All Articles on Shaping a Just World

By the evening of 1 November 2021, India had captured the spotlight in Glasgow. The country announced a new net zero target by 2070, which meant that all major economies in the world now planned to reach zero emissions. To meet this target, India is...
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How labour movements can use legal tactics and tools that result from a shift from voluntary forms of corporate social responsibility to mandatory human rights due diligence
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President of Indonesia Joko Widodo called for global collaboration to tackle climate change during COP26, highlighting the need for more climate finance in developing countries.
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The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) is a chance for Vietnam to show its commitment to addressing climate change. Despite the country’s long-term dependence on fossil fuels, Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh claimed that the challenges...
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Where do we go now after the Paris Agreement? Assessments, analyses and contributions from young activists at the annual World Climate Conferences provide answers.
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Next year, the Chilean people will vote on a new constitution. One thing is already clear: the text will refer to the climate emergency.
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Mexico still depends on fossil fuels for its energy supply and has not yet significantly updated their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) since 2015. Their reasoning: the country is too poor.
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A new FES study looks at how we can ensure that the national climate plans that are part of the Paris Agreement take the principles of a just transition into account.
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Ecuador's new president, Guillermo Lasso, promised to take more responsibility for the environment. So far with little success, finds Doménica Montaño.
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UNCITRAL is wasting time on the current reform process of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
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