The real deal-breakers are not at the negotiating table: Judge proposes overhaul of climate summits

Quick Summary:

Nation-states have too much sway over international climate talks, which should give a more prominent role to businesses and other non-state actors to achieve progress, legal scholars say.

Speaking to lawyers and top legal experts in Asia Pacific gathered at the forum, Justice Preston, who is chief judge of the land and environment court of New South Wales and a long-time advocate for building climate-conscious courts, said nation-states, in most cases, do not produce the world’s greenhouse gasses and it is the key emitters in big business, including energy producers, that can potentially disrupt the deal if they are not engaged.

Yet with doubts emerging over whether conferences such as the annual COP climate summits are exercises in futility that deliver mostly vague and ineffective results, legal scholars have been mulling over what needs to be done to get the right people around the negotiating table.

---

More Pictures

---

Read Quick SummarySave Time

or

Article Details

Author / Journalist: Ng Wai Mun

Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: SingaporeAustraliaAzerbaijan

Topics: COP29 COP28 Climate COP UNFCCC UN Climate law Governance Global Stocktake

Source Website Secure: Yes (HTTPS)

News Sentiment: Neutral

Fact Checked: Legitimate

Article Type: News Report

Published On: 2024-09-04 @ 02:09:00 (14 hours ago)

News Timezone: GMT +8:00

News Source URL: eco-business.com

Language: English

Article Length: 1185 words

Reading Time: 7 minutes read

Sentences: 38 lines

Sentence Length: 32 words per sentence (average)

Platforms: Desktop Web, Mobile Web, iOS App, Android App

Copyright Owner: © Eco-Business

News ID: 22363264

View Article Analysis

About Eco-Business

Main Topics: EconomyBusiness

Official Website: eco-business.com

Update Frequency: 2 posts per day

Year Established: 2009

Headquarters: Singapore

News Last Updated: 14 hours ago

Coverage Areas: Singapore

Ownership: Independent Company

Publication Timezone: GMT +8:00

Content Availability: Worldwide

News Language: English

RSS Feed: Available (XML)

API Access: Available (JSON, REST)

Website Security: Secure (HTTPS)

Publisher ID: #100

Publisher Details

Frequently Asked Questions