My university recently hosted an open day and I had the distinct pleasure of chatting with a series of lovely, curious and impressive young people about their futures. They were all interested in studying law but many wanted advice about whether to do a double degree and what to focus on. 1/

Excess deaths caused by heatwaves in England ‘almost double’ so far this year

Excess deaths caused by heatwaves in England ‘almost double’ so far this year

UKHSA estimates 2,877 heat-associated deaths during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice the number in summer 2025 The number of excess deaths caused by heatwaves has almost doubled so far this year in England compared with 2025, the UK Health Security Agency, has said. There were 2,877 heat-associated deaths during the heatwaves in May and June this year, a report has estimated, almost double the figure reported from the UK heatwaves in June to August last year. Continue reading...

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We rent and the house had a gas cooktop. So, we bought a $49 bench top induction stove from IKEA. Gas is terrible for your health (and the planet’s).

Sammy Roth@sammyroth.bsky.social · 3w ago

Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...

Minister for Education, the Hon @jasonclaremp.bsky.social, has released the final report of the National Competitive Grants Program Policy Review — setting the direction for a simpler, more focused research funding program. Read more: www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub...

New open access paper on Australia's response to water theft with @rachelkillean.bsky.social and @cristyclark.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jel/advance-...

Rethinking the ‘carceral creep’ in water governance: enforcement, accountability, and restorative possibilities in Australia's Murray–Darling Basin

Abstract. This article interrogates water theft in Australia as a lens through which to explore the ‘carceral creep’ in environmental governance. Situating

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New blog post on Australia's response to water theft and the interesting relationship between punitive and restorative approaches to justice and relational repair. With @cristyclark.bsky.social and #RachelKillean www.slsa.ac.uk/post/punishi...

Punishing Water ‘Theft’ in the Climate Crisis

Climate change represents one of the most significant global challenges of our time, with far-reaching implications for environmental sustainability, economic development, public health, and social ju...

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Heat kills #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

As we have experienced this week, extreme temperatures are no longer a future threat. They are a present danger. Today, I’m launching London’s first ever heat plan: a city-wide plan to adapt our capital, protect communities, and build a climate-resilient city.

This is remarkable.

🚨 BREAKING: Huge #climate win in the courts of France against #TotalEnergies: Total argued that emissions were someone else’s problem. The court found that Total failed to meet its climate duty, gave 6 months to update its plan to describe + prevent the climate risks of the #fossilfuels it sells.

Paris court gives TotalEnergies six months to sharpen up its climate policies

A Paris court on Thursday ruled that French oil major TotalEnergies must disclose the climate ​risks linked ‌to emissions from its oil and gas products and set out plans ⁠to address them. The ruling i...

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A reminder, as I listen to Steve on the #BBC Today Programme talk about how we should shift from #net-zero to ‘adaption’ [sic], that the best way to ensure #adaptation is feasible is to pursue and encourage strong mitigation so we don’t cross adaptation limits. They are not alternatives.

Books could be written about this. Is anyone still weirdly talking about climate change in the future tense?

Grantham Research Institute at LSE@granthamlse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.

Our latest episode of Law at the end of the world features Mihnea Tănăsescu who discusses his research on Ecocene Politics, and navigating hope and despair in the face of loss. @prof-mac.bsky.social

The Politics of Despair and Hope in the Ecocene - Episode 20 (with Mihnea Tănăsescu) - Law at the End of the World

In this episode, Mihnea Tănăsescu joins us to discuss his groundbreaking research on Ecocene Politics. Mihnea reflects on how we can conceptualise human relationships with nature, with particular atte...

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Registrations for The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference are open!Join us to discuss Children’s rights, Vic Treaty, the Charter and Judicial independence, 23 July, in Melbourne Details @ our conference website www.monash.edu/law/research...

The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference

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It was a joy to write this short article with @prof-mac.bsky.social and Hayden Turoa about the need to use relational research methods when researching rights of nature (and similar environmental governance arrangements).

Elizabeth Macpherson@prof-mac.bsky.social · 3mo ago

mothlife.org/article/rese... @cristyclark.bsky.social @ezzyod.bsky.social

Last week, my co-authors & I got review reports back on our paper. The first was genuinely excited about the paper, and then provided a few pages of thoughtful, incredibly constructive minor amendments. Reviewer 2 essentially said ‘love it, publish as is’. Sometimes peer review can be delightful.

We’re being a little provocative with this episode: ‘What everyone gets wrong about rights of nature.’ It was a joy for @prof-mac.bsky.social and I to be joined by @ezzyod.bsky.social for this discussion of the potential & pitfalls of so-called ‘rights of nature’ scholarship.

What everyone gets wrong about the rights of nature - Episode 19 (with Erin O'Donnell) - Law at the End of the World

In this episode, Associate Professor Erin O'Donnell (U Melbourne) joins us as a guest co-host to chat with us about the perils, pitfalls, and promise of researching in the burgeoning field of rights o...

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We’re being a little provocative with this episode: ‘What everyone gets wrong about rights of nature.’ It was a joy for @prof-mac.bsky.social and I to be joined by @ezzyod.bsky.social for this discussion of the potential & pitfalls of so-called ‘rights of nature’ scholarship.

What everyone gets wrong about the rights of nature - Episode 19 (with Erin O'Donnell) - Law at the End of the World

In this episode, Associate Professor Erin O'Donnell (U Melbourne) joins us as a guest co-host to chat with us about the perils, pitfalls, and promise of researching in the burgeoning field of rights o...

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🔥 the 🇺🇳 UN General Assembly is about to be called upon to #VoteYesForClimateJustice as it considers an important resolution tabled by 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (and others) to welcome and build upon the historic #ClimateJustice ruling by the 🌐 ⚖️ International Court of Justice! 🧵⬇️ follow proceedings in thread below

The International Court of Justice will deliver its advisory opinion on the question of the right to strike under @iloactrav.bsky.social Convention 87 on 21May at 3pm CET. Follow @jeffreysvogt.bsky.social @ilawnetwork.bsky.social @linkedin.com for analysis

Our whole approach to disability locates the ‘impairment’ in the individual and, with it, the responsibility to make/seek adjustments. It’s both pathologising and dehumanising. A social model understands that disability is caused by society and therefore it is society that must adjust.

El Gibbs@bluntshovels.bsky.social · 3mo ago

'the burden remains on me to convince the system I deserve help. There is something profoundly dehumanising about trying to stay independent while simultaneously needing to repeatedly prove you are not coping.' womensagenda.com.au/latest/an-op...

What a day! We just wrapped up the first ever climate case to be heard in the High Court of Australia, the country’s apex court. Johnson Legal proudly represented our brave clients Wendy and Tony and other Hunter Valley residents. www.climateinthecourts.com/high-court-o...

High Court Of Australia Mulls Impacts From Coal Mine Expansion In Its First Climate Case

Australia’s highest court is hearing its first climate change case this week in what experts say is a “watershed moment” for Australians living through worsening climate impacts and for climate law in...

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Heading to the High Court of Australia today for the hearing of its first ever climate case. If you want to support our brave Hunter Valley clients Wendy and Tony in this fight, here’s how: chuffed.org/project/aust...

Help two retired teachers take on a coal giant in the High Court of Australia

We have big news - our High Court date has been set for 13 May.

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Yindjibarndi people win $150m compensation after Andrew Forrest's Fortescue mines built without permission - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05... #Auspol

Record payout after billionaire built mine without traditional owners' permission

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue has been ordered to pay $150 million to WA traditional owners after mining their land without permission.

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New books 😍

I’m giving a talk! I’ll look at how small states have used ITLOS and ICJ proceedings to recast climate change as a matter of legal obligation, & ask if that can work in a fragmenting legal order. 📅 Tue 26 May, 12:30–1:30pm AEDT 📍 Seminar Room 1.04, Coombs Ext, ANU regnet.anu.edu.au/event/legal-...

Legal Statecraft and Climate Justice: How Small States Use International Courts for Strategic Leverage | School of Regulation and Global Governance

This talk examines how small states use international law to mobilise legitimacy and reshape the normative environment, and asks whether these strategies retain force in a fragmented world.

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This is a great report and worth reading for anyone thinking about how the ICJ’s AO on climate change might affect corporate governance and particularly director’s duties.

Michael Mazengarb@michaelmazengarb.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Today, Climate Integrity has launched a new legal advice that describes the increasing climate risks that Australian companies and their directors may be exposed to. icjdirectorsdutiesopinion.org

Our new place has a little ‘workshop’ on the edge of the garage and the 15yo has been tinkering with wood (making some kind of practice sword) for days in there.

Pan is demonstrating how to start your weekend off correctly.

We’re picking up Pan from quarantine today. Soooo excited.

a cartoon of snoopy dancing with the words yay in red

Alt: a cartoon of snoopy dancing with the words yay in red

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