Stephanie Jones, Author at Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law

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Climate Resilience and Private Law’s Duty to Adapt

This article presents a historical, evidentiary, and normative case for a private tort against public utilities for failure to adjust operational and planning decisions to new conditions brought about by climate change.

Stephanie JonesAugust 23, 2021

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Strong SEC Climate Risk Disclosure Rules Are Good for Business, Investors

This blog assesses themes from comments submitted by companies in response to the SEC's request for public input on climate risk disclosure, and identifies four elements essential to a robust rulemaking: (1) address key climate risks as well as emissions; (2) require specific and comparable line-item disclosures; (3) include climate…

Stephanie JonesAugust 4, 2021

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First-of-Its-Kind Insurance Report Confronts Climate Risk

This blog analyzes the recommendations in a report from the Climate Insurance Working Group, convened by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, to the state’s Department of Insurance, local and state policy-makers, and the insurance industry regarding the role of insurance in addressing risks from climate-fueled wildfires, floods and extreme heat.

Stephanie JonesJuly 23, 2021

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Comments on Petition to New York PSC to Comprehensively Study the Impacts of Climate Change on Utility Infrastructure

In response to a Proposed Rulemaking, these comments support a petition by the Sabin Center, EDF, and other entities for the NYPSC to require utilities to engage in climate change vulnerability studies. The comments draw on sources including the joint Sabin Center and EDF paper Climate Risk in the Electricity…

Stephanie JonesJune 28, 2021

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What the SEC Can Do to Protect Investors, Companies, and People from Another Texas Power Crisis

This blog highlights findings from a report reviewing 10-K filings to the SEC in the context of the February 2021 extreme winter weather event and ensuing power outages in Texas.

Stephanie JonesJune 18, 2021

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Petition to New York PSC to Comprehensively Study the Impacts of Climate Change on Utility Infrastructure

This petition by the Sabin Center, EDF, and other entities asks the NYPSC to require utilities to engage in climate change vulnerability studies.

Stephanie JonesMarch 19, 2021

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Without Planning, Climate Change Will Bring More Texas-Style Blackouts

In the wake of the tragic February 2021 Texas winter storm and resulting power outages, this opinion piece argues that state regulators should require the electric industry to recognize the undeniable: climate change is here and it needs to be factored into their planning and decision making.

Stephanie JonesFebruary 23, 2021

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