{"id":71111,"date":"2001-09-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-09-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/leading-environmentalist-to-speak-on-climate-change-at-uri-sept-25\/"},"modified":"2001-09-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2001-09-14T00:00:00","slug":"leading-environmentalist-to-speak-on-climate-change-at-uri-sept-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2001\/09\/leading-environmentalist-to-speak-on-climate-change-at-uri-sept-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading environmentalist to speak on climate change at 溏心vlog免费B站 Sept. 25"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tLeading environmentalist to speak on climate change at
\n溏心vlog免费B站 Sept. 25 event is part of fall honors colloquium
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\tKINGSTON, R.I. — Sept. 14, 2001 — Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on Climate Change, will speak on “Climate Change: A Strategy for the Future” as part of the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s fall honors colloquium series, “A Just and Sustainable Future: Overcoming Barriers to Action.” <\/p>\n

\tClaussen will speak in Room 271 of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Chafee Social Science Center on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. Her talk will focus on how to reduce greenhouse gases while treating both rich and poor nations fairly. <\/p>\n

\tThe Pew Center is a non-profit, non-partisan and independent organization dedicated to providing credible information, straight answers and innovative solutions to address global climate change. Thirty-two major companies, most included in the Fortune 500, are working together through the center to educate the public on the risks, challenges and solutions to climate change. <\/p>\n

\tClaussen formerly served as assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs during the Clinton Administration. In this role, she was responsible for developing and implementing policy on behalf of the United States on major international issues including climate change, ozone depletion, chemicals, natural resource issues, and the sustainable development efforts of the multilateral development banks and the United Nations. <\/p>\n

\tBefore working for the Department of State, Claussen served for three years as a special assistant to the president and senior director for Global Environmental Affairs at the National Security Council, where she was responsible for policy development on a wide range of global environmental and population issues. <\/p>\n

\tShe was also director of atmospheric programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where she supervised international and domestic activities related to the depletion of the ozone layer, developed the acid rain program under the Clean Air Act, negotiated the Clean Air Accord with Canada, and directed the development of EPA\u2019s energy efficiency programs. She served from 1990 to 1991 as the deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation. <\/p>\n

\tShe earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from George Washington University and a master\u2019s degree from the University of Virginia.
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\n\tFor more information about the many other events of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium, visit www.uri.edu\/sustainability, or call the Honors Program at 874-2303. The major sponsors of the colloquium are The Providence Journal and the Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities.
\nFor Information: Todd McLeish, 401-874-2116, Jennifer Smith, 401-874-2116\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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