Law students from ERCS’s Fossil Free Law campaign have met with Ben Kemp, Chief Executive Officer at the Law Society of Scotland to push for new climate change guidance for solicitors ...
Fossil Free Law
Fossil Free Law: A new generation of lawyers ready to confront the climate emergency
Behind every climate disaster, there is fossil fuel. And behind every fossil fuel project, there is a lawyer representing the interests of a fossil fuel company ...
Fossil Free Law student gathering
Join us at our inaugural Fossil Free Law student gathering. This one-day event is an opportunity for law students to network, gain campaigning skills, and plan together how we can collectively challenge ties between Scotland’s legal sector and the fossil fuel industry ...
Guest blog: Climate conscious lawyering and a just transition in legal learning
As world governments meet in Brazil for the COP30 climate conference, citizens around the world are taking action into their own hands and demanding change ...
Campaign toolkit published
ERCS has worked with law students in the Fossil Free Law steering group to develop a campaign toolkit for organising on university campuses ...
Fossil Free Law: campaign skillshare
We organised a skillshare with Law Students for Climate Accountability to provide knowledge and practical advice to students on how to advocate for climate justice in the legal profession ...
Landmark climate change ruling reaffirms States’ obligations to protect the right to a healthy environment
The International Court of Justice has issued a landmark Advisory Opinion on States’ obligations regarding climate change ...
