[SEMCO] FW: June 19 Forum: "Global Change, Regional Impacts, Local Responses" at Cape Cod Community College

[Muller, Joan (DCR)]

June 19, 2008
Global Change, Regional Impacts, Local Responses
6:15 - 9 pm, Tilden Arts Center, Cape Cod Community College

Dr. Peter Frumhoff, Director of Science and Policy at the Union of
Concerned Scientists, is featured speaker at a special event organized
by CIRenew, Wellfleet Bay Audubon Sanctuary, and Cape Cod Community
College. The event also will include a green building tour, vendor expo,
and, after Dr. Frumhoff's presentation, a panel featuring major regional
decision-makers. 

The public is invited to begin the evening at 6:15 by learning about the
green features of the college's Lorusso Applied Technology Building. At
6:30, local businesses and organizations involved in energy and
environmental issues will be available to offer information on local
energy efficiency, renewable energy, and environmental programs and
opportunities. 

At 7:00, the formal program will begin with a presentation on
"Confronting Climate Change on Cape Cod and in New England." Dr.
Frumhoff will present the findings of the Northeast Climate Impacts
Assessment (NECIA), a 3-year collaboration between the Union of
Concerned Scientists (UCS) and a multi-disciplinary team of more than 50
independent scientists and economists from across the region. The talk
will highlight the projected impacts of climate change on Cape Cod's
natural resources, public health, and economy and highlight how the
energy choices we make today - in local communities and across the
nation - will greatly determine the climate that our children and
grandchildren will inherit. Copies of the NECIA Synthesis Report and a
summary of projected impacts in Massachusetts are available at
www.climatechoices.org/ne <http://cirenew.org/www.climatechoices.org/ne>
.

After the presentation, a panel of decision-makers will discuss how this
region, local communities, and residents and businesses can respond to
address the economic, environmental, and social impacts of climate
change. The panel will feature Kathy Schatzberg, president of Cape Cod
Community College, Wendy Northcross, CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of
Commerce, Paul Niedzwiecki, executive director of the Cape Cod
Commission, and Bob Prescott, director of Wellfleet Bay Audubon
Sanctuary. Members of the audience will be given the opportunity to
direct questions to the panel, which will also include Dr. Frumhoff and
will be facilitated by Chris Powicki, CIRenew president. 

Peter C. Frumhoff is Chief Scientist of the UCS Climate Campaign and the
Chair of the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment. He has published and
lectured widely on topics including climate change impacts, climate
science and policy, tropical forest conservation and management, and
biological diversity. He is a lead author of the Fourth Assessment
Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) and was previously a lead author of the IPCC Special Report on
Land Use, Land-use Change and Forestry. He has taught at Fletcher School
of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, as well as at Harvard
University and the University of Maryland. He holds a Ph.D. in Ecology
and an M.A. in Zoology from the University of California, Davis and a
B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego. 

 

 

Chris Powicki
Principal, Water Energy & Ecology Information Services
Box 382, Cummaquid, MA 02637
508.362.9599

www.weeinfo.com

 

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