Conference on Federalism and Climate Change

Fri Nov 21 2008 09:35:27

UA Law | William H.Rehnquist Center | Conference - Updated - 06.12.07

Federalism and Climate Change: The Role of the States in a Future Federal Regime

On February 11, 2008, the William H. Rehnquist Center, the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, and the Institute for the Study of Planet Earth will host a one-day conference on the future of the federal-state relationship in addressing climate change. The conference will bring together leading academics on federalism together with appellate court judges, business leaders and policymakers to discuss what the role of state governments should be as the federal government takes action in response to global climate change. The conference will address the following questions:

Should we reexamine longstanding assumptions of the proper allocation of power between states and the national government as the aggressiveness of some states challenges accepted notions of the scope of state regulatory interest and jurisdiction?

Should we take a fresh look at models of federalism in a global context?

The three conference panels will address the role and capacity of states as global actors and the constitutional and theoretical framework for continued state and federal action on climate change.

For more information, contact Donna Ream at 520-626-1629 or ream@law.arizona.edu.

Location: Westward Look Resort 245 E. Ina Road, Tucson, Arizona 85704

Date: Monday, February 11, 2008

Agenda:

Conference Agenda
8:00 a.m.—9:00 a.m.	Continental breakfast, registration Welcome Address by Governor Janet Napolitano (invited, not confirmed)
9:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m.	Panel 1: States as Actors on the Global StageSpeakers: Richard Stewart, University Professor and John Edward Sexton Professor of Law, New York University School of Law Cindy Tuck, Assistant Secretary for Policy, California EPA Judith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Rehnquist Center National Board of Academic Advisors Commentators: Barry Rabe, Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan David Leitch, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Ford Motor Company
10:30 a.m.—10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m.—12:15 p.m.	Panel 2: Federalism: Successful and Unsuccessful Models for a Future Climate Regulatory RegimeSpeakers: Richard Revesz, Dean and Lawrence King Professor of Law, New York University School of Law Holly Doremus, Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law Kirsten Engel, Professor of Law, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Commentators: Buzz Thompson, Robert E. Paradise Professor of Natural Resources Law and Director, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford Law School; Rehnquist Center National Board of Academic Advisors Robert Schapiro, Associate Dean of Faculty, Professor of Law, Emory Law School; Rehnquist Center National Board of Academic Advisors
12:30 p.m.—1:30 p.m.	Lunch—Paul R. Portney, Dean, University of Arizona Eller College of Management
1:45 p.m.—3:15 p.m.	Panel 3: Constitutional Constraints Upon State Action Speakers: Dan Farber, Sho Sato Professor of Law, Director, Environmental Law Program, UC Berkeley School of Law – Boalt Hall Lisa Heinzerling, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Paul Clement, Solicitor General of the U.S. Commentators: Hon. William Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Carol Rose, Lohse Chair in Water and Natural Resources, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
5:30 p.m.	Reception at Westward Look Resort
6:30 p.m.	Dinner - Hon. Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court of the United States, Keynote speaker

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