MCIA India Climate Change and Environmental Disputes Day: Panel Discussion [December 10]

Three Crowns in collaboration with the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) is hosting the inaugural India Climate Change and Environmental Disputes Day today. .The event is a first of its kind and will take place on Human Rights Day, shortly after the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference..The event will see Gopal Subramanium (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India), Sapan Gupta (General Counsel, ArcelorMittal), Jorge E. Vinuales (Harold Samuel Professor of Law and Environmental Policy, University of Cambridge), Manish Aggarwal, (Partner, Three Crowns), Kathryn Khamsi (Partner, Three Crowns), Nawneet Vibhaw, (Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.) and Nicole Schwab (Co-Director, Platform to Accelerate Nature-Based Solutions and 1t.org, World Economic Forum) as speakers in the panel discussion..The discussion will be moderated by Nicola Peart (Senior Associate, Three Crowns). Constantine Partasides QC (Partner, Three Crowns) will give opening remarks and Neeti Sachdeva (Secretary General and Registrar, MCIA) will render closing remarks.The programme will also include a question and answer session..The discussion will examine:• the types of climate change and environmental disputes arising in India and the fora used to resolve those disputes;• the international law framework addressing climate change and implications of recent developments in that framework (including COP 26) for countries like India;• investment treaty arbitrations that have arisen in the context of legislative and regulatory changes by States, as they seek to transition to low carbon, sustainable, and climate resilient economies;• commercial disputes that may arise in the climate change context, including construction issues, decommissioning of oil and gas assets, emissions trading, and financing disputes;• implications of recent decisions in common and civil law jurisdictions extending companies’ liabilities for ESG failures of foreign subsidiaries and third parties in supply chains; and• in-house counsel’s perspective on the ongoing transition, including impacts on business and operations and approaches to management of risks and disputes..India is set to be a focal point for climate change and environmental disputes. Such disputes have already arisen in the context of foreign investments, domestic commercial operations, and the environmental impacts of climate change in India.The trend is likely to continue, as India expands its renewable energy capacity, continues its efforts to reduce emissions, develops schemes for emissions trading, emerges as a leader in the issuance of green financial instruments, and attracts investments in new technologies.In this context, the event has been organised..The discussion will take place on 10 December, Friday at 4PM IST and 10:30AM GMT.Register here..[More details here]