May 14, 2012

Monthly Climate Change Briefing

A special service for ELI institutional members, this half-hour monthly conference call provides a valuable way to keep on top of the legal and policy developments in the climate change arena.

Panelists for this month's event were:

• Vicki Arroyo, , Executive Director, Georgetown University Climate Center
• Kyle Danish, Van Ness Feldman, PC
• Michael B. Gerrard, Director, Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School
• Nikki Roy, Vice President, Strategic Outreach, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

The topics discussed during the call included:

• Preview of the 5/17/12 Senate ENR Committee hearing on Sen. Bingaman's Clean Energy Standard
• Legal/policy issues surrounding EPA's proposed GHG NSPS for new power plants
• 9th Circuit decision lifting stay on implementation of California low-carbon fuel standard
• Virginia Supreme Court reaffirming insurance companies don't need to indemnify defendants in climate tort litigation
• Mississippi decision disallowing utility expenditures for IGCC
• State updates: Florida, California, Alaska
• How are renewable standards faring in state legislatures?

Additional Materials:
Members click here to access the event recording