State & Regional Climate Strategies

EELP develops legal analyses on opportunities for states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance a just, equitable, and orderly transition to a clean energy economy. Our Convener’s Network supports shared learning across regions and states to align smart climate and energy policy at every level of government.

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California’s Cap-and-Trade Agreement with Quebec: Surviving Constitutional Scrutiny

This blog is part of our Guest Author Series and is written by Sharmila L. Murthy, Associate Professor, Suffolk University Law School. It is based on her forthcoming article, “The […]

November 4, 2019

Legal Analysis

A Post-Trump Accounting of State Climate Action

States are innovating with both policy design and implementation, offering a testing ground for the success and failure of these policies. The surge of state interest in climate policies indicates that there is growing local support in the U.S. for addressing climate change.

March 29, 2019

Legal Analysis

The States as Green New Deal Policy Labs

A look at the three major environmental and energy goals from the Green New Deal and a review of relevant state efforts to assess which policy tools are well-suited to the resolution’s goals.

March 21, 2019

Legal Analysis

Willing to Face Legal Obstacles, Washington State Persists in Climate Policy Efforts

Washington State has been in the news recently for its twice-failed efforts to pass a carbon tax via voter initiative. The state would have been the first U.S. jurisdiction to impose a carbon tax, and its failure to enact the tax has been deemed a “parable” for the challenge of addressing climate change. Instead, it may offer a different lesson: a failure at the ballot box (or in the legislature) does not necessarily foreclose climate action.

February 21, 2019

EELP News

The Supreme Court Should Reject Requests for a Do-Over about State Clean Energy Programs

This article appeared in UtilityDive on January 17, 2019. The Court’s previous decision on electricity regulation strikes the right balance between state and FERC authority in restructured power markets. Last […]

January 17, 2019