Events of Interest

CLEAR hosts and co-hosts numerous events related to climate change and climate change adaptation, and regularly welcomes leaders in climate change policy to speak at the law school. Many of these events are open to the public.

Past events have featured speakers such as Rob Verchick, U.S. EPA Deputy Director of Policy, and Ambassador Klaus Scharioth, German Ambassador to the United States. Since 2008, CLEAR has also hosted two major national workshops.

Upcoming CLEAR Events

Spring 2012 Workshop - "Adaptation and the Private Sector: Adapting Laws to Facilitate Better Private Sector Adaptation to Climate Change"

March 30, 2012, Chapel Hill, NC

Co-hosted by the Center for Progressive Reform, George Washington University Law School, the Georgetown Climate Center, UCLA's Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment, and Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Lunch Presentation (open to the public) - "Information to Assist in Private Sector Adaptation and the Role of Government"

11:45 a.m. in Room 5046 - lunch will be provided

Vicki Arroyo of the Georgetown Climate Center will present "The Private Sector and Databases that Provide Information on Climate Change Adaptation"

John Dorman of the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources will present "Technologically Advanced Parcel Information for the Private Sector: The Example of North Carolina IRISK."