WHAT: Murray and four other panelists will provide expert testimony on significant climate reports published in 2019 and will discuss findings that include: climate change impacts to land, ocean, and the cryosphere, and associated risks to human society and ecosystems; the gap in anticipated global emissions and emissions levels needed to keep global temperatures below 1.5°C or 2°C of warming above preindustrial levels. The panel will also discuss opportunities to address climate change impacts through adaptation and mitigation.
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020
10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time
WHERE: 2318 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
Check this link for webcast of the hearing: https://science.house.gov/hearings/an-update-on-the-climate-crisis-from-science-to-solutions
WHO:
- Dr. Pamela McElwee, Associate Professor of Human Ecology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Dr. Richard Murray, Deputy Director & Vice President for Research, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Dr. Heidi Steltzer, Professor of Environment and Sustainability, Fort Lewis College, Colorado
- Mr. Michael Shellenberger, Founder and President, Environmental Progress
- Ms. Taryn Fransen, Senior Fellow, Global Climate Program, World Resources Institute
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a private, non-profit organization on Cape Cod, Mass., dedicated to marine research, engineering, and higher education. Established in 1930 on a recommendation from the National Academy of Sciences, its primary mission is to understand the oceans and their interaction with the Earth as a whole, and to communicate a basic understanding of the oceans’ role in the changing global environment. For more information, please visit www.whoi.edu.
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