Isabella Kaminski

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Isabella Kaminski is a freelance journalist specializing in the environment and climate change, with a particular interest in climate litigation and justice. She was previously deputy editor of the ENDS Report and, as a freelancer, has written for The Guardian, BBC, Undark, Climate Home News, The Independent, DeSmog, and others.

Isabella Kaminski’s Contributions:

For the First Time, Part of the Ocean Has Been Granted Legal Personhood

By affording rights to its iconic waves, a Brazilian city is paving a new path to marine protection.

Sep 6, 2024 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

We Must Take “All Necessary Measures” to Control Greenhouse Gases, Says International Tribunal

The 21-judge International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea says science must guide efforts to prevent climate change and protect vulnerable people and wildlife.

Jun 26, 2024 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

What Does the Law of the Sea Say about Climate Change?

A team of 21 judges is going to figure it out.

Oct 25, 2023 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes

Two people in black and teal clothing stand in the foreground in a brown river looking at houses on a grassy hill in the distance.

Could the Alaska Government Be on the Hook for Climate Refugees?

A proposed legal strategy could offer a way for those who’ve lost their land to climate change to be compensated.

Jan 23, 2023 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes

Aerial panorama of the west coast of Maui near the town of Lahaina, Hawaii, USA

Climate Activists Are Waging a New Kind of Legal Fight

In the face of bigger wildfires, deadlier floods, and more extreme weather, plaintiffs around the world are taking up a new tactic: suing for the damage climate change has already wrought.

Oct 25, 2022 | 1,900 words, about 10 minutes

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Isabella Kaminski

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