On Nov. 16, the Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies hosts a panel of experts that will address approaches to dealing with the challenges of climate change. The discussion will include issues such as implementing a carbon tax, ecosystem service valuation, direct regulation and technological innovation. This event will also serve as the final leg of republicEn.org’s EnCourage Tour 2017, which has been raising awareness of principles for climate leadership nationwide. The tour has focused on stimulating conversations across the United States to explore opportunities for unlocking the power of free enterprise in order to accelerate energy innovation and rise to the challenges of climate change.
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Agenda
3:30 pm
Registration
4:00 pm
Welcome
Kenneth B. Medlock III, Ph.D.
James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and Senior Director, Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies
Opening Remarks
Marilu Hastings
Vice President, Sustainability Programs, The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
The Honorable Bob Inglis
Former U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District
4:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Jason Albritton
Director of Climate and Energy Policy, U.S. Government Relations Office, The Nature Conservancy
Jim Blackburn
Professor in the Practice of Environmental Engineering, Rice University, and Rice Faculty Scholar, Baker Institute
The Honorable Bob Inglis
Former U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District
Catrina Rorke
Senior Fellow for Policy, DEPLOY/US
Moderator: Kenneth B. Medlock III, Ph.D., James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and Senior Director, Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies
5:30 pm
Closing Remarks
5:35 pm
Reception