Monthly Archives: June 2016

5 posts

“Comma but Differentiated Responsibilities” — a new paper by U.S. climate negotiator Susan Biniaz

Justin Gundlach Climate Law Fellow Susan Biniaz, Columbia Law School class of 1983, has been the lead climate change lawyer for the U.S. Department of State since 1989. She recently spoke at the law school about her experience negotiating climate agreements. In the fall of 2016 she will be teaching international environmental […]

8th Circuit rules Minnesota can’t proscribe purchase of electricity from new coal-fired power plants, judges disagree as to why

Justin Gundlach Climate Law Fellow As round after round has passed in the political and legal struggle at the federal level over regulating sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, states have rushed in to try to fill the void. Minnesota sought to do so in 2007 when it passed the […]