Climate Change Law in the Asia-Pacific

8:45 – 9:00

 Conference Registration

9:00 – 9:30

Welcome & Keynote:

• Daniel A. Farber – Sho Sato Professor of Law, and Faculty Director of the Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment, University of California at Berkeley

9:30 – 10:00

Keynote & Introduction:

• Yuichiro Tsuji – Professor of Law, Meiji University
• Ren-Chuan Kevin Kao（高仁川）– Professor of Law, National Taipei University
• Gina J. Choi – Postdoctoral Scholar, JSD, University of California at Berkeley

10:00 – 11:15

Panel 1: Energy Transition Law and Policy in Asia-Pacific

• Hitoshi Ushijima – Professor of Law at Chuo University

“Boosting Offshore Wind Power Generation in Japan”

• Wen-Hsiang Kung（宮文祥）– Professor of Law, Soochow University

“Taking the Demonstration of Small-Scale Community Power Installation: As an Approach of Facilitating the Development of the Renewable Energy in Taiwan”

• Satoshi Kurokawa – Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Waseda University

“Renewable Energy Penetration in Japan”

Moderator: Hisayo Maitani – Professor of Law, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shizuoka University

Discussant: David Litt – Professor of Law, Keio University

11: 30 – 12:45

Panel 2: Energy Transition Law and Policy in Asia-Pacific

• Yuichiro Tsuji – Professor of Law, Meiji University

“Nuclear Power Plants and Terror Attacks in Japan”

• Yukari Takamura – Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo

“[TBD]”

• Siwon Park – Professor of Law, Kangwon National University

“The Local Government’s Effort to Phase Out Coal in Korea”

Moderator: Ethan Elkind – Director of Climate Program at Center for Law, Environment, and Energy, University of California at Berkeley

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch (provided)

13:30 – 14:30

Panel 3: Climate Change as a Human Rights Issue: Constitutional and Legal Resources

• Tsung-Sheng Liao（廖宗聖）– Professor of Law, National Chung Cheng University

“Linking Climate Change and Human Rights: What Actions Can Taiwanese People Take?”

• Hae Kyung (Helen) Lee – Legislative Researcher, PhD, National Assembly Research Service, Korea

“The Implication of Lawsuits Seeking Compensation for Climate Loss and Damages against Corporations”

Moderator: Siwon Park – Professor of Law, Kangwon National University

14:45 – 16:00

Panel 4: Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Relief Scheme

• Ren-Chuan Kevin Kao（高仁川）– Professor of Law, National Taipei University

“Integrate Coastal Management Plan into a Climate Change Adaption Scheme—How Procedure and Substantive Reforms Designed by Taiwanese Agency”

• Chun-Yuan Lin（林春元）– Professor of Law, Chung Yuan University

“Disaster relief mechanism for climate change disasters in Taiwan”

• Gina J. Choi – Postdoctoral Scholar, JSD, University of California at Berkeley

“Adapting Liability Rules to Cope with Climate Change Induced Disasters: The Case of the Wildfires and the Liability of Public Utility in California”

Moderator: Fan Dai – Director of California-China Climate Institute, University of California at Berkeley, PhD

16:15 – 16:30

Closing Remarks

• Ethan Elkind – Director of Climate Program at Center for Law, Environment, and Energy, University of California at Berkeley