The cumulative number of climate change-related cases worldwide has more than doubled since 2015. Key areas of challenge include against companies, governments and public authorities in relation to their emissions strategies and net zero plans.In this webinar we looked at what the rise of climate change litigation means for net zero strategies.

We were joined by sustain:able who provide modular, robust, and technically-supported approaches to ESG challenges across the hard-to-abate sectors including oil & gas, mining, renewable energy and shipping. Sustain:able promote data backed emissions strategies and achievable net zero planning to ensure they stand up to scrutiny.

In this session we covered:
different types of climate litigation;
recent case law;
key trends;
using best practice for setting ESG strategy and goals;
data focussed emissions goals; and
robust Net Zero planning and implementation.

Speaker biography
Niall McLean
Niall is co-head of our Government and Business team and is part of Brodies' Government, Regulation and Competition practice. He gives both public and private sector clients advice in a broad range of areas including: environmental law, governance, defamation and reputation management, public law and statutory interpretation. Niall has experience advising on the data protection and reputation management issues that arise from cyber attacks.
Niall is a solicitor advocate with extended rights of audience in the Court of Session and has extensive advocacy experience, regularly appearing in court for clients. He is also regularly instructed to manage significant pieces of litigation in the Court of Session including judicial reviews and statutory appeals primarily focusing on planning & environment, local government and education law.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:49 Practical approach to ESG & emissions
2:16 Net Zero scrutiny is increasing
5:48 Requirement for quantitative plans
8:09 Influx of NZ guidance and frameworks
9:36 Increased regulatory requirements around Scope 3
12:00 Scope 3 reporting is on the rise
13:06 Increased target setting
14:55 Double Materiality becoming the norm
16:23 Middle East in the spotlight - COP 28
17:25 Getting it right
21:58 What is climate litigation?
24:14 International - private
30:47 UK challenge to Net Zero strategy
36:04 Other key cases
39:00 Q&A

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