Climate Policy, Issues, and Corporate Programs

Platform Chair(s)

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  Christopher Easter, LEED AP, CARB Accredited Lead GHG Verifier

  Senior Air Quality Specialist
  Bay Area Air District, California

Platform Co-Chair(s)

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  Michael Slavick, B.S. Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning

  Principal Air Quality and Climate Change Specialist
  ECORP Consulting Inc., CA

Presentations:

• 1:40pm – 2:00pm ET

  Simulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Carbon Sequestration, and Nitrogen Cycling in Vermont Agricultural Soils
  

  Author: Hannah J. Rubin, PhD – Stone Environmental

  Co-Author: Jens Kiesel – Stone Environmental

  Co-Author: Bettina Miguez – Stone Environmental

  Co-Author: Jody Stryker, MS, PhD – Stone Environmental
• 2:00pm – 2:20pm ET

  Adapting to State and SEC Climate Disclosures: What Corporations Need to Know
  

  Author: Tingting Jiang (she/her/hers) – Geosyntec Consultants
• 2:20pm – 2:40pm ET

  Decarbonizing the Global Economy - How Can the Environmental Remediation Industry Contribute?
  

  Author: François Beaudoin, P.Eng., PMP – GHD Consultants Ltd

  Co-Author: Marie-Joëlle Lainé
• 2:40pm – 3:00pm ET

  Climate Change: We Are Running Out of Time
  

  Author: Frank T. Princiotta, BChe, ORSORT – Retired Director of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division, EPA’s Office of Research & Development
• 3:00pm – 3:20pm ET

  Engineering Precision for a Sustainable Future: Advancing Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Verification Standards in America
  

  Author: Samantha Adams, B.S. Environmental & Chemical Engineering; CARB LCFS Lead Verifier; CARB MRR Lead Verifier; WA DOE GHG Lead Verifier – CARB LCFS Lead Verifier; CARB MRR Lead Verifier; WA DOE GHG Lead Verifier
• 3:20pm – 3:40pm ET

  Assessing the Resilience and Sustainability of Municipal Solid Waste Infrastructure and Management in U.S. Communities
  

  Author: Asmita Narode, PhD – RTI International

  Co-Author: Keith Weitz – RTI International

  Co-Author: Debra Kantner – RTI International
• 3:40pm – 4:00pm ET

  Lessons Learned from Climate Change Adaptation and Resiliency Planning in Washington
  

  Author: Heidi E. Rous (she/her/hers) – Kimley-Horn and Associates