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PACE LAW SCHOOL CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT
Friday, March 24, 2006, 10:00 a- 3:00 p.m.
at the Pace Law School Judicial Institute

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10:00 - 10:15am




WELCOME
Professor Lee Paddock, Director of Environmental Law Programs, Pace Law School
NAELS Board Member

10:15 - 12:00: MORNING SESSION

CLIMATE CHANGE: THE SCIENCE, LAW, POLICY, AND REGIONAL IMPACT
Fred Zalcman
Executive Director
Pace Energy Project
Michael Gerrard
Partner, Arnold & Porter, LLP
NAELS Board Member
  • How States, Local Governments and Corporations are responding to Climate Change
    Michael Gerrard, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP; Immediate Past Chair of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
  • The Impact of Climate Change on Northeastern States
    Dr. Mingfang Ting, Columbia University, Doherty Senior Research Scientist - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Ocean and Climate Phsyics
  • The Federal Government Response to Climate Change and Climate Change Litigations
    Joseph Siegel, Adjunct Professor, Pace Law School; Senior Attorney, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 2
  • Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and its Impact on Hudson Valley Colleges and Universities
    Fred Zalcman, Executive Director, Pace Energy Project

12:00 - 1:00: LUNCH PROVIDED

PRESENTATION


Dan Worth, NAELS Executive Director

Campus Climate Neutral, The Student Role in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Dan Worth, Executive Director, National Association of Environmental Law Societies (NAELS)

1:00 - 2:55: AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS

SIMULTANEOUS WORKSHOPS

The workshops will help participants focus on how their campuses can begin working towards a Climate Neutral Campus through energy efficiency, increased use of renewable energy, and better transportation planning, as well as through improving campus organizations to develop and meet climate change goals.

  • Julie Newman, Director Yale Office of Sustainability
  • Irene Addison, Associate VP for Facilities & Auxilliary Services, Williams College
  • John Cusack, Executive Director, New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability
  • Sean Ritchey, Project Manager, Clearwater Intercollegiate Energy Audit Program
  • Ron Kamen, Community Energy, Inc.
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