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Construction and The ClimateCamilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating, barristers at 39 Essex Chambers, discuss the key climate change issues relating to the construction sector. Author: 39 Essex Chambers
The built environment and construction sector accounts for 38% of global carbon emissions and it has been estimated that globally every week we build the equivalent of a city the size of Paris. The building sector is therefore well-positioned to have a significant impact on emissions reductions future legal requirements and case law will reflect this. This podcast focusses on what the trends in climate change related litigation, legislation and guidance mean for our construction sector clients. Language: en Genres: Business, Business News, Management, News Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Holding Polluters to Account – Climate Trials
Episode 49
Wednesday, 29 July, 2026
Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating are joined by Dr. Noah Walker-Crawford, a Research Fellow at LSE and Imperial College specialising in the socio-legal dimensions of climate litigation and attribution science. He is the author of The Climate Trial: Law and Justice on a Melting Planet. Noah brings an insider perspective on the case of Saúl Luciano Lliuya, the Peruvian farmer who brought a groundbreaking case against German energy giant RWE.
