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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ETHICS, SCIENCE, LAW - PROTECTING ATMOSPHERE AND BIOSPHERE Paris, December 5, 2015 10:00 10:30 Welcome Panel One: Atmosphere - Climate Science and Ethics Bruno David, Président, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle; Sébastien Mabile, IUCN French National Committee; Justice Antonio Benjamin, Chair, IUCN WCEL; Prof Klaus Bosselmann, Chair, WCEL ESG, Prof Nilufer Oral, Chair, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law; Prof Brendan Mackey, IUCN Council Co-Chairs: Profs Don Brown & Prue Taylor, WCEL ESG Panelists: Dr Kennedy Graham, Member of Parliament, New Zealand; Prof Shi Jun, Nanjing University, China; Prof Maria Sylvia Muylaert, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Critical evaluation of national commitments at the COP including ethical dimensions; focus on the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to GHG reductions which implicitly reflects on issues of equity. Based on the 2014 comparative study by Brown & Taylor the congruence of INDCs with ethically acceptable definitions of equity and the 2 degrees limit will be examined. Related questions: Is a flawed agreement better than no agreement at all? Does governance of the atmosphere need a different approach? 14:00 Panel Two: Biosphere – Biodiversity Science and Ethics Chair: Prof Patrick Blandin, WCEL ESG Panelists: Prof Donato Bergandi, National Museum of Natural History, Paris; Prof François Sarrazin, University Pierre & Marie Curie Interrelations between climate change and biodiversity including current COP. Assessment of recognition of science and ethics including the work of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Biosphere Ethics Initiative (BEI). Related questions: How could science and ethics be more effectively recognized in the international regime of biodiversity conservation? Does governance of the biosphere need a different approach? 13:00 Free time for lunch 15:15 Coffee break 15:30 Panel Three: Atmosphere as a Global Commons 17:30 Panel Four: Ethical Foundations of Climate Change in Light of the Oslo Principles: A Judicial Dialogue 19:00 Closing remarks – IUCN WCEL, IUCN French Committee and Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris 12:00 For panellists and official participants: Guided Tour of the Grande Galerie de l’Evolution (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle) International cooperation on climate change and biodiversity loss requires strong moral leadership. Comprehensive solutions grounded in science and ethics are available, but tend to be sidelined on the grounds that they are politically unpopular. This raises the issue of what forces underlie international negotiations and how global leadership can be reinvigorated. This COP side-event aims to understand these forces and presents strategies for promoting ethical and scientifically sound policy. It also examines methods for better connecting decision-makers with civil society. Global leadership reflects an ethical vision that is powerful enough to motivate not only the parties at Paris but the populations and governments of the world to improve upon and implement strategies to combat climate change and protect biodiversity. Chair: Prof Klaus Bosselmann, University of Auckland Panelists: Prof Cynthia Fleury, National Advisory Committee on Ethics, Paris; Prof Inge Kaul, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin; and Prof Jaap Spier, Maastricht University, Advocate-General in the Supreme Court of The Netherlands Exploring more effective forms of governance of the atmosphere and the biosphere including new institutional arrangements. Related questions: What is the role of ethics for more effective governance? Should states, the United Nations and civil society adopt trusteeship functions with respect to the atmosphere and how could they be institutionalized? Venue: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle Grande Galerie de l’Evolution 36 rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 75005 Paris, France Sponsored by: Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris IUCN WCEL - World Commission on Environmental Law IUCN Committee, France WCEL Ethics Specialist Group Getulio Vargas Foundation – FGV Projetos (Brazil) Chair: Dr. Cesar Cunha Campos (Director, FGV – Projetos, Brazil) Introduction to the Oslo Principles: Professor Thomas Pogge, Yale University, and Prof Jaap Spier, Maastricht University, Advocate-General in the Supreme Court of The Netherlands Panelists (in alphabetical order): Prof Antonio Benjamin (Justice, National High Court of Brazil –STJ, and Chair, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law); Lord Robert Carnwath (Justice, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom); Prof Luc Lavrysen (Justice, Constitutional Court of Belgium and Chair, European Union Forum of Judges for the Environment); Prof Ricardo Lorenzetti (Chief Justice of Argentina and Co-Chair, UNEP International Advisory Council on Environmental Justice) The panel intends to explore the role that judges play – and can play – in the development and application of environmental ethics. Besides, from a comparative law perspective, the panelists will revisit the impact of ethical principles in environmental case law. The speakers, senior justices from different countries, will also analyze the Oslo Principles and the guidance that they may provide to the judiciary when deciding difficult climate-change cases. The main objective is to assess whether the Oslo Principles - drawing on human rights, international law, environmental law, tort law and private law - constitute a coherent and morally plausible interpretation of the relevant legislation, precedents and opinio juris.
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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ETHICS, SCIENCE, LAW - PROTECTING ATMOSPHERE AND BIOSPHERE
Paris, December 5, 2015
10:00
10:30
Welcome
Panel One: Atmosphere - Climate Science and Ethics
Bruno David, Président, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle; Sébastien Mabile, IUCN French National Committee; Justice Antonio Benjamin, Chair, IUCN WCEL; Prof Klaus Bosselmann, Chair, WCEL ESG, Prof Nilufer Oral, Chair, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law; Prof Brendan Mackey, IUCN Council
Co-Chairs: Profs Don Brown & Prue Taylor, WCEL ESGPanelists: Dr Kennedy Graham, Member of Parliament, New Zealand; Prof Shi Jun, Nanjing University, China; Prof Maria Sylvia Muylaert, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Critical evaluation of national commitments at the COP including ethical dimensions; focus on the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to GHG reductions which implicitly re�ects on issues of equity. Based on the 2014 comparative study by Brown & Taylor the congruence of INDCs with ethically acceptable de�nitions of equity and the 2 degrees limit will be examined. Related questions: Is a �awed agreement better than no agreement at all? Does governance of the atmosphere need a di�erent approach?
14:00 Panel Two: Biosphere – Biodiversity Science and EthicsChair: Prof Patrick Blandin, WCEL ESG
Panelists: Prof Donato Bergandi, National Museum of Natural History, Paris; Prof François Sarrazin, University Pierre & Marie Curie
Interrelations between climate change and biodiversity including current COP. Assessment of recognition of science and ethics including the work of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Biosphere Ethics Initiative (BEI). Related questions: How could science and ethics be more e�ectively recognized in the international regime of biodiversity conservation? Does governance of the biosphere need a di�erent approach?
13:00 Free time for lunch
15:15 Co�ee break
15:30 Panel Three: Atmosphere as a Global Commons
17:30 Panel Four: Ethical Foundations of Climate Change inLight of the Oslo Principles: A Judicial Dialogue
19:00 Closing remarks – IUCN WCEL, IUCN French Committee and Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris
12:00 For panellists and o�cial participants: Guided Tour of the Grande Galerie de l’Evolution (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle)
International cooperation on climate change and biodiversity loss requires strong moral leadership. Comprehensive solutions grounded in science and ethics are available, but tend to be sidelined on the grounds that they are politically unpopular. This raises the issue of what forces underlie international negotiations and how global leadership can be reinvigorated. This COP side-event aims to understand these forces and presents strategies for promoting ethical and scienti�cally sound policy. It also examines methods for better connecting decision-makers with civil society. Global leadership re�ects an ethical vision that is powerful enough to motivate not only the parties at Paris but the populations and governments of the world to improve upon and implement strategies to combat climate change and protect biodiversity.
Chair: Prof Klaus Bosselmann, University of AucklandPanelists: Prof Cynthia Fleury, National Advisory Committee on Ethics, Paris; Prof Inge Kaul, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin; and Prof Jaap Spier, Maastricht University, Advocate-General in the Supreme Court of The Netherlands
Exploring more e�ective forms of governance of the atmosphere and the biosphere including new institutional arrangements.Related questions: What is the role of ethics for more e�ective governance? Should states, the United Nations and civil society adopt trusteeship functions with respect to the atmosphere and how could they be institutionalized?
Venue:Muséum National d’Histoire NaturelleGrande Galerie de l’Evolution 36 rue Geo�roy-Saint-Hilaire, 75005 Paris, France
Sponsored by:Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de ParisIUCN WCEL - World Commission on Environmental LawIUCN Committee, FranceWCEL Ethics Specialist GroupGetulio Vargas Foundation – FGV Projetos (Brazil)
Chair: Dr. Cesar Cunha Campos (Director, FGV – Projetos, Brazil)
Introduction to the Oslo Principles: Professor Thomas Pogge, Yale University, and Prof Jaap Spier, Maastricht University, Advocate-General in the Supreme Court of The Netherlands
Panelists (in alphabetical order):Prof Antonio Benjamin (Justice, National High Court of Brazil –STJ, and Chair, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law); Lord Robert Carnwath (Justice, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom); Prof Luc Lavrysen (Justice, Constitutional Court of Belgium and Chair, European Union Forum of Judges for the Environment); Prof Ricardo Lorenzetti (Chief Justice of Argentina and Co-Chair, UNEP International Advisory Council on Environmental Justice)
The panel intends to explore the role that judges play – and can play – in the development and application of environmental ethics. Besides, from a comparative law perspective, the panelists will revisit the impact of ethical principles in environmental case law.
The speakers, senior justices from di�erent countries, will also analyze the Oslo Principles and the guidance that they may provide to the judiciary when deciding di�cult climate-change cases. The main objective is to assess whether the Oslo Principles − drawing on human rights, international law, environmental law, tort law and private law − constitute a coherent and morally plausible interpretation of the relevant legislation, precedents and opinio juris.
