Litigation at the intersection of AI and climate change roundtable
On 28 July 2026, Hausfeld convened a roundtable discussion on litigation at the intersection of AI and climate change, in collaboration with the Centre for Climate Engagement at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. Experts from legal practice, academia, and civil society shared perspectives on existing claims and potential new frontiers of litigation and considered the role of litigation in tackling the broader challenge of governing AI’s climate-related impact.
The roundtable considered:
- how planning claims have emerged as a legal battleground for concerns around the growth of AI data centres, and whether environmental impact assessments provide a complete picture of environmental risk;
- changing political environments and the effect of government-led AI strategies on the ability to challenge the environmental impact of AI;
- the extent to which private companies could become the target of climate-related claims; and
- litigators’ roles, alongside those of researchers, policy makers and civil society, in tackling AI’s climate-related impact.
Simon Bishop and Giulia Trojano would like to thank CCE and all participants who attended the roundtable, including:
Acland Bryant from Garden Court Chambers; Chris Hilson from University of Reading; Alexey Noskov from University of Cambridge and Nick Scott and Sofie Surraco from University of Cambridge.
