Are courts a new crucible for climate justice? An examination of global trends & experiences

Venue: Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment, London School of Economics (LSE)

Across the world, courts have become a lightning rod for action on climate change, air pollution, environmental degradation, land rights and a host of related issues. Citing failure by the authorities, increasing numbers of individuals and communities from the USA to the Philippines are taking their grievances to the courts for redress. Held as part of London Climate Action Week this event provides rare insights from prominent figures involved directly in landmark judgements and cases on climate change and air pollution reached in Pakistan, Brazil, the Netherlands, India and the UK, which are inspiring action elsewhere. It also reflects on the challenge to traditional politics and development models as the climate crisis unfolds.

This event was filmed and can be viewed here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AneM64UPoEevuG1ngv790l2nNXuI?e=MDx5mM

PROGRAMME

8:30 – 9:00am REGISTRATION

9:00 – 9:05am. WELCOME

Bob Ward, Policy & Communications Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and Environment, LSE

9:05 – 9:10am. INTRODUCTON

Malini Mehra, CEO, GLOBE International secretariat

9:10am – 10:15am HIGH-LEVEL SESSION: FOCUS ON PAKISTAN AND BRAZIL

Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Supreme Court of Pakistan and Founding Member, Global Judicial Institute on the Environment

Dr Raquel Dodge, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Brazil

10:15am –10:30am Q&A

10:30am –11:00am PANEL 1 – Overview of current climate litigation and future trends

Chair: Joana Setzer, Grantham Research Institute LSE

Panel: Nigel Brook, Partner, Clyde & Co.; Irum Ahsan, Principal Counsel, Asian Development Bank; Tessa Khan, Urgenda Foundation

11:00am –11:15am Q&A

11:15 – 11:30am COFFEE BREAK

11:30 – 12:00pm PANEL 2 Air & Water Pollution: Litigation case studies and transboundary challenges

Chair: Sroyon Mukherjee, LSE.

Panel: Ritwick Dutta, Legal Initiative for Forests & Environment (LIFE), India; Ahmad Rafay Alam, Environmental Lawyer, Pakistan; Katie Nield, Client Earth

12:00 – 12:15pm Q&A

12:15 – 12:30pm. REFLECTIONS FROM THE MORNING - Plenary discussion

12:30 THANKS & CLOSE

SPONSORED BY CLYDE & CO

Organised by GLOBE International with Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment, Client Earth, E3G and Commonwealth Climate & Law Initiative