Making Climate Law Work

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"Shareholders and consumers can influence corporations to move in clean energy and sustainable directions, and that is the key driver for the transition."  Climate law is no longer just a regulatory concern; it's a boardroom reality. Hosts Nikola Duper and Alisa Ainonen are joined by…

"Litigation is an exercise of narration. Lawyers working in the climate space should not shy away from the science, because understanding it is key to building your argumentation."  For decades, Loss and Damage was a diplomatic taboo, too close to the language of legal liability for UN ne…

"This debate about the proper role of courts in relation to climate action will continue - both inside and outside the courtrooms."  Courts are increasingly being asked to do what governments won't. Hosts Alisa Ainonen and Nikola Duper sit down with King's Counsel Sudhanshu Swar…

"The energy transition is a force that's unstoppable."  States have made sweeping promises on climate. But what happens when they don't keep them? In this episode, student hosts Julieta Herrera and Manuela Motta Zini sit down with climate barrister Harj Narulla to interrogate th…

What role can the law really play in averting a climate crisis? In this opening episode, James Dallas, Executive Director of the Energy and Climate Change Law Institute at Queen Mary University of London, sits down with Professor Silke Goldberg, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and Honorar…

Making Climate Law Work is a podcast from the Energy and Climate Law Institute and qLegal at Queen Mary University of London, exploring how legal tools shape climate action in practice.  Each fortnight, we speak with the lawyers, academics, and experts working to turn climate ambition into real‑wor…

The composition ‘Sirens’ reflects on the powerful forces of nature in this Anthropocene era.   Concluding with a key change and notes of optimism and stability, this brief melody is intended to evoke feelings of; beauty and danger; warning simple humans of the repercussions of their fantastical sho…