Staying on top of the legal and policy developments in the climate change arena is no small task. As a special service to our members, the Environmental Law Institute provides a series of monthly webinars with national experts on climate law and policy to keep you up to date and to answer your questions.
Topics to be addressed in this month's briefing:
- Two climate disclosure laws signed by Governor Newsom on Saturday
- The benefits and the energy demands of AI
- Connecticut v. Exxon Mobil -- Second Circuit affirms remand to state court of lawsuit alleging violations of Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act
- Utah v. Walsh -- Upholding ERISA regulation allowing benefit plan fiduciaries to consider ESG factors
- National Audubon Society v. Haaland -- Challenge to oil and gas leasing in National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska allowed to proceed
- Dakus v. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij -- Greenwashing case against KLM dismissed for lack of standing
- People v. ExxonMobil - California state lawsuit against 13 fossil fuel companies
Speakers:
Edan Dionne, Vice President, Environmental, Energy & Chemical Management Programs, IBM
Daniel Farber, Sho Sato Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment, University of California, Berkeley
Michael Gerrard, Founder and Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia Law School
Materials:
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