The Law as a Lever For a Net Zero Nature Positive Future
Date and Time
Tuesday 18 February 2025, 5:00pm
Venue
39 Essex Chambers
About the Event
39 Essex Chambers is delighted to invite you to an engaging panel discussion which will explore the pressing issues surrounding environmental sustainability, climate change, and biodiversity. This event will highlight the creativity and innovation driving positive change in both law and the environment, in celebration of the upcoming publication of The Law of Net Zero and Nature Positive.
In addition to the insightful discussions, we are pleased to showcase the artwork of Stephen Tromans KC, offering a unique perspective on the themes explored by the panel.
Edited by leading barristers from 39 Essex Chambers—Nigel Pleming KC, Richard Wilmot-Smith KC, Stephen Tromans KC, Karim Ghaly KC, Camilla ter Haar, and Stephanie David—The Law of Net Zero and Nature Positive offers the first comprehensive overview of net zero and nature-positive law in England and Wales. This in-depth work explores key legislation and its impact across critical sectors, drawing on the unparalleled expertise of 39 Essex Chambers' barristers.
Read more here.
About the panel
Baroness Rosie Boycott
Rosie Boycott is a crossbench peer in the House of Lords, Vice-Chair of Peers for the Planet, and a food activist focused on poverty, health, and sustainability. She chaired the London Food Board for ten years, co-founded Spare Rib, and was editor-in-chief of The Independent on Sunday, The Independent, and The Daily Express.
Sarah Finch
Sarah Finch is a freelance writer, editor, and climate campaigner who won a landmark case against oil production in Surrey, bringing it to the UK Supreme Court. The Finch ruling is reshaping government policy on the climate impacts of oil and gas developments.
Vanessa Havard-Williams
Vanessa Havard-Williams chaired the UK Transition Finance Market Review which reported in October 2024. She was at Linklaters for over 30 years and was a founder of their environment and ESG practices. She also sits on the advisory board of UK Export Finance.
Jake White
Jake White trained in commercial law before joining the Government Legal Service, advising on topics like outer space, State aid, and nuclear energy. He later moved to the third sector, working with Friends of the Earth and WWF, where he is now head of legal advocacy and helped file the organization's first UN human rights complaint at COP27 on Amazon deforestation.
Karim Ghaly KC
Karim Ghaly KC specialises in the litigation and arbitration of substantial commercial disputes in the fields of construction and engineering, energy and natural resources, infrastructure, insurance, maritime projects and PPP/PFI.
