Climate and Biodiversity Risk Law

How is law and regulation being used to support the world’s attempt to slow climate change and achieve environmental sustainability?  In this episode Zaneta Sedilekova, Associate in Climate Risk at global law firm Clyde & Co, and Biodiversity Risk Consultant at the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative explains to listeners how current climate issues are being implemented into international legal frameworks – the challenges which legislators face, and progress that has been made. We discuss how these issues translate into the daily work of lawyers and how legal teams are being created to advise organisations on issues surrounding Climate and Biodiversity risk, helping them to understand the fast-moving regulatory requirements in this area.  Zaneta also talks about how her own career has taken her into this area of work, the career path decisions she made, the importance of seeking out practical placements and experiences in these new areas of law, and skills you can usefully develop as you build a legal career in the area of climate and biodiversity law. Resources for listeners:·         Law Society report on climate change and the law: Climate Change Risks: the future of law as we know it?·         Biodiversity risk and liabilities:  Biodiversity liability and value chain risk report  Action for listeners: Look at the Law Society report provided above:  1.       Pick one of the Climate Change risks identified on pp. 5-9.2.       Discuss with a friend or colleague for 15 minutes what skills and knowledge you will need to develop as a lawyer to help governments or other organisations to work on these environmental elements of the law in the next 10 years. Think across disciplines, not just legal skills and knowledge!