Climate Change and the Courts

As climate change litigation continues to rise in frequency and volume, environmental advocates, and state and local governments are driving innovative legal theories to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for greenhouse gas emissions and move climate policies forward through impact litigation. At the same time, the federal government’s ability to pursue affirmative climate policy has come under attack from litigants, and has faced setbacks after recent Supreme Court rulings. 

This panel discussion will bring together changemakers in the climate litigation world, environmental advocates, and legal experts, to address recent trends in climate-related litigation 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. 

Coffee and breakfast refreshments to be served.

KEYNOTE

Charity Clark, Attorney General, State of Vermont

SPEAKERS

Kirti Datla, Director of Strategic Legal Advocacy, Earthjustice

Mat dos Santos, Co-Executive Director & General Counsel, Our Children’s Trust

Don Goodson, Deputy Director, Institute for Policy Integrity

MODERATORS

Christine Billy, Executive Director, Guarini Center; Adjunct Professor of Law, NYU School of Law

Katrina Wyman, Faculty Director, Guarini Center; Wilf Family Professor of Property Law, NYU School of Law

CLE

This event has been approved to offer two New York State CLE credits in the category of Areas of Professional Practice. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys

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SPONSORED BY
Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law at NYU School of Law
State Energy and Environmental Impact Center at NYU School of Law