Key developments in climate change and international trade law

In this session, Bjørn-Oliver Magsig (Victoria University of Wellington) and Hannah Bain (Russell McVeagh) will delve into the implications of recent New Zealand free trade agreements for climate action in Aotearoa.  The session will include discussion of New Zealand's obligations under recent free trade agreements with the EU and UK, including how these relate to New Zealand's nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement.  The discussion will also cover how New Zealand corporates are affected by developments in international trade law relating to climate change, and how organisations can prepare themselves in light of regulatory and policy uncertainty.

Dr Bjørn-Oliver Magsig (Associate Dean, International) is a Senior Lecturer at the the Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington, where he teaches and researches Climate Change Law & Policy and Public International Law. He sits on the board of Lawyers for Climate Action NZ Inc and chairs its international issues subcommittee.

Hannah Bain is a Special Counsel at Russell McVeagh and is the firm's Head of Climate Change. In that role she advises clients on a wide spectrum of issues relating to the transition to a low-emissions, climate resilient future.

The zoom webinar will last 1 hour including a Q&A session to finish facilitated by Lawyers for Climate Action's Executive Director, Jessica Palairet.