Program

December 5, 2025, 09.00 – 16.15 h, followed by apéro
University of Bern, UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern


08.30 Coffee and Registration  
09.00-09.10 Welcome Opening, Foyer UniS

Martin Grosjean
University of Bern

09.10-09.40 The Carbon Budget: the Key to Achieve Climate Stability and Climate Justice

Thomas Stocker
University of Bern

09.40-10.10 A Seven on the Loaded Weather Dice - Record-breaking Extremes in a Warming Climate

Erich Fischer
ETH Zurich

10.10-10.40 Sharing our Earth with a Focus on Climate Change

Joyeeta Gupta
University of  Amsterdam

10.40 Coffee  
11.10 Welcome Address

Sven Rottenberg
Hans Sigrist Foundation

11.20 Climate Justice and International Courts: the Emerging Canvas of International Climate Law

Christina Voigt
University of Oslo

12.15 Lunch Buffet, Foyer UniS  
13.30 The Legal Foundations of Climate Finance

Thom Wetzer
University of Oxford

14.00 Navigating National Courts: Key Insights from Climate Litigation against Companies

Roda Verheyen Günther 
Hamburg

14.30 Coffee  
15.00 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

15.30 Climate Justice and Political Responsibilities: Who Should do What?

Simon Caney
University of Warwick

16.00 Closure

Martin Grosjean
University of Bern

16.15 Apero, Foyer UniS