Climate Policy After the 2024 Election

Climate certainty. Legislative action. Whipsaw regulations. An exodus of civil servants. Chinese leadership despite being the world’s largest emitter. Those are a few of the possible outcomes of the Nov. 5 presidential election, according to our panelists. 

More than in any previous election, the two major candidates’ track records on environmental policies are well-established and diametrically opposed. Thanks to campaign pledges, party platforms, and written plans by former administration officials, we can evaluate the candidates for what they are likely to do in the critical years ahead.  

The panel, moderated by Emmett Institute Deputy Director Julia Stein, explored the climate implications of the 2024 election from the national and international perspective, as well as did a deep dive on how California policymakers are preparing to lead at the state level whatever the next four years bring. Below is a recap with edited excerpts of their conversation. 

Panelists: 

Ann Carlson, former Acting Administrator of NHTSA, Shirley Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law at UCLA, and Faculty Director of the Emmett Institute.

Alex Wang, Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in U.S.-China Relations and Communications, Professor of Law at UCLA, and Faculty Co-Director of the Emmett Institute.

Sen. Henry Stern, State Senator representing California’s 27th District, and Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies.

See full article here: https://legal-planet.org/2024/10/01/climate-policy-after-the-2024-election/