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 ------- |