November 12, 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
• 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:

• What the outcome of the election portends for the Supreme Court and its future environmentally-related rulings
• What the election may mean for federal climate policy development by EPA and Congress
• Michigan Clean Energy ballot initiative
• California LCFS oral arguments in the 9th Circuit
• New Hampshire Governor's race and its role in the future of RGGI
• Washington Governor's race, where climate has been debated substantially
• California cap-and-trade omnibus update
• Cuomo/Bloomberg response to Sandy, including discussion of climate change

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