The way to a carbon negative future follows a path of research, discovery and commercialization. The “Carbon Negative” moniker for this seminar series is aspirational. It reflects the growing concensus that we need to turn back the “carbon clock”, and quickly, or face a slew of potentially very serious environmental, social, and economic challenges brought on by global climate change. The seminars provide a venue for clean energy leaders from universities and the private sector to talk about what they’re doing to develop the technologies, services and strategies needed to produce clean energy and turn back the carbon clock while simultaneously growing the green business sector and creating jobs right here in Massachusetts. There is no silver bullet technology that can dramatically reduce global carbon emissions while still producing the energy we need. Instead, the way to a carbon negative future follows a path of ongoing research, discovery and commercialization. It involves the cooperation of university researchers and business leaders working together to being new clean energy products and services to market where they can have an impact. Each Carbon Negative seminar features a two-speaker panel, one from academe and one from industry, speaking about singular clean energy challenge/opportunity from the perspective of their own experiences in the lab and in the marketplace, respectively. Carbon Negative is produced by the University of Massachusetts Clean Energy Working Group in partnership with the New England Clean Energy Council and the Mass Tech Transfer Center.
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LOCATION: TIMES: UPCOMING SEMINARS: September 24, 2009 - Carbon Disclosure and Financial Risk January 2010 April 2010 REGISTRATION: http://carbondisclosure92409.eventbrite.com/
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"Carbon Disclosure and Financial Risk" 5:30 pm - Networking and light refreshments Vice President for Sustainability and Green Technologies at AMR Research, Stephen Stokes, will discuss the challenges and opportunities of measuring and managing carbon across the value chain, in light of recent pressures for disclosure and product and labeling. Professor David Levy, Chair of the Department of Management and Marketing at the University of Massachusetts Boston and director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness, will discuss the drivers and forms of carbon reporting and examine how carbon disclosure can be valuable to investors and managers who wish to assess and manage their “carbon risk” facing various companies and sectors. Stephen Stokes, Ph.D. David Levy, Ph.D. 
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September 24, 2009