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The Emmett Center is
dedicated to studying and advancing law and policy solutions to the
climate change crisis. The Emmett Center works hand in hand with UCLA School of Law's leading environmental faculty and programs, including the Environmental Law Center, the Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic, and the Evan Frankel Environmental Law and Policy Program.
Cara Horowitz '01 is the Executive Director of the Emmett Center, in a position generously funded by and named for the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation.
" Climate change is a complex issue impacting us all. The Emmett Center will be an important new research center studying the broadest scope of these issues and generating new findings to further educate the public about climate change concerns. Dan Emmett and his family are to be commended for their forward-thinking philanthropy and for their contributions to UCLA's research and teaching on the environment." 
— California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols
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Monday, April 16. 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
UCLA School of Law Room 1457
Chris Mooney, bestselling author of The Republican War on Science, will discuss his new book, The Republican Brain. Chris Mooney is also the host of the "Point of Inquiry" podcast and the author of "The Intersection" blog for Science Progress. Please RSVP.
California faces crucial questions about how to spend proceeds from its cap-and-trade auctions. This paper assesses legal constraints on AB 32 auction revenue allocation that derive from the statute itself or from California’s constitutional restrictions on the use of regulatory fees. We make recommendations about the relative risks of approaches to allocating AB 32 state auction proceeds.
Friday, April 20. 9:15 am to 4:30 pm
California’s landmark cap-and-trade program for controlling greenhouse gases gets underway this year, with the state’s first public auction slated for August 2012. The state still faces crucial questions, however, about how to spend revenues derived from its cap-and-trade auctions. Our symposium will look at a set of key questions surrounding revenue allocation decisions. Please RSVP.
California produces or imports more than a trillion pounds of chemicals each year. Tim Malloy takes a critical look at California's green chemistry regulations—which seek to address hazardous chemical use—in our third Pritzker Brief.
With Bowman Cutter, an economist at Pomona College, we take a detailed look at California's proposed greenhouse gas trading regulations to assess the risks of market manipulation and rules violations. We ask whether the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has put in place the right measures to limit market gaming, and we address CARB’s ability to detect foul play, take necessary enforcement actions, and impose adequate penalties. Our report concludes that CARB has crafted well-regulated market that limits these risks. We provide recommendations aimed at strengthening an already well-designed program.
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