PIEL UK

Twitter home of the annual student-led Public Interest Environmental Law Conference UK and the PIEL.Pod

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Data shows 2022 was the fifth-warmest year globally and there could be worse news to come this week https://t.co/3tibz3BOOO

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Did you know there is no official definition of loss and damage in climate negotiations? Listen to @elisa_calliari of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis discuss this and more on PIEL.Pod 🎧

https://t.co/Tbg9dgqotV

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UK wind turbines set a new generation record last month for the third time in 2022. And more records will be broken this year 🌬️ https://t.co/kvXaZBgF9A

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We’re back for 2023 with a brand new theme and a brand new podcast episode! Listen to ‘Loss and damage: what’s the fuss?’ on Spotify now

https://t.co/Tbg9dgqotV

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And that is a wrap! Thank you for the support of our conference. We hope you found our topics and speakers insightful. Here's to the future and change!

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What a success! We want to give a massive thank you to all our speakers for taking the time to share their work, ideas, and thoughts on all our topics. Thank you to all our attendees as well!

We will be sharing the panel recordings on our YouTube page, so keep a lookout!

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Our last panel is about to begin, join us at the link below 👇

https://t.co/7B3kbkIFfy

Passcode: PIEL2022

[Dr Allison Lindner @allowrites]

Super interesting panel on Activism and Environmental law @pieluk_ 2022 conference. Biggest take away from the practitioners on the panel? Strategic litigation cannot be done in a vacuum - activism and the inclusion of affected communities must be part of any effort.

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Panel 5 will begin in 10 minutes!
Our panelists are:
Moderator: Prof. Jane Holder (University College London, UK)
Dr. Allison Lindner (University College London, UK)
Dr. Clive Vinti (University of the Free State, South Africa)
Dr. Feja Lesniewska (UCL)

[Dr Allison Lindner @allowrites]

Dr Ahmed Memon starts us off on the right note this morning at the @pieluk_ 2022 conference by setting out what it truly means to decolonise and what decolonisation looks like in academic practice (Hint: they are different).

[Dr Allison Lindner @allowrites]

I really enjoyed the first @pieluk_ 2022 conference panel today: full of thought provoking perspectives on what is possible for a university environmental law curriculum. Thanks to @arpithakodiveri , @EmmaSHLui @caersmyth and Dr Ahmed Memon for the discussion!

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Panel 4 is about to begin, join us at the link below 👇

https://t.co/7B3kbkIFfy

Passcode: PIEL2022

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Good morning! Panel 4 will begin in 10 minutes.

Our panelists are:
-Moderator: Dr. Kim Bouwer (Durham University)
-Mr. Juan Auz (Hertie Law School, Germany)
-Ms. Wessen Jazrawi (Hausfeld, UK)
-Ms. Hasminah Paudac-Tawano (Greenpeace Southeast Asia)

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We want to give a big thank you to our conference sponsors! Their support means the world to us and our mission.

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Good morning! Panel 3 will begin in 10 minutes.
Our panelists are:
-Moderator: Dr. Ahmed Raza Memom (Cardiff University, UK)
- Dr. Arpitha Kodiveri (New York University, USA)
-Dr. Caer Smyth (Cardiff University, UK)
-Ms. Emma Lui (UKELA)

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Thank you to the speakers, moderators and our wonderful audience for presenting today such important contributions and questions to the conversation around decolonizing environmental law. We will be back tomorrow at 10am (BST) with three more panels. See below 👇

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Today we had an extraordinary day at our Conference. Prof. Carmen G. Gonzalez gave a truly insightful keynote address on critical approaches to environmental law and we had amazing discussions about international environmental law in the Global South and Rights of Nature.

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Panel 2 will begin in 10 minutes!
Our panelists:
Mr. Paul Powlesland-Lawyer & founder of Lawyers for Nature
Prof.Gloria Amparo Rodriguez-Universidad del Rosario, Colombia
Mr.Mohammad Golam Sarwar-University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ms.Mumta Ito- Lawyer and Founder of Nature’s Rights

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Panel 1 has will begin in 10 minutes!
Our panelists are:
Prof. Phillippe Cullet (Moderator)- SOAS University of London
Prof. Usha Natarajan- Columbia University
Prof. Sumudu Atapattu-University of Wisconsin-Madison
Prof. Patricia Galvão Ferreira– University of Windsor, Canada