The Climate and Justice Group
The Climate and Justice Group brings together interdisciplinary expertise from across the humanities and natural sciences to develop knowledge and research into how law and regulation are shaping the struggle for climate justice.
Mission
We aim to increase cross-disciplinary and non-academic understanding of the significance of law to environmental challenges, facilitating connection between researchers, activists, legal scholars and practitioners.
Upcoming Events:
Upcoming lunchtime online seminars:
- Hannah Dickinson (UoM Geography), "Promising Blue Futures: Marine Biobanks and (regulating) the uptake of ocean life in Europe" - Wednesday 22 October 2025 at 12-1pm, join here
- John O'Neill (UoM Philosophy), "Natural Capital and Biodiversity: Money, Markets and Offsets" - Wednesday 29 October 2025 at 12-1pm, join here
- Hamsa Cardenas Moreno (University of Graz), "Making peace with Nature" - 12 November 2025 at 12-1pm, join here
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Simon Youel (Positive Money), "Macroeconomic Administration and the Environmental Green Transition" - Wednesday 19 November 2025 at 1.30-3pm (co-hosted with Manchester Law and Technology Initiative and the Manchester International Law Centre), join here
- Carolyn Abott (UoM Law) and Maria Lee (UCL), "Why Philanthropy Matters for (Environmental) Law Scholars" - Wednesday 26 November 2025 at 12-1pm, join here
Event recording for Dr Amiera Sawas' lecture on Seeking international solidarity through a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
Projects
- Environmental activism and legal strategies: building a supportive legal community for environmental campaigners in Manchester
- AI and socio-legal strategies for sustainable and just futures: investigating the impact of AI on opportunities and challenges in socio-legal research and practice
Past Activities (2024-2025)
- Online Seminar series 2025:
- 30 January: Yusra Suedi (Law Department), "The Quest for Reparations in the International Climate Regime: Hopes and Hurdles"
- 14 February: Heather Alberro (SEED), ‘Terrestrial Ecotopias: Multispecies Flourishing in and Beyond the Capitalocene’
- 25 February: Erla Thrandardottir (Global Development Institute), 'International environmental NGOs and the struggle for local legitimacy?’
- 13 March: Xintong Cao (Tyndall Centre), 'Sourcing cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a responsible net-zero transition: Incentives, risks and stakeholders'.
- 25 March: Judy Hofmeyer (Global Development Institute), 'Corporate grievance mechanisms and claims for Environmental Justice: a case study of platinum mining in South Africa’
- 29 April: Anahita Yousefi and Sherry Wang, Jupiter Lex and Clean Harvest [cleanharvest.org], ‘Using artificial intelligence models to identify corporate sustainability violations and gather data in support of climate-oriented litigation cases’.
- Public Events:
- 24 March: Lecture with Paul Clark, ‘Climate crimes and Human Rights’
- 11 June: Environmental Activism and Legal Strategies workshop
Blogs
- University of Manchester Global Development Institute Blog: Climate Crimes and Human Rights: What Role for Courts? (28 March 2025)
- University of Manchester Sustainable Consumption Institute Blog: Legal Frontlines in the Climate Crisis: Insights from the Environmental Activism Workshop (20 June 2025)
Social media
Instagram: @climatejusticeuom
Bluesky account: @climatejusticeuom.bsky.social
Linkedin group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13192050/
Contact
Dr Yusra Suedi (co-director), yusra.suedi@manchester.ac.uk
Dr Clare Cummings (co-director), clare.cummings@manchester.ac.uk