University of British Columbia Faculty of Law
Seminar
in Climate Change
Science, Law and Policy
Law 389D (Selected Issues in Environmental Law and Policy)
Fall term 2011
Class meetings: Mondays 1:30 pm to 4:15 pm
Room 112
Professor
Shi-Ling Hsu
Email: hsu@law.ubc.ca
Phone: 604-822-2870
Office: Room 468
Peer Evaluation of Class Participation: pdf word
Reading Assignments
| Class date | Topic | Readings | Power points |
| Sept 12 | Intro to Climate Science | Intro | |
| Sept 19 | Climate Science | Some assigned part of Henson, 51-188 | |
| Sept 26 | CEPA and CEAA | Hsu & Elliot. 465-474, 489-516; Hogg | CEPA s. 64 |
| Oct 3 | Regulatory instruments | Hsu, the Case for a Carbon Tax, 13-103, 115-146 | All instruments |
| Oct 17 | Climate Litigation | Murphy & Hsu case study; Columbia Law clim litig website | |
| Oct 24 | International law and climate change | Negotiation exercise General Instructions Econ Analysis Worksheet | |
| Oct 31 | Pychology and climate change | Barrett; Helm; Hsu, the Case for a Carbon Tax, 147-180 | |
| Nov 7 | Pychology and climate change | American Psychological Assn report, 6-41, 64-84; Weber; Feygina, et al; | |
| Nov 14 | student presentations -- TBA | Danielle & Stephanie & Audrey (renewable energies); David & Mina (federalism & aboriginal initiatives in renewable energy) | |
| Nov 21 | student presentations -- TBA | Patrick & Mark (cap&trade and WCI WCI); Kristen & Morgan (climate litigation) | |
| Nov 28 | student presentations -- TBA | Evan & Matthew (carbon offsets reading1 reading2); Savitri and Montse (damages & remedies from private actors reading1 reading2 reading3) |