Energy Environment and Land Use Program

Initiatives

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ELPAR 2023-24

Environmental Law & Policy Annual Review

The Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review (ELPAR) is a law class that produces a joint publication between Vanderbilt Law School and the Environmental Law Institute in the August issue of the Environmental Law Report. Each year, Vanderbilt Law students  identify the year's best academic articles that present legal and policy solutions to pressing environmental problems.

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climate Change at VU

The Climate Change Research Network (CCRN) at Vanderbilt includes a team of faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate and law students who are conducting research on one of the most important and most widely overlooked sources of greenhouse gases: individual and household behavior. The research also explores private environmental governance and how insights from law and the social and behavioral sciences can reduce corporate carbon emissions.

2024 ELPAR Conference

The Environmental Law & Policy Annual Review (ELPAR) hosted its annual Nashville Conference, which featured Professor Alexander Gouzoules, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law.

State of the Environment

The second annual conference brought together local leaders, faculty, policymakers, and other experts who discussed their work and the challenges presented by climate change.

Student Organizations

  • Energy and Environmental Law Society

    Vanderbilt University Law School's Energy and Environmental Law Society is a student organization for students who are concerned about energy and environmental issues, and/or interested in careers in energy or environmental law.

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