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Module 2: Climate Justice, Protecting Biodiversity & the Law
This session will explore the role that lawyers can play in enabling negotiations, and in particular assist countries that are most vulnerable to climate change seek justice. We will look at developments in Climate Change law, consider how the international treatise may be implemented, and discuss how the demands of developed and developing countries in relation to climate action differs.
Why should you attend this session?
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Leading Expert speakers
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Practical case study
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Networking with international colleagues
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Hybrid in-person / online delivery
Learn how can you lead climate solutions
Climate change has significantly affected life on land and below water. From rising sea levels to catastrophic weather events, the impact of climate change is being experienced around the world. It presents the single biggest threat to sustainable development and lawyers can play an active part in leading climate change solutions.
Practical Expertise
The United Nation's climate change negotiations are amongst the most complex multilateral law and policy processes ever. Hear from leading experts on climate policy, including ways in which they are harnessing the law to tackle to mobilise climate action.
Meet the instructors
Legal Response International
Pascale Bird
Pascale Bird is the acting executive director of Legal Response International (LRI), a London based charity that provides free legal assistance to poor and climate vulnerable developing countries and NGOs at the UN climate negotiations. She has over ten years’ experience working in the climate arena. She is a qualified solicitor and holds an LLM in International Business Law and an MA in Geopolitics, Territory and Security. Before joining LRI, she worked as an Associate and Professional Support Lawyer in the EU and Competition department of Simmons & Simmons. She also volunteered for Oxfam, project managing a book on climate change liability.
Olivia Tattarletti
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Meet the instructor
Iyesogie Igiehon
Iyesogie is a Managing Associate at Linklaters (London) and has experience advising clients in relation to a broad range of environmental, social and governance matters. A key aspect of her work involves reviewing and analysing new regulatory developments and providing practical advice for clients on how to navigate their compliance obligations. Iyes also has extensive experience in supporting clients with the development of ESG strategies, including climate transition and decarbonisation plans. She has a wealth of experience in transactional matters, advising regularly on ESG aspects of mergers and acquisitions, public listings and project finance, as well as advising financial institutions on the application of, and compliance with, sustainable finance legislation. Iyesogie is experienced in dealing with anti-bribery and corruption and modern slavery matters in a transactional and advisory context and regularly advises on confidential risk and investigatory matters.
Iyesogie is a regular contributor to the Sustainable Futures Blog and has written numerous think pieces for external publications, including for Infrastructure Investor.
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