Program

December 5, 2025, 09:15 – 16:00 h, followed by apéro
University of Bern, UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern

 

08:45 – 09:15 Registration
09:15 – 09:30 Welcome Opening, Foyer UniS
Martin Grosjean, University of Bern
09:30 – 10:00 The Carbon Budget: the Key to Achieve Climate Stability and Climate Justice
Thomas Stocker, University of Bern
10:00 – 10:30 A Seven on the Loaded Weather Dice - Record-breaking Extremes in a Warming Climate
Erich Fischer, ETH Zurich
10:30 – 11:00 Sharing our Earth with a Focus on Climate Change
Joyeeta Gupta, University of  Amsterdam
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee
11:30 – 11:40 Welcome Address
Sven Rottenberg, Hans Sigrist Foundation
11:40 – 12:30 Climate Justice and International Courts: the Emerging Canvas of International Climate Law
Christina Voigt, University of Oslo
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Buffet, Foyer UniS
14:00 – 14:30 The Legal Foundations of Climate Finance
Thom Wetzer, University of Oxford
14:30 – 15:15 Climate Law and Litigation as New Sites of Denialism?
Taxonomizing the Implementation of KlimaSeniorinnen et al. vs. Switzerland
Charlotte Blattner, University of Lausanne
Corina Heri, Tilburg University
15:15 – 15:45 Climate Justice and Political Responsibilities: Who Should do What?
Simon Caney, University of Warwick
15:45 – 16:00 Closure
Martin Grosjean, University of Bern
16:00 Apero, Foyer UniS