Climate Events
Carbon Standards: What Is the Right Choice for the United States and Canada?
October 02, 2008 // 8:00am — 2:00pm
Canada Institute
The Canada Institute's 10th Cross-Border Forum on Energy Issues explored the potential impact of low carbon fuel standards (LCFS) on the economies of Canada and the United States, as well as whether carbon and lifecycle standards are being developed in a realistic manner.
Launch of WorldWatch Magazine's Population Issue
September 30, 2008 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
In a recent nationwide poll studying the U.S. public's attitudes toward population, barely 50 percent of respondents believed there is a strong link between global population growth and climate change, reports Thomas Prugh of World Watch magazine at the launch of their population issue
Book Discussion: Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution;and How It Can Renew America
September 29, 2008 // 10:00am — 11:00am
International Security Studies
The country that becomes the leader in new energy technology will have the most stable economy and garner respect on the international stage, says Thomas Friedman.
Thinking Outside the Grid: An Aggressive Approach to Climate and Energy
September 23, 2008 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
"The issue of our time is the combination of energy security and climate change," says former Congressman Sherwood Boehlert at a forum co-sponsored by Wilson Center On the Hill and ECSP.
Book Launch: The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment
September 18, 2008 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Human beings have harnessed culture and technology to become the most dominant animals on Earth, however we're destroying our life-support system, warns Paul Ehrlich at the launch of his new book.
Cyberseminar on Environmentally Induced Population Displacements
August 18, 2008 // 9:00am — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
The overall purpose of the seminar is to determine if there is consensus on the definitional issues as well as on the magnitude of flows, and what the evidence shows from regional studies regarding the relative weight of environmental versus other factors in displacing populations.
Washington, DC Launch of Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
July 01, 2008 // 1:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
"We're not just talking about environmental change as an isolated phenomenon, but what are its implications to development, to people, to the future of the economy, and ultimately to the sustainability of resource use?" says UNEP's
Achim Steiner at the Washington, DC launch of the Atlas.
Climate Change, Trade, and Competitiveness: Risks and Opportunities in a North American Perspective
June 04, 2008 // 8:30am — 4:00pm
Canada Institute
From 1988 until 2000, Canada and the United States pretended to address greenhouse gas emissions, argued Marc Jaccard. The conference assessed the current state and future prospects of state, regional, and federal climate policy in the United States and Canada.
Cement and Climate Change in China
May 16, 2008 // 9:30am — 11:30am
China Environment Forum
Cement production is an energy-intensive process. It is estimated that China's cement—much of which is produced in energy inefficient, highly polluting kilns—consumes roughly six percent of the nation's energy.
Land Tenure and Property Policies in East Africa
April 23, 2008 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Insecure land and property rights, and inequitable systems of land access and use have contributed to conflicts, and without reform, may become even more likely to trigger violence.