Open letter to the
Federal Government of Australia
Calling on the Australian Government to accept and implement the findings of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change
Ahead of COP31, NELA’s Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) prepared and submitted an open letter to the Hon Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy. The letter urged the Australian Government to bring its law and policy into line with the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change and the United Nations General Assembly resolution endorsing it. In particular, the CCWG emphasised that Australia, as President of Negotiations at COP31, has a unique opportunity to ensure that the Court’s legal findings help shape discussion and debate among States.