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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 certificate.
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)
