Climate Change Policy

Margo Reid Brown Margo Reid Brown, chair of the California Integrated Waste Management Board, discusses the role of waste management in meeting California's ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Patty Senecal Patty Senecal explains important disparities in the Clean Trucks plans between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and how these disparities may delay the benefits of the ports’ Clean Air Action Plan.

The RAND Corporation's recently released research brief, entitled “Identifying and Reducing Climate-Change Vulnerabilities in Water-Management Plans,” describes how California utilities can anticipate the effects of climate change to manage regional water supplies.

Bill Lockyer Treasurer Bill Lockyer details how California is using its vast financial resources to secure a greener and more sustainable economy.

Governor Bill RichardsonNew Mexico Governor Bill Richardson speaks passionately about the disconnect between the federal government’s current global warming policies and the level of commitment it will take for the United States to become a global leader in the resolving this challenge.

John White John White, the executive director of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology (CEERT) assists governments and utilities of all sizes in making the transition to clean energy. He explains the current issues facing clean energy.

Mayor Bob Foster Bob Foster once worked with the California Energy Commission, Southern California Edison, and served as the chief of staff for the California State Senate’s Energy Committee. Now, with jurisdiction over one of the nation’s largest port complexes, Mayor Foster is shaping policy at one of California’s most critical carbon hotspots.

The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation and its seven-county Southern California Leadership Council recently released a report entitled, “The AB 32 Challenge: Reducing California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions," including the following excerpts from the report’s introduction and a chapter entitled, “Business Principles for Implementing AB 32.”

Some of the GreenXchange Global Marketplace's distinguished attendees, including leaders from business, finance, government, research, and environmental NGOs, were asked by conference organizers to evaluate the value of this first-of-it’s-kind global cross-section gathering of clean and green technology market-makers.