Episode 19
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Episode 19 Interview with Sarah Finch – The campaigner behind the most significant climate case of this century so far (Part 2)
14th November 2024
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 development elsewhere in the country before considering the wider impacts on other sectors. She then shares her experience in bringing a case like this and sets out what she sees as the greatest barrier to addressing climate change.








