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Date: Wednesday Sept 9, 2015
Time: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Location:
World Resources Simulation Center
Free Event For Members - $10 Non Members
Event Summary:
President Barack Obama unveiled his plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plan.
He called the Plan "the single most important step America has ever taken in the fight against global climate change."
"Climate change is no longer just about the future we're predicting for our children or our grandchildren, it's about the reality that we're living with every day-right now,"
Obama said, adding that stronger storms, deeper droughts and more frequent floods are the results of the environmental shift.
"This is one of those rare issues-because of its magnitude, because of its scope-that if we don't get it right, we might not be able to reverse, and we may not be able to adapt sufficiently. There is such a thing as being too late when it comes to climate change."
The White House says the revised Clean Power Plan seeks to increase the required cuts in carbon emissions from the power sector, demanding they be slashed 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030-up from the 30 percent requirement in the original draft regulation.
Obama said such a reduction means "we'll be keeping 870 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution out of our atmosphere."
The regulation will also push for a national shift toward renewable energy such as solar and wind, moving away from coal-fired power.
"Right now our power plants are the source of about a third of America's carbon pollution-that's more pollution than our cars, our airplanes and our homes contribute combined."
Discussant Detail:
Nilmini Silva Send
Senior Plocy Analyst
USD EPIC
Silva-Send is the senior policy analyst at USD's Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC), where she contributes research and analysis to EPIC's ongoing energy and climate change projects. Currently, she is researching energy use and costs and benefits of measures to develop greater efficiency in road transportation in the San Diego region. Silva-Send has conducted legal and technical analysis of environmental laws in Europe and the U.S. throughout her career. She has also taught upper level and graduate-level international law courses in Germany.
Silva-Send is a member of the International Bar Association.
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Date:
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Wednesday Sept 9, 2015
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Time:
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Location:
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World Resources Simulation Center
1088 Third Ave San Diego, CA 92101
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Transport:
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Free Parking: Horton Plaza has 3 hour free parking with validation. If possible we suggest you use the Trolley. Civic Center stop
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Fee:
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Free Event for Members
$10 Non Members
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