Podcast: Introduction to Corporate Climate Litigation

This opening episode of the Corporate Climate Litigation: Global Perspectives & Legal Tactics podcast explores what corporate climate litigation is, why it matters, and how it has evolved over time. The discussion also highlights key legal trends and strategic developments shaping corporate climate responsibility today—from tort-based claims to the use of human rights arguments, scientific evidence, and international law.

Corporate climate litigation is not only about holding companies accountable in court—it’s about influencing corporate behaviour, shaping climate governance, and driving legal innovation. As this field gains momentum around the world, understanding its foundations and future is more important than ever.

Featuring:

🔹 Professor Jacqueline Peel – Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School; founding Director of Melbourne Climate Futures, and Laureate Fellow in the Laurate Program on Global Corporate Climate Accountability (University of Melbourne).

🔹 Professor Michael B. Gerrard – Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Law School, and Founder & Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University.