The Sabin Center develops legal techniques to fight climate change, trains students and lawyers in their use, and provides up-to-date resources on key topics in climate change law and regulation.
Latest news
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Sabin Center Releases Report Providing Legal Tools for U.S. Cities to Act on Climate Change, Press Release, November 18, 2021
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Cities Climate Law: A Legal Framework For Local Action in the U.S. Offers Guide for Policymakers, by Amy Turner and Michael Burger, November 18, 2021
Recent Publications
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Extreme weather is a climate change inevitability; our responses shouldn't worsen the problem, The Hill, November 4, 2021, op-ed by Romany Webb and Michael Panfil
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Potential Tensions Between New York's Climate Change Laws and Historic Preservation Laws, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, November 10, 2021
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Climate Attribution Science and the Endangered Species Act, by Jessica Wentz, October 2021
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Using New York Law to advance equity in the transportation & climate initiative program, by Hillary Aidun, Ama Francis and Michael Gerrard, August 2021
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Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Seaweed Cultivation: Legal Challenges and Opportunities, by Korey Silverman-Roati, Romany M. Webb, and Michael B. Gerrard, September, 7 2021
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Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: Legal Challenges and Opportunities, by Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, and Michael B. Gerrard, August 30, 2021
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Legal Pathways to Biden's Climate Goals, Michael B. Gerrard, Sept-Oct, 2021
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The Law and Science of Climate Change Attribution, by Michael Burger, Jessica Wentz, and Radley Horton, Environmental Law Reporter, August 2021
News and Events
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Events: Unpacking High Performance Leases: Decarbonizing Commercial Office Spaces, December 9, 2021. Register here.
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Cities Climate Law: A Legal Framework for Local Action in the U.S., December 13, 2021. Register here.
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News: Glasgow Climate Deal’s Success Hinges on Pledges Becoming Action, Bloomberg Law, November 13, 2021
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Analysis: As countries wrangle over climate pledges, how enforceable are they? Reuters, November 13, 2021
Climate Law Blog
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Guest Commentary: Dobbs v. Jackson and Juliana v. United States: “Innumerable Human Lives”, by Julia Olson and Andrea Rodgers, December 6, 2021
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A New Climate Litigation Claim in Brazil Raises the Pressure for Increased Climate Action and Protection of the Amazon Rainforest, by Maria Antonia Tigre, December 1, 2021