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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: Obama's Climate Plan: State Action, Grassroots Opportunities Wednesday, October 8, 2014 RSVP: [email protected] Date – October 8, 2014 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Venue: Bard College, Center for Environmental Policy - 1150 6th Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036 Moderator: Eban Goodstein - Director, Bard Center for Environmental Policy Panelists: Monique Segarra, Policy Faculty, Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Judith Enk, Administrator for EPA's Region 2 Office in New York; David Goldston, Director, Government Affairs, Natural Resources Defense Council; Bill Holland, State Policy Director, New York League of Conservation Voters; Topic: 'Obama’s Climate Plan: State Action, Grassroots Opportunities' President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, released in June 2013, detailed three areas of focus: Cut Carbon Pollution in America; Prepare the US for Impacts of Climate Change; and Lead International Efforts to Combat Global Climate Change. However, increasingly ominous scientific reports from the United Nations (UNEP l IPCC) and the dysfunction in the United States legislature seem to have morphed the President’s plan into more of a scramble toward sustainability. Using the authority of the Clean Air Act, Obama’s EPA is moving forward with proposed regulations on global warming pollution from existing power plants. The EPA’s target is 17% reductions below 2006 levels by 2020, but the final outcome will be determined as the states actually move to implement the regulations. Today, citizen groups have an unprecedented opportunity to drive the state level dialog, and advocate for deeper emission cuts. This panel will examine the background for the latest EPA action, and the possible impacts regionally, nationally, and globally over the next few years. About SPN: The Sustainability Practice Network (SPN) is a New-York-based forum for professionals working with corporate responsibility and sustainability issues to build community based on learning, discussion, information and idea exchange. There are over fifteen hundred members on our list-serve, representing practitioners from industry, academia, government and NGO's. For more information please visit: www.sustainabilitypractice.net Location: 1150 6th Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036 Sponsor: Bard Center for Environmental Policy Contact: Molly Williams. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 845-758-7071 Website: http://www.sustainabilitypractice.net/ If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://www.bard.edu/bos/