Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in the short term. Reducing methane emissions is one of the fastest ways to slow global warming but tracking sources and enforcing reductions have long been challenges. New satellites can help address these challenges. Thanks to a new generation of space-based instruments, satellites can detect methane leaks in real time, offering unprecedented transparency and accountability.
Long before she came to UCLA School of Law, Ayisha Siddiqa ’27 left her mark on international environmental law. From advising the secretary-general of the United Nations to founding a groundbreaking legal tribunal, Siddiqa earned renown as a conscientious and dynamic climate advocate – so much so that Time magazine named her a woman of the year in 2023.
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J.D Environmental Law
Date: Monday, March 31
Time: 12:15 - 1:30pm
Location: Room 1314, UCLA School of Law
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/GKnkvkAx2xi8ULDM6
Please join Allan Marks for a deep dive into the fast-changing US political and regulatory landscape for renewable energy, as the new Trump administration seeks to reshape the US energy sector. Marks will also discuss how the new direction of US energy policy will intersect with macro-economic and geopolitical trends and with the rising power demand from AI data centers, digital infrastructure and EVs.
Allan Marks is a Senior Fellow at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and teaches law at the University of California, Berkeley and UCLA. He is a retired/consulting partner at Milbank LLP, where he practiced for over 30 years and was a partner in the firm’s Global Project, Energy & Infrastructure Finance group. He has handled complex transactions in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, and Europe with an aggregate value of over $100 billion across multiple sectors: power and renewable energy, transportation, water supply and water treatment, airports, rail, port terminals, alternative fuels, social infrastructure, and telecommunications and digital infrastructure. Many of his transactions focused on the energy transition, renewable energy, innovative clean technologies, and sustainability. He is a Contributor to Forbes and speaks frequently on energy, infrastructure, climate change, business strategy, financial markets, public policy, and international transactions and has been interviewed and quoted in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, POLITICO Pro, CNN Business, Bloomberg, S&P Global Market Intelligence, and other media outlets. He received a BA in International Studies from Johns Hopkins University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.