About UCLA Law's Environmental Programs
UCLA School of Law is a leader in teaching, research and public service on important environmental law and policy issues.
UCLA Law's environmental programs include:
Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment
Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic
Evan Frankel Environmental Law and Policy Program
Sustainable Technology & Policy Program
UCLA Law Core Environmental FacultyThe faculty's cutting-edge research on governance and regulation in international, federal, and local environmental policy has been widely praised throughout the legal academic community.
UCLA School of Law offers a diverse curriculum aimed at providing law students a basic grounding in environmental law and related subjects, as well as opportunities to explore more advanced topics through seminars and clinical courses.
Students at UCLA School of Law have the opportunity to get involved in environmental research and advocacy through programs such as the Environmental Law Journal, Environmental Law Society, environmental internships, and the School of Law's Externship Program. |
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Recent News and Events
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 examined a set of key questions surrounding revenue allocation decisions.
 Our
ninth paper of this series discusses how California can steer large-scale renewable development without depleting the state's prime agricultural and biological resources. Check
out the entire series of Bank of America Climate Policy Papers here.
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