Vol. 14, No. 1 - December 2010

In this issue:

Message from the Co-Chairs
Frank B. Friedman and Mary Ellen Ternes…1

Regulatory Developments by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Daniel P. Mach…4

Judicial Developments
J. Cullen Howe…5

Local Climate Change Initiatives Hit a Stone Wall of Federal Preemption Arguments
Norman A. Dupont…10

Climate Change Disclosures: A Move Toward Consistency or Business as Usual?
Christina M. Landgraf …14

EPA Proceeds with Climate Change Regulation as Legal Challenges Mount
Dustin T. Till…18

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Vol. 13, No. 3 - August 2010

In this issue:

Message from the Chairs
Frank B. Friedman and Mary Ellen Ternes …1

CEQ Draft Guidance on Evaluating Climate Change Impacts Leaves Unanswered Questions
Svend A. Brandt-Erichsen and Dustin T. Till …3

Carbon Reporting Comes Home to Roost in Agriculture
Thomas P. Redick …8

Terrestrial Carbon Capture and Sequestration: The Role of REDD and Other Agricultural-Forestry Measures in Climate Change Mitigation 
Les Lo Baugh…12

Feed-In Tariffs and Community Rural Renewable Energy Development
Keelin Kelly…15

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Vol. 13, No. 2 - May 2010

In this issue:

Introduction
Daniel Preston Dozier and Dan Baum…1

Bluewater Wind Nurtures Partnerships with Delaware Citizens
Robert Propes…3

What’s in Your Toolbox? Creative Community Outreach Processes Refurbish Existing Tools
Mikaela Engert…7

Fixing the U.S. Transmission Grid with the Public’s Support
Christopher G. Kenny…10

Getting Renewables Projects Built: Overcoming the Barriers, Avoiding and Resolving Opposition and Disputes (January 21, 2009, transcript of the program)…13

Community Planning Assistance Programs: Using Alternative Dispute Resolution to Address Climate Change
Kristian Kofoed and Paula Reeves…29

Bio-sequestration Law and Policy Conference
Christopher Carr…32

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Vol. 13, No. 1 - December 2009

In this issue:

Message from the Co-Chairs
Frank Friedman and Mary Ellen Ternes…1

Climate Change Risk Disclosure Under Regulation S-K
Nicholas E. Mitchell…3

EPA’s CO2 Endangerment Finding and the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: The Evolution of a Regulatory Framework for Geologic Carbon Sequestration
Neal C. Grasso, P.G., Eric J. Nannamaker, and Aaron C. Chow…6

First Step Into a New Land: EPA Adopts Final Rules for Nationwide Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Brian C. Freemand and Kirstin M. Etela…10

Climate Science in the Courts: Scientific Consensus Makes for a Strong Adversary
Michael A. Zody…13

Maryland’s Exemption for Manufacturers: Anomaly or Future Trend in Climate Change Legislation?
Jennifer M. Schwartzott and Amanda A. Neidert…19

Bio Jet Fuels, Sustainability, and Aviation Policy: We Are Entering a New Era of Regulation in Worldwide Aviation
Mitch Hawkins, Matthew Ladin, and Paul T. Robinson…21

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Vol. 12, No. 3 - July 2009

In this issue:

Message from the Chairs
William R. Blackburn, Joseph A. Siegel, Jim Rubin, and Kim Stollar…1

Toward a U.S. Emission Trading System: Lessons Learned and Linkages to Other Systems
Matthew Low, Nathan Smith, and Daniel Waller…2

Climate Change Regulations in Australia
John Taberner…10

The New Israeli Clean Air Law—A New League of Clean Air Protection
Tzvi Levinson, Julie Lietzmann, and Gil Dror…20

Give New Applications of Piezoelectric Power a Chance: Technological Innovations from an Evolving Alternative Energy Area Offer Opportunities in the Environmental and Financial Markets
Kimberley E. Diamond…23

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Vol. 12, No. 2 - May 2009

In this issue:

Message from the Chairs
Joe Siegel and William Blackburn…1

EPA Appeals Board Decision Stirs the Pot on Whether to Address Carbon Emissions by Regulation or Legislation
Dustin Till…2

Offset Allowances under Cap-and-Trade: Key Concepts
Richard B. Herzog…8

Evaluating the Western Climate Initiative
Richard A. Perry…10

Southern Exposure: Insurance Coverage for Climate Change Damages
Christopher R. Reeves, Esq.…14

Kentucky Unveils New Energy Plan
Lauran Sturm…17

Carbon Leakage in the European Union Emissions Trading System: Myth or Reality?
Neil M. Peretz…20

Report on ANSI’S Draft National Standard for Sustainable Agriculture
Thomas P. Redick and Shawna Bligh…25

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Vol. 12, No. 1 - January 2009

In this issue:

Message from the Chairs
Edna Sussman, William R. Blackburn, and Joseph A. Siegel…1

Sustainable Westchester: A Case Study in a Community Collaborative Effort
Edna Sussman…4

Climate Change and Sustainable Action Plans: A Call for Collaborative Processes
Joseph A. Siegel…7

Climate Change in the 21st Century: Implications for Practice in Environmental Dispute Resolution
Ona Ferguson…10

Avoiding and Managing Community Opposition and Enabling Project Implementation
Stephen L. Gordon…11

Constructive Conflict Resolution: Structuring Success in State Climate Action Planning
Kenneth A. Colburn…13

Rising Waters: Improving Climate Change Preparedness in the Hudson Valley
Stephen C. Aldrich…17

Making the Link between Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Waste Management—Facilitating Stakeholder Involvement in the Vermont Waste Prevention Initiative
Jeff Edelstein…20

Shared Learning May Be Our Only Path through Seemingly Impassable Conflicts to a Sustainable Energy Future
Gail Bingham…23

United States Climate Action Partnership: Creating a Consensus Policy Position on Climate Change Policy
Kevin Bryan…32

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Vol. 11, No. 3 - August 2008

In this issue:

Message from the Chairs
Joe Siegel and William Blackburn…1

Last to the Party: The Hill Takes Up Climate Change Adaptation
Ira Feldman and Sarah Jensen…1

Climate Change and Sustainable Development: The Washington State Example
Ross A. Macfarlane…8

Florida’s Climate Action Plan
Andrea Morrison Uhland and Paula L. Cobb…12

Sea Level Rise Adaptation in North Carolina
Lindsay Wilkes and Tom Cors…16

Ecosystem-Based Management and Traditional Property Rights: Some Legal and Policy Issues for Consideration
Chad J. McGuire…18

What Tomorrow’s Leaders Are Up To Today: A Snapshot of Law Students Driving Climate and Sustainability Solutions
Dan Worth…21

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Vol. 11, No. 2 - May 2008

In this issue:

Message from the Chairs
Joe Siegel, Bill Blackburn, and Jane Luxton…1

Recent Developments in Climate Change Law and Policy
Kenneth J. Markowitz…1

REDD Taking Root in the Voluntary Carbon Markets
Katherine Hamilton…7

REDD Gets Off the Ground
Richard J. Blaustein…9

Adaptation Law and the Future of Environmental Law: How Climate Change Will Reshape Environmental Governance
Carl Bruch…13

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Vol. 11, No. 1 - December 2007

In this issue:

Message from the Chairs
Joseph Siegel and William Blackburn…1

Carbon Offset Projects on Public Lands and the Role of Federal Resources in Climate Change Mitigation
Laurie A. Ristino…2

Sustainability: Considerations for Including Eco-Assets in a Company’s Bottom Line
Pieter Booth, Nicholas Gard, Sheryl Law, and Richard Davis…7

Business and Legal Ramifications of Regulating Carbon Emissions
Michael Manuel…12

Beyond Mitigation: Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives in the U.S.
Joshua H. Kahan…17

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Vol. 10, No. 3 - August 2007

In this issue:

Message from the Chair
John C. Dernbach…1

Climate Change Mitigation: Using the Value of Ecosystem Services to Pay for Conservation on Public Lands
Laurie A. Ristino…2

Putting the Market to Work for Conservation: Use of Habitat Banking under the Endangered Species Act for Bog Turtle Recovery and Open Space Conservation in a Developing Eastern Landscape
Robert McKinstry…6

The Potential for Bioprospecting and Benefits Sharing Agreements in National Parks
Karen Hopfl Harris…13

New Orleans: Update on Ecosystems Recovery
Yarrow Etheredge…15

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Vol. 10, No. 2 - May 2007

Joint Message from the Chairs
John C. Dernbach and Jane C. Luxton…1

Summary of Second Annual Legal Dimensions of Climate Change Conference
Kevin M. Gallagher…2

Climate Change on Capitol Hill: Legislative Proposals in the 110th Congress
Joel C. Beauvais…9

U.S. State Climate Action: Continuing the Federalist Tradition
Joshua Bushinsky…15

Global Warming and the Courts: An Overview of Climate Change Litigation
Allison D. Wood…18

Trends in the Extension of Corporate Social Responsibility Programs to Address Global Warming
Wendy B. Jacobs…24

The Nairobi Meeting of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol—Efforts to Find Global Climate Consensus Continue
Charles E. Di Leva…30

Legal and Regulatory Developments—Advancing CO2 Capture and Storage as a Climate Change Solution
Thomas M. Kerr…35

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Vol. 10, No. 1 - December 2006

Message from the Chair
John C. Dernbach…1

Update on Sustainability-Related International Standards and Guidelines
William Blackburn and Ira Feldman…2

Merging Sustainable Development Policy and Deliberative Democracy to Enhance Political Accountability
Jeff Rudd…7

Sustainable Development, Climate Change and National Security
Sanford E. Gaines…13

Book Overview: William Blackburn’s “The Sustainability Handbook—The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic, and Environmental Responsibility”…19

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Vol. 9, No. 2 - July 2006

Message from the Chair
John C. Dernbach...1

The Kyoto Flexibility Mechanisms and the Lawyer’s Role
Dennis D. Hirsch...2

Europe ’s GHG Emissions Trading Scheme: Assessing the First Year
Steve McMillen...6

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: The First Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Trading Program in the United States
Andrew S. Bergman...9

Contracting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Overview of the Basic Components of Trading and Transferring
Michael E. Heintz...13

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading, Environment Integrity and Project-Based Additionality: A Three-Legged Stool
Dr. Mark C. Trexler, Laura H. Kosloff, Derik J. Broekhoff...15

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Vol. 9, No. 1 - May 2006

Message from the Chairs
Tom Kerr and John Dernbach…1

China’s Take on Climate Change
Tauna Szymanski…2

Can the Clean Development Mechanism Work for Africa?
Ellen Porter…8

Surveying Climate Change Activity in the United States
Kyle Danish…13

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Holds Climate Change Conference
Michael Terrell…16

Transboundary Issue Assessment Using a Vulnerability Analysis Framework
Lisa B. Miranda…17

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Vol. 8, No. 3 - July 2005

Message from the Chair
Ira Feldman…1

Persistent Organic Pollutants: Update on International Treaty and U.S. Activities
Karen Hopfl-Harris…2

Management of Ocean Ecosystems: Is Our Current Governance Structure Up to the Task?
David W. Hoskins…6

Marine Ecosystems in Peril
Tundi Agardy…10

Using and Abusing the Earth's Natural Capital
S. Jacob Scherr…13

Climate News Roundup
Amy Royden-Bloom…14

Sustainability Notes
Marianne Tyrrell…17

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Vol. 8, No. 2 - April 2005

Message from the Chair
Ira Feldman…1

Raising the Heat: Climate Change Litigation in the United States
James C. Chen and Joanne Rotondi…2

Kyoto's CDM and World Bank's PCF: Essential for Sustainable Development
Gordon L. Mathews…8

Update on the EU Emissions Trading System
Kyle Danish…15

Summary of State and Local Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (July 2004-January 2005)
Amy Royden-Bloom…18

Section Calendar…21

Ecosystems Update…21

Sustainability Squibs…22

Upcoming Sustainability Events…22

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Vol. 8, No. 1 - October 2004

Welcome Note from the Chair
Ira Feldman…1

Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Building on the Johannesburg Legacy
Dr. Jonathan Margolis…2

HRH the Prince of Wales's Business & the Environment Programme Developed by the University of Cambridge Program for Industry: Reconciling Profitability and Sustainability
Lindsay Hooper…7

The National Academies' Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability
Gregory H. Symmes …9

Creating a Digital Dividend
William Kramer and Robert Katz…12

World Resources Institute's Sustainable Enterprise Program
Lydia Weiss…14

Building a Sustainable Future: The Positive Growth Initiative at Ithaca College
Dr. Peter Bardaglio and Edward Quevedo…17

Sustainable Development and the New Old Federalism: State, Local and Private Leadership in Environmental Initiatives
Robert B. McKinstry, Jr.…22

The United Business Council for Sustainable Development: Creating Value through Action
Andrew Mangan…28

Business Leaders Hear Call to Action at June 2004 Conference Board - World Business Council for Sustainable Development Conference
Tom Davis…31

Climate News Updates
Thomas M. Kerr…33

Upcoming Sustainability Events…35

International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy (JSDLP) Call for Submissions…35

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Vol. 7, No. 3 - June 2004

Welcome Note from the Chair

Message from the Chair
Ira Feldman…1

Implementing The EU ETS: Climate Change Heats Up
Anthony Hobley, Peter Hawkes and Richard Saines…2

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Northeast States Cooperate to Cap Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Power Plants
Erin M. Crotty and Frank T. Litz…7

Round 2: The DOE Re-Proposal of Revised 1605(b) Guidelines
Bill Fang…11

Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on the U.S. Climate Change Report
Vicki Arroyo and Kyle Danish…14

The Kyoto Protocol: Implications for U.S. Business
Amy Royden-Bloom…18

Sustainability Notes
Ira Feldman…21

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Vol. 7, No. 2 - April 2004

Welcome Note from the Chair
Ira Feldman…1

The Importance of an Ecosystems Perspective in Environmental Law
Jim Salzman…3

A Comprehensive Approach to Ecosystem Restoration: Status of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program
Chris Stevens and Rhonda Reed…9

Ecosystem Management and the Role of Water Resources
Adell L. Amos…13

Climate Change Update
Tom Kerr and Amy Royden…20

Sustainable Development News Update
Ira Feldman…21

Section Events…24

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Vol. 7, No. 1 - October 2003

Editors' Introduction
Tom Kerr and Amy Royden

Businesses and NGO's: Developing Solutions to Climate Change
Rebecca Eaton

Climate Vision: Eighteen Industry Groups Commit to Voluntary Programs
Glenn Kelly

From ABA Publishing

Power Partners SM: Cornerstone of Climate Vision
Bill Fang

The BRT Climate Resolve Program: A CEO-Led Multi-Sector Greenhouse Gas Management Initiative
Robert M. Sussman

Pew Center on Climate Change Targets Report Offers Guidance to Companies Setting Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets
Adapted by Pew Center Staff

The Key to a High-Quality Corporate Greenhouse Gas Inventory is a High-Quality Inventory Management Plan
Cynthia Cummis

Climate Change as a Corporate Risk
Rebecca Eaton

Section Events

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Vol. 6, No. 3 - June 2003

Focus on State Efforts to Address Climate Change: Editors’ Note
Tom Kerr and Amy Royden

Seven States Notify EPA of Their Intent to Sue Over Global Warming
Richard Blumenthal and Kimberly Massicotte

New England States and Eastern Canadian Provinces Team Up to Tackle Climate Change
Ken Colburn and Amy Royden

A Stakeholder Action Plan for Greenhouse Gas Reduction in Rhode Island
Dr. Steve Bernow and Dr. Jonathan Raab

Committee Hosts Capitol Hill Seminar on Climate Change Legislation in the 108th Congress
Kyle Danish

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Vol. 6, No. 2 - April 2003

Introduction
Tom Kerr and Amy Royden

Kyoto Protocol Updates
Donald Goldberg

COP8 Report: Addressing Climate Change May Delay Ozone Layer Recovery
Pamela Wexler

ISO Begins Developing New GHG Accounting Standard

EU Directive on Emission Allowances Trading (Proposal)
Rutger de Witt Wijnen

Canada Ratifies Kyoto and Takes First Steps to Implement Climate Change Plan
Elisabeth DeMarco

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Vol. 6, No. 1 - January 2003

Message From The Co-Chairs
Bill Fang

COP-8 Concludes with the Release of Ministerial Declaration on Climate Change and Sustainable Devleopment
Amy Royden

Results of the World Summit on Sustainable Devleopment
John Dernbach

California Enacts Law to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Motor Vehicles
Christopher Berka

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Vol. 5, No. 4 - June 2002

The Kyoto Protocol and Implications For U.S. Companies
Bill Fang

Impact of U.S. Climate Change Policy on U.S. Energy, Environmental and Foreign Policy Initiatives
Kyle Danish

Climate Leaders: Rigorous Accounting for Corporate Leadership on Climate Change
Thomas M. Kerr

NESCAUM Greenhouse Gas Early Action Demonstration Project and the Northeast: Leading the Way on Climate Change
Brian Jones

Sustainable Development Policy Implementation in the European Union
Don C. Smith and Malcolm Fergusson

Sustainable Development and the Environmental Practitioner
Frank Friedman

Four Key Roles for U.S. Lawyers in the Climate Change Arena
Nadja Marinova and Nadia Wetzler

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Vol. 5, No. 3 - March 2002

Special Edition: Focus on the Bush Administration Climate Change Policy

Bush Climate Plan: Ambitious but Achievable
William L. Fang

Do the Math: Under the White House Global Warming Plan, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Pollution Would Continue Increasing at Same Rate as Past Decade
John Podesta

Bush Administration Climate Proposal: A Significant Contribution
Kevin Fay

President Bush's Disappointing Climate Proposal
Stuart E. Eizenstat, Frank E. Loy and David B. Sandalow

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Vol. 5, No. 2 - January 2002

The Marrakech Accords
Donald Goldberg and Katherine Silverthorne

Power Plant Multi-Pollutant Legislation: A Dialogue Examining the Proposals and Key Issues
Amy Royden

Carbon Trading in the European Community
Mary Anne Sullivan and Jacqueline Mailly

Emissions Trading and Other Climate Change Legislation - Overview and Update
Ladeene A. Freimuth

Global Petroleum Industry Approaches for Long-Term Carbon Management
Aimée Christensen

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Vol. 5, No. 1 - August 2001

Focus on Bonn Climate Negotiations

Climate Agreement Reached without the United States
Amy Royden

Industry Perspective on Outcome of COP-6.5
Wiliam L. Fang

Environmental NGO Perspective on Outcome of COP-6.5
Katherine Silverthorne

Statement by U.S. Government on COP-6.5
Given by Paula J. Dobriansky

California Climate Action Registry Holds Working Group Meeting
Nadia M. P. Wetzler

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Vol. 4, No. 3 - July 2001

Bush Administration Wrestles with Climate Change
Katherine Silverthorne

Multi-Pollutant Legislation and Its (Surprising) Advocates
David P. Novello

California Climate Action Registry
Nadia M. P. Wetzler and Christopher Berka

Ten-Year Anniversary of Earth Summit: Johannesburg in 2002
John Dernbach

Looking Through the Prism of the World Bank's First GHG Emission Reductions Transaction
Jean-Philippe Brisson

Opinion: Developing Country Commitments? Father Knows Best
Donald Goldberg

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Vol. 4, No. 2 - January 2001

COP6 Suspended - Status of Negotiations Unclear
Bill Fang

Sustainable Development News: National Research Council Report Urges Expanding GDP Accounting to Include Environment
John Dernbach

The World Bank's Prototype Carbon Fund
Esteban Brenes

Domestic Legislation on Climate Change: Review and Outlook
Dale A. Louda, Jr.

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Vol. 4, No. 1 - September 2000

Overview of the Negotiations
Mark Perlis, et al.

IPCC's "Sinks" Report Floats in Montreal, Bonn
Donald M. Goldberg

European Union Announces Positions on Key Kyoto Protocol Issues
Kyle Danish

Liability Rules for International Emissions Trading
Glenn Wiser

Sustainable Development Informs the Climate Change Convention - and It Should Influence the National Debate
John Dernbach