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Bracing for Climate Change: Strategies for Mitigation and Resiliency Planning Conference

Learn the latest on the planning process, technology, and solutions needed for climate change

Register by November 11 and save $100!

The focus of this timely conference will be climate action planning that addresses mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adaptation to climate change impacts to increase the resiliency of communities.  It will emphasize the planning processes needed to reach sustainable GHG levels by focusing on achieving reduction targets, in concert with regional, national and global strategies.

Live video broadcasts from Michele Gehring, A&WMA President, attending as an official observer at the COP25 (UNFCCC Climate Change Conference) in Santiago, Chile! 

Conference Program available!  Check out the sessions, papers, and presenters to see what you can learn. 

The keynote on Regulatory Perspectives features:

  • Gregg Hart, Santa Barbara Supervisor and Board Member of the Santa Barbara County APCD
  • Lindsay Buckley, California Energy Commission External Affairs Advisor 
  • Aeron Arlin Genet, Air Pollution Control Officer, Santa Barbara County APCD
  • Heidi Harmon, Mayor of San Luis Obispo

The technical program will include panels on GHG Emissions Analyses within the California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) and Climate Change Modeling and Dynamic Downscaling, and sessions cover:

  • Emissions Inventory and Emissions Reduction Efforts
  • Mitigation Strategies
  • Climate Action Plans
  • Waste Management Issues
  • Adaptation
  • Resiliency Planning

Register for Conference by November 11 to ensure your spot:

  • CalAdapt Workshop – Tuesday, December 10, 8:00 am–12:00 pm. Learn how to predict atmospheric changes at the local level and apply risk and adaptation measures.
  • Organic Materials to Energy Demonstration Project Tour – Goleta Sanitary District Wastewater Treatment Plan – Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 2:00 pm–4:30 pm

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