Washington, DC, Conference
Environmental Law Institute
Friday, April 3, 2020
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
Co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute; Vanderbilt University Law School; WGR Taskforce on Energy, Environment and Agriculture; DC Bar Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources (EENR) Community; and Energy and Environmental Law Forum of the Women's Bar Association of D.C.
Topics include:
- Addressing the cost of carbon dioxide emissions via FERC’s authority to ensure just and reasonable interstate wholesale electricity rates
- Improving SEC sustainability disclosure requirements
- Imposing exactions on developers to incentivize investment in low-carbon energy supply and energy efficient buildings
Featured Articles:
Markets, Externalities, and the Federal Power Act: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Authority to Price Carbon Dioxide Emissions
- Bethany Davis Noll (author), Litigation Director, Institute for Policy Integrity, Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law
- Burcin Unel (author), Energy Policy Director, Institute for Policy Integrity, NYU School of Law
- Diana Jeschke, Counsel, Crowell & Moring
- Max Minzner, General Counsel, Arcadia Power
- Kim Smaczniak, Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice
Making Sustainability Disclosure Sustainable
- Jill E. Fisch (author), Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law; Co-Director, Institute for Law and Economics, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- Nikki Adame-Winningham, Environmental Corporate Counsel, Pfizer
- Rick Fleming, Investor Advocate, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Julia Hatcher, Partner, Latham & Watkins
- Veena Ramani, Senior Program Director, Capital Market Systems, Ceres
- Tom Riesenberg, Director of Legal and Regulatory Policy, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
Energy Exactions
- Jim Rossi (author), Associate Dean for Research; Judge D. L. Lansden Chair in Law, Vanderbilt University Law School
- Christopher Serkin (author), Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Elisabeth H. and Granville S. Ridley Jr. Chair in Law, Vanderbilt University Law School
- Deron Lovaas, Director, EEFA, Resilient Communities, Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Carl Pechman, Director, National Regulatory Research Institute, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
- Benjamin Wechsler, Attorney, Yumkas, Vidmar, Sweeney & Mulrenin, LLC
Nashville, TN, Conference
Vanderbilt University Law School
Thursday, Feburary 20, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM CT
The conference took place on February 20, 2020, from 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM, at Vanderbilt University Law School. Click here to learn more.
Featured Article:
The Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review is pleased to host Shana Jones, Thomas Ruppert and Jason Evans to discuss their recent article “Roads to Nowhere in Four States: State and Local Governments in the Atlantic Southeast Facing Sea-Level Rise.” Through their analysis of localities’ efforts to protect property and infrastructure as sea-levels rise and flooding increases, the authors will discuss whether climate adaptation challenges faced by localities merit the reconsideration of the duties, immunities, and authorities of state and local governments.
- Jenny Howard, General Counsel, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
- Kym Hunter, Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center
- Benjamin McFarlane, Senior Regional Planner, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
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