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SUMMARY:2024 ACCEL Environmental Law Year in Review: Spotlighting Climate Change\, Nature Repair\, Transport\, and Greenwashing
DESCRIPTION:2024 ACCEL Environmental Law Year in Review: Spotlighting Climate Change\, Nature Repair\, Transport\, and Greenwashing\nThe Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law at Sydney Law School invites you to its Environmental Law Year in Review Conference on 8 March 2024. \nIn Australia and around the world\, 2023 was a significant year for climate and environmental law reform. To keep 1.5°C within reach\, COP28 called on governments to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels. An ambitious environmental agenda was pursued by the Australian Government\, including reforming the Safeguard Mechanism and advancing a framework to require financial risk disclosures related to climate change. \nBiodiversity loss and the risk of ecosystem collapse continued to drive a variety of developments. The global Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures finalised a voluntary framework to assist organisations in reporting and acting on nature-related issues. A groundbreaking legal opinion also highlighted the need for directors to consider nature-related risks. The Australian Government passed the Nature Repair Act 2023\, creating the framework for a voluntary national nature repair market\, and consulted on complex changes to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999\, including the establishment of a new national environment authority – Environment Protection Australia. \nMeanwhile\, the High Court\, in a 4:3 decision\, held that the Victorian electric vehicle road user charge was unconstitutional\, raising broader questions about road infrastructure funding and the role of states in transport decarbonisation. Regulatory action on greenwashing surged\, with increasing scrutiny by the ACCC and ASIC of company sustainability and climate-related claims. ASIC’s case against Mercer marked a historic moment\, and greenwashing continues to be a focus of strategic climate litigation\, including by Greenpeace. \nThis event will bring together academics\, practitioners\, members of the NGO sector\, government officials and students to hear about the implications of these ‘once in a generation’ developments in climate and environmental law. Keynote speakers and panellists will discuss the following topics: \nOutcomes of COP28 \n\nReforms to the Safeguard Mechanism\nSustainable Finance Strategy and mandatory climate-related financial disclosures\nNSW Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Act 2023\nReforms to the EPBC Act\nNew Nature Repair Act\nLegal opinion on nature-related risks and directors duties\nThe Vanderstock decision and transport decarbonisation\nGreenwashing regulation and litigation\n\nBook launch and reception \nFollowing the conference proceedings\, the Law School is delighted to invite you to the launch of the third edition of The International Law of the Sea\, co-authored by Professor Don Rothwell\, ANU College of Law\, and Professor Tim Stephens\, Sydney Law School and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. \nThe book will be launched by Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC\, Governor of New South Wales. \nFind out more about the book and order it online here. \n Draft program \n\n\n\n9.15\nNature-related risk\, repair and the EPBC Act\nPanelists:\nSamantha Daly – Johnson Winter Slattery\nGabriella Warden – Carbon Market Institute\nRachel Walmsley – Environment Defenders Office\n\n\n10.45\nMorning tea\n\n\n11.15\nCOP28 and climate reform\nPanelists:\nProfessor Rosemary Lyster – University of Sydney Law School\nIlona Miller – Gilbert and Tobin\nKeith Rovers – Minter Ellison\n\n\n12.45\nLunch\n\n\n1.30pm  \nVanderstock – where does it leave us?\nPanelists:\nAssociate Professor Celeste Black – University of Sydney\nRoderick Campbell – The Australia Institute\nDavid Barnden – Equity Generation Lawyers\n\n\n3pm\nAfternoon tea\n\n\n3.30pm\nCombatting greenwashing\nKirsty Ruddock – Environment Defenders Office\nKirsten Webb – Clayton Utz\nMarita Hogan\, Senior Executive Leader in Enforcement and Compliance\, ASIC\n\n\n5pm\nClose and networking reception\n\n\n5.30pm \nBook launch\nLaunch of the third edition of The International Law of the Sea\, launched by Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC\, Governor of New South Wales.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\n\nFull day in-person attendance: $80 (inc. GST)\nUniversity of Sydney students (full day attendance): Free (Students will need to provide proof of student status at registration. Any registrations that do not provide valid proof\, will be cancelled)\n\n___________________________________ \n8 March 2024\nTime\nConference: Registration from 8.45am\, 9am-5pm conference\, followed by the book launch of The International Law of the Sea\nBook launch: 5.30pm – 7pm \nVenue: New Law Building (F10)\, Level 1\, Law Lounge\, University of Sydney\, Camperdown Campus \n___________________________________ \nThis event is hosted by the Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law (ACCEL) at Sydney Law School.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/2024-accel-environmental-law-year-in-review-spotlighting-climate-change-nature-repair-transport-and-greenwashing/
CATEGORIES:Climate and environmental law events,CPD eligible events
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