Monthly Climate Change Briefing

When
September 12, 2011 12:27 pm — 12:27 pm
Where
Teleconference

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, Congressional Affairs Fellow at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change

The topics discussed during the September 12, 2011 call included:

  • Update on state activities: CARB "alternatives" analysis and regulatory changes, Gov. Christie's veto of legislative attempts to keep NJ in RGGI; RGGI region's LCFS economic analysis
  • Review of recent NEPA decisions
  • Recently released State Dept. decision on Keystone XL pipeline
  • Update on litigation on EPA's GHG rulemakings, including EPA's recent brief in the mobile source case
  • Appropriations and impending CR negotiations and the possible impacts on EPA

Additional Materials:
Members may log on to access the mp3 recording.

This ELI Associate Seminar was made possible by the generous support of our members.