Leaders around the world are gathering in San Francisco to discuss goals for fighting climate change at the Global Climate Action Summit. This global effort, however, cannot succeed without effective action locally – meaning policy makers must make these issues resonate with their communities in meaningful ways.  
 
How do we make the abstract, 50,000-foot level global discussion on climate more immediate to people at home? What lessons can we offer to the rest of the country and the world? This is not just a messaging strategy, but a way to ensure that our policies are beneficial, and, most critically, equitable for all communities.

Please join the Atlantic Council and the California State Assembly in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 12 from 3:00 – 5:30 p.m. for a wide-ranging discussion highlighting California state legislators’ uniquely local stories and how each of them has brought diverse constituencies on board with climate action.

 
Welcome:

The Hon. Ellen Tauscher
Vice Chair, Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council; Strategic Adviser, Federal Policy Practice
Baker Donelson;
Member, Board of Governors, Lawrence Livermore National Security Corporation LLC and Los Alamos National Security Corporation LLC
Former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security;
Former Member of US Congress
 
Mr. Anthony Rendon
Speaker
California State Assembly (Lakewood)
 
Panel Discussion: Diverse Views from California
 
Mr. Richard Bloom
Member
California State Assembly (Santa Monica)
 
Mr. Todd Gloria 
Member
California State Assembly (San Diego)
 
Ms. Monique Limón
Member
California State Assembly (Santa Barbara)

Ms. Eloise Gómez Reyes
Member
California State Assembly (San Bernardino)

Moderated by:
 
Mr. John Morton
Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center
Atlantic Council

Fireside Chat: Making the Case
 
Dr. Joaquin Arambula
Member
California State Assembly (Fresno)
 
Mr. Chad Mayes
Member
California State Assembly (Rancho Mirage)
 
Moderated by:
 
The Hon. Ellen Tauscher
Vice Chair, Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council; Strategic Adviser, Federal Policy Practice
Baker Donelson;
Member, Board of Governors, Lawrence Livermore National Security Corporation LLC and Los Alamos National Security Corporation LLC
Former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security;
Former Member of US Congress

A networking reception will follow the event

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If you have any questions or issues with registration, please contact Gray Johnson at GJohnson@AtlanticCouncil.org.