Episode 23: The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Interview with Nikki Reisch and Lucy Maxwell

Episode 23: The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Interview with Nikki Reisch and Lucy Maxwell

39 Essex Chambers' barrister Flora Curtis talks to Nikki Reisch, Director of the Climate and Energy Programme at the Center for International Environmental Law, and Lucy Maxwell, Co-Director of the Climate Litigation Network, about the ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change handed down on 23 July 2025.

Nikki discusses the background to the case and its origins in the work of Pacific Island students. Nikki then discusses the ICJ's conclusion on whether the interpretive principle of lex specialis is relevant to States' climate change obligations. Lucy sets out the ICJ's key findings on the question of States' obligations under international law when it comes to the issue of climate change, both under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement and more broadly. Nikki and Lucy then discuss the Court's conclusions on the legal consequences for States who fail to comply with their international obligations on climate change, before considering the likely impact of the ICJ's decision.

Correction Note: At 25:19 “the State” should say “the Court”. At 28:17 and 38:41 Nikki’s observations were related to continued statehood in the face of sea level rise and not shifting maritime boundaries, reflective of the Court’s observation that sea level rise does not legally affect maritime boundaries or statehood. At 44:05, Nikki’s comment related to a request that has been made to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, not from which a request has been made.

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Episode 28: Reducing Emissions from Aviation

Episode 28: Reducing Emissions from Aviation

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Episode 27: Ecosystem Collapse and the UK's National Security

Episode 27: Ecosystem Collapse and the UK's National Security

In the first episode of 2026, Ruth Chambers, Senior Fellow at Green Alliance returns to discuss the UK Government’s assessment of global biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse with Flora Curtis, bar...

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Episode 26: 2025 Caselaw Roundup

Episode 26: 2025 Caselaw Roundup

In this special end-of-year episode, 39 Essex Chambers' barrister Ella Grodzinski and Anna Tranter of Irwin Mitchell look back at the key climate caselaw developments of the year.Costs & Aarhus protec...

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Episode 25: The UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Interview with Dr Diana Casey

Episode 25: The UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Interview with Dr Diana Casey

39 Essex Chambers' barrister Christopher Moss discusses the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (“UK ETS”) with Dr Diana Casey, the Executive Director of Energy and Climate change at the Mineral Products Asso...

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Episode 24: The Challenges and Opportunities of Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage: Interview with Professor Paul Fennell

Episode 24: The Challenges and Opportunities of Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage: Interview with Professor Paul Fennell

39 Essex Chambers' barrister Celia Reynolds talks to Professor Paul Fennell, professor of clean energy at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London.His work encompasses the decar...

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Episode 22: The transition from oil and gas: Interview with Tessa Khan, Uplift

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Tessa Khan is the Executive Director at Uplift, a climate action organisation that supports efforts to transition rapidly and fairly away from oil and gas production in the UK. In this episode, she di...

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Episode 21: Role of the energy regulator in achieving a net zero future: Interview with Sinead Murray

Episode 21: Role of the energy regulator in achieving a net zero future: Interview with Sinead Murray

39 Essex Chambers' barrister Steph David talks with Sinead Murray, General Counsel of Ofgem, who explains the key and expanding role that Ofgem plays in driving the transition to a net zero future in ...

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