John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach is Commonwealth Professor of Environmental Law and Sustainability at Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and is director of the school’s Environmental Law and Sustainabiity Center. Professor Dernbach has written extensively on sustainable development, climate change, and environmental law. He has chaired or cochaired the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee and is a member of the ABA SEER Climate Change Task Force. He helps lead the Model Laws for Deep Decarbonization Project, a pro bono legal drafting project endorsed by the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and the American College of Environmental Lawyers. He currently lives in Harrisburg, PA.