WHAT: The U.S. Climate Action: A Global Economic Perspective symposium is a one-day bipartisan event in the U.S. Capitol and Senate Hart buildings bringing together U.S. and international expertise to support the formulation of U.S. policy on climate change by addressing economic concerns and focusing on opportunities. The event has secured the sponsorship of Democrat and Republican Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), John McCain (R-AZ), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
WHEN: Tuesday, March 3, 2009
10:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: 10:15 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. (Press Conference)
U.S. Senate Russell Building, Room 253
Constitution Avenue and 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC
(Metro: Red line to Union Station, Orange line to Capital South Station)
12:20 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Expert Panels)
U.S. Senate Hart Building, Room 902
Constitution Avenue and 2nd Street, NE, Washington, DC
(Metro: Red line to Union Station, Orange line to Capital South Station)
WHO: Confirmed attendees for the Press Conference are:
Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, former UK Prime Minister
Lord Nicholas Stern, IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government and Chair of Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics
Jim Rogers, Chairman, President and CEO, Duke Energy
John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco
Governor Jennifer Granholm, Michigan
Governor Timothy M. Kaine, Virginia
Expected to attend the Press Conference are:
Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO, GE
Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Governor Jim Doyle, Wisconsin
Chair: Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
Confirmed attendees for the afternoon expert-panels are:
Todd Stern, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s climate envoy
Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
Nancy Birdsall, President, Center for Global Development (CGD)
Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute (WRI)
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, Patel Chair and Director, LSE Asia Research Center
Bill Cline, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
The Honorable John Warner, Former U.S. Senator from Virginia
Jeremy Oppenheim, Director, McKinsey and Company
Gerry Hudson, Executive Vice President, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Vinod Khosla, Founder & Partner, Khosla Ventures and Founder of Sun Microsystems
Trevor Houser, Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
Gary Hufbauer, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
The Honorable Connie Hedegaard, Minister of Environment, Denmark
The Honorable Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Climate and Energy, U.K.
Zhou Dadi, Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, China
Nigel Purvis, President, Climate Advisers
WHY: The symposium, U.S. Climate Change Action: A Global Economic Perspective, will foster discussion about how the economic opportunities of U.S. climate policy, such as new technologies and job growth, can be fully captured and how the costs can best be mitigated. In addition, speakers will describe successes from other countries in combating climate change.
RSVP: Ben Edwards, +1(202) 416-0740, Bedwards@cgdev.org
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