November 4, 2022
ACCELERATING PATHWAYS TO NET ZERO
It is generally accepted that to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and avoid the worst climate impacts, it will be necessary to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by mid-century and then net negative emissions thereafter. To achieve this goal, we will have to: reduce GHG emissions to the extent possible, preserve existing carbon stocks to prevent additional emissions, and remove from the atmosphere and store permanently emissions that cannot be reduced. While technology will be central, law and policy will play important roles to help us meet this challenge. Legal scholars, practitioners, and policymakers discussed several aspects of these complex issues.
The Lesley K. McAllister Symposium on Climate and Energy Law is co-hosted by the Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC) and the San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law.
For more information on previous Symposia, see our website.
Keynote Panel
- Alice B. Reynolds, President, California Public Utilities Commission
- David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
- Liane Randolph, Chair, California Air Resources Board
- Scott Anders, Director, Energy Policy Initiatives Center, USD School of Law (Moderator)
Panel 1
Decarbonizing Energy Systems
- Samantha Pate, Director of Strategic Planning, San Diego Gas & Electric
- Noelle Formosa, Senior Counsel, Pacific Gas & Electric
- Matt Golden, CEO, Recurve
- Mark Rothleder, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, California ISO
- Andrew McAllister, Commissioner, California Energy Commission (Moderator)
Panel 2
The Role of Natural Climate Solutions
- Amanda Hansen, Deputy Secretary for Climate Change, California Natural Resources Agency
- Adam Moreno, Lead Natural and Working Lands Climate Scientist, The California Air Resources Board
- Megan Jennings, SDSU Institute for Ecological Monitoring and Management
- Andrew Meyer, Director of Conservation, San Diego Audubon
- Elise Hanson, Management Fellow, County of San Diego Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice (Moderator)
Panel 3
The Role of Carbon Capture, Removal, and Storage
- Keith Hall, Nesser Family Chair in Energy Law, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
- Wil Burns, Visiting Professor, Environmental Policy and Culture Program, Northwestern University
- Danny Cullenward, Policy Director, Carbon Plan, Research Fellow at American University’s Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy
- Delaney Pues, Director of Solutions Equity & Stewardship
- Nilmini Silva-Send, Associate Director, Energy Policy Initiatives Center, University of San Diego School of Law (Moderator)