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Charlotte E. Blattner

@charlotteblattner.bsky.social
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Profile in development ⏳ Bear with me! Dr. iur., LL.M. (Harvard), associate professor in environmental & administrative law @UniL, specialized in #climatelaw & #animallaw. Former postdoc @UniBE @Harvard_Law & @QueensU More info? -> charlotteblattner.net

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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Bern becomes the center of #climatejustice on 4–5 Dec! Dec 4 – Oeschger Colloquium with #ChristinaVoigt on negotiating and enforcing international climate law. Dec 5 – #HansSigrist Symposium featuring leading voices like Stocker, Gupta, Caney, Fischer, Voigt, Wetzer, Heri & myself. If climate..
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Last chance to join us this afternoon for a special talk with Dr Carina Bury on wetland protection at @UNIL! Dive into vital research on biodiversity protection in federalist systems, followed by an interactive workshop! #Wetlands #Conservation #UNIL www.unil.ch/events/fr/17...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Unter der Schirmherrschaft des #NFP79 sind zahlreiche vielversprechende Forschungsprojekte im Gang, die einer nachhaltigeren und gerechteren Tierversuchs-Landschaft gewidmet sind. Übernächsten Donnerstag (27. November 2025) gibt's dazu einen Nachmittag mit Updates, gefolgt von einer Abenddiskussion
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Die Zukunft der Tierversuche und der 3R-Forschung in der Schweiz gestalten – unterschiedliche Strategien analysieren
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
📢 Call for Applications The Institute for Universal Rights, Health & Justice launches its inaugural Leadership Program (1 June – 10 July 2026). A six-week virtual course exploring rights, health & justice across human, animal & environmental contexts www.phoenixzonesinitiative.org/institute-fo...
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Institute for Universal Rights, Health & Justice - Phoenix Zones Initiative
Institute for Universal Rights, Health & Justice Our goal is to build and support a workforce equipped to advance universal rights, health, and justice.
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
For the very spontaneous: the Zürich liest event tonight at 20:30 in Zürich: “Als die Schweiz ins Schwitzen kam – das Buch über den Kampf und Erfolg der Klimaseniorinnen”. 🌍 A powerful reminder of how individual commitment can drive systemic change. www.zuerich-liest.ch/veranstaltun...
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«Als die Schweiz ins Schwitzen kam» – das Buch über den Kampf und Erfolg der Klimaseniorinnen
Sie geben nicht auf. Sie gehen einen jahrelangen, mühsamen Weg, müssen sich Hohn und Spott anhören, werden beleidigt und bedroht. Doch sie machen weiter...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Ein grosser Teil der Schweizer Emissionen entsteht im Ausland – in den Gütern, die wir konsumieren. Diese #grauenEmissionen bleiben in #Klimarecht und -politik oft unsichtbar. Siehe dazu das Gespräch mit Thomas Frölicher und mir in uniAKTUELL. 👉 @unibe.ch www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/klimasc...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
I sort of wish I was in Toronto these days. The terrific M.H. Tse has set up an exhibition on The Zone of Necessity at #UofT, a legal artifact used in the human predatory Age to create realms of lawlessness within the law #animalresearch #animallaw the-arc.org/museum/event...
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Necessary Cruelty
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
1) Are you interested in the current multi-disciplinary debate on the future of animal research - and a potential phase-out? If so, mark November 27, 2025 in your calendar: two key events will address this topic from different perspectives. Afternoon: "Shaping the Future of Animal Research and ...
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Die Zukunft der Tierversuche und der 3R-Forschung in der Schweiz gestalten – unterschiedliche Strategien analysieren
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
1) Join us at @unil.bsky.social on November 18, 2025, for an in-depth presentation and workshop by the magnificient @carinabury.bsky.social on the benefits and challenges of federal systems in implementing biodiversity law, notably the Ramsar Convention on wetlands protection 🌾 Registration is...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Where do things stand with the implementation of the #KlimaSeniorinnen judgment? A brief update and analysis of the Committee of Ministers’ latest decision is now available on @ejiltalk.bsky.social @coe.int @cohelongo.bsky.social @TobiasCadalbert www.ejiltalk.org/another-bric...
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Another Brick in the Wall of KlimaSeniorinnen: The Committee of Ministers’ September 2025 Monitoring Decision
1. Introduction It has been more than a year since the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its groundbreaking climate judgment in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
(1) Ich freue mich sehr, dass die Dissertation von Michael Müller, die in Bern entstanden ist, nun als Buch vorliegt: Das Töten von Tieren aus rechtlicher und rechtsphilosophischer Sicht (Nomos). Ein herausragendes Werk: sorgfältig, stringent und mit klarer Konsequenz
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Don't miss: Esther Gabriel, Fiji expert and Harvard Law School J.D. graduate, will participate in the Ursula Brunner Lecture Series at the University of Zurich to present and chat about #Climate #Remedies in the #SouthPacific —> tomorrow, 16 September, at 6:15 p.m.! www.ivr.uzh.ch/de/instituts...
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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Welcome reception hosted by the Rector and the Board of @unil.bsky.social for the new professors – a truly special occasion to mark the start of this new chapter. Je félicite tou·te·s mes nouveaux et nouvelles collègues, en particulier @charlotteblattner.bsky.social! cc @sspunil.bsky.social
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Head over to the #ICJ's homepage to check out its full advisory opinion on #climate change, confirming state responsibility and accountability to mitigate climate change, declaring the 1.5°C target legally binding etc. etc. 👀📝💡 www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
This year's Hans Sigrist Symposium will be all about *Climate Justice* ⚖️ An impressive and rare lineup featuring @chvoigt.bsky.social, Roda #Verheyen, Joyeeta #Gupta, Simon #Caney, Thom #Wetzer, @cohelongo.bsky.social‬, and many more. Make sure to register oeschger.unibe.ch/sigrist_symp...
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Hans Sigrist Symposium 2025
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
ALERT 🧨 The ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change is expected for July 23, 2025. www.ciel.org/news/world-c... Meanwhile, the Inter-American Court of Human Right's (IACtHR) 234-page long Advisory Opinion on "Climate Emergency and Human Rights" of July 3, 2025 is still not yet available in E
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Human Rights Court Recognizes Right To A Healthy Climate, Calls For Urgent Action To Address Climate Emergency
The Inter-American Court on Human Rights delivered a highly anticipated advisory opinion today on states’ human rights obligations in the context of the climate emergency, affirming that action to pro...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Are you an MLaw, with a special interest in species protection and climate change, and keen on doing a PhD? Head over to www.unil.ch/news/1750851... to get more details on joining an SNF NRP 82 project @fdca-unil.bsky.social with Prof. Thierry Largey
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Vers une nouvelle biodiversité ? Les espèces du futur en Suisse
Trois chercheurs de l'Université de Lausanne obtiennent un financement du FNS dans le cadre du PNR 82 "Promouvoir la biodiversité et des services écosystémiques durables pour la Suisse".
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Pre-vacation reminder that on October 30, we have an exciting conferene on *grey emissions* taking place @unibe.ch Our focus is on all things #climate and #law but interdisciplinary moments abound! Head over to 👉 to register www.oeschger.unibe.ch/dienstleistu...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
(1) Mark your calendars ✍ October 30, 2025, when the second climate law conference is taking place Universität Bern on #greyemissions Check out our line up of promising scholars, who will illuminate this exciting topic from a #climatelaw and #climatescience perspective, on our webpage ➡️
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Klimaschutz und graue Emissionen - 2. Berner Klimarechtstagung
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
I have two assistant jobs open for my chair (environmental and administrative law) here at UNIL @unil.bsky.social, starting this fall! You have or are about to finish your studies and enjoy teaching as much as research ? We look forward to your application 📝 career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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Opportunités de carrière : Assistant·e·s diplômé·e·s en droit administratif et droit à l'environnement (22265)
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
J'ai deux postes d'assistant-e-s à pourvoir pour ma chaire (droit de l'environnement & droit administratif) @unil.bsky.social @fdca-unil.bsky.social! Vous aimez autant l'enseignement que la recherche ? Nous attendons votre candidature avec impatience 📝 career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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Opportunités de carrière : Assistant·e·s diplômé·e·s en droit administratif et droit à l'environnement (22265)
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Ab Herbst 2025 gibt's zwei neue Assistenzstellen für meinen Lehrstuhl (Umwelt- und Verwaltungsrecht) hier an der UNIL zu besetzen! 📝 career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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Opportunités de carrière : Assistant·e·s diplômé·e·s en droit administratif et droit à l'environnement (22265)
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Teile der Landwirtschaft treten neu als Klagende für mehr Klimaschutz auf --> @swissinfo.bsky.social im Gespräch mit Expertinnen und Experten www.swissinfo.ch/ger/klimawan...
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Einst Verursacherin, jetzt Opfer des Klimawandels: Die Landwirtschaft sucht nach Gerechtigkeit
Eine Schweizer Klage könnte weltweit Landwirt:innen zu rechtlichen Schritten gegen klimapolitische Untätigkeit bewegen.
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Join us next week, on April 9, 2024, for the 25th Swiss Global Change Day #proclim @scnat.ch Together with @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social & @anavicedo9.bsky.social, I get to shed light on the many interpretations, truths and half-truths about the #KlimaSeniorinnen judgment 💡 scnat.ch/de/uuid/i/6c...
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25th Swiss Global Change Day
The Swiss Global Change Day is the annual event organised by ProClim where well-known experts present challenges and highlights of climate and global change research covering a broad range of topics. ...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Under the guidance of the wonderful Maneesha Deckha, we've just published a report in #ATLA on accelerating animal replacement in universities #animalresearch. We identify four areas to change university science culture & do more justice to the 3Rs 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Paralleling the oil and gas (and tobacco) industry, there is now evidence that #animalagriculture actively obstructs campaigns promoting individual climate action. Loredana Joy & Jennifer Jacquet in their newest article in #climatepolicy
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Die Landwirtschaft ist mit 30% der globalen THG-Emissionen einer der Hauptverursacher des anthropogenen Klimawandels. Nun verklagen Landwirtinnen und Landwirte den Staat auf ein *mehr* an Klimaschutz --> Weshalb? Und was verspricht der Fall? #Agrarpolitik-Blog agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/03/11/s...
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Schweizer Landwirte und Landwirtinnen schliessen sich als Kläger der Bekämpfung des globalen Klimawandels an
Charlotte E. Blattner, Robert Finger, Karin Ingold* Die Landwirtschaft ist sowohl Mitverursacherin als auch Betroffene des Klimawandels: Einerseits trägt sie zum globalen Anstieg der Treibhausgasem…
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
As I'm teaching environmental law this semester @unil.bsky.social, one book that has infinitely helped me better understand the history of environmental pollution & protection in Switzerland is Claudia Aufdermauer's "Vergiftete Schweiz: Eine andere Geschichte der Industrialisierung" #hierundjetzt
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The @coe.int Committee of Ministers demands more from Switzerland to implement the #KlimaSeniorinnen ruling, in particular as regards mitigation measures and procedural safeguards, whilst noting "with interest that certain issues have been resolved" rm.coe.int/0900001680b4...
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Nach Klimaseniorinnen-Urteil - Europarat erkennt Verbesserungen der Schweiz in Sachen Klima
Der Europarat hat Verbesserungen der Schweiz in Sachen Klimaschutz erkannt.
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
FYI #KlimaSeniorinnen: Keep your eyes peeled 👀 for the outcome of the meeting of Ministers' Deputies (as part of the Committee of Ministers' monitoring of the implementation of the judgment), t.p. March 4-6, as Switzerland seeks to shut down the implementation process www.hlrn.org/activitydeta...
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SCNAT @scnat.ch · 05/03/2025
The 25th Swiss Global Change Day #SGCD25 will take place on April 9! 🌎 Apart from interesting keynotes, there will also be a Science Talk on Climate Litigation with @charlotteblattner.bsky.social, @anavicedo9.bsky.social & @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social. Register now: proclim.ch/id/92NZ5
The Swiss Global Change Day, organised by ProClim, will take place in Bern on 9 April 2025. It will feature different keynotes, as well as a Science Talk titled “Climate Litigation: The Case of the Senior Women for Climate Protection and Beyond” featuring Charlotte Blattner, Ana Vicedo Cabrera and Sonia Seneviratne.
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Stoked and honored to let you know I joined l'Ecole de droit de la Faculté de droit, des sciences criminelles et d’administration publique de l’Université de Lausanne as an associate professor for environmental and public law! @unil.bsky.social @fdca-unil.bsky.social www.unil.ch/news/1740643...
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Charlotte Blattner, Professeure associée
Charlotte Blattner a été nommée professeure associée à l’Ecole de droit de la Faculté de droit, des sciences criminelles et d’administration publique de l’Université de Lausanne. Elle est entrée en fo...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Stumbling over key articles like this one - on how the European Commission downplays #animalwelfare in its newest "vision" for #agriculture 👉 #Brusselstimes better late than never 😅 www.brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/1...
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EU vision for agriculture and food downplays animal welfare
“Our farmers take centre stage in the EU's food production system.”
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The use of #animals in agriculture, entertainment & research raises ethical questions regarding how companies navigate tensions between profit motives & animal welfare. Do you want to contribute to answering them? 📝 CFP #businessethics #ViennaAnimalStudies www.viennaanimalstudies.com/post/cfp-ani...
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CFP - Animals in Business Ethics: Managing Multispecies Relations in Organizations
We are now accepting chapter proposals for the edited handbook “Animals in Business Ethics: Managing Multispecies Relations in Organizations
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Peace talks opened this week between the US and Russia about ending the #war in #Ukraine, though without representation from Kyiv. LSE's Peter Trubowitz writes that the negotiations are more about realigning US relations with Russia than ensuring security and a just and stable peace for Ukraine.
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Trump’s attempts to realign US-Russian relations may mean an unjust peace for Ukraine
This week has seen the opening of peace talks in Saudi Arabia between the US and Russia about ending the war in Ukraine, though without representation from Kyiv. In this Q&A Phelan US Centre Di…
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Here's a possible glimpse into the future by @rowhoop.bsky.social for @newscientist.com on how AI could speed and scale up climate litigation 🦾 www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
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How the future rise of AI lawyers could force Big Oil to pay up
By the 2030s, a wave of litigation led by artificial intelligence was forcing Big Oil firms to pay billions in damages for their emissions, says our guide to the future, Rowan Hooper
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Fellow #animallaw people out here: Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Program (#ALPP)'s position for a Research Fellow has just opened. JD/equivalent and experience in animal law are required: animal.law.harvard.edu/open-positio...
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Open Positions - Harvard Law School - ALPP
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🚨 Job alert climate law-ish: Climate Litigation Network (CLN) is looking for a Science Advisor to support climate litigation efforts by ensuring that best-available science is fully integrated into legal and advocacy strategies #climatelitigation climatelitigationnetwork.org/recruitment/
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Climate Litigation Network
The Climate Litigation Network works to bring ground-breaking litigation to compel national governments to adopt ambitious climate plans.
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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
‚Why farmers are beginning to take their government to court over climate change‘ In a new paper in @nature.com we analyze how a Swiss lawsuit is recasting agriculture’s role in climate policy. Led by @charlotteblattner.bsky.social with @kariningold.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
#Migros-Chef Mario Irminger will künftig auf das Ziel verzichten, die Schweizer Mindestanforderungen an die Tierhaltung auch bei importierten Fleischprodukten sicherzustellen. Warum das ein Problem darstellt und was 67 Institutionen im offenen Brief fordern --> www.tierimrecht.org/documents/77...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
In der neusten (und für mich letzten Folge) des Podcasts für die Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität Bern sprechen wir mit Manuela Hugentobler über Rechtsgleichheit, Diskriminierung und politische Partizipation 🙌🏽 open.spotify.com/episode/6wVN...
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Rechtsfolge 17 Politische Partizipation trotz Ungleichheit und Exklusion?
Rechtsfolge · Episode
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Instead of ignoring animal death (killing?) as part of the 3R methodology, here's a compelling argument for considering it in the 3R calculus and ways to implement it. @c-rp.bsky.social Edwin Louis-Maerten, @nicodmueller.bsky.social & David Shaw
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
As predicted long ago by climate scientists...
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Cordelia Bähr, the lead lawyer in the KlimaSeniorinnen case, is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. Bähr finishes her interview with the stark reminder that “I thought when you win, it’s done. But it’s obviously not the case.” #climatelaw www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The climate-crusading lawyer who sued Switzerland over global warming — and won
Cordelia Bähr is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024.
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Newly published study by Philippe Thalmann (@EPFL) and Antoine Thalmann (@UNIL) on the #climate impact of tax reliefs in Switzerland. Not only subsidies, but likewise tax reliefs for activities involving large greenhouse gas emissions can severely thwart reaching net zero www.epfl.ch/labs/leure/w...
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🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Today is Day 5⃣ of the #ClimateJustice hearings @ ⚖️ 🇺🇳 the International Court of Justice. We will hear from: 🇯🇲 Jamaica, 🇵🇬 PNG, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇰🇮 Kiribati, 🇰🇼 Kuwait, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇲🇼 Malawi, 🇲🇻 Maldives, 🌍 African Union. I will provide a brief summary at 1pm. #AOLetsGo
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Right now ⏰ tune in to the live hearings at the International Court of Justice (#ICJ) in the advisory proceedings on #ClimateChange – Belize; Bolivia; Brazil. Burkina Faso; Cameroon and Philippines webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p...
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THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the advisory proceedings on Climate Change – Belize; Bolivia; Brazil. Burkina Faso; Cameroon and Philippines
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Wanna watch me babble on 💬 about #animals in political decision-making after a long conference day? Here you go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0eM... A big thank you to @friderikespang.bsky.social for organizing the conference at @fdca-unil.bsky.social
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Animals in Political Decision-Making (2/4) - Charlotte Blattner
YouTube video by FDCA UNIL
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Here's some juicy news for legislators: Natural sinks cannot count toward #netzero since they do not absorb #greenhousegases permanently. Head over to @Nature for the study by Myles Allen, and - among many others - the always brilliant Thomas Stocker @OCCR www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Geological Net Zero and the need for disaggregated accounting for carbon sinks - Nature
Nature - Geological Net Zero and the need for disaggregated accounting for carbon sinks
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Charlotte E. Blattner @charlotteblattner.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Excited for this - and potentially a good source for anyone teaching climate law who seeks to integrate succinct ethical theories on #climatejustice
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