Highlights
On 10 April 2025, APCEL Director Associate Professor Jolene Lin spoke at Yale Law School on The Rise of Climate Litigation in Asia. Moderated by LEAP Faculty Director Professor Doug Kysar, the talk examined recent landmark decisions in Asia, including the Korean Constitutional Court’s ruling on the Carbon Neutrality Act and the Indian Supreme Court’s recognition of climate change as a human rights issue. The event explored the evolving role of courts in advancing climate justice across Asia, alongside broader global trends.
APCEL’s Academic Fellow, Justin Lim, has recently published an article in the Journal of Environmental Law (JEL) examining the High Court’s decision in Friends of the Earth (No. 3). His piece analyses the interpretation of section 58 of the Climate Change Act 2008, which requires the government to set out objectives, proposals, and policies for adapting to climate change. Building on the earlier Friends of the Earth (Nos. 1 and 2) decisions that found the government’s Net Zero Strategy and Carbon Budget Delivery Plan declared unlawful.
Ms Anbarasi (Anbu) Boopal, former CEO of Animals Concerns Research And Education Society (ACRES) shares her 20 years' experience at the forefront of animal protection and enforcement work through the use of Singapore’s laws and provided an eye-opening and candid reflection of ‘law in action’. The seminar was moderated by APCEL's academic fellow and NUS Law Sheridan Fellow Mark Ortega.
On 6 February 2025, APCEL hosted a roundtable discussion on the outcomes of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UNFCCC, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event, moderated by Professor Jolene Lin, featured insights from leading scholars in climate change law, including Dr Linda Yanti Sulistiawati (Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law & Universitas Gadjah Mada), Dr Beatriz Garcia (Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi), Professor Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio (University of Cebu School of Law), and Carol Yuen (LLM Student, University College London). The discussion explored key developments from COP29 and their implications for climate governance in Indonesia, the Philippines, and the broader global climate policy landscape.
The Allen & Gledhill Law and Sustainable Finance Distinguished Lecture “Law and Sustainable Finance – More Regulation or Better Relationships?” by Professor Megan Bowman
