Please see below information for upcoming opportunities from the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources:
- Energizing the Energy Law Conference: What Does an Equitable Energy Transition Look Like? | October 14, 2022 | Virtual
This free ABA SEER webinar will explore the interrelated issues around the energy transition and energy justice in the United States, including energy access, affordability, and environmental and climate justice. Each of these issues, and others, will be explored through the lens of current and proposed legal mechanisms for increasing equity in energy and for raising awareness of associated energy justice initiatives. Speakers will provide an overview of the latest trends in these energy justice topics, including insights into how energy justice considerations affect all aspects of the electric grid.
- SEER Bridge Law Student Mentorship Program | Accepting applications through this Friday, October 7, 2022 | Virtual
This program provides law students with an opportunity to learn more about what it’s like to practice environmental, energy, and/or resources law. SEER Bridge fosters the success of the next generation of environmental, energy, and/or resources law practitioners by facilitating one-to-one mentorship relationships between law students who are interested in environmental, energy, and/or resources law and attorneys who practice environmental, energy, and/or resources law.
- SEER Energy Transition Conference | November 4, 2022 | Virtual and In-Person in Washington, D.C.
Registration will open soon. Law students who are interested in attending in-person and would like to serve as a volunteer and help ABA staff with logistics during the conference can apply to volunteer and receive a registration fee waiver here.
The United States’ energy system is in a period of increasingly rapid transition, bringing with it exciting opportunities as well as daunting challenges, from incentivizing emerging renewable energy sources like community solar and offshore wind generation to regulating breakthrough technologies such as hydrogen, carbon capture pipelines and infrastructure, and advanced nuclear power technologies; developing new electric grid and transmission infrastructure and empowering communities historically disadvantaged from past and present energy sector operations. This forum seeks to explore these issues from both energy and environmental perspectives, offering a high-level look at grid fundamentals before digging into the key challenges posed by this energy transition: how to coordinate between new and existing stakeholders, balance environmental goals against technological limitations, secure the grid against natural and cyber threats, and better engage with and serve the interests of end consumers.
- ELSN Law Student Happy Hour | November 10, 2022 | Virtual
Join the ELSN for a free virtual happy hour event to connect and network with other law students who are interested in practicing environmental, energy, and/or natural resources law. Attendees will be able to join small breakout rooms based on location so they can meet and connect with future colleagues as well as potentially discuss ways to collaborate on legal projects and issues in their region.
- An opportunity submitted by Gabriella Mickel, SEER Environmental Law Society Task Force Co-Chair:
Environmental Constitutionalism – Annual Pace-Haub Environmental Law Symposium | October 28, 2022 | Virtual
Pace Environmental Law Review (PELR) is pleased to announce an upcoming virtual symposium titled “Environmental Constitutionalism” hosted by the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. The symposium will bring together scholars, advocates, regulators, and policymakers to discuss constitutional environmental rights.
