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newsrel -- MEDIA ADVISORY: Clean air, climate luminaries to present breakthrough solutions, research in Sacramento

Posted: 20 Jun 2017 14:19:43
MEDIA ADVISORY: Please consider the following media advisory from
the California Air Resources Board:

http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=940

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 20, 2017
Media Advisory 17-45


CONTACT: 
Melanie Turner
(916) 322-2990
melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov


MEDIA ADVISORY: Clean air, climate luminaries to present
breakthrough solutions, research in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO - Five winners of the 2016 Haagen-Smit Clean Air
Awards will present brief presentations to the general public on
their work, featuring breakthrough solutions and research on
subjects ranging from air pollution in India to scalable
solutions for the climate change problem.  

When: 2:30 to 4:30 PM, Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Where: Cal/EPA headquarters, Coastal Hearing Room, 1001 I St.
(10th & I), Sacramento, CA

Who: Chet France, Dan Greenbaum, Joyce Penner, V. “Ram”
Ramanathan and Anumita Roychowdhury

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BACKGROUND on Clean Air Leadership Talks:

The Clean Air Leadership Talks feature a 20-minute talk for each
of the 2016 Haagen-Smit Award recipients.

•	The New Politics of Clean Air 


Chet France, formerly of the U.S. EPA, will review California’s,
and the nation’s progress in cleaning up our air with an emphasis
on transportation sources. Hear about current political realities
that threaten to undo recent progress and future efforts to
reduce criteria and greenhouse gas pollutants. Mr. France will
share his insights on the nature of these threats and possible
avenues to respond and find solutions.


•	Trusted Health Science for Air Quality in the Developed and
Developing World 


Dan Greenbaum, President and CEO of the Health Effects Institute
(HEI), has for more than two decades led HEI’s efforts to produce
and communicate high-quality, relevant, and credible science on
the health effects of particulate matter, ozone, air toxics and
many other air pollutants. His work initially impacted decisions
in the U.S., then in Europe and now it is making an impact
worldwide through the Global Burden of Disease and The State of
Global Air report and website. 


•	Climate Change and Aerosols: How Much Do Aerosols Mask Global
Warming 


Joyce Penner, Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University
of Michigan, will review her role in the evolution of knowledge
about aerosols and their cooling effects on climate and summarize
where the field stands today. 


•	Ten Scalable Solutions for the Climate Change Problem 


V. "Ram" Ramanathan, Distinguished Professor of Climate and
Atmospheric Sciences at Scripps Institutions of Oceanography,
University of California, San Diego, will share how climate
change has become an urgent problem requiring urgent solutions.
He will describe a list of 10 scalable solutions crafted by a
team of 50 faculty from the University of California. Societal
transformation emerged as one solution. One way to accomplish
that is to form an alliance with faith leaders and religious
institutions. Fortunately, there is still time to implement these
solutions and avoid catastrophic consequences of unchecked
climate change. 


•	The Right to Clean Air 


Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive Director of the Centre for
Science and Environment in India, will discuss how research,
advocacy, and perseverance changed the air and saved lives in one
of the dirtiest cities on earth.

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Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards Ceremony:

The four honorees will receive their awards on Thursday, June 22,
2017, during the meeting of the California Air Resources Board,
Byron Sher Auditorium, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, Calif. 95814.
Approximate time: 9:00 AM. 


VISUALS: The awards ceremony will be webcast. 

https://video.calepa.ca.gov/

Photos and video will be available after the award ceremony.

About the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards: The prestigious
Haagen-Smit awards are given annually to those who have made
outstanding contributions in the fields of clean air, climate
change, technology and related policies. Considered to be
California's premier air quality award, it is named for the late
Dr. Arie Haagen-Smit, known as the “father” of air pollution
science and control. The award recognizes those who have followed
in his footsteps to advance efforts toward clean air goals. The
Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards have been presented since 2001.
Winners have ranged from research scientists to educators to
public agency administrators. Awardees are selected by a
committee of former winners. For a list of all past award
winners, please visit:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/hsawards/winners/winners.htm





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