Sustainable Silicon Valley Educational Forum: Planning for GHG Reductions

Posted by barbf on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 18:28

Start: 07/09/2008 - 09:00

End: 07/09/2008 - 12:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

Local Governments: Reducing Greenhouse Gases

A Sustainable Silicon Valley Educational Forum
Providing Guidance to Local Governments Planning for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions

Green Building Exchange305 Main Street Redwood City, CA 94063

Wednesday, July 9, 20089:00 AM – 12:30 PMRegistration opens at 8:30 AM

Presented by Sustainable Silicon Valley

Hosted by Green Building Exchange

Program:

Winds of Change: Putting Planning for Climate Change into Perspective
Don Weden, Principal Planner (retired), Santa Clara County

The Planning Process: Creating a Climate Action Plan
Timothy Burroughs, Climate Action Program Director
City of Berkeley
Burroughs has led Berkeley's planning process and will highlight
key elements in successful planning.

Sustainability and Implementing the Marin Countywide Plan
Kris Krasnove, Planner, Marin County Community Development Agency

Integrating a Climate Action Plan into a General Plan
Sandra Goldberg, Deputy Attorney General Office of Attorney General, State of California

Regional Coordination: a Panel Discussion
All-speakers Panel will discuss Bay Area-wide collaborations needed to address Climate Change
Moderator: Bruce Riordan, Principal, Elmwood Consulting
Panelists (in addition to speakers) to include:
R. Alden Feldon, Regional Projects Manager, ICLEI U.S.A
Abby Young, Senior Environmental Planner, BAAQMD

Target Audience: city planners; environmental services staff; other government employees; residents involved in climate action planning (Green Ribbon Task Forces); elected officials; service-providers and vendors to local governments; NGOs working with local governments

AGENDA