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When

Wednesday, February 21    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Where

Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
Bren Hall, 2400 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93117

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Held in Bren Hall 1414.

Over the past 30 years, arguably the most significant innovation in environmental policy has been the introduction of policy instruments that rely upon market forces to control pollution. Often summarized as “cap-and-trade”, this policy debuted in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and has since spread from a focus on acid rain in the U.S. to the development of carbon markets around the world. China is the most recent large emitter to announce a national carbon market. This talk, “From the Adirondacks to Beijing: One Economist’s Journey,” will review the major innovations comprising this policy tool, its migration around the world and prospects for the future.

If you cannot attend, watch the talk live online at http://live.id.ucsb.edu/.

Dan Dudek received his PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis in 1979. After stints working for USDA and the University of Massachusetts, he joined the Environmental Defense Fund in 1986. Dudek has participated the development of several pathbreaking environmental initiatives including the Montreal Protocol, the US acid rain program, the Kyoto Protocol, and California’s AB-32. He has been an adviser and consultant to numerous governments and organizations. He has served on the Secretary of Energy’s Advisory Board; US EPA advisory committees; and on two councils that personally advise China’s Premier on environmental issues. He launched EDF’s China Program in 1995 to develop programs for the control of both conventional and greenhouse gas emissions. Recognition for Dudek’s work includes China’s National Friendship Award, the first environmentalist to receive this highest honor for foreigners. His work now focuses on India’s air quality problems.