On Thursday, December 10, 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will deliver keynote remarks at the COP-15 Climate Negotiations Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark. Secretary Salazar’s keynote address will also kick-off a series of presentations by top Department of the Interior officials including, Deputy Secretary David Hayes, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland, Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Marsha McNutt, Science Advisor to the Deputy Secretary Kit Batten, and USGS Senior Advisor for Global Change Programs Thomas Armstrong.
Secretary Salazar Keynote Address
| Who: | Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar |
| What: | The New Energy Future: The Role of Public Lands in Clean Energy Production and Carbon Capture |
| When: | Thursday, December 10th at 12:45 PM (all times given are in Copenhagen local time, which is UTC/GMT+1) |
| Where: | US Center Meeting Room |
| Media: | All credentialed news organizations are invited to attend. Media availability immediately following keynote address. |
Presentation: Carbon Cycle, Capture and Storage
| Who: | Deputy Secretary David Hayes Director of the United States Geological Survey Marsha McNutt Science Advisor to the Deputy Secretary Kit Batten |
| When: | Thursday, December 10th at 4:45pm – 5:45pm |
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Presentation: The World’s Forests as Carbon Sinks and Sources
| Who: | Deputy Secretary David Hayes Director of the United States Geological Survey Marcia McNutt |
| When: | Friday, December 11th at 9:00am – 10:00am |
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Presentation: Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Coastal Communities
| Who: | Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland |
| When: | Monday, December 14th at 3:30pm – 4:30pm |
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Presentation: U.S. Adaptation Solutions and Services
| Who: | Science Advisor to the Deputy Secretary Kit Batten USGS Senior Advisor for Global Change Programs Thomas Armstrong |
| When: | Monday, December 14th at 4:45pm – 5:45pm |
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The Department of the Interior manages 20% of the U.S. land mass and 1.7 billion acres on the Outer Continental Shelf. In the last 10 months, Secretary Salazar has moved to fast-track environmentally responsible, large scale solar energy projects in the Southwest and has built the first-ever U.S. framework for offshore wind development. Interior lands play a critical role in soaking up carbon from the atmosphere and, through its bureaus, the department is working on new geologic and biological carbon capture strategies. Interior has also developed a department-wide strategy to deal with the impacts that climate change on land, water and wildlife in the U.S., including in national parks, wildlife refuges, and coastal areas.
Information on DOI’s response to climate change: http://www.doi.gov/climatechange/
Information on the U.S. Center and webcasts of all U.S. Center events: http://www.cop15.state.gov/