Karen Sokol and Chris Callahan on Climate Justice: The Interplay of Science, Law, and Policy

The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition · Nov 21, 2022 · 37m

Over the weekend, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, went into overtime as nations came to an historic agreement to establish a loss and damage fund. This fund is meant to give resources to countries who have experienced the worst effects of climate change. Some like to think of it as climate reparations. There are a lot of factors that might have created the momentum for this historic agreement to go through after many years. An interesting one is that it's becoming more and more difficult for big emitters like the United States to deny their role in contributing to…