CPEP 2010

The sixth annual Climate Protection: Everybody Profits Conference (CPEP6) took place on May 13, 2010 in Sebastopol, CA. The conference themes and program are listed below.

CPEP6 Conference themes and guiding questions

What is the power of pricing and financing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
Is Sonoma County making progress towards its GHG goal – 25% below 1990 levels by 2015?
What is our county’s vision for a healthy business environment and an exceptional quality of life?

CPEP6 Program

8:00	Registration, Continental Breakfast, Sponsor and Table Networking
9:00	Welcome and Conference Overview Larry Robinson, City of Sebastopol – Conference Chair Jake MacKenzie, Moderator, Chair, Regional Climate Protection Authority
9:20	Keynote Speaker: Michelle Chan, Senior Policy Analyst, Friends of the Earth Pricing and financing: Why are they powerful levers of change, and how do they compare with voluntary action and regulations?
9:50	Keynote Speaker: Peter Barnes Senior Fellow, Tomales Bay Institute Cap and Dividend: How it works, why it’s powerful, what are the key principles it incorporates, and how can these be applied?
10:20	Panel: Contest Finalists present their solutions Suzanne Doyle, Ken Wells, Susanna Kannenberg Prize money sponsored by Sonoma Mountain Village and CPEP6 Conference.
10:50	Table Discussion and Voting
11:10	Ann Hancock, Executive Director, Climate Protection Campaign, Annual Sonoma County greenhouse gas report card plus questions and table discussions
11:20	Valerie Brown, Supervisor District 1; Chair, Board of Supervisors, County of Sonoma, and President, National Association of Counties View from Copenhagen, the nation, and Sonoma County: What lessons in climate leadership are there for us?
11:40	Youth view and action to protect the climate: Mia Szarvas and Lucia Shumaker, Analy High School Savannah North and Molly Nagle, El Molino High School
11:50	Lunch Buffet and Networking
12:20	Contest Prize Winners Announced. Awards presented by Geof Syphers, Chief Sustainability Officer, Codding Enterprises, developer of Sonoma Mountain Village
12:25	Keynote Speaker: Jan Mazurek, Ph.D., Senior Policy Advisor, CA Air Resources Board State of California update: What’s happening with climate regulations and legislation, especially with pricing and financing?
12:55	Wrap-up, next steps, next year’s Host City and Prize Drawings
1:15	Thank you for coming! See you next year. Please consider staying for the Congress beginning at 1:30 pm in the next room.

2010 Sponsors