The path to net zero travels through a new legal landscape with rapidly changing requirements, stricter obligations, and unforeseen risks. But on this path, there are also new opportunities and incentives. Climate leadership strengthens brands, improves employee loyalty, and attracts customers and partners. Organisations that build climate-positive action into their core strategies outperform those that do not. This ONLINE & OFFLINE (SHANGHAI) environment Working Group meeting will touch upon various issues including:
The legal landscape of climate change
An overview of the international legal framework of climate change, the EU Green Deal and some examples of national climate law.
The risks associated with or caused by climate change
Climate change is a systemic risk with a potential to impact all sectors of the economy. It could take the form of physical risks, prompted by extreme weather events. It could take the form of resource scarcity due to climate change; commercial risks as societal transition follows in the wake of increasing climate change mitigation and adaption ambitions from customers, regulators, and other stakeholders.
“Green” contract drafting
A climate change perspective on contract drafting brings value to the business by mitigating climate-related risks, and by demonstrating leadership to help fight climate change through contract drafting. The latter is of increasing importance as the ability to be part of the solution to the climate change crisis is becoming a vital business objective for business across sectors. It has also become key to attracting talent.
[Climate-related disputes]
[By looking at disputes we learn how new laws, obligations and incentives apply in practice. This part will also discuss main findings and lessons learned from a study on green technology disputes.]
Tentative Agenda
15:00-15:10 Opening remarks by Peter Corne, Vice Chair of Environment Working Group at the European Chamber
15:10-15:50 Keynote speech by Annette Magnusson, Immediate Past Secretary General of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (2010-2021), Co-Founder of Climate Change Counsel and Anja Ipp, Co-Founder of Climate Change Counsel and former legal counsel at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (Joining Online from Sweden)
15.50-16:10 Discussion panel: Peter Corne, Annette Magnusson and Anja Ipp
16.10-16.30 Q&A, Offline Networking
Zoom details will be sent out after registration
Registration
If you would like to attend this meeting, please register via the website or with Ms Stephanie Sam at ssam@europeanchamber.com.cn
Downloads
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- Agriculture, Food and Beverage
- Carbon Market
- Energy
- Environment
- Legal and Competition
- Environment and Energy
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Environment WG meeting: How to build a Climate Resilient Business Model
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