Clean Energy Agreement Making on First Nations Land: What Do Strong Agreements Contain?
ZoomJoin NELA on 16 November 2021 at 4-5PM AEDT (1-2PM AWST) for a webinar on clean energy agreement making on first nations land: what do strong agreements contain? The webinar will be presented by Dr Lily O'Neill. Dr Lily O'Neill is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research and the Energy…
Webinar: The Legal Protection of the Amazon: Current and Future Trends
ZoomOrganised by the Western Sydney University School of Law in collaboration with Griffith University's Tropical Primary Forests and Climate Change project, Cardiff School of Law & Politics School and Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at the Columbia Law School, this webinar will shed light on how legislation, domestic and international litigation, market-based mechanisms, and…
NELA(WA) Sundowner
Atlas Club 532 Hay Street, Perth, WAThe year is wrapping up and the WA Branch of the National Environmental Law Association would like to welcome you to our end of year Sundowner on 9 December 2021 . This event will be in person for WA members. David Hodgkinson will be speaking to the implications for Australia and Western Australia from the…
Partner webinar: Ecocide as a new international crime
This webinar hosted by several organisations in the Asia-Pacific region, including NELA's partner organisation, the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law, presents an expert panel who will consider the proposed definition for the crime of ecocide. The Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide, chaired by barrister and author Philippe Sands QC (UK)…
The Nexus of Risk, Responsibility and Reputation
ZoomIn collaboration with WA Climate Leaders, join NELA(WA) and WA Climate Leaders on 16 March 2022 at 1-2PM AWST (4-5PM AEDT) for a webinar on the nexus of risk, responsibility and reputation. How will organisations be held to account on their environmental impact in 2022? Our panel will discuss how, this year, the scrutiny will only…
Climate litigation: Funders, litigators, responders
ZoomClimate change litigation garners a lot of attention and is changing business activity. In this online session, the Piddington Society in conjunction with NELA, bring together a funder, litigator and responder to climate litigation to consider the impact of climate change litigation, where it is heading and current issues in this area of law. In…
The Role of the Paris Agreement in Domestic Climate Change Litigation
ZoomKlimentina Radkova is a recent LL.M. graduate in Public International Law from the University of Oslo. She is passionate about legal issues concerning climate change, biodiversity, the interaction between environmental law and human rights and has focused her most recent research on the topic of climate change litigation.
NELA & Clayton Utz Mid-Year Drinks
Clayton Utz, Level 15, 1 Bligh Street, Sydney Level 15, 1 Blight Street, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaNELA & KWM Networking Event
King & Wood Mallesons, Melbourne Level 27, Collins Arch, 447 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaNELA 2022 National Extraordinary General Meeting
ZoomOn 29 September 2022, NELA will hold a national EGM for the purposes of undertaking constitutional amendments to increase the number of NELA Board Members and to change quorum requirements. View the Notice of 2022 National EGM here. View NELA's current constitution here. View the proposed constitutional amendments here. All NELA members who have paid…
Achieving Net Zero through the Circular Economy: Herbert Smith Freehills & NELA Brisbane Networking Event
Join Herbert Smith Freehills and the National Environmental Law Association for our Brisbane Networking Event on 13 October at 5.15PM AEST. Register by obtaining a free ticket below. We look forward to seeing you there!
NELA Webinar Series: Australia’s Offshore Renewables Regime
Zoom*Please note the rescheduled date of 19 October* Welcome back to NELA's webinar series! Please join us online on 19 October to hear from three fantastic speakers on Australia's Offshore Renewables Regime by obtaining a ticket below.
NELA Webinar Series: First Nations Water Rights
ZoomPlease join NELA and Professor Anne Poelina for the next event in the NELA Webinar Series: First Nations Water Rights. Please obtain a ticket below to join us online (Zoom) on 20 October.
NELA(WA) 2022 State Conference – The Energy Transition: Australia’s commitment to net-zero by 2050
The Melbourne Hotel 33 Milligan Street, Perth / Whadjuk Country, WA, AustraliaThe NELA(WA) State Conference for 2022 is here. View the full program here The conference will be held as a hybrid event available to attend in person at The Melbourne Hotel, Perth on Whadjuk Country or stream online. This year’s conference will explore the topic of The Energy Transition: Australia's commitment to net-zero by 2050.…
The OECD Guidelines and Environmentally Responsible Business Conduct
Curtin Law School 57 Murray Street, Perth, WAWhat does environmentally responsible business conduct look like? Can businesses be held accountable to address the environmental impacts of their activities? The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (OECD Guidelines) are internationally agreed standards for responsible business conduct, which address environmental impacts as well as human rights, labour relations, consumer interests and other areas. Australia is…
Nature-Positive Futures: How Voluntary Biodiversity Markets Can Support a Regenerative Australia
Clayton Utz, Level 15, 1 Bligh Street, Sydney Level 15, 1 Blight Street, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaJoin us for a fascinating talk, networking, canapes and drinks at the Sydney Office of NELA's Supporting Partner Clayton Utz on Monday 28 November. Schedule 6:00pm - 6:30pm: Registration and networking. 6:30pm - 7:00pm: Address on Voluntary Biodiversity Markets by Laura Waterford, Director at Pollination, with opening remarks by Matt Floro, NELA President, and…
NELA National Annual General Meeting 2022
ZoomPlease join NELA for our National Annual General Meeting, being held online on 29 November 2022. Access the AGM Notice here, to be informed of our items for business and voting eligibility. Please register by obtaining a ticket below. If you wish to vote at the AGM and have not yet paid your membership…
Environmental Lawyering 101
Allens Level 11, Mia Yellagonga Tower 2, 5 Spring Street, Perth, WANELA (WA) presents Environmental Lawyering 101 – a speed networking event for law students and early career lawyers (less than 5 years PAE). An opening address will be given by His Honour Judge Henry Jackson SC, Judge of the District Court of Western Australia and Deputy President of the State Administrative Tribunal. Join us for…
NELA WA Sundowner
HFW Level 15, Brookfield Tower 2, 123 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, AustraliaPlease join us to wrap up the year over a glass of wine!