The Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis returns for 2026/27

The Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis explores the vital role of legal systems in tackling one of the most pressing issues of our time. 

As a polycentric problem, the causes and impacts of climate change implicate every sector of society. Accordingly, climate change – and the responses necessary to address the problem – involves a wide range of bodies of law. ‘Climate law’ therefore cannot be narrowly construed to be limited to only those rules that explicitly and predominantly seek to address the problem. Different fields of law, public and private, international and domestic, shape the legal response to the climate crisis. 

Adopting this vantage point, the Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis, offers unique insights into the role of law and legal systems in response to one of the most urgent problems of our time. The series brings together leading scholars and practitioners in their respective fields with a view to fostering a dialogue on how different bodies of law impinge on, or are affected by the physical impact of climate change and/or efforts to address the problem. The seminar series is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students and staff at the University of Cambridge, as well as other interested people. 

The Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis is co-hosted by the Centre for Climate Engagement at Hughes Hall, Cambridge Zero, the Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG) at the Department of Land Economy, the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, and the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance. 

Booking

Registration (free of charge) for this year’s series is available by clicking on the links below.

Michaelmas Term

Lent Term