Join our NYU Law community for Climate Week 2024! Please explore our range of exciting events hosted by the Center on Human Rights and Global Justice, the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law, the Institute for Policy Integrity, and the State Energy and Environmental Impact Center.
Tuesday, September 17
Book Talk: Climate of Contempt
Hosted by: Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law
Location: Furman Hall, 245 Sullivan Street, Room 212
Time: 6:00pm-7:15pm
A moderated discussion of the newly-released Climate of Contempt: How to Rescue the U.S. Energy Transition from Voter Partisanship, by David Spence.
Tuesday, September 24
All-Day Events:
Conference: Emissions Accounting to Accelerate Decarbonization
Hosted by: Institute for Policy Integrity
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South and livestream
Time: 10:00am-4:00pm
This conference will bring together a wide array of stakeholders to discuss different approaches to carbon-emissions accounting and their potential to make clean-energy-procurement policies and corporate commitments more effective, in the U.S. and internationally.
From Forests to Farms: Tackling the Environmental and Social Impacts of Food Production in Brazil
Co-hosted by: Transparency International Brazil, NYU Wagner, and Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law
Location: Furman Hall, Lester Pollack Colloquium Room, 245 Sullivan Street
Time: 9:00am-6:00pm
As part of this day-long series of programs, panels of experts and stakeholders will discuss ongoing challenges in addressing the environmental and social impacts of the Brazilian meat supply chain, as well as promising solutions for shifting food production in Brazil towards a more sustainable model.
Morning and Evening Events:
Climate Change and the Courts, with a keynote speech from Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark
Co-hosted by: Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law and State Energy and Environmental Impact Center
Location: D’Agostino Hall, Lipton Hall, 108 West 3rd Street
Time: 9:00am-11:00am
This panel discussion will bring together changemakers in the climate litigation world to address recent litigation trends in the United States—both offensive and defensive—and will offer perspectives on how governmental and nongovernmental actors can navigate the current litigation landscape to promote a sustainable and just future.
Kawsak Sacha Initiative & the Sciences
Hosted by: TERRA NYU Law and More Than Human Life (MOTH) Project at Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
Location: Furman Hall, 245 Sullivan Street, Room 212
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm.
This panel offers an exploration of the Kawsak Sacha (Living Forest) Initiative and how the sciences have and can support efforts like this to safeguard Indigenous rights and the more-than-human world.
Wednesday, September 25
Attorneys General Roundtable: How States Are Protecting the Freedom to Invest Responsibly
Co-hosted by: Ceres and State Energy and Environmental Impact Center
Location: Jacob Javits Convention Center, 429 11th Ave.
Time: 11:30am-12:15pm
In this session, state attorneys general will share strategies their states are using to protect the rights of institutional and individual investors to factor climate-related financial risk into investment decisions.
Renewable Realities: Discussing New York’s Progress to Net Zero
Hosted by: NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy
Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm
Location: Lester Pollack Colloquium Room, 245 Sullivan St.
This panel will be a moderated discussion of New York’s progress toward its decarbonization goals under its historic 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and the current hurdles to accelerating renewable energy development in the state.
Thursday, September 26
Plastics: A Forum on Research and Advocacy
Co-hosted by: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and State Energy and Environmental Impact Center
Location: Hotel Marcel, New Haven, CT
Date/Time: Thursday, Sept. 26th 8am-5pm and Friday, Sept. 27th 8am-1pm
From exploring the latest research findings to discussing effective recycling strategies, this two-day forum covers a wide range of topics related to plastics and the environment.
Friday, September 27
Plastics: A Forum on Research and Advocacy
Co-hosted by: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and State Energy and Environmental Impact Center
Location: Hotel Marcel, New Haven, CT
Date/Time: Thursday, Sept. 26th 8am-5pm and Friday, Sept. 27th 8am-1pm
From exploring the latest research findings to discussing effective recycling strategies, this two-day forum covers a wide range of topics related to plastics and the environment.
Interested in more NYU Climate Week events? Check out the full calendar of NYU climate programming from the NYU Office of Sustainability!