Law 272.3: Climate Change: Law and Policy
Law 272.3: Climate Change: Law and Policy (Fall 2008, UC Berkeley). Instructor: Prof. Cymie Payne and Prof. Dan Farber. Climate change will be a core concern that will influence policy and economic activity for years to come. It raises classic issues of distributional justice, law and science, risk, uncertainty and precaution, litigation strategy, technology policy, and international relations. Students will leave this course with an understanding of the sources and impacts of climate change, the key state, national and international policies, and the role of law.