This event, sponsored by the Heinrich Boll Foundation North America, will bring in leading experts from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss strategies for lowering emissions and gaining economic strength despite these constraints.

Vicki Arroyo, executive director of the Georgetown Climate Center, will serve as the moderator for the event.

Speakers will address how smart industrial and energy policies provide opportunities for new jobs and more energy security. In addition, they will highlight how rural areas can generate tax revenue and opportunities for clean technologies by pursuing ambitious renewable energy strategies. The event will in particular focus on regions that rely heavily on energy intense industries and coal for power supply, and will emphasize successful approaches to deliver affordable power and reduce carbon emissions.

This is the final event of the two year program The Climate Network, organized by the Heinrich Boell Foundation. It is a program which identifies and promotes solutions for a low-carbon economy through projects in Central Europe and the U.S. Midwest.
 

Speakers:

• Johannes Remmel, Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Conservation and Consumer Affairs (North Rhine-Westphalia)
• Jost de Jager, Minister for Science, Economic Affairs and Transport (Schleswig Holstein)
• Heidi VanGenderen, Director of National and Regional Outreach; American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
• Rolf Nordstrom, Executive Director, Great Plains Institute
• Vicki Arroyo, Director, Georgetown Climate Center (moderator)

Event Details:

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
11:30pm-1:00pm

Resources for the Future
Conference Room, First Floor
1616 P Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036