Healthy Solutions - July 22, 2008
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Climate Change and Global Health
Hosted by the Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming, Congressional Global Health Caucus, Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA) and Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
10:30-12:00 PM
Room HC-6, Capitol Building, House Side
Healthy Solutions for the Low Carbon Economy:
Guidelines for Investors, Insurers and Policy Makers
Co-Sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008,
2:30-4:00PM
Room 512, Senate Hart Building
Climate Change and Global Health
Speakers:
Dr. Michael St. Louis
Officer
Science and Public Health Practice, Coordinating Office for Global Health (COGH), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director, Center for Health and the Global Environment
Harvard Medical School
Pablo Suarez, Ph.D
Oxfam
Moderator:
Edward Cameron, World Bank Climate Change and Human Rights Division
Discussion will follow the program. For questions about the briefing, please contact Lina Choudhry or Stephanie Herring in Congresswoman Betty McCollum's office at lina.choudhry@mail.house.gov or Stephanie.Herring@mail.house.gov.
Healthy Solutions for the Low Carbon Economy
As the climate crisis unfolds, food, fuel and finances have suddenly reached critical proportions, threatening health and stability in many nations. The clean energy transformation can lower food and fuel costs, and provide an economic stimulus for the global economy. But will the suite of solutions we chose be safe and sustainable ones?
The report Healthy Solutions for the Low Carbon Economy: Guidelines for Investors, Insurers and Policy Makers, featured in this Congressional Briefing, explores the life-cycle costs of proposed technologies and practices to separate measures for early, widespread adoption from those warranting further study to avoid unintended consequences. Addressing financial and policy instruments, this report is intended to help policy makers and industry and finance leaders make well-informed decisions for our energy future. Complimentary copies of this report will be available at the briefing.
Should you have any questions about this briefing, please contact Sara Singleton in Sen. Kennedy's office at 202-224-7675 or Sara_Singleton@help.senate.gov.
Questions:
The Center is a 501(c)(3) organization, and neither lobbying nor advocacy are involved in this program. The briefings have been approved for attendance by the Senate Ethics Committee. Should you have any questions about the Center's Policy-Maker Education Program, please contact Margaret Thomsen at margaret_thomsen@hms.harvard.edu.
Speakers:
The Healthy Solutions Report
Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director
Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School
PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
A Bank's Perspective on Healthy Solutions
Amy Davidsen
Director of Environmental Affairs
JPMorgan Chase
Powerpoint Presentation (pdf)
Precautionary Tales from the Insurance Sector
Franklin Nutter, J.D.
President
Reinsurance Association of America
Briefing Videos
Part 1 | Part 2 (Realplayer)
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