Rajamani, Lavanya Archives - Net Zero Climate

The International Court of Justice on the mitigation obligations in the Paris Agreement

by Helen Bunting | Apr 3, 2026

This article examines the ICJ’s interpretation of the Paris Agreement’s core mitigation obligations to determine how, on what basis, and to what effect the ICJ disciplined national determination in the operation of the Paris Agreement. In so doing, it...

Turning a groundswell of climate action into ground rules for net zero

by Admin | Apr 8, 2024

Following a groundswell of voluntary net-zero targets by companies, regulators are increasingly introducing mandatory rules. If governments can overcome the barriers to rigour, coherence and fairness, such mandatory ‘ground rules’ have the potential to overcome the...

Legal limits to the use of CO2 removal

by Admin | Nov 16, 2023

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has indicated that to hold global warming to 1.5°C, consistent with the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions need to be reduced to net zero by around mid-century. This global goal...

The cost of crises on human rights

by Admin | Dec 17, 2022

With crises such as climate change and pandemics permanently on our minds, it seems a pertinent time to reflect on how these challenges impact on human rights. Specifically, it is essential to think about whether the way in which we are governed through these...

Net Zero: Science, Origins, and Implications

by Admin | Aug 26, 2022

This review explains the science behind the drive for global net zero emissions and why this is needed to halt the ongoing rise in global temperatures. We document how the concept of net zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions emerged from an earlier focus on...