IKEM at COP30
Each COP marks a crucial moment in the global response to the climate crisis. Recent scientific assessments and the findings of the first Global Stocktake show that the window to limit global warming to 1.5 °C is rapidly closing. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, COP30 – hosted in Belém, Brazil – will focus on […]
EACL Elects Executive Board
The recently established European Association for Climate Law (EACL) e.V. has elected its new Executive Board at the Member Assembly on 22 September 2025. The election took place during the Association’s inaugural conference, held on 22–23 September in Berlin, following its formal registration earlier this month. EACL is an association of legal experts, scholars and […]
IKEM at the COP29
Each COP is a defining moment in the fight for our planet and a sustainable future. Scientific findings including the latest IPCC reports and the worrying development of global warming have repeatedly stressed the need for urgent climate action – a key priority for this year’s COP29, hosted in Baku (Azerbaijan) between 11 and 22 […]
The hub for basic research at IKEM
The Research Academy stands for excellent basic research, scientific networking and the promotion of young researchers. It is the hub of IKEM, as it bundles all scientific work of the institute that deals with the fundamental legal, economic and political science issues of climate protection. In this interview, Dr Greta Reeh, Head of the Research […]
Experts call for specialised international mechanisms to resolve climate-related disputes
At an official COP27 side event held today in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, international experts emphasised the need for new legal avenues to resolve climate-related disputes without litigation. Sharing experiences from three continents, the speakers underlined that out-of-court dispute resolution methods such as climate arbitration and mediation are on the rise. The side event was hosted […]
Finalising the rulebook – Key outcomes of COP26 negotiations on Article 6
‘I was always drawn to environmental law’: Interview with Professor Michael Rodi
Professor Michael Rodi is the director of IKEM, a professor emeritus at the University of Greifswald, and a pioneer in the field of environmental law: he has studied the links between law, sustainability and climate policy since the early years of the discipline. This has been a busy autumn for Professor Rodi, who in the […]
