EP 58: International Law & Climate Justice

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Nadia Ahmad is an author, attorney, law professor, and environmental justice advocate. She has spent her academic career focusing on frontline communities who are the most vulnerable to energy production.She is a Visiting Associate Professor at Yale Law School and an Associate Professor at Barry University School of Law. She teaches environmental law, property, and business organizations. She has presented her research on the law and policy of advanced biofuels in Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Cambridge, Doha, Denver, New York, and San Francisco. Her over 45 scholarly publications focus on the intersections of energy siting, the environment, and sustainable development and draw on international investment law and corporate social responsibility.Three Exploredt: * Third World vs First World* frontline communities are vulnerable to energy production* climate cages* environmental justice activismBest advice: don't listen to anyone. (meaning if someone has something negative to say to deter you away from doing something you love don't listen to them and do it anyway) Connect with Nadia Ahmad: Website: https://nadiaahmad.org/ (https://nadiaahmad.org/)Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadiabahmad (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadiabahmad)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profnadiaahmad (https://www.facebook.com/profnadiaahmad)Twitter: https://twitter.com/NadiaBAhmad (https://twitter.com/NadiaBAhmad)Additional resources: https://youtu.be/QP39lio396s (https://youtu.be/QP39lio396s)https://law.yale.edu/nadia-b-ahmad (https://law.yale.edu/nadia-b-ahmad)http://www2.law.mercer.edu/elaw/ahmad.html (http://www2.law.mercer.edu/elaw/ahmad.html)https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fm22ArEAAAAJ&hl=en (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fm22ArEAAAAJ&hl=en)

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