Description
Best available science is a critical consideration in order for lawyers and courts to properly interpret the legal obligations of governments and corporate actors in respect of climate change. Despite this clear overlap between science and the law, no comprehensive network exists in Europe through which climate scientists and legal scholars and practitioners can directly collaborate. This Action thereby seeks to develop a European network that will advance scientific questions on the interpretation of relevant law and build interdisciplinary capacity. A central component of this Action includes in-person meetings that will provide a platform for the legal community to highlight important scientific evidentiary gaps in climate-related legal cases, and for scientists to explain how their latest findings could be incorporated into the work of legal scholars and practitioners. Additionally, the Action will develop freely accessible online materials for a wider audience interested in climate-related legal cases. To that end, three scientific work packages will cover (i) the science and law around the Paris Agreement and other international treaties, (ii) corporate accountability for climate-related harm and failure to transition and (iii) needs and obligations on adaptation and loss and damage. The short-term benefits of this Action will include a transformative impact on the framing of climate science and its use by the legal community. In the long-term, the network and its associated capacity building will further strengthen interdisciplinary research and the development of climate-related legal cases aiming to ensure that government and corporate actors are complying with their obligations under law.
Action keywords
climate mitigation, adaptation and Loss and Damage - climate litigation in different courts - International agreements + treaties such as Paris Agreement - climate change and human rights law -
Management Committee
| Country | MC Member |
|---|---|
| Poland |
Main Contacts
Action Contacts
COST Staff
Working Groups
| Number | Title | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Network development | TBA |
| 2 | Interdisciplinary capacity development | TBA |
| 3 | Scientific/legal aspects of the Paris Agreement, international treaties, regional/domestic law | TBA |
| 4 | Impact attribution science and accountability | TBA |
| 5 | Needs and obligations on adaptation and loss and damage | TBA |
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