Episode 28: Reducing Emissions from Aviation
At the global level, it is estimated that aviation accounts for 2.4% of annual anthropogenic CO₂ emissions and 4% of anthropogenic global heating up to 2021. As the sector continues to grow, those imp...
15 Apr 32min
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...
11 Mars 16min
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...
18 Dec 202519min
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...
19 Nov 202523min
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...
29 Okt 202530min
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 Cl...
24 Sep 202547min
Episode 22: The transition from oil and gas: Interview with Tessa Khan, Uplift
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...
31 Juli 202537min
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 ...
29 Jan 202515min
