Oregon DEQ: Air Quality Climate Change information series

DEQ's Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) is receiving a series of informational items at regularly planned commission meetings. The goal is to help commissioners establish baseline scientific knowledge on climate change so they may make informed policy decisions. Below are the recordings of these information items.

EQC meeting speakers
February 2010	April 2010	June 2010	August 2010
Dr. Philip Mote, OSU: Dr. Mote is a leading scientist on the impacts of climate change, including variations in Pacific Northwest and national snowpacks, sea levels, water resources, precipitation and temperatures. He was a lead author for the fourth assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which received a Nobel Prize for its efforts. Global and regional climate change (5 MB) The Science of Climate Change (audio)	Jessica Shipley, Pew Center: Jessica Shipley is a Solutions Fellow at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change where she assists the Vice President of Innovative Solutions on state-level policy and on agriculture and forestry related climate issues. She is involved in researching and communicating technology solutions for reducing greenhouse gases in a variety of sectors and assisting with Pew policy work on forestry and agricultural offsets. Presentation Energy and climate change (audio)	Ben Vitale, president The Climate Trust: The mission of The Climate Trust, the Oregon CO₂ Offset program, NW Natural Smart Energy, Climate Trust work with the PUC and the Offset Quality Network Best Practice Resource for policy makers. Presentation Introduction to Climate Trust (audio)	Dr. Thomas Peterson, National Climatic Data Center (NOAA): Dr. Peterson is a research meteorologist at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center and chair of the World Meteorological Organization's Commission for Climatology. Presentation Global climate change impacts in the U.S. (audio)
October 2010	December 2010		April 2011
Angus Duncan, Oregon Global Warming Commission chair: Presented on the "Roadmap to 2020 Project." Presentation Staff report Listen to audio MP3 (61 min)	A panel of presenters on Adaptation to Climate Change in Oregon: Dr. Phil Mote, Director of Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, explains the first annual Oregon Climate Assessment Report (OCAR): Presentation Summary of findings from 2011 OCAR Richard Whitman, Director-Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, shares key results from the states' Climate Change Adaptation Framework workgroup: Presentation Overview of Climate Change Adaptation Framework Steve Adams, Climate Leadership Initiative, gives preview of Willamette Valley Climate Futures Forums. Implemented in collaboration with UofO's Institute for a Sustainable Environment. Presentation Panel member biographies Listen to audio MP3 (71 minutes)		Dr. Rob Zako, Greenhouse gas strategies for transportation Dr. Zako has a Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics from Berkeley and a B.A. in mathematics from Harvard. He was an independent transportation consultant before joining Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. Presentation Staff report Listen to audio MP3 (31 minutes)

Climate Change: Information Series for the EQC