From Production to Consumption: Legal and Policy Challenges for a New Approach to Climate Change
ERRG has developed this project together with the Surrey European Law Unit and the Centre for Environmental Strategy (including some members of the RESOLVE consortium). A workshop has been organised at the University of Surrey on Friday May 30, 2008. The event was endorsed by the Institute of Advanced Studies and the School of Law of the University of Surrey
The Researchers
Researcher | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
Francesco Sindico | Lecturer in Law and Deputy Director of the Environmental Regulatory Research Group (ERRG) | School of Law, University of Surrey |
Rosalind Malcolm | Professor in Law and Director of the Environmental Regulatory Research Group (ERRG) | School of Law, University of Surrey |
Walters Nsoh | PhD candidate and ERRG internal member | School of Law, University of Surrey |
Harro van Asselt | Researcher and ERRG external member | Institute of Environmental Studies, Free University of Amsterdam |
Geert van Calster | Professor in Law and ERRG external member | Institute of Environmental and Energy Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
The Project
In December 2007 the international community has begun a two year negotiation process in which the foundations of the future international climate regime will be laid. Europe has been a frontrunner in the development of trading regimes but now it must develop new and innovative proposals that will be able to deal in a meaningful way with climate change as well as facilitating widespread acceptance. Within this greater framework, sustainable consumption has become not just an option, but an imperative for a successful climate strategy. Production focused policies are not enough and they must be complemented by new approaches that take into account the role that consumption has to play when dealing with climate change.
A consumption based approach implies a proposal to move towards an allocation of national responsibility for emissions and emissions reduction based on the emissions associated with the complete supply chain of goods consumed within a country, rather than the emissions occurring within that country's own borders. This project aims to explore possible legal and policy challenges to this on-going effort from production to consumption as the basis for responsibility for emissions and their reduction.
Events
Workshop programme
Workshop booklet
Speakers and Discussants
Speaker | Title | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
Christina Eckes [bio-note] | Introduction | University of Amsterdam |
Roland Clift [bio-note] | Conspicuous Consumption and Hidden Impacts [abstract] [presentation] | Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey |
Michael Grubb [bio-note] | [abstract] | Carbon Trust, Cambridge University |
Matthew Leach [bio-note] | Discussant | Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey |
Joost Pauwelyn [bio-note] | The Right to Regulate under International Law: Country of Production v. Country of Consumption? [abstract] [presentation] | Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva |
Roland Ismer [bio-note] | Sustainable Consumption and Trade Law: does trade law stop governments inducing the consumers to make the right choices? [abstract] [presentation] | Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich |
Francesco Sindico [bio-note] | Discussant | Environmental Regulatory Research Group, School of Law, University of Surrey |
Bernice Lee [bio-note] | [abstract] | Royal Institute for International Affairs |
Larry Lohman [bio-note] | Climate Commodities and the Growth of Ignorance [abstract] | The Cornerhouse |
Yacob Mulugetta [bio-note] | Discussant | Centre for Environmental Strategy, University |
Geert Van Calster [bio-note] | Conclusions | Institute of Environmental and Energy Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
List of Participants
Final Workshop Report
Workshop Report for the Institute of Advanced Studies