We are delighted to announce that CSDLP and our valued partner, the Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore, will host a joint webinar on 12 March 2026. Registrations are now open for this online event.

The Durham Delegation are pleased to present our Report on COP30 and the Year Ahead. Find out more about our delegation, events and activities at COP30.

Professor Petra Minnerop represented the Coimbra Group of universities at COP30 and launched the Durham Declaration on Climate Change and Sustainability

Durham University hosted an event at the Ocean Pavilion at COP30: 'New Research Frontiers in Law and Science: from the deep Sea to rising Sea levels'.

Durham University will be hosting an official UNFCCC Side Event at COP30, in Belém, Brazil. We are proud to continue our tradition of hosting events at conferences of the parties (COPs), and we are committed to maintaining active engagment with the UNFCCC processes as an observer NGO.

Professor Elisa Morgera shared her insights with the BBC News on how the COP30 is a crucial multilateral conference to address climate change crisis.

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.

A Blog post by Prof Andrew Russell, Department of Anthropology.