A Summary of the Key Activities of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law - Winter / Spring 2021

Winter/Spring 2021

Earth Institute /Columbia Climate School The Sabin Center is a member center of the Earth Institute/Columbia Climate School at Columbia University, and frequently collaborates with Earth Institute scientists on cutting edge interdisciplinary research. It will become an affiliate of the new Columbia Climate School, which will encompass the Earth Institute and many other existing and new climate-related activities around Columbia University. Michael Gerrard has been deeply involved in the planning for the new Climate School. Campus Sustainability and Climate Action

Michael Gerrard has continued his leadership role in the campus-wide Sustainability Initiative, as co-chair on the Senior Sustainability Advisory Committee, which has launched a new sustainability plan for the period 2021-2030, a comprehensive environmental master plan that will reshape decision-making relating to emissions and energy use on campus.

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A Summary of the Key Activities of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law - Winter / Spring 2021

Published on Jun 23, 2021

Columbia Climate School

With the Biden-Harris administration in office since January 2021, the Sabin Center’s work has shifted once again,from a focus on COVID-19 and theTrump administration’s deregulatory agenda to the renewed federal government commitment to climate action and ongoing climate developments at the state and local level, in the private sector, and in the courts.The Sabin Center is now keeping track of the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to undo Trump’s attacks on environmental law and science through a recently launched Climate Reregulation Tracker, alongside our numerous online resources and our Climate Law Blog. More generally, the Sabin Center continues to conduct independent research to produce publications and useful resources; advances new techniques and direct engagement; and partners with agencies, NGOs, and the private sector to promote climate action.

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