Program: 2017 Climate Change Symposium
The Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN) is hosting the 2017 Northwestern Climate Change Symposium at the Hilton Orrington Hotel on November 9 and 10, 2017. The two-day event will include welcoming remarks, opening plenary, panels, track-specific breakout sessions, and closing plenary. Each day, there are three breakout sessions, and each breakout session has three tracks focusing on public policy, science, and business. Participants may attend one track at each breakout session. The Climate Change Symposium is free and open to the public; registration is required to attend.
In order to accommodate registration demand, portions of the program will be held in the following adjacent locations:
Plenaries: Hilton Orrington Hotel, 1710 Orrington Ave., Evanston, IL
Policy Track Sessions: Hilton Orrington Hotel, 1710 Orrington Ave., Evanston, IL
Science Track Sessions: Rebecca Crown Center (Hardin Hall), 633 Clark St., Evanston, IL
Business Track Sessions: Women’s Club of Evanston, 1702 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL
Thursday, November 9, 2017
[9:00am] | Welcome (Hilton) |
Brad Sageman, Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern and Co-Director of ISEN | |
[9:15am] | Opening Plenary Session: “How Low Can We Go? Energy Technology Pathways for Deep Decarbonization” (Hilton) |
Eric Masanet, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University; former head of Energy Demand Technology Unit, International Energy Agency | |
[10:15am] | Opening Panel: “Call to Action: Climate Communications, Cognitive Science, and Identity Politics” (Hilton) |
Wendy Abrams, Founder, Cool Globes, Inc. Kaitlin Raimi, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan Hans Breiter, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine *Moderated by Abigail Foerstner, Assistant Professor, Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications |
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[11:20am] | Break |
[11:30am] | Track Session #1 |
Track 1: Policy (Hilton) “Cities and States take the Spotlight: Case Studies in Sub-National Leadership” with Amy Morsch, Senior Solutions Fellow, Director of Sustainability and Engagement, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) Track 2: Science (Hardin Hall) "Coral in the Coal Mine: What are the Oceans Telling Us?” with Luisa Marcelino, Research Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University Track 3: Business (Women's Club) “Financing Conservation Pays Climate Dividends” with Tom Hodgman, Senior Director, Product Development – NatureVest, The Nature Conservancy |
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[12:30pm] | Lunch (Registration required) |
[1:30pm] | Track Session #2 |
Track 1: Policy (Hilton) “A Snapshot in International Climate Action” with Varun Sivaram, Philip D. Reed Fellow for Science and Technology and “Promoting India’s Sustainable Growth” Project Expert, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Council on Foreign Relations Track 2: Science (Hardin Hall) “How Hot is Too Hot? -- Heat Indices and Public Health Risk” with Matthew Huber, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University Track 3: Business (Women's Club) “Corporate Climate Action Between Financial Reporting and Social Responsibility” with Klaus Weber, Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University |
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[2:30pm] | Track Session #3 |
Track 1: Policy (Hilton) “Carbon Tax, Redux: A Consensus Carbon Dividends Plan” with Greg Bertelsen, Senior Vice President, Climate Leadership Council Track 2: Science (Hardin Hall) “The Ocean’s Role in the Climate System" with Malte Jansen, Assistant Professor of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago Track 3: Business (Women's Club) “Black Gold: Carbon Utilization Markets” with Jennifer Holmgren, Chief Executive Officer, LanzaTech |
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[3:30pm] | Day 1 Closing Plenary: "Climate Activism in China" (Hilton) |
Ma Jun, Dr. Scholl Foundation Visiting Fellow on US-China Relations, Founding Director, Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (Beijing, China) *Introduction by Michael R. Wasielewski, Clare Hamilton Hall Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University; Executive Director of ISEN; Director of the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center |
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[4:30pm] | First Day Sessions End |
Friday, November 10, 2017
[9:00am] | Track Session #4 |
Track 1: Policy (Hilton) “NextGrid Illinois: A Plan for the Future” with Andrew Barbeau, Senior Clean Energy Consultant at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF); President of The Accelerate Group Track 2: Science (Hardin Hall) “The Signal and the Noise: What can we Learn From Climate Modeling?" with Jennifer Kay, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder |
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[10:00am] | Track Session #5 |
Track 1: Policy (Hilton) “Whither Climate Policy? The Endangerment Finding, the Clean Power Plan, and What Comes Next” with Janet McCabe, Senior Law Fellow, Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC); former Acting Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation Track 2: Science (Hardin Hall) “Force Multiplier: Sea-Level Rise and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet” with Rob DeConto, Professor of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Track 3: Business (Women's Club) “Business Takes the Lead: A Rising Tide of Corporate Carbon-Free Procurement” with Mark Porter, Manager, Business Renewables Center (BRC) at Rocky Mountain Institute |
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[11:00am] | Day 2 Mid-morning Plenary: “Law of the Seas: The Legal Governance of a Melting Arctic Pass” (Hilton) |
Nancy Loeb, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law; Director, Environmental Advocacy Center |
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[12:00pm] | Closing Plenary Session: “Drawdown: 100 Substantive Solutions to Global Warming” (Hilton) |
Chad Frischmann, Vice President & Research Director, Project Drawdown *Introduction by Daniel Horton, Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University |
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[12:45pm] | Second Day Sessions End |