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CCS at COP

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Events

CCS at the United Nations Conference of the Parties

CCS in Cancun - COP16

CCS will be a particpant in the upcoming COP meetings November 29 to December 10, 2010.
For more information e-mail Michelle Wyman at mwyman@climatestrategies.us

Mexico's home country website for the event is http://cc2010.mx/swb/

CCS in Copenhagen - COP15

Is Low Carbon Economic Development a Successful New Paradigm? Thirty US States and Their Stakeholders say YES!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 16:30-18:00hrs &
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 16:30-18:00hrs (details)

Sub-National Climate Policy Development: A Template for Comprehensive Action. The "How-to" of Climate Policy at the State and Local Level
Thursday, December 10, 2009 11:30-13:00hrs &
Friday, December 11, 2009 11:30-13:00hrs (details)

National Scale-Up of "Bottom Up" Actions: How to Translate State and Local Success into National Law, Policy and Programs
Friday, December 11, 2009 16:30-18:00hrs &
Monday, December 14, 2009 16:30-18:00hrs (details)

International Advancement of Sub-National Climate Action: U.S. Collaboration with China
Monday, December 14, 2009 11:30-13:00hrs (details)

Why Did Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prime Minister Tony Blair and Wal-Mart Executives all Conclude that a Low Carbon Future is good for the Economy
Thursday, December 17, 2009 16:30-18:00hrs (details)

Location: Hub Culture Climate Pavilion, Gammeltorv 14, 1457, Copenhagen, California Room

Special Guests
Daniel Chacon, Manager, Mexico-US Border Environment Cooperation Commission*
Steve Chester, Director, Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
Alexander Cornell du Houx, Maine State Representative
Anthony Eggert, Senior Policy Advisor, California Air Resources Board*
Peter Grannis, Commissioner, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Jiamin Jin, Executive Director, Global Environmental Institute, China
Jeremy Kalin, Minnesota State Representative & Chair, Coalition of Legislators for Energy Action Now
Kate Knuth, Minnesota State Representative & Assistant Majority Leader
Frank Murray, President, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Mary Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board*
Michael Northorp, Program Director, Sustainable Development, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Fran Pavley, California State Senator, Chair, Natural Resources & Water Committee
Jared Snyder, Assistant Commissioner, Air Resources, Climate Change and Energy, New York City Department of Environmental Conservation
Brian Turner, Deputy Director, DC Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger*
Michelle Wyman, Sr. Advisor and former Executive Director, International Center for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
Additional guests are expected and will be announced in the next two weeks.
* Invited

Useful Links
The official COP15 website: http://en.cop15.dk/
The Hub Culture Climate Pavillion Homepage: http://www.hubculture.com/pavilions/copenhagen/
Centerfor Climate Strategies Reports and Presentations:

Whitman & Peterson: Climate Bill Should Top the Congress’ To-Do List
As Congress approaches the August recess, our economy, energy and environmental security needs still top the to-do list of the president and Congress. This summer the Center for Climate Strategies and the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition have outlined how Congress can put a national strategy in place that gets all three on the same page: by passing comprehensive national climate change and energy policy that reflects our best policy options for immediate action.

New Climate and Energy Policies Could Create 2.5 Million Jobs, Hold Down Energy Costs
July 22, 2010 -- New greenhouse gas emissions and energy policies at the Federal level could generate as many as 2.5 million new jobs and $134 billion in economic activity in the U.S. while keeping energy costs down, according to a new report from the Center for Climate Strategies, published with Johns Hopkins University.

Colorado legislature raises state RES, move seen creating jobs
A coalition of stakeholders who worked on the Colorado Climate Panel's were critical to the new legislation’s passage. Since investor-owned utilities supply 60% of Colorado’s electricity, this implements most of the Panel recommendation (adopted by the Governor) on renewable energy standards (RES).

Analysis Says Energy Bill would Boost GDP, Jobs
The Clean Energy Jobs Act, recently introduced in the Wisconsin legislature, can create jobs and improve the state's economy according to a recent Center for Climate Strategies study.
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