Strathclyde LLM student contributes to UN project on defossilizing our economies

During the first half of 2025, one of our students, Aidan Fisher, offered support to the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights (our own Professor Elisa Morgera) by carrying out background research as part of his postgraduate studies. Aidan is a student on our LLM Human Rights Law programme, and a Strathclyde LLB graduate.

The research was relevant for the preparation of the 2025 thematic report of the Rapporteur to the Human Rights Council on the imperative of defossilizing our economies (UN Doc A/HRC/59/42).

The UN Special Rapporteur is a pro-bono and independent position supported by the UN. The role of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change entails contributing to the development of international human rights standards to address and prevent the adverse effects of climate change on human rights in national policymaking, legislation and planning, as well as in international cooperation and in the business sector. The Special Rapporteur’s work aims to contribute to the achievement of SDG13 and SDG14, supporting the resilience and adaptive capacities of people in vulnerable situations to respond to the adverse impacts of climate change.