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New York City’s Electricity History and Future

NYU School of Law, Furman Hall, Rm 212 NYU School of Law 245 Sullivan St, New York

  Please join the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law for the next installment of our fall 2024 Energy Transition Discussion Series at NYU Law: “New York City’s Electricity History and Future.” Did you know that the modern electricity grid was born in New York City in 1882? In this talk, Richard Miller, […]

From Forests to Farms: Tackling the Environmental and Social Impacts of Food Production in Brazil

NYU School of Law, Furman Hall, Lester Pollack Colloquium 245 Sullivan Street, New York

Food systems play a critical role in determining the future of forests around the world. Livestock farming and other forms of agriculture have also had a significant impact on the global climate change landscape. In Brazil, deforestation for pastures is one of the main causes of greenhouse gas emissions, and methane emissions from cattle digestion […]

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Climate Change and the Courts

NYU School of Law, D'Agostino Hall, Lipton Hall 108 West 3rd Street, New York

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 […]

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