The Divisions of Physical & Biological Sciences and Social Sciences are proud to present THE FOURTH ANNUAL UCSC CLIMATE CONFERENCE Changing Climate Acting Now to Secure a Sustainable Future February 24–25, 2017 UC Santa Cruz EVENT SCHEDULE Friday Keynote Lecture: Veerabhadran Ramanathan February 24, 2017 Climate Change Morphing into Media Theater 110 7:30PM an Existential Threat: Need for a New Approach Saturday 10:00AM: Engineering Change February 25, 2017 Colleges 9/10 Moderator: Sue Carter Physics, UC Santa Cruz Multipurpose Room Panelists: David Auston Institute for Energy Efficiency, UC Santa Barbara Peter Cartwright Avalon Ecopower, Calpine (formerly) Daniel Shugar NEXTracker, Fremont Whendee Silver Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley 1:00PM: Motivating Change Moderator: Jeff Bury Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz Panelists: Mark Jacobson Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford Derek Proudian Daintree Networks, Los Altos Dylan Sullivan Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco Emily Wimberger California Air Resources Board, Sacramento 3:00PM: Communicating Change Moderator: Rob Irion Science Communication Program, UC Santa Cruz Panelists: Susan Hassol Climate Communication Laura Helmuth Washington Post Jeff Kiehl National Center for Atmospheric Research, UC Santa Cruz Edward Maibach Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University 7:30PM: The Fred Keeley Lecture on Environmental Policy Climate Change Science and Policy in a President Trump Administration Moderator: Fred Keeley Three-term member of California State Assembly and recently retired Treasurer of Santa Cruz County Panelists: Ken Alex Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Brown (Stevenson College, Politics, 1979) Miriam Greenberg Sociology, UC Santa Cruz John Laird Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency (Stevenson College, Politics, 1972) Erika Zavaleta Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UC Santa Cruz For more information visit http://pbsci.ucsc.edu/2017-climate-conference/index.html SPEAKER BIOS Friday Keynote Speaker: Veerabhadran Ramanathan Veerabhadran discovered the greenhouse effect of halocarbons, particularly CFCs, in 1975. Along with R. Madden, he predicted in 1980 that global warming would be detected by 2000. He has won numerous prestigious awards, including the Tyler Prize, which is the top environmental prize given in the U.S., the Volvo Prize, the Rossby Prize, the Zayed Prize, and the 2013 Champions of Earth for Science and Innovation Award from the United Nations. He currently serves on Pope Francis’ Council for the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and chairs an international science team from Asia, Africa, and Latin America under the Atmospheric Brown Clouds Program sponsored by the United Nations Environmental Programme. Engineering Change Sue Carter David Auston Peter Cartwright Daniel Shugar Whendee Silver Physics, Associate Vice Provost Institute for Energy Efficiency Avalon Ecopower NEXTracker, Fremont Environmental Science Division of Graduate Studies UC Santa Barbara Calpine (formerly) Policy & Management UC Santa Cruz UC Berkeley Sue has expertise in thin- David’s research focuses Pete’s career in the Dan helped build Whendee studies the film, solution-deposited on climate change miti- domestic and interna- NEXTracker into one biogeochemical effects semiconducting films. gation. The University tional power markets of the fastest growing of climate change and Her research laboratory of California President has included fossil fuels, cleantech companies human impacts on the focuses on energy-relat- recently designated him nuclear, and renewables. in the U.S. Before he environment, and the ed technology including the first recipient of the He founded Calpine, started NEXTracker, potential for mitigating photovoltaics, solid-state UC System Wide Sustain- a leading independent he served as CEO for those effects. Her research lighting, and luminescent ability Champion award, power company, and the innovative cell includes studying the solar concentrators. in recognition of his contri- today acts as a power manufacturer Solaria effects of deforestation, butions to the UC Carbon industry consultant Corporation. reforestation, and land-use Neutrality Initiative. advisor. on carbon sequestration. Motivating Change Jeff Bury Mark Jacobson Derek Proudian Dylan Sullivan Emily Wimberger Associate Professor Environmental Civil & Environmental Engineering Daintree Networks Natural Resources Defense Council, California Air Resources Board, Studies, UC Santa Cruz Stanford Los Altos San Francisco Sacramento Jeff’s research is concerned Mark directs the Atmo- Derek has three decades Dylan works to reduce Emily is the chief econo- with the transformation of sphere/Energy Program of experience in high-tech carbon emissions in the mist at the California Air natural and social environ- at Stanford University. finance, marketing and electricity sector, engaging Resources Board, where ments in Latin America, His areas of research engineering leadership. collaboratively with electric she advises the Executive recently focusing on new include renewable energy Before joining Daintree, utilities, big energy users, Office and Chairman on frontiers of extractive indus- and developing state and he held CEO roles at five trade associations, and economic issues and tries in the Andes and the country energy plans for venture-capital backed consumer advocates to leads a team of economists political economy of climate 100% wind, water, and companies, including implement clean energy working to support ARB’s change and glacier reces- solar energy. In that Zip2 (Elon Musk’s first policies and programs. economic analyses. sion in the Cordillera Blanca work he co-founded company). (Peru). The Solutions Project. SPEAKER BIOS Communicating Change Rob Irion Susan Hassol Laura Helmuth Jeff Kiehl Edward Maibach Science Communication Program Climate Communication Washington Post National Center for Center for Climate Change UC Santa Cruz Atmospheric Research Communication UC Santa Cruz George Mason University Rob is a journalist who Susan is a climate Laura is the editor of the Jeff’s research focuses Edward directs the has written for a range change communicator, Washington Post’s health, on a range of topics about Center for Climate Change of publications including analyst, and author known science and environment climate change, includ- Communication at George Science, National for her ability to make team and is president of ing the Earth’s deep past Mason University. He recently Geographic, Smithsonian, complex issues access- the National Association climates and what they can co-chaired the Engagement Scientific American, ible to a wide variety of of Science Writers. She tell us about future climate & Communication Working Discover, New Scientist, audiences. Among her was previously an editor change, effects on biodi- Group for the 3rd National and Slate. He directed the work, she edited all three at National Geographic versity, and the hydrologic Climate Assessment. UC Santa Cruz Science U.S. National Climate and Slate. cycle. Communication Program Assessments. for ten years. The Fred Keeley Lecture on Environmental Policy Moderator: Fred Keeley Three-term member of California State Assembly and recently retired Treasurer of Santa Cruz County Fred is a state and national ocean policy leader. As a California legislator, Fred authored the Marine Life Management Act and California Ocean Science Trust Act, co-authored the Marine Life Protection Act, and authored the two largest environmental protection bonds in the nation’s history. Fred serves on the board of Ocean Champions, a national non-profit organization that supports pro-ocean protection candidates for election to the House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Recently, Fred led the effort that resulted in President Obama designating the Cotoni-Coast Dairies property in Santa Cruz County as the nation’s newest National Monument. Fred is on faculty in the graduate program of public administration at San Jose State University, and at the Panetta Institute for Public Policy. Ken Alex Miriam Greenberg John Laird Erika Zavaleta Senior Policy Advisor Professor, Sociology Secretary of the California Professor, Ecology to Jerry Brown UC Santa Cruz Natural Resources Agency and Evolutionary Biology Stevenson College, Politics Stevenson College, Politics UC Santa Cruz Ken is a Senior Policy Miriam’s research John was appointed Erika studies the drivers Advisor to Governor interests include urban California Secretary for and consequences of Jerry Brown and the studies, environmental Natural Resources by changing biological Director of the Governor’s studies, and crisis and Governor Jerry Brown in diversity and the role Office of Planning and sustainability. She has 2011. In nearly 40 years of ecology in guiding Research, focusing on studied how forms of of public service he has effective conservation energy, environment, inequality and risk have also served as an elected practices. She strives to and land-use. He is a helped turn discrete official, including on the bridge ecological theory, graduate of Harvard disasters into longer-term Santa Cruz City Council, training, and research, Law School and crises in major cities. two terms as Santa Cruz with sound conservation UC Santa Cruz. Mayor, and three terms in and management practice. the California Assembly. .