CEENRG Thursday seminars: 'Climate litigation against corporations in the UK'

Speaker: Dr Kim Bouwer (Assistant Professor in Law, Durham University)

The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2023- 24 academic year.

Corporations are heavily implicated in, and have benefited from, activities which cause climate change. This presentation explores the potential for climate litigation against corporations in the UK. It focuses on three core areas. First, it looks specifically at private law claims, their prospects and progress to date. Second, it considers circumstances where campaigners use public law actions to target corporations, exploring the strengths and weaknesses of this as a strategy. Third, it looks at an altogether more subtle approach, which involves the use of tribunals and regulators (including through complaints) to target corporate behaviour. Throughout, it asks questions about UK legal culture, questioning what scope exists for further actions.

Seminars take place as hybrid meetings (in person seminars in the DAB - David Attenborough Building + online in Zoom) every Thursday (please check precise time as may vary) during the term. Please register online to receive the Zoom link on the day of the seminar. Everyone is welcome!