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CBO will hold the 2007 Director’s Conference on Climate Change on Friday, November 16, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CBO Director Peter Orszag will host the conference, which will feature leading researchers addressing key questions in the debate on climate change.

Allocating Allowances: Efficiency and Distributional Effects

• Lawrence Goulder, Stanford University
• Richard Goettle, Northeastern University
• Dallas Burtraw, Resources for the Future
• Gilbert Metcalf, Tufts University

Near-Term and Long-Term Emissions Reductions: Technology, Coverage, and Costs

• Howard K. Gruenspecht, Energy Information Administration
• Francisco De La Chesnaye, Environmental Protection Agency
• Henry D. Jacoby, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• John P. Weyant, Stanford University

Space is limited so please register in advance by emailing the CBO Office of Communications contact below.

The Director’s Conference is held each year to bring outside experts together with CBO analysts in a collaborative effort that helps further the agency’s research agenda.

Press Contact: Melissa Merson Director of Communications (202) 226-2602 [email protected]

11/16/2007 at 09:00AM

Join Rainforest Action Network, Coal River Mountain Watch, Appalachian Voices , Rising Tide, Mountain Justice Summer, SEAC and a cast of thousands as we mobilize to stop Bank of America and Citi’s investments in the dirty coal industry for the Day of Action Against Coal Finance.

On November 16th and 17th we are asking anyone and everyone concerned with stopping the US coal rush to join us in taking the message to Wall Street. From flyering and leafletting at your local bank branch or ATM, to creative street theater or non-violent direct action at bank offices – help our climate and communities by demanding clean energy.

Get training and support. We have several conference calls for our network before the event. If you need training, ideas, support, or want to find others in your area – contact us at [email protected]

Download flyers, signs, banners and more. Check out our Action Resources Page.

It’s time to take to the streets and send Bank of America and Citi a strong message that grassroots movements against coal extraction, processing and combustion demand an end to coal financing.

RSVP.

11/16/2007 at 12:00AM

11/15/2007 at 02:30PM

Witnesses

• Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense
• The Honorable Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
• Ron Sims, King County Executive, State of Washington
• Kevin Book, Senior Analyst and Vice President, Friedman Billings Ramsey & Company, Inc.
• Christopher Berendt, Director, Environmental Markets and Policy, Pace

Kevin Book is a pro-nuclear energy analyst. Chris Berendt ([email protected]) advises companies how to incorporate emissions management into their business.

11/15/2007 at 10:00AM

11/14/2007 at 10:00AM

11/14/2007 at 10:00AM

House Select Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee (Chairman Markey, D-Mass.) will hold a hearing the hear state governors discuss the low-carbon energy future

11/14/2007 at 10:00AM

Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee (Chairman McCarthy, D-N.Y.) of House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on the future of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

11/13/2007 at 03:00PM

11/13/2007 at 02:30PM

Sen. Kerry presiding.

Witnesses Panel 1

• Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, Department of State
• Dan Reifsnyder

Panel 2

• Timothy Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation
• Dr. Richard Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Chicago Climate Exchange
• Dr. Jonathan Pershing, Director, Climate, Energy, and Pollution Program, World Resources Institute

2:40 Kerry The 95-0 vote against the Kyoto treaty was not meant as a rejection of action on climate change.

2:45 Lugar It is critical that the international dialogue on climate change move beyond the disputes of the Kyoto protocols.

2:48 Dobriansky Climate change is a serious problem and humans are contributing to it. We are committed to doing our part. At Bali we will work to launch a new phase in climate diplomacy. The US is committed to concluding this effort by 2009. I recently met with key heads in Bogor, Indonesia. There are four key factors: mitigation, adaptation, finance, and technology. We enter the Bali meeting with an open mind. Our deliberations will be guided by two considerations: environmentally effective and economically sustainable.

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3:46 Reifsnyder The threat of sanctions and tariffs is not popular.

11/13/2007 at 02:30PM