Global Warming: Climate Change and the Law
Why Attend?
Greenhouse gas regulation is one of the top priorities of the new Obama administration and 111th Congress. States and regions across the country are implementing both sector-specific and economy-wide regulatory regimes. Internationally, the Kyoto Protocol and the European trading system are creating many issues for American companies operating abroad.
With climate change having captured the imagination and attention of both the public and politicians, it is vital that those who may be affected by these various regimes understand how the decisions and agreements they make today will survive what is likely to be significantly changed circumstances tomorrow.
Understanding the emerging markets and regulations surrounding climate and carbon is a critical skill for practitioners of environmental, regulatory, energy, resources, administrative, corporate, and securities law. A carbon-constrained world presents both risks and opportunities, and practitioners are expected to explain the new landscape to clients trying to chart a course in this new territory. This course is intended to provide both the practical understanding and skills necessary to accomplish this task.
What You Will Learn
This course of study, comprising more than 12 hours of instruction, is designed to provide both a primer on climate change and detailed discussions of how existing regulatory regimes and carbon trading markets function. It also addresses likely future developments and implications for clients, provides insight on practice tips and pitfalls, and includes a full hour of ethics instruction.
Top federal and state officials and practitioners explain and discuss:
The rapidly emerging and overlapping systems of greenhouse gas regulation
Carbon measurement, allocation, reduction, offsets, and trading under both domestic and international systems
The legal implications of being subject to or exempt from a carbon control regime
Regional and state climate trading systems
Renewable portfolio standards
Carbon inventories
The outlook for federal global warming legislation and the implications of voluntary federal programs and voluntary reduction commitments
Corporate disclosure, fiduciary duties, and insurance
A diverse faculty drawn from the ranks of practicing attorneys in the private bar and attorneys and related professionals in government, the public interest community, academia, and corporate settings endeavor to provide detailed, in-depth, and practically-oriented insights into this new field, with presentations ranging from regulatory structures on the international, national, regional and state levels, to explorations of pending legislation, the impact on transactions, the nature and legitimacy of offsets, and the impact on key sectors of the economy. Time is reserved throughout the program to address registrants’ questions.
Join your faculty and colleagues for a Networking Reception on Thursday evening, hosted by Arnold & Porter LLP.
Planning Chairs
(Also on faculty)
Michael B. Gerrard, Professor of Professional Practice and Director, Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School, New York
Scott E. Schang, Vice President, Publications and Associates, Environmental Law Institute, Washington, D.C.
Robert A. Wyman, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Lisa Heinzerling, Senior Climate Policy Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Miriam Horn, Co-author, "Earth: The Sequel; The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming" and Clean Technology Specialist, Environmental Defense Fund, New York
Faculty
Additional faculty to be confirmed; please check back for updates.
Bonnie Allyn Barnett, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia
George (Chip) D. Cannon, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, D.C.
Scott Carver, Vice President and Senior Counsel, LS Power, East Brunswick, New Jersey
David D. Doniger, Policy Director, Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, D.C.
Edwin F. Feo, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCoy LLP, Los Angeles
Joseph Goffman, Senior Counsel for Global Warming and Air Issues, Environment and Public Works Committee, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
Gary S. Guzy, General Counsel, APX, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Anne L. Kelly, Director, Governance Programs, The Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES), Boston
Margaret Kriz, National Journal, Washington, D.C.
Jennifer Layke, Deputy Director, Climate and Energy Program, World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C.
Leslie H. Lowe, Director of Energy and Environment Programs, Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility, New York
Mark MacLeod, Director, Special Projects, Climate & Air Program, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, D.C.
Jonathan Martel, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C.
Roger R. Martella, Jr., Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.; Former General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Alexander Ochs, Director, International Climate Policy, Center for Clean Air Policy, Washington, D.C.
Steve Owens, Former Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Scottsdale, Arizona
Matthew F. Pawa, Law Offices of Matthew F. Pawa, P.C., Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Nigel Purvis, Founder and President, Climate Advisors, Washington, D.C.; Nonresident Brookings Scholar on Environment and Development, Foreign Policy, The Brookings Institution; Visiting Scholar, Resources for the Future
James Sevinsky, Executive Counsel, Environment, Health & Safety, GE Energy, Schenectady, New York
Jeffrey A. Smith, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York
J. Jared Snyder, Assistant Commissioner for Air Resources, Climate Change and Energy, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany
Andrew Wheeler, Senior Vice President, B&D Consulting, Washington, D.C.
Program Schedule
Thursday, April 2, 2009
7:30 a.m. Registration
WEBCAST SEGMENT A - Federal Practice Issues
8:30 a.m. Introductory Remarks and Course Overview
8:45 a.m. Keynote Address - Ms. Heinzerling
9:15 a.m. Federal Approaches to Climate Change - Messrs. Doniger and Martella
10:15 a.m. Networking Break
10:30 a.m. Facility Permitting and Financing Issues - Messrs. Carver, Feo, and Sevinsky
11:45 a.m. Lunch Break
WEBCAST SEGMENT B - Litigation and Regional Practice Issues
1:00 p.m. Regional and State Programs - Messrs. Owens, Snyder, and Wyman
2:15 p.m. Networking Break
2:30 p.m. Climate Change Litigation: CAA, NEPA, ESA, and the Common Law - Messrs. Gerrard, Martel, and Pawa
4:00 p.m. Questions and Answers
4:15 p.m. Adjournment for the Day; Networking Reception for Registrants and Faculty
Friday, April 3, 2009
7:45 a.m. Networking Session
WEBCAST SEGMENT C - Legislative and International Developments
8:15 a.m. Keynote Address - Ms. Horn
8:45 a.m. Congressional Developments - Ms. Kriz and Messrs. Goffman and Wheeler
10:15 a.m. Networking Break
10:30 a.m. International Climate Negotiations - Messrs. Ochs and Purvis
12:00 noon Lunch Break
WEBCAST SEGMENT D - Climate Claims and Disclosures
1:15 p.m. Disclosure, Fiduciary Duties, Insurance, and Corporate Strategy - Mss. Kelley and Lowe and Messrs. Guzy and Smith
2:15 p.m. Ethical Considerations - Ms. Barnett
3:15 p.m. Networking Break
3:30 p.m. Carbon Offsets - Ms. Layke and Messrs. Cannon and MacLeod
4:30 p.m. Questions and Answers
4:45 p.m. Adjournment
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 12.75, including one hour of ethics and professional responsibility
Suggested Prerequisite: Limited experience in legal practice in subject matter or completion of Basic CLE Course in subject matter
Educational Objective: Development of initial level of competency as a practitioner; acquisition of knowledge and skills to develop proficiency as a practitioner; provision of information on recent legal developments
Here's what registrants have said about this course:
“The course was exceptionally interesting and well thought out.” - Richard Schwartz, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York
“Great course.” – Stanley Beyderman, Washington, D.C.
“The course was informative, timely, diverse, and well-managed. I attended last year as well, and appreciated the shift in issues, and how the subjects changed where necessary. I will definitely attend next year also.”
“The [planning] chairs are to be congratulated for a well-thought-out and timely conference with an excellent faculty.”
“The conference itself was a well-rounded, enlightening experience. Thank you for offering such a timely conference.”
“Great course and great content. Speakers were excellent.”
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