Topic
COP 27 – the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – took place from 7-18 November 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. While initial expectations were low, the outcome of the meeting was hailed as “historic”. The establishment of funding arrangements, including a “Loss and Damage Response Fund” for assisting particularly vulnerable developing countries in addressing loss and damage, were among the key results of the meeting. Funding for climate loss and damage was a “must” for small island developing states. Less progress, however, was made on increasing mitigation ambition and setting up processes that would recurrently call for increased climate targets; an issue that as of importance for many developed states. The overall package of decisions appears to be balanced – with its main goal: avoiding any back-sliding from the Paris Agreement and last year´s Glasgow Climate Pact achieved. But is this enough?
We have invited “insiders” to share with us their views on the process and outcome of COP27. This seminar invites to reflections and discussion about COP27, the purpose and necessity of these “mega-meetings” and the need to ramp up climate ambition during this decade, while addressing finance, adaptation and loss and damage.
The seminar is organized in collaboration with the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law and the Department of Public and International Law.
Agenda
- Introduction: Prof. Christina Voigt (Chair of the Climate Law Group, University of Oslo
- Perspectives from the inside: Henrik Hallgrim Eriksen (Ministry for Climate and the Environment, lead negotiator, Norway
- Perspectives from Small Island States: Prof. Bryce Rudyk (NYU, legal advisor to AOSIS
- Reflections from Aurora Alette Elvenes and Marley Lillian Flåtrud, Juridisk Klimaforening (Law students´ climate association Q&A
Climate Law Seminars
The Climate Law Seminar Series is organized by the Climate Law Group, University of Oslo, Department of Public and International Law. The objective of the series is to provide a regular, open forum for students, staff, stakeholders and the interested public for the exchange and discussion of contemporary issues in the field of climate law.