JOIN THE CLIMATE DISCUSSION!

August 30 & 31, 2010 in San Francisco

The California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA), along with its co-hosts, the California Air Resources Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, are proud to present “The CAPCOA Climate Change Forum.”

The CAPCOA Climate Change Forum will create a collaborative environment where progress can be made towards the harmonization of climate programs. This conference will focus on how federal, state, and local agencies can most effectively align efforts to advance climate change programs in California.

Highlighted Speakers!

Van Jones, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress and Founder, Green for All
Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder & Editor in Chief, The Huffington Post
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, State of California*
Lisa Jackson, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency*
Jared Blumenfeld, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX
Mary Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board
Mayor Gavin Newsom, City of San Francisco*
Hunter Lovins, President and Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions
James Boyd, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Anthony Eggert, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Mark Jacobson, Professor, Stanford University
Wade Crowfoot, Political Director, West Coast, Environmental Defense Fund
Steve Heminger, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Joel Makower, Chairman and Executive Editor, GreenBiz.com
Alec Loorz, Founder, Kids vs. Global Warming
Larry Allen, Air Pollution Control Officer, San Luis Obispo Air Pollution Control District
Jack Broadbent, Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer, Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Mat Ehrhardt, President, California Air Pollution Officers Association
James Goldstene, Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board
Larry Greene, Executive Director/Air Pollution Control Officer, Sacramento Air Quality Management District

*Invited

Register Today!

Join us to learn about collective efforts to harmonize the direction of climate change programs and sustainability.  Taking place in San Francisco, a city that defines environmental leadership, the CAPCOA Climate Change Forum is an opportunity simply not to be missed.

Purpose and Focus

The Forum will bring together distinguished national, state, and local leaders to share their perspectives for advancing climate change programs, addressing key issues and questions, and expressing their views for what the future holds.  In addition, breakout sessions will bring noted panelists of interest to business and industry, governmental officials and staff, science, academia, and community groups.

Appropriate long-term decisions and strategies can only be developed with the collective input from all stakeholders.  As individual programs to implement carbon reducing strategies, regulations, action plans, as well as adaptation approaches, move forward, the need for harmonizing them and reducing redundant or overlapping elements is essential.  Opportunities for wide-ranging discussions are necessary, and this Forum will provide that opportunity.

Key Influencers

Recent events, regulations, and proposed and existing legislation will form the backdrop for the Forum.  These include:

• Copenhagen and COP15
• Implementation of California’s AB32
• Discussion on the California Climate Adaptation Strategy
• American Clean Energy & Security Act of 2009
• Low Carbon Fuel Standards
• Federal Regulatory Action under the Clean Air Act

Highlighted Speakers!

Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder & Editor in Chief, The Huffington Post
Lisa Jackson, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection
Agency*
Mary Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board
Larry Allen, Air Pollution Control Officer, San Luis Obispo Air
Pollution Control District
Jared Blumenfeld, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection
Agency, Region IX
James Boyd, Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Jack Broadbent, Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer, Bay
Area Air Quality Management District
Mat Ehrhardt, President, California Air Pollution Officers Association
James Goldstene, Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board
Larry Greene, Executive Director/Air Pollution Control Officer,
Sacramento Air Quality Management District
Hunter Lovins, President and Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions
Mark Jacobson, Professor, Stanford University
and introducing Alec Loorz, Founder, Kids vs. Global Warming