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This event covered the Supreme Court’s ruling in the West Virginia v EPA case, and its implications for the US Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement.
The case of West Virginia v EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) impacts the EPA’s power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. In turn, this will affect US climate and energy policy, and openings for continued US domestic climate action as well as the credibility and effectiveness of US international efforts.
Experts unpacked the Court’s ruling and its broader impacts. After setting out what the decision means and what actions will still be possible, they discussed the implications for the US NDC – long-term climate commitments made to reach the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Speakers presented the levers still available to President Biden’s administration in pursuit of those goals.
Introduction
Alden Meyer, Senior Associate, E3G
Background, context, and the decision
Andres Restrepo, Senior Attorney, Sierra Club
Implications for US climate and energy policy and the US NDC
Rachel Cleetus, Policy Director, Climate and Energy Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
Openings for continued US domestic climate action, including at EPA
Mike Gerrard, Founder and Faculty Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia University
Q&A
