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Sixth Annual Earth Day Climate Change Symposium

Sixth Annual Earth Day Climate Change Symposium

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The Sixth Annual Earth Day Climate Change Symposium will consider where we are and where we are going with respect to (1) laws and regulations addressing climate change, and (2) the corporate view of the risks posed by climate change. Among other things, the program will feature speakers addressing developments at the federal and State levels, as well as the corporate perspective on ESG requirements, trends, and the risks to investments posed by climate change.


Free to NYSBA and non-NYSBA members

Moderator:
Carl R. Howard, Esq.
Former Chair, NYSBA Environmental & Energy Law Section (EELS)
Co-Chair, NYSBA EELS Global Climate Change Committee
Author, Global Climate Change Blog
Assistant Regional Counsel, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
New York, NY

Speakers:
Professor Michael B. Gerrard
Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice
Founder and Faculty Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law 
Columbia Law School 
New York, NY

Basil Seggos, Esq.
Partner & Senior Policy Director
Foley Hoag LLP
Former Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
New York, NY

Linda French, Esq.
Global Head of Sustainability Policy & Regulation 
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 
Washington, DC

Professor Joseph A. Siegel
Adjunct Professor
Interim Executive Director, Pace Energy and Climate Center 
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Former Senior Attorney and Co-Chair, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Climate Change Workgroup 
New York, NY


Program Chair:

Matthew J. Sinkman, Esq. |  Gibbons P.C. | New York, NY

Start Date:
  • April 22, 2025
Start Time:
  • 9:00 AM
End Time:
  • 11:00 AM
Areas Of Professional Practice Credit(s):
  • 2.0
Total Credit(s):
  • 2.0
Region:
  • Virtual Participation
Format:
  • Webinar
Product Code:
  • 0PV11
Section Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free
Sponsoring Committee Group
  • Environmental & Energy Law Section
  • Committee on Continuing Legal Education