Spring 2008 EventsApril 18-19, 2008 - "Consumption and Climate Change," Interdisciplinary Conference, Flynn Auditorium, Law School. This conference attracted experts from law, the humanities, and the natural, social, and behavioral sciences, who discussed the relationships between consumption practices and climate change. The conference was co-sponsored by the law school's Regulatory Program, the Vanderbilt Center for the Study of Religion and Culture, and the Climate Change Research Network, and by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, D.C. March 19, 2008: "Equity Offsets: A Workshop on Justice and the Environment" - The Vanderbilt Climate Change Research Network, the Social Justice Program and several co-sponsors sponsored a workshop which explored the ways in which equity offsets can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by subsidizing the purchase of fuel-efficient goods and services by individuals with limited financial resources, as well as the international, national and local implications of the equity offset concept. Past Events
|
Climate Change NetworkThe Vanderbilt Climate Change Research NetworkClimate change is widely regarded as one of the most difficult problems facing modern society. Developing legal, economic, and social responses requires interdisciplinary research that is theoretically sophisticated and policy-relevant. The Climate Change Research Network at Vanderbilt includes a team of faculty and graduate students who are conducting theoretical and applied research on one of the most important and most widely overlooked sources of greenhouse gases: individual and household behavior. Affiliated Faculty
Affiliated Gradutate & Professional Students
Program Directors / Contact Information
|
