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SUMMARY:Virtual General Meeting feat. Citizens’ Climate Lobby
DESCRIPTION: \n\n \nJoin us for our May 19 General Meeting and learn about the Citizens’ Climate Lobby: Its work\, the climate legislation it supports and the outlook for the future. We’ll be holding our normal monthly meeting virtually! Simply choose your preferred platform below. To join us directly in the Zoom meeting\, you’ll need to register ahead of time \n[themify_button style=”large blue” link=”https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsce2hqzkoGdVZZlaXzGAm1oRcQCGk2vAk” target=”_blank”]Join us live on Zoom (Registration required)[/themify_button] \n[themify_button style=”large green” link=”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6RUB8BAPx3iFFCeX2vn5VA/” target=”_blank”]Watch live on our YouTube Channel (No registration required)[/themify_button] \n[themify_button style=”medium blue” link=”https://canyondems.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/April-Meeting-Minutes.pdf” target=”_blank”]Download April’s Meeting Minutes[/themify_button] \n\n \nThe Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a non-profit\, nonpartisan\, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change. It works with legislators to urge the passage of important climate legislation such as the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. The organization trains and supports volunteers to build relationships with elected officials\, the media and their local community. \n \nAbout the Presenters \nGlenton Jelbert is an operations and data analytics consultant who holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge. As a volunteer for Citizens’ Climate Lobby\, he is involved with presenting\, writing\, tabling\, and the “grass tops” movement to get endorsements from businesses and leaders. Glenton was born in the United Kingdom and grew up in Zimbabwe and South Africa. He now lives in Orange County. \nKeith Linker is a civil engineer\, specializing in water resources\, for the past twenty years. He works for the City of Anaheim and lives in Irvine. Keith has been a volunteer for the Citizens’ Climate Lobby for two years. He provides presentations to various groups throughout Orange County\, advocating for a carbon fee and dividend system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address global warming. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n How is Climate Change Affecting Our Community?How fast is it happening?What can WE do to fight it?\n \nClimate change is the greatest threat to our existence. Please join us for this highly educational and directive presentation. Our guest speakers are renown climate activists in Orange County. \nGuest speakers\nDr. Kathleen Treseder Ayn Craciun \n\n\n\n \n \n Register on Zoom \n \n \n \n Watch on YouTube Live \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Download Meeting Agenda \n \n \n \n January Meeting Minutes \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Dr. Kathleen Treseder is the Howard A. Schneiderman Endowed Chair and Professor of Biology at University of California Irvine. For thirty years\, she has led an internationally recognized research program and educated the next generation of scientists and students who are fighting for our climate. In acknowledgement of her outstanding research and publication record on global climate change\, she has been elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America\, the American Academy of Microbiology and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. \nIn 2017\, Kathleen began to work within our local area to enact real-world solutions to climate change. She co-founded OC Clean Power\, a grassroots organization of over 30 non-profits\, businesses\, school organizations\, and faith groups. With her leadership\, they successfully lobbied Irvine\, Fullerton\, Huntington Beach\, and Buena Park to found OC Power Authority\, one of the largest renewable energy programs in California. \nKathleen is running for a seat on the Irvine City Council. She and her husband\, Jim\, are proud parents to twins who love the outdoors\, science\, and art. They remind her of what’s at stake for a better future. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Ayn Craciun is the Orange County Policy Manager with Climate Action Campaign\, a leading nonprofit climate policy watchdog in the region. Ayn’s work focuses on advancing equity\, facilitating adoption of zero carbon Climate Action & Adaptation Plans\, Building Electrification policies\, and Community Choice Energy — any city’s fastest path to 100% clean energy. Before embarking on her path as an environmental advocate\, Ayn had a successful career in corporate communications and PR. In 2016\, Ayn helped advocate for the City of Irvine’s historic organic landscaping policy. In 2018\, Ayn turned her focus to the climate crisis and helped build a coalition of support to create the Irvine-led Orange County Power Authority\, which launched in December 2020. In Feb. 2021\, she joined Climate Action Campaign\, helping draft and build support for the City of Irvine’s ACHIEVES climate resolution\, which made Irvine the first city in Southern California and the third in the state to commit to 2030 zero carbon goals in line with the most recent climate science.
URL:https://canyondems.org/event/general-meeting-may-2020/
CATEGORIES:Monthly General Meeting,Virtual Event
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