A Summary of the Key Activities of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
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Media Mentions and Interviews Sabin Center experts were interviewed and/ or quoted directly or mentioned via one of the products produced by the Center in approximately 85 media and news items. Highlights • Attorneys Eye Glasgow Talks for Progress on Many Climate Issues, Bloomberg Law Michael Gerrard points out that the success of COP26 and the Paris Agreement hinges on climate decisions that “are made in national capitals.” • As Biden Heads to Climate Talks, Supreme Court Move Could Stymie EPA Regulation, Scientific American
In this article, Michael Burger weighs in on the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a challenge to the EPA’s authority to restrict greenhouse gas emissions stating, “it’s possible that what the court is seeking to review here is Section 111(d) itself.”
• Litigation Increasingly the ‘Only Option’ When Big Emitters Fail to Address Climate Change, Energy Monitor
In this article, both Korey SilvermanRoati and Michael Gerrard comment on the growing trend of activists and courts compelling governments to properly address the climate crisis. • Analysis: As countries wrangle over climate pledges, how enforceable are they? Reuters
In this article, Michael Burger comments on how courts and jurisdictions around the world “have read the Paris Agreement to set legally enforceable targets.”
• Climate Crisis Catches Power Companies Unprepared, The New York Times In this article, Romany Webb discusses utilities’ lack of adequate vulnerability planning; her report, Climate Risk in the Electricity Sector, is also referenced.
• Gas Projects Reveal Ferc’s Environmental Justice Conundrum, E&E News In this article, Jennifer Danis calls for federal agencies to ensure that communities have accurate information on the range of impacts resulting from proposed gas projects.
• New York City Council Requires Climate Resilience Plan, QUARTZ This article mentions Amy Turner’s paper on Legal Tools for Achieving Low Traffic Zones.
• Fearing Liability, U.S. Resists U.N. Fund for Climate Damages, Scientific American In this article, Michael Gerrard comments on the U.S.’ reluctance to join a dedicated UN fund for loss and damage.
• UN Environment Rights Bolster Case for Global Climate Litigation, Bloomberg Law In this article, Maria Antonia Tigre weighs in on a UN resolution recognizing the right to a stable environment as a human right, claiming “[i]t really brings environmental concerns to human rights law.”
