Das Wegener Center für Klima und Globalen Wandel
lädt herzlich ein zu einem Vortrag und wissenschaftlicher Diskussion
beim Lunch Seminar zum Thema:
US Climate Action on the Road to the Paris Climate Conference
Referent: Tom Plant
Senior Policy Advisor, Center for New Energy Environment, Colorado State University
Moderation: Assoz. Prof. Birgit Bednar-Friedl
Zeit: Freitag, 4.Dezember 2014, 12:00 - 13:30 Uhr (s.t.)
Ort: SR des Wegener Center im 1. Stock, Brandhofgasse 5
Um Anmeldung bis Mi, 2.12.2014 bei bettina.schlager(at)uni-graz.at wird gebeten.
Gerne bereiten wir ein Sandwich für Sie/ dich vor.
Herzlich willkommen!
Abstract: Tom Plant is the former Energy Secretary for the state of Colorado and Senior Policy Advisor at the Center for the New Energy Economy in the US. His presentation will discuss US actions to address climate change within the context of both the UN Climate Conference, US state actions and the Obama administration’s climate policies. He will also address technological advances that are expected to assist the US in meeting, and exceeding, its climate objectives.
Biography: Tom Plant served as director of the Governor of Colorado’s Energy Office, with principal responsibility for developing and implementing policies for a new energy economy. He was Colorado House District 13 representative from 1998 through 2006, including two years as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and one year as Chairman of the Joint Budget Committee. Among the key pieces of legislation he sponsored were the Colorado Renewable Energy Act, and energy efficiency tax-incentive legislation.
After graduating from Colorado State University, Plant worked as an exploration geologist. Then he joined the Union of Concerned Scientists in its Climate Change Department where he explored the causes of global climate change and examined transportation and energy solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.