Topic: "Challenges and Opportunities in Climate Change"

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Session 1 - Climate Drivers and Climate Impacts Presenter: Dr. Gavin A. Schmidt, Climate Scientist, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

Session 2 - Monitoring Climate Change on Long Island Sound - The development and implementation of a climate change monitoring program for an urban estuary and its ecosystems Presenter: Sarah Deonarine, New York Coordinator of the Long Island Sound Study.


Session 3 - Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - The Path Forward in the Near Term to Meet Global GHG Emission Reduction Goals...and Enhance U.S. Energy Security Presenter: Edward L. Helminski, President and Publisher of ExchangeMonitor Publications & Forums, Inc.

Session 4 - Smoke and Mirrors: Is Geoengineering a Solution to Global Warming? Presenter: Dr. Alan Robock, Professor II, Rutgers University, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.

Session 5 - Climate Risk Assessment and Adaptation Planning: Ensuring Services in Rhode Island Presenter: Hope Herron, Environmental Scientist at Tetra Tech.

Session 6 - The Climate Change Challenge and How We Can Benefit Presenter: Marc Karell, P.E., CEM (Certified Energy Manager), Founder and Principal, Climate Change & Environmental Services, LLC.

Concluding Remarks - Opportunities for Chemical Engineers Presenter: Dr. Herbert W. Cooper, President, Dynalytics Corp., and Chair, Metro New York Section, AIChE.