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December 2023
Deriving Community Benefits from Climate Investments: Gathering Inspiration from California Place-Based Programs
California is embarking on significant new energy infrastructure development, including in the development of offshore wind and solar, to increase its clean energy capacity and meet its climate change and clean electricity goals. As California prepares to deliver these projects, there is an opportunity to ensure that development uplifts host communities, and those nearby, through community benefits. CLEE’s December forum will highlight and share examples of place-based, community-led collaboration and investment in California to inform developing discussions on community benefits…
Find out more about Deriving Community Benefits from Climate Investments: Gathering Inspiration from California Place-Based ProgramsThe Public Health Dimensions of Air Quality and Climate Change: Highlights of Policy and Technological Options from California and China
The challenges of air pollution and climate change are closely linked, with overlapping solutions, and significant public health co-benefits in addressing them. This necessitates a cohesive policy approach toward maximizing co-benefits, and avoiding unintended trade-offs. In this workshop, the California-China Climate Institute will share lessons-learned from its latest study on the policy and technological options available to maximize public health co-benefits, sharing insights from urban cases of Los Angeles, Beijing and Shenzhen. California has integrated public health into its air…
Find out more about The Public Health Dimensions of Air Quality and Climate Change: Highlights of Policy and Technological Options from California and ChinaJanuary 2024
BERC Law Spring General Body Meeting
Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC) Law is having a GBM on Tuesday (1/23) from 12:50 - 2:00 pm in Room 134. Connect with new and returning members interested in energy and climate! Please come no later than 12:50 pm to hear Professor Sharon Jacobs’ opening presentation on energy law. We'll also share our plans for the semester and set aside time for questions related to interviewing and job searching. Lunch will be provided with RSVP!
Find out more about BERC Law Spring General Body MeetingFebruary 2024
Launch Event: Law Students for Climate Accountability
Do you want to know about the role of the legal profession in the climate crisis? Come out to get to know this brand new student org! Learn more about Law Students for Climate Accountability’s history and purpose, and how you can get involved. Understand the Climate Scorecard. Plus get tips for interacting with firms at the upcoming Pro Bono Law Firm Fair. RSVP here
Find out more about Launch Event: Law Students for Climate AccountabilityBERC Law Mid-semester Study Hall
We've reached the middle of the semester and all deserve a treat! Join BERC Law for an early-afternoon study hall on Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 1:45 - 3:15 pm in Room 136. We will have drinks (boba tea from Yi Fang) and snacks (Insomnia cookies)! Stay for as long or as short as you want! BERC Law members will stick around to chat and answer any questions you may have about the semester or running for a board position next year!…
Find out more about BERC Law Mid-semester Study HallMarch 2024
Lunch & Learn: What Could Offshore Wind Community Benefits Look Like in California? A Discussion of CBA Examples
California’s goal of achieving 25 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity by 2045 will help the State meet its carbon neutrality target and will also have profound effects on the State’s economy and communities. Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) are tools that can enable local communities to have a voice in the development of new projects and ensure that the state’s transition to offshore wind creates sustainable, equitable economic opportunity, and local investment. In this webinar, CLEE Executive Director Louise Bedsworth and…
Find out more about Lunch & Learn: What Could Offshore Wind Community Benefits Look Like in California? A Discussion of CBA ExamplesELQ Environmental Law Symposium
This year’s symposium will explore the intersections between conservation and environmental justice, two areas that have traditionally been treated as separate by the mainstream U.S. environmental movement. By participating, members of our environmental community will be encouraged to rethink fundamental concepts by asking questions such as: what does it mean to “conserve” our natural resources? What is nature? And most importantly, what does it mean to do conservation in a manner that is consistent with the principles of racial, economic,…
Find out more about ELQ Environmental Law SymposiumBERC Law Young Professionals Panel
Join BERC Law for a panel featuring junior associates at Wilson Sonsini (Energy & Climate Solutions Group) and Orrick (Energy & Infrastructure Team) practicing energy law on Tuesday, March 12 from 12:45 - 2:00 pm in Room 110! Hear from recent graduates about the transition from law school to practice. We'll begin with a panel discussion and break out into smaller discussions for questions. Please RSVP here for lunch. We look forward to seeing you there!
Find out more about BERC Law Young Professionals Panel2024 Scheiber Lecture: A Lawyer’s First Impression of the New High Seas Biodiversity Treaty
We are delighted to welcome Bernard H. Oxman as our featured lecturer for the Spring 2024 Harry and Jane Scheiber Lecture in Ocean Law & Policy, a hybrid lecture and reception at Berkeley Law. Professor Oxman will explore the recently adopted, historic High Seas Treaty, also known as the agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction. Lunch will be served to those who register before Monday, March 4th. The Zoom for the event will begin at 1:00 p.m. PST. You are…
Find out more about 2024 Scheiber Lecture: A Lawyer’s First Impression of the New High Seas Biodiversity TreatyCalifornia & Clean Trucks: Challenges & Solutions to Deployment
Join the UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment (CLEE) at the UC Center Sacramento for a moderated discussion on the regulations and deployment of zero-emission heavy duty vehicles. Heavy duty vehicles are a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and a major source of toxic air pollution, which disproportionately impacts disadvantaged communities. California has set nation-leading standards to establish manufacturers’ sales, reporting requirements, and fleet obligations for zero emission heavy duty vehicles, as well as collaborating with…
Find out more about California & Clean Trucks: Challenges & Solutions to DeploymentEvents are wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, contact the organizer of the event. Advance notice is kindly requested.
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