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Radio Event: Dr. Helen Caldicott at Busboys and Poets

Renowned lecturer and anti-nuclear crusader, Dr. Helen Caldicott will be joining IPS Fellow and Earthbeat Radio Host Daphne Wysham and Dr. Arjun Makhijani, Founder and President of the Institute for Energy & Environmental Research at the new Busboys and Poets to discuss her recent book, ''Nuclear Power is Not the Answer.”  The new Busboys is located at 1025 5th at K Street, NW.

Named one of the most influential women of the 20th century by the Smithsonian Institute and a Nobel Prize nominee, the Australia-born Caldicott left a medical career that included stints at Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston to devote her life to the prevention of nuclear war. She co-founded Physicians for Social Responsibility, an organization of 23,000 doctors committed to educating their colleagues about the dangers of nuclear power, nuclear weapons and nuclear war. Her efforts were the subject of the 1982 Academy Award-winning documentary “If You Love This Planet.” Caldicott has received more than 20 honorary degrees, and has authored seven books.

Earthbeat airs in 49 radio stations in the U.S. and Canada, reaching over 2 million listeners. This broadcast is the first in a series of live lectures we will be airing for distribution internationally. There will be a question and answer period following Caldicott's talk, and a book-signing. Suggested donation in support of the non-profit Earthbeat Radio is $20. For more information, call 202-789-2227.

 

 

IPS Mandate for Change Election Series: The Election and Climate Action

IPS Conference Room 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

U.S. action on energy and climate change has been a hot topic in this election season. Join us for an in-depth analysis of how the results of the 2008 presidential election will impact national climate and energy policy, and the implications for international climate action.

Panelists: 

Janet Redman, Researcher, Sustainable Energy and Economy Network, IPS
Brent Blackwelder, President, Friends of the Earth US
James Barrett, Executive Director, Redefining Progress
Arjun Makhijani, President, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research

Moderator: Daphne Wysham, Fellow, IPS

This event is part of the Institute for Policy Studies series of provocative brown-bag luncheon discussions of the various issues in the platforms of the Democratic, Republican, Green, and Independent presidential candidates. IPS and Chester Hartman have a new book coming out at the culmination of this brown-bag series, Mandate for Change, which will put forth what we feel are the best and most creative policy solutions for these and other pressing local, national and international issues.

About the Panelists:
Janet Redman is a researcher for the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network at the Institute for Policy Studies, where she provides analysis of the international financial institutions’ energy investment and carbon finance activities. Redman has been active in establishing Climate Justice Now!, a global network of organizations and movements committed to the fight for social, ecological, and gender justice.

Brent Blackwelder, President of Friends of the Earth U.S., is one of the nation’s leading environmental advocates. An architect of significant legislation to protect natural resources and clean up pollution, Blackwelder has presented more than 100 testimonies before Congress on environmental matters and is currently the most senior environmental lobbyist in Washington.

James Barrett is the Executive Director of Redefining Progress, a public policy think tank dedicated to smart economics. Barrett has worked on a variety of issues concerning energy and environmental economics, including the impacts of carbon reduction programs on the U.S. economy, the economic implications of opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration, and the technical and economic feasibility of hydrogen production.

Arjun Makhijani, President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, has produced many studies and articles on nuclear fuel cycle related issues, including weapons production, testing, and nuclear waste, over the past 20 years. Most recently, Dr. Makhijani has authored "Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy," the first thorough attempt to show how the U.S. could transition to an energy economy based completely on renewable energy by 2050, without any use of fossil fuels, nuclear power, or carbon offsets.

Moderator Daphne Wysham is a fellow and board member of the Institute for Policy Studies, founder and director of the Sustainable Energy & Economy Network, and co-host of Earthbeat Radio. Her research and writings have appeared in local, national and international media.

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Janet Redman at janet@ips-dc.org or (202) 234-9382.

The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: Areas for Improvement

Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2247 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC, United States

Join us for a briefing on HR 2454 to discuss what the legislation entails, what it lacks, and how it can be improved.

Confirmed experts:

Michael Wara, Stanford University Law School
David Bookbinder, Chief Climate Counsel, Sierra Club
Cecil Corbin-Mark, WeACT for Environmental Justice
Margaret E. Sheehan, lead partner, EcoLaw
Richard Sweeney, Resources for the Future

The discussion will be moderated by Daphne Wysham, co-director of IPS' Sustainable Energy & Economy Network.

This event is sponsored by Friends Committee on National Legislation, Friends of the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, the Institute for Policy Studies, and MoveOn.org.

Confronting Climate Debt: What the Rich Owe the World

Busboys and Poets 1025 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

Naomi Klein, Ambassador Pablo Salon, and Michele Roberts will discuss climate debt and its implications for building a movement for climate justice. Panelists will also share their insights on outcomes from the Copenhagen climate conference and what that means for climate activism in the U.S. and abroad.

Evaluating Copenhagen: What it Means for Ecology, Economy, and Equity

Jewish Community Center Theater 1529 16th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Given the continuing confusion within the climate policy community, the media, and even among governments themselves, there is an urgent need to set the record straight on the actual results of the Copenhagen summit, to reinforce the reasons why a UN climate process is so critical, and to point to some possible ways forward to a successful conclusion at Cancun in December 2010.

Panel Discussion: World Bank, Climate Change, and Climate Finance

Friends of the Earth US 1100 15th Street NW, 11th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

Despite widespread civil society opposition in South Africa and abroad, the World Bank just approved a $3.75 billion loan to help South African utility company Eskom build one of the world’s largest coal plants. Please join us for an update on the Eskom loan and on the role of the World Bank in both causing and responding to climate change. The panel will also consider the intersection of the World Bank and international climate negotiations, where the World Bank is vying for a major role in financing adaptation and mitigation efforts in developing countries.

IMF/World Bank Teach In

Lutheran Church of the Reformation 212 East Capitol Street, Washington, DC, United States

In this critical time when the economic crisis has pushed over 50 million more people into extreme poverty, this year’s call to action invites activists to come together in support of confronting and solving:

* Climate Justice
* Food Sovereignty
* Poverty Eradication

Bolivia Speaks: Climate Change Policy and Negotiations

Bolivia Speaks: Climate Change Policy and Negotiations

Founders Library Browsing Room Howard University, Washington, DC, United States

As the nation’s largest sustainability event, Green Festival seeks not only to bring an amazing weekend of education and fun to each city, but also to leave a lasting impact.  As a prelude to this year's events IPS' Sustainable Energy and Economy Network is co-sponsoring a talk with the Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations, His Excellency Pablo Solon, who will speak on the topic "Climate Change: Policy and Negotiations."

Establishing a Global Climate Fund

Capitol Hill Rayburn House Office Building 2200, Washington, DC, United States

A global climate fund with the expertise and independence to help developing countries to adapt to and mitigate climate change is essential to ensure that funding truly meets the needs of poor countries and communities, makes the best use of U.S. taxpayer dollars, protects past and present development gains, and supports global human security.

Conference: Pricing Carbon

Conference: Pricing Carbon

The Wesleyan University, College of the Environment 284 High Street, Middletown, CT, U

A carbon tax was always going against the grain — against the presumption that the most straightforward and effective approach to carbon emissions pricing couldn’t prevail over America’s special-interest politics and tax aversion — and against the smart money that insisted on hiding the price and buying off the opposition.

Ensuring Equity in the Green Climate Fund

Kenney Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University SAIS 1740 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC, United States

The creation of a global Green Climate Fund represents an important victory for developing countries and their civil society allies at the UN climate talks held in Cancun in 2010. However, the daunting task of designing almost all major elements of the new fund remains on the agenda for the coming year.  Please join us for a dynamic panel discussion with climate finance experts from developing country governments and global civil society.

Energy Finance: Perspectives from the Experts

Energy Finance: Perspectives from the Experts

Friends of the Earth 1100 15th St NW, 11th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

With a global climate crisis fueled by rising greenhouse gas emissions on one hand and 1.6 billion people lacking access to electricity on the other the global community faces a serious quandary: How do we increase energy access while ensuring that our growing energy supply is clean and renewable? How can we structure a financing regime that meets both our environmental and social goals?

Perspectives on Climate Justice: From D.C. to Durban

Perspectives on Climate Justice: From D.C. to Durban

Busboys & Poets - 14th & V 2021 14th Street NW, Washington, DC

Across the world, communities of color and people living in poverty are disproportionately impacted by climate change. Droughts have pushed parts of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somaliland to near the point of collapse, threatening the lives and livelihoods of more than 10 million people.  In the US, nearly 350 people died in unprecedented tornadoes, with hundreds more affected by floods along the Mississippi River, and droughts across the South.

Approaches to Private Climate Finance

Approaches to Private Climate Finance

Friends of the Earth US 1100 15th Street NW, 11th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

You're invited to this panel and discussion on Climate Investment Funds, International Finance Corporation, Green Climate Fund and financial intermediaries.