This year at COP29, Durham Univeristy's application to host an official UNFCCC Side Event was approved by the UNFCCC Secretariat. The event was live streamed, from the Baku, Azerbaijan COP29 venue, at UNFCCC official channels and was viewed by our staff and students at Durham University.

Professor Petra Minnerop, Professor of International Law at Durham Law School, shares her insights from COP29 - including the COP's mandate under UNFCCC, the new Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance, and an update on the carbon markets.

Hafiz Ghulam Mustafa Kamran, PhD Candidate at Durham Law School, offers a critical view of the COP Presidencies Troika.

Professor Laura Marsiliani, Department of Economics, shares her insights from COP29.

On Tuesday the 19th of November, Durham University UNFCCC delegates joined Year 3 (Neville) and Year 6 (Bailey) children of St Oswald's Primary School live from COP29, Baku Azerbaijan.

Durham University is now a member of YOUNGO – the official youth constituency of the UNFCCC.

Our Youth COP Teams were successful!

Durham University Renews MoU with Centre for International Law National University of Singapore through the Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy.

Our three student teams are selected to participate in the 2024 SUAD Youth COP Mock Negotiation.

JusTN0W Team gathered at Grey College Durham for team building, strategic thinking, and unifying the ideas and plans.

Durham Law School is proud to announce the significant investment for an interdisciplinary project - Just Transitions to a Net Zero World (JusTN0W). JusTN0W seeks to accelerate the decarbonization of economies while fostering societal well-being for current and future generations.

The Durham Law School and CSDLP are glad to be involved in the work of the Caribbean States on their submissions to the International Court of Justice, in the advisory proceedings concerning the obligations of States in relation to climate change.