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Under the guidance of the wonderful Maneesha Deckha, we've just published a report in #ATLA on accelerating animal replacement in universities #animalresearch. We identify four areas to change university science culture & do more justice to the 3Rs 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Paralleling the oil and gas (and tobacco) industry, there is now evidence that #animalagriculture actively obstructs campaigns promoting individual climate action. Loredana Joy & Jennifer Jacquet in their newest article in #climatepolicy

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Die Landwirtschaft ist mit 30% der globalen THG-Emissionen einer der Hauptverursacher des anthropogenen Klimawandels. Nun verklagen Landwirtinnen und Landwirte den Staat auf ein mehr an Klimaschutz --> Weshalb? Und was verspricht der Fall? #Agrarpolitik-Blog agrarpolitik-blog.com/2025/03/11/s...

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As I'm teaching environmental law this semester @unil.bsky.social, one book that has infinitely helped me better understand the history of environmental pollution & protection in Switzerland is Claudia Aufdermauer's "Vergiftete Schweiz: Eine andere Geschichte der Industrialisierung" #hierundjetzt

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The @coe.int Committee of Ministers demands more from Switzerland to implement the #KlimaSeniorinnen ruling, in particular as regards mitigation measures and procedural safeguards, whilst noting "with interest that certain issues have been resolved" rm.coe.int/0900001680b4...

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FYI #KlimaSeniorinnen: Keep your eyes peeled 👀 for the outcome of the meeting of Ministers' Deputies (as part of the Committee of Ministers' monitoring of the implementation of the judgment), t.p. March 4-6, as Switzerland seeks to shut down the implementation process www.hlrn.org/activitydeta...

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The 25th Swiss Global Change Day #SGCD25 will take place on April 9! 🌎 Apart from interesting keynotes, there will also be a Science Talk on Climate Litigation with @charlotteblattner.bsky.social, @anavicedo9.bsky.social & @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social. Register now: proclim.ch/id/92NZ5

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Stoked and honored to let you know I joined l'Ecole de droit de la Faculté de droit, des sciences criminelles et d’administration publique de l’Université de Lausanne as an associate professor for environmental and public law! @unil.bsky.social @fdca-unil.bsky.social www.unil.ch/news/1740643...

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Stumbling over key articles like this one - on how the European Commission downplays #animalwelfare in its newest "vision" for #agriculture 👉 #Brusselstimes better late than never 😅 www.brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/1...

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The use of #animals in agriculture, entertainment & research raises ethical questions regarding how companies navigate tensions between profit motives & animal welfare. Do you want to contribute to answering them? 📝 CFP #businessethics #ViennaAnimalStudies www.viennaanimalstudies.com/post/cfp-ani...

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Peace talks opened this week between the US and Russia about ending the #war in #Ukraine, though without representation from Kyiv. LSE's Peter Trubowitz writes that the negotiations are more about realigning US relations with Russia than ensuring security and a just and stable peace for Ukraine.

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Here's a possible glimpse into the future by @rowhoop.bsky.social for @newscientist.com on how AI could speed and scale up climate litigation 🦾 www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

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Fellow #animallaw people out here: Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Program (#ALPP)'s position for a Research Fellow has just opened. JD/equivalent and experience in animal law are required: animal.law.harvard.edu/open-positio...

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🚨 Job alert climate law-ish: Climate Litigation Network (CLN) is looking for a Science Advisor to support climate litigation efforts by ensuring that best-available science is fully integrated into legal and advocacy strategies #climatelitigation climatelitigationnetwork.org/recruitment/

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‚Why farmers are beginning to take their government to court over climate change‘ In a new paper in @nature.com we analyze how a Swiss lawsuit is recasting agriculture’s role in climate policy. Led by @charlotteblattner.bsky.social with @kariningold.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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#Migros-Chef Mario Irminger will künftig auf das Ziel verzichten, die Schweizer Mindestanforderungen an die Tierhaltung auch bei importierten Fleischprodukten sicherzustellen. Warum das ein Problem darstellt und was 67 Institutionen im offenen Brief fordern --> www.tierimrecht.org/documents/77...

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In der neusten (und für mich letzten Folge) des Podcasts für die Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität Bern sprechen wir mit Manuela Hugentobler über Rechtsgleichheit, Diskriminierung und politische Partizipation 🙌🏽 open.spotify.com/episode/6wVN...

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Instead of ignoring animal death (killing?) as part of the 3R methodology, here's a compelling argument for considering it in the 3R calculus and ways to implement it. @c-rp.bsky.social Edwin Louis-Maerten, @nicodmueller.bsky.social & David Shaw

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As predicted long ago by climate scientists...

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Cordelia Bähr, the lead lawyer in the KlimaSeniorinnen case, is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. Bähr finishes her interview with the stark reminder that “I thought when you win, it’s done. But it’s obviously not the case.” #climatelaw www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Newly published study by Philippe Thalmann (@EPFL) and Antoine Thalmann (@UNIL) on the #climate impact of tax reliefs in Switzerland. Not only subsidies, but likewise tax reliefs for activities involving large greenhouse gas emissions can severely thwart reaching net zero www.epfl.ch/labs/leure/w...

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Today is Day 5⃣ of the #ClimateJustice hearings @ ⚖️ 🇺🇳 the International Court of Justice. We will hear from: 🇯🇲 Jamaica, 🇵🇬 PNG, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇰🇮 Kiribati, 🇰🇼 Kuwait, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇲🇼 Malawi, 🇲🇻 Maldives, 🌍 African Union. I will provide a brief summary at 1pm. #AOLetsGo

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Right now ⏰ tune in to the live hearings at the International Court of Justice (#ICJ) in the advisory proceedings on #ClimateChange – Belize; Bolivia; Brazil. Burkina Faso; Cameroon and Philippines webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p...

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Wanna watch me babble on 💬 about #animals in political decision-making after a long conference day? Here you go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0eM... A big thank you to @friderikespang.bsky.social for organizing the conference at @fdca-unil.bsky.social

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Here's some juicy news for legislators: Natural sinks cannot count toward #netzero since they do not absorb #greenhousegases permanently. Head over to @Nature for the study by Myles Allen, and - among many others - the always brilliant Thomas Stocker @OCCR www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Excited for this - and potentially a good source for anyone teaching climate law who seeks to integrate succinct ethical theories on #climatejustice

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Thank you for joining our webinar on the key outcomes of #COP29 earlier today. In case you missed it, you can watch it in full here ⬇️

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A post-doc position and two PhD positions in sustainability research with @janinagrabs.bsky.social ! #AcademicJobs #sustainability @bizhumanrights

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Time and again, the public demands invasive research with animals to be phased out. Some governments have pledged to such phase-outs, some have backed out, yet others fear them. Tune in to Nico Müller's talk tomorrow at the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law, 6PM CET online. Register below 📤

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Head over to @duycks.bsky.social for a short and crisp summary of the recent COP29 decisions from Baku

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#Animalresearch committees authorizing research done on animals should closely check if they consider all of the harms associated with animal research, ie harms incurred before and after an actual experiment, such as through breeding, transportation, and killing.

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Looking for some analytic depth and food for thought to make sense of the recent climate change rulings? Head over to @verfassungsblog.de's most recent #openaccess book on "The Transformation of European Climate Litigation." With an up-to-date discussion of the recent #KlimaSeniorinnen case by me 📚

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The Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (#OCCR) is looking for a Director and Professor in #Climate or Climate Impact Science, as a successor of Prof. Martin Grosjean. 👉🏾 Head over to oeschger.unibe.ch/services/job... and share widely! 🛜

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