CAF14-117

Resilience in a Risky World: An Introduction to Emerging Private-Sector Risk Management Frameworks

Speakers: Bill Mueller, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Valley Vision; Jamesine Rogers, Project Manager, The Risky Business Project; Alex Porteshawver, Consulting Climate Action Plan Coordinator, Sonoma State University/City of Benicia; MODERATOR: Noel Perry, Founder, Next 10

Addressing adaptation head-on requires active engagement in a risk-management dialogue. Although the private sector as a whole has been less engaged with climate change, they have an incredible toolbox for fiscal risk management that can and should be brought to bear on climate change. A number of organizations have been working towards economic risk management frameworks for climate change, with a variety of interesting and valuable results. This session brings this dialogue to the fore, as a panel of leading thinkers and practitioners from Deloitte, LLP, Valley Vision, Next10 and The Risky Business Project, share organizational, regional and national scale risk management frameworks for understanding (and valuing) the economic risks of climate change. Gain a new set of analytic lenses through which to consider economic uncertainty caused by climate change and tools to manage climate risk.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

CAF14-108

Keeping the Lights On: Moving Toward a Resilient Energy System

Speakers: Melissa Higbee, Program Manager, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability; Crystal Raymond, Climate Research and Adaptation Strategic Advisor, Seattle City Light; Kathleen Ave, Climate Readiness Program Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Shawn Marshall, Executive Director, Local Energy Aggregation Network US; Tanya Peacock, Environmental Policy Manager, Southern California Gas Company/Sempra; MODERATOR: David Stoms, Ph.D., Energy Research and Development Division, California Energy Commission

California’s economy and quality of life depend on a sufficient supply of safe, reliable, and affordable energy. Today, the energy sector is a primary contributor to climate change and its infrastructure is likely to experience more frequent and severe wildfire, flooding, heat waves, and drought. In addition, the utility landscape is changing with the growth of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), often driven by consumer desire for cleaner sources of power. These changes raise questions about the vulnerability of the energy sector: how much risk exists and what adaptation strategies, tools, or technologies are needed to achieve an acceptable level of risk. This session summarizes current and planned research on climate vulnerability, provide insight into leading electric and natural gas utility readiness programs and offer examples from California’s CCA communities.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

CAF14-206

Climate Communications: From Research to Practice

Speakers: Celinda Lake, President, Lake Research Partners; Francesca Koe, Director of Campaigns, NRDC; Caroline Hodge, Research Manager, ecoAmerica; MODERATOR: Meighen Speiser, Chief Engagement Officer, MomentUs, ecoAmerica

Climate change is not a narrow issue, yet it concerns a narrow population. We must reach beyond the “base” – to conservatives, rural, communities of color – all Americans. Opinion surveys show concern for health, economy, public safety, infrastructure, and energy security – yet low concern for climate change. The implications of climate in individual and community well-being requires that communicators mainstream the issue as a driving factor in health, safety, security, prosperity, and community for all. There is opportunity to advance Americans’ engagement on climate by drawing these issues together and aligning with the center of American values. This session features experts in social science research, marketing research, and public opinion polling, and advocates who have used these tools to develop and deploy programs and communications to move Americans into action on climate.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

Subtotal

$30.00