Events

The Future of U.S. Climate Policy: Coal, Carbon Markets, and the Clean Air Act

• October 28, 2014
• 7:30am–4:45pm ET
• New York University School of Law, Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge, 40 Washington Square South

The Institute for Policy Integrity’s annual fall workshop focused on the Obama Administration’s recent efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act, as well as the future of U.S. climate policy more generally.

United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island gave keynote remarks, along with Joel Beauvais, Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy at EPA. The day’s panel discussions featured a mix of state government officials, legal academics, and representatives of both the private sector and leading environmental nonprofits.

• Download the workshop agenda here.
• Read the full text of Senator Whitehouse’s keynote speech.

Video from the Workshop

• Keynote Speech: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
• Keynote Speech: Joel Beauvais
• EPA’s Clean Power Plan: A Primer
• The Future of the U.S. Energy Mix
• U.S. Carbon Markets: Clean Air Act § 111(d) & Beyond
• Implementing § 111(d): Challenges & Opportunities

Panelist Presentations

EPA’s Clean Power Plan: A Primer

• Denise Grab and Jack Lienke

The Future of the U.S. Energy Mix

• E. Donald Elliott
• Anthony Paul
• Joanne Spalding

Implementing § 111(d): Challenges & Opportunities

• Michael Gergen

CLE Credit Materials

• EPA’s Clean Power Plan: A Primer
• Keynote: Joel Beauvais
• The Future of the U.S. Energy Mix
• Keynote: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
• U.S. Carbon Markets: Clean Air Act § 111(d) & Beyond
• Implementing § 111(d): Challenges & Opportunities