by GDI | Jan 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
by Louisa Hann As you’ve probably noticed, 2026 is off to an eventful start – and it’s not promising to slow down any time soon. Donald Trump threatened to invade Greenland, Mark Carney delivered a speech asserting the end of the rules-based international order at the...
by GDI | Dec 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Last month, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) hosted its annual conference of the parties (COP) in Belém, Brazil. Known as COP30, this year’s climate summit took place a decade after the milestone Paris Agreement at COP21, wherein...
by GDI | Apr 8, 2025 | Comment
Ever wondered how the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) generates its influential – often headline-making – climate reports? We caught up with José Antonio Puppim De Oliveira, GDI’s Professor of Climate Change Governance and Global Development, to...
by GDI | Mar 28, 2025 | Comment
by Yusra Suedi (Law) & Clare Cummings (Global Development Institute), Climate & Justice Study Group Between small island states formally requesting the International Criminal Court to recognise ecocide as a crime, 2000 Swiss women suing Switzerland for...
by GDI | Jan 9, 2025 | Comment
By Louisa Hann It’s the beginning of a new year – a time when many of us are looking to the future. Whether you’re trying to stick to a resolution or counting down the days until spring, January is often charged with a combination of renewal, resolve, and trepidation....
