Episode 20: A holistic way of considering transition and climate risk: Interview with Peter Carter
Peter Carter discusses how businesses should be thinking about, and approaching, climate risk and building resilience into their business models. He explains the necessity of an holistic approach, con...
28 Nov 202434min
Episode 19: Interview with Sarah Finch – The campaigner behind the most significant climate case of this century so far (Part 2)
In this episode, Sarah Finch, behind the groundbreaking Supreme Court case in R (Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] P.T.S.R. 988, talks about the immediate effects of the judgment for fossil fuel d...
14 Nov 202411min
Episode 18: Interview with Sarah Finch – The campaigner behind the most significant climate case of this century so far (Part 1)
On 20 June 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in R (Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] P.T.S.R. 988 in which the majority found that the grant of planning permission for oil productio...
31 Okt 202421min
Episode 17: Interview with Catherine Dobson – The UK’s Net Zero plans are declared unlawful, again
On 3 May 2024, the UK’s plan to meet the Sixth Carbon Budget set under the Climate Change Act 2008 (‘CCA 2008’) was declared unlawful for the second time by the High Court J in R (Friends of the Earth...
15 Maj 202428min
Episode 16: Interview with Ruth Chambers – Environmental Improvement at a crossroads
Ruth Chambers, Senior Fellow at Green Alliance, discusses the Office for Environmental Protection’s recent annual statutory report, published on 18 January 2023, and shares her views, more generally, ...
22 Feb 202429min
Episode 15: Interview with Alex Lee – The precautionary principle from the perspective of a scientist – Part 2
Dr Alex Lee delves further into the role of the precautionary principle in the context of climate modelling to assess resilience – essential in adapting to climate change. He considers the case study ...
8 Feb 202421min
Episode 14: Interview with Alex Lee – The precautionary principle from the perspective of a scientist – Part 1
Climate modelling is growing in importance in disputes, such as investor state disputes concerned with climate attribution. Dr Alex Lee, Chartered Geologist and Scientist, head of the environmental an...
25 Jan 202414min
Episode 13: Interview with Elsie Blackshaw-Crosby – Lifescape Project and the Biomass Strategy
The Lifescape Project is concerned with creating a world rich in wild landscapes through a multi-disciplinary approach. Elsie Blackshaw-Crosby, Managing Lawyer at the charity, discusses her journey an...
11 Jan 202420min
