Nicholas Petkov
Nicholas is a Research Assistant in Climate Science and Law, working on the project ‘Making the Evidence Count: Climate Science in the Courtroom’. His research examines how scientific evidence is presented by parties and received by courts in climate litigation.
Background
Nicholas holds a BA in Law and Anthropology from the London School of Economics. At LSE, he has been involved with the Legal Advice Clinic advising on employment matters and as part of the Sustainability Law and Policy Clinic supervisory team. He is also a Graduate Research Assistant at King’s College London, where his work focuses specifically on how impact attribution science can be mobilised as legal evidence.
Research Interests
- Climate litigation
- Environmental and tort law
- Science communication
- Political and legal anthropology
Policy
Policy - 2026
This guide, the second in a new series from the Grantham Research Institute at LSE and the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, examines corporate defences used in climate litigation. Read more
This guide outlines the main types of evidence used across three major case categories and how scientific evidence is utilised by claimants, focusing on strategic climate litigation cases that aim to further climate action. Read more
Events
News
News - 2025
The verdict released in Germany in May on the Luciano Lliuya v. RWE case established a powerful legal precedent that can be replicated in courts worldwide and will shape the trajectory for future climate litigation, this commentary explains. Read more
Attribution science quantifies the increasingly destructive force of climate change around the world. This science is now informing policy efforts and legal claims over who should take responsibility. Read more
