America Is All In Pavilion at COP27
Live Stream Event Here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdoQGLvqcm5bo5tPVKlmhkvoBITWjwCLA
12 November
11:30am-12:30pm Egypt Time
Subnational Leadership on Climate-Ocean Action: Assessing Risk and Deploying Local Response
Co-hosted by OA Alliance & Pew Charitable Trusts
Hear from subnational leaders on the front lines of addressing climate-ocean change, who are using a variety of strategies to assess climate risk and information needs, leverage investments and formulate solutions that apply targeted science to management at local and regional scales.
AGENDA
Welcome and Introductions
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, U.S. Congress, State of Oregon District 1
Policy: Assessing Climate-Ocean Risk
Province of British Columbia, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, The Honourable George Heyman
State of California Insurance Commissioner, Office of Commissioner Ricardo Lara
Policy: Exploring Local Response Strategies
Administrator Michael Regan, U.S. EPA (invited)
Senator John Laird (California Senate District 17)
Queen Quet, Gullah/ Geechee Nation
Jennifer Browning, Director, Conserving Marine Life in the US, Pew Charitable Trusts
Brad Ack, Executive Director, Ocean Visions
Power of subnational collaborations
The Ocean Conservancy, Director of Climate Policy, Anna-Marie Laura
OA Alliance, Director, Jessie Turner