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The Emmett Institute is proud to host a talk about oceans and geoengineering by Wil Burns, Co-Director, Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy, American University & Visiting Professor, Environmental Policy & Culture, Northwestern University.
Ocean-based climate geoengineering options seek to reduce incoming solar radiation or remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Burns has studied the risks and benefits of these options, as well as matters of governance, stakeholder engagement, ethics, and politics.
Climate Justice and Climate Litigation in the US and the EU: Comparative Perspectives
Courts in the US and EU are being asked to adjudicate cases related to climate change. Some of the challenges to address a cross-border issue like global warming are the same on both sides of the pond. But differences between judicial systems mean that US and European courts also face their own unique challenges. Hear a lively discussion of the comparative legal systems as it relates to climate law between Alberto De Franceschi, professor of law at the University of Ferrara in Italy, and UCLA Law professors William Boyd and Cara Horowitz.
DATE: Thursday, February 1, 2024
TIME: 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Room 1314
Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP and attend in person.
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The California Air Resources Board’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) seeks to incentivize the production and sale of alternative, lower-emissions transportation fuels to displace conventional fossil fuels. But there are some well-documented questions about the program’s incentives for industrial dairy operations. This report analyzes several commonly raised issues regarding California’s dairy digester policy. The report comes as the California Legislature declined to move on SB 709, a bill introduced last year to reform the role of dairy biogas in the LCFS.
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J.D Environmental Law
The Emmett Institute’s 2024 symposium explored the race for critical minerals and the energy transition. Countries are in a race for lithium, copper, cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals needed to move away from fossil fuels. Elected officials, policymakers, and courts are at this moment struggling to strike the right balance between that energy transition and the importance of biodiversity, Indigenous rights, environmental justice, and equity.
From a bench in the Shapiro Courtyard, the drama on Capitol Hill can feel worlds away. But for any student curious about practicing law in Washington D.C., there’s actually a very convenient conduit. The UCDC Law Program places students from UCLA, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Hastings, and Berkeley in a full-semester externship with leading organizations in their area of study.