Climate Progress at D.C. Public Event on Managing Climate Change
If you’re in the DC metro area, please join ClimateProgress’ editor, Joseph Romm, at an event by the American Meteorological Society called “Managing Climate Change: The Daunting Energy Challenge Ahead” on Monday, April 16 at noon.
A description of the program is as follows:
What is the scale of effort that is likely required to address the energy challenges posed by climate change? Have we, as a society, been successful in the past in organizing grand-scale programs to address critical issues of enormous scale? What are the suite of technologies and lifestyle changes that are likely to be essential components of an energy conversion program that effectively addresses the most serious threats and consequences of climate change? The grand challenges posed by unchecked greenhouse gas emissions will, no doubt, take considerable time and effort to deal with. What are likely to be some of the most effective strategies that can be deployed in the near- and mid-term? How critical is energy conservation in such a plan? Is it reasonable to assume that technological advances alone, in the absence of fundamental changes in our lifestyles and perspectives, are sufficient to tackle the problem at hand?
Joe is one of several experts speaking, alongside Dr. Ken Caldeira and Dr. Marty Hoffert, in a discussion moderated by Dr. Anthony Socci. The panel will take place in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Visit the website for more information or to read a summary of Joe’s expertise and position.
