Pace Law to Host Westchester Clean Energy Summit March 5

WHITE PLAINS, NY – March 2020 - The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, in partnership with the New York League of Conservation Voters and Sustainable Westchester, will host an important environmental summit to examine New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.

The summit will be held on Thursday, March 5 from 8 -11:30 a.m. in the Robert B. Fleming Moot Court Room at the Gerber Glass Law Center at Haub Law at 78 North Broadway in White Plains.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has been ranked #1 Environmental Law program by US News and World Report.

The summit will bring together more than 100 environmental leaders to discuss the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), a historic climate law that puts New York on a path to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The CLCPA establishes economy-wide and electric sector targets for reducing emissions and scaling up clean energy. It extends and enhances a number of New York’s successful clean energy initiatives and includes several environmental justice components.

The summit will start with a breakfast followed by a welcome by Senator Peter Harckham and County Legislator Nancy Barr. Two panel discussions will follow: “New York’s Climate Law: Goals and Implications for Westchester County from 8:50-9:40 a.m. moderated by Julie Tighe, President of the New York League of Conservation Voters

and “Westchester Specific Solutions” from and 10:05am – 11 a.m. moderated by Craig Hart, Executive Director, Pace Energy and Climate Center.

Panelists for Panel 1 will be:

• Kara Allen, Senior Advisor, NYSERDA
• Peter McCartt, Director of Energy Conservation & Sustainability, Westchester County
• Nancy Seligson, Town Supervisor, Town of Mamaroneck
• Radina Valova, Senior Staff Attorney, Pace Energy & Climate Center
• Anjali Sauthoff, PhD, Independent Environmental Health Consultant

Panelists for Panel 2 will be:

• Mark Brescia, Manager, Con Edison
• Vennela Yadhati, P.E. Business Development Engineer, NYPA, and Nina Orville, Director of Solar Programs, Sustainable Westchester
• Marilyn Dare, Senior Project Manager, NYSERDA
• Ryan Boniello, Operation & Sales, Boniello Development
• Thomas Bourgeois, Director, U.S. Dept of Energy’s NY/NJ CHP Center
• Michel Delafontaine, DER & Business Development Director, Sustainable Westchester, and Brad Tito, Program Manager for Communities and Local Governments, NYSERDA

About the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University: Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law (Pace Law) offers J.D. and Masters of Law degrees in both Environmental and International Law, as well as a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) in Environmental Law. The school, housed on the University’s campus in White Plains, NY, opened its doors in 1976 and has over 8,500 alumni around the world. The school maintains a unique philosophy and approach to legal education that strikes an important balance between practice and theory.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University launched its Environmental Law Program in 1978; it has long been ranked among the world’s leading university programs. Pace’s doctoral graduates teach environmental law at universities around the world. Pace’s J.D. alumni are prominent in environmental law firms, agencies and non-profit organizations across the U.S. and abroad. In 2016, the Law School received a transformational gift from the family of Elisabeth Haub, in recognition of its outstanding environmental law programs. For more information visit http://law.pace.edu.

About Pace University: Pace University has a proud history of preparing its diverse student body for a lifetime of professional success as a result of its unique program that combines rigorous academics and real-world experiences. Pace is ranked the #1 private, four-year college in the nation for upward economic mobility by Harvard University’s Opportunity Insights, evidence of the transformative education the University provides.

From its beginnings as an accounting school in 1906, Pace has grown to three campuses, enrolling 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in more than 150 majors and programs, across a range of disciplines: arts, sciences, business, health care, technology, law, education, and more. The university also has one of the most competitive performing arts programs in the country. Pace has a signature, newly renovated campus in New York City, located in the heart of vibrant Lower Manhattan, next to Wall Street and City Hall, and two campuses in Westchester County, New York: a 200-acre picturesque Pleasantville Campus and a Law School in White Plains.

About The New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund: NYLCVEF is an environmental nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and engaging New Yorkers on our most pressing environmental issues, including climate change, pollution and public health, and natural resource protection.