Climate Governance and the Rule of Law
Channel: U.S. - Asia Law Institute NYU
Date: 2022-03-24

This is the first panel of US-Asia Law Institute's annual Timothy A. Gelatt Dialogue on the Rule of Law in East Asia: Climate Change in Asia-Pacific.

The latest report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms that the damage to Earth’s ecosystems from rising temperatures is mounting far more rapidly than the global community has been able to respond – at least, so far. With an updated and comprehensive climate treaty seemingly out of reach, what are other options for mobilizing action? Our expert panel, which includes two authors of the upcoming IPCC Working Group III report, discussed the prospects for alternative approaches including multilayered efforts at the level of regional groups of states, domestic governments, and sub-national governments, as well as pursuing agreements on single issues, in single sectors, or among non-state actors such as businesses. 

Speakers include: 
Navroz K. Dubash, professor at the Centre for Policy Research in Delhi
Tabitha Grace Mallory, affiliate faculty member of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and CEO of China Ocean Institute 
Jacqueline Peel, professor at Melbourne Law School and director of Melbourne Climate Futures
Oran Young, distinguished professor emeritus at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UC Santa Barbara