Recording - The Law as a Means to Advance Climate Action

Speaker Details…

Elaine Johnson
Solicitor and Director of
Legal Strategy at the Environmental Defenders Office

Elaine was the Solicitor on record in the landmark Rocky Hill coal mine litigation, which resulted in refusal of the greenfield mine, and changed the legal landscape on climate law in Australia. She is also acting for bushfire survivors in groundbreaking climate litigation against the NSW Environment Protection Authority. Elaine was successful in obtaining the first coal seam gas injunction in NSW and in halting Ashton Coal’s South East Open Cut mine. She represented the Mackay Conservation Group in successfully overturning the initial Federal approval of Adani's Carmichael mine in the Galilee Basin.
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Tim Baxter
Senior Researcher for Climate Solutions at the Climate Council.

Tim joined the Climate Council from the University of Melbourne having taught and researched across a broad swath of climate law and climate policy.