Date: Tuesday, March 18
Time: 1:30pm-3:00pm
Location: Room 1314, UCLA School of Law
RSVP: https://forms.gle/aCotPwYnptbgUH8cA
The U.S. was struggling to reduce carbon emissions even before the second Trump administration and David B. Spence offers a compelling voter-centric explanation for the bitter partisanship that has complicated America’s clean energy transition. His timely new book Climate of Contempt: How to Rescue the U.S. Energy Transition from Voter Partisanship explores the effects of polarization and propaganda on energy policy and shows a path forward for cooperation on this crucial issue. Spence is an energy law and regulation professor from University of Texas at Austin. Join us Tuesday, March 18 for this lunch talk at UCLA Law with Professor Spence in conversation with UCLA Law Professors William Boyd and Ann Carlson .
Spence's book will be availiable for purchase at this event.
Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP by Saturday, March 15.
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Location: UCLA School of Law, Room 1347
Time: 9am-4pm, reception to follow
This is an in-person event.
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A symposium exploring promising strategies to reduce car and truck pollution in the second Trump administration.
This all-day symposium will explore a range of creative approaches available to cities, counties, and states to cut pollution from cars, trucks, and other transportation sources in light of threats to tailpipe emission standards. We’ll also examine ways to ensure that the transition to cleaner vehicles benefits disadvantaged communities.
Our keynote speaker will set the table for the day’s discussions and rally our spirits for what’s to come. Three expert panels will look beyond traditional emission standards and include a wide range of innovative policies aimed at vehicles, infrastructure, and pricing mechanisms.
This day-long symposium at the UCLA School of Law is free and open to the public.
Co-sponsors:
Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
California Lawyers Association Environmental Law Section
This all-day symposium explored a range of creative approaches available to cities, counties, and states to cut pollution from cars, trucks, and other transportation sources in light of threats to tailpipe emission standards. We also examined ways to ensure that the transition to cleaner vehicles benefits disadvantaged communities.