Talks & Presentations

 

Greifswald, Germany

“Energy Transition in the UK”, at the “Comparative Perspectives on the Law of Energy Transition in Europe” conference, University of Greifswald, Thursday 16-Friday 17 March 2023.  Talk delivered 16/4/23.

 

Aberdeen, UK

“Energy Transition and Energy Security in the UK: Alignment, or Contradiction?”, at the “Energy Security– the Future of UK Energy” event, organised by the Energy Institute Young Professionals Network, Park Inn Radisson Hotel, Aberdeen, 30th March 2023.

 

Dublin, Ireland

“The Future of Cultural Heritage in Ireland”, at evening public talks organised by An Taisce’s on the subject of Irish cultural heritage law, Mansion House, Dublin, 14 April 2023.

 

Cork, Ireland

“The Concept of the ‘Just Energy Transition’”, at the “Law and Environment 2023” annual conference, University College Cork, Thursday 20 April.

 

COP26, UK

"Climate Change Litigation, Legislation and the Rule of Law"

Speaker on 6th of November 2021 at side event at the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference hosted by the UK in Glasgow over 31 October–12 November 2021.  Other speakers included a number of MPs, Lord Deben, Lord Carnwath and Baroness Worthington.

 

Legal Services Agency, Glasgow, UK

"Scottish and UK Climate Legislation in the Context of the Climate Emergency"

Presentation delivered on 21st of October 2021 at the Scottish Climate Emergency Legal Network/AUCEL/Legal Services Agency conference entitled “Using the Law to Tackle the Climate Emergency”.

 

Legal Services Agency, Glasgow, UK

"Climate Legislation"

Presentation on climate legislation delivered to the Legal Services Agency and attendees, 12 August 2020, at the conference “New Decade, New Era of Social Justice”.  Speakers on the programme included First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, and Judith Robertson, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission.

 

Centre for United Nations Constitutional Research, Greece

"A 'World’s First' in Climate Law: A Case Study of the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008"

Presentation delivered to the Center for United Nations Constitutional Research, at its conference entitled "International Environmental Laws and Climate Change: Is there Global Climate Justice?", Epirus, Greece.  Other speakers included a range of Europe’s leading climate scholars and practitioners, including Professor Jan Pronk, who served three terms as the Dutch Minister for Environment.  Paper delivered on the afternoon of Wednesday 19th.  Also served as co-chair for another discussion over the course of the conference.

 

United Kingdom Environmental Law Association, Annual Conference Scotland 2022

"COP26: Summary of Developments and Outcomes"

Summary of developments, outcomes and key takeaways from COP26 for the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association at its Annual Scottish Conference 2022, morning of October 6th 2022.

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Northern Ireland Energy Forum, Belfast

"The Impact of Brexit on Ireland’s All-Island Energy Market"

Speaker at the Northern Ireland Energy Forum’s annual energy industry conference, tasked with reporting on the complex projected impacts of Brexit on Ireland’s all-island energy market, at the Titanic Centre (Belfast), morning of September 27th 2018; shared a platform with Joe Reynolds (Head of Division on Energy, Department for the Economy), Kevin Shields (Director of Retail Markets, Utility Regulator) and Ian McCarlie (Partner, Pinsent Masons).

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Glasgow, UK

“Workshop: Success for the Seventh Gas Campaign: Nitrogen Trifluoride, Public Interest Law, and Activism”

Workshop delivered on 21st of October 2021 at the Scottish Climate Emergency Legal Network/AUCEL/Legal Services Agency conference by Thomas Muinzer (AUCEL) and Ben Christman (Legal Services Agency), with advance materials inputted for attendees by Prof Javier Martin-Torres (geoscientist, University of Aberdeen).

 

European Commission (DG Energy), Brussels

“DG Energy (European Commission): Europe-Africa Dialogue and Partnership”

Participant discussant in a European Commission roundtable concerning access to energy, at the DG Energy division of the European Commission, the Berlaymont building, Brussels; 8th January 2019.

 

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP law firm, Edinburgh, UK

“The Legal Climate: Probing the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008, and Scotland’s Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009”

Delivered a practitioner-oriented legal seminar to lawyers at the Edinburgh offices of law firm CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, 7th February 2018; on the subject of recent developments in UK climate case law and legislation.

 

Grantham Institute, UK

“Climate and Energy Review: 10 Years of the UK Climate Change Act”

Speaker and panel discussant at the launch of the Grantham Institute policy report 10 Years of the UK Climate Change Act, London School of Economics, 24th April 2018;  the other three panel members were Prof Sam Fankhauser (Director, Grantham Institute), Chris Stark (Director of Secretariat, Committee on Climate Change), Fiona Harvey (environmental correspondent, The Guardian newspaper).

 

The Hague, Netherlands

“The UK Climate Change Act of 2008: An Assessment”

Speaker at the 30 Years of Energy Law gathering at The Hague, the Netherlands; 23rd January 2019.  Also made visits to the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice as a CEPMLP delegate.

 

Dundee, UK

“An Evaluation of the Implications of EU Climate and Energy Governance for UK Renewables in Light of Brexit”

Speaker at the "Renewables After Brexit" conference day bringing together professionals and experts from the renewables industry, hosted at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (Dundee University), Dundee (Scotland), 1st December 2017; spoke on the subject of renewable energy, and participated in a discussion panel made up of industry and scholarly experts.  Other speakers included The Rt. Hon. Alex Salmond, former First Minister of Scotland (2007-2014).

 

University of the West Indies, Barbados

“Climate Justice”

Presentation delivered to faculty and staff at the University of the West Indies, Friday 5th March 2021, 3–4:30pm (UK time), followed by a roundtable discussion with Prof John Agard, Co-Char of the UN’s 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report team, Dr Hugh Sealy, Vice-Chair of the Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board (UNFCCC), Dr Emily Dick-Ford, former Minister for Planning (Trinidad and Tobago), and several others. 

 

London, UK

“The Climate Change Act and Climate Litigation in the UK”

Recorded in conversation with barrister David Hart QC, chaired by barrister Rosalind English, discussing the current condition of technical aspects of UK climate law for a LawPod broadcast. 1-2pm, 8th April 2020; due to be conducted in London at 1 Crown Office Row barrister chambers, but recorded remotely by a production team due to Coronavirus travel restrictions.

 

Dundee, UK

Introductory speaker and Chair of panel 7, “Energy Transition at the National Level: Models and Instruments”, at The Dundee Energy Forum – What is the Future of International Energy Cooperation in the Light of New Concepts of Sovereignty?, 10–11 June 2019.

Participant speakers at the conference included: HE Mohammad Barkindo, Secretary General, OPEC; Megan Richards, Director of Energy Policy, the European Commission’s DG Energy division; HE Urban Rusnak, Secretary General, Energy Charter Secretariat; Professor Bassam Fattouh, Director of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies; Dr Daniel Klein, UNFCCC Secretariat.