About this speaker
Benoit Mayer is Professor of Climate Law at the School of Law at the University of Reading. He previously worked at the University of Wuhan (2015-2016) and at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2016-2024). He is the Executive Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Environmental Law and a member of the UNFCCC Roster of Experts. Professor Mayer holds degrees from the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, McGill University, and the National University of Singapore.
Prof. Mayer’s research explores various aspects of international and comparative climate law. His research has explored the climate-migration nexus, interpreted the obligations of states relating to the mitigation of climate change, and explored the role of national environmental assessment tools in global efforts to mitigate climate change. His research has featured in the American Journal of International Law, the European Journal of International Law, and International and Comparative Law Quarterly, and in monographs published with Cambridge and Oxford University Press.
