April 14: Adapting to a Warming World: Perspectives from the Environmental Law Collaborative

Join environmental scholars from around the country for a series of talks exploring what it means to adapt to a warming world.

Title:
Adapting to a Warming World: Perspectives from the Environmental Law Collaborative

When And Where:
Friday, April 14, 2023
In Person: Boyd Law Building (BLB) at the University of Iowa College of Law.
Online: Also Available 
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9:30 a.m: Welcoming Remarks

9:30 - 10:45 a.m. - Panel One: Adapting Law to a Warming World

• Introduction to the Environmental Law Collaborative Project and the Disruptions of a Warming World
• Western Water Rights in a 4°C Future
• Waste and Chemical Management Beyond 2°C
• Electricity Beyond 2°C

12:30 - 1:45 p.m. - Panel Two: Adapting Governance to a Warming World (Lunch Session)

• 4Cs at 4°C: Counting, Contestation, Communication, and Consideration for Collectively Constructing Concepts of Climate Change
• Climate Changed Communities
• The Tyranny of Baselines and the Resiliency Struggle
• Preemption: Opportunities and Obstacles for Climate Adaptation

2:15 - 3:45 p.m. - Panel Three: Equity and Justice in a Warming World

• Survival Equity and Climate Change Triage: How to Decide Who Lives and Who Dies
• Environmental Justice Beyond 2°
• De-Centering Dominance for Climate Adaptation in a Worst-Case Climate World
• Supplying Life Necessities in a Climate-Changed Future
• America Erased

For more information, visit: https://heli.law.uiowa.edu/warmingworld

By:
Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative

Credit:
The sponsor does not appear to have applied for CLE credit; you may be able to apply though your state's credit-granting authority.

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