On November 28 the Philadelphia Bar Association and the PA Environmental Council will host A Call To The Bar: Lawyers For Common Sense On Climate Change Program at the Philadelphia Bar Association offices, 11th Floor Conference Center, 1101 Market Street from Noon to 2:15.

On October 8, 2018, the United Nations scientific panel charged with tracking climate change issued a special report that dominated international headlines for days.

The report painted a more dire picture of the immediate consequences of climate change than previously thought and noted that avoiding the damage requires transforming the world economy at a speed and scale that has "no documented historic precedent."

Without strong action to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the world is at risk of catastrophic consequences as early as 2040.

What can we do to protect ourselves and our children from a horrific outcome? Leading economists and scientists agree on one key component of any solution to climate change; it's called "Putting a Price on Carbon" to force reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

This timely program is the fourth program that the Philadelphia Bar Association has hosted and presented with A Call to the Bar: Lawyers for Common Sense on Climate Change to serve as a catalyst to the legal community to become more heavily engaged in climate change awareness, education, and action.

Environmental industry leaders will address:

-- The legal landscape for solutions to climate change

-- The case for carbon pricing policies

-- The authority under Pennsylvania law for carbon pricing

-- A specific proposal for using carbon pricing to make Pennsylvania a leader in fighting climate change while generating revenues for the Commonwealth

Panelists for this special event include--

-- Professor John C. Dernbach, Director, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center

Widener University Commonwealth School of Law;

-- Jesse Jenkins, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Environmental Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University Center for the Environment;

-- Robert B. McKinstry, Jr., Environmental and Climate Law & Consulting

-- Joseph Otis Minott, Executive Director and Chief Counsel, Clean Air Council

-- Professors Amy Sinden, James E. Beasley, Temple University School of Law

-- Davitt B. Woodwell, President, PA Environmental Council

Click Here to register or for more information. CLE credits are available for this program.

[Note: DEP’s consultant working on the 2018 Update To Pennsylvania’s Climate Action Plan is scheduled to present is draft plan to the Climate Change Advisory Committee at its December 4 meeting.]

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[Posted: Nov.9, 2018]

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