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🌱 888 restrictions. 567 contested projects. 38 false claims examined.

New research from the Sabin Center’s Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI) documents the growing challenges facing renewable energy development in the United States.

1️⃣The 6th edition of Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities in the United States identifies:
📍 888 state and local restrictions across 48 states
⚡ 567 renewable energy projects that have faced significant local opposition
🚫 Approximately 40% of contested projects have been canceled
The report also finds that wind energy is the most frequently targeted technology, with 416 restrictions directed solely at wind development.

2️⃣Since local opposition is often grounded in mis- and dis-information, the Sabin Center has also released another report, Rebutting 38 False Claims About Solar, Wind, Electric Vehicles, and Battery Storage, updating the Sabin Center’s 2024 analysis with five new claims to the 33 addressed previously.

🔗 Read about both reports in the latest blog post (link in linktree under "Climate Law Blog")

#RenewableEnergy #ClimateChange #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy by @sabincenter

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🌊 How should international law govern marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR)?

The parties to the London Convention and London Protocol are meeting this week to discuss key questions surrounding the governance of mCDR—including how proposed research projects should be assessed under the treaties.

In a new Climate Law Blog post, Sabin Center Senior Fellow Korey Silverman-Roati and Deputy Director Romany Webb examine the legal questions around assessment frameworks, scientific research, and the role of private financing in mCDR research. ⚖️🌎

🪸📈 As interest in marine carbon dioxide removal grows, developing effective governance frameworks will be critical to supporting responsible research while protecting the marine environment.

🔎 Read the new blog post in linktree under "Climate Law Blog"

#MarineCDR #CarbonDioxideRemoval#OceanClimate #InternationalLaw #ClimateGovernance by @sabincenter

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📬 The Sabin Center’s October newsletter is out!

Here’s a look at what’s new from the Center:

🌎 Climate Week NYC 2026
We’re looking back at a busy Climate Week, when the Sabin Center hosted conversations on some of the most pressing legal and policy challenges facing the climate community—including carbon dioxide removal, climate litigation, and the legal landscape for renewable energy development. The newsletter also features a 📹️ recording of our discussion on “The Future of Climate Litigation Worldwide and Best Practices for Brazil.”

⚖️ Engaging in climate law and policy
📜 The Sabin Center recently filed a brief with the New Jersey Supreme Court in support of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s cumulative impact and environmental justice regulations.
💬 We also submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging the agency to maintain protections against road construction and large-scale commercial timber harvesting in national forests.

👋 Staff news
We’re welcoming Karina Sarandrea, our new Climate Litigation Database Manager, and Brooke Mercaldi, our Equitable Cities Climate Law Fellow. Learn more about their backgrounds and the work they’ll be doing at the Center: https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2026/10/07/staff-news-karina-sarandrea-and-brooke-mercaldi-join-the-sabin-center/

📚 Featured publication
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines the potential of marine carbon dioxide removal and the governance challenges involved in moving this emerging field forward. Sabin Center Deputy Director Romany Webb served on the committee that produced the report: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/pubs/29342/

✍️ Legal Analysis of the Suncor Energy Inc v. Country Commissioners of Boulder County case
Margaret Barry and Michael Burger both provided analysis of the upcoming Supreme Court case, which addresses climate litigation against fossil fuel companies.

👉 Read the October newsletter (link in bio) by @sabincenter

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⚖️ Suncor v. Boulder and the future of climate litigation against fossil fuel companies ⚖️

On Monday, the Supreme Court’s 2026-2027 term will open with a major climate case: Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. The case will explore if the Constitution and Clean Air Act permits state and local governments to hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate change-related injuries.

💡 In the latest Climate Law Blog post, uur own Margaret Barry breaks down the case, questions before the Court, possible outcomes, and what the decision could mean for the future of climate litigation and policymaking.

🔗👉Read the blog post in linktree under "Climate Law Blog" by @sabincenter

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🌱⭕ 🌎Climate Week NYC 2026 Recap 🌎⭕ 🌱
This year, Sabin hosted and participated in 15 #ClimateWeekNYC events throughout NYC!

🗽On Monday, we hosted “Mind the Gap: How States Can Advance Carbon Dioxide Removal,” which featured Sabin’s Deputy Director Romany Webb, Negative Emissions Fellow Ashwin Murthy, and other experts to discuss how U.S. states can meet temperature limits set in the Paris Agreement amid federal funding cuts on carbon dioxide removal.

🇧🇷On Wednesday, we co-hosted “The Future of Climate Litigation Worldwide and Best Practices for Brazil” with the University of São Paulo (USP), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS), Fórum Ambiental do Poder Judiciário (FONAMB), Instituto O Direito Por Um Planeta Mais Verde (IDPV), and IDP to discuss legal practices, strategies, and trends for climate litigation in Brazil. Sabin founder Michael Gerrard delivered the opening lecture and closing remarks.

☁️We and the Vance Center for International Justice hosted “The Evolving Landscape of Climate Litigation: U.S. and Global Perspectives” to discuss legal disputes that address climate obligations and human rights at the national and global level. Katrina Kuh, professor of environmental law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, discussed the upcoming Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County case. Read her full remarks here: https://buff.ly/aMp9vxT

⚡On Friday, Michael Burger , Romany Webb, and RELDI Fellow Andrew Kieffer hosted “Powering Through: Tools and Resources to Combat Myths and Local Opposition to Renewable Energy Siting” to discuss the challenges facing utility-scale renewable energy siting across the United States, along with the launch of two new Sabin Center reports on renewable energy siting and on false and misleading claims about renewable energy impacts.

✨🌿 We’re grateful to everyone who joined us for conversations on some of the most pressing legal and policy challenges facing the climate community—from carbon dioxide removal to climate litigation and the legal landscape surrounding renewable energy development. by @sabincenter

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🌏⚖️From Ireland to Pakistan, courts hold governments accountable for meeting emissions targets in a timely and scientifically credible manner.
🏛️1️⃣In Part I of this series, Joe Udell and Filippo Fantozzi of the Climate Litigation Network explore how courts around the world are increasingly holding governments accountable for effective emissions targets through climate implementation litigation.
🎯2️⃣ In Part II, Udell and Fantozzi examine new challenges facing implementation litigation as governments weaken regulations and climate change policies, making it harder to achieve emissions targets.

📖👉Read Part 1 & Part II by visiting our linktree under "Climate Law Blog"

#ClimateLaw #ClimateLitigation #SabinCenter #ClimateJustice by @sabincenter

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🌎⭕ It’s a wrap! Thank you for joining the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law during Climate Week NYC 2026!

🙏 We’re grateful to everyone who joined us for conversations on some of the most pressing legal and policy challenges facing the climate community—from carbon dioxide removal to climate litigation and the legal landscape surrounding renewable energy development.

🗣️🫶 Thank you to our speakers, partners, colleagues, and everyone who attended and contributed to these discussions. We hope to continue these important conversations moving forward.

✍️ If you attended or tuned in, please take a moment to fill out our post-event survey and help us improve our events during Climate Week NYC: https://buff.ly/Gw6kKQU

We look forward to continuing the conversation! 💚

#ClimateWeekNYC #ClimateLaw #ClimateChange #ClimatePolicy #ColumbiaLawSchool by @sabincenter

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⭕ ⚖️ Tomorrow, check out another #ClimateWeekNYC event titled Climate Justice Wins: What Recent Legal Victories Mean for What Comes Next, co-hosted by the Sabin Center, ABA SEER Committee, Columbia's Society of International Law, and Columbia’s Environmental Law Society.

📅 September 24, 2026
🕡 6:30–8:00 PM ET
📍 Jerome Greene Hall, Room 104 - 435 West 116th St, New York, NY 10027

💻Join the meeting on Zoom: https://americanbar.zoom.us/j/95120210954?pwd=ocQrKEeBS7MUDHqeFnFCCxrJfcDpbV.1#success by @sabincenter

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Yesterday, EANY brought together 30 climate, policy, government, and community leaders, including half a dozen New York State Assemblymembers, for our first-ever State & Local Climate Policy Symposium. 🌎

Across seven conversations, we tackled the issues New Yorkers are feeling right now: rising home insurance costs, housing affordability, utility bills, food waste, data center development, and the rollback of federal environmental protections.

We’re proud of the conversations and connections that came out of this year’s Climate Week, and ready to turn those conversations into action. by @sabincenter

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⭕ 🌎Tomorrow, we’re wrapping up Climate Week with “Combating Myths and Local Opposition to Renewable Energy Siting” to celebrate the launch of two new Sabin Center reports, as well as a discussion of the challenges facing renewable energy in the United States.

📅 September 24, 2026
🕡 1:30–3:00 PM ET
📍 New York City Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036

#ClimateLitigation #ClimateLaw #RenewableEnergy #ClimateWeekNYC2026 by @sabincenter

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🌱⚖️🌎Tomorrow, The Sabin Center is hosting two events focused on international perspectives in climate change litigation!

1️⃣ 🌎 The Evolving Landscape of Climate Litigation: U.S. and Global Perspectives: Join us and the Vance Center for International Justice for a discussion about legal disputes that address climate obligations and human rights at the national and global level.
🎤Speakers include Maria Antonia Tigre and Michael Burger of the Sabin Center.

📅 September 23, 2026
🕡 9:30 AM–12:00 PM ET
📍 New York City Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036

2️⃣ 🇧🇷 The Future of Climate Litigation Worldwide and Best Practices for Brazil: This event is co-hosted by the University of São Paulo (USP), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS), Fórum Ambiental do Poder Judiciário (FONAMB), Instituto O Direito Por Um Planeta Mais Verde (IDPV), and IDP.
🎤Michael Gerrard of the Sabin Center will deliver the event’s keynote address, in addition to the opening and closing statements.

📅 September 23, 2026
🕡 6:30–9:00 PM ET
📍 William and June Warren Hall, 1125 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027 Basement 107

💡 Check out our other #ClimateWeekNYC events: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/content/climate-week-nyc-2026

#ClimateLitigation #ClimateLaw #Brazil #ClimateWeekNYC2026 by @sabincenter

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🌊Tomorrow, two Sabin Center experts will also be speaking at panel discussions throughout the city:

1️⃣The Data Center Dilemma: Building Smart Policy for the AI Era: featuring Jon Binder, Executive Director of Sabin’s Model Climate Laws Initiative
📅 September 22, 2026
🕡 2:00–3:00 PM ET
📍 140 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023
👉Register here: https://luma.com/qkfpli2p

2️⃣Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction and Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal, featuring Romany Webb, Deputy Director of Sabin
📅 September 22, 2026
🕡 9:30–11:00 AM ET
📍 Fordham University School of Law
👉Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/biodiversity-beyond-national-jurisdiction-and-marine-carbon-dioxide-removal-tickets-1994854418265?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Check out our other #ClimateWeekNYC events: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/content/climate-week-nyc-2026

#ClimateWeekNYC #RenewableEnergy #DataCenters #ClimateChange by @sabincenter

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