NYU Law Forum—Fighting Climate Change in an Age of Opposition

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A deep chill has settled over efforts to fight climate change. The current US administration has embraced fossil fuels, moved to roll back regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, and acted to hobble renewable energy and electric vehicle sales. Other countries are also backing off commitments to addressing climate concerns, though some are trending in the opposing direction. As with many other areas of public policy, mis- and disinformation are playing a huge role in shaping the debate. What can those intent on combating climate change do in this political and information landscape? And what lessons might this offer to people resisting reversals in other areas? We’ve assembled a group of experts with a range of perspectives to discuss these questions, the state of efforts to limit climate change in the US and elsewhere, and other topics.

• Neela Banerjee, Chief Climate Editor, NPR

• Richard Revesz, AnBryce Professor of Law; Dean Emeritus; Faculty Director, Institute for Policy Integrity, NYU Law; Co-author, Reviving Rationality Saving Cost-Benefit Analysis for the Sake of the Environment and Our Health

• César Rodriguez-Garavito, Professor of Law; Chair, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice; Director, Earth Rights Research & Action (TERRA) Clinic, NYU Law; Author, Climate Change on Trial: Mobilizing Human Rights Litigation to Accelerate Climate Action

• Jacob Werksman, Principal Adviser, Directorate General for Climate Action, European Commission; Senior Emile Noël Fellow, NYU Law

Moderator

• Katrina Wyman, Wilf Family Professor of Property Law; Faculty Director, Frank J. Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law, NYU Law; Co-author, Local Greens: Cities and Twenty-first Century Environmental Problems