Monthly Climate Change Briefing: October 2023

When
October 10, 2023 3:00 pm — 3:30 pm
Where
Webinar Only

Staying on top of the legal and policy developments in the climate change arena is no small task. As a special service to our members, the Environmental Law Institute provides a series of monthly webinars with national experts on climate law and policy to keep you up to date and to answer your questions.

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Topics to be addressed in this month's briefing:

  • Two climate disclosure laws signed by Governor Newsom on Saturday
  • The benefits and the energy demands of AI
  • Connecticut v. Exxon Mobil -- Second Circuit affirms remand to state court of lawsuit alleging violations of Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act
  • Utah v. Walsh -- Upholding ERISA regulation allowing benefit plan fiduciaries to consider ESG factors
  • National Audubon Society v. Haaland -- Challenge to oil and gas leasing in National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska allowed to proceed
  • Dakus v. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij -- Greenwashing case against KLM dismissed for lack of standing
  • People v. ExxonMobil - California state lawsuit against 13 fossil fuel companies

Speakers:
Edan Dionne
, Vice President, Environmental, Energy & Chemical Management Programs, IBM
Daniel Farber, Sho Sato Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment, University of California, Berkeley
Michael Gerrard, Founder and Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia Law School

Materials:
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