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Conference- Making Climate Law Work: Moving from Commitments to Results
February 28, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
Please note – this event is a conference for LSE community only. ID Check will be taking place.
This conference will explore the critical challenge of implementing and realizing the climate commitments made by diverse actors, including corporations and governments. Discussions will address these challenges from multiple perspectives, integrating insights from both private and public law to identify actionable pathways toward achieving meaningful climate outcomes.
Although this event is ticketed, please note that it will operate on a first-come, first-serve basis. To secure your seat, we kindly recommend arriving early. Thank you for your understanding.
Speakers:
- Veerle Heyvaert
- Alina Averchenkova
- Benoit Mayer
- Doreen Lustig
- Emily Nicholson
- Giulia Leonelli
- Liz Fisher
- Oren Perez
- Ori Sharon
- Orr Karassin
- Thomas Muinzer
- Yael Lifshitz
| 8:30-9:00 | Get together and morning coffee | ||
| 9:00-9:40 | Thomas Muinzer
Aberdeen University |
Making Climate Law Work? National Framework Climate Legislation: A Case Study of the UK | |
| 9:40-10:20 | Alina Averchenkova
London School of Economics |
Impact of climate legislation: learnings from the UK, Ireland, Germany and New Zealand | |
| 10:20-11:00 | Liz Fisher
Oxford University |
Think Locally, Act Globally’: Legal Parochialism in Precarious Times
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| 11:00-11:20 | Coffee break | ||
| 11:20-12:00 | Oren Perez
Bar Ilan University |
Green Defaults in Sustainable Finance: Compliance Challenges at the Intersection of Private and Public Law
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| 12:00-12:40 | Yael Lifshitz
Kings College London |
Climate Fraud & Unjust Profits | |
| 12:40-13:20 | Veerle Heyvaert
London School of Economics |
Giving effect to climate change legislation: understanding the dynamics of environmental target laws | |
| 13:20-14:00 | Light lunch | ||
| 14:00-14:40 | Orr Karassin
The Open University of Israel |
Making Climate Law Work through The Regulation of Photovoltaics | |
| 14:40-15:20 | Benoit Mayer
Reading University |
The Climate Effect Assessment of Projects | |
| 15:20-16:00 | Ori Sharon
Bar-Ilan University |
From Crisis to Commitment: Mobilizing Minds for Global Climate Resilience | |
| 16:00-16:20 | Break | ||
| 16:20-17:00 | Doreen Lustig
Tel Aviv University
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Lost in Transition | |
| 17:00-17:40 | Giulia Leonelli
London School of Economics |
Environmental Leverage and Its Limits: The Case of ‘Mirror Clauses’ | |
| Invited Speaker | |||
| 17:40-18:20 | Emily Nicholson
Mishcon de Reya Law Firm |
Climate Law in the courts: a look at what’s working and what’s not | |