Published February 7, 2011
by iris_author
The JD/Master in Environmental Studies Seminar Series presents:
Climate Change and the Law in Canada
Time: Wednesday February 9, 2011, 12:30-2:30pm.
Place: Room 140, HNES
All are welcome.
featuring:
TRAVIS ALLAN(Zizzo Allan Climate Law)
Travis Allan is an environmental and business lawyer specializing in climate change. He has
practiced law in both Toronto and New York and combines experience in international business,
environmental and aboriginal law with a strong academic grounding in climate policy and economics.
Travis helps clients minimize risks from their greenhouse gas emissions. He works with a range of
legal and non-legal collaborators to find innovative ways of reducing organizational greenhouse gas
emissions and increasing awareness of adaptation issues. Travis is an executive member of the
Climate Change Lawyers Network, a member of the Canadian Bar Association and he works on numerous
climate pro bono files.
ALBERT KOEHL (Ecojustice Canada)
Albert Koehl joined Ecojustice’s legal staff in 2001. Before signing-on at Ecojustice, Albert spent
six years working as an environmental prosecutor for the Ontario government. He also served in
Guatemala as a United Nations investigator and volunteer human rights observer. Albert is also
experienced in poverty law and has worked with two Toronto community legal clinics. At Ecojustice,
Albert’s work has focused on protecting migratory birds through enforcement activities, challenging
the federal government over massive subsidies to oil and gas companies, revitalizing provincial laws
for parks protection, and tackling climate change through initiatives on transportation and energy
production. Albert is also an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School where he teaches natural
resource management.
Contact Info: Natalie MacDonnell macdon3@yorku.ca
Hosted by Professors Mark Winfield (FES) and Dayna Scott (Osgoode), JD/MES Joint Program
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