BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Guarini Center - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T131500 DTSTAMP:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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:20260403T163347 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163347 CREATED:20240819T202941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240926T213217Z UID:15756-1727168400-1727200800@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:From Forests to Farms: Tackling the Environmental and Social Impacts of Food Production in Brazil DESCRIPTION: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 and animal waste decomposition further contribute to the problem. In addition to its climate and biodiversity impacts\, food production in the Amazon is also linked to pervasive land grabbing and illegal deforestation\, lending to corruption\, fraud and laundering practices that harm indigenous peoples and local communities. \nAt this event\, panels of experts and stakeholders will discuss ongoing challenges in addressing the environmental and social impacts of the Brazilian meat supply chain\, as well as promising solutions for shifting food production in Brazil towards a more sustainable model. \n\n « All Events\n \nThis event has passed. \n\n From Forests to Farms: Tackling the Environmental and Social Impacts of Food Production in Brazil\n September 24\n \,\n9:00 am\n –\n6:00 pm \n\nFree \n \nFood 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 and animal waste decomposition further contribute to the problem. In addition to its climate and biodiversity impacts\, food production in the Amazon is also linked to pervasive land grabbing and illegal deforestation\, lending to corruption\, fraud and laundering practices that harm Indigenous peoples and local communities. \nAs part of this day-long series of programs\, panels of experts and stakeholders will discuss ongoing challenges in addressing the environmental and social impacts of the Brazilian meat supply chain\, as well as promising solutions for shifting food production in Brazil towards a more sustainable model. \n\nProgram\n\nPROGRAM 1 — Watching Brazil’s Food Systems: Traceability\, Transparency & Integrity in the Meat Supply Chain \nProduced by Transparency International Brazil\n9:00 AM — Welcoming Address \n\n \n \n Adalene Minelli\, Senior Fellow\, Guarini Center \nAdalene is a Senior Fellow at the Guarini Center. Her current work and research focuses include local climate action\, urban wild animals\, and international environmental law and policy. In her time at the Guarini Center\, Adalene has also worked on and led projects focusing on local food policy\, land use\, and providing capacity building assistance to the small island developing states in international treaty negotiations. \n \n \n Alexandre Mansur\, Project Director\, O Mundo Que Queremos; Coordinator of Radar Verde \nAlexandre Mansur is a journalist. He has worked for 30 years in mainstream media covering sustainability for outlets such as Jornal do Brasil\, Veja magazine\, and Época magazine. He writes for the Ideias Renováveis column in Exame magazine and for the Um Só Planeta portal of Grupo Globo. He is also a board member of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (Instituto Energia e Meio Ambiente)\, Green Initiative (Iniciativa Verde)\, and the Pro-UCs Network (Rede Pró-UCs). He is currently the project director of Mundo Que Queremos and coordinator of Radar Verde. \n \n \n Ketakandriana Rafitoson\, Vice Chair\, Transparency International \nDr Ketakandriana “Ke” Rafitoson is from Madagascar. She is a Malagasy anticorruption and pro-democracy activist and independent researcher. She is the Vice-Chair of Transparency International and served as the Executive Director of TI Madagascar from 2018 to 2024. Moreover\, Ke co-founded several social movements in Madagascar and is the global Executive Director of Publish What You Pay (PWYP) – fighting for better governance of extractive industries. Ke is passionate about social justice and democracy. \n9:15 AM — Presentation on Radar Verde & Panel A: Transparency & Traceability in the Brazilian Meat Supply Chain \n \n \n Alexandre Mansur\, Project Director\, O Mundo Que Queremos; Coordinator of Radar Verde (moderator) \nAlexandre Mansur is a journalist. He has worked for 30 years in mainstream media covering sustainability for outlets such as Jornal do Brasil\, Veja magazine\, and Época magazine. He writes for the Ideias Renováveis column in Exame magazine and for the Um Só Planeta portal of Grupo Globo. He is also a board member of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (Instituto Energia e Meio Ambiente)\, Green Initiative (Iniciativa Verde)\, and the Pro-UCs Network (Rede Pró-UCs). He is currently the project director of Mundo Que Queremos and coordinator of Radar Verde. \n \n \n Luisa Luz\, Founder & Institutional Director\, ILAJUC \nLuísa Luz is a lawyer and historian who graduated from the University of São Paulo (USP). She has always worked in the nonprofit sector and specialized in social project management. She has worked on development and poverty eradication projects and is currently dedicated to promoting access to justice and collective rights as the Institutional Director of the Latin American Institute for Collective Justice (ILAJUC). \n \n \n Rariany Monteiro\, Public Sector Financial Specialist\, WWF Brazil \nRariany Monteiro is an economist specializing in green finance\, focusing on solutions that connect financial regulation to environmental preservation. With specializations from the London School of Economics (LSE)\, Financial Economic Project Modeling from FIPE/USP\, and PMP certifications\, Rariany is a leader in coordinating Brazil’s Sustainable Taxonomy through WWF-Brazil. Her work involves strategic partnerships with financial institutions to improve traceability and transparency in agricultural supply chains\, ensuring that financing does not contribute to illegal deforestation. \n \n \n Ritaumaria Pereira\, Executive Director & Researcher\, Imazon; Coordinator of Radar Verde (presenter) \nRitaumaria Pereira\, the current Executive Director of the Amazon Institute of People and the Environment (Imazon)\, is a dedicated Brazilian researcher with a rich academic background. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography from Michigan State University\, a Master’s degree in Applied Economics from the Federal University of Viçosa\, and an Agronomic Engineering degree from the Federal University of Bahia. Beyond her role at Imazon\, Pereira has also conducted post-doctoral research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 2002\, her research has focused on the Amazon\, particularly on cattle ranching\, agrarian reform\, and economic development. \n10:15 AM — Panel B: Countering Deforestation & Corruption in the Brazilian Amazon \n \n \n Bruno Brandão\, Executive Director\, Transparency International Brazil (moderator) \nBruno Brandão is an economist from the Federal University of Minas Gerais\, Master in Public Management from the University of York (United Kingdom) and in International Relations from Barcelona Institute of International Studies (Spain). He has worked for Transparency International (TI) for over ten years\, having experience in the organization’s Secretariat in Germany\, coordinating the Climate Financing Integrity Program in Mexico and\, since 2016\, he has been the executive director of the organization’s Brazilian chapter. \n \n \n Carlos Andrés Baquero-Díaz\, Research Director\, NYU TERRA Program\, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice \nCarlos Andrés Baquero-Díaz is the research director of the NYU TERRA Program at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice. His research focuses on socio-environmental justice\, property and environmental rights\, and Indigenous peoples rights. Currently\, he co-curates the More-Than-Human Life Project (MOTH) and the FORGE program\, and serves as senior editor at Open Global Rights. He has taught classes on environmental law at Universidad de los Andes and currently is an adjunct professor on critical property and environmental rights at NYU Law School. \n \n \n Giulia Bondi\, Senior Forests Campaigner\, Global Witness \nGiulia Bondi holds 10 years’ experience in the NGO sector working on climate\, environmental and human rights issues. Giulia is currently Senior Forests Campaigner at Global Witness\, an international NGO that challenges abuses of power and campaigns against climate breakdown. Previously joining Global Witness\, Giulia worked as climate justice and energy officer at CIDSE\, an international development NGO\, coordinating advocacy activities on topics such as agriculture\, finance and human rights at several UN climate change negotiations (COPs)\, including COP21 in Paris. Giulia studied International Relations and holds a master’s degree in European policies – but she believes having received the best formation from engagement with grassroots communities. \n \n \n Maria Laura Canineu\, Deputy Director\, Environment and Human Rights Division\, Human Rights Watch \nMaria Laura Canineu is the deputy director of the Environment and Human Rights division. Between 2013 and 2023\, she served as the Brazil Director in the Americas Division at Human Rights Watch. Before joining Human Rights Watch\, she directed a team of public lawyers\, handling human rights issues. This included children’s\, women’s\, labor\, LGBT and indigenous people’s rights\, as well as health and education issues \nCOFFEE BREAK (11:15 – 11:30 AM)\nPROGRAM 2 — Transforming Brazil’s Food Systems: Best Practices for Promoting Biodiversity and Combating Climate Change\n11:30 AM  —  Panel Discussion \n \n \n Grazielle Parenti\, Latam Head of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs\, Syngenta \nGrazielle Parenti has over 28 years of experience and high-profile participation in the Food and Agriculture Industry\, having worked for BRF\, Diageo\, and Mondelez. She holds a Business B.A. from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (“FGV”)\, an MBA with emphasis in Marketing from FIA/USP\, and a Graduate Degree in Public Policy from FGV. Up until July 2022\, she was the Vice President of Global Institutional Relations and Sustainability for BRF and held the position of Council President of ABIA – Brazilian Association of the Food Industry –\, as well as President of the BRF Institute\, and Counselor in the Executive Council of Foreign Trade for the Ministry of Economy. \n \n \n João Adrien\, Head of ESG for Agriculture\, Itaú-BBA \nJoão Adrien is the Head of ESG at Agriculture Directory at Itau-BBA\, the largest private investment bank in Brazil. João is an economist\, specialized in public policies for sustainable agriculture and climate change agenda. Prior to this\, he served as Special Adviser for the Socioenvironmental Agenda at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock\, as well as the Environmental Regularization Director at the Brazilian Forestry Service. João is also Vice President of the Brazilian Rural Society\, an important farmer association\, and he is a member of the Executive Group of the Brazilian Coalition on Climate\, Forest and Agriculture. \n \n \n John de la Parra\, Director\, Food Initiative\, Rockefeller Foundation \nJohn de la Parra\, PhD\, is the Director of the Global Food Portfolio at The Rockefeller Foundation\, where he leads initiatives to create a more sustainable and nourishing food system. An ethnobotanist and plant chemist\, he specializes in food crops and medicinal plants. He also lectures on ethnobotany and food innovation at Harvard and has held research and teaching positions at MIT\, Tufts\, and Northeastern University. His work is inspired by his upbringing on a farm in Alabama and his family’s roots in México and South America. \n \n \n Salo Coslovsky\, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service\, NYU Wagner (moderator) \nSalo Coslovsky is an Associate Professor at NYU\, where he teaches courses in economic development and policy implementation. He holds a bachelor degree in Public Administration from FGV (Brazil)\, a master’s in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a PhD in Urban Studies from MIT. Since 2020 he has been a researcher with the Amazonia 2030 Project. Prof. Coslovsky writes a monthly column for O Estado de São Paulo and his research on forest-friendly products has been featured in multiple Brazilian and international outlets. \n1:00 PM  —  Lunch Talk: Opportunities for Generating Carbon Credits by Brazilian Agribusiness \nAt this lunch talk\, representatives from three Brazilian companies will come together to present cases from Brazilian farms that generate carbon credits\, and discuss promising opportunities for developing new agricultural sources of carbon credits\, such as fruits\, coffee\, cocoa\, rubber trees\, and other perennial plant-based agriculture. The group will also launch a public invite to contribute to this development. Food and beverages to be provided.  \nThis lunch talk is generously sponsored by Citrosuco\, Eccon Soluções Ambientais\, and Reservas Votorantim. Vegan options available.  \n \n \n David Canassa\, Executive Director\, Reservas Votorantim \nMr. David Canassa holds the position of Executive Director at Reservas Votorantim\, Votorantim’s pioneering platform for nature-based solutions. With more than 20 years dedicated to sustainability within Votorantim’s companies\, he also serves as a member of São Paulo Board of Environmental Management. Mr. Canassa holds a Master’s degree in Energy Efficiency\, as well as an MBA in Sustainability\, Business Management and Environment. \n \n \n Orlando Nastri\, Head of ESG\, Citrosuco \nAs Head of ESG at Citrosuco\, the global leader in the citrus value chain\, Orlando leads the ESG agenda across strategy\, governance\, performance\, disclosure\, and stakeholder engagement. He has over 10 years of experience in sustainability and social impact\, working with diverse sectors such as mining\, agribusiness\, and building materials in Brazil\, Europe\, and the USA\, applying agile and hybrid project management methods. \n \n \n Yuri Rugai Marinho\, CEO & Founder\, Eccon Soluções Ambientais \nYuri is CEO at ECCON Soluções Ambientais with 20 years of experience in the environmental field. Yuri founded ECCON in 2014 and the company has become one of the leading environmental consultancies in Brazil. Holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Environmental Law from the Faculdade de Direito do Largo de São Francisco –University of São Paulo (USP). Consultant for the Waterloo Global Science Initiative (Canada) and Fellow of the Kinship Conservation Fellowship Program (United States). \nCOFFEE BREAK (2:00 – 3:00 PM) \nPROGRAM 3 — Tackling Deforestation and Transforming Cattle Production in Brazil\nProduced by the Nature Conservancy Brazil\, IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative & the Tropical Forest Alliance\n\n3:00 PM – 5:30 PM  (in Portuguese and English with dual translation provided) \nKeynote Address \n\nHelder Barbalho\, Governor of Pará\, Brazil\n\nSpeakers \n\nCaio Penido\, President\, Mato Gross Meat Institute\nCarlos Ernesto Augustin\, Special Advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture\, Brazil\nDaan Wensing\, CEO\, IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative\nGabriel Azevedo\, Chief Strategy Officer\, IDB Invest\nJulia Mangueira\, Director for the Cerrado\, The Nature Conservancy – Brazil\nMaria Netto\, Executive Director\, Institute for Climate and Society\nMauro Lúcio Costa\, Brazilian Cattle Rancher\nPaula Caballero\, Regional Managing Director for Latin America\, The Nature Conservancy\nPeng Ren\, Program Manager\, Overseas Investment\, Trade and the Environment Program\, Global Environmental Institute\nRaul Protázio Romão\, Secretary of Environment and Sustainability\, Pará\, Brazil\n\n\n\n\n\nNYU Wagner Social Impact\, Innovation\, and Investment (SI3) Specialization\nSPONSORED BY\n\n Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law\n\n NYU Wagner Social Impact\, Innovation\, and Investment (SI3) Specialization\n\n O Mundo Que Queremos\nDATE & TIME\n September 24\n \,\n9:00 am\n –\n6:00 pm\n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n \n\n\n Google Calendar\n\n\n iCalendar\n\n\n Outlook 365\n\n\n Outlook Live\n\n\n\n NYU School of Law\, Furman Hall\, Lester Pollack Colloquium\n\n245 Sullivan Street\n \n New York\,\n NY\n 10012\n\n\n \nInterested in more Climate Week events? Check out our full list of climate events happening at NYU Law. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/from-forests-to-farms/ LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, Furman Hall\, Lester Pollack Colloquium\, 245 Sullivan Street\, New York\, NY\, 10012 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AdobeStock_532177020-2000px.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163347 CREATED:20241021T172437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T205007Z UID:16838-1731434400-1731439800@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:New York City’s Electricity History and Future DESCRIPTION:  \nPlease 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.” \nDid you know that the modern electricity grid was born in New York City in 1882? In this talk\, Richard Miller\, former Vice President for Energy and Environmental Law at Con Edison\, will discuss the birth of the electricity grid in lower Manhattan and the roles of Thomas Edison\, J.P. Morgan\, and Nikola Tesla in creating the grid. He will also discuss how the creation of the electric grid resulted in New York’s adoption of some of the first laws regulating public utilities. Finally\, this talk will discuss the implications of this history for the transition to a cleaner electricity grid and efforts to mitigate climate change. This event is in-person only and is open to the general public. Advanced registration is required. \n  \nFeatured Speaker: \nRichard Miller\, former Vice President for Energy and Environmental Law at Con Edison; former Chief Energy Policy Advisor for NYC \nDiscussants:  \nKatrina Wyman\, Faculty Director\, Guarini Center; Wilf Family Professor of Property Law\, NYU School of Law \nChristine Billy\, Executive Director\, Guarini Center; Adjunct Professor of Law\, NYU School of Law \n  \nCLE \nThis event has been approved to offer 1.5 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  \nRichard Miller served as Vice President for Energy and Environmental Law at Con Edison from 2018-2023. Prior to that\, he was Director of the Energy Markets Policy Group at Con Edison\, where his responsibilities included development of Company positions on federal energy policy\, including Company positions at the New York Independent System Operator. He previously served as Senior Vice-President for Energy at the New York City Economic Development Corporation\, where he oversaw City energy policy and served as the City’s Chief Energy Policy Advisor. He has written articles on law and energy policy that have been published in the Energy Law Journal and Public Utilities Fortnightly.  He is co-chair of the New York City Bar Association’s Energy Committee and is on the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative. He is a graduate of Amherst College and New York University School of Law. He lives in New York City and uses a bicycle as his primary form of transportation. \n  \nRECORDING \nMissed this event? Watch a recording of the program HERE. URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/new-york-citys-electricity-history-and-future/ 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/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AdobeStock_112154021-v3-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163347 CREATED:20250114T213648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T195926Z UID:17104-1738864800-1738870200@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:NY Climate Policy in 2025 and Beyond DESCRIPTION: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 threaten the speed and scale of the implementation of state and local climate policies\, and the change in federal administration raises looming questions.  \nThis moderated panel discussion will gather insights on the future of New York’s climate policies from multiple perspectives. We will explore key regulatory\, legislative\, and judicial proceedings to watch in the upcoming year and examine potential headwinds and opportunities for climate policymaking at the state and local levels.   \nThis event is in-person only and is open to the general public. Advanced registration is required. REGISTER HERE. \nCLE: This event has been approved to offer 1.5 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 appointed attorneys. \nPROGRAM \nKEYNOTE: Doreen M. Harris\, President and CEO\, NYSERDA \nSPEAKERS: \n\nLisa Garcia\, Adjunct Professor of Law\, NYU School of Law; former EPA Region 2 Administrator\nArturo Garcia-Costas\, Program Director\, New York Community Trust\nMichael B. Gerrard\, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice\, Columbia Law School\nKathleen Schmid\, Deputy Executive Director\, NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice\nEric Walker\, Energy Justice Senior Policy Manager\, WE ACT for Environmental Justice\n\nMODERATORS: \n\nChristine Billy\, Executive Director\, NYU Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law\nKatrina Wyman\, Wilf Family Professor of Property Law\, NYU School of Law\n\nREGISTER HERE URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/ny-climate-policy-in-2025-and-beyond/ 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/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/new-york-brooklyn-bridge-nyc-5173657-e1657824086398.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163347 CREATED:20250825T184526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T152804Z UID:17259-1758735000-1758742200@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:CHILDHOOD IN THE CLIMATE CRISIS: Centering Youth in Policy and Practice DESCRIPTION: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 unique ways that children experience the climate crisis\, and how to include children’s perspectives in a broader set of policies in support of a healthy and sustainable future. \nThis event is in-person only and is open to the general public. Advanced registration is required. Register HERE. \n  \nPROGRAM \nKEYNOTE: Elisa Morgera\, UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights; Distinguished Professor of Global Environmental Law\, University of Strathclyde Law School \nPANELISTS: \n\nMeredith McDermott\, Chief Sustainability & Decarbonization Officer\, NYC Public Schools\nLeonardo Trasande\, MD\, MPP\, Director\, Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards\, NYU Grossman School of Medicine\nAnsje Miller\, Executive Director\, Health and Environmental Funders Network\nHava Chishti & Allison Su\, Gen Z Cohort\, Climate Mental Health Network \n\nMODERATOR: Christine Billy\, Executive Director\, Guarini Center on Environmental\, Energy and Land Use Law\, NYU School of Law \n  \nCLE: This event has been approved to offer 1 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 appointed attorneys. \n  \nREGISTRATION: \nAdvanced registration is required. REGISTER HERE. \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n*The photos above depict portions of Kate Hartley’s North Creek Mosaic Project\, printed with permission of the artist. From 2011 to 2020\, Hartley developed this community art project in North Creek\, NY. The mural incorporates artwork representing flora and fauna of the Adirondack region from local residents and volunteers. Local second graders\, middle school and high school students participated each year for the 10 years of the project.  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/childhood-in-the-climate-crisis/ LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, D’Agostino Hall\, Lipton Hall\, 108 West 3rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/BUTTERFLIES-LARGE-to-scale-916-reso.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T163347 CREATED:20250325T171515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T130033Z UID:17184-1759944600-1759950000@guarinicenter.org SUMMARY:The Future of Environmental Conservation in New York State: Fireside Chat with Deborah Glick DESCRIPTION: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 natural resources.  \nThis event is in-person only and is open to the general public. Advanced registration is required. REGISTER HERE.  \nThis event has been approved to offer 1.5 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 appointed attorneys \n  \nPROGRAM \nFeatured speaker: \nDeborah Glick\, New York Assemblymember\, Chair of Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation  \n  \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  \nAbout Assemblymember Deborah Glick: \nAs a representative of Lower Manhattan for over 30 years\, Deborah Glick has been a strong advocate for civil rights\, reproductive freedom\, animals and environmental preservation\, the arts\, and tenants’ rights. Glick’s recent legislative accomplishments include the passage of the Reproductive Health Act\, codifying Roe v. Wade in New York State law\, for which she was the lead sponsor; a bill requiring courts to consider the best interest of a companion animal when determining custody of the pet during a divorce proceeding; the renewal of the Loft Law\, which brings formerly commercial buildings up to residential code and protects current tenants\, many of whom are artists\, from eviction; and a bill authorizing New York City to expand a life-saving speed safety camera program\, allowing speed safety cameras to be installed in hundreds of school zones\, an initiative proven to significantly reduce traffic crashes near schools. Her current legislative priorities include the passage of the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA) and the Bigger Better Bottle Bill\, which combined seek to advance waste reduction goals and address harms from single-use plastics and other waste materials affecting the health of New Yorkers and the environment. Glick chairs the New York Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation and also serves on the Ways and Means\, Rules\, and Governmental Operations Committees.  URL:https://guarinicenter.org/event/the-future-of-environmental-conservation-in-ny-fireside-chat-with-deborah-glick/ LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, Vanderbilt Hall\, Room 214\, 40 Washington Square S\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://guarinicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Deborah-Glick-event-Oct-8-25.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR