Welcome to the Blue Carbon Law Symposium
May 17-18, 2023 | Athens, GA
Thank you for attending the first Blue Carbon Law Symposium.
In 2023, we convened legal scholars, ESG investors, conservation finance and carbon registry specialists, coastal and marine decision-makers, and scientists to co-create a whole-field understanding of the role and opportunity for coastal blue carbon investment.
Speakers and Agenda
Jocelyn D’Ambrosio, J.D.
Senior Counsel, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist, NOAA
Queen Quet
Chieftess, Gullah/Geechee Nation
Sponsors
This year’s Blue Carbon Law Symposium was co-organized by Georgia Sea Grant, the University of Georgia Institute of Government, the University of Georgia School of Law, and the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, with funding provided by the National Sea Grant Law Center.
Steering Committee
David Eady, M.S.
Industry Engagement Senior Manager, Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business
David Golden, J.D.
Allen and Ruth Harris Chair of Excellence, East Tennessee State University’s College of Business and Technology
Marilyn Hemmingway
Founder and Preseident, Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce
Katie Hill, J.D.
Research Professional, University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Catherine Marie Janasie, J.D., LL.M.
Senior Research Counsel, National Sea Grant Law Center
Brita Jessen, Ph.D.
Interdisciplinary Research and Partnerships Lead, S.C. Sea Grant Consortium
Adam Orford, J.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Georgia’s School of Law
Romany Webb, LL.M.
Associate Research Scholar at Columbia Law School and Deputy Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law