US Rep. Waxman, state Sen. Pavley plan climate change forum at UCLA
By Phil Hampton
August 14, 2009
WHAT:
U.S. Rep. Henry A. Waxman and California state Sen. Fran Pavley are co-hosting a climate change forum at UCLA that will focus on California's role as a national leader on climate policies and the interplay between the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) and the American Clean Energy and Security Act (HR 2454), recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. Science and policy experts will discuss the latest climate change research and economic opportunities arising from climate policies.
(The event is at capacity and there is limited seating for news media. R.S.V.P. required.)
The event is presented by the UCLA Institute of the Environment's Center for Climate Change Solutions, the UCLA School of Law's Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment, the UCLA Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the UCLA Office of Government and Community Relations.
WHO:
Scheduled speakers include:
- Henry A. Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act
- Fran Pavley, chairwoman of the Select Committee on Climate Change and AB 32 Implementation and author of the California Global Warming Solutions Act
- Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board and former director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment
- Other distinguished science and policy experts
WHEN:
10 a.m.–noon on Friday, Aug. 21
10 a.m.–noon on Friday, Aug. 21
(Press availability: 9:30–9:45 a.m.)
WHERE:
Korn Hall on the UCLA campus in Westwood (map)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The UCLA Newsroom will feature a live webcast of the forum at www.newsroom.ucla.edu and will provide Twitter updates on the proceedings at www.twitter.com/uclanewslive. For more information, visit the official event site at www.ioe.ucla.edu/cccs/climatechangeforum.
The UCLA Newsroom will feature a live webcast of the forum at www.newsroom.ucla.edu and will provide Twitter updates on the proceedings at www.twitter.com/uclanewslive. For more information, visit the official event site at www.ioe.ucla.edu/cccs/climatechangeforum.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Space is limited. Journalists must R.S.V.P. to Phil Hampton, UCLA Office of Media Relations, 310-206-1460, phampton@support.ucla.edu. Mobile on day of event: 310-466-8848.
PARKING:
By reservation only, parking is available for news vans in Lot J (enter the campus on Westwood Plaza from Sunset Blvd.). Parking for passenger vehicles is available in Parking Structure 4 and Parking Structure 5.