The Annual Lecture, sponsored by Clifford Chance LLP is one of the key dates in the Energy Law calendar for energy law academics, practitioners and policy-makers in the UK and internationally.
The Energy & Climate Change Law Institute, Queen Mary, University of London and Clifford Chance are delighted to invite you to the Energy & Climate Change Law Institute 10th Anniversary Lecture.
We will hear from our keynote speaker, Lord Browne of Madingley on the topic: "Climate Change - a Clear and Present Danger".
The lecture will be the first of a series of lectures that Lord Browne will give in 2025 to reset public policy on climate and energy.
2025 is an important year for both the Energy and Climate Change Law Institute and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies as we share two important anniversaries. The 10th anniversary for our Institute and the 45th anniversary of CCLS. Lord Browne delivered the first Annual Clifford Chance Lecture for the Institute over ten years ago and has been a constant supporter, establishing the Lord Browne Essay Prize to celebrate academic excellence and innovative thinking.
Professor Colin Bailey, President and Principal, Queen Mary, University of London will open the lecture. Afterwards, there will be a question-and-answer session facilitated by Clare Burgess, Global Co-Head of the Energy & Natural Resources sector. Final closing remarks will be made by Professor James Dallas, Executive Directive of the Energy & Climate Change Law Institute.
This will be followed by a drinks reception.
Date: Tuesday 11 February 2025Venue: Clifford Chance, 10 Upper Bank Street, London, E14 5JJRegistration: 17:30Lecture: 18:00Reception: 19:00
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The Energy & Climate Change Law Institute, Queen Mary, University of London and Clifford Chance are delighted to invite you to the Annual Lecture on "Energy after the war in Ukraine - What next?".
Date: Thursday 23 February 2023Venue: Clifford Chance, 10 Upper Bank Street, London, E14 5JJ
We heard from our keynote speaker, Rt Hon Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT GCMG Hon FRSE PC.
The lecture examined the future of the energy markets at a time of considerable change and challenge. With his knowledge and experience of the energy sector and experience in NATO and government, there could be no person better qualified than Lord Robertson to talk on this timely subject.
Russell Wells, Head of the Energy & Natural Resources sector and of the Worldwide Projects Group will open the lecture. Afterwards, there was an open question-and-answer session facilitated by Lord Clement-Jones, Chair of the Council of Queen Mary University of London. Final closing remarks were made by Professor James Dallas, Executive Director of the Energy & Climate Change Law Institute.
The Rt Hon Claire O'Neill, is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. She was Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and President of COP 26.
'The Climate Change Challenge'
Sir Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge
‘Energy - the Scientific Limits’
The economics of the generation, storage and use of energy have been changing very quickly in the past decade. The price for renewable generation from solar and wind, to take an example, has fallen far faster than even the optimists had predicted. Will these trends continue? Is there a Moore’s Law for energy? How close are we to operating at the limits set by the laws of science? The answers to these questions are technology specific, but in several very large sectors, there are real opportunities to do much better.
Lord Lamont of Lerwick, British politician and former Conservative MP for Kingston-upon-Thames. Chancellor of the Exchequer, from 1990-1993.
'Iran and the West: What now after the Nuclear Agreement?'
Sir David King
Emeritus Professor in physical chemistry at the University of Cambridge, Director of the Collegio Carlo Alberto, Chancellor of the University of Liverpool and a senior scientific adviser to UBS. He previously served as the Foreign Secretary's Special Representative for Climate Change and Chairman of the Future Cities Catapult and was the Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government from October 2000 to 31 December 2007.
‘Paris Agreement on Climate Change: What’s next?’
The sustainable options to tackle climate change.
Lord Browne of Madingley, former CEO of British Petroleum (BP)‘Recourses, Rights and Responsibilities: The Role of the Private Sector in Public Development— A view by Lord Browne of Madingley’
In a wide-ranging speech to an audience of 150 lawyers, academics and business people, Lord Browne of Madingley focused on the energy sector and its relationship with society, while touching on his role to help encourage greater transparency in developing countries and tackle climate change.
