Disciplining Fossil Fuel Subsidies for Climate Mitigation and SDGs: A Job for the Trade System? Friday, September 22, 6:00-7:30pm NYU School of Law Pollack Colloquium Room, 9th Floor 245 Sullivan Street New York, NY 10012 Recent studies estimate fossil fuel subsidies to $5.3 trillion or 6.5 % of global GDP. Such subsidies are associated with […]
Thursday, September 21, 6:00-7:30pm NYU School of Law Vanderbilt Hall 214 40 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 REGISTER HERE Although the Paris Agreement on climate change was signed in 2015 and came into force in 2017, it was only a shell of an agreement. Many details and rules remain to be worked out […]
Wednesday, September 20, 5:00-6:30pm NYU School of Law Snow Dining Room, 4th Floor 40 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 REGISTER HERE Carbon pricing has an important role to play in providing a broad signal to shift the world’s economies in order to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement. A recent report of […]
Thursday, May 2nd, 6:30-8:00pm NYU School of Law Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall 40 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 Please register, here 1.5 CLE credits offered in the areas of Professional Practice category. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional. Join the Guarini Center for a panel discussion with energy industry experts on the […]
Green roofs promote a number of New York City’s environmental policy goals. They can cut a building’s electricity demand, filter harmful urban air pollutants including asthma-inducing particulate matter, provide disadvantaged communities with access to green space, and significantly reduce storm water runoff. Yet, despite their great potential, green roofs are still few and far between […]
New York City’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% by the year 2050 provides both a challenge and an opportunity for the world of transportation. What is certain is that in order to reach this goal, New York City will have to dramatically shift away from personal car usage to more sustainable modes. But in […]
On February 28th the Guarini Center held a talk about improving building energy efficiency entitled: “Stop the Greenwashing: A Conversation with Mr. Malkin, Chairman Empire State Realty Trust” In 2009, Anthony E. Malkin joined former President Bill Clinton and others to announce a pioneering initiative to retrofit a portfolio of properties in New York City, including […]
Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 6:30 – 8:00 pm *Wine and cheese reception to follow* NYU School of Law Lipton Hall, D’Agostino Hall 108 West 3rd Street New York, NY 10012 US oil and gas policy may undergo substantial change in the next administration. Federal rules governing methane emissions, the leasing of government lands, exports, and […]
Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 6:00 – 7:15 pm NYU School of Law Vanderbilt Hall, 210 40 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 Please join NYU Law’s distinguished environmental law faculty for a discussion on the path forward for environmental law and policy during the Trump Administration. All students and alumni are invited to attend. […]
Monday, November 14, 6:30-8:00pm NYU School of Law Vanderbilt Hall, Faculty Library 3rd Floor 40 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 1.5 CLE credits in the Areas of Professional Practice category. The credit was both transitional and non-transitional. Last year, the Supreme Court handed down two major opinions – Electric Power Supply Association v. […]
