New Legal and Regulatory Issues Related to Climate Change

December 16, 2021

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Sarah McMillan (New Orleans) will participate in an American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law webinar on December 16, 2021. The panel will discuss new legal and regulatory developments in a variety of areas related to climate change, including litigation, climate-related financial disclosures, governance of geoengineering, intellectual property management, and others. The discussions will include material from the October issue of the SciTech Lawyer, analysis of results from COP26, and other recent developments.

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