Research Programs

Our Climate & Energy program develops policy and legal solutions to achieve more effective mass transit systems and broader deployment of renewable power in support of California's greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals.

The Wheeler Water Institute at CLEE partners with scientists and engineers at UC Berkeley to study California and national water issues, and propose law, policy and scientific solutions to water challenges.

Our sustainable land use initiative addresses policy issues relating to land use and urban design and recommends changes and best practices at the local, state, and federal levels.

The Law of the Sea Institute at CLEE is an internationally recognized forum that fosters discussion about key issues in international ocean law and policy. Conferences and workshops have provided legal insight through changing marine paradigms.