Rising To The Climate Challenge

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Rising To The Climate Challenge

Despite the disappointing outcome of COP15 and the lingering effects of the global recession, the world continues to move toward a low-carbon future. Driven by the urgency of mitigating the effects of global warming and the equally urgent need for robust economic recovery, leaders in policy, business, and technology see the emerging green-tech economy as the greatest opportunity of this century, with expected growth of over $2 trillion annually by the next decade.

Welcome by: Dr. Linda Katehi, Chancellor UC Davis

Opening Remarks by:

Secretary Linda Adams, California Environmental Protection Agency

Harmony

Excerpts from Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World. Produced by Julie Bergman Sender and Stuart Sender. Directed by Stuart Sender. Inspired by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.

Remarks by: Secretary George Shultz, Former Secretary of State, United States

Environmental Address by: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Remarks By: Harrison Ford, Actor and Environmentalist

Remarks by: Deepak Chopra, Author and Physician

Moderated by:

Eric Pooley, Deputy Editor
Bloomberg BusinessWeek


Participants

* Premier Gordon Campbell, British Columbia, Canada

* Governor Jennifer Granholm, Michigan, United States

* Secretary George Shultz, Former Secretary of State, United States

* Chair Nancy Sutley, White House Council on Environmental Quality, United States

* Paul Odili, Delta State, Nigeria