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Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: New Study Calls into Question the Offsetting Potential of White Roofs
Posted on 29 Nov 2011 by Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

By Adam Riedel U.S. Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu has consistently touted the benefits of white or reflective roofs and "cool pavements" (white or lightly colored pavements) in combating climate change, and has even mandated that all new... Read More

Tags: white roofs , Adam Riedel , Green Buildings , Climate Change , cool pavements , albedo , Steven Chu , Department of Energy , energy efficiency , reflective roofs

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: New Study Calls into Question the Offsetting Potential of White Roofs
Posted on 29 Nov 2011 by Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

By Adam Riedel U.S. Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu has consistently touted the benefits of white or reflective roofs and "cool pavements" (white or lightly colored pavements) in combating climate change, and has even mandated that all... Read More

Tags: white roofs , Adam Riedel , Green Buildings , Climate Change , cool pavements , albedo , Steven Chu , Department of Energy , energy efficiency , reflective roofs

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: California Court of Appeal Decision Could Allow for Greater Consideration of Impacts of Climate Change in Environmental Impact Reports
Posted on 9 Jul 2012 by Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

By Adam Riedel, CCCL Associate Director and Fellow How and to what extent predicted future, physical impacts from climate change should be considered in environmental impact reports (EIRs) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has... Read More

Tags: future impact , California Environmental Quality Act , environmental impact reports , Adam Riedel , Neighbors for Smart Rail v. Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority , Climate Change , population growth , climate models , baseline , Columbia Law Climate Change , Air Quality

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: California Air Resources Board Adopts Regional Cap-and-Trade Program
Posted on 7 Dec 2011 by Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

By Julia Dobtsis, JD Candidate, 2012, Cornell Law School On October 20, 2011, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced the adoption its long awaited Air Resources Board Emissions Trading Program. The state-administered program is... Read More

Tags: clean technology , Adam Riedel , Julia Dobtsis , CARB , emissions , clean power , California Air Resources Board , cap and trade , greenhouse gases