About this podcast
39 Essex Chambers' barristers investigate the key legal developments, across both public and private law, in addressing the most pressing challenge of our generation, climate change. Through this podcast, they interview leaders in their fields, and across a range of sectors, to understand (i) the key developments as they see them and (ii) the role for litigation and regulation in those developments, including any legal barriers.
The team includes Steph David, Flora Curtis, Celia Reynolds, Chris Moss, Ella Grodzinski, and Alex Burrell, and has expertise across the breadth of Chambers’ specialisms.
Episodes
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- Episode 31: Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation – 2026 Snapshot Report · 24 min · Episode 31A dive into the key trends and evolutions in global climate litigation, as set out in the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment's recent report…
- Episode 30: Climate Attribution in Litigation: Interview with Dr Matt Ösund-Ireland · 28 min · Episode 3039 Essex Chambers’ barrister Christopher Moss discusses climate attribution and the role it plays in litigation with Dr Matt Ösund-Ireland a partner at HKA with over 30 years’ of…
- Episode 29: The Government’s Drive for Green Energy and its Legal Implications · 29 min · Episode 29In this episode, Matthew McFeeley, a partner at Richard Buxton Solicitors discusses the legal implications of the Government’s drive for green energy with Celia Reynolds, a…
- Episode 28: Reducing Emissions from Aviation · 32 min · Episode 28At 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…
- Episode 27: Ecosystem Collapse and the UK's National Security · 16 min · Episode 27In 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…
- Episode 26: 2025 Caselaw Roundup · 19 min · Episode 26In 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…
- Episode 25: The UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Interview with Dr Diana Casey · 23 min · Episode 2539 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…
- Episode 24: The Challenges and Opportunities of Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage: Interview with Professor Paul Fennell · 30 min · Episode 2439 Essex Chambers' barrister Celia Reynolds talks to Professor Paul Fennell, professor of clean energy at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London. His…
- Episode 23: The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Interview with Nikki Reisch and Lucy Maxwell · 47 min · Episode 2339 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…
- Episode 22: The transition from oil and gas: Interview with Tessa Khan, Uplift · 38 min · Episode 22Tessa 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…
- Episode 21: Role of the energy regulator in achieving a net zero future: Interview with Sinead Murray · 16 min · Episode 2139 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…
- Episode 20: A holistic way of considering transition and climate risk: Interview with Peter Carter · 34 min · Episode 20Peter 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…
- Episode 19: Interview with Sarah Finch – The campaigner behind the most significant climate case of this century so far (Part 2) · 11 min · Episode 19In 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…
- Episode 18: Interview with Sarah Finch – The campaigner behind the most significant climate case of this century so far (Part 1) · 21 min · Episode 18On 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…
- Episode 17: Interview with Catherine Dobson – The UK’s Net Zero plans are declared unlawful, again · 29 min · Episode 17On 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…
- Episode 16: Interview with Ruth Chambers – Environmental Improvement at a crossroads · 30 min · Episode 16Ruth 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…
- Episode 15: Interview with Alex Lee – The precautionary principle from the perspective of a scientist – Part 2 · 21 min · Episode 15Dr 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…
- Episode 14: Interview with Alex Lee – The precautionary principle from the perspective of a scientist – Part 1 · 15 min · Episode 14Climate modelling is growing in importance in disputes, such as investor state disputes concerned with climate attribution. Dr Alex Lee, Chartered Geologist and Scientist, head…
- Episode 13: Interview with Elsie Blackshaw-Crosby – Lifescape Project and the Biomass Strategy · 20 min · Episode 13The 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…
- Episode 12: Interview with Paul Redington – The Unintended Consequences of Solar: an Insurer's Perspective · 14 min · Episode 12Whilst recognising the importance of renewable energy sources, Paul Redington, regional major loss property claims manager at Zurich, emphasises the need to be aware of the risks…
