The UN climate conference brought some progress. A former UN official who has been involved in international climate policy for years explains what has to happen now for that progress to pay off.
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Negotiating global progress on climate change involves walking a fine line, as a former UN official explains.
A case brought to the European Court of Human Rights could pressure countries to leave.
A less inclusive approach may be the most practical.
Over 170 countries have endorsed a resolution to negotiate a plastics treaty that’s much more precise than the Paris climate change agreement.
What happens to the International Space Station when tensions on Earth rise? A space policy expert explains how the ISS is run and how Russian aggression has threatened its operation in the past – and now.
Nations must work with their neighbours to manage and protect species and human rights. An international environmental deal called the Escazú Agreement shows what’s possible.
The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement, which came into force in July 2020, puts more emphasis on the environment and gives greater authority in Canada in the matter.
The deal that South Africa will get from the International Monetary Fund will in part depend on how well South Africa’s representatives negotiate.
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Visiting Professor of Practice, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Spatial Sciences and ARC DECRA Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Taxation, Director of the Tax and Accounting Observatory, Bocconi University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Hertfordshire
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PhD student, Researcher at the Center for Studies on Integration and Globalization (CEIM), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Visiting Fellow in International Climate Governance, Columbia University
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Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
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Professor of International Environmental Law, University of Lincoln
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Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne
