Climate Change
This section looks at aspects of environmental law which, although are outside the scope of our reports, are still important to understand and are topics of interest.
We will explore all topics relating to air quality, environmental change, nuisance, light, and unregulated waste sites.
Part One: International Climate Change Governance Please log in or register to access this module
This video with Professor of Law Robert Lee explores the global and diffuse nature of…
Part Two – The Paris Agreement Please log in or register to access this module
This video with Professor of Law Robert Lee explains what the Paris agreement is, how…
Part Three – Climate Change Law in the UK Please log in or register to access this module
This video with Professor of Law Robert Lee considers the role and impact of the…
Part Four – Climate Change Adaptation Please log in or register to access this module
This video with Professor of Law Robert Lee reviews how we might need to adjust…
Achieving Net Zero Please log in or register to access this module
The average global temperature has risen by more than 1°C since the 1850s. For the…
Landmark Climate Change Series: Introduction to Climate Change and Property Due Diligence
Climate change is one of the most complex risk management challenges for our industry, principally…
Landmark Climate Change Series: How will flood risk be affected by climate change Please log in or register to access this module
Recent projections from the Met Office have concluded that in general UK winters are going…
Landmark Climate Change Series: Climate Change and Subsidence Risk and Coastal Erosion Please log in or register to access this module
Recent projections from the Met Office have concluded that in general UK winters are going…
Landmark Climate Change Series: How will climate change affect heat stress? Please log in or register to access this module
On 20th July 2022, the UK recorded its hottest day ever, topping at 40.3°C. As…
Landmark Climate Change Series: Transitional Risks associated with Climate Change Please log in or register to access this module
The Ten Point Plan for the Green Industrial Revolution produced by the Government in 2020…
Introduction to Climate Change: Impacts on the UK Please log in or register to access this module
This video looks at how climate change will impact the UK detailing what changes we…
Resources
- Contaminated land: Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contaminated-land-statutory-guidance
- Waste management: https://www.gov.uk/topic/environmental-management/waste
Climate Change
- Climate action: https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/strategies/2020_en
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: https://www.ipcc.ch/
- Committee on Climate Change: https://www.theccc.org.uk/
- Climate Change Act 2008 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/27/contents
- Net Zero – The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming: https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/net-zero-the-uks-contribution-to-stopping-global-warming/
- UK climate change risk assessment: Government report 2012: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-government-report
Air Pollution
- The National Emission Ceilings Regulations 2018: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/129/made
- The National Air Pollution Control Programme (NAPCP): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-quality-uk-national-air-pollution-control-programme
- Changes to rates for the Climate Change Levy from 6 April 2020: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-rates-for-the-climate-change-levy-from-6-april-2020/changes-to-rates-for-the-climate-change-levy-from-6-april-2020