The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on Climate Change, delivered last year, ruled that nations must act to combat climate change, including by regulating fossil-fuel emitting activities in their jurisdictions whether conducted by public actors or private entities like corporations. This landmark international decision has wide-ranging implications for the corporate sector in Australia and globally.

This panel session, jointly convened by the Laureate Program on Global Corporate Climate Accountability and Climate Integrity, will discuss some of the potential implications of the ICJ Advisory Opinion for companies, directors, investors and regulators, including:

What the international climate decision means for Australia

What domestic regulatory reforms could be required for Australia to meet its international obligations
How the ICJ opinion has heightened climate-related risks for fossil fuel and other emissions-intensive companies and may raise the standard of care expected of directors of those companies

The role that corporations, directors and investors could play in regulatory reform and raising ambition for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.

This is a hybrid event, with both in person and online registration options.

Contact the host of International Law, Directors Duties, and Corporate Climate Accountability