The Long and Winding Road:
Building Support for National ClimatePolicy & Opportunities for the SE
Southern Alliance for Clean EnergyWebinar SeriesSeptember 24, 2009Jennifer Rennicks
About SACE
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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) hasbeen seeking global warming solutions to ensureclean, safe and healthy communities throughoutthe Southeast for more than 20 years.
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Since its formal inception in 1985, SACE hasgrown from a small group of individuals into adynamic regional organization, with five officesacross the Southeast and initiatives at federal,state and local levels.
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SACE is committed to preserving, restoring andprotecting our environment through innovativetechnology, public education and advocacy.
For more information about Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, please visit www.cleanenergy.org.
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Jean-Baptiste Fourier describes thegreenhouse effect –
1824
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Svante Arrhenius describes howburning fossil fuels produces CO2,suggesting humans increasegreenhouse gasses -
1896
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Measurements of atmospheric CO2begin at NOAA’s Mauna Loaobservatory in Hawaii –
1958
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First IPCC report confirms levels of
manmade
greenhouse gases areincreasing, and will cause globalwarming –
1990
The Road to Climate Policy:
A Slow Start
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