Climate Change and the Law Summer Program
The Summer Session on Environmental Law offers a Climate Change and the Law Program consisting of three seminars between May 29-June 15, 2012. Over the course of three weeks, you can study a variety of topics related to climate change and the law. The program offers a seminar that focuses on how the European Union addresses climate change, one that focuses on emissions trading (which is an important aspect of the current effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions), and one that focuses on international climate law. Taken together these three seminars provide an overview of the current state of climate change and the law.*
Please note the schedule for the 2012 Summer Session on Environmental Law is still being developed, thus courses in this program may change and times are subject to change.
Week One
Climate Change and Emissions Trading
This seminar taught by Kyle Danish, an Associate at Van Ness Feldman, investigates the legal and policy framework, as well as the practical considerations involved in participating in the growing carbon market through emissions trading.
This seminar will be taught May 29 to June 1 from 6:00 to 9:00pm.
Week Two
European Union and Climate Change
This seminar taught by Nuno Lacasta, who is the Climate Change General-Director for the Ministry for Environment of Portugal, discusses the key elements and recent developments in the European Union's treatment of climate change.
This seminar will be taught June 4 to June 8 from 2:00 to 4:30pm.
Week Three
International Climate Law
This seminar taught by Steve Porter is being developed and more information will be available soon, but it will likely touch on international climate negotiations and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC, along with other recent agreements and developments.
This seminar will be taught from June 11 to June 15 from 6:30 to 9:00pm.
For more information on these seminars and obtaining a certificate or CLE credit, email summerenvironment@wcl.american.edu.
*While the other seminars offered during the Environmental Law Summer Session are not specifically focused on climate change, many (i.e. Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, International Institutions and Environmental Protection, and Environmental Law and the US Congress) will also likely touch on climate change issues.
