Eoin Jackson

Aug 1, 2024 | opiniojuris.org | Eoin Jackson

[Eoin Jackson is a PHD Candidate at LSE]At present, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) is considering its Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights. The proceedings follow on the heels of the landmark European Court of Human Rights decision in KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland, where the Court issued a declaratory judgment that the human rights of the elderly Swiss women plaintiffs had been violated due to critical gaps in Switzerland’s climate policies.

Apr 24, 2024 | orfonline.org | Eoin Jackson

The Arctic region is rapidly becoming a focal point of global geopolitics, propelled by the melting of sea ice due to climate change, which presents both opportunities and challenges. As the Arctic ice recedes, previously inaccessible resources such as oil, gas, and minerals become available, tempting major powers like the United States (US) and Russia, to exploit them. However, this exploitation comes at a cost—accelerated climate change due to increased greenhouse gas emissions.

Mar 19, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Eoin Jackson

There has been widespread coverage of the legal proceedings taking place in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding . This has placed a spotlight on the ICJ at a time when it is considering another critical legal opinion – the advisory opinion requested by the UN General Assembly regarding the obligations states have under international law in respect of climate change.

Nov 29, 2023 | passblue.com | Maja Groff |Eoin Jackson |Anastasiia Carrier |Hasmik Egian |Mouin Rabbani |Anne Marie Goetz | +2 more

The world is meeting for the annual United Nations conference on climate change, where global leaders and other attendees will tackle worsening global warming problems amid a dramatically shrinking " carbon budget" of scientifically recommended temperature limits. Since the first COP in 1995, the number and diversity of participants have grown, and COP28, which starts on Nov. 30 in the United Arab Emirates, is estimated to involve more than 70,000 participants.

Nov 23, 2023 | theleaflet.in | Zerin Osho |Eoin Jackson

As one of the Global South’s leading States, India is in a prime position to represent Global South interests in climate governance issues. —THE United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the basic framework for addressing climate change. It is supported by the Paris Agreement— the world’s leading climate treaty, which seeks to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C.