Climate change is one of the defining societal challenges of the 21st century, and its impacts increasingly affect communities worldwide. Despite growing evidence, political and societal responses remain inadequate for mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage, resulting in persistent vulnerabilities, more frequent and intense extreme weather events, and accumulating impacts on societies and ecosystems. This shortfall in climate action has prompted citizens and organizations to pursue legal action—seeking remedies for climate-related damages and putting pressure on decision-makers to commit to and implement meaningful emission reductions. Among many important recent developments, the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has highlighted the crucial role of climate science in litigation and policymaking, specifying that climate action must be grounded in the best available scientific evidence. This interdisciplinary session invites contributions that advance the integration of insights from the geosciences into legal practice. We welcome new scientific methods to support legal arguments, as well as inter- and transdisciplinary approaches on the integration of scientific insights in climate litigation, and on the effective communication of scientific findings to legal practitioners and the broader society. Submissions may also address questions of climate change and impact attribution, responsibility, human and environmental rights, burden sharing of efforts, translation between science and law, and science communication, that link beyond disciplinary boundaries. Please note that all first authors of an abstract to any Programme Group (PG) within the General Assembly are allowed to also submit a second regular abstract to an Education and Outreach Session (EOS)-led session like this one.
PICO
Bridging the gap between climate science and legal practice: informing laws and litigation
Co-organized by CL3.2
Convener:
Inga Menke
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Co-conveners:
Emily TheokritoffECSECS,
Noah Walker-Crawford,
Annika HögnerECSECS,
Rosa PietroiustiECSECS