CGC Co-Chair María Fernanda Espinosa Publishes Op-ed on the Need for a Gender-Sensitive Approach to Climate Governance.

The Climate Governance Commission (CGC) and Mobilizing an Earth Governance Alliance (MEGA) warmly welcome the recent advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate change.

CGC added amongst the first tranche of new members of the Global Commons Alliance.

The CGC hosts a Global Policy Dialogue on Earth System Governance: Ensuring Human Flourishing in the Anthropocene.

During Global Green Growth Week 2025, Maja Groff co-moderated a high-level session on “Technology and Artificial Intelligence for International Cooperation in Water Management,” co-hosted by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and K-Water.

At the 2025 GESDA Summit, Maja Groff, Convenor/Executive of the Climate Governance Commission, participated in the panel discussion titled “Can We and Should We Rewrite Nature?” .

The CGC Co-Convenes a symposium on Climate Global Governance Reform: International and Regional Visions.

The CGC co-convenes a roundtable on advancing proposals for the establishment of an International Environmental Court.

The Climate Governance Commission, in partnership with the UNDP, and the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, co-convened a consultation on Planetary Governance.

As part of New York Climate Week, the Climate Governance Commission and the United Nations Foundation co-hosted a high-level closed-door workshop.

The Trajectories of Hope Foundation hosted Maja Groff, Convenor/Executive Director of the Climate Governance Commission, for an intensive visit to India, covering three cities (Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Delhi).

The CGC and MEGA held a convening at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center to further refine and take stock of progress on its core climate and broader Earth system governance reform proposals.

Transforming Global Environmental Governance After the ICJ Advisory Opinion, an event hosted by the CGC and MEGA.

During the HSC, the Climate Governance Commission and MEGA convened leading scientists, policymakers, and governance experts to address the mounting challenges posed by Earth system destabilization.

A collaborative event, organized by the CGC and THE NEW INSTITUTE’s Planetary Governance Program, about how science and policy can collaborate to address one of the defining challenges of our time.

A new policy brief by the Stimson Center, giving three options for strengthening accountability in global environmental governance.

In April 2025, the world passed a legally binding global climate agreement.

The Climate Governance Commission participated with the invitation of UNEP) in a speaker panel at the Istanbul Innovation Days Summit.

The Planetary Governance program hosted an international expert meeting. The meeting focused on the proposal to reform UNEP and establish a Global Environment Agency (GEA).

The CGC convened a workshop in collaboration with United Nations University on “Governing our Planetary Emergency”, with Commissioners.