The symposium, the US Climate Change Action: A Global Economic Perspective, is a one-day bicameral event in the Capitol building bringing together US and international expertise to support the formulation of US policy on climate change by addressing economic concerns and focusing on opportunities.
To respond directly to some of US legislators key concerns, this symposium will be held to explore the options for tackling the causes and consequences of climate change, and to examine the costs and benefits of domestic and international action. It will also high light the progress major emitters, particularly China, are making to tackle climate change and discuss how US and international action can together work towards an effective, efficient and equitable global deal on climate change at Copenhagen.
This event is organized jointly by the WRI (World Resources Institute), the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Center for Global Development, and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (LSE).
