Oversight Committee to Hold Hearing with Top Experts and Examine New Data on the Health and Economic Impacts of Climate Change
Washington D.C. (Aug. 3, 2020)—On Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will hold a hearing on the health and economic impacts of climate change over the next century if we do not act immediately to limit global warming.
The Committee will hear from Drew Shindell, a leading environmental expert from Duke University, who will reveal new data regarding the number of premature deaths we can expect in the United States without real action to curb climate change.
The Committee will also hear from economist Michael Greenstone—a leading expert who released major findings today on the social cost of carbon and the costs and benefits of environmental quality; Neeta Thakur, a practicing pulmonary care physician with research expertise in the role of social and environmental stressors on asthma and COPD; and Renee Salas, an emergency medicine physician with research expertise in the intersection of climate change, health, and healthcare delivery.
The Committee will also hear from Michael Shellenberger, the founder and president of Environmental Progress, who was invited by Committee Republicans.
WHAT:
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Full Committee Hearing on “The Devastating Health Impacts of Climate Change”
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Tuesday, August 5, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. ET
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WHO:
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Dr. Drew Shindell Nicholas Distinguished Professor of Earth Science Duke University
Dr. Michael Greenstone Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, the College, and the Harris School Department of Economics University of Chicago
Dr. Neeta Thakur Medical Director Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Chest Clinic University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Renee N. Salas Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Harvard Medical School
Michael Shellenberger (Republican witness) President and Founder Environmental Progress
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WATCH: |
A livestream will be available on YouTube and the Committee on Oversight and Reform website.
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