There are more than 200 operative pieces of environmental legislations that need a relook to mitigate the adverse impact of the climate change in the country, the Bar Association of India (BAI) said on Thursday. The BAI is set to take up the matter with the Central government soon.
?Most of these environmental compliance laws have outlived their utilities and loopholes in these laws quite prominent,? Lalit Bhasin, General Secretary, BAI said. ?Climate change is a threat to the rule of law and the current legal systems do not properly take into account the complexities of the consequence of global warming,? he added.
Notable green laws that the industry needs to adhere to, include the Indian Forests Act, 1972, Water (prevention and control of pollution) Act, 1974, Environment (protection) act, 1986, National Environment Policy, 2006, Energy Conservation Act, 2003, National Environment Tribunal Act, 1995, Forest policy, 1988 and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
More than 250 lawyers across the country are expected to participate in a national seminar on ?climate change and the role of law? on May 2-3, to discuss a range of issues concerning impact of climate change and is expected to formulate a Delhi Declaration on climate change. The conference, to be inaugurated by Former Supreme Court Chief justice J S Verma and BAI President Fali Nariman, would discuss various aspects of air, water and energy and natural resource management from a legal perspective.