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:
- Congress: the energy bill conference, appropriations, and other things to watch for as the session winds down
- Agencies: EPA's final heavy-duty emission rule, midterm evaluation of light-duty standards, and final landfill methane rule
- Courts: 7th Circuit decision on the social cost of carbon, the upcoming Clean Power Plan argument, and some of the Exxon-related litigation
- States:
- California takes several steps on climate, including being the first state to release its draft Clean Power Plan compliance plan, regulatory extending its cap-and-trade GHG emissions program, and legislatively extending its GHG emissions reduction program to 2030
- New York Public Service Commission adopts Clean Energy Standard, which requires that 50% of the state's power come from clean and renewable sources by 2030 (including nuclear)
- Massachusetts enacts energy legislation that requires the state use PPAs to procure offshore wind power
- Florida voters approve a measure to eliminate property and equipment taxes on solar and renewable-energy devices
- Miami-Dade County will consider a potential climate change impact fee for developers
- The Inupiat Eskimo village of Shishmaref in Alaska voted to relocate because of worsening erosion of the island from coastal storms
Speakers:
Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Climate Center, Georgetown University
Michael B. Gerrard, Professor, Columbia Law School; Director, Center for Climate Change Law
Manik Roy, Consultant [formerly with the ClimateWorks Foundation]
Robert Sussman, Principal, Sussman & Associates
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