This workshop was held to help guide New York State policy makers on key long-term designs available to achieve a low-carbon, climate-change-resilient New York. The workshop explored technologies and greenhouse gas management strategies necessary to achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80% by the year 2050, as established in New York State Executive Order No. 24. The workshop also provided input for the development of the New York State Climate Action Plan.
In this Webinar
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Setting the Stage for a New York State Climate Action Plan
Peter Iwanowicz (New York State)
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Motivating the Need to Change
Peter Goldmark (Environmental Defense)
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Opportunities for a Clean Energy Economy
Johanna Wellington (General Electric Global Research)
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Powering the Planet
Nathan Lewis (California Institute of Technology)
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New York State Scenarios to 2050
Gerald Stokes (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
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Panel Discussion, Part 1
Thomas Peterson (Center for Climate Strategies), John Novak (Electric Power Research Institute), William Sisson (United Technologies)
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Panel Discussion, Part 2
Katherine Frase (IBM Research), Elizabeth Malone (Joint Global Research Institute), James Misewich (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
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Panel Discussion, Part 3
Larry Walker (Cornell University), Geoffrey Anderson (Smart Growth America), Rae Zimmerman (New York University)
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Panel Discussion, Part 4
Q&A with audience
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Closing Remarks
Patrick Looney (Brookhaven National Laboratory)