Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Reno-Tahoe Weekend Event for Paris Climate Action
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Mon, 11/23/2015 - 4:05pmGlobal Climate Event (Sunday Strolls At Reno-Tahoe Int'l. Airport & sidewalks across from Meadowood Mall)
See complete details at: http://act.350.org/event/global-climate-march_attend/11266
This is a local event to raise public awareness and support for the crucial Paris Climate Talks to take place Nov. 30 - Dec. 11. Global climate events will be happening worldwide on Thanksgiving weekend before the talks begin.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, Nov. 28 & 29: Social Media Action:
Weather conference at Lake Tahoe to feature Nobel Prize team winner
Submitted by editor on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 1:13pmChris Field, a 2007 Nobel Prize team winner and lead author of the study on the effects of global climate change will be the keynote speaker at Lake Tahoe South's Operation Sierra Storm Meteorologist Conference, Jan 10.
Field, was the Co-Chair for Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which shared the 2007 Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore. He’s the director of the Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University and a 2009 Heinz Award recipient, recognizing extraordinary environmental achievement.