NEWS & Updates
Updates from the Guarini Center.
New Plastics Litigation Tracker
Announcing the Plastics Litigation Tracker, a new resource from the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center and the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy, & Land Use Law. The project tracks...
Read MoreTestimony: LL97 Oversight Hearing
On April 22, the Guarini Center submitted brief comments to the New York City Council regarding Local Law 97 to assist the City Council in reviewing the City’s efforts to...
Read MoreCall for Papers: IV TRAMEREN International Conference
The Centre for International Law and Governance, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, and the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy & Land Use Law, New York University School of Law welcome proposals for...
Read MoreComment: Climate Action Council Draft Scoping Plan
On February 3, the Guarini Center submitted comments to the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority regarding the New York State Climate Action Council Draft Scoping Plan. In...
Read MoreThe Guarini Center in the news.

Chicago elected a new mayor. Is more climate action next?
E&E NEWS / Minho Kim/ Apr. 12, 2023

NYC’s responsibility to combat climate change
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS / Katrina Wyman & Danielle Spiegel-Feld / Jul. 14, 2022

Will Eric Adams Let Landlords Buy Their Way Out Of Energy Upgrades?
NEW YORK FOCUS / Colin Kinniburgh / Jun. 27, 2022

Tension Over Who’s Responsible for Greening City Buildings
CRAIN'S NEW YORK / Caroline Spivack / Jun. 10, 2022

State Approves Massive Electricity Transmission Lines to Power Climate Goals
THE CITY / Samantha Maldonado / Apr. 14, 2022

Building a Carbon Trading System in New York City, with Danielle Spiegel-Feld
RESOURCES RADIO / Daniel Raimi / Mar. 1, 2022

Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves w/ Jeff Sebo
OUR HEN HOUSE / Jan. 29, 2022

Carbon Trading + Clean Electric Grid = Good News for Co-ops and Condos
HABITAT / Bill Morris / Dec. 15, 2021

A Report Card on the City's Use of Infrastructure to Combat Climate Change
CRAIN'S NEW YORK BUSINESS / Brandon Sanchez / Nov. 19, 2021

The Easy Way to Cut Carbon Emissions? A Green Electric Grid.
HABITAT MAGAZINE / Nov. 19, 2021

City’s Carbon Emissions Law Could Actual Save Landlords Billions: Study
COMMERCIAL OBSERVER / Celia Young / Nov. 17, 2021

Green Electricity Could Juice Efforts to Cut NYC Buildings’ Carbon Cloud: Study
THE CITY / Samantha Maldonado / Nov. 16, 2021

Costs of NYC’s Clean Buildings Law Mostly on Residential Sector
BLOOMBERG NEWS / Stephen Lee / Nov. 15, 2021

Opinion: Eric Adams should plant a flag: How he can move NYC away from meat and toward progress on climate change
NY DAILY NEWS / Jeff Sebo & Katrina Wyman / Nov. 4, 2021

Another Climate Risk for Cities: Higher Borrowing Costs
BLOOMBERG CITYLAB / Lauren Coleman-Lochner / Aug. 23, 2021