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Past Event

Attribution Science and Climate Law

January 9, 2025 - January 10, 2025
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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William and June Warren Hall (Room 107), Columbia University, 1125 Amsterdam Avenue, New York

Event Description

Attribution science provides critical insights on both the impacts attributable to anthropogenic climate change and the relative contributions of different sources for those impacts. This research plays an important role in climate litigation as well as policy-making and regulatory decision-making. For example, courts refer to attribution research when assessing legal obligations with regards to the mitigation of climate change and its harmful impacts. Attribution research is also used to support policy decisions and administrative actions, such as greenhouse gas regulations, adaptation measures, and protections for climate-imperiled species. This conference will further advance collaboration between the scientific, legal and policy-making communities by bringing together a diverse group of researchers and practitioners to share insights on the status of attribution research and its relevance to climate law and policy.

Event Information

Free and open to the public; registration required for in-person and online attendance via the event webpage. Please email Kemi Adetayo at [email protected] with any questions. 

Hosted by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University.