Climate Change Policy

Mitigation to Reduce Global Warming:

Climate Change Policy

Published:
Updated: March 31, 2010, 5:10 am
Topics: Mitigation to Reduce Global Warming Various groups - climate action US Climate Legislation and Regulation Events for Climate Change What we can do (mitigation) Reports other than IPCC News: Climate Change, Global Warming

 

HERE is a recent event on Climate Change Policy. The talks are available on the site; here is the description: 

 Implementing Climate Change Policy:

Looking Forward to the Hard Part

Co-Sponsored by: 
Columbia University Law School
Environmental Law Institute
University of Virginia Law School
Vanderbilt University Law School

The United States is poised to adopt comprehensive climate change legislation. It will likely be one of the longest and most complex federal statutes passed in decades, and will affect almost every corner of the economy. Until then, EPA and perhaps other agencies may adopt numerous regulations.

Implementing the new regulatory scheme will be a massive and difficult undertaking. Billions of dollars will hinge on each of numerous implementation decisions. This one- and one-half day conference brought together leading government officials, academics, NGOs and private practitioners to explore these issues:

 

  • The dozens of rulemakings required of EPA, DOE, and other agencies
  • Creating the machinery for markets and offsets
  • Managing the transition for key sectors (fossil and renewable energy, agriculture, forestry)
  • Linkages to the international climate and trade systems
  • State and local roles
  • Affecting individual and corporate behavior
  • Equity and environmental justice issues