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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

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