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Podcast #7: Businesses in court: corporate climate litigation

We often hear that a mere 100 companies are accountable for approximately 70% of global emissions. But what does this responsibility truly mean, and how can corporations be held accountable for their environmental impact?

In this episode, Annalisa Savaresi, expert on International Environmental Law at the University of Eastern Finland, shares her insights on the role of corporations in climate change, how they can be held accountable and what the role of climate litigation can be.

If you want to learn more about this topic, Annalisa recently published an article on the topic in Regulation and Governance, co-authored with Mikko Rajavuori and Harro van Asselt. They have also written a blog post based on the article.

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About the guest

Dr. Annalisa Savaresi is an Associate Professor of International Environmental Law. She is an expert in climate change law, with 20 years of experience working with governmental and nongovernmental organizations. 

She has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, which have been widely cited, including by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 

Annalisa currently is Director for Europe of the Global Network on Human Rights and the Environment, associate editor of the Review of European, Comparative and International Law and member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law. 

She has given evidence to the UK, the EU and Scottish Parliaments and sits on the Board of Environmental Standards Scotland, the body scrutinising Scottish public authorities’ compliance with environmental law established by the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021.

About the podcast series

Ever since the von der Leyen Commission launched the European Green Deal, European climate policy went into overdrive, and it seems like every week there is a new initiative.

To help you navigate, understand and unpack these complexities, GreenDeal-NET created a podcast in which researcher Jana Gheuens talks with leading climate experts about their work and insights. Topics range from the objectives of the Green Deal to climate adaptation and environmental movements.

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