CCC Minutes 7/8/09

Attending Steve, Walter, Meta, Al

We discussed the agenda and focused on who and how to make the presentations.

It was decided to see if Ted could do one section and then the list would be:

a. Meta Van Sickle
Climate Change, the current scientific consensus on threats and possible responses, with an emphasis on the probable timelines, crucial tipping points and likely consequences.
b. Ted Pearson
Current status of government and industry response to the climate change crises. Current international and US proposals and their likely reduction of climate change damages, with a focus on the political, economic and military factors as barriers to success.
c. Al Wienrub
Non-governmental environmental movement; An overview of the different perspectives, proposals and approaches to the threat of climate change, their strengths and weaknesses in terms of human consequences.
d. Steve Willett
Eco-socialism. The political science of responses to the threats of environmental change. The differences in analysis and response between: socialist versus capitalist, world view versus nationalist, secure versus vulnerable peoples and the subsequent political strategies and their likelihood of success both politically and scientifically.

We also discussed the importance of CCDS and other socialist organizations to have an actionable position on climate change. It is hoped that the workshop will facilitate that.

We still ned a recorder.

Steve will be away until right before the Conference. Meta and Walter will prepare the materials to hand out at the workshop.

Supporting documents will continue to be added to two locations:

The web page of the committee yahoo email list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EC-CCDS/files/Workshop/

And at the Metro DC web site on a unannounced page:
http://www.redandgreen.org/CCC/

Walter Teague

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CCC Minutes 6/24/09

Attending: Steve, David, Walter, Meta, Marian

We reviewed the Draft Agenda.

Agreed that Steve and Meta will be the 2 workshop moderators.

While there will be some re-writing and clarifications, we basically agreed to the themes and goals of the workshop

Under Section 2 Presenters and Themes;
a. Climate Change, the current science. Meta will attempt to use a web site that allows users to enter climate change factors and see the long term results. She will also use a power point presentation that David is preparing.
b. Current status... We will seek to see if Ted can present this or if some of the other nominees can.
c. Nongovernmental... Again, we will ask Ted and others.
d. Eco-socialism. Steve will present

David suggested we incorporate his observation that environmental responders tend to divide into three categories; 1. Deniers, 2. Adapters and 3. Preventers.

The suggested Goals will be re-written to include we aim to assist CCDS and others. The goal of seeking common cause and understanding aims at both CCDS and with others. And that while goal d., part (2) recognizes the need for a global plan to succeed, our focus will be primarily on our responsibility to address the particular role of the US in providing leadership.

We agreed to post draft and resource materials for the workshop on line. [Here and on the EC-CCDS list site.

Finally, we agreed to another conference call on 7/8/09 and will seek to include other participants.

Walter