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2024 Syllabuses

Contributor:Michael Gerrard
Institution:Columbia University
Level:Postgraduate
Keywords: international climate change agreements; congressional, regional and municipal legal efforts; comparing policy approaches and legal tools

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2022 Syllabuses

Contributor: Mark Nevitt
Institution: Emory University
Level: Postgraduate
Keywords: domestic legal mitigation frameworks; international law frameworks and agreements; effects of climate change upon security

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Contributor: Tracy Hester
Institution: University of Houston
Level: Postgraduate
Keywords: climate intervention law; regulatory issues and liability risks in climate interventions; US national, state and international legislation

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2020 Syllabuses

Contributor: Robert Wilson
Institution: Syracuse University
Level: Postgraduate
Keywords:interdisciplinary; history of climate change; relationship between climate and society

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2012 Syllabuses

Contributor: Richard Hildreth
Institution: University of Oregon
Level: Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Keywords: US energy and renewables legislation; US nuisance litigation and remedies; international climate law

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