BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Guarini Center - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Guarini Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://guarinicenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Guarini Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20210609T140014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212742Z UID:9092-1623241800-1623245400@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Pathways to Grid Decarbonization: The Generator’s Perspective DESCRIPTION:Last month\, the Biden Administration announced a target for the US to reduce emissions by 50% below 2005 levels by 2030 and to completely decarbonize the electricity grid by 2035. Achieving these targets will require many generators to make sweeping and rapid changes. At this upcoming event\, industry experts will share their reactions to the policy shift including their views on the challenges and opportunities for achieving the stated goals. \nRegister here. \n\nSpeakers: \nHarold W. Bulger III\, Counsel\, White & Case \nJames Larocque\, Managing Director\, The Carlyle Group \nCaleb Stephenson\, Executive Vice President\, Commercial Operations\, Calpine Corp \nChristina Scalzo\, Vice President\, Corporate Development and Strategy\, Vistra Energy \nMichael Shenberg\, ’85 Partner\, White & Case (Moderator) \n\nThis event has been made possible through the generous support of  White & Case. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/pathways-to-grid-decarbonization-the-generators-perspective/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/industry-energy-power-supply-5588157.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210617 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20210615T140016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212736Z UID:9088-1623715200-1623887999@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Meatless Cities: A Workshop on How Cities Can Help Lead the Transition to a Plant-Forward Food System DESCRIPTION:By invitation only. \nReducing meat consumption can help to improve human health\, reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as other forms of environmental damage\, and limit the suffering of animals raised as livestock. Cities have an opportunity to help facilitate a societal transition towards a plant-forward food system\, however\, there are uncertainties about the limits of their authority to enact certain policies and open questions about the benefits and drawbacks of different approaches. This workshop will bring together academics\, policymakers\, industry professionals\, and other experts to explore potential strategies that local governments can employ to reduce the consumption of meat within their jurisdictions. \nDuring four sessions over the course of two days\, this workshop will explore four types of strategies that cities may turn to: economic incentives\, informational policies\, procurements policies\, and bans\, boycotts\, and divestments. Attendees may elect to join any one or more of these sessions. \nThis workshop will take place virtually via Zoom. Please refer to this page for any updates. \n\n\n\nDay 1 | June 15\, 2021 \n12:00 – 12:30 PM \nIntroductory Panel – Breaking Down the Arguments for Limiting Meat Consumption \nThere are a myriad of environmental\, ethical\, and health reasons for why cities may be interested in reducing their meat consumption. This opening panel will introduce the project and set the stage for the upcoming discussions by outlining arguments for limiting our meat consumption and explaining why we believe it’s essential to consider the scope of cities’ authority to encourage a shift towards plant-based diets. \nSpeakers: \n\nJeff Sebo\, Clinical Associate Professor of Environmental Studies\, NYU\nKatrina Wyman\, Sarah Herring Sorin Professor of Law\, NYU\n\n12:30 – 1:30 PM \nSession 1: Exploring Strategies for Local Action Part I –  Economic Incentives \nModerator: Katrina Wyman\, Sarah Herring Sorin Professor of Law\, NYU \nWhile no cities or states in the United States have implemented a “meat tax” or other similar charges\, several other countries\, including Germany\, Denmark\, and Sweden\, have considered introducing such measures\, and some recent academic literature has presented them as effective options for reducing meat consumption. This panel will discuss the potential for introducing economic incentives to influence consumer choices by altering the price of meat\, as well as some of the concerns and challenges associated with such incentives. \n\n\nBackground Materials \n\n\n1:30 – 2:30 PM \nSession 2: Exploring Strategies for Local Action Part II – Informational Policies \nModerator: Danielle Spiegel-Feld\, Executive Director\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy\, and Land Use Law\, NYU \nCities around the world have introduced policies aimed at raising public awareness about the benefits of limiting meat consumption\, including through Meatless Monday resolutions\, labels\, informational campaigns\, and local climate action plans. This panel will discuss the introduction and effectiveness of these informational policies\, and their potential for expansion. \n\n\nBackground Materials \n\n\n\nDay 2 | June 16\, 2021 \n12:00 – 1:00 PM \nSession 3: Exploring Strategies for Local Action Part III – Procurement Policies \nModerator: Adalene Minelli\, Legal Fellow\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy\, and Land Use Law\, NYU \nProcurement policies aim to reduce the amount of meat and dairy products that a city purchases\, and push for facilities to explore and provide alternative offerings. Many cities have already adopted the Good Food Purchasing Program or similar initiatives\, and have introduced such policies in government buildings\, schools\, hospitals\, and other institutions. This panel will discuss the proliferation and effectiveness of these procurement policies and other options for using procurement to effectively encourage a transition away from meat. \n\n\nBackground Materials \n\n\n1:00 – 2:00 PM \nSession 4: Exploring Strategies for Local Action Part IV – Bans\, Boycotts & Divestments \nModerator: Jeff Sebo\, Clinical Associate Professor of Environmental Studies\, NYU \nAlthough we have not yet seen any general bans on meat products\, several cities have introduced targeted bans on certain types of animal products such as foie gras. Moreover\, many cities have mandated emissions reductions\, including food-related emissions\, and some\, such as NYC\, have introduced resolutions to divest from agricultural industries for their role in accelerating climate change. This panel will explore the potential for bans\, boycotts\, and divestments in reducing meat and dairy consumption in cities\, as well as some of their potential challenges. \n\n\nBackground Materials \n\n\n\nThis workshop is made possible by the generous support of The Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/meatless-cities-a-workshop-on-how-cities-can-help-lead-the-transition-to-a-plant-forward-food-system/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/fruits-grocery-store-supermarket-6771933.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210923T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210923T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20210923T140045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212732Z UID:9086-1632400200-1632403800@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Decarbonizing the Downstate Grid: Taking Stock of Progress DESCRIPTION:In 2019\, New York State committed itself to decarbonizing the state’s electricity grid by 2040. This goal may be particularly difficult to meet in New York City\, where fossil fuels presently supply most of the electricity that is available. At this upcoming event\, experts from government\, industry\, and non-profits will discuss the challenges that  officials face in decarbonizing the City’s electricity supply and the progress that has been made to date. \nRegister here. \n\nSpeakers: \nMartine Hébert\, Delegate General\, Québec Government Office in New York  \nSusanne DesRoches\, Deputy Director\, Infrastructure & Energy\, New York City Office of Resiliency and Sustainability \nCullen Howe\, Senior Renewable Energy Advocate\, Natural Resources Defense Council \nPeter Rose\, Director\, Stakeholder Relations New York\, Hydro-Québec \nAnne Reynolds\, Executive Director\, Alliance for Clean Energy New York \nJustin Gundlach\, Senior Attorney\, Institute for Policy Integrity \n\nThis event has been made possible through the generous support of the Québec Government Office in New York. \n \n  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/decarbonizing-the-downstate-grid-taking-stock-of-progress/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/wind-power-plant-windmill-wind-power-5239642.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211015T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211015T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20211010T130002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212728Z UID:9068-1634299200-1634302800@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Towards Plant-Forward Diets: A Toolkit for Local Leadership DESCRIPTION:As public awareness grows about the health\, environmental and animal welfare benefits of reducing meat consumption\, a number of cities around the United States have started to take action to encourage a shift towards plant-forward diets. With a new administration poised to take office in New York City\, the time is ripe to take stock of these initiatives and consider what further measures New York City can and should adopt. At this upcoming panel discussion\, experts from government\, academia and NGOs will evaluate the progress that cities have made to date and discuss a potential agenda for advocates and government to pursue going forward. \nRegister here. Read our new policy brief on this issue here. \n\nSpeakers: \nRachel Atcheson\, Assistant to the President\, Office of the Brooklyn Borough President\, Eric L. Adams \nNilang Gor\, Founder\, Cultivate Empathy for All; Senior Scientist\, Process Development\, Catalyst Biosciences \nDanielle Spiegel-Feld\, Executive Director\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law \nChloe Waterman\, Senior Program Manager\, Climate-Friendly Food Program\, Friends of the Earth \nDan Zarrilli\, Special Advisor\, Climate & Sustainability\, Columbia University \n\nModerated by: \nDale Jamieson\, Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy\, Affiliated Professor of Law\, Affiliated Professor of Medical Ethics\, New York University \n\nThis event has been made possible by the generous support of The Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/towards-plant-forward-diets-a-toolkit-for-local-leadership/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/boxes-colours-food-1834416.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20211114T195152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212723Z UID:9489-1638450000-1638455400@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Small Group Discussion: Propertizing Environmental Attributes DESCRIPTION:This event will bring together a small group of experts from academic\, industry\, and government to discuss Katrina Wyman & Adalene Minelli’s forthcoming article\, Propertizing Environmental Attributes.  \nCheck back to this event page for future updates and event-related materials. \nBy invitation only. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/small-group-discussion-propertizing-environmental-attributes/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/lightbulb-lighting-bulbs-4314993.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211214T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211214T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20211115T204801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212719Z UID:9329-1639486800-1639490400@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Unpacking the LL97 Carbon Trading Study DESCRIPTION:NYU just released the highly anticipated carbon trading study required by New York City’s Local Law 97. The study is the first comprehensive modelling assessment of the costs and benefits of this groundbreaking law\, and of the feasibility of a potential carbon trading program for buildings. \nJoin Urban Green and the NYU study team for a deep dive on the findings\, including that with the right design carbon trading can deliver deeper GHG and air pollution savings and greater investment in NYC buildings citywide and in environmental justice communities. Register here. \n\nSpeakers (in formation): \nChris Halfnight\, Director of Policy\, Urban Green Council (moderator) \nMary Jiang\, Senior Analyst\, HR&A Advisors \nKasparas Spokas\, Associate\, The Brattle Group \nDanielle Spiegel-Feld\, Executive Director\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law\, NYU \n\nThis event is co-hosted by the Urban Green Council. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/unpacking-carbon-trading-study/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/nyc-new-york-city-america-4854718.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220308T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20220210T160507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212549Z UID:9918-1646757000-1646762400@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Private Equity and Energy Transition DESCRIPTION:The decarbonization goals set by national governments and international alliances require massive capital\, much of it to come from private funds.  Private capital\, however\, does not get invested to achieve policy goals\, it gets invested to earn returns.  Our panel of experts will discuss the role and opportunities for private equity in the energy transition\, the return expectations of investors\, policies that facility (or impede) the flow of private capital\, and the transition of legacy energy-focused private equity firms themselves in their investment strategies. \n  \nModerator \nRobert Seber\, Partner\, Vinson & Elkins LLP; Adjunct Professor\, NYU School of Law \n  \nPanelists \nEliot C. Cotton\, General Counsel\, Decarbonization and Credit\, Riverstone LLC \nDiana Glassman\, ESG Leader & Director-Engagement\, EOS at Federated Hermes \nAdam Klein\, Partner & Head of Climate Strategies\, Crestview Partners \nMargaret E. Peloso\, Lead Sustainability Partner\, Vinson & Elkins \nTim Rebhorn\, Managing Partner\, EnCap Energy Transition \n  \nRegister here. \n  \n\nThis event has been made possible by the generous support of Vinson & Elkins LLP. \n \n  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/private-equity-and-energy-transition/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/light-bulb-idea-lit-4514505.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220325T131500 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20220207T171849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212543Z UID:9812-1648209600-1648214100@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Next Generation Building Performance Regulation DESCRIPTION:In late January\, the Biden Administration announced the launch of a new “Building Performance Standards Coalition” of cities and states that are working to reduce buildings’ contribution to global change. If successful\, the coalition could pave the way for a new wave of local building regulation. As cities and states embark on the process of designing new policies\, it is critical to take stock of how early experiences with building performance standards in cities like New York City and Washington DC should inform the structure of the next generation of policies. At this upcoming event\, experts with first-hand insight into the early building performance standards will share their advice for the policies to come. \n  \nSpeakers: \nKatrina Wyman (Introductory Remarks)\, Sarah Herring Sorin Professor of Law\, New York University School of Law \nKatie Bergfeld\, Branch Chief\, Building Performance & Enforcement\, Data & Benchmarking Division\, Department of Energy & Environment \nMark Chambers\, Senior Director for Building Emissions and Community Resilience\, Council on Environmental Quality\, Executive Office of the President \nJasmine Graham\, Energy Justice Policy Manager\, WE ACT for Environmental Justice \nFrank Oswald\, Building Commissioner\, City of St. Louis\, Missouri \nBen Silverman\, Manager\, Policy Design and Implementation\, Institute for Market Transformation \nMarc Zuluaga\, Co-CEO & Co-Founder\, Cadence OneFive \nDanielle Spiegel-Feld (Moderator)\, Executive Director\, Frank J. Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law \n  \n\n  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/next-generation-building-performance-regulation/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/usa-manhattan-contrasts-1777986-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T131500 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20220228T161533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212536Z UID:10004-1648641600-1648646100@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Counting What We Consume: How Cities Can More Accurately Count Their Contributions to Climate Change DESCRIPTION:When U.S. cities estimate the greenhouse gas emissions for which they are responsible\, cities tend to focus on the emissions that come from activities within their borders and from generating electricity to meet local needs. This approach undercounts cities’ contributions to climate change because it leaves out the GHG emissions that come from the production of goods elsewhere that cities import for consumption or use in their borders\, such as food and construction materials.  This means that the existing local inventories of GHG emissions provide local policymakers – and residents – with a partial picture of how cities are contributing to climate change\, and thus an incomplete basis for local climate mitigation policy. \nThe new mayoral administration in New York City has an opportunity to modernize the city’s approach to counting the city’s GHG emissions\, and broaden climate policy\, by incorporating estimates of GHG emissions from the city’s consumption of goods produced elsewhere.  The administration also may have an incentive to update the city’s approach to inventorying local GHG emissions because the mayor stated during the campaign that the city should “track its emissions from food procurement and consumption.” \nThis panel will discuss the importance of updating local GHG inventories to include emissions from products imported into the city\, and how local governments can estimate these emissions. Panelists will include people who have undertaken consumption based inventories for local governments\, such as San Francisco\, and supply-chain analyses of the GHG emissions from local government procurement on the west coast. \n  \nPanelists \nAaron Toneys is a Senior Associate at Good Company\, which is based in Eugene\, Oregon; he has conducted analyses of the GHG emissions associated with local government procurement as well as other sustainability analyses. \nDr. Chris Jones is Director of the CoolClimate Network at UC Berkeley\, where he has led the development of increasingly sophisticated methodologies for undertaking consumption-based greenhouse gas accounting and completed such accountings for San Francisco. \nJonathan Rosenbloom is a Professor of Law at Vermont Law School who published a law review article in 2021 arguing that cities should undertake consumption-based inventories to provide an accurate picture of their contributions to climate change. \nLingxi Chenyang is Environmental Law Fellow at the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University; she has argued that climate mitigation policy should include reducing meat consumption. \nNilang Gor is a co-founder of Berkeley-based Cultivate Empathy for All and a board member of the California Plant-based Alliance. \nRoss MacWhinney is a Senior Advisor at the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice and an expert in greenhouse gas emissions accounting. \n  \n\n  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/counting-what-we-consume/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/architecture-buildings-city-1834467.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20220308T163656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212530Z UID:10040-1649340000-1649347200@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Equitable Electrification for New York City DESCRIPTION:Electrification of building heating systems is expected to play a central role in New York City and New York State’s long-term efforts to decarbonize its building stock. From a climate perspective\, this makes sense; buildings will not be able to dramatically reduce their carbon footprints without moving away from onsite combustion of fossil fuels for their heating. But to what extent is beneficial electrification of heating systems in multifamily housing in New York City likely to cause residential tenant utility costs to rise? \nThis roundtable will bring together experts and stakeholders to explore this issue from legal\, economic\, and engineering perspectives\, focusing on whether electrification can raise energy costs for low- and moderate-income tenants and how vulnerable populations may be protected. Participants will have an opportunity to share their experiences and insights on this important issue\, and to provide feedback on the Guarini Center’s findings on the legal protections and risks that currently exist for different classes of tenants\, as well as potential paths forward. \nThis roundtable is hosted in partnership with WE ACT for Environmental Justice. Our work on this issue\, including this event\, is made possible by the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. \nThis roundtable will take place virtually via Zoom. Participation is by invitation only. \nPlease check back to this page for updates about this event.  \n  \nMaterials for Participants: \nAGENDA \nBACKGROUND & DISCUSSION QUESTIONS \nLIST OF PARTICIPANTS \n  \n\n  \nAgenda \n  \n2:00 – 2:10  |  Welcome and Framing Remarks – An Introduction to the Project \nDanielle Spiegel-Feld\, Executive Director\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law; Adjunct Professor of Law\, NYU School of Law \nSonal Jessel\, Policy Director\, WE ACT for Environmental Justice \n2:10 – 2:55  |  Setting the Stage – Preliminary Economic\, Engineering\, and Legal Perspectives \n2:10 – 2:25  |  Jason Block\, Director\, Building Operations\, Decarbonization\, and Efficiency\, Steven Winter Associates \n2:25 – 2:40  |  Alexander Meeks\, Director\, HR&A Advisors \n2:40 – 2:55  |  Danielle Spiegel-Feld\, Executive Director\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law; Adjunct Professor of Law\, NYU School of Law \n2:55 – 4:00  |  Group Discussion \nDuring this group session\, participants will assess the study team’s preliminary findings regarding the extent to which low- and moderate-income households in New York City may be vulnerable to increases in utility expenses as their buildings electrify. Specific questions will explore the following themes: \n\n\n\nWhat are the mechanisms through which electrification may impact tenant utility expenses?\nWhat protections are in place to prohibit cost shifting towards LMI tenants and how well are these protections enforced? What additional protections might be developed?\nHow material are the risks that electrification could increase tenant utility costs in New York City? URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/2022-equitable-electrification-roundtable/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/skyline-skyscraper-building-4471754.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T131500 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20220513T203034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212521Z UID:10508-1655208000-1655212500@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Impact Fees: A New Direction for NYC? DESCRIPTION:Impact fees are one-time charges imposed on new development as a condition of approval to offset the development’s impact on local infrastructure\, services\, and the environment. A revenue-raising tool\, they are broadly based on the idea that new development should be responsible for paying for a share of the new or additional public infrastructure and services needed to support it\, and for the costs the governments incurs in mitigating its adverse impacts on the environment.  \nEmployed widely in other major U.S. cities\, New York City does not have an official impact fee policy. \nFacing numerous challenges in raising the revenue needed to support its growing population\, some have called for the City to explore whether to adopt an impact fee program. Yet\, there are open questions surrounding the city’s legal authority to charge impact fees\, as well as whether they are an appropriate or viable policy choice. \nAt this upcoming event\, a panel of experts will come together to explore these questions and share their perspectives on this issue. \n  \nPANELISTS \nEric Kober\, Senior Fellow\, The Manhattan Institute\, former Director of Housing\, Economic & Infrastructure Planning\, NYC Department of City Planning \nDavid Garcia\, Policy Director\, Terner Center for Housing Innovation at University of California\, Berkeley \nLouis Cholden-Brown\, Senior Advisor & Special Counsel for Policy and Innovation\, Office of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander \nSpencer Williams\, Director of Advocacy\, The Municipal Art Society \n  \nMODERATOR \nAdalene Minelli\, Senior Fellow\, Guarini Center \n  \nRegister for the event here. \n  \n\nThis event is made possible by the generous support of the New York Community Trust. \n  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/impact-fees-in-nyc/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/building-construction-house-4896138.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220919T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220919T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20220830T190340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212513Z UID:10899-1663590600-1663594200@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Electrification and the Inflation Reduction Act: Has the Calculus Changed? DESCRIPTION:  \nHas the Inflation Reduction Act altered the costs and benefits of electrifying buildings in New York? For instance\, will the IRA accelerate the decarbonization of the New York State grid? And will it materially reduce the cost of installing heat pumps? \nWith its slew of incentives for renewable energy and heat pumps\, it seems very likely that the IRA has changed the economic and environmental calculus\, but figuring out what the impact will be is a subject of much debate. At this upcoming event\, experts from economics\, law\, and building science will help unpack the complexity to inform local decision-making. \n  \nPANELISTS \nCharlotte Matthews\, Head of Affordable Electrification\, Google \nDale Bryk\, Senior Attorney and Director of State & Regional Climate Policies\, Harvard Law School Environmental and Energy Law Program \nDr. Sanem Sergici\, Principal\, Brattle \nJasmine Graham\, New York Senior Policy & Campaign Manager\, Building Decarbonization Coalition \nJason Block\, Principal Mechanical Engineer\, Cadence OneFive \n  \nMODERATOR \nKatrina Wyman\, Sarah Herring Sorin Professor of Law\, NYU School of Law \n  \nRegister for the event here. \n  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/electrification-and-the-inflation-reduction-act/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/city-skyline-architecture-841408.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221012T131500 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20220921T180307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212448Z UID:10933-1665576000-1665580500@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Beyond Gas Bans: Expanding Local Strategies for Building Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency DESCRIPTION:At the federal level\, opportunities and incentives to decarbonize buildings expanded in 2022 due to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.  However\, many municipalities have seen their powers to steer building decarbonization curtailed in recent years. Notably\, between 2020 and 2021\, 20 states passed laws that limited local governments’ authority to regulate the installation or use of natural gas infrastructure\, in the wake of the Berkeley\, California’s pioneering 2019 ordinance banning the installation of natural gas infrastructure in most new buildings. \nJoin the Guarini Center for a conversation with building decarbonization experts to discuss climate- and public health-related policy options that municipalities and their partners can deploy to advance building decarbonization and energy efficiency\, despite these state-level laws restricting local governments’ ability to manage natural gas infrastructure. This event will coincide with the Center’s publication of a new policy brief\, Beyond Gas Bans: Alternative Pathways to Reduce Building Emissions in Light of State Preemption Laws. \n  \nPANELISTS \nAlejandra Mejia Cunningham\, Building Decarbonization Advocate\, Climate & Clean Energy Program\, NRDC \nJustin Gundlach\, Senior New York Regulatory Policy Manager\, Building Decarbonization Coalition \nKatrina Managan\, Director of Buildings & Homes\, Office of Climate Action\, Sustainability\, & Resiliency\, City & County of Denver \nYu Ann Tan\, Senior Associate\, Carbon-Free Buildings\, RMI \n  \nMODERATOR \nNathaniel Mattison\, Legal Fellow\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law \n  \nRegister for the event here. \n  \n\nThe Guarini Center’s work on this issue\, including this event\, is made possible by the generous support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/beyond-gas-bans/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AdobeStock_272369834-sm.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20221010T202254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T212044Z UID:11022-1667412000-1667419200@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Urban Biodiversity: A Transatlantic Dialogue on the Role of Cities in Promoting Global Biodiversity Goals DESCRIPTION:Though seemingly at odds with one another\, a wide variety of living organisms and habitats exist in and around dense urban areas. With more than half of the world’s population now living in cities\, and the urban footprint steadily growing\, policymakers must think about how to protect the biodiversity that remains within urban areas and how to make our cities more hospitable to wildlife in the future. \nNext month\, the international community is scheduled to come together to discuss the future of the Convention on Biological Diversity. One of the key items that will be negotiated at the upcoming COP15 is the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. In advance of COP15\, join the Guarini Center and the German Consulate General in New York for a conversation with experts from New York City and Berlin to discuss the role of local governments in implementing global biodiversity targets\, including the ways in which cities can support biodiversity. \n  \nOPENING REMARKS \nBryce Rudyk\, Director\, International Environmental Law Program\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy & Land Use Law \nPANELISTS \nDr. Georgina Cullman\, Ecologist\, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation \nDr. Dustin R. Partridge\, Director of Conservation & Science\, NYC Audubon Society \nSandra Naumann\, Senior Fellow\, Coordinator of Biodiversity & Nature-based Solutions\, Ecologic Institute \nWolfram von Heynitz\, Deputy Consul General\, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany New York \nMODERATOR \nBenji Jones\, Senior Environmental Reporter\, Vox \n  \nNetworking reception sponsored by Deputy Consul General Wolfram von Heynitz to follow. \n  \nCOVID-19 Policy. This event will be held in-person at NYU School of Law. Advance registration is required for all attendees. All non-NYU attendees will be required to provide proof at the door of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and boosted with an FDA-authorized or WHO-listed vaccine to be allowed entry into the event. Masks are not required. \nRegister here. \n  \n\nThis event is made possible by the generous support of the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany New York. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/urban-biodiversity/ LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, Snow Dining Room\, 40 Washington Square South\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AdobeStock_416707131-sm5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T131500 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20221107T154919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221206T221706Z UID:11119-1668600000-1668604500@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Small Island Developing States & Plastic Pollution: The Road Towards a Global Agreement on Plastics DESCRIPTION:Plastic pollution has evolved into one of the greatest global threats to humankind and the environment. While its impacts on health\, food security\, livelihoods\, economies\, and the wider environment are experienced across the globe\, small island developing states are experiencing these impacts on a disproportionate scale\, due in part to their unique vulnerabilities and limited resources\, and despite their relatively minor contribution to this global problem. \nIn late November\, countries will come together for the first session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to begin developing a new global agreement on plastic pollution. Ahead of this historic meeting\, join us for the first installment of our SIDS & Global Plastics Series to hear from a panel of experts on the impacts of plastic pollution on small island developing states\, and the potential role that the new agreement can play in addressing them. \n  \nPANELISTS \nAsha Challenger\, Lead Negotiator\, Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) \nDavid Vivas Eugui\, Legal Officer\, Trade\, Environment\, Climate Change & Sustainable Development Branch\, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) \nDr. Alexandra Harrington\, Chair\, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law\, Agreement on Plastic Pollution Task Force \nJewel Batchasingh\, Director\, Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean) \n  \nMODERATOR \nSaeed Hamid\, Legal Fellow\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law at NYU School of Law \n  \n\nThis event is made possible by the International Union for Conservation of Nature through the Plastic Waste Free Islands project\, funded with generous support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/sids-and-global-plastics-1/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Plastic-Pollution-SIDS-12x8-promo-image.docx.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230116T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230116T151500 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20230104T144800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T185350Z UID:12355-1673877600-1673882100@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Small Island Developing States & Plastic Pollution: Elements of a Global Plastics Agreement DESCRIPTION:In late 2022\, the international community convened in Punta del Este\, Uruguay for the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to begin developing a new global agreement to end plastic pollution. This process has been largely guided by UNEA Resolution 5/14\, which\, among other things\, broadly identifies provisions that must—at a minimum—be included in the final agreement or otherwise considered by the INC. But while there have been growing discussions around a number of common elements\, the INC has yet to decide on the specific contents or structure of the new agreement. \nJoin us for the second installment of our SIDS & Global Plastics Series to hear from a panel of policy and legal experts who will share their insights on the outcomes of INC-1 and explore key issues surrounding the structure and elements of a new global plastics agreement\, including potential implications for Small Island Developing States. \n  \nPANELISTS \nDr. Alexandra Harrington\, Chair\, Agreement on Plastic Pollution Task Force\, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law \nAndrea Volentras\, Project Manager\, Pacific Ocean Litter Project (POLP)\, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) \nJoan Yang\, Senior Officer\, Government Relations\, Pew Charitable Trusts \n  \nMODERATOR \nBryce Rudyk\, Director of International Environmental Law\, Guarini Center; Adjunct Professor of Law\, NYU School of Law \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \n\nThis event is made possible by the International Union for Conservation of Nature through the Plastic Waste Free Islands project\, funded with generous support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/sids-and-global-plastics-2/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/AdobeStock_319738588-1200px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230123T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230123T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20221208T202953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T200450Z UID:12282-1674489600-1674495000@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Global Sustainable Cities: Cities and Our Environmental Future DESCRIPTION:Over half of the world’s population now lives in cities\, and this share is expected to increase in the coming decades. With growing urbanization\, cities and their residents face substantial environmental challenges such as higher temperatures\, droughts\, wildfires\, and increased flooding. In response to these pressing challenges\, some cities have begun to develop local environmental regulations that supplement national and environmental laws. Experts from around the globe take stock of the policies that leading cities in the global north and south are taking to lessen the impacts of climate change and secure a more sustainable urban future. \nThis program is timed to coincide with the release of Global Sustainable Cities: City Governments and Our Environmental Future\, a new book that is a collaborative effort of NYU’s faculty in New York City and Abu Dhabi. The book includes first-hand accounts of recent environmental initiatives adopted by Abu Dhabi\, Beijing\, Delhi\, London\, New York\, and Shanghai. \n  \nOPENING REMARKS \nJohn Coughlin\, Global Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies and Law\, NYUAD \n  \nPANELISTS \nDaniel Zarrilli\, Special Advisor for Climate and Sustainability\, Columbia University; former Chief Climate Policy Advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio \nElena De Nictolis\, Post-Doctoral Global Fellow\, New York University School of Law \nHarry den Hartog\, Professor\, Tongji University\, Shanghai \nHu Tao\, Director\, Lakestone Institute for Sustainable Development \nWolfram von Heynitz\, Deputy Consul General\, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany New York \n  \nMODERATORS \nDanielle Spiegel-Feld\, Executive Director and Adjunct Professor of Law\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law\, NYU School of Law \nKatrina Wyman\, Wilf Family Professor of Property Law\, NYU School of Law \n  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/global-sustainable-cities-book-launch/ LOCATION:NYU Abu Dhabi Institute in New York\, 19 Washington Square North\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AdobeStock_308198155.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230202T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20221220T193822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T170623Z UID:12358-1675355400-1675360800@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Journey to Net-Zero: The Role of Carbon Capture DESCRIPTION:Net-Zero is not Zero. Public and private decarbonization initiatives incorporate carbon capture\, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) into their pathways. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provides significant tax benefits to permanent carbon sequestration and net zero pledges by corporations typically rely on some form of CCUS in the future. Yet CCUS technology is still in its infancy\, the capital required to move the industry to scale is enormous\, and sceptics perceive a lack of transparency and that its use could diminish ambitions to transition away from fossil fuels. Our panel of experts will discuss the status\, prospects and challenges of CCUS. \n  \nPANELISTS \nAdam Peltz\, Director and Senior Attorney\, Energy Transition\, EDF \nAlan Alexander\, Partner\, Vinson & Elkins LLP \nBenjamin Dell\, Managing Partner\, Kimmeridge \nSasha Stashwick\, Director\, Industrial Policy\, Climate & Clean Energy Program\, NRDC \n  \nMODERATOR \nRobert Seber\, Partner\, Vinson & Elkins LLP; Adjunct Professor\, NYU School of Law \n  \nNetworking reception sponsored by Vinson & Elkins LLP to follow.  \n  \nCLE \nThis event has been approved for one New York State CLE credit 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. \n  \nOUT-OF-STATE CLE \nNYU School of Law is an accredited provider of CLE in New York State. If you are seeking CLE credit for a different state\, we recommend you consult with your state’s CLE Board to ascertain regulations on reciprocity. \n  \nREGISTER HERE \n  \n\nThis event has been made possible by the generous support of Vinson & Elkins LLP. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/journey-to-net-zero-the-role-of-carbon-capture/ LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, Vanderbilt Hall\, Faculty Library\, 40 Washington Square South\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AdobeStock_67489447.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230314T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230314T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20230228T192548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230314T201844Z UID:12658-1678795200-1678798800@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Organic Waste in NYC: A Conversation with DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch & Council Member Sandy Nurse DESCRIPTION:Every year\, New York City residents and businesses generate 1.8 million tons of organic waste\, with nearly all of it ending up in landfills. In particular\, organic waste\, including food scraps\, food-soiled paper\, yard debris\, is estimated to make up one-third of the waste collected from New York City residences each day. \nTo reduce the volume of organic waste sent to landfills\, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has recently announced that it will be phasing in a voluntary citywide curbside collection program to encourage residents to separate their organics from recyclables and other waste. Yet\, others have called on the City to establish mandatory diversion\, collection\, and composting of organic waste. \nIn this webinar\, DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Council Member Sandy Nurse discuss the status\, challenges\, and prospects of organic waste collection in New York City. \n  \nFEATURING \nJessica S. Tisch\, Commissioner\, New York City Department of Sanitation \nSandy Nurse\, Council Member (District 37) & Chair of the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management\, New York City Council \nMODERATED BY \nKatrina Wyman\, Wilf Family Professor of Property Law\, NYU School of Law \n  \n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law and the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/organic-waste-in-nyc/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AdobeStock_116270282-1500px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230526T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230526T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20230509T195616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T191744Z UID:13254-1685102400-1685106000@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Counting What We Consume: A Conversation with NYC Chief Climate Officer Rohit Aggarwala and Food Policy Director Kate MacKenzie DESCRIPTION:In April 2023\, New York City launched its new integrated greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for measuring local contributions to climate change. For the first time\, the city is counting emissions from the food and other goods and services that New Yorkers consume. While buildings (35%) and transportation (21%) remain the top sources of local emissions\, the new inventory reveals that food is the third major source of local emissions\, accounting for 20% of city emissions. In announcing the results of the new inventory\, Mayor Eric Adams committed to reducing carbon emissions from food purchases across city agencies by 33% by 2030.  He also urged the private sector to reduce its food-based emissions by 25% in the same period. \nIn this webinar\, Rohit Aggarwala\, NYC’s Chief Climate Officer and Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection\, and Kate MacKenzie\, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy\, will unpack the city’s new approach to inventorying GHG emissions and initiatives to reduce food-related emissions. \n  \nFEATURING \nRohit T. Aggarwala\, Chief Climate Officer\, New York City; Commissioner\, NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) \nKate MacKenzie\, Executive Director\, NYC Mayor’s Office of Food Policy (MOFP) \nMODERATED BY \nKatrina Wyman\, Wilf Family Professor of Property Law\, NYU School of Law; Faculty Director\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law \n  \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/counting-what-we-consume-2/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AdobeStock_116043556-1200px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20230615T223241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230620T213226Z UID:13297-1691582400-1691587800@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Co-Beneficial Adaptations: A Workshop on How Cities Can Integrate Wildlife into Local Climate Policy DESCRIPTION:By invitation only. \nRapid urbanization and climate change present complex challenges for cities. As urban centers continue to grow and climate risks worsen\, it becomes essential for cities to adopt measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing resilience. At the same time\, many cities are thinking about how to protect the wide variety of living organisms and habitats that exist in and around dense urban areas. This presents an opportunity for cities to consider how local climate interventions might be adapted to provide co-benefits to urban wildlife and ecosystems. Indeed\, experts increasingly accept that human\, animal\, and environmental health are intrinsically linked. By integrating the needs of urban wildlife and ecosystems into local climate policy\, cities can create a more sustainable and harmonious future for all. \nThis workshop will bring together experts from a diverse range of fields to discuss policies\, strategies and other measures that cities can employ to adapt their infrastructure and landscapes to respond to growing climate threats\, while also making our urban spaces more hospitable to animals. The goal of this workshop is to identify a set of promising local interventions that have the potential to generate co-benefits for humans and nonhumans alike. \nWORKSHOP MATERIALS \nAn agenda\, discussion questions\, and list of participants will be circulated in the coming weeks. Please refer to this page for updates. \nABOUT THIS PROJECT\n\nThis workshop is part of a collaborative project between a multi-disciplinary team of ethics\, legal and medical experts from New York University\, NYU School of Law\, and NYU Grossman School of Medicine aimed at better understanding how cities and other local governments can include animal welfare considerations in their environmental policies and decision-making processes.  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/co-beneficial-adaptations/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AdobeStock_604705335-cropped-1200px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230918T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20230828T173840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230928T113011Z UID:13408-1695045600-1695058200@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Climate Justice: A Transatlantic Dialogue DESCRIPTION:Climate change remains one of the greatest threats facing our planet. And yet\, its impacts are not experienced equally across the globe. Internationally\, developing countries are among the most vulnerable to the effects of a drastically warming climate. Domestically\, climate change disproportionately affects poor and marginalized communities\, and exacerbates inequitable social conditions. In light of this reality\, there have been growing calls for policymakers to consider the ethical\, social\, racial\, and intergenerational dimensions of the climate problem. \nThis concept—broadly referred to as climate justice—calls for the just division and equitable distribution of the responsibilities to address climate change\, and the burdens of mitigating its impacts. As policymakers\, advocates\, and other stakeholders increasingly search for innovative solutions to address disparities in climate impacts\, there is tremendous value in bringing together stakeholders from different jurisdictions to share their experiences and perspectives. \nAt this event\, panels of experts will discuss progress\, opportunities and challenges in advancing climate justice at international\, federal and subnational levels. \n  \nAGENDA \nPART 1 \n2:00 PM — Opening remarks by Carsten Rüpke \n2:05 PM — Keynote address by Jennifer Morgan \n2:25 PM — Remarks by Rob Bonta \n2:30 PM — Panel 1: Climate Justice in International Law \nBreak \n3:25 — 3:40 PM \nPART 2 \n3:40 PM — Keynote address by Ali Zaidi \n4:00 PM — Panel 2: Climate Justice in the United States and Germany \nReception \n5:30 PM — Networking reception (drinks and light refreshments to be served) \n  \nKEYNOTE ADDRESS\nAli Zaidi\, Assistant to the President & National Climate Advisor\, White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy \nJennifer Morgan\, State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action\, Federal Foreign Office of Germany; Former Executive Director\, Greenpeace International \n  \nADDITIONAL REMARKS\nCarsten Rüpke\, Deputy Consul\, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany \nRob Bonta\, Attorney General\, State of California \n  \nPANELISTS\nAdriana Espinoza\, Deputy Commissioner\, Equity and Justice\, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation \nCésar Rodríguez-Garavito\, Professor of Clinical Law\, NYU School of Law; Chair\, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice \nJulia Olson\, Executive Director & Chief Legal Counsel\, Our Children’s Trust \nKevin Chand\, Legal Advisor\, Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United Nations \nKlaus Mindrup\, Member\, Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany (2013 – 2021); Chairman\, Energiedialog 2050 \nMarianne Engelman Lado\, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator\, Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights\, US Environmental Protection Agency \n  \nMODERATORS\nBryce Rudyk\, Director of International Environmental Law\, Guarini Center; Adjunct Professor of Law\, NYU School of Law \nKatrina Wyman\, Faculty Director\, Guarini Center; Wilf Family Professor of Property Law\, NYU School of Law \n  \nCLE\nThis event has been approved for 3 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. \nOUT-OF-STATE CLE\nNYU School of Law is an accredited provider of CLE in New York State. If you are seeking CLE credit for a different state\, we recommend you consult with your state’s CLE Board to ascertain regulations on reciprocity. \nCLE MATERIALS\n\n  \n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law at New York University School of Law\, the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany\, and the John Brademas Center of New York University\, and is made possible through the generous support of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge. We are grateful for the additional assistance of NYU Abu Dhabi. \n  \n \n             \n  \n\nWe’re proud to be a part of Climate Week NYC\, an impactful gathering of minds dedicated to global climate action. As an event partner\, we’re committed to driving positive change and fostering a healthier future for all. Join us in this crucial journey. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/climate-justice-a-transatlantic-dialogue/ LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, Greenberg Lounge\, 40 Washington Square South\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/event-banner-Climate-Justice-16-9-2000px-14-Sep-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231025T191500 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20231005T224013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T204329Z UID:13806-1698256800-1698261300@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:A Fireside Chat with Hon. Rowan D. Wilson\, Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals DESCRIPTION:Join us at New York University School of Law for a fireside chat with the Honorable Rowan D. Wilson\, Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals\, which will feature a discussion of Nonhuman Rights Project\, ex rel. Happy v. Breheny\, a historic case that challenged the boundaries of nonhuman animal rights. \nBefore his appointment to Chief Judge in 2023\, Judge Wilson served as an Associate Judge on the Court of Appeals\, during which time the Court heard Nonhuman Rights Project\, ex rel. Happy v. Breheny. The case concerned the question of whether Happy—an elephant that has lived in captivity at the Bronx Zoo for over 40 years—should be extended the right of habeas corpus\, which entitles a person to a judicial determination on the lawfulness of their detention. The case marked the first time that the highest court of any English-speaking jurisdiction examined such a question. \nWhile a majority of the Court ultimately rejected the argument that habeas corpus should be extended to nonhuman animals\, two judges—including Judge Wilson—issued landmark dissenting opinions. \nMODERATOR\nKatrina Wyman\, Faculty Director\, Guarini Center; Wilf Family Professor of Property Law\, NYU School of Law \nWhether an elephant (or other animal) is a ‘person’ is not relevant to determining whether the writ of habeas corpus can be used to challenge a confinement. All can agree that an elephant is not a member of the homo sapiens species. At the same time\, an elephant is not a desk chair or an earthworm; the majority … offers that animals are not “the equivalent of ‘things’ or ‘objects’” … So the correct question becomes: given what we know about the qualities an elephant has—and in particular\, the qualities Happy has—should the law afford her certain rights through habeas corpus? —Honorable Rowan D. Wilson \nCLE\nThis event has been approved for 1 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. \nOUT-OF-STATE CLE\nNYU School of Law is an accredited provider of CLE in New York State. If you are seeking CLE credit for a different state\, we recommend you consult with your state’s CLE Board to ascertain regulations on reciprocity. \nREGISTRATION\nThis event is open to the general public. Advance registration is required for all attendees. Non-NYU visitors must be prepared to show security a valid government-issued photo ID for entry into the building. \nReception to follow. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/fireside-chat-rowan-wilson/ LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, Vanderbilt Hall\, Faculty Library\, 40 Washington Square South\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/event-banner-Judge-Wilson-16-9-1200px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T191500 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20231219T233934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T154833Z UID:14171-1706205600-1706210100@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Putting a Price on Carbon: Carbon Border Adjustments\, Climate Change & International Trade DESCRIPTION:In responding to the growing climate crisis\, governments across the globe are deploying new and ambitious market-based policies aimed at driving down greenhouse gas emissions. A prime example is the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)\, which began to take effect in fall 2023. It will price the carbon emissions of certain carbon-intensive imports into the EU\, such as cement\, steel\, and some electricity\, if the producing country does not have climate policies equivalent to the EU’s. CBAM aims to level the playing field for products produced in the EU\, which already face a carbon price\, and to prevent carbon leakage. \nWhile CBAM could spur countries outside the EU to adopt more robust climate policies\, it also might disadvantage industries in the Global South that export to the EU and prompt protectionist responses from others\, which would harm international trade. There also are questions about whether CBAM is consistent with international trade rules. At this panel event\, experts in trade\, climate\, and international economic law discuss CBAM’s implications for the United States and other countries\, and the challenge of achieving a balance between climate action and international trade. \n  \nPANELISTS\nDr. Inu Manak\, Fellow for Trade Policy\, Council on Foreign Relations \nInu Manak is a fellow for trade policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). At CFR\, she researches and writes on policy issues relevant to U.S. trade policy\, including topics such trade politics and institutions\, trade negotiations\, and dispute settlement. An expert in international political economy\, Dr. Manak’s research focuses on U.S. trade policy and the law and politics of the World Trade Organization. \nDr. Jesse Scott\, Visiting Research Fellow\, German Economic Research Institute DIW Berlin; Adjunct\, Hertie School \nJesse Scott is an expert and global practitioner in strategy\, policymaking\, and stakeholder engagement on climate change and the clean and just energy transition. She has worked with international and national governments\, business\, philanthropy\, and civil society non-profits. Her technical expertise\, international experience\, and networks encompass policy and convening across the OECD and the Global South. \nRobert Howse\, Lloyd C. Nelson Professor of International Law\, NYU School of Law \nRob Howse teaches international economic law and legal and political philosophy at NYU. He was principal trade expert for the Renewable Energy and International Law Project\, a consortium of Yale University\, Climate Change Capital\, & Baker McKenzie. He is the author or co-author of numerous studies & articles on climate change\, renewable energy and international economic law. He has consulted on these issues to law firms\, international intergovernmental organizations as well as NGOs. \nMODERATOR\nKatrina Wyman\, Faculty Director\, Guarini Center; Wilf Family Professor of Property Law\, NYU School of Law  \n  \nCLE\nThis event has been approved for one New York State CLE credit 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. \nOUT-OF-STATE CLE\nNYU School of Law is an accredited provider of CLE in New York State. If you are seeking CLE credit for a different state\, we recommend you consult with your state’s CLE Board to ascertain regulations on reciprocity. \nREADING MATERIALS & INFORMATION FOR CLE SEEKERS URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/cbam/ LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, Vanderbilt Hall\, Faculty Library\, 40 Washington Square South\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/event-e-banner-CBAM-16-9-1200px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20240209T180609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T161233Z UID:14457-1709227800-1709236800@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Inundation District: Film Screening & Discussion with Director David Abel DESCRIPTION:New York University hosted a special screening of Inundation District\, a film from Director and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter\, David Abel. Following the screening\, David Abel joined us for a discussion and audience Q&A. \nABOUT THE FILM \nIn a time of rising seas and intensifying storms\, one of the world’s wealthiest\, most-educated cities made a fateful decision to spend billions of dollars erecting a new district along its coast — on landfill\, at sea level. Unlike other places imperiled by climate change\, this neighborhood of glass towers housing some of the world’s largest companies was built well after scientists began warning of the threats\, including many at its renowned universities. The city\, which already has more high-tide flooding than nearly any other in the United States\, called its new quarter the Innovation District. But with seas rising inexorably\, and at an accelerating rate\, others are calling the neighborhood by a different name: Inundation District. \nA production by The Boston Globe\, the film premiered in the fall of 2023 as the closing night film of the GlobeDocs Film Festival. \nWatch the trailer here. \n  \n \n  \nSPONSORED BY \n      \n     Sustainable Engineering Initiative URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/inundation-district/ LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, Tishman Auditorium\, 40 Washington Square South\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Inundation-District-Promo-16x9-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20240220T190257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T185118Z UID:14521-1709812800-1709816400@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Financing Resiliency: The Opportunity for Stormwater Fees in New York City DESCRIPTION:As our climate continues to change\, New York City is facing increasing pressure to adapt to the challenges posed by excessive stormwater runoff.  New infrastructure investments—including in green infrastructure such as parks\, restored wetlands\, green roofs\, and rain gardens—can help the City respond to present and future climate impacts\, including excess rainfall. Yet securing sustained (and sustainable) funding sources to fund these investments will be a challenge. In the stormwater context\, the City has long depended on a sewer rate formula based on potable water consumption. However\, a decades-long decline in water use potentially threatens the stability of this revenue source and raises ratepayer affordability concerns.  One possible solution for addressing the City’s needs is to institute a stormwater fee\, a type of service fee employed by many major jurisdictions around the country. \nAt this panel event\, speakers discuss how the City could develop and implement a stormwater fee as part of its broader response to climate adaptation challenges. \nFor more background on this topic\, see: The Legal Case for Stormwater Fees in New York City. \n  \nSPEAKERS \nEmily Gallagher\, Assemblymember\, New York State Assembly \nEmily Gallagher represents the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in the New York State Assembly. Since taking office in 2021\, she has been an advocate and legislative sponsor for measures aimed at addressing economic inequality\, access to affordable housing\, and New York’s transition to renewable energy sources. In the Assembly\, she is the primary sponsor of the Water Bill Fairness Act (Bill No. A4019)\, which would amend the state’s Public Authorities Law to authorize local water and sewer authorities to charge fees to recover the costs of managing stormwater runoff. \nJeffrey Seltzer\, Deputy Director of Natural Resources Administration\, Department of Energy and Environment\, Washington DC \nJeff Seltzer is the Deputy Director at the District of Columbia’s Department of Energy and Environment\, where he is responsible for programs that conserve\, protect\, and improve the water\, soil\, and living resources of the District of Columbia. Jeff is a Professional Civil Engineer with over thirty years of experience in environmental restoration and resource management in both the private and public sector. \nMike Dulong\, Legal Program Director\, Riverkeeper \nMike Dulong is the Legal Program Director at Riverkeeper\, where he has been an attorney since 2012.  At Riverkeeper\, his work focuses on protecting New York City’s urban waters by working with community and local organizations to reduce polluted sewage and stormwater discharges\, clean up toxic sites\, and ensure sustainable waterfronts. He also works to protect the upstate drinking water sources of 9.5 million New York City and Hudson Valley residents to ensure healthy drinking water\, while minimizing the impact of water supply operations on upstate communities. \nNathaniel Mattison (moderator)\, Legal Fellow\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law \n  \n \n  \nThis event is made possible by the generous support of the Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/stormwater-fees/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/AdobeStock_98796231-1200px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T121500 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20240312T032847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T222706Z UID:14571-1712142000-1712146500@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Wild Animals in Urban Spaces: How Cities Can Promote Wild Animal Welfare in the Built Environment DESCRIPTION:Cities are often thought of as distinctly human environments. Yet\, a wide variety of wild animals continue to make their homes in and around dense urban areas. Experts increasingly accept that human\, animal\, and environmental health are intrinsically linked. In this vein\, cities have the opportunity to consider how they can adapt their built infrastructure to promote the wellbeing of the human as well as nonhuman residents that share these spaces.  \nThis panel brings together experts in local policy\, building sustainability\, and wild animal welfare to discuss how cities and other local actors can shape their policies for land use and the built environment to better promote the welfare of wild animals. As part of the discussion\, researchers from NYU present findings from a newly-released report that identifies promising policy options for cities to consider\, ranging from bird-friendly building materials to green infrastructure design and prohibitions on gas leaf blowers. \n  \n                \n  \nSPEAKERS \nAlexandra Silver\, Director\, New York City Mayor’s Office of Animal Welfare \nAlexandra Silver was appointed director of the Mayor’s Office of Animal Welfare by Mayor Eric Adams in July 2022. Silver previously worked at Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC)\, the city’s animal shelter provider\, where she connected with other organizations\, stakeholders\, and elected officials\, working to raise awareness about how all New Yorkers can make a difference for animals. She originally came to ACC as a volunteer\, after working as a reporter at TIME. Passionate about animal welfare since childhood and a vegan since 2016\, she shares her home with cats Lucas and Freddie Mercury\, both adopted from ACC’s Manhattan center\, as well as the occasional foster animal. Silver received her Bachelor of Arts degree in comparative literature from Princeton University. \nAlisa White\, Legal Fellow\, Guarini Center \nAlisa is a Legal Fellow at the Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy\, and Land Use Law at New York University School of Law. She is a graduate of Yale Law School\, Yale School of the Environment\, and Dartmouth College. During law school\, she co-founded Law Students for Climate Accountability. Her research on environmental law\, policy\, and economics has been published or is forthcoming in Ecology Law Quarterly\, Environmental Law Reporter\, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis\, Energy\, and PLOS One. \nCecil Scheib\, Chief Sustainability Officer\, NYU Office of Sustainability \nCecil returned to NYU as Chief Sustainability Officer in 2018\, after five years as Chief Program Officer at Urban Green Council and Managing Director of the Building Resiliency Task Force for the City of New York. As Director of Energy and Sustainability at NYU from 2007 to 2012\, Cecil was intimately involved in guiding NYU towards environmental excellence\, leading efforts related to the co-gen plant\, the Green Grants Program\, 30% emissions reductions\, greater solid waste diversion rates\, weaving sustainability into procurement\, and drafting NYU’s Climate Action Plan. \nDr. Mal Graham\, Strategy Director\, Wild Animal Initiative \nMal is the strategy director at Wild Animal Initiative\, a nonprofit working to accelerate science that helps wild animals. They have worked with animals in shelter\, veterinary\, farm\, and zoo environments\, but it wasn’t until pursuing a doctorate focused on gap-crossing in flying snakes that they realized how little we know about the welfare of wild animals. Now\, Mal works on helping other scientists interested in studying wild animal welfare get into the field. \nJeff Sebo (moderator)\, Co-Director of the Wild Animal Welfare Program & Associate Professor of Environmental Studies\, New York University \n  \n \n  \nSPONSORED BY\nGuarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law at NYU School of Law\nWild Animal Welfare Program\, New York University\nLaw\, Ethics & Animals Program\, Yale Law School \nThis event is made possible by the generous support of Marc Rindner.  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/wild-animals-urban-spaces/ LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, Furman Hall\, Lester Pollack Colloquium\, 245 Sullivan Street\, New York\, NY\, 10012 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/butterfly-in-city-1200px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240612T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240612T100000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20240522T184758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T154700Z UID:15114-1718182800-1718186400@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Book Launch | More Equal than Others: Humans and the Rights of Other Animals DESCRIPTION:At this event\, Dr. Raffael Fasel discusses his new book\, More Equal than Others: Humans and the Rights of Other Animals\, with additional comments from professors César Rodríguez-Garavito\, Jeremy Waldron & Mattias Kumm. \n  \nSYNOPSIS \nUnprecedented demands have recently arrived at the doorstep of courts and parliaments the world over: nonhuman animals should receive some of the rights that have so far been reserved to human beings. This development has raised fundamental questions about the nature of legal rights\, and who should have them. \nMore Equal Than Others: Humans and the Rights of Other Animals provides a sustained analysis of the fundamental rights of human and nonhuman animals to explore the issue of whether conferring fundamental legal rights to animals would undermine the equal status and rights of humans. \nRaffael N. Fasel proposes an unorthodox but practical solution to this issue: the Species Membership Approach (SMA). According to the SMA\, legal rights and similar entitlements should be granted to animals based on the species to which they belong\, not their individual capacities. By pioneering an approach that focuses on species membership rather than individual capacities\, the author demonstrates how fundamental legal rights can be extended to nonhuman animals without threatening the status and equal rights of humans. \nThis book examines the antithetical nature of the human rights and animal rights conceptions that have so far dominated the debate and demonstrates how a middle ground can be reached between these opposing conceptions. Informed by the forgotten history of animal and human rights in the French Enlightenment\, More Equal Than Others radically reimagines the spectrum of fundamental rights conceptions. \n  \nSPEAKERS \nDr. Raffael Fasel (author)\, Fellow in Law\, Jesus College\, and Assistant Professor-elect in Public Law\, Faculty of Law\, University of Cambridge \nCésar Rodríguez-Garavito\, Chair\, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice; Director\, Earth Rights Advocacy Clinic; Professor of Clinical Law\, NYU School of Law \nJeremy Waldron\, University Professor\, NYU; Professor of Law\, NYU School of Law \nMattias Kumm\, Inge Rennert Professor of Law\, NYU School of Law \nKatrina Wyman (moderator)\, Faculty Director\, Guarini Center; Wilf Family Professor of Property Law\, NYU School of Law \n  \n \n  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/launch-more-equal-than-others/ LOCATION:Virtual Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Isabelle_Pinson_-_The_Fly_Catcher_3-e1715718259314.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T191500 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20240830T144100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T163257Z UID:16357-1726596000-1726600500@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Book Talk: Climate of Contempt DESCRIPTION:The Guarini Center is pleased to invite you to a discussion of Climate of Contempt: How to Rescue the U.S. Energy Transition from Voter Partisanship\, by David Spence. This is the first event in our Energy Transition Discussion Series in Fall 2024!  \nSPEAKERS\nDavid Spence\, Rex G. Baker Chair in Natural Resources Law in the School of Law and Professor of Business\, Government & Society in the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin \nJack Lienke\, Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut\, School of Law \nKatrina M. Wyman\, Wilf Family Professor of Property Law and Director\, Environmental and Energy Law LLM Program\n \nCLE\nThis event has been approved for one New York State CLE credit 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 \nSYNOPSIS\nWhy is the United States struggling to enact policies to reduce carbon emissions? Conventional wisdom blames the wealthy and powerful\, who wield disproportionate sway over politicians. David B. Spence argues that this top-down narrative misses a more important culprit-with critical consequences for climate and energy politics. \nHis bottom-up explanation pinpoints the roles of partisanship\, polarization\, and misinformation\, showing how voter animosity holds back the energy transition by making compromise politically risky. Spence contends that cooperation is still possible but will require sustained person-to-person engagement across ideological and partisan boundaries. \nProviding a timely and incisive understanding of the politics of the energy transition\, Climate of Contempt suggests new paths forward and offers hope for a net-zero future. \nREGISTRATION\nThis event is in-person only and is open to the general public. Advance registration is required. Register here. \nInterested in more Climate Week events? Check out our full list of NYU Law climate events! URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/book-talk-climate-of-contempt/ LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, Furman Hall\, Rm 216\, NYU School of Law 245 Sullivan St\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Climate-of-Contempt-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T195135 CREATED:20240816T185956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T175040Z UID:16083-1727168400-1727175600@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:Climate Change and the Courts DESCRIPTION: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.  \nThis 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.  \nCoffee and breakfast refreshments to be served. \n  \nKEYNOTE \nCharity Clark\, Attorney General\, State of Vermont \nSPEAKERS \nKirti Datla\, Director of Strategic Legal Advocacy\, Earthjustice \nMat dos Santos\, Co-Executive Director & General Counsel\, Our Children’s Trust \nDon Goodson\, Deputy Director\, Institute for Policy Integrity \nMODERATORS \nChristine Billy\, Executive Director\, Guarini Center; Adjunct Professor of Law\, NYU School of Law \nKatrina Wyman\, Faculty Director\, Guarini Center; Wilf Family Professor of Property Law\, NYU School of Law \n  \nCLE \nThis 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 \n  \nWATCH THE VIDEO RECORDING \n  \nInterested in more Climate Week events? Check out our full list of NYU Law climate events! \n  \nSPONSORED BY\nGuarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law at NYU School of Law\nState Energy and Environmental Impact Center at NYU School of Law URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/climate-change-and-the-courts/ LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, D’Agostino Hall\, Lipton Hall\, 108 West 3rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AG-Clark.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR