IMPLEMENTING CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY:
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HARD PART
February 5-6, 2010
Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
The United States is poised to adopt comprehensive climate change legislation. It will likely be one of the longest and most complex federal statutes passed in decades, and will affect almost every corner of the economy. Until then, EPA and perhaps other agencies may adopt numerous regulations.
Implementing the new regulatory scheme will be a massive and difficult undertaking. Billions of dollars will hinge on each of numerous implementation decisions. This one- and one-half day conference will bring together leading government officials, academics, NGOs and private practitioners to explore these issues:
The dozens of rulemakings required of EPA, DOE, and other agencies
Creating the machinery for markets and offsets
Managing the transition for key sectors (fossil and renewable energy, agriculture, forestry)
Linkages to the international climate and trade systems
State and local roles
Affecting individual and corporate behavior
Equity and environmental justice issues
Conference co-chairs:
Prof. Jonathan Z. Cannon, University of Virginia Law School
Prof. Michael B. Gerrard, Columbia Law School
Prof. Michael P. Vandenbergh, Vanderbilt Law School
Co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute
For information, contact mcmurrin@eli.org Click here to download flyer:
Environmental policy was a key issue during the 2008 presidential campaign, and Senator Obama pledged a major change in U.S. environmental policy. In his first week in office, President Obama began to deliver on this pledge by issuing two directives on climate change. This One-Hour Briefing will provide an in-depth analysis of the actions that the Obama Administration has taken in this important policy area between Inauguration Day and the day of the briefing.
Please plan to join Professor Michael B. Gerrard, Director, Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School and Blake A. Biles of Arnold & Porter LLP as they discuss:
Air emissions from motor vehicles
Air pollution regulation of power plants and other stationary sources
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Alfred Lerner Hall, Room 555
Speakers:
Jared Snyder, Climate Change and Energy; Jeffrey D. Sachs, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Klaus Lackner, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, The Earth Institute, Columbia University; Paul DeCotis, New York State Deputy Secretary for Energy; David Leathers, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities; Robert Singer, Ecology and Environment, Inc.; David Streicker, Holland & Knight, LLP; John Norton, MWH Americas, Inc; Stephanie Tyree, WE ACT for Environmental Justice; Michael Gerrard, Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia University Law School; Brian Prusnek, U.S. Market Development, Climate Change Capital
