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The Washington Post | The world’s most famous climate scientist just outlined an alarming scenario for our planet’s future

July 22, 2015

Guarini Center affiliate and NYU School of Law Visiting Professor Michael Oppenheimer is quoted in a recent Washington Post column that profiles a new high-profile scientific study. The study in question, led by James Hansen of Columbia’s Earth Institute, claims that prominent projections of sea-level rise in the coming decades may fail to account for climatic feedback effects […]

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Nature | Europe Braces for More Climate Litigation

July 1, 2015

See Nature’s article regarding climate change: Europe Braces for More Climate Litigation which quotes Richard Stewart, NYU Law Professor and Guarini Center Faculty Director; and Michael Oppenheimer, Visiting Professor of Law, NYU; Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, Princeton University. READ MORE

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The German Energy Transition: Debating Implications for New York State

June 1, 2015

On April 29, 2015, the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law and the Ecologic Institute hosted an event entitled, “The German Energy Transition: Debating Implications for New York State.” A summary of the discussion highlighting key takeaways and next steps can be downloaded here. A recording of the event can be viewed

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Breaking Energy | Making New York’s ‘Energy Vision’ a Reality through ‘Integrated’ Performance-Based Regulation

May 7, 2015

Guarini Center fellow Benjamin Mandel writes about how New York can begin to catalyze the transformation of its electric utilities by putting the right incentives in place. READ MORE

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ENERGYWIRE | Power Markets: N.Y. looks to Germany’s ‘cautionary tale’ for guidance on grid reforms

April 30, 2015

See the ENERGYWIRE article providing extensive coverage on the Guarini Center’s recent panel discussion, The German Energy Transition: Debating Implications for New York State. READ MORE

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New York Times | Exxon Mobil Settles $9 Billion New Jersey Environmental Case for $250 Million

February 27, 2015

A New York Times article reporting that New Jersey has settled a case that was brought against Exxon Mobil Corp. in 2004 quotes NYU Law Professor and Guarini Center Faculty Director Richard Stewart at length.

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