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  • 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, NY

    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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  • New York City’s Electricity History and Future

    NYU School of Law, Furman Hall, Rm 216 NYU School of Law 245 Sullivan St, New York, NY, United States

      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, […]

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    NY Climate Policy in 2025 and Beyond

    NYU School of Law, Furman Hall, Rm 216 NYU School of Law 245 Sullivan St, New York, NY, United States

    After the results of the 2024 presidential election, states, cities, and other subnational actors are again coming to the forefront as climate policymakers. New York State and New York City are in the process of implementing key climate legislation and are making efforts toward a clean energy transition. However, operational, fiscal, legal, and political challenges […]

  • CHILDHOOD IN THE CLIMATE CRISIS: Centering Youth in Policy and Practice

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

    Children experience the climate crisis in myriad and far-reaching ways, but they are rarely at the center of climate conversations. This panel discussion will bring together leaders in government, medicine, philanthropy, and mental health to explore children as both the subjects and agents of climate policymaking. We will discuss how the law should consider the […]

  • The Future of Environmental Conservation in New York State: Fireside Chat with Deborah Glick

    NYU School of Law, Vanderbilt Hall, Room 214 40 Washington Square S, New York, NY, United States

    What is the role of state legislatures to lead on environmental policy? In this fireside chat with New York Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Chair of the Committee on Environmental Conservation, we will explore the levers that the New York State legislature can utilize to take climate action, hold polluters accountable, and protect New York’s wildlife and […]

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