San Diego Chapter

 

“The San Diego County Greenhouse Gas Inventory”

 

AWMA LUNCHEON SPEAKER

THURSDAY October 16, 2008 @ 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

MR. SCOTT ANDERS
Director, Energy Policy Initiative Center

USD School of Law

 

SIZZLER RESTAURANT

3755 Murphy Canyon Road

San Diego, CA 92123

 

Mr. Scott Anders will present the findings of the recently released San Diego County Greenhouse Gas Inventory  (www.sandiego.edu/epic/ghginventory/documents/0-ESPReport.pdf).  The project is the first comprehensive accounting of greenhouse gas emissions in the County.  The presentation will include a discussion of the sources of emissions in the region from 1990-2006, projections through 2020, and strategies to meet the targets included in AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.

 

Scott Anders’ Biography:

Mr. Anders is the Director of the Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC), an academic and research center of the University of San Diego School of Law.  He joined EPIC in October 2005 as its inaugural director and has since developed both its academic and research programs.  Mr. Anders’ work at EPIC has focused on regulatory and policy issues relating to the development of efficient and low-carbon energy. Recent projects include an comparison of the San Diego region with regions with emerging clean technology industry clusters and a greenhouse gas inventory for the San Diego region. Prior to joining EPIC, Mr. Anders was director of policy and planning at the California Center for Sustainable Energy, where he managed legislative and regulatory activities.  He also worked as a researcher for a Washington D.C. policy think tank and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali, West Africa.  He holds an M.A. in public policy, with a concentration in environmental policy, from the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy.