Episode 19: Interview with Sarah Finch – The campaigner behind the most significant climate case of this century so far (Part 2)

About this episode

Sarah Finch discusses the implications of a significant climate case and her experiences in climate campaigning.

In this episode, Sarah Finch, behind the groundbreaking Supreme Court case in R (Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] P.T.S.R. 988, talks about the immediate effects of the judgment for fossil fuel development elsewhere in the country before considering the wider impacts on other sectors. She then shares her experience in bringing a case like this and sets out what she sees as the greatest barrier to addressing climate change.

People in this episode

Guest: Sarah Finch

Topics covered

• climate change
• legal cases
• fossil fuel development
• environmental impact
• campaigning

Keywords

• climate case
• Supreme Court
• fossil fuels
• environmental law
• climate activism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Surrey County Council

Books & works: R (Finch) v Surrey County Council [2024] P.T.S.R. 988

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