EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11; 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2019

EVENT: “Planet in Peril: Averting Climate Catastrophe Through Law and Social Change”

The 7th annual environmental conference presented by Michigan Law’s Environmental Law and Policy Program kicks off with a talk by Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability. He will discuss the current state of climate science, including the extent to which climate change already is occurring, how it is accelerating, and what limits on greenhouse gas emissions are needed to avert climate catastrophe.

The conference continues on April 12 with panels and breakout sessions throughout the day. With climate change accelerating and the window for climate change mitigation and adaptation narrowing, the conference will focus on how the legal system can promote meaningful action on climate change and broad-based environmental sustainability efforts.

Panels will be on topics as wide-ranging as the Paris Accord, U.S. federal climate policy, state and local climate resiliency efforts, and how law and business intersect to address climate change. Breakouts will address energy policy and food, water, and agriculture.

This event is free and open to the public.

INFORMATION: events.law.umich.edu/elpp

PLACE: Jeffries Hall Room 1225, U-M Law School, 701 South State St., Ann Arbor

SPONSORS: Michigan Law Environmental Law and Policy Program, Environmental Law Society, Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law