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Sep 8 2014
01:48 pm

What: Books Sandwiched In welcomes Erin Gill
When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 12:00pm
Where: East Tennessee History Center, 601 South Gay Street

large_erin_gill_0.jpgJoin Erin Gill, Director of the City of Knoxville Office of Sustainability, for a review of The Climate Casino: Risk, uncertainty, and economics for a warming world by William D. Nordhaus, Wednesday, September 17, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., in the East Tennessee History Center auditorium, at 601 South Gay Street. This is the first program in a special fall series of programs featuring books about the environment and climate change.

large_climatecasino_0.jpg"The Climate Casino offers a no-nonsense look at why communities should be concerned about climate change and the types of policies that can reduce global climate risks," Ms. Gill says. "Its focus on science and economics helps to -- in Nordhaus' words -- 'cool down the rhetoric' and foster analytical and productive conversations about climate change."

A pioneer in applying economic reasoning to the harrowing problem of climate change, Nordhaus agrees that fixing climate change is expensive, but counters that ignoring it is much more so. There is still time to turn around and walk back out of the casino, and he explains how.

Ms. Gill is the director of the City of Knoxville's Office of Sustainability. She has over five years of experience managing and implementing environmental programs and was appointed to this position in September, 2013. She served previously as the City's Sustainability Coordinator between 2008 and 2010. She has a Master of Environmental Management degree from Yale University and a BA in History from the University of Notre Dame. She has also worked for the EPA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer and for ICF International in Atlanta, where she helped administer Georgia Power's energy efficiency programs. She currently serves on the board of the East Tennessee Chapter of the US Green Building Council.

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