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Climate Commitments on the Road to Paris

The Journal

The regional impact of the Clean Power Plan will be explored at noon, Dec. 2 during the Green Business Roundtable at Henry Strater Theater.

The national standard for limiting carbon pollution for power plants will be discussed in the context of U.S. commitments to reduce greenhouse gases and the international negotiations that will be taking place in Paris.

Speaker Patrick Cummins is a Durango resident and Fort Lewis graduate who has spent the past 25 years working with Western states and stakeholders to develop and implement programs to address air quality and climate change. Cummins served as the director of air quality programs at the Western Governors’ Association and as the executive director of the Western Climate Initiative. He currently works for former Gov. Bill Ritter at Colorado State University, where he is coordinating a Western states Clean Power Plan initiative that includes energy and environmental regulators from 13 Western states, along with representatives of 25 Western utilities and other key stakeholders.

Register or RSVP at info@sanjuancitizens.org by 9 am Monday, Nov. 30. Cost is $15, $18 for walk‐ins.