Overheated: What to watch for, and ignore, at the UN climate talks
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At the end of November, climate scientists, negotiators, policymakers, and lobbyists will converge in Dubai as the United Arab Emirates hosts the latest United Nations-sponsored climate talks. The climate talks, known by the acronym COP28, come at a crucial time in the effort to reduce planet-warming emissions.
A delegation from the UCLA Emmett Institute will also be in Dubai to participate in events and engage in dialogue with environmental law colleagues from around the world.
Join four of our faculty experts, including several who will be on the ground in Dubai, for a panel discussion that previews the top challenges and opportunities for international negotiation, including fossil fuel phase-out, methane regulation, and the risks of climate overshoot. The conference has already faced criticism thanks to the host country’s status as a major oil producer. We’ll hear how that dynamic could affect the outcome of the talks.
Mary Nichols, Distinguished Counsel
Ted Parson, Faculty Director
Alex Wang, Faculty Co-Director
Moderated by Cara Horowitz, Executive Director
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that addresses inequities in California’s complicated groundwater adjudication process.
Assembly Bill 779 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson aims to level the playing field for small water users and disadvantaged communities. It’s one of the only bills passed this legislative session focused on improving California’s management of groundwater.
A state bill that aims to address inequities in groundwater adjudications is sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk awaiting his signature.
Adrianne Davies, Owen McAleer and Gabi Rosenfeld are 3L UCLA Law students who worked on Assembly Bill 779 by Assemblymember Lori Wilson. The bill was also recently highlighted by the Los Angeles Times.
The threat of flooding and erosion is increasing throughout the United States as a warming atmosphere makes precipitation events more extreme and contributes to sea level rise. This Pritzker Brief examines California’s existing real estate disclosure practices and suggests mechanisms to improve them to account for the accelerating risk of sea level rise, or SLR.
Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic Director Cara Horowitz and Shapiro Fellow Ruthie Lazenby submitted an amicus curiae letter in support of a petition to review the Court of Appeal’s decision in Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Board.
Staff and faculty at the UCLA Emmett Institute filed an amicus brief at the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District in the case V Lions Farming, LLC, et al. v. County of Kern, et al.