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:
- Montana Supreme Court decision rejecting necessity defense for pipeline protesters
- En banc petition in Juliana v. US
- Supreme Court of Ireland decision granting expedited appeal in case about constitutional rights and climate change
- UK court decision that approval of third runway for Heathrow Airport invalid for failure to consider consistency with Paris climate pledges
- Decision invalidating Canada's carbon tax
- Discussion of the Senate energy bill now on the floor
- EPA SAB review of the analysis supporting the EPA/NHTSA light-duty proposal
- Pennsylvania releases proposed framework for RGGI participation
- Mayor Sylvester Turner of Houston released the Resilient Houston Plan
- Oregon Senate Republicans walked out to prevent vote on cap-and-trade bill
- Louisiana governor issues executive orders addressing coastal resilience and climate
- Communities in Inland Southern CA form climate adaptation collaborative
- Update on recent climate and energy legislation in Virginia
Speakers:
Michael B. Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School; Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Matthew Goetz, Senior Associate & Program Manager, Georgetown Climate Center
Robert Sussman, Principal, Sussman & Associates
Materials:
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