"Navigating New Horizons: International Economic Law in a Changing World" Taipei 9-11 Jul 25.

CIL’s Danielle Yeow participated in a  roundtable discussion on the theme of “Investment and Sustainability” together with Deputy Minister Wen-Chen Shih (Taiwan Ministry of Environment), Emily Hay, Arbitrator and Counsel (Arb Boutique) and Greg Tereposky, Partner  (Tereposky & DeRose LLP).  Moderated by Julien Chaisse  (City University of Hong Kong), the wide ranging dialogue addressed themes relating to regulatory risks and treaty designs, carbon markets, new governance models beyond BITs, critical minerals and just transitions as well as ESG clauses and private disputes trends. Danielle’s remarks address the nature of investor understanding of regulatory risks in the sustainability era; investment law and the concept of  “corresponding adjustments” under Art 6 of the Paris Agreement; the merits of newer or non binding instruments over traditional BITs; and the management of ESG considerations, just transition goals and national security interests by governments in critical minerals extraction projects.