On Climate & Law: Renewable Energy & Biodiversity With Laura Hildt (EEB)

In the second episode of "On Climate & Law," we focused on the REPowerEU plan, with a special focus on the protection of nature and biodiversity in the context of renewable energy sources’ permitting, and interviewed Laura Hildt, Policy Officer on Biodiversity at the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). 

“There are important points to be tackled when speeding renewable energy installations that require urgent attention by legislators." It is important to make sure that phasing out fossil fuels does not undermine nature and biodiversity protection.

The podcast is the result of a collaboration between Rethinking Climate and Youth and Environment Europe. In three episodes we’ll explore the legal sphere around the implementation of climate policies in Europe.

Laura is the EEB’s Policy Officer for Biodiversity where she focuses on nature restoration, nature-friendly renewables, the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives. She has contributed to YEE’s legal seeds work in the past and has an LLM in Public International Law focusing on Environmental Law from Utrecht University, a Law Degree from the University of Cambridge and an LLM from the University of Mainz.