The IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report is the first of its kind highlighting methods and more than 100 specific actions to measure and respond to business impacts and dependencies. 📚 Learn more about #BizBiodiversity: https://www.ipbes.net/business-impact

"Canada helped build the court through a coalition of the willing. It must now resist predatory coercion and assemble another coalition to preserve and reform it." Canada Must Protect the International Criminal Court www.policymagazine.ca/canada-must-... #ICC

Trump has slapped a new batch of tariffs on 60 foreign trade partners, including Canada, Mexico, Taiwan, and the EU. Once again, foreign countries won't be paying the cost of these tariffs. You will. One estimate puts the cost of these new tariffs to consumers at $100 billion/yr.

The Truth About Trump’s Tariffs

Inflation rose in January.Working people are struggling to make ends meet.Trump’s newly planned tariffs will make the pr

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This is one of the dumbest & most bizarre Executive Orders we have ever read. This EO is a clear political overreach, driven by an ideological agenda to rewrite American history. Our Smithsonian institutions do not belong to the President, but to the American people & so does our nation’s history.

Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Policy. On

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Breaking News: President Trump ordered new signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History to warn that its depiction of U.S. history, in his view, is “inaccurate.” It was the latest escalation in his dispute with the institution.

Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum

President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”

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When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.

When a government orders "corrective" signage telling citizens what their own history really means, it isn't restoring trust, it is using an authoritarian playbook. This Executive Order is blatantly illegal and Courts should stop it. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Policy. On

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The illegal Iran war is exacting higher and higher prices - perhaps we could return to international law? @nytimes.com: The U.S.-Saudi pact covers civilian nuclear power. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...

U.S. Signs Deal That Could Let Saudis Enrich Nuclear Fuel

The accord is intended to further bind the United States with the Saudi government as the war with Iran strains the relationship.

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A decade ago, the UK voted to leave the EU, leading to a sustained period of upheaval and uncertainty. This Global Insight feature explores how Brexit continues to affect everything from defence and security to the economy, and from tech and AI to the rule of law. www.ibanet.org/Ten-years-af...

Of course this violates multiple of the US' international obligations and potentially makes those who ordered such an attack war criminals.

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Trump vows to attack Iranian nuclear facility as Middle East war escalates ft.trib.al/J3LNKYA

US climate denial is now used as excuse to lower EU ETS ambition: @ec.europa.eu argues 'the geopolitical and economic context has changed, and EU industry is under increased pressure' But only high climate ambition fosters innovation. This proposal violates the EU NDC. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Commission boosts Europe\'s competitiveness, decarbonisation and independence with Electrification Action Plan and ETS review

The Commission today presents an Electrification Action Plan to make Europe the first electro-powered continent, and a stronger carbon market to support EU\'s industry in the clean transition and elec...

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Cambridge University and Trinity College have launched a global hunt for a new Professor of Sustainability 🌍 The Hatton Professorship of Sustainability will be advertised this summer, with the successful candidate starting in the academic year 2026/27. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4weOeVh

On 15 May 2026, the International Law Commission adopted the draft articles on Immunity of State Officials from Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction on second reading. Hua Deng examines how this swift agreement contrasts with nearly two decades of contentious debate. voelkerrechtsblog.org/of-continuou...

Of Continuous Controversies and Unfinished Tasks

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Another day and another violation of international law by the current US government, there is no legal right to retaliation in these circumstances. Indeed the war against Iran is illegal and constitutes a violation of the UN Charter. Time to return to international law. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

US launches fresh strikes on Iran, as Trump warns of retaliation for deaths of soldiers

The US says the attacks were aimed at degrading Iran's capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Perhaps countries could come together and actually explain to Mr Trump that his supreme lawlessness needs to stop. Today the victim is Canada. Trump imposes 50% tariff on Canadian imports www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump imposes 50% tariff on Canadian imports

The duties take effect within 30 days and mark a major escalation in trade tensions between the North American neighbours.

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"Don't wait for an opportunity to come your way. Take a first step with what you have."✨ Hughes Hall PhD student Junayd Islam shares how he's combining climate research, theatre and poetry while studying civil engineering for zero carbon.💡 Learn more⬇️ www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/news/s...

Student stories: Finding purpose through climate research and drama - Hughes Hall

Hughes Hall PhD student Junayd Islam studies civil engineering for zero carbon Alongside this he is pursuing creative interests as an actor-poet and convenes the College Drama Society, Hughes…

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Congratulations @andyburnham.bsky.social on becoming Prime Minister of the UK. The new Prime Minister graduated from @fitzwilliamcollege.bsky.social in English in 1988. At Cambridge, he won inter-collegiate football, helped set up his College's women's cricket team and met his wife Marie-France.

Such an awesome event - Join our friends from Voices of Future Generations for the Online Celebration of Indigenous Children’s Voices & Rights for Sustainability! 📅 Saturday, July 25, 2026 🕛 9:00 AM PDT | 12:00 PM EDT | 5:00 PM BST www.eventbrite.ca/e/online-cel...

Restore and create wetlands to mitigate flood risks - Sign the Petition! c.org/nxPSsYKbc6 via @ukchange.bsky.social

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Restore and create wetlands to mitigate flood risks

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📅Save the date!📅 The @uaces.bsky.social sky 57th Annual Conference heads to Bordeaux, France, from 30th August to 1st September 2027. We look forward to the conversations and research the event will bring. Exciting times. #UACES #EuropeanStudies

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UACES 57th Annual Conference is Heading to Bordeaux We're delighted to announce that the UACES 57th Annual Conference will take place at ESSCA School of Management in Bordeaux, France, from 30 August to 1 September 2027. #UACES #EuropeanStudies #AcademicConference #Bordeaux #ResearchCommunity

Destroying civilian infrastructure is a war crime, here threatened by the US President on Iran. Threatening war crimes constitutes a violation of international law. Hoping really that all states could return to international law. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants in Iran unless talks resume

Trump's comments aired as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth day in a row and the US resumed blockading Iranian ports.

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Here is another blatant violation of international law. While the USA might not be bound by its original signature of the Rome Statute (leaving aside if it can be 'unsigned'), dismantling an institution tasked by the SC with a Chapter 7 measure violates UN law. www.state.gov/releases/off...

State Department Launches Campaign to Dismantle International Criminal Court’s Threat to American Sovereignty - United States Department of State

Today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a sweeping campaign to dismantle the threat posed by the International Criminal Court to U.S. sovereignty. The campaign will feature a whole-of-governme...

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So many new international law violations by the Trump administration this week. I found these new Brazil tariffs so completely unjustified, it is infuriating. www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/b...

US announces new 25% tariffs on Brazil for ‘unfair’ trade practices | CNN Business

The US plans to impose a 25% tariff on some Brazilian imports, after a yearlong investigation concluded that the country had engaged in “unfair” trade practices.

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Warm invitation to this amazing and special book launch in Ottawa on Monday at 5pm - join us if you are in town.

Also concluding greetings from Dr. Eghosa Ekhator from the Nigerian Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy www.ajol.info/index.php/js... @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

Closing remarks from @mcgill.ca's Randa Omar of Inter-Gentes - the @mcgill.ca Law journal on International Law and Legal Pluralism - as well the McGill Journal on Sustainable Development Law and Policy. @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

A warm greeting from the Chair @ila-canada.bsky.social Dr Oonagh Fitzgerald for the Symposium. Biodiversity degradation and climate change threaten the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

A warm welcome from Prof @mccordonier.bsky.social for the concluding panel of Human Rights, Sustainable Development & the Law - Global Online Symposium 2026 @cisdl.bsky.social #SDLaw26

Delighted to join the closing Roundtable of the @cisdl.bsky.social Human Rights, Sustainable Development & the Law - Global Online Symposium 2026, HE Judge CG Weeramantry International Justice Awards & Judge CD Gonthier Memorial Lectures - here with the inspiring Prof Pamela Towela-Sambo. #SDLaw26