LOS ANGELES,CA --(Marketwired - April 29, 2015) - Today at 12:45 p.m. Pacific time, California Governor Jerry Brown and California State Senator Kevin de Leon will have a conversation with Michael Milken about the state's just-announced climate plan. The governor has called for establishing a greenhouse gas reduction target of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. He will join the Milken Institute Global Conference, which will share the conversation via livestream at www.globalconference.org .
Among the topics they will discuss:
- The role of state's and provinces (sub-national governments) in driving broader action
- Scientific consensus around climate change
- The void left by Congressional gridlock and inaction from national governments
- The role for California to play at the UN Climate Conference in Paris in December
- California's goals to increase from one-third to 50 percent the portion of the state's electricity derived from renewable sources; to reduce today's petroleum use in cars and trucks by up to 50 percent; and to double the efficiency savings from existing buildings in the next 15 years
- The role of business community in achieving these goals
- How dependence on fossil fuels points to the need to ramp up electric vehicles
Following the conversation among Brown and Milken will be a discussion of Trends in Global Entertainment , to be moderated by CNBC's Julia Boorstin, with Colorforce's Nina Jacobson, Sony Entertainment's Michael Lynton, CBS' Leslie Moonves, and Fox Networks' Peter Rice.
In addition, videos of these and all Global Conference panels will be available for viewing at www.globalconference.org , usually within several hours after their conclusion. See the site for the full list of speakers and panels.
More than 700 speakers, including major investors, CEOs, senior government officials, scientists, educators, philanthropists, and journalists will take part in more than 170 sessions at the Global Conference. The event will draw more than 3,500 people from 55 countries and 41 states to the Beverly Hilton for discussions on 11 content tracks. Topics include rebuilding housing finance, creating healthier lives and a healthier economy, the future of higher education, building a global workforce, and more.
The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank determined to increase global prosperity by advancing collaborative solutions that widen access to capital, create jobs and improve health. We do this through independent, data-driven research, action-oriented meetings and meaningful policy initiatives. www.milkeninstitute.org @milkeninstitute
Jeff Monford Associate Director, Communications +1 (310) 570-4623 jmonford@milkeninstitute.org
