The international community is dealing with a number of global challenges, ranging from the economic to the environmental. Attempts to come to a common agreement on how to proceed are reflected in the international law regimes dealing with trade and climate change. While the former regime has been evolving for more than a half century (from the GATT to the WTO), the latter is only now being elaborated with the same level of detail. Just as in the trade regime, concerns about comparability, competitiveness and differing levels of economic development have colored the discussions leading up to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the subsequent Kyoto Protocol and continue to color the current discussions, which will culminate in the Copenhagen negotiations to be held in December 2009.

Panelists

Marcos Orellana, Senior Attorney, Center for International Environmental Law
Andrew Shoyer, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Jeff Schott, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Sponsored by ASIL's International Environmental Law Interest Group, this panel will consider how the potential conflicts and compatibilities between the trade and climate change regimes are being dealt with, particularly in light of the current global economic crisis and the pressing need for collective action on climate change.

Registration Details

• The event will take place from 12:00- 2:00 p.m.
• ASIL Members may register for free. All non-ASIL members may register for $15.00.
• Registration includes a lunch meal.
• Online registration is encouraged. Walk-in registrations will be accepted by cash or check payment only.

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