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.
Publications from 2025
Article: Annual Review of SEQRA Cases and Developments, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: Climate Change Litigation in New York, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: Getting to Court is the Hard Part, Michael B. Gerrard and Jessica A. Wentz
Article: Legal Models for Public-Private City Greening Partnerships, Daniel J. Metzger
Article: New York Environmental Legislation in 2024, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: “Small” Voices, Big Wins: Analyzing Remedies in Children’s Climate Cases, Maria Antonia Tigre
Article: The Role of Marine CO2 Removal in Combating Climate Change, Sarah Vican, Meghan Gavin, Wil Burns, Douglas Edwards, and Romany M. Webb
Article: Trump Attacks on Climate Science May Violate Numerous Federal Laws, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: Trump EPA’s Proposed Revocation of Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Raises Tangle of Legal Issues, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: Trump’s Multi-Pronged Attack on Renewable Energy, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: Wildfire Smoke and U.S. Law, Michael B. Gerrard
Book: The Role of Advisory Opinions in International Law in the Context of the Climate Crisis, Maria Antonia Tigre and Armando Rocha
Paper: Varied Legal Parameters Shape Fiduciaries’ Ability to Act on Climate Risk, Cynthia Hanawalt and Andy Fitch
Report: Climate Change in the Courts: A 2024 Retrospective, Maria Antonia Tigre and Margaret Barry
Report: Climate Litigation Report 2025 — Climate Change in the Courtroom: Trends, Impacts and Emerging Lessons, Maria Antonia Tigre and Margaret Barry
Report: Conference Report: Attribution Science and Climate Law, Jessica A. Wentz
Report: Decommissioning Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure: Report of Proceedings, May 2, 2025 Offshore Decommissioning Workshop, Martin Lockman, Ashwin Murthy, and Romany M. Webb
Report: International Legal Guidelines for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Governance under the London Convention and London Protocol, Korey Silverman-Roati and Romany M. Webb
Report: Legacy Liabilities for Oil and Gas Wells under the Mineral Leasing Act, Martin Lockman, Ashwin Murthy, and Romany M. Webb
Report: Liability Considerations for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Projects in U.S. Waters, Korey Silverman-Roati, Martin Lockman, and Romany M. Webb
Report: Methane Removal Under the Paris Agreement, Romany M. Webb
Report: Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities in the United States: June 2025 Edition, Matthew Eisenson, Jacob Elkin, Ivonne Norman, Rebecca Coombs, Chadol Kim, Rex Koenig, Suzan Michalski, Eric Quiroz, Josepi Scariano, Ava Teasdale, Victor Tong, and Annabel Williams
Report: Regulation of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement in Washington State, Ashwin Murthy, Korey Silverman-Roati, and Romany M. Webb
Report: Regulation of Sargassum Removal and Sinking in Florida, Ashwin Murthy, Korey Silverman-Roati, and Romany M. Webb
Report: Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Annual Report 2024-2025, Tiffany Challe
Report: Seaweed Cultivation and Sinking for Carbon Dioxide Removal in Alaska, Ashwin Murthy, Korey Silverman-Roati, and Romany M. Webb
Report: The Behavioral Effects of Corporate GHG Emissions Disclosures, Cynthia Hanawalt and Andy Fitch
Report: The Need to Explore the Potential of Marine CDR with a One-Earth Strategy: A Guide for Policy-makers, Philip W. Boyd, Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Minhan Dai, Louis Legendre, Terre Satterfield, and Romany M. Webb
Report: U.S. Climate Litigation During the Biden Years, Margaret Barry
Publications from 2024
Article: Addressing Energy Insecurity Upstream: Electric Utility Ratemaking and Rate Design as Levers for Change, Emma Shumway, Diana Hernández, Qëndresa Krasniqi, Vivek Shastry, Abigail Austin, and Michael B. Gerrard
Article: Annual SEQRA Review: Project Applicants Winning More Cases, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: California and Europe Require Scope 3 Climate Disclosures Despite SEC Retreat, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: Environmental Law in Trump’s Second Term, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: Executive Actions to Ensure Safe and Responsible Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Research in the United States, Romany M. Webb and Korey Silverman-Roati
Article: It Is (Finally) Time for and Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities on a Trio of Initiatives, Maria Antonia Tigre
Article: New York City Relaxing Environmental Review Rules for Housing Construction, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: New York Environmental Legislation in 2023, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: New York Falling Behind in Implementing Bold Climate Law, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: Regulating Shipping of Carbon Dioxide for Sequestration, Carolina Arlota and Michael B. Gerrard
Article: The Private Litigation Impact of New York’s Green Amendment, Evan Bianchi, Sean Di Luccio, Martin Lockman, and Vincent Nolette
Article: Urban Flooding: Legal Tools to Address a Growing Crisis, Michael B. Gerrard
Book: The Transformation of European Climate Litigation, Maxim Bönnemann and Maria Antonia Tigre
Book Chapter: Common but Differentiated Constitutionalisms: Does ‘Environmental Constitutionalism’ Offer Realistic Policy Options for Improving UN Environmental Law and Governance? US and Latin American Perspectives, Erin Daly, Maria Antonia Tigre, and Natalia Urzola
Book Chapter: The Right to a Healthy Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Compliance through the Inter-American System and the Escazú Agreement, Maria Antonia Tigre
Paper: Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act: Progress to Date and Risks from a Changing Administration, Romany M. Webb, Martin Lockman, and Emma Shumway
Paper: Legal Considerations for Atmospheric Methane Removal, Korey Silverman-Roati and Romany M. Webb
Paper: Removing Methane via Soil Amendments: The Legal Framework, Korey Silverman-Roati and Romany M. Webb
Paper: Shocking Financed Emissions: The Effect of Economic Volatility on the Portfolio Footprinting of Financial Institutions, Ilmi Granoff and Tonya Lee
Paper: The Legality of Revenue Disbursement from an Economic Measure Agreed at the International Maritime Organization for Purposes Other than the Decarbonisation of International Shipping, Blánaid Sheeran
Report: Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Summary of Written Observations Submitted to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Part 1), Maria Antonia Tigre
Report: Building a Cleaner, More Resilient Energy System in Cuba: Opportunities and Challenges, Korey Silverman-Roati, Daniel Whittle, Romany M. Webb, Jeffrey P. Fralick, and Lila Harmar
Report: Cities, E-Commerce & Public Health: 3 Legal Pathways to Limiting Freight Vehicle Emissions, Amy E. Turner
Report: Climate Change and Human Health: A Synthesis of Scientific Research and State Obligations Under International Law, Jessica A. Wentz
Report: Climate Litigation in the Global South: Mapping Report, Maria Antonia Tigre
Report: Enforcing Legacy Environmental Liabilities for Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure, Martin Lockman and Romany M. Webb
Report: International Governance of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Recent Developments and Future Directions, Romany M. Webb
Report: Legal Issues in Oceanic Transport of Carbon Dioxide for Sequestration, Carolina Arlota, Michael B. Gerrard, and Pria Deanna Mahadevan
Report: Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities in the United States: June 2024 Edition, Matthew Eisenson, Jacob Elkin, Harmukh Singh, and Noah Schaffir
Report: Permit Proposals: Summary of Recommendations, Luis Pablo Alvarez
Report: Public Health and Human Health Implications of Climate Mobility, Julia Neusner and Ama Francis
Report: Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles, Matthew Eisenson, Jacob Elkin, Andy Fitch, Matthew Ard, Kaya Sittinger, and Samuel Lavine
Report: Recommendations to Update the FTC & DOJ’s Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors, Cynthia Hanawalt, Denise Hearn, and Chloe Field
Report: Removing Methane via Atmospheric Oxidation Enhancement: The Legal Framework, Romany M. Webb, Martin Lockman, and Korey Silverman-Roati
Report: Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Annual Report 2023, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Report: Shedding Light on Climate Risk in 2025: Upcoming Debates About the SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule, Andrew Bernstein, Cynthia Hanawalt, Lisa E. Sachs, and Chloe Field
Report: State Authority to Regulate Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement, Ashwin Murthy, Korey Silverman-Roati, and Romany M. Webb
Publications from 2023
Article: Beyond the North–South Divide: Litigation's Role in Resolving Climate Change Loss and Damage Claims, Maria Antonia Tigre and Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
Article: Developing Model Federal Legislation to Advance Safe and Responsible Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Research in the United States, Romany M. Webb and Korey Silverman-Roati
Article: Human Rights and Climate Change for Climate Litigation in Brazil and Beyond: An Analysis of the Climate Fund Decision, Maria Antonia Tigre and Joana Setzer
Article: In California and Europe, a New Dawn for Corporate Climate Disclosure, Magali Delmas, Michael B. Gerrard, and Eric Orts
Article: International Recognition of the Right to a Healthy Environment: What Is the Added Value for Latin America and the Caribbean?, Maria Antonia Tigre
Article: New York Adopts Nation’s Strongest Environmental Justice Law, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan
Article: New York Environmental Legislation in 2022, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan
Article: New York's Green Amendment: The First Decisions, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan
Article: NY, New Jersey Adopt Laws Requiring Flood Risk Disclosure for Homebuyers, Tenants, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan
Article: Research Priorities for Climate Litigation, Jessica A. Wentz, Delta Merner, Benjamin Franta, Alessandra Lehmen, and Peter C. Frumhoff
Article: Statehood and Sea-Level Rise: Scenarios and Options, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: Survey of 2022 Cases Under State Environmental Quality Review Act, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan
Article: The Legal Case for Equity in Local Climate Action Planning, Amy E. Turner
Article: Transnational Insights for Climate Litigation at the European Court of Human Rights: A South-North Perspective in Pursuit of Climate Justice, Melanie Murcott, Maria Antonia Tigre, and Nesa Zimmermann
Article: Waste and Chemical Management in a 4°C World, Michael B. Gerrard
Book: Global Climate Change and U.S. Law, Michael B. Gerrard, Jody Freeman, and Michael Burger
Paper: Permitting CO2 Pipelines, Martin Lockman
Report: Climate Change in the Courts: A 2023 Retrospective, Maria Antonia Tigre and Margaret Barry
Report: Decommissioning Liability at the End of Offshore Oil and Gas: A Review of International Obligations, National Laws, and Contractual Approaches in Ten Jurisdictions, Martin Lockman, Martin Dietrich Brauch, Esteban F. Fresno Rodríguez, and José Luis Gallardo Torres
Report: Energy Insecurity Mitigation: The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Other Low-Income Relief Programs in the US, Andrea Nishi, Diana Hernández, and Michael B. Gerrard
Report: Expert Insights on Best Practices for Community Benefits Agreements, Matthew Eisenson and Romany M. Webb
Report: Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review, Michael Burger and Maria Antonia Tigre
Report: ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Summary of Briefs and Statements Submitted to the Tribunal, Maria Antonia Tigre and Korey Silverman-Roati
Report: Just Transition Litigation in Latin America: An Initial Categorization of Climate Litigation Cases Amid the Energy Transition, Maria Antonia Tigre, Lorena Zenteno, Marlies Hesselman, Natalia Urzola, Pedro Cisterna-Gaete, and Riccardo Luporini
Report: Modelling Climate Litigation Risk for (Re)Insurers, Martin Lockman
Report: Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities in the United States: May 2023 Edition, Matthew Eisenson
Report: Status Report on Principles of International and Human Rights Law Relevant to Climate Change, Katelyn Horne, Maria Antonia Tigre, and Michael B. Gerrard
Report/Policy Paper: Antitrust and Sustainability: A Landscape Analysis, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Report/Policy Paper: Transferred Emissions Are Still Emissions: Why Fossil Fuel Asset Sales Need Enhanced Transparency and Carbon Accounting, Jack Arnold, Martin Lockman, Perrine Toledano, Martin Dietrich Brauch, Shraman Sen, and Michael Burger
Publications from 2022
Article: A Time for Triage, Michael B. Gerrard
Article: Climate Change and Indigenous Groups: The Rise of Indigenous Voices in Climate Litigation, Maria Antonia Tigre
Article: West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency: The Agency's Climate Authority, Michael B. Gerrard, Joanne Spalding, Jill Tauber, and Keith Matthews
Article: Exploring the Bedrock for Earth Jurisprudence, Maria Antonia Tigre
Article: Legislature Expands State’s Jurisdiction Over Freshwater Wetlands, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan