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.
Articles
2010 Developments Under State Environmental Quality Review Act, Michael B. Gerrard
A Call to Action for New Yorkers, Jeffrey Gracer and Michael Mahoney
Access to Environmentally Sound Technology in the Developing World: A Proposed Alternative to Compulsory Licensing, Neel Maitra
A Legal Approach to the Improvement of Energy Efficiency Measures for the Existing Building Stock in the United States Based on European Experience, Teresa Parejo-Navajas
'American Electric Power’ Leaves Open Many Questions for Climate Litigation, Michael B. Gerrard
America’s Forgotten Nuclear Waste Dump in the Pacific, Michael B. Gerrard
An Analysis of Senator McConnell's Letter Urging States Not to Comply with EPA's Clean Power Plan, Daniel Selmi
An Environmental Lawyer's Fraught Quest for Legal Tools to Hold Back the Seas, Michael B. Gerrard
An Introduction to Climate Change Liability Litigation and a View to the Future, Michael B. Gerrard and Joseph A. MacDougald
Annual Review of Developments Under SEQRA, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan
Asteroids and Comets: U.S. and International Law and the Lowest-Probability, Highest Consequence Risk, Michael B. Gerrard and Anna W. Barber
At Issue: Energy Efficiency, Michael B. Gerrard
Biden Administration Will Reverse Many Trump Environmental Policies, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan
Bi-Polar and Polycentric Approaches to Human Rights and the Environment, Michael Burger
Cash-for-Clunkers Program: Better for Industry than Environment, Michael B. Gerrard
Changing International Law for a Changing Climate, Daniel C. Esty and Dena P. Adler
Changing the National Flood Insurance Program for a Changing Climate, Dena Adler, Michael Burger, Rob Moore, and Joel Scata
Climate Change Action Without Congress, Michael B. Gerrard
Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Brazilian Law, Gabriel Wedy
Climate Change and the Environmental Impact Review Process, Michael B. Gerrard
Climate Change and the WTO: Expected Battlegrounds, Surprising Battles, Daniel M. Firger and Michael B. Gerrard
Climate Change, Coming Soon to a Court Near You – Report Three: National Climate Change Legal Frameworks in Asia and the Pacific, Dena Adler, Hillary Aidun, Michael Burger, Ama Francis, Briony Eales, and Maria Cecilia T. Sicango
Climate Change, FERC, and Natural Gas Pipelines: The Legal Basis for Considering Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, Romany M. Webb
Climate Regulation Without Congressional Action, Michael B. Gerrard
Coal-Fired Powerplants Dominate Climate Change Litigation, Michael B. Gerrard
Comment on Developing a Comprehensive Approach to Climate Change Mitigation Policy in the United States: Integrating Levels of Government and Economic Sectors, Michael B. Gerrard
Confronting a Rising Tide: A Proposal for a Convention on Climate Change Refugees, Bonnie Docherty and Tyler Giannini
Court of Appeals Expands SEQRA Standing After an 18-Year Detour, Michael B. Gerrard
Courts Rulings Accept Climate Science, Michael Gerrard
Critics Float Legal Theories To Challenge Pruitt's Science Advisor Policy, Maria Hegstad
DC Circuit Clears Path for GHG Rules, but Politics Remain, Michael B. Gerrard
Debate Over Environmental Rights and State Constitutional Convention, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan
Defining the Challenge in Implementing Climate Change Policy, Michael B. Gerrard
Deluge of New York City Laws Guards Against Flooding, Protects Environment, Michael B. Gerrard
Determining Climate Responsibility: Government Liability for Hurricane Katrina?, Teresa Chan, Michael Burger, Vincent Colatriano, and John Echeverria
Disasters First: Rethinking Environmental Law After September 11, Michael B. Gerrard
Disclosure of Hidden Energy Demands: A New Challenge for NEPA, Michael B. Gerrard
Distributed Energy Resource Participation in Wholesale Markets: Lessons from the California ISO, Justin Gundlach and Romany M. Webb
Domestic Mitigation of Black Carbon from Diesel Emissions, Hannah Chang
Downstream and Upstream Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Proper Scope of NEPA Review, Michael Burger and Jessica A. Wentz
Draft NEPA Guidance Requires Agencies to Consider Both GHG Emissions and the Impacts of Climate Change on Proposed Actions, Jessica A. Wentz
Effect of the Paris Climate Agreement on U.S. Businesses, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan
Emergency Exemptions from Environmental Laws After Disasters, Michael B. Gerrard
Emerging State-Level Environmental Justice Laws, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan
Environmental and Energy Legislation in the 112th Congress, Michael B. Gerrard
Environmental Commercial Law – Update on SEQRA Lawsuits for 1994, Michael B. Gerrard
Environmental Justice and Natural Areas Protection Trends & Insight, Michael B. Gerrard
Environmental Law/Environmental Literature, Michael Burger
Environmental Law in 2049: A Look Back, Michael B. Gerrard
Expertise Scientifique et Lien de Causalité dans le Cadre du contentieux Climatique: le Point de Vue de la Doctrine Américaine, Michael Burger
Exploring the Bedrock for Earth Jurisprudence, Maria Antonia Tigre
Fear and Loathing in the Siting of Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Facilities: A Comprehensive Approach to a Misperceived Crisis, Michael B. Gerrard
Federal Executive Actions to Combat Climate Change, Michael B. Gerrard
Federal Implementation Plans and the Path to Clean Power, Daniel Selmi
Federalism Obstacles to Advancing Renewable Energy, Michael B. Gerrard
FERC Order 1000 as a New Tool for Promoting Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, Shelley Welton and Michael B. Gerrard
Financial Disclosure of Risks Related to Global Climate Change, Michael B. Gerrard and Christopher Anderson
Fracking and Federalism Choice, Michael Burger
Geological Storage of CO2 in Sub-Seafloor Basalt: The CarbonSAFE Pre-Feasibility Study Offshore Washington State and British Columbia, David Goldberg, Lara Aston, Alain Bonneville, Inci Demirkanli, Curtis Evans, Andrew Fisher, Helena Garcia, Michael B. Gerrard, Martin Heesemann, Ken Hnottavange-Telleen, Emily Hsu, Cristina Malinverno, Kate Moran, Ah-Hyung Alissa Park, Martin Scherwath, Angela Slagle, Martin Stute, Tess Weathers, Romany M. Webb, Mark White, Signe White, and CarbonSAFE Cascadia Project Team
Getting Ahead of the Curve: Supporting Adaptation to Long-term Climate Change and Short-term Climate Variability Alike, Alexis Saba, Michela Biasutti, Michael B. Gerrard, and David B. Lobell
Global Southerners in the North, Ama Francis
Governmental and Private Liability for Flooding, Michael B. Gerrard
Green Finance: Leveraging Investment for Environmental Protection, Michael B. Gerrard, Charles E. Di Leva, John Rousakis, and Douglas Sims
Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Requirements are Proliferating, Michael B. Gerrard
Greenhouse Gases: Emerging Standards for Impact Review, Michael B. Gerrard
Harnessing Information Technology to Improve the Environmental Impact Review Process, Michael B. Gerrard and Michael Herz
Heat Waves: Legal Adaptation to the Most Lethal Climate Disaster (So Far), Michael B. Gerrard
Holding Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable for their Contribution to Climate Change: Where Does the Law Stand?, Michael Burger and Jessica A. Wentz
How Agency Science is Under Threat, Romany M. Webb
How Biden’s Environmental Policies Will Affect New York, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan
How Lawyers Can Help Save the Planet, Michael B. Gerrard and John C. Dernbach
How SEQRA Cases Fared in 1998, Michael B. Gerrard
Hurricane Katrina Decision Highlights Liability for Decaying Infrastructure, Michael B. Gerrard
Increasing Use of Renewable Energy: Legal Techniques and Impediments, Michael B. Gerrard
Integrating Climate Change Resilience Into HUD’s Disaster Recovery Program, Justin Gundlach and Channing R. Jones
Introductory Comments: The Current State of Climate Change Law, Michael B. Gerrard
"It's Not Easy Being Green": Local Initiatives, Preemption Problems, and the Market Participant Exception, Michael Burger
Join the Parties: 25+ Ways to Promote Participation in Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Susan Biniaz
Judicial Review Under SEQRA: A Statistical Study, Michael B. Gerrard
Kyoto's Clean Development Mechanism in Action: India, China and Brazil, Michael B. Gerrard, Siddharth Sethy, Hui Xu, and Bruno Gagliardi
La Victoria de Urgenda: El Inicio de la Lucha Judicial Frente Al Cambio Climatico, Teresa Parejo Navajas
Legal Pathways for a Massive Increase in Utility-Scale Renewable Generation Capacity, Michael Gerrard
Legal Pathways to Biden's Climate Goals, Michael B. Gerrard
Legal Pathways to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Section 115 of the Clean Air Act, Michael Burger, Ann E. Carlson, Michael B. Gerrard, Jayni Foley Hein, Jason A. Schwartz, and Keith J. Benes
Legal & Scientific Integrity in Advancing a "Land Degradation Neutral World", Shelley Welton, Michela Biasutti, and Michael B. Gerrard
Legal Tools for Achieving Low Traffic Zones (LTZs): LEZ, ULEZ & Congestion Pricing in the U.S. Law Context, Amy E. Turner
Legal Tools for Cities to Cope With Extreme Heat, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan
L’évolution des Actions en Justice Climatique aux États-Unis, de George W. Bush à Donald Trump, Michael B. Gerrard
Litigation Under SEQRA Declining, Exemption Use Is Rising, Michael B. Gerrard
Making America A Better Place for All: Sustainable Development Recommendations for the Biden Administration, John C. Dernbach, Scott E. Schang, Robert W. Adler, Karol Boudreaux, John Bouman, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Kimberly Brown, Mikhail Chester, Michael B. Gerrard, Stephen Herzenberg, Samuel Markolf, Corey Malone-Smolla, Jane Nelson, Uma Outka, Tony Pipa, Alexandra Phelan, LeRoy Paddock, Jonathan D. Rosenbloom, William Snape, Anastasia Telesetsky, Gerald Torres, Elizabeth Ann Kronk Warner, and Audra Wilson
McCain vs. Obama on Environment, Energy, and Resources, Michael B. Gerrard
Mexico's General Climate Change Law, Michael B. Gerrard and Anne Siders
Michael Bloomberg's Environmental Record, Bill de Blasio's Promises, Michael B. Gerrard
Microgrids and Resilience to Climate-Driven Impacts on Public Health, Justin Gundlach
Migrants Can Make International Law, Ama Francis
Model Green Building Ordinance for Municipalities Open for Comment, Michael B. Gerrard
Model Green Building Ordinance Proposed for Adoption by New York Municipalities, Michael B. Gerrard and Jason James
Model Municipal Ordinance Project Designed to Facilitate Wind and Solar Projects and Green Buildings, Michael B. Gerrard and Danielle Sugarman