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SUMMARY: Climate Conversations with Professor Stepan Wood: The Mathur Appea
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DESCRIPTION: In Mathur et al. v. His Majesty in Right of Ontario\, seven yo
 uth have filed a lawsuit claiming that Ontario violated the Canadian Charte
 r of Rights and Freedoms  by failing to fulfill its duty to take action on 
 climate change. This lunchtime event\, hosted by Professor Stepan Wood\, wi
 ll begin with an overview of the […]
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 hange. This lunchtime event\, hosted by Professor Stepan Wood\, will begin 
 with an overview of the Mathur Appeal\, followed by an open discussion on t
 he broader implications of the case. Bring your lunch and your questions!</
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 n></p><p>To learn about some of the youth involved\, read Ecojustice's page
  <a href="https://ecojustice.ca/file/genclimateaction-mathur-et-al-v-her-ma
 jesty-in-right-of-ontario/">here</a>.</p><p>Co-presented with the <a href="
 https://allard.ubc.ca/research/research-centres-and-programs/centre-law-and
 -environment" rel="nofollow">Center for Law and the Environment</a> and the
  <a href="https://climatejustice.ubc.ca/" rel="nofollow">Center for Climate
  Justice.</a></p><div class="widget-column-options widget-columns-2 my-4 wi
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 st-026-YORK2952-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="241" height="241" />Professor St
 epan Wood’s research relates to sustainability\, globalization\, transnatio
 nal governance\, voluntary environmental standards\, climate change\, envir
 onmental law\, corporate social responsibility and social justice. He holds
  the Canada Research Chair in Law\, Society and Sustainability at the Allar
 d School of Law\, University of British Columbia\, where he also directs th
 e <a href="https://allard.ubc.ca/research/research-centres-and-programs/cen
 tre-law-and-environment/projects/green-rights-warrior-lawyers" rel="nofollo
 w">Centre for Law & the Environment</a>. His current projects relate to the
  rights of nature\, environmental rights\, homelessness\, the reception of 
 English law in colonial British Columbia\, and the future of the Internatio
 nal Organization for Standardization.</p>
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