Heinz Talks: Climate Change and Energy Policy
February 14, 2010 - 12:27 am
What direction will our energy policy take in the next four years? Four leaders give their perspectives on climate change and energy policy and the resulting impact on economic growth and technological innovation.
Welcome and introduction by Teresa Heinz
Chairman of The Heinz Endowments and the Heinz Family Philanthropies.
Speakers: John Holdren, Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard University; Lee Branstetter, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Heinz College; Granger Morgan, Lord Chair Professor in Engineering; Professor and Department Head, Engineering and Public Policy; Melissa Young, student in the Heinz Colleges Master of Science in Public Policy and Management program.
Duration : 1:34:26
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A lecture by Andrew Light, associate professor of philosophy and environmental policy at George Mason University (GMU) and an internationally recognized environmental ethicist specializing in the ethical dimensions of environmental policy, restoration ecology and climate change.
John Stossel shows how global warming is bull and is one of the biggest hoaxes.
http://www.globalchange.com Huge water shortages in future with climate change. Water wars. Global warming, drought and changing patterns of rainfall. Rivers and reservoirs drying up. Water use restrictions. Political action and infrastructure investment. Impact of water shortage on business and farming / agriculture. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.
Dr David Suzuki, award-winning scientist and environmentalist, talks to WWF-Australia about why humans are the real reason our planet is degrading at such a fast rate and how we can turn this around.
This 9 minute video clip (in French) by Ibrahima Fall, a well known Senegalese filmmaker is a striking documentation of the work of the Global Environment Facility GEF in climate change projects in selected African countries. It includes interviews with environment ministers of African countries that have been benefiting from GEF support and a number of key political figures.The series of personal accounts detail on the ground results achieved over the past years; it is also highlights the path-breaking role of the GEF and its standing as the financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC.
English version of the 9 minutes video clip by Ibrahima Fall, a well known Senegalese filmmaker is a striking documentation of the work of the Global Environment Facility GEF in climate change projects in selected African countries. It includes interviews with environment ministers of African countries that have been benefiting from GEF support and a number of key political figures.The series of personal accounts detail on the ground results achieved over the past years; it is also highlights the path-breaking role of the GEF and its standing as the financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC.
The devastating rate of deforestation in British Columbia spurred TZEPORAH BERMAN into action. A plan to pursue law and academics was quickly dropped for environmental action and in 2000 Berman co-founded ForestEthics. This not-for-profit organization aims to promote environmental leadership in industry, governments and local communities. Their campaigns have inspired change in the environmental practices of corporations like Dell, Home Depot, Wal-Mart and Victoria’s Secret. But it doesn’t end there. Berman’s passion and dedication to the environment are boundless and continue to propel the efforts of ForestEthics.