The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law develops legal techniques to fight climate change, trains law students and lawyers in their use, and provides the public with up-to-date resources on key topics in climate law and regulation. The center works closely with Columbia University's Earth Institute and with governmental, nongovernmental and academic organizations.
Papers
Attribution Science in Takings Litigation, Daniel J. Metzger
Authority of Pacific Island States to Regulate Greenhouse Gases from the International Shipping Sector, Meredith Wilensky
Breaking the Cycle of "Flood-Rebuild-Repeat": Local and State Options to Improve Substantial Damage and Improvement Standards in the National Flood Insurance Program, Dena Adler and Joel Scata
Carbon Capture and Storage Policy in China, Yan Gu
Carbon Pricing in New York ISO Markets: Federal and State Issues, Justin Gundlach and Romany M. Webb
Cash for Clunky Appliances, Anna S. Fleder
Climate Attribution Science and The Endangered Species Act, Jessica A. Wentz
Climate Change and Innovation in Brazil: Threats and Opportunities, Gabriel Wedy and Cacia Pimentel
Climate Change Impacts on the Bulk Power System: Assessing Vulnerabilities and Planning for Resilience, Justin Gundlach and Romany M. Webb
Climate Change in the Courts: An Assessment of Non-U.S. Climate Litigation, Meredith Wilensky
Climate Financing Options: An Assessment for Columbia World Project – Ghana Household Energy, Ama Francis
Climate Legislation and Litigation in Brazil, Gabriel Wedy
Compilation of International Authorities Supporting Specific Measures to Combat Climate Change, Fiona Kinniburgh
Considering the Effects of Climate Change on Natural Resources in Environmental Review and Planning Documents: Guidelines for Agencies and Practitioners, Jessica A. Wentz
Deploying Advanced Metering Infrastructure on the Natural Gas System: Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities, Romany M. Webb
Digest of Hydraulic Fracturing Cases, Smita Walavalkar
Electricity Sector Adaptation to Heat Waves, Sofia Aivalioti
Encouraging Energy Efficiency through NEPA Comments, Adam Reidel
Encouraging Energy Efficiency through the Clean Air Act, Moneen Nasmith
Envisioning Resilient Electrical Infrastructure: A Policy Framework for Incorporating Future Climate Change into Electricity Sector Planning, Sam C.A. Nierop
EPA's Impending Greenhouse Gas Regulations: Digging through the Morass of Litigation, Gregory E. Wannier
Federal Implementation Plans for Controlling Carbon Emissions from Existing Power Plants: A Primer Exploring the Issues, Daniel Selmi
Federal Regulatory Barriers to Grid-Deployed Energy Storage, Andrew Meyer
Feeding Climate Change: Federal Food Procurement and Its Effects on Global Warming, Amanda Hungerford
Flag State Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Regulatory Authority of Flags of Convenience and Franchised Registries, Alyssa Kutner and Meredith Wilensky
Free-Movement Agreements & Climate-Induced Migration: A Caribbean Case Study, Ama Francis
Global Governance of Environmental Mobility: Latin America & the Caribbean, Ama Francis
"Green" Product Procurement Policy in the European Union: Treatment of Lifecycle Carbon Analysis and Environmental PPM Restrictions, Shawna Ganley
Heat in US Prisons and Jails: Corrections and the Challenge of Climate Change, Daniel W.E. Holt
Helping New Jersey State Agencies and Departments Align Their Actions with GHG Reduction Mandates and Environmental Justice Principles, Jennifer Danis and Zoe Makoul
How Did Federal Environmental Impact Statements Address Climate Change in 2016?, Saloni Jain, Omri Klagsbald, Giovanna Leigh Crozier-Fitzgerald, Taylor Quinn, and Elana Sulakshana
How Existing Environmental Laws Respond to Climate Change and Its Mitigation, Justin Gundlach
How Much Does the Existing Regulatory Patchwork Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?, Justin Gundlach
HUD Doesn't Need New Legislative Authority to Better Integrate Climate Change Resilience into Its Disaster Recovery Program, Justin Gundlach and Channing R. Jones
Human Rights and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: Ensuring Adequate Protection of Human Rights in the SDM and ITMO Frameworks, Romany M. Webb and Jessica A. Wentz
Increasing Gasoline Octane Levels to Reduce Vehicle Emissions: A Review of Federal and State Authority, Romany M. Webb
Legal Implications for the U.S. in Transferring CCS Technology to China, Amy Ward
Legal Issues in Integrated, Multi-Pollutant Planning for Energy and Air Quality, Shawna Ganley and Shelley Welton
Legal Issues in Regulating Imports in State and Regional Cap and Trade Programs, Erin Parlar, Michael Babakitis, and Shelley Welton
Legal Levers For Cleaner Air in Kolkata: An Assessment of Local Legal Authority, Ama Francis
Legal Tools for Climate Adaptation Advocacy: Clean Water Act Permitting and Funding Programs, Channing R. Jones
Legal Tools for Climate Adaptation Advocacy: Flood Insurance, Matt Sienkiewicz
Legal Tools for Climate Adaptation Advocacy: NEPA, Jennier Klein and Ethan Strell
Legal Tools for Climate Adaptation Advocacy: Securities Law, Nina Hart
Legal Tools For Climate Adaptation Advocacy: The Electric Grid and Its Regulators – FERC and State Public Utility Commissions, Payal Nanavati and Justin Gundlach
Livestock and Climate Change – Annotated Bibliography, Julia Christian, Andrew Kirchner, Derek Nelson, and Jessica A. Wentz
Local Law Provisions for Climate Change Adaptation, Justin Gundlach and P. Dane Warren
Memorandum on China’s Measures for Addressing Sea Level Change, Zhang Zhongmin
NEPA and Downstream Greenhouse Gas Emissions of U.S. Coal Exports, Elizabeth Sheargold and Smita Walavalkar
Ontario’s Climate Change Mitigation and Low Carbon Economy Act: Pious Aspirations or New Dawn?, Damilola Olawuyi
Painting REDD Offsets Green: A Case for Statutory Deuteranopia, Rommel Casis
Potential Liability of Governments for Failure to Prepare for Climate Change, Jennier Klein
Preemption and Alteration of EPA and State Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases in the Kerry-Lieberman Bill, Bradford McCormick and Hannah Chang
Prison Preparedness and Legal Obligations To Protect Prisoners During Natural Disasters, William Omorogieva
Putting Green Infrastructure on Private Property in New York City, Justin Gundlach
Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Artificial Upwelling and Downwelling: Legal Challenges and Opportunities, Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, and Michael B. Gerrard
Research Governance, Michael Burger and Justin Gundlach
Reverse Environmental Assessment Analysis for the Adaptation of Projects, Plans, and Programs to the Effects of Climate Change in the EU Evaluation of the Proposal for an EIA Directive, Teresa Parejo-Navajas
Sea-Level Rise and Changing Times for Florida Local Governments, David Markell
Setting the Table for an International Environmental Agreement: A Beginner's Guide to Negotiating Mandates, Susan Biniaz
State Hazard Mitigation Plans & Climate Change: Rating the States 2019 Update, Dena P. Adler and Emma Gosliner
States Should Think Twice Before Refusing Any Response to EPA's Clean Power Rules, Daniel Selmi
Summary: Combating Climate Change with Section 115 of the Clean Air Act, Jonathan Cannon, Ann E. Carlson, Greg Dotson, Michael B. Gerrard, Justin Gundlach, Jayni Foley Hein, Cale Jaffe, Michael A. Livermore, Jason A. Schwartz, Daniel Selmi, Jessica A. Wentz, Philip S. Barnett, Keith J. Benes, and Alexandra E. Teitz
Survey of Climate Change Considerations in Federal Environmental Impact Statements, 2012-2014, Jessica A. Wentz, Grant Glovin, and Adrian Ang
Survey of Greenhouse Gas Considerations in Federal Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessments for Fossil Fuel-Related Projects, 2017-2018, Madeleine Siegel and Alexander Loznak
Technology Transfer and Dissemination Under the UNFCCC: Achievements and New Perspectives, Stéphanie Chuffart
The Built Environment, Justin Gundlach and Jennier Klein
The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s Environmental Justice Promise, Hillary Aidun, Julia Li, and Antonia Pereira
The Contact Group on Somali Piracy: An Unlikely Model for Protecting the Environment?, Susan Biniaz
The Costs of Carbon: Examining the Competitiveness and International Trade Dimensions of the Waxman-Markey House Bill, Svetlana German
The Day After Tomorrow: A Survey Of How Gulf Coast State Utility Commissions and Utilities are Preparing for Future Storms, Katherine Carey
The Law of Enhanced Weathering for Carbon Dioxide Removal, Romany M. Webb
The Law of Enhanced Weathering for Carbon Dioxide Removal: Volume 2 – Legal Issues Associated with Materials Sourcing, Romany M. Webb
The Legal Basis for IMO Climate Measures, Aoife O'Leary and Jennifer Brown
The Price of Climate Deregulation: Adding Up the Costs and Benefits of Federal Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards, Nadra Rahman and Jessica A. Wentz
To Negotiate a Carbon Tax: A Rough Map of Policy Interactions, Tradeoffs, and Risks, Justin Gundlach
Towards a Greenhouse Gas Labeling Regime for Food, Travis Annatoyn
Transparency and ICAO's Aviation Offsetting Scheme: Two Separate Concepts?, Aoife O'Leary
U.S. Climate Change Litigation in the Age of Trump: Year One, Dena P. Adler
U.S. Climate Change Litigation in the Age of Trump: Year Two, Dena P. Adler
U.S. Climate Litigation in the Age of Trump: Full Term, Korey Silverman-Roati
Using Online Databasing to Unlock the Full Value of Environmental Impact Assessments, Jessica A. Wentz
Using Online Databasing to Unlock the Full Value of Environmental Impact Assessments, Jessica A. Wentz
What Happened to Byrd-Hagel? Its Curious Absence From Evaluations of The Paris Agreement, Susan Biniaz
Podcasts
Defending the Planet Ep0: Introducing Defending the Planet, Michael B. Gerrard, Shannon R. Marcoux, and Andrew C. Revkin
Defending the Planet Ep1: The Biden Reset, Michael B. Gerrard, Catherine McCabe, and Jedediah S. Purdy
Defending the Planet Ep2: The Power of States, Michael B. Gerrard, Steve Bullock, and Jessica Bulman-Pozen
Defending the Planet Ep3: Back in the Paris Pact, Michael B. Gerrard, Laurence Tubiana, and Susan Biniaz
Defending the Planet Ep4: Climate Change in the Courts, Michael B. Gerrard, Michael Burger, and Peter Lehner
Defending the Planet Ep5: The Climate Refugee Crisis, Michael B. Gerrard, Michael W. Doyle, and Ama Francis
Defending the Planet Ep6: Environmental Justice, Michael B. Gerrard, Olatunde C.A. Johnson, and Ruth Santiago
Presentations
Designing and Maintaining an EIS Database: Lessons Learned in Developing Library-based Digital Repositories, Robert T. Cartolano
Developing an Online Database of Environmental Impact Statements, Nilda Mesa
EIS Database Design Considerations, Sritharan Vinayagamoorthy
EIS Database Technical Considerations: Geospatial, Kytt MacManus
EIS User Case Study: Legal Research and Advocacy, Jessica A. Wentz
Environmental Law: Time to Reboot, James Gustave Speth