San Diego Journal of Climate and Energy Law (JCEL)

The Journal of Climate and Energy Law's (JCEL) inaugural issue was published in December of 2009, paving the way as our nation's first law periodical focused exclusively on the legal aspects of the world's transition to a clean energy economy. The quality of this journal will continue the tradition of being a world-class publication on major issues and topics in climate change and energy law. JCEL contains articles, comments and casenotes written by leading professors, practitioners and judges in their respective fields, as well as our very own University of San Diego School of Law students. Alongside the University of San Diego School of Law's Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC), JCEL co-hosts the University of San Diego's Annual Climate & Energy Law Symposium. Along with publishing an innovative journal in a burgeoning field, JCEL is equally as dedicated to innovating its publication process and being an environmentally friendly journal. JCEL's office is currently set up to run completely "paperless," providing digital file management to perform cite-checking functions. This system allows our members to work practically anywhere with an Internet connection, no longer tied down to inefficient scanning and printing systems. And in doing so, JCEL is able to save approximately six boxes of office paper each year as well as prepare its members for the "law firm of tomorrow."