UN3355: Climate Change and Law | M. Gerrard

Sustainable Development
Undergraduate Lecture
Tu Th 1:20-2:40PM

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a broad introduction to the field of climate law in the United States and at the international level. We evaluate the various legal tools that are available to address climate change, including cap-and-trade schemes; carbon taxation; command-and-control regulation; litigation; securities disclosures; and voluntary action. The roles of energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, carbon capture and sequestration, and forestry and agriculture each receive close attention. Implications for international human rights, international trade, environmental justice, and international and intergenerational equity are discussed. 

Students must register via waitlist.

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