Energy & Climate Change Conference

The 15th National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy and the Environment: Energy and Climate Change will develop and advance partnerships that focus on transitioning the world to a new "low carbon" and "climate resilient" energy system. It will emphasize putting ideas into action - moving forward on policy and practice.

It will feature the following notable sessions:

Symposium 1. Preparing for COP 21

Moderator: S. Jacob Scherr, Senior Advisor, International Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

Discussants:

**Matthieu Wemaere, Lawyer and Faculty, Centre for International Studies, Research, and Community, Aix-en-Provence Institute

**Alden Meyer, Director of Strategy and Policy, Union of Concerned Scientists

**Lutz Weischer, Team Leader, International Climate Policy, Germanwatch

Symposium 5: EPA’s Clean Power Plan 1: Status and Strategy

Moderator: Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Georgetown Climate Center, Georgetown University

Discussants:

**Reid Harvey, Director, Clean Air Markets Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

**Noelle Selin, Professor of Engineering Systems and Atmospheric Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

**Dallas Burtraw, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future

**Phil Assmus, Senior Staff Associate, National Association of Clean Air Agencies

**Megan Ceronsky, Director of Regulatory Policy & Senior Attorney, Environmental Defense Fund

Symposium 12. Low and Net-Zero Carbon Campuses

Moderator: James Eflin, Chair, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Ball State University

Discussants:

**Anna Demeo, Director, Energy Education and Management, College of the Atlantic

**Robert Francis, Vice President for Facilities, Drexel University

**Julian Keniry, Senior Director, Campus and Community Leadership, Campus Ecology-National Wildlife Federation

**James Lowe, Associate Vice President, Facilities, Planning, and Management, Ball State University

**Chris O’Brien, Director, Office of Sustainability, American University

Symposium 19. From Transactions to Transformation – Large Corporate Energy Users Driving Change in the Electricity Sector

Moderator: Todd Foley, Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs, American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)

Discussants:

**Marty Spitzer, Director, US Climate and Renewable Energy Policy, World Wildlife Fund

**Lily Donge, Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute

**Priya Barua, Associate, Climate and Energy Program, World Resources Institute

**Bill Weihl, Sustainability Director, Facebook

Symposium 21: Carbon Markets: Lessons from Around the World

Moderator: Wil Burns, Co-Director, Forum for Climate Geoengineering Assessment, American University; President, Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS)

Discussants:

**Jeremy Firestone, Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware

**Emilie Alberola, Research Unit Manager, Carbon and Energies Markets, CDC Climat, France

**Juscelino Colares, Associate Director, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Law

**David Driesen, Professor, Syracuse University

Symposium 22. Academic Investment and Divestment

Moderators: Anthony Cortese, Principal, and Georges Dyer, Coordinator, Intentional Endowments Network

Discussants:

**Marcie Smith, Executive Director, Responsible Endowments Coalition

**Leslie Samuelrich, President, Green Century Capital Management

**Jenna Nicholas, CEO, Phoenix Global Impact, Project Manager, Divest-Invest Philanthropy

**Stephen Mulkey, President, Unity College

Symposium 37. From Climate and Energy Literacy to Impact

Moderator: Frank Niepold, Climate Education Coordinator, NOAA Climate Program Office

Discussants:

**Tamara Ledley, Project Leader, TERC/CLEAN Network

**Emily Cloyd, Public Participation & Engagement Coordinator, National Climate Assessment Network, USGCRP

**Tim Carter, President, Second Nature

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