Climate Law Teaching Resources

The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law is working with members to develop a set of resources on Climate Law Teaching. As one important element of environmental law, we are drawing together a number of useful resources on climate law teaching.

Below you will find a repository of course syllabi. These syllabi, indexed by their author, provide a range of materials that have used in teaching climate change law and policy. This initiative has been led by Dr. Wil Burns of American University, USA and Professor Don Anton of Australian National University College of Law, Canberra. We now have over 50 syllabi and encourage you to review them. We would also be pleased to receive course syllabi on climate law from any of our members. You can send an electronic copy to us by accessing the Contact function or by sending it to Kate Woods, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..edu

We have also begun to collect materials that have been used in classroom climate change simulations, accessible below.

Other resources that may be helpful to those teaching in this field is the Teaching Climate/Energy Law & Policy blog of Wil Burns & the LSU Law Center: Climate Change Law and Policy Project produced by Professor Edward Richards.

The Syllabi

Instructor (s)	Course Title	Institution	Year
Benoit Mayer	International Climate Change Law and Politics	---	2016
Vyoma Jha	Climate Change Law and Policy	---	2014
Alex, Ken and Richards, Janill	Global Warming and the American Legal System	Golden Gate University, USA	2007
Atapattu, Sumudu	Selected Problems in International Law: Climate Change, Human Rights and the Environment Course Outline and Reading Materials	University of Wisconsin, USA	2011
Benson	Law of Global Warming	Loyola Law School, USA	2010
Betsill, Michele	Global Environmental Politics	Colorado State University,USA	2008
B. Gerrard, Michael	Climate Change Law and Policy	Columbia Law School,USA	2020
Boykoff, Max	Ecological Forecast for Global Warming	UC – Santa Cruz, USA	2005
Bryner, Gary	Climate Change, Air Pollution and Energy Law and Policy	Brigham Young University, USA
Bukowski, Jeanie	Global Climate Change: Is International Agreement Possible?	Bradley University, USA	2009
Bukowski, Jeanie	Global Climate Change: Is International Agreement Possible?	Bradley University, USA	2014
Bukowski, Jeanie	Global Climate Change Treaty Negotiation: Simulation Assignment	Bradley University, USA	2014
Burns, Wil	Climate Change and International Law	Santa Clara University, USA	2005
Burns, Wil	Climate Change: Legal Institutional Responses	Golden Gate University, USA	2008
Burns, Wil	Climate Change Law and Policy		2009
Burns, Wil	Global Warming and Renewable Energy	Golden Gate University, USA	2010
Burns, Wil	Mini-Course on International Climate Change Law	University of Houston,USA	2009
Burns, Wil	Climate Change Law and Policy		2020
Burns, Wil	Climate Change Law and Policy	American University, USA	2020
Carlarne, Cinnamon	Global Climate Change Law and Policy	University of South Carolina, USA	2010
Carlson and Hecht	Climate Change Law and Policy	UCLA School of Law	2008
Chester, Charles C.	Climate Change and Conservation	Brandeis University, USA	2008
Cullenward, Danny	ERG 290 — U.S. Climate Policy, Law, and Politics	California University, USA	2015
Dernbach, John C.	Climate Change Law	Widener University, USA	2008
Doelle, Meinhard	Environmental Law II	Dalhousie University, Canada	2009
Driesen, David M.	The Law and Policy of Climate Change	Syracuse University, USA	2006
Driesen, David M. and al	Climate Change: Science Perception and Policy	Syracuse University, USA	2008
Durrant, Nicola	Select Issues in Climate Law	Queensland University of Technology	2011
Duyck, Sebastien	International Law, Climate Change and the Arctic	University of Lapland	2014
Farber, Daniel and al	Climate Change law and Policy	Berkeley, USA	2007
Firestone, Jeremy	Climate Change Law	University of Maine	2008
Firestone, Jeremy	Climate Change Law and Policy	University of Delaware	2009
Flatt	International Environmental Law	University of Houston	2009
Flatt	The Present and Future of Carbon Trading Practice	University of Houston	2009
Gerrard, Michael B.	Climate Change Law	Columbia University, USA	2014
Halvorssen, Anita Margrethe	Global Climate Change Law and Policy	University of Denver, USA	2009
Heller, Miriam	425.630 – Cities and climate change - Class Syllabus and Related Information	Johns Hopkins University, USA	2012
Henderson, Mark	Environmental Policy Analysis	Mills College, USA	2007
Hewitt, William F.	Global Climate Change	New York University, USA	2009
Higgins, Megan	Energy, Development and Climate Change	Roger Williams University, USA	2008
Hildreth, Richard	Climate Change Law & Policy	University of Oregon, USA	2012
Ivanova, Maria	Climate Change: Science, Policy and Law	College of William and Mary, USA	2007
Kleiss, Jessica	GEOL 170 Climate Science	Lewis & Clark College, USA
Kravchenko, Svitlana	Global Environmental Challenges	University of Oregon, USA	2009
Kuh, Katrina F.	Global Climate Change and US Law	Hofstra University, USA	2007
Kulovesi, Kati	Climate Change Law and Policy	University of Eastern Finland	2012
Kushner, James A.	Climate Change Law	Southwestern Law School	2010
Kysar, Douglas A.	The Law of Climate Change	Yale University	2009
Larsen, John	Climate Change Policy Analysis	Johns Hopkins University	2013
Lin, Jolene	Climate change Law and Policy	National University of Singapore	2015
Lipeles, Maxine I.	Climate Change and the law		2008
McAllister, Lesley	Climate Change Law and Policy	University of San Diego	2009
McArthur, Katherine T.	Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change	University of Dar es Salaam	2008
Michaels, Patrick J.	Global Climate Change Science and Policy	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University College of Natural Resources, USA	2007
Osofsky	Climate Change Litigation Practicum	Washington and Lee University, USA	2008
Pagh, Peter and Ronne, Anita	Climate Change and the Law	University of Copenhagen, Denmark	2010
Parenteau	Climate Litigation	Vermont Law School, USA	2009
Parenteau, Patrick	Climate Change and The Law	Vermont Law School, USA	2019
Peeters, Marjan	EU Environmental Law and Climate Change	Maastricht University, The Netherlands	2012
P. Nevitt, Mark	Climate Change Law & Policy	University of Pennsylvania Law School	2019
Ramo, Alan	Global Warming and Renewable Energy	Golden Gate University, USA	2010
Richards, Kenneth	Climate Change Law and Policy	Indiana University	2010
Robertson, Heidi	CWRU Climate and Energy Law and Policy	Case Western Law, USA	2020
Rodgers, William H.	Global Warming and Justice Law	University of Washington, USA	2009
Rodgers, William H.	Indian Law Seminar	University of Washington, USA	2008
Ronne, Anita	International Energy Law and Sustainability	University of Copenhagen, Denmark	2010
Siegel, Joseph A.	Climate Change Law Seminar	Pace University, USA	2010
Sinden, Amy	Climate Change Law & Policy	Temple University Beasley School of Law, USA	2017
Stein, Eleanor	The Law of Climate Change: Domestic and Transnational	University of Albany, USA	2008
Stein, Eleanor	The Law of Climate Change: Domestic and Transnational	University of Albany, USA	2018
Stein, Eleanor	Climate Change in the Courts Summer 2019	University of Albany, USA	2019
Stein, Eleanor	Law of Climate Change: Domestic & Transnational Spring 2020	University of Albany, USA	2020
Sutton, Victoria V.	Law, Science and Environment	Texas Tech University	2008
Takacs, David	Climate Change: Law, Policy and Business	University California – Hastings, USA	2010
Thaler, Jeff	Climate Change Law, Policy and Science	University of Maine, USA	2020
Thaler, Jeff	Environmental and Climate Litigation	University of Maine, USA	2020
Van Nostrand, James M.	Eco Markets and Trading	Pace University	2009
Van Asselt, Harro	Teaching Climate Law: Trends, Methods and Outlook	University of Oxford	2020
Voigt, Christina	International Environmental Law – Climate Change – UNFCC and Kyoto Protocol	University of Oslo	2007
Woerdman, Edwin	Climate Law	University of Groningen	2015
Yang	Global Climate Change Seminar	Vermont Law School, USA	2003
Zelljadt, Elizabeth (Lisa)	Carbon Management and Finance 425.605 Johns Hopkins Masters Program in Energy and Climate Policy	Johns Hopkins University, USA	2013

Simulation Resources

There is a growing consensus about the pedagogical benefits of using active learning techniques in the classroom. In law school courses, the simulation of negotiations to formulate international agreements is a particularly salutary active learning technique because it helps law students to experience the dynamics of international bargaining, including the political factors that inhibit or facilitate cooperation, and the procedures of international organizations.

These resources have been developed by law and non-law professors and are designed to engage students in negotiation of a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. We welcome submissions of other exercises. The following simulations (and reference material) are the first step in developing this resource.

Andonova and Mendoza-Castro (Colby College, USA)

The Next Climate Treaty: Pedagogical and Policy Lessons of Classroom Negotiation (article)

Auer, Matthew (University of Indiana, USA)

Global Climate Change Conference

Burns, Wil (University of California, USA)

Cass, Loren (College of the Holy Cross, USA): Comparative Environmental Policy Course

Driesen, David (Syracuse University College of Law, USA)

Eisen, Joel (University of Richmond School of Law, USA)

Pre-Negotiation Instructions - adapted from Driesen
Draft Copenhagen Protocol - adapted from Driesen
National Documents:Brazil , China, France, India, Jamaica, Russia, United Kingdom, USA

Hart, Craig (Energy + Environment Foundation)

Post-2012 Climate Change Negotiation Simulation

Ivanova, Maria (College of William and Mary, USA)

Pettenger, Mary (Western Oregon University, USA)

Stein, Eleanor (SUNY - Albany Law School, USA)

Wood, Stepan (Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada)