In this seminar, Professor Elbert de Jong will explore the critical role of civil law torts in addressing the climate crisis.

In the third seminar of this year's Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis, Elbert de Jong will explain how civil law torts intersect with climate change. Join the discussion at 3pm on Friday 20 November, and stay for refreshments and networking which follow.

If you are unable to attend in-person, please join via the Zoom link below:

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Seminar synopsis

Climate change is rapidly entering the domain of tort law. This development is driven by regulation and litigation, advances in climate science, and the increasingly tangible impacts of climate change on interests protected by private law.

With a focus on European jurisdictions, this seminar examines the doctrinal and institutional challenges involved in developing and allocating climate change-related responsibility and liability among private actors.

About the speaker

Elbert de Jong is Full Professor of Private Law at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. He works on climate change accountability and liability, precaution and uncertainty in tort law, tort law and health and environmental risks, and public interest litigation. He is co-director of the Utrecht Centre for Accountability and Liability Law, serves as a deputy judge at the Court of Appeal of Arnhem-Leeuwarden and is a temporary member of the Dutch Health Council.

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