AGENDA
Note: This agenda reflects confirmed speakers and will be updated as the program becomes final.
Morning Program
Eleventh Annual Rutgers Energy Institute Energy Symposium
8:30 AM
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Coffee, pastries and registration
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8:50 AM
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Welcome and Introduction to the Rutgers Energy Institute
Paul Falkowski, Director, Rutgers Energy Institute |
9:00 AM
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Accelerating Energy Innovation for Climate Mitigation
Richard G. Newell, Gendell Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics, Nicholas School of the Environment, Professor of Economics, and Professor of Public Policy, Duke University |
9:30 AM
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Tackling Climate Change: A Near-Term Actionable Mitigation Agenda
Robert Watson, Director of Strategic Development at the Tyndall Center for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia |
10:05 AM
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Coffee Break
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10:30 AM
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The SunShot Initiative: Getting to Ubiquitous Solar
Lidija Sekaric, Director of Solar Energy Technologies Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy |
11:05 AM
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The IPCC After Paris
Hoesung Lee, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
11:40 AM
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Panel Discussion
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12:15 PM
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Student Energy Contest Awards
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12:30 PM
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Lunch (served under the tent in the engineering Quad)
Poster Session (display by tent weather-permitting; if raining, Fiber Optic Auditorium, 1st Floor Hall) |
Afternoon Program
Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability:
From the IPCC to New Jersey Practitioners
Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability:
From the IPCC to New Jersey Practitioners
1:30 PM
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Welcome
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1:35 PM
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Introduction to the IPCC
Hoesung Lee, Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
1:50 PM
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Reflections on IPCC’s Progress
Robert Watson, Director of Strategic Development at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia |
2:05 PM
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Key Risks of Climate Change: Reasons for Concern
Robert Kopp, Associate Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Associate Director, Rutgers Energy Institute, and Contributing Author, IPCC Working Group II (Chapter 19 Emergent Risks and Vulnerabilities) |
2:20 PM
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Human Security
Robin Leichenko, Chair Department of Geography, Co-Director Rutgers Climate Institute, and Review Editor, IPCC Working Group II (Chapter 12: Human Security) |
2:35 PM
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Risks from Geoengineering (Solar Radiation Management)
Alan Robock, Distinguished Professor, Environmental Sciences, and Contributing Author, IPCC Working Group II (Chapter 19: Emergent Risks and Key Vulnerabilities) |
2:50 PM
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Experiences and Best Practices to Address Climate Change in New Jersey
Moderator: Michael Catania, Executive Director, Duke Farms and Co-Chair, NJ Climate Adaptation Alliance Panelists Russell Furnari, Manager, Environmental Policy Enterprise, PSEG Services Corporation Chris Huch, Community Resiliency Specialist, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve Stephen Marks, Municipal Manager, City of Hoboken Pam Mount, Terhune Orchards Nicky Sheats, J.D., Ph.D., Thomas Edison State University |
4:00 PM
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Adjourn
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