Signs of Crystallization in Climate Law: Recent Judicial and Institutional Developments
By Reza Maddahi, Doctoral Researcher The End of Constructive Ambiguity For much of the past three decades, international climate law operated under a form of constructive ambiguity, with treaty language calibrated to maintain broad participation even at the cost of precision and enforceability. Between 2023 and 2025, however, this dynamic began to shift. A series […]
Just transition advances at COP30, but concrete measures are still pending
by Vilja Johansson, Doctoral Researcher This blog post was first published on 2035Legitimacy (27 November 2025). The decision at COP30 to develop a new just transition mechanism is hailed as a historical climate justice decision, while others warn of the lack of concrete commitments and measures. What would a just transition mechanism entail, and how […]