Scholars
Gaspard Lemaire
Earth Chair, University of Angers
Based in
France
Europe
Gaspard Lemaire is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the Earth Chair of the University of Angers. His research focuses on the concept of “climate atrocity,” which seeks to reconceptualize climate-related violence as a new category of mass atrocity, distinct from genocide, crimes against humanity, and ecocide. He also led an investigation into the contamination of French drinking water networks by vinyl chloride monomer, a known carcinogenic gas, and is currently expanding this research at the European level.
Country(ies) of Specialty
FranceFocus areas of expertise
Climate policy and politics Climate law and litigationHow to Connect
Publications
Articles
Lemaire, Gaspard.“The Climate Atrocity Paradigm.”Earth System Governance, vol. 26, 2025, article 100290, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2025.100290
Lemaire, Gaspard. “Fossil Modernity and Climate Atrocity.” Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, vol. 12, 2025, article 668, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04883-z
Lemaire, Gaspard. “Contamination of French Water Supply Networks with Vinyl Chloride Monomer.” Working paper, Chaire Earth, University of Angers, 16 Jan. 2025
Gien, Gabrièle, and Gaspard Lemaire. “Chlordecone in the French West Indies: Four Legal Pathways to Compensation.” Revue juridique de l’environnement, vol. 50, no. 2, 2025, pp. 375–392