The Environmental Defenders Office (SA) Inc in association with the University of South Australia presents

CHANGING CLIMATE - CHANGING LAWS

Legal Responses to the Climate Crisis

The impacts of climate change are of great concern to all Australians. The law in this area is undergoing change as governments look to address the consequences of our changing climate including rising sea levels, heightened drought conditions and an increasing incidence of bush fires.

With the help of prominent legal, government and community speakers, this seminar will provide an overview of legislative and other responses to this most important issue.

Topics will include:


•    An analysis of how SA planning laws and policies address the consequences of climate change;

•    How current legislation and schemes assist individuals and business to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change;

•    How climate change legislation is  progressing including an analysis of the ETS draft legislation recently introduced by the Commonwealth government;

•    International agreements and processes.

Featured speakers include: Lois Boswell, Director of Strategic Policy and Sustainability, Department of Planning and Local Government, Paul Leadbeter, Norman Waterhouse, Professor Rob Fowler, University of SA & Tim Moore, Balance Carbon

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