At the Intersection of Climate and Deforestation: Can We Solve Two Problems at Once?

Summary: our panalist addressed the opportunities for and challenges to designing and implementing a role for forests in addressing climate change. Speaker List: - Phil Sharp, President, RFF - Lawrence H. Linden, Advisory Director, The Goldman Sachs Group; and Chair, Board of Directors, Resources for the Future - Annie Petsonk, International Counsel, Environmental Defense - Kevin M. Conrad, Department of the Prime Minister, Special Envoy and Ambassador for Environment and Climate Change, Papua New Guinea; and Director, Coalition for Rainforest Nations - Raymond J. Kopp, Senior Fellow and Director, Climate and Technology Program, Resources for the Future - William Hohenstein, Director, Global Change Program Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture