The Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) is Berkeley Law’s environmental and energy law-focused research center. CLEE’s mission is to foster interdisciplinary environmental and energy law and policy research and to translate that research into public policy solutions.

Recent Research Initiatives

Climate Change and Business-Meeting the Challenge of Reduced GHG Emissions: This initiative is a series of workshops bringing together leaders of the business community, along with key academics, scientists and policymakers to explore ways in which businesses can respond in a timely and cost-effective manner to the multiple risks and opportunities presented by climate change. More details.

Workshop on Cap and Trade Monitoring & Enforcement: The purpose of this initiative is to focus on compliance with and enforcement of well-formed market rules. Our specific interest is on the design of effective market rules and monitoring systems, enforceable measures for emissions reductions, and ensuring effective responses to market irregularities, manipulation, and fraud. More details.