| | | CAF14-105 | | Building Community Resilience into Climate Change through Art: Stories from the Artists Speakers: Kira Carrillo Corser, Team Leader, Artist and Education, Seachanges.org; Alison Joe, AICP, Commissioner, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission; Mallorie Marsh, Manager, School and Teacher Programs, Crocker Art Museum; Sabrina McCormick, Associate Professor, George Washington University: MODERATOR: Amber Pairis, Ph.D, Senior Environmental Scientist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Artists play a key role in communicating ideas to their local communities and beyond. Art in its varied forms can be used to educate and train, promote a sense of community, celebrate and support individuals, promote ideas and initiatives, and can play a pivotal role in supporting social change. Climate change offers a unique and important opportunity to bring art and science together to reach a wide array of people on a subject where time is of the essence. Art can touch people emotionally not just academically and create an experience that translates climate change research into something meaningful on a personal level. This session is a storytelling hour where California-based artists and those involved with the arts discuss their experiences on how art can translate climate science into something that is accessible and creates an interest and curiosity among people to become more engaged on the topic. | | MP3 | | $10.00 | | $10.00 | |
| | | CAF14-108 | | Keeping the Lights On: Moving Toward a Resilient Energy System Speakers: Melissa Higbee, Program Manager, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability; Crystal Raymond, Climate Research and Adaptation Strategic Advisor, Seattle City Light; Kathleen Ave, Climate Readiness Program Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Shawn Marshall, Executive Director, Local Energy Aggregation Network US; Tanya Peacock, Environmental Policy Manager, Southern California Gas Company/Sempra; MODERATOR: David Stoms, Ph.D., Energy Research and Development Division, California Energy Commission California’s economy and quality of life depend on a sufficient supply of safe, reliable, and affordable energy. Today, the energy sector is a primary contributor to climate change and its infrastructure is likely to experience more frequent and severe wildfire, flooding, heat waves, and drought. In addition, the utility landscape is changing with the growth of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), often driven by consumer desire for cleaner sources of power. These changes raise questions about the vulnerability of the energy sector: how much risk exists and what adaptation strategies, tools, or technologies are needed to achieve an acceptable level of risk. This session summarizes current and planned research on climate vulnerability, provide insight into leading electric and natural gas utility readiness programs and offer examples from California’s CCA communities. | | MP3 | | $10.00 | | $10.00 | |
