Following today’s call from climate scientist Dr. James Hansen for policy action before the world reaches a “tipping point,” hearings continue this week with a focus on the relationship between climate change and energy and between climate change and transportation, including:

Tuesday, June 24 at 9:00 AM - OECD host a Breakfast Series on Energy Technology Pathways to Achieving Climate Change Goals, featuring remarks by Dr. Neil Hurst, International Energy Agency, and response by Louis Finkel, House Committee on Science and Technology.

Tuesday, June 24 at 10:30 AM - Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation holds a hearing on “Climate Change Impacts on the Transportation Sector,” including surface transportation and aviation. Witnesses include Deputy Secretary Thomas J. Barrett, Dept. of Transportation; Dr. James M. Turner, National Institute of Standards and Technology; and Dr. Thomas C. Peterson, Ntl. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Wednesday, June 25 at 9:30 AM - Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing to examine the challenges to developing technologies that meet the needs of increased global energy demand, in the context of climate change. Witnesses include Dr. Neil Hirst, International Energy Agency; Dr. Ray Orbach, U.S. Department of Energy; Dr. Thomas Wilson, Electric Power Research Institute; Dr. Raymond Kopp, Resources for the Future; and Karan Bhatia, General Electric Co.

Wednesday, June 25 at 9:30 AM - the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and the Intelligence Community Management Subcommittee hold a joint hearing on “National Security Implications of Global Climate Change.” Witnesses: Dr. Thomas Fingar, National Intelligence Council; Mr. Rolf Mowatt-Larsen, U.S. Department of Energy; Rt. Hon. Margaret Beckett, Former Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom; VADM Paul Gaffney, Monmouth University; Dr. Kent Hughes Butts, U.S. Army War College; Marlo Lewis, Competitive Enterprise Institute; and Lee Lane, American Enterprise Institute.

Thursday, June 26 at 10:00 AM - the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality holds a hearing on “Climate Change: Costs of Inaction” {webcast}. The witness list is not yet available.

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