Climate Change: Bringing Together Science, Policy and Business

Wednesday, June 4, 2008, 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Dirksen Senate Office Building 406

Introductory Remarks

Bob Peoples
Director of ACS Green Chemistry Institute

Summary

The changing climate is one of the hottest public policy topics of our day for the scientists who study it, as well as in the halls of Congress and the board rooms of major multinational companies.

As Congress considers legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, many in the private sector are also examining their role in mitigating and adapting to climate change. This briefing explored various perspectives among the scientific, policy, and business communities that will need to be carefully aligned to enable action this year or during the early days of the next administration.

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