I graduated from the University of Auckland in 2008 with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and a Master of Laws (LLM (Hons)) in 2009. I was admitted to the Bar in 2009. I am currently a PhD candidate within the Law Faculty of the University of Auckland. My research interests lie within the area of the ethical and international dimensions of environmental law. I am particularly interested in how ethical considerations may be integrated into legal principles in the area of climate change law. I was a research fellow with the New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law in 2008-2009, working under the directorship of Professor Klaus Bosselmann. I assisted in the organisation of the 2009 Conference “Property Rights and Sustainability: The Evolution of Property Rights to Meet Ecological Challenges”. I believe that climate change is a direct consequence of the present self-centred materialism of the world’s economic model. I believe global society requires new, ethical principles that aim to create a more just, healthy and equitable world for present and future generations. Religion can help to strengthen the ethical framework for action on climate change as it can educate about values and global responsibility, create motivation for change and encourage the necessary sacrifices to enact those changes.
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