IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
PALACIO DE CANAL 1, LEVEL E1
Session information
“Everything, everywhere, all at once”: The essential role of lawyers in implementing the net zero transition and tackling the triple planetary crisis
Thursday 19 September (0930 - 1045)
PALACIO DE CANAL 1, LEVEL E1
Committee(s)
Business Human Rights Committee
(Lead)
IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit
Description
Legal experts from private practice and civil society, and bar association leaders explore the many roles of lawyers in addressing the climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution crises.
Hear about legal capacity building across nations; how lawyers, bars and law societies are facilitating the net zero transition; and the rise of climate competent lawyering and what this means in practice for lawyers when advising clients.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Emily Morison | International Bar Association, London, England |
Speakers
| Lara Douvartzidis | Net Zero Lawyers Alliance, London, England; Special Projects Officer, Business Human Rights Committee |
| Steven Gray | Independent Adviser, London, England |
| Florencia Heredia | Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Chair, Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL) |
| Lungisani Zulu | Law Association of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia |