[EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME] Navigating the Legal and Regulatory Landscape of Getting to Net-Zero (16 & 17 May)
May
16
Thursday
| Speaker: | Koh Lian Pin Associate Vice-President and Chief Sustainability Scientist NUS Centre for Nature-Based Climate Solutions Jolene Lin Director, Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law NUS Law Melissa Low Research Fellow NUS Centre for Nature-Based Climate Solutions Linda Yanti Sulistiawati Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law NUS Law Peter Zaman Partner HFW Darian McBain CEO and Founder, OCSO Asia Visiting Professor, London School of Economics and Political Sciences Joseph Chun Partner, Shook Lin & Bok LLP Adjunct Associate Professor, NUS Law Sean Tseng Senior Adjunct Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law |
| Time: | 9:00 am to 5:30 pm (SGT) |
| Venue: | Seminar Room 5-1 (Block B Level 5) NUS Bukit Timah Campus 469 Bukit Timah Road |
| Type of Participation: | Open To Public |
Description
In 2021, Singapore’s Parliament declared climate change to be a global emergency. This was a milestone in Singapore’s rapid law and policymaking towards the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This goal is enshrined in international law and Singapore has committed in its Paris Agreement Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to achieve it. At the same time, Singapore has identified growth opportunities in the transition towards a low-carbon economy. It aspires to be a regional carbon trading and services hub.
Singapore’s growing body of climate change law features climate change disclosure requirements for major corporations and a Carbon Pricing Act which is accompanied by an International Carbon Credit (ICC) framework. Company directors are being advised to consider climate impacts carefully in their decision-making at the risk of failing to fulfill their legal duties. Regulators are also stepping up against greenwashing to protect consumers and businesses.
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of this rapidly developing regulatory landscape that lawyers and their clients have to navigate.
| PROGRAMME | |||
| 16 May 2024 | 17 May 2024 | ||
| Theme | Towards Net Zero | Theme | Case Studies |
| 9.00AM | UN Climate Framework – The Paris Agreement (Melissa Low) |
9.00AM | Climate Litigation (Jolene Lin) |
| 10.30AM | Break | 10.30AM | Break |
| 11.00AM | Nature-based Climate Solutions and Integrity in Voluntary Carbon Market Standards (Koh Lian Pin) |
11.00AM | Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): Latest Legal Developments (Joseph Chun) |
| 12.30PM | Lunch | 12.30PM | Lunch |
| 1.30PM | Companies and Climate Change: Regulatory Issues and Directors’ Duties (Sean Tseng) |
1.30PM | Case Study – ESG Leaders in Banking and Finance (Darian McBain) |
| 3.00PM | Break | 3.00PM | Break |
| 3.30PM | Reaching Indonesia’s Net Zero (Linda Sulistiawati) | 3.30PM | Emissions Trading in Asia (Peter Zaman, Holman Fenwick Willan) |
| 5.00PM – 5.30PM | Reflections (Melissa Low and Linda Sulistiawati) |
5.00PM – 5.30PM | Reflections (Melissa Low and Linda Sulistiawati) |
Fees Applicable
$1853 (incl. GST)
Registration
Click here to register. Please register before 13 May 2024.
CPD Points
13
Practice Area: Others/Multi-disciplinary
Training Level: Foundation
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, participants are reminded to sign in on arrival and sign out at the conclusion of each day of the event in the manner required by the organiser. Participants must not be absent from each day of the event for more than 15 minutes. Participants may obtain 6.5 Public CPD Points for each day of the event on which they comply strictly with the Attendance Policy. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy on any particular day of the event will not be able to obtain CPD Points for that day. Please refer to www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.
Contact Information
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