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Quick Access Links<\/strong><\/h6>\n
CELP Home<\/a><\/h6>\n
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About us<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), formerly the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ), was founded in 2016 to bring together scholars in the School of Law and Politics<\/a> working on the legal and political dimensions of environmental degradation. This institutional-level combination of law and politics enables us to pursue original research that challenges disciplinary boundaries and delves into a wide variety of environmental justice considerations. Please see our blog<\/a> and publication<\/a> pages for a more detailed overview of our research.<\/p>\n

As well as research, our members contribute to the School\u2019s extensive undergraduate and postgraduate teaching provision in environmental law and politics, and we welcome student membership and participation. Our PhD students are particularly valued members and we benefit from their contribution to our events and the development of the Centre.<\/p>\n

We are particularly excited to announce the launch of our Student Division of the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP)<\/a>. The Student Division was established by postgraduate researcher Jade Jones<\/a> in October 2022. The division is led by Jade Jones alongside a Student Steering Committee<\/a>. Membership consists of undergraduate and taught postgraduate students from school of Law&Politics in various years of study. The Student Division met regularly in 2022\/23 and 2023\/24 to collaborate on group projects<\/a>, and hosts biannual conferences<\/a> for both the student members and the wider CELP network to present their research.<\/p>\n

Our Ethos<\/strong><\/p>\n

We do not simply want to discuss and theorise environmental justice, we want to practice it. As such, we support the Cardiff Environmental Law Foundation Clinic<\/a>, which advises the public on how to use law to protect the environment. In order to reduce the environmental impact of our activities, we always try to host our speakers via Skype or Zoom and offer locally sourced produce served on re-usable materials.<\/p>\n

Our Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Centre hosts and supports a range of events, including:<\/p>\n