[E&E seminars] Tomorrow: MITEI Colloquium - Frances Beinecke: Can We Meet the Planet's Deadline?

[Jameson Twomey]

The MIT Energy Initiative invites you to join us tomorrow to hear  
Frances Beinecke, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council,  
deliver a lecture entitled: “Can We Meet the Planet's Deadline?  
Battling Climate Change on the Road to Copenhagen”. Additional details  
can be found here on the MITEI website. If you have any questions,  
please contact Jameson Twomey at jtwomey at mit.edu.

Can We Meet the Planet's Deadline?
Battling Climate Change on the Road to Copenhagen

Frances Beinecke
President, Natural Resources Defense Council

Wednesday, October 7

Lecture at 4:15
Reception to follow

Room 34-101
50 Vassar Street
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract

Current science tells us that we must act now in order to prevent the  
worst impacts of global warming.  The international community, mean-  
while, is meeting this December in Copenhagen to negotiate a new  
climate regime. Is the United States moving fast enough to meet these  
deadlines? Will we pass a clean energy and climate law in time to  
emerge as a leader at the international talks?

Frances Beinecke will answer these questions, and discuss the  
political outlook for passing a climate law this fall. She will also  
talk about the role MIT students can play in developing clean energy  
technologies, including super-efficient electronics, hybrid batteries,  
and carbon capture for coal plants.

In the end, reaching climate goals will require not just technical  
know-how, but civic engagement as well, and Beinecke will talk about  
how MIT students can get involved.



About the Speaker

Frances Beinecke is the president of the NRDC, one of the United  
States’ most influential environmental action groups. The NRDC uses  
law, science, and the support of 1.2 million members and online  
activists to advance comprehensive solutions to today’s biggest  
environmental challenges. Under Ms. Beinecke’s leadership, the  
organization has launched a new strategic campaign that sharply  
focuses NRDC’s efforts on curbing global warming, moving America  
beyond oil, reviving the world’s oceans, saving endangered wild  
places, stemming the tide of toxic chemicals, and accelerating the  
greening of China. Ms. Beinecke has worked with NRDC for more than 30  
years.

In addition to her work at NRDC, Ms. Beinecke has played a leadership  
role in several other environmental organizations. She currently  
serves on the boards of the World Resources Institute, the Energy  
Future Coalition, and Conservation International’s Center for  
Environmental Leadership in Business. She has been a member of the  
boards of the Wilderness Society, the China-U.S. Center for  
Sustainable Development, and the New York League of Conservation Voters.

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