CARBON SOLUTIONS SUMMIT
We need all hands on deck when it comes to dealing with the climate crisis. That is why we are gathering the sharpest minds who care about this issue and want to see leadership and meaningful action at the local level.
The good news is that there is a lot that can be done at the local and state level when it comes to advancing climate and environmental policy. Join us for eXchange ’19, a two-part carbon solutions summit featuring an evening reception and key stakeholders meeting.
Evening Reception ǀ October 23rd, 6:00pm
Key Stakeholder Roundtable ǀ October 24th, 9:00am
AGENDA
AN EVENING WITH CLIMATE XCHANGE
This is a critical moment in our country’s history — a moment when our response to climate change will pave the way for future generations.
Please join us for an exclusive State Carbon Climate Reception featuring leaders from business, philanthropy, and the nonprofit community who are at the forefront of our country’s most promising state-level opportunities.
WHEN
Wednesday, October 23rd
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Keynote Speakers
Adele Morris
Adele Morris is a senior fellow and policy director for Climate and Energy Economics at the Brookings Institution. Her research informs critical decisions related to climate change, energy, and tax policy. She is a leading global expert on the design of carbon pricing policies.
She joined Brookings in July 2008 from the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of the U.S. Congress, where she advised members and staff on economic, energy, and environmental policy. Before her work in Congress, Morris was the lead natural resource economist for the U.S. Treasury Department for nine years. In that position, she informed and represented Treasury’s positions on agriculture, energy, climate, and radio spectrum policies. On assignment to the U.S. Department of State in 2000, she led negotiations on land use and forestry issues in the international climate change treaty process. Prior to joining the Treasury, she served as the senior economist for environmental affairs at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers during the development of the Kyoto Protocol. Morris began her career at the Office of Management and Budget, where she oversaw rulemaking by agriculture and natural resource agencies. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University, an M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Utah, and a B.A. from Rice University.
Adele Morris is a senior fellow and policy director for Climate and Energy Economics at the Brookings Institution. Her research informs critical decisions related to climate change, energy, and tax policy. She is a leading global expert on the design of carbon pricing policies.
She joined Brookings in July 2008 from the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of the U.S. Congress, where she advised members and staff on economic, energy, and environmental policy. Before her work in Congress, Morris was the lead natural resource economist for the U.S. Treasury Department for nine years. In that position, she informed and represented Treasury’s positions on agriculture, energy, climate, and radio spectrum policies. On assignment to the U.S. Department of State in 2000, she led negotiations on land use and forestry issues in the international climate change treaty process. Prior to joining the Treasury, she served as the senior economist for environmental affairs at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers during the development of the Kyoto Protocol. Morris began her career at the Office of Management and Budget, where she oversaw rulemaking by agriculture and natural resource agencies. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University, an M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Utah, and a B.A. from Rice University.
Mike Tidwell
Mike Tidwell is founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the impacts and solutions associated with global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.. He is also an author and filmmaker who predicted in vivid detail the Katrina hurricane disaster in his 2003 book Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana’s Cajun Coast. His most recent book, focusing on Katrina and global warming, is titled The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Race to Save America’s Coastal Cities. His 2004 documentary film, We Are All Smith Islanders, vividly depicts the dangers of global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C.
Tidwell has been featured in numerous national media outlets including NBC’s Meet the Press, NPR, the New York Times, the Baltimore Sun, Politico, and the Washington Post.
In 2003, Tidwell received the Audubon Naturalist Society’s prestigious Conservation Award. Two years later he received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. A long-time resident of Maryland, Tidwell lives in Takoma Park with his wife Beth and son Sasha.
KEY STAKEHOLDER ROUNDTABLE
This is a critical moment in our country’s history — a moment when our response to climate change will pave the way for future generations.
A chat with the thought leaders and decision-makers in the region, this event will feature a roundtable discussion on what it will take to take meaningful action on this issue. Hear about the hurdles we have encountered in other states, and how to best anticipate and overcome them in yours. This invite only event will bring business leaders, policy leaders and decision makers together to chart a path forward for the region.
WHEN
Thursday, October 24th
9:00am – 11:00am
WHERE
AECOM Germantown Office
12420 Milestone Center Drive, Suite 150
Germantown, MD 20876
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ABOUT CLIMATE XCHANGE
Climate XChange was founded in 2013 to develop and promote effective and viable policy solutions to reduce carbon emissions. We built and promoted winning climate policies in our home state of Massachusetts and have since brought our expertise, resources and guidance to state-level carbon pricing campaigns around the country. Our mission is to provide research, education, and advocacy tools to enhance climate action through effective policy at the state level. At a time when climate action has been heavily politicized and the federal government is not taking action, it has been left up to state governments to lead the way.
Climate XChange staff has collectively over 50 years’ experience in climate advocacy. Our extensive expertise in building campaigns enables us to share our knowledge and convene several networks for cross pollination of strategies. Our networks not only focus on advocacy but also private sector engagement. We know that without having business leaders at the table, we will not be able to best leverage our resources.
WHY PRICE CARBON?
There is widespread recognition and scientific consensus that in order to stabilize the climate and prevent the worst consequences of the climate crisis, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by at least 80 percent by 2050.
The fuels responsible for emitting the gases that are causing this crisis have long been cheap and subsidized by governments around the world. In turn, we have failed to account for the true cost of these fuels as the main agents of global climate change, and all the impacts that come with it, which we are already living with today.
What if instead of subsidizing these dirty fuels, we actually began to account for their true cost?
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R E G I S T E R T O D A Y
AN EVENING WITH CLIMATE XCHANGE ǀ Wednesday, October 23rd ǀ 6:00pm – 8:00pm ǀ Founding Farmers ǀ 12505 Park Potomac Avenue, Potomac, MD 20854
KEY STAKEHOLDER ROUNDTABLE ǀ Thursday, October 24th ǀ 9:00am – 11:00am ǀ AECOM Offices ǀ 12420 Milestone Center Drive, Suite 150Germantown, MD 20876