People For Earth

2026 Earth Jurisprudence Lecture Series (2nd Half)

〈A New Legal Order in the Era of Climate Crisis〉

Date & Time: Every Wednesday, August 26 – September 16, 2026 (4 weeks), 19:00 – 21:00

Location: On-site & Online via ZOOM (Only Lecture 1 will be conducted in a hybrid format of both on-site and online.)

The ZOOM access link will be sent to the email address provided during pre-registration.

Admission: Free

Registration: https://forms.gle/d8TH5JsoziAKk86a7 

This course is scheduled to be designated as an accredited training program by the Korean Bar Association (8 hours of specialized training in total).

Lecture 1 (August 26)

Title: AI and the Climate Crisis: Legal and Institutional Challenges for 'Green AI' (AI와 기후위기, '그린 AI'를 위한 법과 제도적 과제)

Speaker: Byung-Kwon Kim (Director of Green Transition Institute / 김병권 녹색전환연구소장) Location: People for Earth (1F, 66, Hoenamu-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul / 서울 용산구 회나무로 66, 1층 지구와사람)

Lecture 2 (September 2)

Title: Energy Law and Just Transition in the Era of Climate Crisis (기후위기 시대 에너지법과 정의로운 전환)

Speaker: Sung-Wook Heo (Professor at Seoul National University School of Law, President of Korean Energy Law Association / 허성욱 서울대 법학전문대학원 교수, 한국에너지법학회 회장)

Lecture 3 (September 9)

Title: Corporate Biodiversity Strategy and Response to Natural Capital Disclosure (기업의 생물다양성 전략과 자연자본 공시 대응)

Speaker: Yong-Sik Ok (Professor of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering at Korea University, President of International ESG Association / 옥용식 고려대 환경생태공학부 교수, 국제ESG협회 회장)

Lecture 4 (September 16)

Title: Trends in Rights of Nature Litigation (자연의 권리 소송 추세)

Speaker: Hye-Jin Jeong (Attorney at Law, Director of Earth Jurisprudence Center / 정혜진 변호사, 지구법센터장)