2016 Events
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December
- American Democracy Under Threat? / A Learn-In After the 2016 Election, December 12, 2016
November
- 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
- 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
- Environmental Law: Time to Reboot, October 20, 2016
- Civil Disobedience and Climate Change: Legal and Ethical Issues, October 14, 2016
September
- The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving US Crazy, September 30, 2016
- Ensuring Urban Resilience, Come Hell or High Water, September 22, 2016
- Next Steps for International Climate Action: A Roundtable Discussion with the COP22 Steering Committee, September 19, 2016
- Migration and Climate Change, September 18, 2016
- U.S. Coal in the 21st Century: Markets, Bankruptcy, Finance and Law, September 8, 2016
June
- 2nd Annual Climate Change Symposium, South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, June 18, 2016
- EPA Environmental Issues in U.S. EPA Region 2, June 2, 2016
May
April
- Renewable Energy Sources in the United States – What, Who, and How Much?, April 21, 2016
- Governor Cuomo’s Goal of 50% Renewables by 2030: What Will It Take, April 12, 2016
March
- ABA RADER Committee/Columbia Law School ELS Symposium: “What are Columbia’s Economic, Legal, and Moral Responsibilities to Act on Climate Change?”, March 1, 2016
- How to negotiate an international agreement: Lessons from the Paris Climate Talks, Featuring Susan Biniaz CLS ’83, March 8, 2016
February
- Meet the ABA SEER Event, February 23, 2016
- New York State Environmental Year in Review, February 22, 2016
- The Growing Importance of Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation: Legal, Political, and Technological Perspectives, February 22, 2016
January
- COP21 Climate Agreement – What Comes Next?, January 25, 2016
- What Effect Will the Transpacific Partnership Have on Domestic and International Climate Change Action?, January 19, 2016