Center for Law, Environment, Adaptation and Resources
The Center for Law, Environment, Adaptation and Resources (CLEAR) addresses emerging environmental law issues, particularly serving as a leader on the laws related to climate change adaptation.
CLEAR welcomes Her Majesty's British Consul General Annabelle Malins to UNC Law to discuss climate change collaboration. Pictured (l to r) are Richard "Pete" Andrews (Chair of the UNC Public Policy Dept.); Dean of UNC Law Jack Boger; CLEAR supporter and UNC alumnus Thomas Taft; Counsel General Malins; Mary Penny Thompson, General Counsel, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources; and Victor B. Flatt, Taft Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law and CLEAR director.
News
School Launches New Environmental Law Center
UNC School of Law has launched a new center dedicated to the study of environmental law with a focus on understanding the laws and policies relating to climate change.
Flatt Blogs on Climate Change for the Houston Chronicle
A regular blog by Victor Flatt, director of CLEAR
Boxer-Kerry an Improvement over ACES on Offsets
A post for CPRBlog by Victor Flatt
UNC and Duke Energy sign contract to develop coastal wind pilot project
An article from UNC News
Group sues to force greenhouse gas regulation
CLEAR professor comments on Texas lawsuit on regulating greenhouse gases
Recent Workshops
Adapting Legal Regimes in the Face of Climate Change