USC Schwarzenegger Institute to Host Climate Change Symposium
GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE PROGRESS OF GROUNDBREAKING CALIFORNIA POLICIES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that the USC Schwarzenegger Institute will host a symposium with the Air Resources Board and the R20 in Sacramento highlighting how California’s policies made the Golden State a global leader in the fight against climate change, the progress of California’s efforts and lessons learned.
As leaders from across the globe prepare for the United Nations Climate Change Conferences, COP20 and COP21, California’s leaders will gather at the Mary Nichols, Chairman of the California Air Resources Board, will co-host the symposium. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will provide closing remarks.
The symposium will focus on California’s contributions to the climate change fight and explore issues relevant to the upcoming UN Conferences and subnational meetings.
When: Monday, September 8, 2014
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST
What: Global Climate Negotiations: Lessons from California Symposium
Where: California EPA Building, Byron Sher Auditorium, California EPA Building, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA
Who:
·Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., 39th Governor of California
·Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of California
·Mary Nichols, Chairman, California Air and Resources Board
·Ed Begley, Jr., Actor, Environmentalist
·Michael Britt, Sr., VP UPS
·Senator Kevin de León, California State Senate President pro Tempore-elect
·Bob Foster, 27th Mayor of Long Beach
·Dr. Peter Gleick, President and Co-Founder of Pacific Institute
·Katie Hoffman, Director, California Student Sustainability Coalition
·Lisa Jackson, VP Environmental Initiatives, Apple; Former U.S. EPA Administration
·Dr. Dan Kammen, UC Berkeley, Director RAEL and TSRC
·Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Chairman IPCC, Nobel Peace Prize 2007
·Bonnie Reiss, Global Director, USC Schwarzenegger Institute
·Matt Rodriquez, California Secretary for Environmental Protection
·Anne Stausboll, CEO CalPERS
·Terry Tamminen, Strategic Advisor to Founding Chair, R20
·Dr. Anthony Westerling, UC Merced
