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[Beth Conlin]

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Developing Climate Policy Initiatives for States and Regions


A Presentation by Sonia Hamel
Special Assistant, Massachusetts Office for Commonwealth Development
Former Director of Air Policy and Planning, Massachusetts Executive Office
of Environmental Affairs


Recognizing the possible risks to land and resources, regional and local
entities are beginning to experiment with initiatives to limit and cope with
climate change.  As Director of Massachusetts Air Policy and Planning, and
now a member of the new Office for Commonwealth Development, Sonia Hamel has
been deeply involved in the development of state and regional policy on
climate protection.  She will discuss the nature of state climate planning
and initiatives, including the influence of the political and economic
landscape.  She will highlight two examples - the Massachusetts climate plan
and the Regional Plan of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian
Premiers - and discuss interaction with local initiatives.


October 2nd
4:00 PM
Building E40 Room 496
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E40&Buildings=go
Refreshments will be served


Part of the Climate Policy Speaker Series
Sponsored by the MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment

Coming Soon:
November 5 – Prof. William Moomaw, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy
Lead author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2003

Early December – MIT & City of Cambridge: Collaborating on Climate
Protection

IAP Seminar – "Implementing the Cambridge Climate Protection Plan", in
cooperation with the City of Cambridge


 
Beth Conlin
Education Program Coordinator
Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
E40-481, 1 Amherst St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-452-3199
bconlin at mit.edu