"Ultimately, I argue that #climate change requires a transformation in the practice of law, namely that #lawyers choosing to represent climate wreckers should be held accountable for their decision to do so" - Prof. @camilabustos.bsky.social
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Posts by Camila Bustos
NEW issue of #ClimateVoices featuring Camila Bustos (@camilabustos.bsky.social), an Assistant Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.
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βFirms will make one of two choices: they will work to maintain and strengthen their climate commitments, or swim with the political currents and sell the rest of us down the river,β said @lsca.bsky.social.
I hosted 9 colleagues from the U.S. & Europe for a symposium on climate adaptation research & the just transition framework at IU's Gateway in Berlin. I am grateful for their engagement & excited to stay in touch. Thank you to my colleagues @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social & IU Global for making it happen.
Are you a law student in the US or UK looking for an opportunity to work towards climate justice in the legal profession? If so, applications for our national student leadership committees are officially open!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Colombia being the first country facing sanctions under the Trump administration was not on my 2025 bingo card. What a rough week.
I'm excited for all the law profs on here! May we be able to replicate the golden days of the bird app ππΏ
The results of #COP29 were largely disappointing for #climate advocates, write @camilabustos.bsky.social and @achinthivithanage.bsky.social β but a few moments provide a roadmap for a productive agenda at #COP30:
www.justsecurity.org/105265/cop29...
Extremely useful COP29 summary from @camilabustos.bsky.social and @achinthivithanage.bsky.social!
www.justsecurity.org/105265/cop29...
go.bsky.app/NRQtCos
Heading down to #Baltimore on Friday for the Pace Maryland Colloquium w/ students & colleague @camilabustos.bsky.social! This year, the Colloquium features students from Pace | Haub Enviro Law, UMD Law & GW Law Enviro. Check out preso topics in flyer. DM me if you want to join via Zoom/in-person.
Per usual, @monicavisalam.bsky.social is asking the important questions. Law, human rights, and pandas. Can we have it all?
Today, Diego Morales, Florencia Ini, and Catalina Seinhart discuss Javier Milei's attempt to dismantle the welfare state and eradicate left-wing social movements, and consider the role of popular advocacy in restraining these efforts.
lpeproject.org/blog/popular...
Winter is okay sometimes βοΈ
I'm still bitter that Twitter is so dysfunctional (yes, I understand that's why I'm on here π₯Ή)
π₯ β π Another interesting legal action initiated yesterday byπ§ββοΈ NY Attorney General Letitia James against PepsiCo due to harmful impact of pollution caused by single-use plastics.
Very timely given ongoing #INC3 negotiations towards #PlasticsTreaty 1/2
ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
My first post on this platform is a confession: I think I'm in a toxic relationship with....footnotes!? π΅βπ«