Environmental & Energy Law Section Legislative Forum 2022
This Annual Legislation Forum brings together private environmental and energy practitioners with government attorneys and advocates to discuss leading issues facing the State. It provides the opportunity to hear from New York State Legislature leaders as they discuss pressing Legislative priorities and accomplishments.
State Climate Leadership in a Time of International Tragedy, War, and Energy Crisis.
New York has been at the forefront of many critical environmental law and climate change developments over the past several years.
The State’s commitment to an economy based on a carbon free future includes: the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, moving the car market to electric vehicles by 2035, incentivizing the burgeoning offshore wind energy industry, advancing large scale solar energy, and the convergence of renewable energy on brownfield redevelopments.
We bring together the leaders of these efforts to discuss where we are and where we are headed.
Registration for this event is free. This is an informational program and does not carry CLE credit.
- May 18, 2022
- 10:00 AM
- 1:00 PM
- Virtual Participation
May 18, 2022: 10 am - 1 pm.
State Climate Leadership in a Time of International Tragedy, War, and Energy Crisis.
New York has been at the forefront of many critical environmental law and climate change developments over the past several years.
The State’s commitment to an economy based on a carbon free future includes: the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, moving the car market to electric vehicles by 2035, incentivizing the burgeoning off shore wind energy industry, advancing large scale solar energy, the convergence of renewable energy on brownfields redevelopment sites, and an environmental constitutional amendment addressing clean air, clean water and a healthful environment and its promise for underserved and environmental justice communities.
The Legislative Forum will bring together the leaders in these efforts to discuss where we are and where we are headed.
10:00 Opening Remarks
Linda Shaw
Chair, Energy and Environment Section
New York State Bar Association
Introduction of Panel Discussion Participants
John Parker
Chair Legislation Committee
Environment and Energy Panelists:
Kimberly Ong
Senior Attorney
New York Regional, Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program
Paul Curran
Managing Director
BQ Energy LLC
Anastasia Gordon
Energy and Transportation Policy Manager
Federal Policy Office
WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Justin Gundlach
Senior Attorney
Institute for Policy Integrity
New York University Law School
11:15 – 12:00 Legislative Leader Panel Discussion:
Steve Otis
Assemblymember, 91st District
Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
Todd Kaminsky
Senator, 9th District
Chair, Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
12:00 - 1:00 Keynote Speaker:
Basil Seggos
Commissioner, invited
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
- Linda R. Shaw, Esq., Planning Co-Chair;Section Chair, Knauf Shaw LLP
- John L. Parker, Esq., Planning Co-Chair, Sahn Ward Coschignano, PLLC
- Paul F. Curran, Speaker, Managing Director, BQ Energy Development LLC
- Todd Kaminsky, Speaker, Senator, 9th District Chair, Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
- Kimberly Ong, Speaker, New York Regional, Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program
- Justin Gundlach, Speaker, Institute for Policy Integrity | NY Law School
- Steven Otis, Speaker, Assemblymember, 91st District | Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
- Jared Snyder, Speaker, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Anastasia Gordon, Speaker, Federal Policy Office
- Webinar
- EELS51822
- Environmental & Energy Law Section
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education
