Michael Wara
Michael Wara
Senior Research Scholar - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Associate Professor - Law
Type:
Academic Research Staff
School:
Law
Research Area(s):
Climate, Other
Biography
An expert on environmental law and policy, Michael Wara’s research focuses on climate policy and regulation, both domestically and internationally. Professor Wara’s current scholarship addresses the performance of the emerging global market for greenhouse gases and mechanisms for reducing emissions, especially in developing countries after the expiration of the Kyoto Protocol. Professor Wara is a research fellow at the Program in Energy and Sustainable Development in Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Selected Publications by this Author
News & Press Releases
Q&A with Stanford experts on the president’s Paris agreement decision »
The president announced that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. Four Stanford scholars discuss the implications of this decision.
By Devon Ryan,
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Media Coverage
Don't forget about coal, new Energy Department report says »
Michael Wara is quoted on his responce to new report by federal government on the continued use of coal as a primary source of electricity
By Chris Megerian,
Court Scuttles Rule Cutting Potent Greenhouse Gas »
Michael Wara comments on the federal appeals court ruling to negate the Environmental Protection Agency authority to regulate hydrofluorocarbons or HPCs.
By Bobby Magill,
