Daniel Carpenter-Gold

UCLA School of Law

Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy

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Daniel Carpenter-Gold (he/him/his) was a fellow at the UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment in 2021-2023 and co-taught the Environmental Law Clinic in Spring 2022. Prior to his fellowship at UCLA, he was a staff attorney in the Equitable Neighborhoods practice area of TakeRoot Justice, which provides legal, research, and policy support to community-based organizations in New York City to dismantle racial, economic, and social oppression. Before that, he held fellowships at the Natural Resources Defense Council and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. Daniel is now a Staff Attorney on the Public Health Law Center’s Climate Justice team.

Daniel was born and raised in rural Maine, received his B.A. from Columbia University, and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School.

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Making Building Decarbonization Work for LA Renters

A new UCLA report recommends policies to green existing buildings in a way that protects and supports residential tenants.

UCLA Law Clinic Files Amicus Brief Seeking Review of Decision in Berkeley Gas Case

The Environmental Law Clinic joins other local, state, and federal governments, as well as NGOs, in urging the Ninth Circuit to take a second look at the case.

What’s Next in the Fight over Berkeley’s Natural Gas Ordinance

In a petition seeking review of the decision, the City of Berkeley says that the opinion from a Ninth Circuit panel takes federal preemption too far.

Three Questions about the Ninth Circuit Panel’s CRA v. Berkeley Decision

This recent decision has important implications for state and local efforts to protect their residents and reduce greenhouse-gas emission, but boy is it hard to wrap your head around.

Can the New Climate Laws Transform our Transportation Infrastructure?

The IIJA and IRA will spend a lot of money on transportation—but whether they’ll create fundamental change in our infrastructure or continue business as usual will depend on how that money is used.

How Can We Build Transmission Infrastructure Responsibly?

The IIJA and IRA offer a chance to speed up electricity-transmission development, but can it be done fairly?

How Should We Implement the New Federal Climate Laws?

An upcoming symposium by the Emmett Institute will explore the key climate impacts of IIJA and the IRA and unpack some of the obstacles and controversies around their implementation.

Cap and Trade Heats Up—For Better or Worse

Prices are high and markets are proliferating as program designers lean away from the more controversial elements of carbon trading.

LA’s Big Step toward Building Electrification

Los Angeles is about to require that new buildings be electric, but there’s a bigger decarbonization hurdle waiting.

UCLA Environmental Law Clinic Students’ Work Used in Litigation for Improved Refinery Monitoring

East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, represented by Earthjustice, filed a petition drafted by UCLA ELC students