Archived Past Events

November 2018

• Fourth David Sive Memorial Lecture, featuring Professor Lisa Heinzerling, Georgetown Law School, November 15, 2018, Jerome Greene Hall, Columbia Law School. Registration is open here. View video here.

• California Greenin’ Book Event, November 15, 2018, Jerome Greene Hall, Columbia Law School

October 2018

• How Climate Change Will Affect Non-Environmental Law Practice, Friday, October 26 at NYC Bar Association
• Responsibility and Climate Change Litigation in France and in Europe, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 12:10 PM, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 546

September 2018

• Fighting Back Against Attacks on Climate Science, September 24, 2018, at Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 103
• Climate Change, the Courts, and the Paris Agreement, September 26, 2018, Faculty House, Columbia University
• The Basics of Renewable Energy Finance, September 21, 2018, Jerome Greene Hall, Columbia Law School

June 2018

• Key environmental issues in US EPA Region 2, June 6, 2018, at Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 104
  • Agenda and Speaker Bios 
  • Panel 1 (Climate and Air Pollution)
    • Video 
    • Michael B. Gerrard
    • Jared Snyder
    • Paul Baldauf
  • Panel 2 (Cross-cutting Issues)
    • Video
    • Eric Schaaf
    • Paul Simon
    • Patricia Hick
    • Carol Ann Siciliano
    • Allison Hoppe
  • Panel 3 (Contaminated Site Cleanup and Redevelopment)
    • Video 
    • William Sullivan
    • Walter Mugdan
    • Mark J. Pederson
    • Hector Velez
  • Panel 4 (Water issues)
    • Video
    • Tirza Wahrman
    • Phyllis Feinmark
    • Ginger Kopkash
      • Slides 1-25
      • Slides 26-51
    • Nathaniel Greene
  • Keynote Address By: Pete Lopez Video
  • The Commissioners Speak Video

May 2018

• New York’s Offshore Wind Initiative: The Legal Path Forward, May 21, 2018, at the New York City Bar Association
• International Environmental Law Year in Review, May 1, 2018 at the New York City Bar Association

April 2018

• Energy Finance: Strategies for Using Investment Dollars to Navigate the Risks of Climate Change and Capture Opportunities in the Clean Energy Economy, April 20, 2018 at Jerome Greene Hall, room 106, Columbia Law School
  • Click here for a video of the event
• Weathering the Storm: Resilience & Sustainability in Design and Construction, April 27, 2018 at Jerome Greene Hall, room 106, Columbia Law School.
  • Panel 1 (Resilience & Sustainability in Design & Construction) video
    • Radley Horton Slides
    • Elizabeth Heider
    • Kevin Kampsrchoer
    • Pippa Brasheas slides
      • Slides 1-20
      • Slides 21-40
      • Slides 41-59
  • Panel 2 (Preparing for the Deluge: Planning & Legal Issues) video
    • Jennifer Jurado
    • Jainey Bavishi
    • Elena Mihaly
  • Panel 3 (Powering Resilience: Keeping the Lights On) video
    • Scott Frank slides
    • Travis Bradford slides
    • Brian Murray slides
  • Panel 4 (Forecasting the Future) video 

March 2018

• Climate Change Liability, March 14, 2018 at the University Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
• Climate Change Symposium, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 5 PM, Jerome Greene Hall, room 103, Columbia Law School

December 2017

Climate Change Symposium, Teatown Reservation, Ossining, NY, December 9, 2017, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Climate Change Impacts: Relocation to Safer Ground”, Tuesday, December 5, 2017, 6:30 – 7:30 PM

November 2017

Thursday, November 9, 2017, 9:30-11 AM, Where Next on Climate? U.S.-China Energy and Climate Collaboration in the Xi-Trump Era, Columbia University, International Affairs Building, 420 West 118th Street. For information and to register, click here.

October 2017

Can Fossil Fuel Companies Be Held Liable for Climate Change? October 23, 2017, Columbia Law School

Book launch, “The Climate Swerve” by Robert Jay Lifton, discussion with Michael Gerrard, October 18, 7:00 pm, details available here

Awakening Our Democracy – Climate Change and Activism, Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 12 – 1:30 pm

The Why and How of an International Covenant on the Right of Human Beings to the Environment, Thursday, October 5, 2017, 12 – 1 pm, Columbia Law School

September 2017

Third David Sive Memorial Lecture: Gina McCarthy, Thursday, September 28, 2017, 6:15 – 8:15 pm, Columbia Law School

Conference on the Global Pact for the Environment, Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 9:00 am – 6:30 pm

Offshore Wind in New York: What’s Next?, Monday, September 18, 7-99 pm, Columbia Law School

A Sustainable Planet For All: Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, Friday, September 15, 2017, 3 – 5 pm

 July 2017

The Trump Administration and Greenhouse Gas Policy and Regulation, Webinar on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

June 2017

Green Finance: Leveraging Investment for Environmental Protection, June 6, 2017 at Jerome Greene Hall, 8:30 AM – 10AM

Webinar: Climate Change Laws of the World – global trends in legislation and litigation, webinar on June 5, 2017 at 9:30 AM – 11 AM ET; Climate Change Laws of the World Webinar Video

Conference at the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation’s Eighteenth Institute for Natural Resources Law Teachers, in Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 31 – June 2, 2017

May 2017

Deep Decarbonization: The Legal and Economic Framework, May 11, 2017 at the Environmental Law Institute

April 2017

Conference for Lawyers on Climate Change, April 28, 2017 at American University in Washington, DC.

Climate Solutions: Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States, April 17, 2017

Using Green Infrastructure for Climate Change Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation, April 13, 2017

Theological Perspectives on Climate Change and the Law, April 6, 2017; youtube video

International Law and the Trump Administration: A Live Online Briefing Series, April 5, 2017

March 2017

ProPublica Facebook Live Chat with Jessica Wentz regarding Trump’s Executive Order on climate change and our climate deregulation tracker, March 28, 2017. Here is the youtube video.

The Trump Effect on Environmental Law: What It Means For New York, Webinar Presentation on March 22, 2017

New York Sea Level Rise Projections: Implications for Law, Land Use, Buildings and Infrastructure, March 20, 2017

2017 Climate Change Symposium, March 7, 2017

February 2017

What lies ahead? Trade, Investment and Climate Change under the Trump Administration, Thursday, February 23, 2017, 7:00-8:30 pm

New York State Environmental Year in Review, Wednesday, February 22, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am.

December 2016

American Democracy Under Threat?/ A Learn-In After the 2016 Election, December 12, 2016

November 2016

China, Energy and Climate Change: A Conversation with Fu Chengyu, November 29, 2016

Role of Climate Litigation in the Post-Paris World, November 22, 2016

What to Expect After the Election, November 18, 2016

Climate Law and Governance Initiative, November 11, 2016

Climate Change and Sustainable Investment in Natural Resources: From Consensus to Action , November 2-3, 2016

Disruptive Energy Futures by Amory Lovins, November 2, 2016; video

Entering Into Force: Action Needed to Realize the Priorities of the Paris Agreement, November 2, 2016

What is the Role for Human Rights Advocacy in the Fight Against Climate Change?, November 1, 2016

October 2016

Environmental Law: Time to Reboot, October 20, 2016

Civil Disobedience and Climate Change: Legal and Ethical Issues, October 14, 2016

November 2015

Who is Responsible for Climate Change?, November 4, 2015

October 2015

John C. Cruden, First Annual David Sive Memorial Lecture, October 22, 2015

September 2015

Meeting China’s Climate Goals, September 21, 2015

Ecology, Economy and Ethics: Mobilizing for a Just Transition, September 16, 2015

July 2015

A Safe Future for Fossil Fuel Investments in a Carbon-Constrained World?, July 9, 2015

November 2014

Should Universities and Pension Funds Divest from Fossil Fuel Stocks, November 24, 2014

May 2014

Key Environmental Issues in U.S. EPA Region 2 Conference, May 29, 2014

Implementing Post-Sandy Resiliency Plans: Status Report and Panel Discussion, May 14, 2014

March 2014

The Supreme Court and EPA Carbon Rules, March 6, 2014