Learning from a Laureate: Science, Security and Sustainability
Channel: HouseResourceOrg
Date: 2011-04-15

Learning from a Laureate: Science, Security and Sustainability - Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming - 2008-01-30 - Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming hosted Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in his first appearance before Congress. Last year, under Dr. Pachauri's leadership, the IPCC produced the seminal review of the science of global warming, its current and potential future impacts and the positive strategies available to help address this looming threat.  Dr. Pachauri shared his views on the urgency of addressing global warming and the issues Congress and other political leaders must consider when crafting climate legislation this year.  Video provided by the U.S. House of Representatives.