Skip to Main Content. Please Contact Us if there is anything we can do to improve the Accessibility of this page.

Serve to Preserve: A Florida Summit on Global Climate Change

For more information about the Florida Summit on Global Climate Change, please visit www.myfloridaclimate.com

Climate Change Summit
QuickTime is required to view the archived videos listed below. Click Here to download QuickTime for free.
Climate Challenge Summit Press Conference – 9:40-10:15am, Thursday July 12, 2007
Framing the Climate Change Challenge – 10:30-11:00am, Thursday July 12, 2007
Effective Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gases – 11:15am-12:00pm, Thursday July 12, 2007
Transportation and Land Use Efficiency – 12:00-12:45pm, Thursday July 12, 2007
Agriculture and Forestry Conservation – 2:15-3:15pm, Thursday July 12, 2007
Success Stories from Emissions Reducing Entities – 3:15-5:00pm, July 12, 2007
Leadership Roundtable – 10:15-11:45am, Friday July 13, 2007
Signing Ceremonies and Press Conference – 2:00-3:00pm, Friday July 13, 2007

Watch Archive of Summit Keynote Speakers
RealPlayer is required to view archived videos of Keynote Speakers. Click Here to download RealPlayer for free.
Florida Governor Charlie Crist – 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 12 (RealPlayer)
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. – 1:00 p.m. Thursday, July 12 (RealPlayer)
Theodore Roosevelt IV – 9:00 a.m. Friday, July 13 (RealPlayer)
Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures – 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 13 (RealPlayer)
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger – 12:00 p.m. Friday, July 13 (RealPlayer)

Climate Change Webcast Schedule:


THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2007:
8:30-9:30 a.m. Breakfast with Keynote Address by Governor Charlie Crist
Why Climate Change Matters to Florida and Essential Partnerships
9:40-10:15 a.m. Climate Change Summit Press Conference
10:30-11:00 a.m. Framing the Climate Change Challenge
Understanding the urgency of climate change and the need for greenhouse gas emissions reductions; understanding the sources of Florida’s current greenhouse gas emissions.
 Moderator: Thomas D. Peterson, Executive Director, Center for Climate Strategies
Panelists:
Bill Chameides, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense
Mike Sole, Secretary, Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection
11:15 -12:00 p.m.

Effective Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Energy Efficiency and Clean, Renewable Energy, including renewable energy portfoolio standards, low carbon standards, building codes, demand side management programs, and other measures.
Moderator: Lisa Polak Edgar, Chairman, Florida Public Service Commission
Panelists:
Steve Bolze, President of Power Generation, GE Energy
Dr. R. Neil Elliott, Agriculture and Industry Program Director, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
Dr. James M. Fenton, Florida Solar Energy Center
Dr. Lonnie Ingram, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Microbiology Director of the Florida Center for Renewable Chemicals and Fuels, University of Florida
12:00 -12:45 p.m.

Transportation and Land Use Efficiency
Including clean car standards, alternative fuels, location efficiency programs, and other measures.
 Moderator:
Terry Tamminen, Cullman Senior Fellow and Director, Climate Policy Program, New America Foundation
Panelists: 
Nick Bollman, P.E., Senior Fellow, Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions, Florida Atlantic University
Douglas I. Foy, President, DIF Enterprises; Policy Advisor, Pew Center on the States
Jorge Kuperman, AIA, President and CEO, JSK Architectural Group 
1:00 -2:00 p.m.

Luncheon with Keynote Address by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 
Introduction by Larry Schweiger, CEO, National Wildlife Federation
"The Climate Challenge—Opportunity or Obsolescence?"
2:15 -3:15 p.m. Agriculture and Forestry Conservation
Including land protection, bioenergy production, ethanol, waste energy recovery, and carbon sequestration prorams.
 Moderator:
Charles Bronson, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Panelists:
Eduardo Pereira de Carvalho, CEO, Association of Sugar Producers, Brazil
Robert S. Prolman, Director of International Environmental Affairs, Weyerhauser Company 
Ernie Shea, Project Coordinator, 25x’25 America’s Energy Future, President, Natural Resources LLC
3:15-5:00 p.m.

Success Stories from Emissions Reducing Entities
Moderator:
Dr. Steve Howard, CEO, The Climate Group 
Actions by Other Nations:
Jill Duggan, Head of International Emissions Trading, United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Actions by States and Regions
Dale Bryk, Senior Attorney, National Resources Defense Council, Director, Environmental Law Clinic
Kenneth A. Colburn, Center for Climate Strategies
Gina McCarthy, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection 
J. Jared Snyder, Assistant Commissioner for Air Resources, Climate Change and Energy, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Actions by Local Governments
Manny Diaz, Mayor, City of Miami; Chair-Elect, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Carl Pope, Executive Director, Sierra Club
Harvey Ruvin, Clerk of Court, Miami-Dade County
7:45-9:30 p.m.

Dinner Hosted by Governor Charlie Crist 
Keynote Speakers:
John Ashton, Special Representative for Climate Change, United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Matthias Machnig, State Secretary, German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2007:
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Keynote Address by Theodore Roosevelt IV 
Introduction by Bill McCollum, Attorney General of Florida
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Keynote Address by Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures 
Introduction by Bill McCollum, Attorney General of Florida
10:15 -11:45 a.m.

Leadership Roundtable 
Hosted by Governor Charlie Crist and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Moderator:
Dr. Steve Howard, CEO, The Climate Group
12:00–1:30 p.m.

Luncheon with Keynote Address by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger 
Introduction by Governor Charlie Crist
2:00-3:00 p.m. Signing Ceremonies and Press Conference