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CATF at New York Climate Week: Highlighting the need to deploy a wide range of climate solutions at scale - Clean Air Task Force
CATF at New York Climate Week: Highlighting the need to deploy a wide range of climate solutions at scale
New York — Clean Air Task Force (CATF) experts are joining a series of important convenings at New York Climate Week next week, highlighting the need for a pragmatic approach to climate action and the rapid deployment of a diverse array of climate solutions at scale.
“We’re at a critical juncture,” said Lindsey Baxter Griffith, U.S. Advocacy and Policy Director at CATF. “Ambition to address the climate challenge has never been greater, with significant progress in recent years from policymakers, companies, investors, and civil society. At the same, we’re falling short of our emissions reductions targets at nearly every level and we must dramatically accelerate clean energy deployment to close the gap. Climate Week provides an important opportunity to convene with fellow advocates, engage key policymakers and corporate leaders, and push for the changes we need to decarbonize both the U.S. and the global economy.
CATF experts will be on the ground throughout the week at the following events:
Women in Hydrogen: Scaling Up Clean Energy
Date and Time: Monday, September 18 at 4:00pm
Location: FTI Consulting
CATF Speaker: Lee Beck, Senior Director in Europe and the Middle East
Unlocking the Scale and Impact of Satellites to Detect and Quantify Methane Emissions in the Energy Sector
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 19 at 11:00am
Location: One World Trade Center
CATF Speaker: Jonathan Banks, Global Director, Methane Pollution Prevention
Carbon Capture and Storage in the U.S.: A Year in Review
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 19 at 3:00pm
Location: 30 Rockefeller Plaza
CATF Speaker: Lindsey Baxter Griffith, U.S. Advocacy and Policy Director
7th Annual Offshore Wind Transmission U.S. 2023: State Plans and Programs
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 20 – Thursday, September 21
Location: Conrad New York Downtown
CATF Speaker: Jeremy Tarr, U.S. State Policy Director
Leaders on Purpose CEO Summit Briefing: Global Strategy, Local Impact
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 20 at 9:00am
Location: Spring Place
CATF Speaker: Olivia Azadegan, Energy Transition Director, MENA
“Raising Ambition” Methane Mitigation
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 20 at 4:00pm
Location: Goals House
CATF Speaker: Jonathan Banks, Global Director, Methane Pollution Prevention
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About Clean Air Task Force
Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is a global nonprofit organization working to safeguard against the worst impacts of climate change by catalyzing the rapid development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies. With 25 years of internationally recognized expertise on climate policy and a fierce commitment to exploring all potential solutions, CATF is a pragmatic, non-ideological advocacy group with the bold ideas needed to address climate change. CATF has offices in Boston, Washington D.C., and Brussels, with staff working virtually around the world. Visit catf.us and follow @cleanaircatf.
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- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”