Law Columbia
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Columbia Law School June 12-13, 2025(via Zoom) This13thAnnual Sabin Colloquium will allow junior environmental law scholars to present early-stage work and receive constructive feedback from a panel of senior scholars and from each other. Eligible applicants are pre-tenure professors, fellows, visiting assistant professors, and other junior scholars in similar academic positions.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 9, 2024
by David Angus Ness, University of South Australia Humanitys rapacious consumption is more than Earth and its climate can handle, which is driving an ecological crisis. Australians are the worst offenders per person due to our excessive resource use.
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Earth 911
DECEMBER 9, 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law contributed much-needed progress but has not completed. The post Earth911 Podcast: Tim Montague Talks Clean Power Hour And U.S. Economic Competitiveness appeared first on Earth911.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 9, 2024
by James Dyke, University of Exeter; Jamie Shutler, University of Exeter, and Peter Cox, University of Exeter As climate and Earth scientists, we are acutely aware that action on climate change is desperately needed.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Environmental Law Centre
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Join the Environmental Law Centre for a webinar on species at risk management as the Centre rolls out its Model Endangered Species Act (ESA) for Alberta. The Model ESA seeks. The post A Model Endangered Species Act for Alberta: An opportunity to move Albertas Nature Strategy to the next level appeared first on Environmental Law Centre.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 9, 2024
van Eck, C. W., Messling, L., & Hayhoe, K. (2024). Challenging the neutrality myth in climate science and activism. Npj Climate Action, 3(1), 81. [link] Abstract We argue that Bntgens (2024) claim that climate science must be separated from activism is fundamentally flawed.
Environmental Professionals Connection brings together the best content for environmental professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Download the guides. The Drawdown Labs Job Function Action Guides are practical and shareable resources that highlight specific, high-impact climate actions employees in common corporate professions can take at work.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Were posting a revised and expanded working paper on the NEPA issues before the Supreme Court in the Seven Counties case, which is being argued tomorrow. The expanded paper will soon be available on the CLEE website here. We provide a detailed examination of how federal courts of appeal have wrestled with causation issues in NEPA, building on the points we made in our earlier blog post.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Read the full story from Ketan Joshi. It is because climate action is so urgent that we should be careful with how we roll out clean energy.If you are worried about climate impacts, you should worry about how to ensure the growth of wind and solar doesnt occur in a self-sabotaging and destructive way.
Cleannovate
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Nothing in the natural world gives us the picture of a full cycle of life like composting. Composting is simply breakdown of complex plant and animal remains into simpler substances that can be assimilated by plants. Composting usually mimics humus formation in nature – conversion of fallen leaves into compost. However, it may take over six months for the final product, which is quite some time.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Read the full story at pv magazine. Research led by the University of Sheffield installed an off-grid agrivoltaic system in Tanzania and a grid-tied agrivoltaic system in Kenya. They found the installations helped boost crop yield and conserve water while generating electricity at a lower cost than the national grid.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Science helps us understand the world around us, allowing us to accumulate knowledge, uncover evidence and make educated decisions. To create a society in which each generation is better off than the last, policymakers must take into account the best available science. Science seeks to find truth. But when scientific findings run contrary to the policy preferences of elected leaders, policymakers, powerful industries and other political actors, it is not unusual to see these individuals attempt
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Read the full story in Power Magazine. A leading U.S. coal producer is partnering with a major developer of renewable energy projects to put solar energy and battery storage installations on reclaimed mine lands in Illinois and Indiana. Peabody Energy, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and RWE on Nov. 21 announced a collaboration that will … Continue reading Leading U.S.
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 9, 2024
On Friday, December 6, the Sabin Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National League of Cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Kentucky v. EPA as part of our ongoing amicus efforts to support strong federal climate regulations. The case involves EPAs 2024 Vehicle Standards that set new air pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model year 2027 through 2032 Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles, which have b
Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Read the full story at Trellis. Eighty percent of plastic, made from fossil fuels, gets thrown out rather than recycled. Recycling plants lack the tools to identify and sort the myriad types of plastics. Even when plastic products are recycled, the lower-quality product that results eventually rots in a landfill.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 9, 2024
They say that history never repeats itself, but it often rhymes. As in many sequels, there will be many things weve seen before. Much of that consisted in an all-out attack on environmental law. If you hated the original, you wont enjoy watching the same thing the second time around. But there are a few additions to the cast and some new backdrops on the set.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Read the full story from CICERO. How are net zero emissions defined? It matters. It is the difference between either halting or continuing global warming, writes senior researcher Glen Peters in this blog about a new study published in Nature.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Affordability is the name of the game at the California Legislature this session , with leaders in both the Assembly and the Sena te talking explicitly about cost of living. But legislators focus on bringing costs down for average Californians doesnt need to come at the expense of forward-thinking climate policy. Here are a few things legislators should keep in mind this session: Californias market-based programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have delivered cost-effective results and will
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Read the full story at AI EduPathways. Yesterday, Wilson Tsu of Powernotes – an EdTech platform I use myself in the classroom wrote a compelling piece on TheHill.com titled AI cheating is destroying higher education; heres how to fight it. He’s got a point that’s hard to ignore.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 9, 2024
During its post-election lame duck session, the Republican-majority North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 382, ostensibly to fund Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, though only 12 of its 131 pages relate to hurricane relief. The bulk of the bill makes substantial changes to elections in the state, including stripping appointment powers from the governor and limiting voter rights.
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