As far as been again europes largest refugee camp on the greek island of less bonds. And demanding higher pay protesting Police Officers in argentina say theyre forced to rely on themselves for protective equipment during this pandemic. Now the u. S. West coast is experiencing an unprecedented wildfire season 5 fires in some states have retreated from uncontrolled fires prompting the evacuation of thousands 6 people have now died in the last 24 hours oregons governor is warning this could be the states deadliest season on record where 5 small towns in Central Oregon have already been destroyed more than 80000 people in the city of medford have been told to leave their homes. Over the last 24 hours or again has experienced unprecedented fire with significant damage and devastating consequences across the entire state. I want to be upfront in saying that we expect to see a great deal of loss both in structures and in human lives this could be the greatest loss of human lives and property
We will go ahead and get started. The Environmental Energy Study Institute thank you for joining us back i hope everybody got all the candy. Thank you for joining us this morning we have a wonderful panel and will be learning about the Global Commission of a global call for leadership. The urgency of Climate Change may feel more acute but the issue of Climate Change has been with us for decades. Esi stated in 1988 addressing Climate Change is a moral imperative. Many scientists m Public Policy experts have been working on the issue proposing solutions i hope what were actually seeing his momentum to act there is some evidence this is the case last week i testified before the Senate Energy committee that probably would not have been the case a few years ago in Speaker Pelosi and the House Select Committee is another example. As we know now that inaction on Climate Change makes it harder and harder to achieve. We have to act now to contribute to that momentum constantly reinforce it. So
There are issues about what we can do to help communities at high risk with relocation. What we can do to support communities that will be on the receiving end, they will need Financial Support as well. With that i will conclude those are some of the key ways in which i see the report we put out in september translating into the us context, thank you. I think youre absolutely right. Its very clear that awareness at the city, state and tribal level has been increasing. Mayors are on the front line of responding to all these extreme events and if you look at the burgeoning of resilience officers, the urban resilience network, there is a hunger for best practices, more data and to be able to share things with each other quickly. Our last speaker is Leonardo Martinez diaz and he directs the Sustainable Finance center at the resources institute. Previously we all worked at the department of treasury, Deputy Assistant secretary for energy and environment, he also worked on climate finance in
Its just gotten under way. The issue of Climate Change has been with us for decades. Esi stated all the way back in 1988 that addressing Climate Change is imperative. And experts have been working on the issue and proposing solutions all the while. Instead of just more frequent storms, i hope what were seeing and feeling is momentum to act on these solutions. I think there is some evidence that this is the case. Last week i testified before the Senate Energy committee and the need to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions was front and center. That probably would not have been the case a few years ago. Again, not something around a few years ago. At esi, we know and our panelists know that inaction on Climate Change is making the solutions we need to limit Global Warming harder and harder to achieve. We have to act now and we need to contribute to the momentum to act and reinforce it constantly reinforce it and this is where esi comes in, to inform policymakers and share Lessons Learned to he
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