Staying on top of the legal and policy developments in the climate change arena is no small task. As a special service to our members, the Environmental Law Institute provides a series of monthly conference calls with national experts on climate law and policy to keep you up to date and to answer your questions.
Topics addressed in this month's call:
- TCI draft MOU announcement
- The Metro Kansas City Climate Action Coalition put together a guide that identifies actions across different sectors that governments in the region can take to act on climate change and reduce carbon pollution
- The FERC Order for PJM will have a big impact on state clean energy standards
- CT DOEE announced that Vineyard Wind was selected to provide 14% of the stat's electricity via offshore wind power by 2025--the largest purchase of renewable energy in the state's history
- CA unveils state's version of its own Green New Deal
- MA electric vehicle rebate program extended at least through Dec. 2021
- NY announces that its last coal-fired power plant could close as early as March 2020
- Bill up for consideration in NH would require educating students on climate change and resilience
- MD Gov. Hogan planning to submit expansion to Clean and Renewable Energy Standard on first day of new legislative session
- New proposed NEPA regulations and their climate implications
- New draft legislation developed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- The New York v. Exxon decision
Speakers:
James Bradbury, Mitigation Program Director, Georgetown Climate Center
Michael B. Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School; Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Robert Sussman, Principal, Sussman & Associates
Materials:
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