Albert C. Lin

Albert C. Lin is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Environmental Law Center at the University of California, Davis School of Law (King Hall). His expertise spans environmental and natural resources law, with a focus on climate policy, geoengineering governance, and emerging technologies. He previously served as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and clerked for federal appellate judges Merrick Garland and James Browning.

Lin holds a J.D. from UC Berkeley (1996), an M.P.P. from Harvard University (1995), and a B.S. in Biology from Emory University (1992). His scholarship examines the intersections of law, technology, and environmental challenges, with publications in leading journals like the Harvard Environmental Law Review and UCLA Law Review.

His research interests include climate adaptation strategies, public nuisance litigation, and systemic regulation of technologies like AI and geoengineering. Lin co-authored a widely used environmental law casebook and advocates for adaptive governance frameworks to address complex environmental crises.

His recent work explores carbon dioxide removal, managed climate retreat, and the ethical dilemmas of solar geoengineering. Lin frequently engages with policymakers and media on topics like federal climate policy, public land management, and the legal implications of emerging technologies.