The Governor’s Steering Committee on Climate Change held a Municipal Summit on Climate Action on March 13, 2010 at Yale University.   We are grateful to the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies for providing support for this summit.

Agenda and workshops
Governor Rell’s press release, March 11, 2010

Powerpoint presentations and videos of the sessions are posted below.

Welcome  – Amey Marrella, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection and
Chair of the Governor’s Steering Committee on Climate Change
John DeStefano, Jr., Mayor, City of New Haven
Gary Brudvig, Deputy Director, Yale Climate and Energy Institute

Connecticut’s Climate Change Program and the Pivotal Role of Local Action – Amey Marrella, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection and Chair of the Governor’s Steering Committee on Climate Change

Resources to Support Municipal Climate Action – Lynn Stoddard, Department of Environmental Protection

Communicating Effectively About Climate Change to Engage Your Municipal Officials and Residents – Stewart Hudson, President, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
Anthony Leiserowitz, Director, Yale Project on Climate Change – “Global Warming’s Six Americas” via video
Jim Motavalli, Environmental Writer and Speaker                   

Workshop Session A:

A1) Local Food – An Easy, Fun, and Powerful Way to Reduce Global Warming, Increase Public Health, Create Community,  and Pump the Local Economy - workshop video
Dan Levinson, Co-Founder and Chairman, Westport Green Village Initiative
Michel Nischan, President, Wholesome Wave Foundation – Nischan powerpoint
Will Clark, Chief Operating Office, New Haven Board of Education

A2) Integrating Climate Adaptation and Mitigation:  Groton Case Study of Doing More with Less - workshop video, Adaptation powerpoint
Jennifer Pagach, CT Department of Environmental Protection and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Science
Zell Steevers, Chair, Groton Task Force on Climate Change and Sustainable Community

 

A3) CT Community Success Stories in Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency – workshop video
Bob Wall, Director, Energy Market Initiatives, CT Clean Energy Fund
Ron Klattenberg, Chair, Middletown Clean Energy Task Force 
Jon Gorham, Chair, Woodbridge Clean Energy Initiative Task Force 
Katherine Freygang, Chair, Cornwall Energy Task Force
Michael Okrent, Chair, Bethany Clean Energy Task Force

A4) Resources for Financing Municipal Climate Action: EPA Cash Flow Opportunity Calculator - workshop video
Neil Zobler, President, Catalyst Financial Group – Zobler powerpoint

Workshop Session B:

B1) Regional Planning in an Era of Climate Change - workshop video, Regional Planning powerpoint
Mary Ellen Kowalewski, Director of Community Development, CRCOG
David Kooris, Vice President, Connecticut, Regional Plan Association
Emily Moos, Senior Community Development Planner, CRCOG

B2) Innovative Approaches to Climate and Sustainability Planning and GHG Inventory Tools - workshop video
Christa Koehler, Manager, State and Local Government Program, Clean Air-Cool Planet – - workshop video, Koehler powerpoint
Nancy Hazard, Co-Chair, Greening Greenfield, Greenfield, MA – Hazard powerpoint
Matthew Forrest, Citizens Energy Committee, Wethersfield

B3) Financing Energy Upgrades with Performance Contracting - workshop video
Chris Halpin, President, Celtic Energy – Halpin powerpoint
Robert Smuts, Chief Administrative Officer, City of New Haven
Neil Zobler, President, Catalyst Financial Group – Zobler powerpoint

B4) From Walking School Buses to Telecommuting:  How to Reduce Transportation Emissions and Improve Public Health - workshop video
Leo Petry, Customer Services Manager and Vanpool Coordinator, Rideworks – Rideworks powerpoint
Katharine Zatkowski, Employer Services Coordinator, Rideworks
Judi Manfre, School Nurse, Vernon Public Schools

Workshop Session C:

C1) Organizing and Training Volunteers to Build a Successful Task Force - workshop video
Roger Smith, Clean Water Action and West Hartford Clean Energy Task Force

 

 

 

C2) How to Increase Recycling through SMART Waste Management: Redefining How Connecticut Residents Value Trash- workshop video
Diane Duva, Assistant Director, Engineering and Enforcement Division, Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assistance, CT Department of Environmental Protection - Duva powerpoint
Michael Waugh, Special Projects Administrator, Stafford

C3) Smart Growth Initiatives in Mansfield: Storrs Center Case Study - workshop video, Storrs Center powerpoint
Cynthia van Zelm, Executive Director, Mansfield Downtown Partnership
Greg Padick, Director of Planning, Mansfield

C4) Greener Schools - workshop video
Bill Leahy, Institute for Sustainable Energy – Leahy powerpoint
Beth Piggush, CT Clean Energy Fund
Rebecca Meyer, CT Energy Efficiency Fund
Heidi Golden , West Hartford  - Golden powerpoint