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TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today
invited interested individuals unable to attend the
upcoming Serve to Preserve Florida Summit on Global
Climate Change to view live Web casts of summit keynote
speakers and panel discussions. Viewers can visit
www.MyFloridaClimate.com to observe portions of the
two-day conference in Miami on July 12-13, 2007.
“I invite every Floridian to take advantage of the
live Web casts and the opportunity to learn from the
outstanding scientists and national and international
leaders who will share their expertise on global climate
change,” Governor Crist said. “As we consider how
technology can help us reduce greenhouse gases and
increase our energy efficiency, it makes sense for us to
also use the technology of live Web-casting to increase
the public’s access to the important information that
will be shared at the summit.”
Live Web casts of portions of the conference will be
available during the summit, and recordings of keynote
speakers will continue to be available from the
www.MyFloridaClimate.com
 Web site after the summit
concludes. Times and content of all presentations are as
follows:
THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2007
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. |
Keynote
Address by Governor Charlie Crist
Why Climate Change
Matters to Florida and Essential Partnerships |
| 9:40-10:15 a.m. |
Climate Change Summit Press
Conference |
| 10:30-11:00 a.m. |
Framing the Climate Change
Challenge
Understanding the urgency of climate
change and the need for greenhouse gas emissions
reductions; understanding the sources of
Florida's current greenhouse gas emissions.
Moderator: Thomas D. Peterson, Executive
Director, Center for Climate Strategies Panelists:
Bill Chameides, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense
Mike Sole, Secretary, Florida Dept. of Environmental
Protection |
| 11:15 -12:00 p.m. |
Effective Ways to Reduce Greenhouse
Gases
Energy Efficiency and Clean, Renewable Energy,
including renewable energy portfolio standards, low
carbon standards, building codes, demand side management
programs, and other measures.
Moderator: Lisa Polak
Edgar, Chairman, Florida Public Service Commission
Panelists:
Steve Bolze, President of Power Generation,
GE Energy Dr. R. Neil Elliott, Agriculture and Industry
Program Director, American Council for an
Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Dr. James M. Fenton,
Florida Solar Energy Center Dr. Lonnie Ingram, Ph.D.,
Distinguished Professor of Microbiology Director of the
Florida Center for Renewable Chemicals and Fuels,
University of Florida |
| 12:00 -12:45 p.m. |
Transportation and Land Use
Efficiency
Including clean car standards, alternative
fuels, location efficiency programs, and other measures.
Moderator: Terry Tamminen, Cullman Senior Fellow and
Director, Climate Policy Program, New America Foundation
Panelists:
Nick Bollman, P.E., Senior Fellow, Center for
Urban and Environmental Solutions, Florida Atlantic
University Douglas I. Foy, President, DIF Enterprises;
Policy Advisor, Pew Center on the States Jorge Kuperman,
AIA, President and CEO, JSK Architectural Group |
| 1:00 –2:00 p.m. |
Luncheon with Keynote Address by
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Introduction by Larry Schweiger,
CEO, National Wildlife Federation "The Climate
Challenge—Opportunity or Obsolescence?" |
| 2:15 –3:15 p.m. |
Agriculture and Forestry Conservation
Including land protection, bioenergy production,
ethanol, waste energy recovery, and carbon sequestration
programs.
Moderator: Charles Bronson, Florida
Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Panelists:
Eduardo Pereira de Carvalho, CEO, Association
of Sugar Producers, Brazil Robert S. Prolman, Director
of International Environmental Affairs, Weyerhauser
Company Ernie Shea, Project Coordinator, 25x'25
America's Energy Future, President, Natural Resources
LLC |
| 3:15-5:00 p.m. |
Success Stories from
Emissions Reducing Entities
Moderator: Dr. Steve Howard, CEO, The
Climate Group
Actions by Other Nations:
Jill Duggan, Head of International Emissions
Trading, United Kingdom Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Actions by States and Regions: Dale Bryk, Senior
Attorney, National Resources Defense Council, Director,
Environmental Law Clinic Kenneth A. Colburn, Center for
Climate Strategies Gina McCarthy, Commissioner,
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection J.
Jared Snyder, Assistant Commissioner for Air Resources,
Climate Change and Energy, New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation
Actions by Local Governments:
Manny Diaz, Mayor, City of Miami; Chair-Elect, U.S.
Conference of Mayors Carl Pope, Executive Director,
Sierra Club Harvey Ruvin, Clerk of Court, Miami-Dade
County
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| 7:45-9:30 p.m. |
Dinner Hosted by Governor Charlie Crist
Keynote Speakers:
John Ashton, Special Representative
for Climate Change, United Kingdom Foreign and
Commonwealth Office Matthias Machnig, State Secretary,
German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation
and Nuclear Safety
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| FRIDAY, JULY 13,
2007 |
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. |
Keynote
Address by Theodore Roosevelt IV
Introduction by Bill
McCollum, Attorney General of Florida |
| 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote Address by Vinod Khosla,
Khosla Ventures
Introduction by Bill McCollum, Attorney
General of Florida |
| 10:15 -11:45 a.m. |
Leadership Roundtable
Hosted by
Governor Charlie Crist and California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger
Moderator: Dr. Steve Howard, CEO, The
Climate Group |
| 12:00–1:30 p.m. |
Luncheon with Keynote Address by
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Introduction by Governor
Charlie Crist |
| 2:00-3:00 p.m. |
Signing Ceremonies and Press
Conference |
About the Serve to Preserve Florida Summit on Global
Climate Change
The summit will bring together policy makers,
academics, scientists, environmentalists and the
business community to discuss the impact of climate
change in Florida. These experts will help develop best
practices related to alternative fuels and emission
standards. The group's strongest recommendations will
help shape procedures for state agencies and future
legislation. For more information, visit
www.MyFloridaClimate.com
or
www.flgov.com
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To offset the energy used for the summit, the State
of Florida has worked with the non-profit CarbonFund.org
to estimate the carbon emissions created by summit
participants through their use of transportation, hotel
operations and food preparation. Because carbon
emissions have global impact, supporting renewable
energy anywhere can compensate for the environmental
impact of the summit. The State of Florida’s financial
support of renewable wind energy in New Mexico will
counterbalance the carbon emissions generated by the
summit.
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"I invite every Floridian to take advantage of the live Web casts and the opportunity to learn from the outstanding scientists and national and international leaders who will share their expertise on global climate change."
~ Charlie Crist.
Governor
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2012 State of Florida