October 11, 1999

Media Contact:  Dolores Davies, (858) 534-5994 or ddavies@ucsd.edu

CLIMATE POLICY FOR GLOBAL WARMING TO BE EXAMINED AT OCT. 20 UCSD ECONOMICS ROUNDTABLE

Although the theory of global warming is still being debated among scientists, President Clinton appears determined to implement the terms of the 1997 “Kyoto Protocol,” the global warming treaty mandating strict emissions reductions from the U.S. and other developed nations.

Dr. Raymond Kopp, a senior fellow at  Resources for the Future will discuss “Climate Policy for Global Warming:  Credible Early Action,” at the University of California, San Diego’s Economics Roundtable at 7:30 a.m., Oct. 20, at the UCSD Faculty Club.

Kopp, who served as principal investigator on the Exxon Valdez damage assessment effort for the Attorney General of the State of Alaska, is an expert on the valuation of natural resources, the financial impacts of environmental policy, and technology and innovation in environmental protection.  He has written widely on the economic impacts of environmental legislation as well as on climate policy.

The UCSD Economics Roundtable, a joint program of the UCSD Department of Economics and UCSD Extended Studies, provides San Diego business and civic leaders with the opportunity to hear the views of nationally renowned experts in economics, finance, business, and public policy.  Kopp’s talk is the first of four roundtable events planned for the 1999-2000 academic year.  The cost for attending the roundtables is $50.  Members of the news media are invited to attend free of charge.  To make reservations please contact Edie Munk, (858) 822-0510 or emunk@ucsd.edu