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Stanford, CA 94305-6055

mwara@stanford.edu
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Michael Wara's research focuses on the emerging global market for greenhouse gases and the Post-Kyoto regime for reducing their emissions. His interests also include the interaction between climate, water, and endangered species management.

Wara is currently on the faculty at Stanford Law School where he teaches "International Environmental Law." Previously, he was an associate at Holland & Knight, LLP. He holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences from the University of California, Santa Cruz. His doctoral research focused on the interaction between long term shifts in global climate and tropical ocean/atmosphere dynamics.

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Going Green(er): Planning the Next Era of Environmental Regulation in India
... according to Michael Wara, a law professor and research fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, ...
October 21, 2010 in Knowledge@Wharton

Carbon markets: The smoking greenhouse gun
"They found the smoking gun," says Michael Wara, a professor at Stanford Law School. Since the executive board received that submission in July, ...
September 2, 2010 in The Economist

BP May Lose US Oil Leases, Contracts After Spill
... Alaska, will figure in the debate, said Michael Wara, associate professor of environmental law at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
June 14, 2010 in BusinessWeek