ENVIRONMENT AND THE WORLD ECONOMY: Climate Change Conference in Abu Dhabi

ENVIRONMENT AND THE WORLD ECONOMY: Climate Change Conference in Abu Dhabi ENVIRONMENT AND THE WORLD ECONOMY: Climate Change Conference in Abu Dhabi

Thursday, April 09, 2009

Climate Change Conference in Abu Dhabi

This project will examine the impact on development and on developing countries of carbon markets and climate-related investment. The objective is to elaborate a more useful and effective framework for climate-based development.

It draws on the expertise of NYU Law faculty in climate change, environmental law, development finance, international trade and investment, international transaction taxation and tax policy generally, global institutions, and global regulatory governance.

It is closely linked to both the IILJ's Global Administrative Law project and the IILJ Financing Development program.

Upcoming Events
: Abu Dhabi Conference on Climate Change: Financing Green Development, May 3-5, 2009

NYU Law School is holding a conference in Abu Dhabi May 3-5, 2009 on Climate Change: Financing Green Development. The conference, held with the support of the Abu Dhabi government, will address the legal and regulatory elements of carbon markets, climate finance, and climate-related investment in developing countries.

The issues for discussion, include market-based climate regulatory programs, the design, governance and linkage of carbon markets, climate-related conditions on various forms of development finance, international trade and investment law governing domestic climate regulation including of emissions trading and climate assets, and tax and distributional issues.

Conference participants include leading representatives of the climate finance industry, carbon market regulators, developing countries, multinational businesses, sovereign wealth funds, international organizations, and NGOs as well as academic experts.

NYU faculty, other academics, regulators, and expert practitioners will present papers on key legal, regulatory, and policy issues associated with climate finance and development in order to frame discussion and debate among all participants.

Labels: Conference, Environment Care

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