SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:  MIT-educated physicist and climate restoration expert Peter Fiekowsky and Erica Dodds, executive director of the Healthy Climate Alliance , will present Restoring Climate Health through Innovative Solutions at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. They will introduce climate restoration - what it is, why it’s essential, and how we can make it happen.

Fiekowsky and Dodds will discuss the responsibility we share to restore the climate by not only reducing emissions, but actively removing excess CO2 from the atmosphere to get below 300 ppm by 2050. Learn about commercially viable  enterprises and projects that are sequestering carbon into building materials, land- and ocean-based technologies for restoring our climate, and how companies and individuals can (and must) implement change for a safe and healthy climate.

Where: The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco

When: February 5, 2019; Noon PST

Who: Peter Fiekowsky , a physicist, entrepreneur, and green technology investor is the Founder of the Foundation for Climate Restoration and President of the Healthy Climate Alliance . Peter is dedicated to restoring the climate by facilitating the collaboration of organizations and connecting climate restoration solutions with funders, policymakers and media. Peter’s goal is to give our children and future generations the safe and healthy climate that our grandparents had a hundred years ago.

Erica Dodds is the Executive Director of the Healthy Climate Alliance . A doctoral candidate in interdisciplinary evaluation, Erica’s passion is climate advocacy. Erica guides the development and implementation of strategic plans for the Healthy Climate Alliance.

This discussion will be moderated by Sharmila Singh, Director of Professional Development and Career Services, Presidio Graduate School

About the Foundation for Climate Restoration and the Healthy Climate Alliance: The Healthy Climate Alliance (HCA) is the education, networking, and advocacy program of the Foundation for Climate Restoration . HCA’s global dialogue unites the public, policy-makers, and technical and business experts to promote the shared goals of reversing global warming and restoring a healthy climate. HCA encourages achievable solutions for drawing down excess carbon dioxide from our atmosphere and restoring Arctic ice by 2050. Find more at Healthy Climate Alliance .

About the Commonwealth Club The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. Each year, the club brings more than 400 events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy to more than 25,000 members and the public.

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