In recent times, climate lawsuits have been brought across various jurisdictions and involved a range of different actors. This conference looks at the latest cases and developments and at the legal arguments from a comparative perspective. Speakers from Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Poland, Austria and Switzerland will help identify the core issues of regional and global climate litigation. The cross-jurisdictional approach will give valuable insights into the current state of climate change law and litigation and allow a panel of Swiss speakers to address what the future holds from a Swiss perspective.
9h30 – 11h00 Welcome, Prof. Eva Lein (UNIL/BIICL)
Climate Change Litigation - an overview, Dr. Ivano Alogna (BIICL)
Greening Corporate Law - Regulation instead of Litigation, Prof. Marc-Philippe Weller (Heidelberg University)
Perspectives on Climate Causality, Prof. Chris Thomale (Vienna University)
11h15 – 12h45 - Roundtable Germany - BIICL Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation
Dr. Sophia Schwemmer (Universität Heidelberg)
Dr. Mirjam Saage-Maaß (ECCHR)
Theresa Hößl (Universität Heidelberg)
Dr. Isabelle Tassius (Universität Heidelberg)
12h15 - 14h00 - lunch break
14h00 – 15h30 - Comparative Roundtable
Prof. Elbert de Jong (Utrecht University)
Prof. Mathilde Hautereau-Boutonnet (University Aix-Marseille)
Prof. Pauline-Marie Abadie (University Aix-Marseille)
Dr. Ivano Alogna (BIICL)
Prof. Izabela Schiffauer (UAM)
Mark Willers KC (Garden Court Chambers)
15h45 – 17h15 - Roundtable Switzerland
Rémi Schweizer (Délégué cantonal au climat, Canton de Vaud)
Prof. Arnaud Nussbaumer-Laghzaoui (Avocat.e.s pour le climat)
Prof. Evelyne Schmid (UNIL)
Prof. Valentin Jentsch (University of St. Gallen)
Johannes Wendland (HEKS/EPER)
Mark Willers KC (Garden Court Chambers)
17h15 - Concluding Remarks
Prof. Eva Lein (UNIL/BIICL)
Dr. Ivano Alogna (BIICL)
Prof. Marc-Philippe Weller (Heidelberg University)
Prof. Chris Thomale (Vienna University)
Dr. Sophia Schwemmer (Universität Heidelberg)
Dr. Mirjam Saage-Maaß (ECCHR)
Theresa Hößl (Universität Heidelberg)
Dr. Isabelle Tassius (Universität Heidelberg)
Prof. Elbert de Jong (Utrecht University)
Prof. Mathilde Hautereau-Boutonnet (University Aix-Marseille)
Prof. Pauline-Marie Abadie (University Aix-Marseille)
Prof. Izabela Schiffauer (UAM)
Mark Willers KC (Garden Court Chambers)
Rémi Schweizer (Délégué cantonal au climat, Canton de Vaud)
Prof. Arnaud Nussbaumer-Laghzaoui (Avocat.e.s pour le climat)
Prof. Evelyne Schmid (UNIL)
Prof. Valentin Jentsch (University of St. Gallen)
Johannes Wendland (HEKS/EPER)