Edinburgh Law School and Brodies LLP are pleased to host the Charles Smith Memorial Lecture, which this year takes the form of a discussion panel to mark the 30th anniversary of the Brodies Environmental Law lecture series.
The United Kingdom has set ambitious legal targets to reach net zero by mid-century. A key part of its strategy to achieve net zero is a transition away from fossil fuels to alternative sources of energy and the scaling up of technologies for decarbonising homes, power, industry and transport. The legal and policy framework for energy consenting and regulation is undergoing a process of significant reform to support this transition as well as to accelerate investment and decision-making related to clean energy development. At the same time, challenges remain for balancing competing objectives and ensuring that decisions are made in a transparent and inclusive manner, whilst taking into account the environmental and social implications of new policy directions. This discussion panel of legal and industry experts will explore opportunities and challenges related to the energy transition and how the legal and policy framework should respond.
The speakers at the event are:
- Prof Sanja Bogojević, Fellow and Professor of Law at Lady Margaret Hall and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford, General Editor of the Journal of Environmental Law and a Board Member of Climate Strategies.
- Robin Winstanley, Sustainability and Community Director for OnPath Energy.
- Rachel McEwen, Chief Sustainability Officer at SSE and Member of the Just Transition Commission.