At the May 2024 ICCA Congress in Hong Kong, Annette Magnusson moderated a panel on Dispute Resolution and the Global Community together with Judith Levine. Speakers included Catherine Amirfar, Dyalá Jiménez, Martin Doe, and Petra Butler.

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The panel addressed the challenges and the success stories of international dispute resolution in the quest for a more harmonious and prosperous global community. Examples at macro and micro level demonstrated how different dispute resolution models are constantly fine-tuned for the greater good.

The audience also had a chance to hear about the ICCA Panel of Experts to Develop a Paris Agreement Conciliation Annex.

In conjunction with COP28, Annette Magnusson moderated a panel on the context, process, methodology, and key considerations of the Draft Conciliation Annex of the Paris Agreement. The draft Annex has been developed by an ICCA Panel of Experts, which Annette co-chairs.

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Also at COP28, Annette chaired a panel discussion titled Developing the International Climate Regime through Conciliation and Compensation, together with Hafij Khan, Executive Director of the Centre Climate Justice Bangladesh.

In collaboration with the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and the Republic of Vanuatu, the United Nations Foundation invited members of the Permanent Missions to the United Nations to attend a lunch briefing on the Draft Conciliation Annex of the Paris Agreement.

Annette Magnusson is co-chairing the Panel of Experts convened to develop and promote the Draft Conciliation Annex, together with Catherine Amirfar, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. At the briefing, Panel Members of the Panel talked about the draft with attendees from the Permanent Missions to the United Nations. More information about the Draft Annex is available here.

Annette Magnusson spoke at a webinar organized by the University of Göttingen, World Trade Institute (WTI) - University of Bern and USI Università della Svizzera italiana, discussing climate change and international economic law under the heading “Investment protection and climate change – friends or foes?”

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A recording of the webinar is available here.

As part of the UNCITRAL Academy during Singapore Convention week, Annette Magnusson moderated a panel discussion on Dispute Resolution in Carbon Markets. The panel explored the landscape of carbon markets and initiatives implemented across various geographies to achieve emissions reduction targets.

Panelists Rajat Jariwal (India), Jinhee Kim (South Korea) and Mikkel Larsen (Denmark and Singapore), shared their experiences, including disputes that may arise on carbon markets, as well as best practices.

The UNCITRAL Colloquium considered areas in which international trade law can support the achievement of climate action goals set by the international community. The Colloquium also explored the scope and value of legal harmonization in those areas and the need for international guidance for legislators, policymakers, courts and dispute resolution bodies.

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The Colloquium was held in Vienna in parallel with the 56th Commission session of UNCITRAL.

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Annette Magnusson participated in a panel discussing the current trends in climate change disputes and their legal implication for corporates to fulfil the duty of care and foster the incorporation of climate considerations into business and investment decision.  

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See a video recording of Annette's remarks here. 

As part of an engagement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Climate Change Counsel's co-founders gave a presentation on balancing economic growth and sustainable development under international investment law. The event gathered a range of stakeholders from government and academia in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The business case for law firms to include a climate conscious approach in client work and building a climate conscious legal practice from the inside were topics addressed by Annette Magnusson at the annual Bucerius Innovation Day.

The theme for this annual event by Bucerius Law School was “Climate Protection: from Windowdressing to Real Commitment”. Experts from academia and private practice discussed climate litigation, reporting standards and future trends for climate conscious lawyers.  ​

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At the biannual conference hosted by the Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Annette Magnusson delivered the closing keynote speech on Climate Change and Dispute Settlement. The conference also addressed progress and in UNCITRAL’s Working Group III to reforming the investor-state dispute settlement system, and the general role of state courts in international disputes. 

Together with international colleagues Danielle Yeow, Mahdev Mohan and Bhavya Chengappa, Annette Magnusson discussed the role of international arbitration in resolving disputes relating to climate change.

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The panelists discussed the current and potential use of international and investment treaty arbitrations in resolving climate and sustainability-related disputes. They also explored challenges concerning interpretation or implementation of treaty obligations and the remedies for violations of applicable international law principles against the backdrop of the climate crisis. 

At the annual meeting of the Swedish branch of the International Law Association, Annette Magnusson gave a keynote presentation on the topic “Climate change and international investment law – friends or foes?”. In her presentation, Annette shared experiences from Climate Change Counsel’s advocacy work within international investment law, including the report The Energy Charter Treaty, Climate Change and the Clean Energy Transition.

As part of the UNCITRAL Academy Program during Singapore Convention Week, Annette Magnusson spoke on the role of mediation in resolving climate-related disputes, including how climate change concerns will affect the mediation landscape.

Annette Magnusson joined a discussion with Wendy Miles, Penelope Nevill and Mahnaz Malik of Twenty Essex, exploring the confluence of private and public international law in the context of investment dispute resolution in transition to net zero. This was a webinar organized by Net Zero Lawyers Alliance (NZLA) as part of London Climate Action Week. A recording of the event will be available shortly on the NZLA website.

In a program forming part of the London International Disputes Week, Annette Magnusson spoke at a panel focusing on disputes that states and corporates may face arising from climate change and energy transition issues. Full program here.

ISDS and the Environment was addressed by Annette Magnusson in a panel at the 11th Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference hosted by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic.  The conference was aimed at sharing experience between senior government officials and, top legal practitioners and academics in the field.  It was open to the public and held fully online.

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More information is available here.

Critical business and trade risks of climate change inaction, how to operate in an environment with global environmental compliance obligations, and Net Zero Regulation & Investment Protection. These are some of the themes our Co-Founder Annette Magnusson has been and will be involved in and discuss in the week leading up to COP26 in Glasgow:

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- 26 October: Spotlight on COP26: key themes and business implication organized by Corrs Chambers Westgarth in Australia. The recording is available here.

- 29 - 30 October: The Cambridge Climate Law Public Policy Conference.

- 5 November: A roundtable on Relocating International Capital and the Role of Law as part of Climate Law and Governance Day