamie Draper (j.r.g.draper@pgr.reading.ac.uk), Leverhulme Doctoral Scholar in Climate Justice This blog post was originally published on the Walker Institute’s community pages. Attribution, Responsibility and Disaster Displacement Extreme weather events…Read More >
Blog: Why Procedural Fairness Matters in the IPCC
Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, Associate Director of the Centre for Climate and Justice, has written a blog post on why procedural fairness matters in the IPCC. The original post is available…Read More >
Reading researchers strongly represented in the next IPCC report
The University of Reading is the most represented institution globally in the first working group of authors chosen to produce the next world-leading climate change report. Chukwumerijes Okereke, Professor in the…Read More >
Call for Papers: Climate Change Mitigation and Imperfect Duties
MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory Monday 10 September to Wednesday 12 September 2018, University of Manchester, UK “Climate change mitigation and imperfect duties” http://www.mancept.com/mancept-workshops/mancept-workshops-2018-3/panels-a-e/climate-change-mitigation-and-imperfect-duties/ Convenors: Adam Pearce and Livia Luzzatto…Read More >
Stephen Gardiner to be a Leverhulme Visiting Professor
We are delighted to report that Professor Stephen Gardiner (University of Washington) will be a visiting Professor at the Reading Centre for Climate and Justice in 2019 and 2020. Professor Gardiner…Read More >
Gillian Lobo joins the Advisory Board
We are delighted to announce that Gillian Lobo has joined the advisory board of the Reading Centre for Climate and Justice. Gillian is an in-house lawyer at Client Earth, specialising…Read More >