Global Warming: Climate Change and the Law
Why Attend?
You have to understand the emerging markets and regulations surrounding climate and carbon if you practice environmental, regulatory, energy, resources, administrative, corporate, and securities law. A carbon-constrained world presents both risks and opportunities, and you will have to explain the new landscape to clients. This course is intended to provide both the practical understanding and skills necessary to accomplish this task.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency now requires reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, and broad EPA regulation of such gases is likely around the corner. States and regions across the country are implementing both sector-specific and economy-wide regulatory regimes. Federal circuit courts of appeals have given the green light to tort suits seeking damages and injunctions against companies for climate emissions.
With climate change having captured the imagination of the public, regulators, and politicians, it is vital that you understand how the decisions and agreements they make today will survive what is likely to be significantly changed circumstances tomorrow.
This year’s program not only features a keynote address by EPA Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy, but also includes three optional sessions offered in addition to the more traditional discussions:
An introductory lecture on Thursday morning, designed for those new to the practice or for those seeking a refresher; and
Two informal, but practical lunchtime discussions on law firm and corporate management in a carbon-constrained world (not webcast)
What You Will Learn
Get both a primer on climate change and detailed discussions of how existing regulatory regimes and carbon trading markets function. Learn about likely future developments and implications for clients, practice tips and pitfalls, and ethics issues.
Top federal and state officials and practitioners explain and discuss:
Greenhouse gas reporting
Standards for stationary sources
Regional, state, and local regulation
International negotiations and trade
Developments on the Hill
Climate change in the courts
Carbon trading and offsets
Renewable portfolio standards
Fuel issues
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 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.
Join the faculty and colleagues for a Networking Reception on Thursday evening, hosted by Latham & Watkins LLP, followed by a dutch treat dinner at a nearby restaurant!
Planning Chairs
(Also on faculty)
Michael B. Gerrard, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice and Director, Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School; Arnold & Porter LLP, New York
Scott E. Schang, Vice President, Climate and Sustainability; Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Law Reporter, Environmental Law Institute, Washington, D.C.
Robert A. Wyman, Jr., Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles
Faculty
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
FACULTY
Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Georgetown State and Federal Climate Resource Center, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
Bonnie Allyn Barnett, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia
S. William Becker, Executive Director, National Association of Clean Air Agencies, Washington, D.C.
Vivian Buckingham, Director of Government Relations, Ceres, Boston
Michelle J. DePass, Assistant Administrator, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
David D. Doniger, Policy Director, Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, D.C.
Stuart A.C. Drake, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C.
Sarah W. Dunham, Director, Transportation and Regional Programs Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Reid Harvey, Chief, Climate Economics Branch, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Thomas Hassenboehler, Counsel, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C.
Reed E. Hundt, Co-Chair, Coalition for the Green Bank, Washington, D.C.
Alexia Kelly, Senior Associate, Climate and Energy Programs, World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C.
Suedeen G. Kelly, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
Kevin Kennedy, Assistant Executive Officer, Chief, Office of Climate Change, California Air Resources Board, Sacramento
Al Mannato, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C.
Jonathan Martel, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C.
Franz A. Matzner, Legislative Director, Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, D.C.
Brian McLean, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Claudia M. O’Brien, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, D.C.
Matthew F. Pawa, Law Offices of Matthew F. Pawa, P.C., Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Jeremy Richardson, Ph.D., Senior Fellow for Science Policy, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Washington, D.C.
Manik Roy, Ph.D., Vice President, Federal Government Outreach, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Washington, D.C.
Lorie Schmidt, Senior Counsel, Environment and Energy, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
Marty Spitzer, Legislative Director, Center for Clean Air Policy, Washington, D.C.
Mary Anne Sullivan, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Washington, D.C.
Jean Sweeney, Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety Operations, 3M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota
William L. Thomas, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, D.C.
Matt Ward, Partner, The Ferguson Group LLC; Of Counsel, Somach Simmons & Dunn, Washington, D.C.
Diane Wittenberg, Executive Director, The Climate Registry, Los Angeles
Anna Marie Wood, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Air & Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Register Now!
Washington, DC: $1199 Add to Cart or Webcast: $899 Add to Cart
Full-time employees of federal, state and local governments and government agencies
Live Course: $549.50 Add to Cart
Live Webcast: $449.50 Add to Cart
Lawyers practicing 5 years or less
Live Course: $549.50 Add to Cart
Live Webcast: $449.50 Add to Cart
Program Schedule
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010
7:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
Webcast Segment A - Federal Greenhouse Gas Regulation
7:30 a.m. Optional Introductory Lecture on Climate Basics - Dr. Richardson
8:15 a.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
8:30 a.m. Course Overview - Mr. Schang
8:45 a.m. Keynote Address - Ms. McCarthy
9:15 a.m. EPA and Greenhouse Gases: Overview - Mr. Wyman
9:30 a.m. Mandatory and Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting - Mr. Harvey and Mss. Sweeney and Wittenberg
10:30 a.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. Emerging Standards for Stationary Sources - Messrs. Becker, Doniger, and Wyman and Ms. Wood
12:15 p.m. Lunch Break; End of Webcast Segment A
12:45 p.m. Optional Discussion: Organizing Law Firms in a Carbon Constrained World (Not webcast or recorded)
Webcast Segment B - Regional, State, and International Greenhouse Gas Regulation
1:30 p.m. Regional, State, and Local Regulation - Ms. Arroyo and Messrs. Kennedy and Ward
2:45 p.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m. International Negotiations and Trade - Messrs. Hufbauer, Spitzer, and Thomas and Ms. DePass
4:15 p.m. Ethical Issues for the Environmental Practitioner - Ms. Barnett
5:15 p.m. Adjournment for the Day; Networking Reception for Registrants and Faculty, sponsored by Latham & Watkins LLP
7:00 p.m. Dutch treat dinner at a nearby restaurant [at Odeon Cafe, 1714 Connecticut Ave., NW; $30/person cash not including tax, gratuity, or alcohol; please RSVP to aweinberg@ali-aba.org if you wish to attend]
FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2010
8:00 a.m. Networking and Continental Breakfast
Webcast Segment C - Climate Policy and Litigation and Carbon Trading
8:30 a.m. Legislative and Policy Developments - Mss. Buckingham and Schmidt; Dr. Roy; and Mr. Hassenboehler
9:30 a.m. Climate Change Litigation - Professor Gerrard and Messrs. Martel and Pawa
10:45 a.m. Networking and Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m. Carbon Trading and Offsets - Mss. A. Kelly and O'Brien and Mr. McLean
12:15 p.m. Lunch Break; End of Webcast Segment C
12:45 p.m. Optional Discussion: Corporate Management in a Carbon-Constrained World (Not webcast or recorded)
Webcast Segment D - Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Clean Tech: Regulation and Financing
1:30 p.m. Renewable Portfolio Standards, Energy Efficiency, and Low-Carbon Electricity - Mr. Hundt and Mss. S. Kelly and Sullivan
2:30 p.m. Biofuels, Fuel Standards and other Fuel Issues - Ms. Dunham and Messrs. Drake, Mannato, and Matzner
3:30 p.m. Adjournment
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 14.75 (including attendance at all optional sessions)
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:
“This course was timely, comprehensive and extremely valuable. It offered a very informative session on the present landscape and what can be expected in this new area of regulation for the United States in addition to the broader global context.” - Joëlle Hervic, Earth Matters Law, P.A., Rockville, Maryland
“You always get the highest caliber speakers who do an excellent job presenting the wealth of information.”
"A very good, broad overview of the landscape of climate law.”
“This is the second time I have attended this program. Both programs have been quite beneficial to me as I have built my legal practice. Excellent speakers, valuable information and altogether, excellent course.”
“The conference was excellent in content and very well-run.”
“Great comprehensive course. The ethical interactive discussion was well-staged and interesting.”
