{"id":3872,"date":"2009-12-12T09:20:20","date_gmt":"2009-12-12T17:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/?p=3872"},"modified":"2009-12-12T09:20:20","modified_gmt":"2009-12-12T17:20:20","slug":"copenhagen-the-california-contingent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2009\/12\/12\/copenhagen-the-california-contingent\/","title":{"rendered":"Copenhagen: The California Contingent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a list of prominent Californians either in or heading for Copenhagen next week. <\/em>Compiled by Climate Watch intern David Ferry<\/em>, it’s not intended to be exhaustive, but reflects responses from numerous queries we sent out prior to the conference:<\/em><\/p>\n

Government:<\/p>\n

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong>
\nAddresses the conference on Tuesday, with a call to rally “subnational” players to continue local and regional efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Linda Adams<\/strong>, Sec. for Environmental Protection,California Environmental Protection Agency
\nLinda Adams<\/a>, former director of the California Department of Water Resources, was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in May 2006 as Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency \u2013 making her the first woman to serve as head of the agency. Immediately upon appointment, Secretary Adams was designated as Governor Schwarzenegger\u2019s lead negotiator on AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act<\/a> of 2006. Adams is now working closely with states, provinces and countries around the world to develop a network of climate initiatives to achieve the greatest global reductions.<\/p>\n

Mike Chrisman<\/strong>, Secretary for Natural Resources, California Natural Resources Agency
\nAs a member of the governor’s cabinet, Mike Chrisman<\/a> serves as his chief adviser on issues related to the state’s natural, historic, and cultural resources. In leading the Natural Resources Agency, Chrisman oversees the policies and activities of 25 departments, commissions, boards and conservancies. The issues run the natural resources gamut from conservation, water, fish and game, forestry, parks, energy, coastal, marine and landscape.<\/p>\n

A. G. Kawamura<\/strong>, Secretary for Food and Agriculture, California Dept. of Food and Agriculture
\nPrior to his appointment, Secretary Kawamura<\/a> was active as a produce grower and shipper from Orange County. As an urban agriculturist, he has a lifetime of experience working along and within the expanding urban boundaries of Southern California.\u00a0On issues of domestic and international importance, Kawamura was an early supporter of renewable energy as well as being a vocal proponent of invasive species prevention, trade promotion and farm bill reauthorization.<\/p>\n

Mary D. Nichols<\/strong>, Chairman, California Air Resources Board
\nMary Nichols<\/a> has devoted her entire career in public and private, not-for-profit service to advocating for the environment and public health. In addition to her work at the Air Board, she has held a number of positions, including: assistant administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Air and Radiation program under the Clinton Administration, Secretary for California’s Resources Agency from 1999 to 2003, and Director of the University of California, Los Angeles Institute of the Environment.<\/p>\n

Eileen Tutt<\/strong>, Deputy Secretary, California Air Resources Board and CalEPA*
\nEileen Tutt<\/a>, who has been with the ARB and CalEPA since 1990, currently serves as Deputy Secretary External Affairs. Prior to that, she worked in the ARB’s Executive Office managing three projects: the California Hydrogen Highway Network Blueprint Plan, Motor Vehicle Climate Change regulations, and joint effort with the California Energy Commission to make recommendations to the Governor and Legislator addressing the issue of California’s petroleum dependence.<\/p>\n

*Tutt recently announced that she’s resigning from state government to become executive director of the California Electric Transportation Coalition.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tony Brunello<\/strong>, Deputy Natural Resources Secretary for Climate Change and Energy<\/p>\n

Marcia McNutt<\/strong>, Director, United States Geological Survey
\nMarcia McNutt<\/a>, the recently appointed USGS director, is a California native. She has published 90 peer-reviewed scientific articles and also chaired the President’s Panel on Ocean Exploration convened by President Clinton to examine the possibility of initiating a major US program in exploring the oceans.\u00a0 She is a fellow for the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the International Association of Geodesy.<\/p>\n

Nancy Skinner<\/strong>, State Assembly Member, California’s 14th District
\nNancy Skinner is the Chair of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and is the founder of ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fran Pavley<\/strong>, State Senator, California’s 23rd District
\nFran Pavley<\/a> chairs the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, and authored California’s tailpipe emissions reduction bill and, as an assemblymember, AB 32.<\/p>\n

NGOs:<\/p>\n

Derek Walker<\/strong>, Director, California Climate Initiative, Environmental Defense Fund
\nDerek Walker<\/a> develops and coordinates legislative and communications campaigns in target states throughout the U.S. to generate support for strong global warming and clean energy policies. His primary responsibility is managing a team of policy and legal experts working on implementation of California\u2019s Global Warming Solutions Act (AB-32).<\/p>\n

Dan Jacobson<\/strong>, Legislative Director, Environment California
\nDan Jacobson<\/a> directs policy development, research, and legislative advocacy for Environment California. He led efforts to pass the California Clean Energy Act, the strongest renewable energy law in the country.<\/p>\n

Louis Blumberg<\/strong>, Director, Climate Change at the Nature Conservancy
\nA self-described policy wonk, Blumberg leads the Conservancy\u2019s<\/a> climate change work in California.<\/p>\n

Gary Gero<\/strong>, President, California Climate Action Registry
\nGary Gero<\/a> serves as president of the CCAR, which serves as a voluntary greenhouse gas registry to protect and promote early actions to reduce GHG emissions by organizations.<\/p>\n

Academics:<\/p>\n

Dan Kammen<\/strong>, Professor, UC Berkeley School of Public Policy
\nDan Kammen<\/a> is an expert in national and international energy policy and has testified before Congress about energy and environmental issues.<\/p>\n

Jayant Sathaye<\/strong>, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
\nJayant Sathaye<\/a> is internationally recognized for his work on climate change project-related issues in transportation, land-use change and forestry, and energy demand and supply in the developing world.<\/p>\n

Healy Hamilton<\/strong>, Biologist, California Academy of Sciences
\nHealy Hamilton’s<\/a> \u201cinterests range from researching the effects of climate change on biodiversity to the evolution and conservation of cetaceans and seahorses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oran Young<\/strong>, Professor, UC Santa Barbara Bren School of Environmental Management
\nOran Young\u2019s<\/a> scientific work encompasses both basic research focusing on collective choice and social institutions, and applied research dealing with issues pertaining to international environmental governance and the Arctic as an international region.<\/p>\n

Stephen Schneider<\/strong>, Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford
\nEditor of the interdisciplinary journal Climatic Change<\/a>, Schneider\u2019s<\/a> recent work has centered on the importance of risk management in climate-policy decision making, given the uncertainties in future projections of global climate change.<\/p>\n

Christopher Field<\/strong>, Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford
\nThe director for the Carnegie Institution of Washington\u2019s Institution’s Department of Global Ecology, Field\u2019s<\/a> research emphasizes impacts of climate change, from the molecular to the global scale.<\/p>\n

Terry Root<\/strong>, Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford
\nTerry Root<\/a> primarily works on large-scale ecological questions with a focus on impacts of global warming.<\/p>\n

Rob Dunbar<\/strong>, Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford
\nRob Dunbar\u2019s<\/a> studies focus on global environmental change with an emphasis on air-sea interactions, tropical marine ecosystems, polar climate, and biogeochemistry.<\/p>\n

Lisa Curran<\/strong>, Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford
\nLisa Curran\u2019s<\/a> current interdisciplinary programs examine the effects of land use change, climate, drought and fire on carbon dynamics and biodiversity; and impacts of governmental policies and industrial practices on ecosystems and rural livelihoods in Asian and Latin American tropical forests.<\/p>\n

Michael Wara<\/strong>, Center Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford
\nAn expert on environmental law and policy, Wara\u2019s<\/a> research focuses on climate policy and regulation, both domestically and internationally.<\/p>\n

Meg Caldwall<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford
\nThe Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program at Stanford Law, Caldwall\u2019s<\/a> scholarship has focused on the environmental effects of local land use decisions, the use of science in environmental and marine resource policy development and implementation, and developing private and public incentives for natural resource conservation.<\/p>\n

Michael Mastrandrea<\/strong>, Research Associate, Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford
\nMichael Mastrandrea\u2019s<\/a> research focuses on the physical, biological, and societal impacts of climate change, policy strategies for reducing climate risks, and their accurate and effective translation for the general public, policy makers, and the business community.<\/p>\n

Business:<\/p>\n

John R. Fielder<\/strong>, President, Southern California Edison
\nPresident of SCE since 2005, Fielder<\/a> is going to Copenhagen with the Climate Registry, a non-profit organization working to set standards for reporting greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n

Amit Chatterjee<\/strong>, CEO, Hara Software
\nAmit Chatterjee<\/a>, who runs an environmental and energy management software company backed by Al Gore, told AFP that he was attending the conference to help define a “post-carbon economy” and “articulate the view from Silicon Valley” about climate change and cap-and-trade legislation<\/p>\n

Google contingent<\/strong>
\nCEO Eric Schmidt is not going but representatives will be presenting sessions on web technologies and outreach strategies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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