The conference delivered by Professor Fabián Raimundo, as part of the Master’s Program in Climate Change Management at UNED, offered a unique perspective on the role of international law in addressing the global challenge of climate change. Raimundo is an Associate Professor of International Law at Maastricht University and a practicing lawyer before international tribunals, with experience at the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
In this session, he shared his professional experience in the recent advisory proceedings on States’ obligations regarding climate change. The seminar did not focus on the technical content of the advisory opinion issued by the ICJ in July, but rather on the process that led to it: from the diplomatic initiative spearheaded by Vanuatu to the historic hearings at the Peace Palace, where 96 States and 11 international organizations participated. Raimundo explained the stages of the procedure, the legal positions of different country blocs, and the lessons this case offers for climate diplomacy and international law.
With a practical and reflective approach, the conference highlighted how international law, even without direct enforcement, can generate moral authority and guide global policies. It was an invitation to understand the symbolic and transformative value of law as a common language in the fight against the climate crisis.
Category: Climate law in a nutshell
Videoclass: European regulations on energy efficiency and renewable energies
Justo Corti Varela
Course director.
The EU has focused its strategy to fight climate change on the decarbonisation of the energy market, which implies, on the one hand, boosting renewable mechanisms in energy production, and on the other, reducing consumption through energy efficiency policies: Can the EU do without fossil fuels?, How can to reduce emissions from transport or industry be reduced without having a negative effect on the economy or well-being?, What is the EU strategy to make renewables a viable solution? These and other issues will be addressed in this video.
Videoclass: European waste regulations and the circular economy
Álvaro Jarillo Aldeanueva.
Professor of the Department of Public International Law, UNED.
This video explains the concept of circular economy and the main aspects of European waste regulations. The new waste hierarchy and the consequences of implementing the circular economy are also analyzed.
Videoclass: The “European Green Deal” and cost redistribution in the climate transition
Álvaro Jarillo Aldeanueva.
Álvaro Jarillo Aldeanueva. Professor of the Department of Public International Law, UNED.
This video explains the essential elements and main features of the European Union’s Green Deal. It also analyzes some aspects of the financial mechanisms that facilitate a just transition in the ecological transition process, as well as the main initiatives developed in Spain.
Álvaro Jarillo Aldeanueva. Professor of the Department of Public International Law, UNED.
This video explains the essential elements and main features of the European Union’s Green Deal. It also analyzes some aspects of the financial mechanisms that facilitate a just transition in the ecological transition process, as well as the main initiatives developed in Spain.
Videoclass: The Emission Trading System in the EU
Fernando Val Garijo.
Fernando Val Garijo. Professor of the Department of Public International Law, UNED.
The videoclass presents the main features of the greenhouse gas emission allowance in the emission trading system that is force in the EU.
Fernando Val Garijo. Professor of the Department of Public International Law, UNED.
The videoclass presents the main features of the greenhouse gas emission allowance in the emission trading system that is force in the EU.
The CAP and the fight against climate change
Fernando Val Garijo.
Fernando Val Garijo. Professor of the Department of Public International Law, UNED.
Analysing EU regulation on land use and forestry to fight climate change: Why is land use essential to fight climate change?, How does the EU want to promote forests and improve the quality of our agriculture?, What are climate-responsible foods?
Fernando Val Garijo. Professor of the Department of Public International Law, UNED.
Analysing EU regulation on land use and forestry to fight climate change: Why is land use essential to fight climate change?, How does the EU want to promote forests and improve the quality of our agriculture?, What are climate-responsible foods?
Ecocentrism in the European Union
Susana Borras.
Universidad Rovira i Virgili.
Professor Susana Borras comments on the presentation of Prof. Valeria Berros, analyzing climate litigation in Europe and the possible turn to an ecocentric vision by European Union law.
Conference “Climate Litigation in Latin America”
Valeria Berros
Universidad Nacional del Litoral / CONICET (Argentina)
Professor Valeria Berros talks about climate litigation in Latin America and the ecocentric vision existent in that region (present, in particular, in the Constitutions of Ecuador and Bolivia), as well as its possible impact on other regions of the planet.
“The Story of Clea”: A metaphor of green empowerment for girls and young women.
Berta Redondo González presents her short story “The Story of Clea” through which entrepreneurial girls are encouraged to initiate actions against climate change. The Story of Clea is a narrative of green empowerment that tells how a girl can take action, in terms of sustainable economy, to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the Green Deal.