CBA LAW SERIES - FALL 2017

Presented by the CBA Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section

Update on International Climate Change Law and Carbon Markets

Laws and policies related to climate change are constantly evolving. Lawyers who practice in the areas of environmental and corporate law need to keep abreast of the latest developments related to the emerging field of environmental finance and carbon markets.
 
This webinar will provide an update on the 22nd Conference of the Parties (CoP22) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It will also examine the prospects for an emissions trading market, with particular emphasis on North American jurisdictions and their potential for collaboration.

Topics will include: 

•    The Paris Agreement (CoP21) and other carbon agreements
•    Update on the agreements reached at CoP23 in 2017
•    Carbon pricing policy development in Canada 
•    Implications of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement for Canada
•    Threats and opportunities of carbon pricing for businesses
•    Steps that businesses can take to prepare for a carbon pricing regime
 

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