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Jessica F. Green, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Political Science at Case Western Reserve University |
| Friday October 7, 2011 12:30-1:30 p.m. Dampeer Room Kelvin Smith Library Case Western Reserve University Dear Colleagues: The United Nations “Climate Summit” is scheduled to begin November 28 in Durban, South Africa. 20,000 delegates, including heads of government from over 100 nations, are expected to attend. Meanwhile, the Kyoto protocol is scheduled to expire in 2012, and the International Energy Agency reports that 2010 had the highest level of emissions ever recorded. The chief climate negotiators from both the E.U. and the U.S.A. have said there is no prospect that a legally binding plan to reduce emissions will be agreed in Durban. But does this mean the cause of slowing or preventing climate change is doomed? Professor Green’s research focuses on energy and environmental regulation across borders, so on both treaty processes and some of the less visible ways that policies are created or implemented. Very best regards, About Our Guest… Professor Green received her Ph.D. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Her research focuses on the ways that private actors make rules and set standards in world politics, particularly in the environmental arena. Her interests include globalization and global governance, international law and organizations, global environmental politics, climate change, and transnational regulation. Before beginning Ph.D. studies, Professor Green earned her MPA in International Environmental Policy at Columbia University. She then worked with the United Nations University, in New York and Tokyo, where she co-edited two books on sustainable development and environmental governance. She has worked at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the World Resources Institute. Where We Meet This year the Friday Public Affairs Lunch will convene each Friday when classes are in session in the Dampeer Room of Kelvin Smith Library from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. The Dampeer Room is on the second floor of the library. If you get off the elevators, turn right, pass the first bank of tables, and turn right again. Parking Possibilities The most convenient parking is the lot underneath Severance Hall. We regret that it is not free. From that lot there is an elevator up to street level (labeled as for the Thwing Center); it is less than 50 yards from that exit to the library entrance. There is also on-street parking on both East Drive and Bellflower. Both are fairly short walks from the library. Friday Lunch Upcoming Topics and Speakers: October 14: The Campaign for the Republican Nomination for President. Justin Buchler, Associate Professor of Political Science October 21: What Can We Do With Vacant Land in Shrinking Cities? W. Dennis Keating, Levin College Distinguished Professor, Cleveland State University October 28: Should the Workday Include Time for Naps? Research Concerning Sleep and Productivity. Elizabeth Click, Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. November 4: (Re)Regulating Financial Services: How Laws May Work in Practice. Michael Wager J.D., Squire, Sanders and Dempsey November 11: How are Successful Companies and Successful Universities Alike? Richard E. Boyatzis, Distinguished University Professor and H. R. Horvitz Chair of Family Business, Departments of Organizational Behavior, Psychology, and Cognitive Science. November 18: Wikipedia in the University. Peter Shulman, Assistant Professor of History. November 25: No Session – Thanksgiving Break December 2: University Circle Update. Steven Litt, Architecture Critic, Cleveland Plain Dealer December 9: Outsourcing and Offshoring Legal Services. Cassandra Burke Robertson, Associate Professor of Law |
