BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:19710101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:BST DTSTART:19710101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190704T123000 UID:66055963cd1e8 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20240328T114955Z LOCATION:Fawcett House (Formerly Tower 2)\, Room 9.04\, London School of Economics\, WC2A 2AZ DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. [caption id="attachment_45562" align="aligncenter" width="526"] Royal Courts of Justice in central London (Credit: JJFarquitectos/istock)[/caption] An examination of global trends & experiences Organised by GLOBE International with Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change and the Environment LSE\, ClientEarth\, E3G & the Asian Development Bank. Sponsored by Clyde & Co. This event is being held as part of as part of London Climate Action Week. Across the world\, courts have become a lightning rod for action on climate change\, air pollution\, environmental degradation\, land rights and a host of related issues. Citing failure by the authorities\, increasing numbers of individuals and communities from the USA to the Philippines are taking their grievances to the courts for redress. Held as part of London Climate Action Week this event provides rare insights from prominent figures involved directly in landmark judgements and cases on climate change and air pollution reached in Pakistan\, Brazil\, the Netherlands\, India and the UK\, which are inspiring action elsewhere. It also reflects on the challenge to traditional politics and development models as the climate crisis unfolds. 8:30 – 9:00am REGISTRATION 9:00 – 9:05am. WELCOME Bob Ward\, Policy & Communications Director\, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and Environment\, LSE 9:05 – 9:10am. INTRODUCTON Malini Mehra\, CEO\, GLOBE International secretariat 9:10am – 10:15am HIGH-LEVEL SESSION: FOCUS ON PAKISTAN AND BRAZIL Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah\, Supreme Court of Pakistan and Founding Member\, Global Judicial Institute on the Environment Dr Raquel Dodge\, Prosecutor General of the Republic of Brazil Justice Antonio Herman Benjamin\, National High Court of Brazil\; Chair\, Founder\, Global Judicial Institute on the Environment 10:15am –10:30am Q&A 10:30am –11:00am PANEL 1 – Overview of current climate litigation and future trends Chair: Joana Setzer\, Grantham Research Institute LSE Panel: Nigel Brook\, Partner\, Clyde & Co.\; Irum Ahsan\, Principal Counsel\, Asian Development Bank\; Tessa Khan\, Urgenda Foundation 11:00am –11:15am Q&A 11:15 – 11:30am COFFEE BREAK 11:30 – 12:00pm PANEL 2 Air & Water Pollution: Litigation case studies and transboundary challenges Chair: Sumeet Lal\, Clyde & Co. Panel: Ritwick Dutta\, Legal Initiative for Forests & Environment (LIFE)\, India\; Ahmad Rafay Alam\, Environmental Lawyer\, Pakistan\; Katie Nield\, Client Earth 12:00 – 12:15pm Q&A 12:15 – 12:25pm. REFLECTIONS ON THE CHALLENGE TO POLITICS Sir Ed Davey MP\, former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (TBC) 12:25-12:30 THANKS & CLOSE PLEASE CHECK THIS SITE FOR REGULAR SPEAKER & PROGRAMME UPDATES NB: This event will be filmed.