May 13, 2025 Is the Sky Falling? Reconsidering the Endangerment Finding
Join scientists and economists with a rich history of expertise in climate science and policy as they examine the flawed assumptions, politicized science, and weak statistical foundations that fueled the Endangerment Finding.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Online
Agenda
Morning Sessions | 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. ET
Panel I: The Failures of Carbon Pricing and Associated Policy Implications
- Kevin D. Dayaratna, PhD, Acting Director, Chief Statistician, and Senior Research Fellow, Center for Data Analysis, The Heritage Foundation
- Ross McKitrick, PhD, Professor of Economics, University of Guelph
- Benjamin Zycher, PhD, Senior Fellow of Energy and Environmental Policy, American Enterprise Institute
- Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment and The Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow in Energy and Environmental Policy, The Heritage Foundation (moderator)
Panel II: Climate Change and Public Health
- James Taylor, JD, President, The Heartland Institute
- Warren Kindzierski, PhD, Former Professor of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada
- Steve Milloy, Author of Scare Pollution: Why and How to Fix the EPA
- Jack Spencer, Senior Research Fellow for Energy and Environmental Policy in the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment, The Heritage Foundation (moderator)
Break | 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
Afternoon Sessions | 12:00 - 3:15 p.m. ET
Keynote Address:
- Lady Sarah Elliott of Mickle Fell, Director of Special Relationship Unit, Prosperity Institute
Panel III: Evaluating Climate Models and Observations
- Michael Connolly, PhD, Scientist, Joint Team Leader, Center for Environmental Research and Earth Sciences
- Willie Soon, PhD, Astrophysicist and Geoscientist, Joint Team Leader, Center for Environmental Research and Earth Sciences
- Roy Spencer, PhD, Principal Research Scientist, University of Alabama, Huntsville
- William Beach, DPhil, Senior Fellow in Economics, Economic Policy Innovation Center and Coffin Fellow, Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation (moderator)
Panel IV: Extreme Weather Events, Climate Trends, and Hydropower
- Kevin D. Dayaratna, PhD, Acting Director, Chief Statistician, and Senior Research Fellow in the Center for Data Analysis, The Heritage Foundation
- Theano Iliopoulou, PhD, Laboratory Teacher, Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
- Todd Myers, Vice President for Research, Washington Policy Center
- Mario Loyola, Senior Fellow in Law, Economics, and Technology, The Heritage Foundation (moderator)
Description
In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Endangerment Finding labeled greenhouse gas emissions a threat to public health and welfare. Now, with mounting empirical evidence, improved climate models, and real-world observations, the EPA is reconsidering that determination. New data reveals a more nuanced climate reality than in 2009.
Climate policy continues to carry enormous economic and legal implications, and reconsidering the Endangerment Finding is both justified and necessary.
Join scientists and economists with a history of expertise in climate science and policy as they examine the assumptions, politicized science, and statistical foundations that undergird the Endangerment Finding.
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