Mondays at 4:00 p.m., 112 Walker Building
The transition to a low-carbon or even net zero carbon energy system will require innovations in both technology and policy that can facilitate system change. Both technology and policy innovation, however, can either be encouraged or thwarted by legal decisions that are made at multiple scales, from local to national. The Federal Power Act, for example, establishes jurisdiction over power plants and transmission lines that has made it possible for individual states to adopt aggressive decarbonization policies but has also made it difficult for the federal government to take equally strong action. The legal system has also been used as a battleground to try to force climate action through the courts. This fall, EarthTalks will explore legal elements of decarbonizing our energy system. It will feature a series of Penn State and national experts who will discuss the legal environment for specific low-carbon technologies, and ways in which the legal system itself could or should be used to encourage a transition to cleaner energy technologies.
The series is scheduled to take place in 112 Walker building from 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. and will feature the following speakers:
| Date | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30 | Tara Righetti University of Wyoming Law |
"Land Acquisition for Carbon Sequestration" Watch the seminar |
| Oct. 7 | Mike Helbing Penn State |
"Flying into the Future: Sustainable Aviation Fuel and the Policies Impacting its Development" Watch the seminar |
| Oct. 28 | Thandalize Moyo Penn State EME |
"Aligning with Recycling as a Strategy for Reliable Critical Metals Supply: Policies, Challenges, and Opportunities in the U.S." Watch the seminar |
| Nov. 4 | Alexandra Klass University Michigan Law |
"Repurposed Energy" Watch the seminar |
| Nov. 18 | Lara Fowler Penn State Sustainability |
"Decarbonizing Penn State: How Does Law, Policy, and Financing Fit in?" Watch the seminar |
| Dec. 2 | Michael Vandenbergh Vanderbilt University |
"Bypassing Climate Polarization"
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