Our Aims

Castle Debates - highlighting environmental science, law and policy.

Our aim is to disseminate objective factual information to anyone wishing to understand the major environmental challenges of our times

We convene a panel of leading experts to explain the science, law and public policy underpinning environmental issues

We provide an independent and impartial platform for environmental debates in the UK

They are free to attend, open to all and available to listen by podcast on our website

Castle Debates was founded in 2010 to shine a light on the many and pressing environmental challenges we face.

Over the past fifteen years, we are pleased to have played our part in increasing awareness of environmental matters. We have organised more than 60 free debates and have looked at a wide and diverse range of issues.

Our aim throughout has been to make a positive contribution to public awareness by improving the quality of debate. Our approach has been to invite leading experts to consider what are often highly complex and technical environmental issues from a range of different perspectives.

Our 150 Castle Debate speakers have all been eminent in their respective fields – law, science, economics and environmental policy.

As we move towards 2030, Castle Debates will be adjusting its focus to an increased emphasis on problem solving.

In our new season of events, bought to you online, we will be highlighting the practical steps individuals, businesses and organisations are taking to address environmental challenges.