Legal Pathways to Net Zero and Nature-Positive Outcomes: Comparative Insights, Tools, and Strategies
Date: 27 March 2025
Time: 18.00 - 19.30 (UK time)
Venue: Online

Event Details
As the urgency of achieving net zero emissions and nature-positive outcomes intensifies, legal frameworks play a crucial role in shaping environmental governance, corporate responsibility, and accountability. This event will bring together leading experts to explore the legal mechanisms, comparative insights, and strategic tools that can drive meaningful climate and biodiversity action.
The webinar will feature a keynote address by The Hon. Justice Brian Preston, Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, who will examine how law can require the achievement of net zero and nature-positive outcomes by creating enforceable rights and duties. He will discuss emerging judicial trends, key legal questions on standing, enforceability, and remedies, and the role of courts in ensuring that climate and biodiversity goals are not just aspirational but legally binding.
Following the keynote, Dr. Ivano Alogna will present new developments from BIICL's Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation project, offering insights into legal strategies and comparative approaches in corporate accountability.
The session will also feature insights from the forthcoming book, The Law of Net Zero and Nature Positive, co-edited b Nigel Pleming KC, Stephanie David, and other esteemed co-authors. This book is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of the law of net zero and nature-positive outcomes in England and Wales. It examines the key legislative frameworks, including the Climate Change Act 2008 and the Environment Act 2021, and explores how legal obligations on net zero and nature-positive commitments translate across different sectors of the economy. The co-editors will offer cutting-edge legal analysis and practical applications, providing valuable insights into the evolving legal landscape.
Chair:
Nigel Pleming KC, 39 Essex Chambers and Honorary Senior Fellow, BIICL
Speakers:
- The Hon. Justice Brian Preston, Chief Judge, Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
- Dr. Ivano Alogna, Senior Research Fellow in Environmental and Climate Change Law, BIICL
- Stephanie David, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
Pricing and Registration
This webinar is free to attend, but pre-registration is required here.
This event is convened by BIICL in collaboration with 39 Essex Chambers.
