lawyers, judges, journalists, workers, trade unionists, and other NGOs—, who, “in their personal or professional capacity and in a peaceful manner, strive to protect and promote human rights relating to the environment, including water, air, land, flora and fauna” (Forst, 2016b, para. ...
QE attorney Will Thompson and was named among the500 Leading Energy Lawyersfor his work on oil and gas litigation. Quinn attorney Nathan Goralink was recognized byLaw360as a Rising Star in Energy litigation in 2023. CLIMATE CHANGE Legal issues surrounding climate change will likely impact almost ...
Questionnaires were completed largely by White & Case lawyers from across the world with their team of environmental law experts reviewing responses and cross-checking for quality control and consistency together with the Vance Center. Lawyers completing the survey were given information on the back...
First of all, in many environmental cases, the clinic teachers and students act as environmental public interest lawyers. They represent the interests of the environment and the victims of pollution, and they prosecute the government and polluting enterprises. These teachers and students also ...
the ABA participates in numerous programs to educate lawyers about their roles in getting to net zero. These programs are coordinated collaboratively by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources’ (SEER) Climate Change Task Force with other bar associations, including the International ...
The market for Green Bonds continues to build momentum. The Victorian Government has announced plans to finance low-carbon infrastructure and public transport through the issuance of $300 million in triple-A rated bonds. These Victorian Green Bonds are the first of their kind to be issued by a...
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The informal group of financial leaders, city lawyers and environmental stewardship NGOs became known as The Virtuous Circle, and its brief was to examine the nature of the correlation between environmental and social standards and financial performance. Several of the world's big banks and ...
Written from a multi-disciplinary perspective, this book will appeal to academics, post graduate and undergraduate students in law and political science, local and national government policy makers and politicians, as well as practising local government lawyers. Anyone with a general interest in ...
Others added an economic perspective to a debate that had thus far been sustained by diplomats, international lawyers, and political scientists (Whalley and Zissimos 2002). From the political community, for instance Gustave Speth, former head of UNDP, also supported the creation of a new ...