Romany Webb
@romany-webb.bsky.social
Deputy Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. Working on climate, energy, carbon removal, methane removal, and more.
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📗New Book Explores the Need for Climate-Compatible Infrastructure Development and the Legal Issues it Raises
Deputy Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Romany M. Webb shows why climate change is, at its core, an infrastructure challenge.
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Deputy Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Romany M. Webb shows why climate change is, at its core, an infrastructure challenge.
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New Book Explores the Need for Climate-Compatible Infrastructure Development and the Legal Issues it Raises - Climate Law Blog
The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reached a disappointing conclusion on Saturday. Just a few days earlier, things had…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
📗New Book Explores the Need for Climate-Compatible Infrastructure Development and the Legal Issues it Raises
Deputy Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Romany M. Webb shows why climate change is, at its core, an infrastructure challenge.
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Deputy Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Romany M. Webb shows why climate change is, at its core, an infrastructure challenge.
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⏰🌱Closing Soon—Applications Due November 30th!
⚖️The Sabin Center is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join our Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI)!
🔗Apply before November 30th: buff.ly/sBpru1a
⚖️The Sabin Center is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join our Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI)!
🔗Apply before November 30th: buff.ly/sBpru1a
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
⏰🌱Closing Soon—Applications Due November 30th!
⚖️The Sabin Center is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join our Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI)!
🔗Apply before November 30th: buff.ly/sBpru1a
⚖️The Sabin Center is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join our Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI)!
🔗Apply before November 30th: buff.ly/sBpru1a
Check out the Climate Law blog for an overview of my latest book and why you should read it. There really is something for everyone in there! blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
New Book Explores the Need for Climate-Compatible Infrastructure Development and the Legal Issues it Raises - Climate Law Blog
The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reached a disappointing conclusion on Saturday. Just a few days earlier, things had looke...
blogs.law.columbia.edu
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Check out the Climate Law blog for an overview of my latest book and why you should read it. There really is something for everyone in there! blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
It’s arrived! So excited to finally see this in print! Grab your copy now.
November 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It’s arrived! So excited to finally see this in print! Grab your copy now.
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🌎We’re Hiring! The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a Climate Justice Fellow to contribute to work on issues related to climate justice and equity
✅Requirements: J.D. or LLM & interest in climate justice/environmental law
📅Deadline: 1/16/2026
🔗More Details: buff.ly/R2zU9i8
✅Requirements: J.D. or LLM & interest in climate justice/environmental law
📅Deadline: 1/16/2026
🔗More Details: buff.ly/R2zU9i8
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🌎We’re Hiring! The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is seeking a Climate Justice Fellow to contribute to work on issues related to climate justice and equity
✅Requirements: J.D. or LLM & interest in climate justice/environmental law
📅Deadline: 1/16/2026
🔗More Details: buff.ly/R2zU9i8
✅Requirements: J.D. or LLM & interest in climate justice/environmental law
📅Deadline: 1/16/2026
🔗More Details: buff.ly/R2zU9i8
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🌱The Sabin Center is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join our Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative! 🌬️☀️RELDI partners with communities to advance wind and solar projects, offering research and legal support to overcome renewable energy development barriers.
🔗 Visit: buff.ly/mCJTXyu
🔗 Visit: buff.ly/mCJTXyu
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🌱The Sabin Center is seeking a postdoctoral research scholar to join our Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative! 🌬️☀️RELDI partners with communities to advance wind and solar projects, offering research and legal support to overcome renewable energy development barriers.
🔗 Visit: buff.ly/mCJTXyu
🔗 Visit: buff.ly/mCJTXyu
The @sabincenter.bsky.social is hiring for not one, but two, attorneys to join our team. For more info and to apply visit: climate.law.columbia.edu/content/jobs...
Jobs and Internships at the Sabin Center | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
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October 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The @sabincenter.bsky.social is hiring for not one, but two, attorneys to join our team. For more info and to apply visit: climate.law.columbia.edu/content/jobs...
UPCOMING EVENT: On Oct. 17, the @sabincenter.bsky.social will host a webinar on future directions in the regulation of #marineCDR under the London Convention & Protocol. Register at: tinyurl.com/3xp6uzuu
Climate Governance under the London Convention and Protocol Webinar | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Register below to attend the event. Once you register, the zoom link will be sent to you before the event.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
UPCOMING EVENT: On Oct. 17, the @sabincenter.bsky.social will host a webinar on future directions in the regulation of #marineCDR under the London Convention & Protocol. Register at: tinyurl.com/3xp6uzuu
This week, @sabincenter.bsky.social submitted comments to CARB on implementation of SB905, which requires creation of a program to advance #CDR. This is an important reminder that, even in the midst of federal backsliding, states can make progress. tinyurl.com/49x8p75c
Information Solicitation to Advise Implementation of the Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization, and Storage Program: Senate Bill 905 | California Air Resources Board
The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) is soliciting feedback to help inform its work to implement Senate Bill (SB) 905 (Caballero, Statutes of 2022). This pre-rulemaking solicitation step...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This week, @sabincenter.bsky.social submitted comments to CARB on implementation of SB905, which requires creation of a program to advance #CDR. This is an important reminder that, even in the midst of federal backsliding, states can make progress. tinyurl.com/49x8p75c
"If we want to achieve global climate goals, we simply cannot be building out a whole lot of new fossil fuel infrastructure," Webb said. "Yet we're seeing calls to prolong the life of coal plants and build new gas plants just to support data centers." www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/a...
New map and research expose disturbing side effects of AI industry boom: 'There are going to be challenges'
As part of the latest wave of Big Tech's spending on AI, Google announced a $9 billion investment to build a new data center campus in Virginia.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"If we want to achieve global climate goals, we simply cannot be building out a whole lot of new fossil fuel infrastructure," Webb said. "Yet we're seeing calls to prolong the life of coal plants and build new gas plants just to support data centers." www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/a...
Fall colors just starting at Minnewaska State Park
October 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Fall colors just starting at Minnewaska State Park
Today @sabincenter.bsky.social hosted a full day symposium on marine carbon dioxide removal law & policy. It was great to dive into international & domestic frameworks, the role of tribes, community engagement, & so much more. Thanks to all of our stellar speakers!
September 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Today @sabincenter.bsky.social hosted a full day symposium on marine carbon dioxide removal law & policy. It was great to dive into international & domestic frameworks, the role of tribes, community engagement, & so much more. Thanks to all of our stellar speakers!
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A new report from @newclimate.bsky.social finds little corporate support for durable CO2 removal, which is needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C. Those that are investing in the technology aren't doing so in conjunction with deep emissions cuts. @grist.org grist.org/accountabili...
Report: Big businesses are doing carbon dioxide removal all wrong
The technology is needed to limit global warming. But corporations are supporting it in lieu of emissions reductions.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A new report from @newclimate.bsky.social finds little corporate support for durable CO2 removal, which is needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C. Those that are investing in the technology aren't doing so in conjunction with deep emissions cuts. @grist.org grist.org/accountabili...
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There is still time to register & join ONC at our Queenswood Campus in #Victoria, BC to participate in @sabincenter.bsky.social's #mCDR symposium!
Hear from cross-border #PNW panelists as they discuss marine #CarbonDioxide removal efforts in & around the #SalishSea.
🔗 bit.ly/4fVdxEO
Hear from cross-border #PNW panelists as they discuss marine #CarbonDioxide removal efforts in & around the #SalishSea.
🔗 bit.ly/4fVdxEO
🌊On September 19, the Sabin Center & New York Sea Grant are holding a symposium on marine #CO2removal activities. Leading experts will discuss governance and how to ensure a fair approach to #mCDR development:
Agenda ➡️ buff.ly/DAnTB6L
Register ➡️ buff.ly/WtZh4lf
#events #NYC #ClimateAction
Agenda ➡️ buff.ly/DAnTB6L
Register ➡️ buff.ly/WtZh4lf
#events #NYC #ClimateAction
September 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
There is still time to register & join ONC at our Queenswood Campus in #Victoria, BC to participate in @sabincenter.bsky.social's #mCDR symposium!
Hear from cross-border #PNW panelists as they discuss marine #CarbonDioxide removal efforts in & around the #SalishSea.
🔗 bit.ly/4fVdxEO
Hear from cross-border #PNW panelists as they discuss marine #CarbonDioxide removal efforts in & around the #SalishSea.
🔗 bit.ly/4fVdxEO
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Not in New York?
Come to ONC's Queenswood Campus in Victoria BC to watch the symposium live!
Hear from cross-border Pacific Northwest panelists as they discuss marine #CarbonDioxide removal efforts in & around the #SalishSea, sharing insights and lessons learned.
🔗 bit.ly/4fVdxEO
#mCDR 🧪
Come to ONC's Queenswood Campus in Victoria BC to watch the symposium live!
Hear from cross-border Pacific Northwest panelists as they discuss marine #CarbonDioxide removal efforts in & around the #SalishSea, sharing insights and lessons learned.
🔗 bit.ly/4fVdxEO
#mCDR 🧪
🌊On September 19, the Sabin Center & New York Sea Grant are holding a symposium on marine #CO2removal activities. Leading experts will discuss governance and how to ensure a fair approach to #mCDR development:
Agenda ➡️ buff.ly/DAnTB6L
Register ➡️ buff.ly/WtZh4lf
#events #NYC #ClimateAction
Agenda ➡️ buff.ly/DAnTB6L
Register ➡️ buff.ly/WtZh4lf
#events #NYC #ClimateAction
August 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Not in New York?
Come to ONC's Queenswood Campus in Victoria BC to watch the symposium live!
Hear from cross-border Pacific Northwest panelists as they discuss marine #CarbonDioxide removal efforts in & around the #SalishSea, sharing insights and lessons learned.
🔗 bit.ly/4fVdxEO
#mCDR 🧪
Come to ONC's Queenswood Campus in Victoria BC to watch the symposium live!
Hear from cross-border Pacific Northwest panelists as they discuss marine #CarbonDioxide removal efforts in & around the #SalishSea, sharing insights and lessons learned.
🔗 bit.ly/4fVdxEO
#mCDR 🧪
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We've been selected as a CREDO Mobile grant recipient for the month of August! Vote now to help decide how the available funds will be divided between three progressive organizations. www.credodonations.com/organization...
Vote for Climate Science Legal Defense Fund to help increase their grant from CREDO
Every month, CREDO donates to the progressive causes you care about most.
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August 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
We've been selected as a CREDO Mobile grant recipient for the month of August! Vote now to help decide how the available funds will be divided between three progressive organizations. www.credodonations.com/organization...
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Funded by Ocean Visions, a new white paper from @sabincenter.bsky.social proposes a more climate-conscious approach to how the London Convention & Protocol governs marine carbon dioxide removal. Read the press release ➡️ oceanvisions.org/rethinking-t...
Rethinking the London Convention and Protocol Governance of MCDR in Light of New International Rulings and Landmark International Climate Agreements
A new white paper by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University proposes more climate-conscious thinking on how parties currently apply, and how they could more effectively apply, ...
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August 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Funded by Ocean Visions, a new white paper from @sabincenter.bsky.social proposes a more climate-conscious approach to how the London Convention & Protocol governs marine carbon dioxide removal. Read the press release ➡️ oceanvisions.org/rethinking-t...
What is the most exciting part of working on a book? Getting to see the cover design! Hopefully this will be on shelves soon.
August 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
What is the most exciting part of working on a book? Getting to see the cover design! Hopefully this will be on shelves soon.
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🌊📄 The Sabin Center published a new #report, International Legal Guidelines for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Governance under the London Convention and London Protocol.
Read here: scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sabin_climat...
#FridayReads
Read here: scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sabin_climat...
#FridayReads
August 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🌊📄 The Sabin Center published a new #report, International Legal Guidelines for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Governance under the London Convention and London Protocol.
Read here: scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sabin_climat...
#FridayReads
Read here: scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sabin_climat...
#FridayReads
Yesterday, the Sabin Center filed not 1, not 2, but 3 (!) separate comments on EPA's proposal to repeal its GHG emissions standards for fossil fuel power plants. Thanks to the team here that contributed!
📢 The Sabin Center is pushing back on EPA’s proposal to repeal #powerplant #GHG standards—arguing the agency’s rationale is both legally flawed ⚖️ and scientifically unfounded 🔬.
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#ClimateLaw #EPA #GHG #CleanAir #ClimateJustice
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#ClimateLaw #EPA #GHG #CleanAir #ClimateJustice
Sabin Center Submits Comment Letters on EPA’s Proposed Repeal of Power Plant GHG Emission Standards - Climate Law Blog
On June 17, 2025, EPA published a proposed rule to either repeal entirely, or significantly revise, a rule issued in 2024 which set performance standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants to limit…
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August 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Yesterday, the Sabin Center filed not 1, not 2, but 3 (!) separate comments on EPA's proposal to repeal its GHG emissions standards for fossil fuel power plants. Thanks to the team here that contributed!
📣 New @sabincenter.bsky.social report on the regulation of #mCDR under the London Convention and Protocol by Korey Silverman-Roati and yours truly. 🧵 (1/6)
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International Legal Guidelines for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Governance under the London Convention and London Protocol | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
climate.law.columbia.edu
August 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📣 New @sabincenter.bsky.social report on the regulation of #mCDR under the London Convention and Protocol by Korey Silverman-Roati and yours truly. 🧵 (1/6)
climate.law.columbia.edu/content/inte...
climate.law.columbia.edu/content/inte...
Join us on September 19 for a discussion of #mCDR law and policy.
🌊On September 19, the Sabin Center & New York Sea Grant are holding a symposium on marine #CO2removal activities. Leading experts will discuss governance and how to ensure a fair approach to #mCDR development: buff.ly/DAnTB6L
Register ➡️ buff.ly/WtZh4lf
Register ➡️ buff.ly/WtZh4lf
August 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Join us on September 19 for a discussion of #mCDR law and policy.
My son this morning: Can we listen to that music from the olden days? You know, those classic songs from the early 200s. Sung by the group of girls.
Turns out he was talking about Destiny's Child.
Feeling ancient right now.
Turns out he was talking about Destiny's Child.
Feeling ancient right now.
July 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
My son this morning: Can we listen to that music from the olden days? You know, those classic songs from the early 200s. Sung by the group of girls.
Turns out he was talking about Destiny's Child.
Feeling ancient right now.
Turns out he was talking about Destiny's Child.
Feeling ancient right now.
Just finished this truly beautiful book. I don’t get much time to read for pleasure these days. This book made me want to find more. A poignant, yet hopeful story, with a killer twist at the end. And it’s by an Aussie! #booksky
July 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Just finished this truly beautiful book. I don’t get much time to read for pleasure these days. This book made me want to find more. A poignant, yet hopeful story, with a killer twist at the end. And it’s by an Aussie! #booksky