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Conference to Highlight Climate Change Issues

For the third time in its seven years, the annual Navigating the American Carbon World conference and trade fair will be held locally , at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina , April 1-3.

Focused on the future of carbon reduction and environmental change under the new administration in Washington, the event is organized as a partnership between Point Carbon, the California Climate Action Registry, and the International Emissions Trading Association.

This year’s event is expected to draw the largest crowd to date, says Robyn Camp, vice president of programs for Climate Action Registry, who has been involved since the conference’s inception. It has grown from 125 attendees its first year to 1,000 people in 2008, with an estimated 1,200-1,500 expected to attend next month.

With local vendors participating, the convention will give area companies and organizations , namely, Qualcomm, SAIC, SDG & E;, California Center for Sustainable Energy, UC San Diego, Scripps Birch Aquarium, San Diego Environmental Foundation, San Diego Unified School District , a hometown advantage, says Camp.

“Part of the reason why we chose San Diego is because so many local vendors are really receptive to using green practices,” said Camp. “Our conference attracts leaders in climate change from all over the world, so it’s a chance for San Diego companies to showcase to an international audience their work in climate change.”

Keynote speakers include Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club; Linda Adams, secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency; and Marvin Odum, president of Shell Oil.

The four umbrella topics of discussion will be: innovative solutions and reductions, update on carbon markets, California and Western region initiatives, and national and international policies.

One of the major issues to be covered at the conference, says Camp, will be how businesses can succeed in a world dealing with climate change, where carbon is an environmental concern and emissions are regulated. While California has already been working with greenhouse gas regulations, the federal government is now broadening the scope.

“Part of our goal is to highlight the leadership of many of the San Diego companies in particular,” said Camp. “To help businesses prepare, so people walk away with a better understanding with what they need to be doing today to prepare for this new future.”

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