September 10, 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:

• New fuel economy standards
• California "test run" of a carbon trading system
• How the climate change issue was address by Republic and Democratic conventions/platforms
• Discussion of the DC Circuit decision on the cross-state air pollution rule
• Recent decisions in cases brought by Texas

Additional Materials:
Members click here to access the event recording.