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This inaugural annual report provides a snapshot of the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment’s recent initiatives and suc-cesses. A few highlights from the past year :

• AttherequestoftheCaliforniaGovernor’sOffice,wehelpeddesignastrategyformeetingtheGovernor’sgoalofdeploying 12,000 megawatts of local, renewable energy by 2020. See page 2.

• CLEEreceivedagroundbreaking$1milliongifttostartthenew Wheeler Institute for Water Law & Policy. See page 3 for details.

• WehostedU.S.EPAAdministratorLisaP.JacksonatBerkeleyLaw, where she discussed EPA’s efforts to curb pollution and create jobs. See page 3.

• OurClimateChangeandBusinessInitiativeentereditsfourth successful year, and organized a “Local, Clean & Green”conferenceoncampus.Seepage4formore.

• WereportedtotheCaliforniaEnergyCommissiononlegalbarriers to adaptation in California’s water sector. See page 5.

Leading Curriculum

Ourpreeminentfaculty(seepage6)isdedicatedtoleadingscholarship,student-focusedteaching,andalsofindsthetime

to author insightful posts on Legal Planet, our award-winning environmental law and policy blog. CLEE’s core faculty is aug-mented by an adjunct faculty of seasoned practitioners who together offer over a dozen courses annually on environmental, energy, and land use issues.

Student Activities

Ourstudentskeepusengagedandmotivatedtobebetteren-vironmentallawyersandcitizens.BerkeleyLawstudentsmanageand publish Ecology Law Quarterly,thefirstenvironmentallawjournalinthenation.StudentsalsoparticipateintheBerkeleyEnergy&ResourcesCollaborative(BERC),EnvironmentalLawSociety(ELS),StudentAnimalLegalDefenseFund(SALDF),andStudentsforEnvironmental&EconomicJustice(SEEJ).Seepage7for student highlights.

Looking Forward

The greatest environmental challenges of our time are also un-precedentedopportunities.Opportunitiestotakeactionandtocontinue the legacy of environmental innovation that we inherit fromfigureslikeformerChancellorMichaelHeyman,ProfessorEmeritusJosephSax,andourmanydedicatedalumni.Welookforward to another year of collaboration and progress.

– Jayni Hein, Executive Director

Year in Review (2011-2012)

ANNUAL REPORT 2012

Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at Berkeley Law

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CaliforniaGovernorJerryBrownhasembarkedonanambitiousplantoachieve 12,000 megawatts of local renewable energy in the state by 2020. Local renewable energy refers to energy generated near the homes, businesses and communities that it serves – providing cleanpower,economicbenefits,andconsumer autonomy.

Tomoveforward,theGovernor’sOfficeaskedCLEEtohelporganizealarge,two-day conference in Los Angeles withstakeholdersandtoreportonthelegal steps needed to meet the 12,000 megawatttarget.CLEE’sJeffreyRussellandStevenWeissmantooktheleadinproducing the comprehensive report, entitled, “California’s Transition to Local RenewableEnergy:12,000Megawattsby2020.”

Ourspecificrecommendationsforstategovernment and regulators include:

• Expandtherenewableenergynetmetering program, which is now quicklyapproachingthecurrent5%program cap;

• Improveprogramsutilitiesusetobuypower from local renewable projects, such as feed-in tariffs, and ensure that they are successfully meeting state goals;

• Implementanaggressiveplantodevelop renewables on state buildings and land;

• Developamoretransparentandefficientinterconnectionprocess;and

• Implementfast-trackreviewforinterconnection with the grid and establish standardized interconnection agreements.

Specificrecommendationsforenergyutilities include:

• Providemoredatatolocalgovern-ments on the capacity and con-straints of the distribution grid;

• Considerageographically-basedplanning process that balances energy supply with local demand and reliability challenges; and

• Developlocalintegrationstrategiesto ensure grid reliability by using energy storage, demand response or strategic siting.

Thereportalsomakesrecommendationsfor local governments and the renewable energy industry. Illustrating our inclusive approach to policy development, we solicited comments from all interested stakeholdersandconsideredthosecom-mentsbeforereleasingourfinalreportonJune5,2012.

This project was made possible by the supportoftheBankofAmericaFounda-tion. CLEE is currently pursuing follow-up projects arising from this thorough assessment of the State’s local renew-able energy plan.

“The authors have

put together an

excellent distillation

of the issues discussed

at the conference,

augmented with

additional information

and insights to advance

the achievement of the

12,000 MW goal.”– Heather Raitt

Assistant Executive Director, California Energy Commission

Governor Jerry Brown speaks at the Governor’s Conference on Local Renewable Energy Resources on July 25. Photo Credit: UCLA Luskin Center.

RECENT NEWS FROM CLEE AT BERKELEY LAW

Roadmap for Local Renewable Energy

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Thisyear,theCenterforLaw,Energy&theEnvironmentreceivedarecord-breaking$1million gift to launch the new Wheeler Institute for Water Law & Policy. The Institute will carry out interdisciplinary law and policy initiatives addressing critical water issues confrontingCaliforniaandtheUnitedStates.

TheWheelerInstitutewillfocusonfreshwaterquality,conservation,andallocation.The Institute’s planned deliverables include:

• Policybriefsontimelywaterissuesincludingwaterbanking,tracingpollutionsources,waterreuseandrecycling,andcleandrinkingwateraccess;

• Aseriesoffocusedworkshopswithwaterexpertsoncampus,aswellasleadinggovernment,non-profit,andprivatesectorpractitioners.Theaimofthesework-shops is to discuss discrete issues in water policy and propose recommendations for better water management and planning;

• AnannualWheelerInstitutesymposiumthatfacilitatesinteractionamongUCBerkeleycenters and schools – furthering the Institute’s emphasis on interdisciplinary learning andpolicywork;

• Graduatestudentresearchpositionsforlaworpolicystudents;and

• Experientialopportunitiesforstudentstoengageinpressingwaterissuesvialawandpolicy courses and internship opportunities.

CLEE’sJayniHeinandDeborahLambearecurrentlyresearchingCaliforniawaterissuesincludinggroundwaterbankingandfingerprintingpollutionsources.CLEEFacultyCo-directorsDanFarberandHollyDoremusareadvancinginterdisciplinarycollaborationwith partners in engineering, science, economics, and public policy.

We are enthusiastic about the opportunities that the Wheeler Institute for Water Law&PolicypresentsforBerkeleyLawtoadvanceCaliforniaandnationalwaterlawand policy.

Groundbreaking New Water Institute

Special Visit by U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson

CLEE was honored tohostU.S.EPAAdministrator Lisa P. JacksonatBerkeleyLaw this November, whereshespoketo full lecture hall

ofstudentsabouttheObamaAdmin-istration’s environmental priorities, and the EPA’s efforts to create more green jobs.AdministratorJacksonansweredhard-hittingquestionsfromstudentsandfaculty,whoaskedherabouttheEPA’s delay in setting ozone standards under the Clean Air Act, EPA’s position on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, environmental justice priorities, and regulation of controlled animal feeding operations(“CAFOs”)undertheCleanWater Act.

• BerkeleyEnergyResourcesGroup

• BerkeleyInstitutefortheEnvironment

• BerkeleySchoolofInformation

• BerkeleyWaterCenter

• CaliforniaAirResourcesBoard

• CaliforniaGovernor’sOffice

• CaliforniaInstituteforEnergyandEnvironment

• CaliforniaOfficeoftheAttorney General

• CollegeofEnvironmentalDesign

• DepartmentofEnvironmental Science,PolicyandManagement

• EngineeringResearchCenter

• EnvironmentalLawInstitute

• EnvironmentalProtectionAgency

• GoldmanSchoolofPublicPolicy

• HaasSchoolofBusiness

• LawrenceBerkeleyNational Laboratory

• UCLA’sEnvironmentalLawCenterand Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment

CLEE’S COLLABORATORS INCLUDE:

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RECENT NEWS FROM CLEE AT BERKELEY LAW

Climate Change and Business Opportunities

Deploying renewables on impaired farmland. In-creasing water conservation. Expanding investment in public transportation.

Since2009,CLEEhasworkedwithbusinessexecu-tives,policymakers,andnon-profitleaderstodis-cuss the opportunities that climate change creates forthebusinesscommunity,andhowpolicymakers,attorneys, and industry can facilitate those oppor-tunities. This successful collaboration between CLEE atBerkeleyLawandUCLALaw’senvironmentallaw centers is now in its fourth year, and is spon-soredbytheBankofAmericaFoundation.

KeyoutcomesfromtheBusinessandClimateChange Initiative include:

• Legislativetestimony,includingprojectleaderEthanElkindtestifyingbeforetheAssembly Select Committee on Renewable Energy in Rural California and Assembly Select Committee on California’s Clean Energy Economy;

• Shapingimportantlegislation,includingAB2514(energystorage),SB618(renew-ablesandagriculture),andAB710(parkingandinfilldevelopment);

• Ninesubject-specificwhitepapers,andmediacoverageincludingtelevisionnews,op-eds, news articles, and blog posts; and

• Catalyzingtheformationofnewnetworks,includingtheCaliforniaInfillBuildersAssociation.

InDecember,CLEEandUCLAhostedalargeconferenceontheBerkeleycampus–“Local,Clean&Green:InnovativePoliciesforCalifornia’sLocalGovernments.”SpeakersincludedStateSenatorFranPavley,KenAlexoftheGovernor’sOfficeofPlanningandResearch,andleadersfromlocalgovernment,non-profits,andindustry.

TheBusinessandClimateChangeInitiativecontinuestobuildbridgesbetweendiversestakeholdersanddrawuponourstrengthsasanacademicresearchcenterwithskilledenvironmental lawyers and faculty.

ADDITIONAL REPORTS AND EVENTS

Conference on the Future of Infill: How CEQA Reform and the End of Redevelop-ment Will Affect Sustainable Development in California(May17,2012).

Unplugged: The Renewable Energy Speaker Series: CLEE,FarellaBraun+MartelLLP,and the Environmental Law Institute col-laborated throughout 2011 and 2012 to produce a series of panels on renewable energy law and policy.

Defining Good Infill: SB 226 and the Califor-nia Environmental Quality Act(March2012):IncollaborationwithUCLAandUCDavisLaw,CLEEhostedaconveningwithstake-holdersonSB226.

The Statewide Benefits of Net Metering (February2012):Thisreportanalyzesrecent criticisms of the net metering program in California and assesses the implications of major short-term changes to the net metering program. Supported bytheEnergyFoundation.

Catastrophic Events in an Age of Climate Change: Harnessing the Power of Legal and Policy Tools (December14,2011):Thislead-ineventtotheGovernor’sCon-ferenceonExtremeClimateRisksandCalifornia’sFuturewasco-sponsoredbytheGovernor’sOffice,TheNatureCon-servancy,andWilsonSonsiniGoodrich&Rosati.

2020 Strategic Analysis of Energy Storage in California(November2011):Thisreportpresents a strategic analysis of energy storage for California by 2020 by assess-ing current energy storage technologies, analyzing the diverse policies affecting de-ployment, and outlining critical technology gaps, research needs, and policy reforms. Prepared for the California Energy Com-missionwithpartnersfromUCLAandUCSanDiego.

Harvesting Clean Energy: How California Can Deploy Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects on Appropriate Farmland (October2011):Thisreport–partoftheClimateChange&BusinessInitiative–analyzeshow state and local governments can facilitate siting renewable energy projects on impaired farmland.

“The workshops have been extremely timely and

helpful in the work that the Attorney General’s

Office has been engaged in over the past two years

in the areas of climate change, renewable energy, and

sustainable development.” – Cliff Rechtschaffen, Senior Advisor to then

Attorney General and now Governor Jerry Brown

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Promoting Adaptation in California’s Water SectorThe legal regime for water manage-ment in California was not designed to address the myriad changes caused by population growth and climate change. Legal and regulatory reform is vital to adapt to increasing demands on limited water resources.

InJune2012,CLEEreleasedareportforthe California Energy Commission on “LegalBarrierstoAdaptationinCalifor-nia’sWaterSector.”CLEE’sfacultyandstaff collaborated with Agricultural & ResourceEconomicsProfessorMichaelHanemanntoreleasethisreport.Weidentifiedchangesthatwouldaidinad-aptation in two areas: groundwater and surfacewater.Ultimately,wedeterminedthat having an accurate record of what parties are diverting water in California, andinwhatquantity,isthesinglemostimportant step towards preparing for climate change.

Forgroundwater,ourproposedchangeswould:

1. Expandgroundwatermonitoringandreportingrequirements,whichwould,amongotherbenefits,facilitatewatermarketingandwaterbanking;

2. ExpandgroundwaterplanningrequirementsandrequiretheStateWaterResourcesControlBoardtopublicizeinformationaboutgroundwatermanagementbestpractices; and

3. RequiretheStateWaterResourcesControlBoardtopreventthewasteorunreason-able use of groundwater.

Forsurfacewater,thechangesweidentifywould:

1. RequiretheStateWaterResourcesControlBoardtoimproveagriculturalwateruseefficiency,andstreamlineproceduresforenforcementactionspertainingtothewaste and unreasonable water usage;

2. IncreasepenaltiesforfailingtofileaStatementofWaterDiversionandUseandforillegal diversions;

3. Requirebeneficiariesofwaterrightstobearsomeofthecostofactivitiesrelatedtothe administration of those rights; and

4. RequirediverterstoreporttotheStatewhattheybelievetheirwaterrightstobe.

Weplantoholdameetingwithstakeholderstodiscusstheresultsofthisworklater this year. CLEE is building upon this report’s conclusions and recommendations throughnewwaterinitiativesattheWheelerInstituteforWaterLaw&Policy(seepage3).

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, California.

CLEE’S ADVISORY BOARD

The Center for Law, Energy & the Environ-ment’sAdvisoryBoardprovidesguidance,connections, and energy to our research and programming.

SpecialthankstoAdvisoryBoardmemberDeannaRuthRutter(’72)forhergenerousgivingin2011.Hergiftenabledustoorga-nize more events for students and alumni, and boosted our policy, development and communications efforts.

ThankstoAdvisoryBoardChairRobertInfelise(’80)forhiscommitmenttoCLEE’senvironmental law program and students.

2011-2012 Advisory Board

KenAlex,BillChamberlain,RobertFalk

HayleyGoodson,HonorableGregHobbs

RobertInfelise,JillJaffe,JenniferJeffers

FranLayton,JimMoose,RogerPeters

NeilPopovic,DeannaRuthRutter

MiyokoSakashita,EdwardStrohbehn

MasonWillrich,NicholasYost

ScottZimmerman,MikeZischke

CLEE’S AFFILIATED FACULTY

Kenneth Bamberger: Administrative law

David D. Caron: International law, ocean law

Laurel Fletcher: International human rights law

Jennifer Granholm: Energy law and policy

Peter Menell: Economic incentives, alternative energy

Anne Joseph O’Connell: Administrative law

Andrea Peterson: Land use planning

Harry Scheiber: Fisheries,lawofthesea

CLEE’S ADJUNCT FACULTY

Robert Infelise: Environmental law, remedies

R. Clark Morrison: Land-use law

Neil Popovic: International environmental law

Antonio Rossmann: Water law

E. Clement Shute: Environmental litigation

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HOLLY DOREMUS Environmental law, law and science

ProfessorofLawHollyDoremusisaleadingscholar and teacher in the areas of environ-mental law, natural resources law, and law andscience.SheisFacultyCo-DirectoroftheCenter for Law, Energy & the Environment.

ProfessorDoremusbringsastrongback-ground in life sciences and a commitment to

interdisciplinaryteachingandscholarshiptoherworkatBerke-leyLaw.ShehasbeenaprincipalinvestigatorontwomajorNSFIGERTinterdisciplinarytraininggrantsandamultidisciplinarygrant dealing with hydropower relicensing in California. She has co-authored papers with economists and ecologists, and has been a member of two National Research Council review com-mittees.

Recent Publications:

Climate Change and the Evolution of Property Rights,2U.C.IRVINEL.REV.___(forthcoming2012)

Adapting to Climate Change Through Law that Bends Without Breaking,2SANDIEGOJOURNALOFCLIMATEANDENERGYLAW45-84(2010)

ERIC BIBEREnvironmental law, natural resources

ProfessorofLawEricBiber’sworkfocuseson how environmental and natural resources law and management depends on the production, analysis, and use of information. Currentprojectsexplorewhatlegalandinsti-tutionalstructuresaremostlikelytoencour-agethedevelopmentofhigh-qualityinforma-tion about the state of the environment, how

petitions to administrative agencies can improve environmental decision-making,andhowthechoiceofscientificdisciplinesto inform the regulatory and management process can affect policy outcomes.

ProfessorBiberisalsoresearchingthereasonsforthedefeatofProposition 23 in the November 2010 elections in California, a ballot initiative that would have effectively repealed California’s global warming regulatory system.

Recent Publications:

Which Science? Whose Science? How Scientific Disciplines Can Shape Environmental Law, 79UNIV.CHICAGOL.REV.(forth-coming2012)

The Problem of Environmental Monitoring, 83UNIV.COLO.L.REV.1(2011)

FACULTY PROFILES

DANIEL FARBEREnvironmental law, constitutional law, energy

ProfessorofLawDanielFarberisChairoftheEnergyResourcesGroupandFacultyCo-DirectoroftheCenterforLaw,Energy&theEnvironment.

ProfessorFarber’srecentworkhasfocusedon climate change, including methods for reducing emissions and strategies for adapt-

ingtochangesthatweareunabletoavoid.HehasbecomeincreasinglyinterestedineffortsbystateslikeCaliforniatobeginemission reductions without waiting for federal legislation. These efforts involve important choices about energy policy as well assignificantfederalismissues.ProfessorFarberhasalsobeendrawn increasingly into debates about global climate policy and theresponsibilitiesofdevelopedcountriesliketheUnitedStatesandemergingeconomieslikeChina.

Recent Publications:

Uncertainty, 99GEORGETOWNLAWJOURNAL901(2012)

Climate Justice, 110MICHIGANL.REVIEW985(2012)

MICHELLE WILDE ANDERSONLand Use, local government law

AssistantProfessorofLawMichelleAnder-son is a scholar of land use and local govern-mentlaw.Hercurrentresearchfocusesoncounty governments and their subdivisions, including the governance of high poverty, unincorporated urban neighborhoods and the dissolution of struggling municipalities.

PriortojoiningtheBerkeleyLawfacultyin2008,AndersonworkedasanEnvironmentalLawFellowforShute,Mihaly&WeinbergerLLP,alawfirmthatrepresentscitizengroupsandpublic agencies in land-use and environmental law matters. She earnedamaster’sdegreeinRegionalandUrbanPlanningattheLondon School of Economics and Political Science.

Recent Publications:

Dissolving Cities, 121YALEL.J.1364(2012)

Sprawl’s Shepherd: The Rural County, 99CAL.L.REV.___(forth-coming2012)

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This year was an active one for the many environmental and energy student groupsatBerkeleyLaw.Oneofourprogram’s great strengths is the energy and dedication of our students

Highlightsinclude:

• Ecology Law Quarterly(ELQ)pub-lished a special edition of Currents – its online publication – with articles on topics discussed at the 2012 Cali-fornia Water Law Symposium;

• CLEEandallofthestudentgroupsorganized the Spring 2012 Environ-mental and Energy Speaker Series, sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich&RosatiLLP;

• BerkeleyEnergyResourcesCol-laborative(BERC)hosteditsannualsymposiumandinnovationexpo

inOctober,withthisyear’seventdedicated to the role of universities in meeting today’s energy challenges;

• StudentsforEconomicandEnviron-mentalJustice(SEEJ)hostedthe7thannualEnvironmentalJusticeSympo-sium, sponsored by CLEE. This year thesymposiumtackledenvironmen-tal justice issues in rural California;

• ELS,BERCandCLEEorganizedapanel on the Keystone XL pipeline, withspeakersincludingtheCanadianConsul-GeneralofSanFrancisco,non-profitattorneys,andaUCBerkeleyProfessorofEarthScience;

• BerkeleyLawstudentshostedaverysuccessful Water Law Symposium, in collaboration with students from otherBayArealawschoolsandco-sponsored by CLEE;

• BERC,CLEE,andtheBerkeleyCenterforLaw&Technology(BCLT)col-laborated to spearhead a series called “CleanTechChats,”hostingsmalldinnerswithBayAreacleantechpractitioners and current students;

• ELQ’s diversity fellowship entered its second successful year, and journal members continued the tradition of tripstoYosemiteandLakeTahoe;

• BERC@BoaltPresidentGraceHsu(‘14)wontheMostInnovativePro-posalawardattheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy’sBetterBuildingsCaseCompetition; and

• ELSandSALDFhostedaviewingof The Cove, withspecialguestRickPerry–thefilm’sprotagonist–inattendance.

STUDENT GROUP ACTIVITIES

ALEX WANG Environmental law, China law, comparative law

VisitingAssistantProfessorofLawAlexWang’s primary research and teaching inter-ests are environmental law, China law, and comparativelaw.PriortocomingtoBerkeleyLaw in 2011, Wang was a senior attorney fortheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil(NRDC)basedinBeijingandthedirectorofNRDC’sChinaEnvironmentalLaw&

GovernanceProjectfornearlysixyears.Inthiscapacity,heworkedwithChina’sgovernmentagencies,legalcommunity,andenvironmental groups to improve environmental rule of law and strengthen the role of the public in environmental protection.

Mr.WangisaregularspeakeronissuesrelatedtoChinaandenvironmentalprotection.Hiscommentaryhasappearedinsuchplaces as the New York Times, Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg News, China Daily, Global Times, Time Magazine,NationalPublicRadio,Marketplace,andCCTV.

Recent Publications:

Environmental Courts and the Development of Public Interest Litigation in China, JOURNALOFCOURTINNOVATION(withJ.Gao)(2010)

The Role of Law in Environmental Protection in China, VERMONTJOURNALOFENVIRONMENTALLAW(2007).

STEVEN WEISSMANEnergy law

AsDirectoroftheEnergyProgramfortheCenter for Law, Energy & the Environment, Steven Weissman’s research focuses on state and federal renewable energy law and policy, modernization of the electric grid, and poli-cies to support less energy-intensive use of city streets.

Weisssman’scurrentworkexploreswaystoexpandthedevel-opment of local renewable energy projects, and to use smart meterdatatoimprovetheefficiencyofthegridwhileprotectingtheprivacyofinformationrelatedtoindividualcustomers.Heisalsowritingandspeakingonthemeritsofcurrentstatepoliciesencouraging renewable energy development.

WeissmancametoBerkeleyLawfromtheCaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommissionwherehewasanadministrativelawjudge.HehastaughtenergylawandpolicyclassesatBerkeleyLawsince2006.

Recent Publications:

The Statewide Benefits of Net Metering (withNathanielJohnson)(2012)

Effective Renewable Energy Policy: Leave It to the States?, 3 SAN DIEGOJOURNALOFCLIMATEANDENERGYLAW345(2012)

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For more information please contact Executive Director Jayni Hein. Email: [email protected] Phone: 510-642-8803

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