May 12, 2010

Climate Change: What Is To Be Done?

Co-sponsored by
The New York City Bar’s Environmental Law Committee, International Environmental Law Committee, Energy Law Committee, and Project Finance Committee
and by the Environmental Law Institute

Efforts to address climate change have encountered significant difficulties, but some remain hopeful that progress can still be made. This program examined whether there is a path toward sensible collective action on the international and domestic fronts, the shape of EPA regulation and Congressional deliberations, and the evolving role of the courts in addressing climate change matters.

Keynote Speaker:
Peter Lehner, Executive Director, Natural Resources Defense Council

Panelists:
Jeffrey Gracer, (Moderator) Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.
Stephen L. Kass, Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
Joseph Siegel, EPA Region 2
Michael Gerrard, Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School