A PUBLIC DEBATE: Should Climate Change Legislation be in the Form of Emissions Cap and Trade or a Carbon Tax?
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
New York City Bar Association Great Hall, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY
| 9:00 – 9:30 |
Coffee and Registration |
| 9:30 - 9:40 |
Introduction and Purpose of Debate :
Christine Fazio, Chair, Environmental Law Committee |
| 9:40 - 9:50 |
Background on Climate Change Legislation Before
Congress, by the Moderator Edna Sussman, Chair, Energy Law
Committee |
| 9:50 - 10:20 |
The Emissions Cap and Trade Side
Jon
A. Anda, President of Environmental Markets Network of Environmental
Defense
Billy Pizer, Senior Fellow, Resources For the Future
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| 10:20 - 10:50 |
The Carbon Tax Side
Daniel Rosenblum,
Co-Founder, Carbon Tax Center
James P. Barrett, Executive Director, Redefining
Progress
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| 10:50 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 11:15 |
Rebuttal: The Emissions Cap and Trade Side |
| 11:15 - 11:30 |
Rebuttal: The Carbon Tax Side |
| 11:30 - 11:50 |
Questions to Debaters by Moderator |
| 11:50 - 12:20 |
Questions to Debaters byAudience |
| 12:20 - 12:30 |
Conclusion to Debate, Nancy Anderson, Executive
Director, the Sallan Foundation |
The program is free and open to the general public. To ensure there is sufficient seating, please rsvp to Claire Hernandez at hernandez@clm.com(or 212-238-8671) by November 7, 2007.
Additional sponsors include: International Environmental Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association; Environmental Law Section of the New York State Bar Association; Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Ecosystems Committee of the Environment, Energy and Resources Section of the American Bar Association; and the Environmental Law Institute.
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