The Concentration in Climate Law addresses emerging U.S. and international law governing mitigation of and adaptation to climate change.

The concentration requires a minimum of 14 credits of coursework and experience or writing in the area of climate and environmental law. Students are required to earn a GPA of 3.0 or better in all concentration courses in order to earn the concentration.

REQUIRED COURSES - 6 CREDITS

• ENV5212 Climate Change & the Law (3)
• ENV5226 Energy Law & Policy (3)

CLIMATE ELECTIVES - 4 CREDITS

• ENV5205 - Air Pollution Law & Policy (3)
• ENV5214 - Climate Change Mitigation (3)
• ENV5218 – International Climate Change Law (3)
• ENV5230 - Global Energy Law and Policy (2)
• ENV5335 - Extinction & Climate Change (2)
• ENV5342 - Legal Adaptations to Global Warming Impacts (2)
• ENV5336 - Climate Change, Extinction and Adaptation (3)
• ENV5343 - Climate Change Adaptation in Human Systems (3, DL*)
• ENV5365 - Climate Change: The Power of Taxes (2)

GENERAL ELECTIVES - 3 CREDITS

• ENV5112 - Science for Environmental Law (3)
• ENV5228 - Energy Regulation, Markets & the Environment (3)
• ENV5346 - New Frontiers in Environmental Policy (2)
• ENV5375 - Global Energy Justice (2)
• ENV5468 - Oil & Gas Production & the Environment (2)
• ENV5469 - Oil & Gas Development & the Environment (3, DL)
• ENV5510 - Three Essentials of the Electric Grid (3)
• ENV5550 - Renewable Energy Project Finance and Development (2)

EXPERIENTIAL/WRITING - 1-6 CREDITS

• Advanced Writing Requirement on a climate topic
• Independent Research Project on a climate topic
• LLM thesis or research project on a climate topic
• Masters or JD externship on a climate topic

* Available via distance learning only