Amicus Curiae Brief presented by ClientEarth 21 November 2016 senior judges, academics and practitioners from across the world to discuss how courts are dealing with the problem of climate change. ClientEarth’s CEO James Thornton is a member of the International Bar Association’s Working Group currently developing a Model Statute on Climate Change Claims and Remedies, a recommendation of the IBA's Task Force on Climate Change Justice and Human Rights.5 6. ClientEarth has conducted extensive research into the legal liabilities and the ethical responsibilities of states and private parties for greenhouse gas emissions in a range of jurisdictions around the world and has developed expertise in this area of law and policy. ClientEarth's staff have given presentations and published articles relating to climate change litigation as well as the obligations of states and private parties to prevent harm to citizens whose human rights are threatened by the physical effects of climate change.6 7. ClientEarth also possesses significant expertise in international law and in particular the interpretation of the Paris Agreement, which was adopted by the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the 21st Conference of the Parties in Paris in December 2015 (Paris Agreement). The Paris Agreement was ratified by the required number of countries and entered into force as binding international law on 4 November 2016. 5 The task force published the report, International Bar Association, Achieving Justice and Human Rights in an Era of Climate Disruption, July 2015, available at: http://www.ibanet.org/PresidentialTaskForceCCJHR2014.aspx . 6 http://www.clientearth.org/ 5