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.
Katelyn RoednerJuly 23, 2021
Panelists discussed how proactive climate resilience planning is required under public utility law and tort law.
Michael Panfil, Romany Webb and OthersMarch 31, 2021
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.
Romany Webb and Michael PanfilFebruary 23, 2021
This policy brief summarizes a report finding that proactive climate resilience planning by electric utilities is required under public utility law and tort law.
Romany Webb, Michael Panfil and Sarah LadinDecember 3, 2020
This report finds that proactive climate resilience planning by electric utilities is required under public utility law and tort law. An updated version was published as a journal article in the Environmental Law Review in October 2021.
Romany Webb, Michael Panfil and Sarah LadinDecember 3, 2020
This blog summarizes a report finding that proactive climate resilience planning by electric utilities is required under public utility law and tort law.
Michael Panfil, Sarah Ladin and Romany WebbDecember 3, 2020
The number of plaintiffs taking energy firms to court for ignoring climate-related risks is growing. By revealing how the sector is not prepared—and not preparing—for what is coming, their cases are pressing the energy sector to treat those risks as a cost of doing business.
Justin GundlachFebruary 17, 2020