Selected ELI Climate Change Events

ELI sponsors events on a range of topics related to climate change. Events include capacity-building and training workshops, educational seminars, and facilitated dialogues.

General

• The Security Implications of Climate Change (July 15, 2011)
• Beyond Marcellus Shale: Policy Implications of Natural Gas Drilling and Fracking (May 19, 2011)
• Monthly Climate Change Briefing (May 9, 2011)
• Nuts and Bolts of Marcellus Shale Drilling and Fracking (April 14, 2011)
• American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut: The Next Landmark Supreme Court Climate Case (April 13, 2011)
• Monthly Climate Change Briefing (April 11, 2011)
• ALI-ABA Course of Study – Global Warming: Climate Change and the Law (April 7-8, 2011)
• Monthly Climate Change Briefing (March 21, 2011)
• The Grid: Integration and Transmission of Renewable Energy (March 16, 2011)
• Monthly Climate Change Briefing (February 14, 2011)
• An Essential Pathway to Sustainability: Energy Efficiency (January 11, 2011)
• Monthly Climate Change Briefing (January 10, 2011)
• Monthly Climate Change Briefing (December 13, 2010)
• Monthly Climate Change Briefing (November 8, 2010)
• Town Hall Discussion: The Future of Climate Action (October 4, 2010)
• The "Perfect Storm" of Renewable Energy: Policy Drivers and Decisionmaking (September 29, 2010)
• Monthly Climate Change Briefing (September 13, 2010)
• Strengthening Mexico's Legal Framework to Address Climate Change (August 27, 2010)
• Summer School: Climate Change: An Introduction (July 28, 2010)
• Monthly Climate Change Briefing (July 19, 2010)
• Ocean Acidification: Managing the Marine Impacts of Climate Change (June 23, 2010)
• ENERGY STAR Gets the Spotlight (May 13, 2010)
• Climate Change and the Constitution: Global Warming Litigation Heats Up (Washington, DC — November 1, 2007)
• Climate’s Impact on Securities Disclosures (New York, NY — September 27, 2007)
• International Energy Agency Update on Climate Issues (Washington, DC — July 19, 2007)
• Going “Carbon Neutral”: Risks and Realities (Washington, DC — June 20, 2007)
• Massachusetts v. EPA: What are the Implications for the Future? (Washington, DC — May 14, 2007)
• ALI-ABA Course of Study: Global Warming: Climate Change and the Law (Washington, DC — March 22-23, 2007)
• 2006 ELI-Miriam Hamilton Keare Policy Forum Governing Climate Change: Can Regional, State and Voluntary Approaches Do the Job? (Washington, DC — November 8, 2006)
• Climate Change for Lawyers (Washington, DC — November 8, 2006)
• International Global Climate Markets and Transactions: Key Developments and Issues for US Companies (Six Locations in the US and Europe, — February 15, 2005)
• Reporting on Climate Change: Understanding the Science (Washington, DC — October 16, 2003)
• Carbon Sequestration Strategies in a Post-Kyoto World: Is There a Place for Ag and Forest Investments? (Washington, DC — February 5, 2003)
• Reporting on Climate Change: Understanding the Science (Washington, DC — 2003)
• Dialogue on Potential Role of Financial Incentives in a Clean Energy Future (Washington, DC — 2000)
• Clean Air and Clean Energy in Georgia (Atlanta, GA — 1999)
• Climate Change: US Legislative and Executive Agency Developments (Washington, DC — 1999)
• Greening of Industry Conference (Chapel Hill, NC — 1999)
• Innovative Strategies for Improving Air Quality (Atlanta, GA — 1998)
• Roundtable on “Lessons Learned for the Acid Rain Program Applicable to an Emission Cap and Allowance Trading System for Greenhouse Gases” (Washington, DC — 1997)

Address Invasive Species Challenges in the Context of Climate Change

• Assessing Gaps and Needs for Invasive Species Management in a Changing Climate (Washington, DC — 2006)

Advance Technologies for Climate Change

• Seminar on the Future of Technology Transfer under International Environmental Agreements (Washington, DC — 2006)

Answer Constitutional Challenges to New Climate Change Initiatives

• Access to Courts after Massachusetts v. EPA: Who Will Be Left Standing? (Washington, DC — December 13, 2006)

Strengthen Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change

• Workshop on “Climate Change and Adaptive Governance in the Southern African Water Sector” in partnership with South Africa’s Northwest University (Johannasburg, South Africa — November 2007)
• Presentation on “Adaptation to Sea Level Rise: Federal and State Approaches,” Ninth Annual Northeast Florida Environmental Summit, Rising to the Challenge: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies to Combat the Impacts of Sea Level Rise. (Jacksonville, Florda — November 2007) Florida Coastal School of Law Summit Website / ELI’s Presentation
• Presentation on “Water Resource Management in the Face of Climate Change,” Chinese-American Professional Association’s annual seminar (Washington, DC — September 8, 2007)
• Presentation on “Adaptive Water Management: Coping with Uncertainty through Laws and Institutions,” International Experts Meeting on Water Management in 2020 and Beyond (Monasterio de Rueda, Spain — November 8-10, 2006)

Adapt Law and Governance to a Changing Climate

• What Does Adaptation to Climate Change Mean for Biodiversity Law? An International Roundtable Discussion (Washington, DC — June 3, 2009)