Living with Climate Change: Wildfires
Channel: eesionline
Date: 2022-06-14

More information at: https://www.eesi.org/061322climatechange

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to view a briefing on policies and practices to address wildfires. Billions of dollars are spent fighting wildfires every year, and the cascading economic, health, and societal impacts of wildfires are enormous. Compounding these challenges, wildfires also release greenhouse gases and harmful aerosols into the atmosphere. Over the last century, battling wildfires after they have started has been the main approach to address this threat. Yet, with record-setting fire seasons happening almost every year, more proactive and preventative steps are needed.

Panelists discussed policies and practices that would allow the United States to reduce the overall risk of wildfires, including how innovations in community-centered wildfire protection can improve resilience for humans and ecosystems.

This briefing is part of a series called Living with Climate Change that will run through June and focus on strategies, policies, and programs preparing communities around the country for four major climate threats: polar vortices, sea level rise, wildfires, and extreme heat. 

The series will run in parallel with another briefing series, Scaling Up Innovation to Drive Down Emissions, covering hydrogen, direct air capture, offshore wind, and electric vehicle infrastructure build-out.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 - Start
04:47 - Rep. Joe Neguse, U.S. Representative (D-Colo.)
08:30 - Carly Phillips, Western States Climate Team Fellow, Union of Concerned Scientists
21:41 - Kimiko Barrett, Wildfire Research & Policy Lead, Headwaters Economics, Director, Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire
34:48 - Margo Robbins, Executive Director, Cultural Fire Management Council, Co-Lead, Indigenous Peoples Burn Network
49:08 - Steve Bowen, Managing Director and Head of Catastrophe Insight, Aon
01:04:11 - Q&A

Topics and Speakers:

Rep. Joe Neguse
U.S. Representative (D-Colo.)
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/OQoxqm1PeFI?t=04m47s

Carly Phillips
Western States Climate Team Fellow, Union of Concerned Scientists
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Carly_Phillips_061322_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/OQoxqm1PeFI?t=08m30s

Kimiko Barrett
Wildfire Research & Policy Lead, Headwaters Economics, Director, Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Kimiko_Barrett_061322_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/OQoxqm1PeFI?t=21m41s

Margo Robbins
Executive Director, Cultural Fire Management Council, Co-Lead, Indigenous Peoples Burn Network
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Margo_Robbins_061322_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/OQoxqm1PeFI?t=34m48s

Steve Bowen
Managing Director and Head of Catastrophe Insight, Aon
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Steve_Bowen_061322_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/OQoxqm1PeFI?t=49m08s