As the challenges posed by climate change become increasingly urgent, the importance of robust climate change law cannot be overstated. Climate change law and related litigation has increased and governments and organisations are being held to account.

In Climate Change Law and Practice, Louise Smail draws on her deep knowledge of environmental law to explore the impact of legislation, and looks at how climate change law is working, focusing on the areas where cases have been brought and their success or otherwise.

The book examines national regulations, regional agreements, and international treaties, most notably:

- The Paris Agreement
- The European Green Deal
- National laws and regulations

This book assists barristers and solicitors needing to understand how climate change law is developing to best support their clients. It is useful for policymakers, legislators and companies impacted by climate change laws, as well as academics in the field of environmental law, carbon literacy and climate change.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Environmental Law online service.

Dr Louise Smail has extensive experience in the field of environmental law, climate change and risk management with a wide range of organisations, including local government, police, manufacturing and many train operating companies. Louise has worked as a principal consultant and director of two international consulting groups. She works on high profile projects looking at business risk evaluation and performance at board level, as well as the impact of changes in environmental legislation in both the UK and Europe.
Louise is the author of a number of books published by Bloomsbury Professional, including Water and Waste Regulation (2024), and (co-authored with Charlotte Waters and Mike Appleby) The Law of Renewable Energy (2020) and HSE and Environment Agency Prosecution: The New Climate (2019).