“Towards Net Zero Conference: Legal Aspects of Corporate Climate Action in Asia”, held at the Westin Singapore on 17 October 2024, was the first conference in Asia to bring together lawyers, judges, directors, investors, regulators and academics to examine legal issues around corporate climate action. The conference was proudly organized by the Asia-Pacific Centre for […]

The Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL), EW Barker Centre for Law & Business (EWBCLB) at NUS Law, together with the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI), is delighted to host the Allen & Gledhill Law and Sustainable Finance Distinguished Lecture, “Law and Sustainable Finance – More Regulation or Better Relationships?” by Professor Megan Bowman on 16 October 2024 at the Westin Singapore.

APCEL Senior Research Fellow, Dr Linda Yanti Sulistiawati, published her recent article, "Climate Change Litigation in Indonesia" in Nature Communications Earth and Environment Journal.

On 10 September 2024, APCEL hosted a seminar by Professor Anatole Boute from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Boute presented on his book “Energy Dependence and Supply Security: Energy Law in the New Geopolitical Reality” published by Oxford University Press in November 2023. The book offers an interdisciplinary analysis of energy law and energy geopolitics, including the investment and trade law aspects of energy security and the clean energy transition.

On 2 September 2024, Dr Jolene Lin, Director of APCEL and Associate Professor at NUS Law, spoke at a conference organised by the Centre for International Law (CIL) on climate change, titled “Post-GST and the Road to 2025”.

APCEL researcher, Carol Yuen, participated in the 21st Annual Colloquium organised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Academy of Environmental Law (IUCN AEL) hosted by the Gujarat National Law University, Gujarat, India, from 3 to 8 July 2024.

On 29 July 2024, APCEL hosted the Good Stories Movement Celebratory Event at JEN Singapore Tanglin. The event commemorated the success stories in protecting the environment in Singapore and highlighted the achievements of our pioneer environmental heroes, including individuals, NGOs and government agencies. In total, there were 34 recipients of the “Certificates of Global Gratitude”, […]

On 26 July 2024, Dr Jolene Lin, Director of APCEL and Associate Professor at NUS Law, spoke at the sixth session of the SG Courts – Conversations with the Community series, titled “Advancing the Environmental Rule of Law – Roles and Responsibilities of the Community”. The event featured a keynote speech by Justice Philip Jeyaretnam, followed by presentations from Dr Jolene Lin, as well as Ms Michelle Chng from the Centre for Climate Research Singapore and Mr Koh Min Ee from the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment.

On 26 June 2024, APCEL launched the guide “Putting Words Into (Climate) Action: Ushering In Corporate Transition Plans” in collaboration with the UN Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS), at GCNS’ thought leadership session.

ESG investing has emerged as a key factor in ensuring corporate sustainability and progress towards the SDGs. Asia in Focus, explores how active investing, ESG-driven lending, and green bond issuance might be better leveraged to reach environmental and human rights goals.

Carol Yuen, Research Assistant at APCEL, represented the National University of Singapore (NUS) as an observer at the SB60 Bonn Climate Change Conference from 8 to 13 June 2024. SB60 is shorthand for the 60th meeting of the permanent subsidiary bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

On 12 June 2024, APCEL held a webinar on reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Indonesia. This webinar is the second of a three-webinar series on energy, climate and environmental issues in Indonesia.