Regional Science Council Education and Outreach
Climate Change Speakers  Series
USING SCIENCE TO MAKE A DIFFERE
REGION 9, THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REG
Climate Change Speakers Series
The Regional Science Council created this series of presentations in response to the Region 9 En-
ergy and Climate Change Strategy. This series features a number of regional, national, and inter-
national experts from different fields offering unique insights into various climate change related
issues. The intent is to inform and inspire staff to meet the challenges of climate change at work
and at home. Representative topics and speakers are listed below.
The Speakers

•  Tian Feng, Chief Architect, SF BART
   Greener Mobility: Vision for 21st
   Century American Public Transport

•  John Field, Biologist, Southwest Fisheries
   Science Center (NOAA) Jumbo Squid
   Invasions in the California Current: A
   Harbinger of Global Change?

•  Nicholas Hanley, Head of Governance and
   Communication, European Commission
   Directorate-General for the Environment
   Kyoto, Copenhagen & Beyond:
   European Union Climate and Energy
   Policies

•  Angela Johnson Meszaros, Co-Chair,
   Environmental Justice Advisory Committee
   on the Implementation ofAB 32, Director of
   Policy & General Counsel, CA Environmental
   Rights Alliance Environmental Justice:
   Perspectives and Solutions

•  Dan Kammen, Director, Renewable and
   Appropriate Energy Lab, UC Berkeley
   Transporting 'US' to Sustainability
   Hunter Lovins,
   President and Founder,
   Natural Capitalism
   Solutions The Drivers
   of Change: The
   Economic Case for
   Protecting the
   Climate
 Regional Contacts: Elizabeth Stahl (415) 972-3743, Adam
 Freedman, Matt Small, Loretta Barsamian, Ben Machol, Lynda
 •   Ro be rt M a rci a I, Director, PG&E Energy
     CenterThink You're as Green as Can Be?
     Think Again: Practical Steps to
     Reducing Your Energy Consumption at
     Home and at Work

 •   Brian McLean, U.S. EPA, Director of
     Atmospheric Programs, OAR U.S.EPA
     Climate Change Policy Direction - A
     view from Washington DC

 •   Art Rosenfeld, Commissioner,  California
     Energy Commission Energy Efficiency
     and Climate Change

 •   Dr. Stephen Schneider, Professor of Env.
     Biology and Global Change, Stanford
     University Adapting To
     What We Can't Prevent,
     And Preventing What We
     Can't Adapt To
     Mathis Wackernagel,
     Executive Director, Global
     Footprint Network, Creator
     of the "Ecological Footprint"
     Concept Tracking Human   	
     Overshoot with the Ecological
     Footprint: Creating Measurable Success
     for a Sustainable Future

     Amy Zimpfer, USEPA Region 9 Air Division
     Associate Director Direction of Federal
     Climate  Change Policy
    FinalDRAFT, Climate Change Speaker Series.pub 2/18/10gm

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