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March 1, 2012 -Washington, DC
Co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute; Jones Day; International Emissions Trading Association; Georgetown Climate Center; DC Bar Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Section; and the Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee of the ABA's Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
On February 20-29 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will hear oral argument to review four of EPA’s greenhouse gas emissions rules: the “timing” rule, the “tailoring” rule, the “endangerment” rule, and the “tailpipe” rule. These four rules are EPA’s response to Massachusetts v. EPA and represent the bedrock of EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
The court’s rulings on these four rules have the potential to halt, delay, modify, or greatly increase the scope of greenhouse gas regulation under the CAA. The stakes are among the highest in recent environmental litigation.
Join our distinguished panelists, many of whom participated in the arguments, as they describe and dissect the previous days’ oral arguments and discuss the implications of the potential outcomes.
When: March 1st, 2012, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (speaking will begin promptly at 8:30 AM)
Where: Jones Day, Reception Entrance, 300 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington D.C. (teleconference available).
Free of charge - Pre-Registration required before February 27th.
To register, e-mail Clayton Munnings, Policy Associate, IETA (munnings@ieta.org) with your name, e-mail address and whether or not you will be attending in-person or via teleconference. Dial-in details will be provided closer to the event.
Program Overview (subject to change)
8AM Breakfast
8:30 Welcome & Overview of Oral Arguments
Kevin Holewinski, Partner, Jones Day
Gabriel Pacyniak, Institute Associate, Georgetown University Climate Center
9:00 Panel I: Discussion of the oral arguments’ main sticking points and highlights
John Cruden, President, Environmental Law Institute (moderator)
Bill Cobb, Partner, Jackson Walker LLP
Meleah Geertsma, Attorney, NRDC
Tracy Triplett, Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts
Tim Webster, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
10:15 Coffee Break
10:30 Panel II: Scenarios and implications: the impact of potential outcomes
David Hunter, US Director, International Emissions Trading Association (moderator)
Peter Zalzal, Climate and Air Staff Attorney, Environmental Defense Fund
Kyle Danish, Member, Van Ness Feldman
Dina Kruger, Principal, Kruger Environmental Strategies LLC, formerly director of the Climate Change Division at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Allison Wood, Partner, Hunton and Williams
11:45 Closing Remarks
Henry Derwent, President and CEO, International Emissions Trading Association
12:00 Adjourn |
