2026 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Friday, February 6, 2026

Time Agenda Location
8:00 p.m. -
10:00 p.m. 		Student Mixer
sponsored by Law Students for Climate Accountability 		Trinity Bar (157 Orange St, New Haven)

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Time

Agenda

Sterling Law Building (SLB) Room No.

8:00 a.m. -
9:00 a.m.

Registration

Breakfast

Room 122

Dining Hall

9:00 a.m. -
9:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Auditorium

9:15 a.m. -
10:15 a.m.

Keynote Speaker
Rachel Rothschild

Auditorium
10:25 a.m. -
11:25 a.m. 		Panels
Governing the Grid: Re-Energizing Utility Law
with Jamie M. Van Nostrand, Kit Kennedy, Josh Macey, Dena Adler, John Rhodes, & moderated by Caroline Solomon

Human Rights Based Approaches to Environmental Jurisprudence
with Smita Narula, Uche Ewelukwa, Jean Carmalt, Kate Cook, & moderated by Ashley Gentile 		Rooms 127, 120
11:35 a.m. - 
12:35 p.m. 		Panels
Biden Climate Staffers on Reclaiming Climate Ambition
with Maggie Thomas, Medha Raj, Katie Schlick, & moderated by Maria Michalos

The Fight for The Rights of Nature: Developments and Lessons from Around the World
with Irikefe Dafe, Cormac Cullinan, Camila Bustos, & moderated by Florencia Perez 		Rooms 127, 120
12:35 p.m. -
1:45 p.m. 		Lunch
with Student Poster Presentations 		Dining Hall
1:45 p.m. -
2:45 p.m. 		Keynote
Mary Kathryn Nagle 		Auditorium
2:55 p.m. -
3:55 p.m. 		Panels
The Future of the Law of the Sea during Stormy Weather
with James Kraska, Cymie Payne, Benedict Kingsbury, & moderated by Tom Murray

Recent Developments in International Climate Change Law and Implications for the U.S.
with Michael Gerrard, Susan Biniaz, Camila Bustos, & moderated by Achinthi Vithanage

Beyond Polarization: Pathways to Durable Decarbonization
with Laur Hesse Fisher, Britt Zwierzchowski Tisler, Gil Damon, & moderated by Alex Posner 		Rooms 129, 127, 120
4:00 p.m. -
4:30 p.m. 		Coffee Break Dining Hall
4:40 p.m. -
5:40 p.m. 		Panels
Defending Land and Life: Indigenous Sovereignty in Environmental Law
with Dov Korff-Korn, Frank Bibeau, Pat Gonzales-Rogers, & moderated by Eli Calhoun

Animals and the Courts: Advocating for the Voiceless
with Laura Fox, Stijn van Osch, Mary Hollingsworth, & moderated by Doug Kysar 		Rooms 127, 120
5:45 p.m. -
6:00 p.m. 		Closing Remarks Auditorium
6:00 p.m. -
7:00 p.m. 		Reception
Celebrating 25 Years of Yale's Environmental Protection Clinic 		Dining Hall