Opportunity 08- A New Political Climate for Global Warming
May 22, 2007
Washington, DC
The issue of global warming is now a key issue in the 2008 presidential campaign, sparking a larger debate about energy use and provoking policy prescriptions ranging from diplomacy to conservation to investing in research and harnessing market forces. Opportunity 08 will host Democratic and Republican campaign policy advisors in its second forum on the nation's most pressing policy challenges.
Opportunity 08 will examine how the issues of global warming, energy security, and the environment can- and should- affect next year's election. The event will be held at the Brookings Institution’s Falk Auditorium, 10am-noon.
Brookings Managing Director William Antholis, an expert on the international politics of climate change, reminds us that not too long ago, a politician could get away with crying "complexity!" or "uncertainty!" on the topic of climate change. With increasing evidence of the reality of climate change, and overwhelming scientific evidence that humans are to blame, candidates may no longer be able to avoid the specifics of what they would do - particularly in the 2008 presidential race.
Panel One- The Challenge of Global Warming and Energy Security
Participants include:
* William Antholis, Brookings Managing Director- Moderator
* David Sandalow, Brookings Energy & Environment Scholar
* Gregg Easterbrook, Brookings Visiting Fellow
Panel Two- The Political Climate
Participants include:
* Rick Klein, Senior Political Reporter and Primary Author of ABC's "The Note"- Moderator
* John Raidt, Policy Advisor for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
* Mark C. Alexander, Policy Director for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)
* James Kvaal, Policy Director for former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.)
* Todd Stern, Policy Advisor for Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.)
To register and for more information, visit the Brookings Institution.
