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Call for Papers: Guarini/Copenhagen Workshop on Ocean Governance

April 10, 2018

The Guarini Center, along with the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law and the Center for International Governance Innovation, welcomes proposals for paper presentations at the II TRAMEREN’s International Conference on Frontiers in Ocean Environmental Governance: Private Actors, Public Goods, which will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the 17th and 18th of September 2018. The […]

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NYC Council Passes Landmark Bill to Grade Building Energy Use

December 19, 2017

Today, the New York City Council is expected to pass a pioneering piece of legislation that will require large commercial and residential buildings to display energy efficiency grades near public entrances. Read a press release announcing the bill here.

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New York Times: New York City Should Grade Buildings on Energy Efficiency

June 5, 2017

“As President Trump retreats from his predecessor’s efforts to tackle climate change, it is more important than ever that our cities and states develop tools to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for the planet’s warming. In New York City, this means first and foremost cutting energy use in buildings, which accounts for over two-thirds

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New York Times: Planned Rollback of Climate Rules Unlikely to Achieve All Trump’s Goals

March 28, 2017

“Meeting the U.S. terms of the Paris Agreement would require full enforcement of the current regulations, plus additional regulations,” said Michael Oppenheimer Princeton Professor and NYU Law Visiting Professor. READ MORE

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WNYC News: Companies Strategize As Climate Policies Possibly Change

March 3, 2017

“Companies don’t want multiple standards. They don’t want to have to make a car for California and a car for Minnesota and a car for Michigan. They want to make one car for all markets,” said Danielle Spiegel-Feld, Executive Director of the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law at New York University

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NYU Schack Special Report: The Business Case for Sustainability

February 27, 2017

While any advancement in environmental policies that encourage sustainable development at the federal level might seem unlikely, including the potential that the Clean Power Plan could be overturned, there is reason for optimism at the state and local level, said Danielle Spiegel-Feld, Executive Director of the NYU School of Law’s Guarini Center on Environment, Energy

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