DEEP DECARB

Presented with support and collaboration from: Pritzker Innovation Fund, Third Way, Sutter Securities Incorporated, Anthropocene Institute, Morrison Foerster, Fiona Banister, Presidio Graduate School and Toniic Institute.

We invite you to join an interactive gathering to discuss the landscape of investable solutions to achieve deep decarbonization of our environment with investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers and scientists.

December 12, 2017
San Francisco, CA

Together we'll dive into questions and solutions, including:

ARE WIND & SOLAR SUFFICIENT TO ACHIEVE A ZERO CARBON WORLD IN THE NEAR TERM?

Learn about the latest research on our pathways to achieving an 80% reduction in atmospheric carbon by 2050. Participate in a discussion about how best to achieve these carbon reduction targets with the lowest possible environmental, social, and economic costs.

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN GLOBAL POWER MARKETS?

WHAT ARE THE NECESSARY ELEMENTS TO CREATE AN INVESTABLE LANDSCAPE?

Join a discussion led by leading market analysts.

MEET THE LEADERSHIP OF INVESTABLE COMPANIES INVOLVED IN DEEP DECARBONIZATION TODAY

Presentations from investable companies and funds in advanced nuclear energy, carbon dioxide capture, and carbon sinks.

Keynote Speaker Announced: Dr. Steven Chu (former US Secretary of Energy)

Speakers Include: Carl Page (Anthropocene Institute), Liz Dalton (Aspen Institute), Bettina von Hagen (EcoTrust Forests), Josh Freed (Third Way), Rachel Pritzker (Pritzker Innovation Fund), Nicholas Eisenberger (CREO, Pure Energy Partners), Canon Bryan (Terrestrial Energy), Eric Loewen (General Electric), Don Wolf (ARC Nuclear), Claude Letourneau (Inventys), Susan Mac Cormac (Morrison Foerster), Peter Eisenberger (Global Thermostat), Jacob DeWitte (Oslo), Cindy Mercer (Aligned Intermediary), Ross Koningstein (Google), Noah Deich (Center for Carbon Removal), Rita Baranwal, (US Dept. of Energy).

Agenda

(For more details, please visit http://decarbonized.org/)

December 12, 2017

8:30 COFFEE & REGISTATION
9:00 WELCOME
9:10 PATHWAYS TO A ZERO CARBON WORLD: What are the best opportunities for us to achieve an 80% reduction in carbon output by 2050?

Trevor Houser, Rhodium Group

9:30 PATHWAYS WORKING GROUPS
10:00 OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR DEEP DECARBONIZATION

Rachel Pritzker, Pritzker Innovation Fund
Dan Reicher, Stanford University
Liz Dalton, Aspen Institute
Josh Freed, Third Way
Noah Deich, Center for Carbon Removal

11:00 COFFEE
11:30 KEYNOTE : AN ALL OF THE ABOVE STRATEGY FOR REDUCING GLOBAL CARBON BY 80% BY 2050

Dr. Steven Chu, Stanford University

12:00 LUNCH

Remarks on Low Cost Energy by Carl Page, Anthropocene Institute
Conserving the largest temperate forest in Africa, Dr. Steven Boyes, National Geographic
Lunch Tables organized around:

Carbon sinks > storing carbon in forests, conservation and investment
Carbon dioxide capture > capturing and sequestering > how to
Advanced nuclear > fission and fusion > how to
Geo-engineering > ideas
Other underfunded areas for R&D and venture investment

1:00 CREATING POSITIVE CONDITIONS FOR SCALE BEYOND RENEWABLES IN CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE, CARBON SINKS, AND ADVANCED NUCLEAR

Cindy Mercer, Aligned Intermediary / Planet Heritage
Ross Koningstein, Breakthrough Institute / Google
Susan Mac Cormac, Morrison Foerster
Andy Cunningham, Cunningham Collective
James Magowan, Sutter Securities

1:50 CARBON SINKS : SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION ENTERPRISES

Bettina von Hagen, Ecotrust
Andreas Eke, Futuro Forestal

2:40 CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE ENTERPRISES

Marcius Extavour, X-prize
Claude Letourneau, Inventys
Dr. Peter Eisenberger, Global Thermostat
Nicholas Eisenberger, CREO / Pure Energy Partners

3:30 COFFEE
4:00 ADVANCED MODULAR REACTORS : NUCLEAR ENERGY FISSION AND FUSION VENTURES

Dr. Rita Baranwal, Department of Energy
Jacob DeWitte, Oklo
Don Wolf & Eric Loewen, ARC Nuclear/GE Hitachi
Canon Bryan, Terrestrial Energy

5:15 WRAP UP
5:30 RECEPTION

Presidio Officers’ Club
50 Moraga Ave
San Francisco, CA 94129
https://www.presidio.gov/officers-club

Kick off this event the night before:

December 11, 2017

Preview Dinner- Zero Carbon Dinner

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Greens Restaurant
2 Marina Boulevard
Fort Mason Center, Building A
San Francisco, CA 94123
https://greensrestaurant.com/contact/directions-parking/

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