A moderated discussion about bipartisan climate solutions, with Reps. Joe Neguse (Colorado) and John Curtis (Utah)

Please join U.S. representatives Joe Neguse (D-Colorado, in person) and John Curtis (R-Utah, virtual) in a panel discussion about bipartisan climate solutions. Learn about the lawmakers' motivations for working on climate change issues, where they see opportunities for building consensus on efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and thoughts on reducing the political polarization of the issue. Recent CU Boulder Environmental Studies graduate Renae Marshall and CIRES Fellow Matt Burgess, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and the 2021-2022 Benson Center Faculty Fellow, will moderate.

This event is co-sponsored by CIRES and the Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization.

• Eventbrite tickets are required for the in-person event in the SEEC Auditorium
• Zoom is also available. 

Panelists: 

• Joe Neguse, U.S. Representative, Colorado’s 2nd District, member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
• John Curtis (virtual), U.S. Representative for Utah’s 3rd District, Chair of the House Conservative Climate Caucus

Moderators: 

• Matt Burgess, CIRES Fellow, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Affiliate Faculty of Economics, and Faculty Fellow of the Benson Center
• Renae Marshall, Spring 2021 College of Arts and Sciences’ Outstanding Graduate, currently a first-year environmental policy Ph.D. student at the University of California, Santa Barbara