Economic Implications of Climate Change

 PUBLISHED SYMPOSIUM ESSAYS WILL BE PUBLISHED HERE AT A LATER DATE

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Iowa Law Review is proud to present its 2024 Symposium: “The Economic Impacts of Climate Change.” This event will gather scholars from across the country to discuss how public and private institutions can collectively address climate change on both national and international levels. Topics will span the ideological spectrum and include dialogue on climate reparations, decarbonization, green-to-gold initiatives, and business purpose in a climate-focused world. Set against the backdrop of growing concerns about the cost of climate change, this Symposium will bring together the minds at the forefront of these prominent issues. Written pieces accompanying this year’s Symposium will be published in Issue 5 of Vol. 110 of the Iowa Law Review.

Questions

For any questions, please contact our Symposium Editor, Sarah M. Wright, at sarah-wright@uiowa.edu. 

Logistics

Presented by: Iowa Law Review
Co-Convenors: Professor Shannon Roesler, Professor Robert Miller, and Professor Seth Oranburg
Co-Sponsors: Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative and the Classical Liberal Institute
University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, IA
Held In-Person: Boyd Law Building (130 Byington Road, BLB Room 225)
Registration Link: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5p9vxoDDe1LU45g 
Zoom: Zoom Forthcoming

Travel

Air travel: The closest airport is Eastern Iowa Airport (CID). NOTE: If you are arriving via the CID airport, rideshare to Iowa City is inconsistent. Please contact event organizers and we will arrange a shuttle from CID to Iowa City for you. Contact Blake-Rupe@uiowa.edu for this information.

Hotels: There are 2 hotels with blocks reserved for attendees. They are the Graduate Iowa City and the Courtyard by Marriott Iowa City University Heights. We will have shuttles from both hotels to the Law School on both Thursday and Friday, and there’s active ridesharing as well (within Iowa City). 

The booking links are here:

  1. Courtyard by Marriott link (Book before August 1): Click Here to Make Reservations with the University of Iowa Law Review 2024 Symposium by August 1st
  2. The Graduate Iowa City link (Book before August 19): Click here to make reservations with the Graduate for the University of Iowa Law Review Symposium by August 30
     

September 19

Breakfast: 8:30–9:30 AM, Levitt Auditorium, 295 BLB
Panel 1: Decarbonization, 9:45–11:05 AM, Levitt Auditorium, 295 BLB 

Panelists: Jonathan H. Adler & Jim Rossi 
 

Short Break: 11:05–11:20 AM, Main Lobby 
 

Panel 2: Green to Gold Initiatives, 11:20 AM–12:40 PM, Levitt Auditorium, 295 BLB 

Panelists: Sarah Haan & Michael P. Vandenbergh & Jane Miller
 

Lunch Break: 12:40–2:00 PM, Levitt Auditorium, 295 BLB 
 

Panel 3: Accelerating a Green Energy Transition, 2:00–3:20 PM, Levitt Auditorium, 295 BLB 

Panelists: Shelly Welton & Shannon Roesler

Symposium Conclusion for the day, 3:30 PM

September 20

Breakfast: 8:00–8:30 AM, 245 BLB 
Panel 4: Business Purpose, 8:30–9:50 AM, Levitt Auditorium, 295 BLB

Panelists: Lisa Fairfax & Cynthia Williams 

Short Break: 9:50–10:00 AM, Main Lobby 
 
Panel 5: Climate Reparations, 10:00–11:20 AM, 245 BLB 

Panelists: Richard A. Epstein & Carlton Waterhouse

Symposium Conclusion, 11:30 AM

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact (info coming soon)

This event has been approved for 12 hours of continuing legal education (CLE) credits for the state of Iowa.
 
Activity Number: 410732

This approval means that time spent in continuing legal education activities incorporated in this accredited program may be credited against the continuing legal education requirement of fifteen (15) clock hours per year, established by Rules 41.3 and 42.2 of the Iowa Supreme Court.