{"id":2740,"date":"2018-09-11T12:06:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T16:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/?p=2740"},"modified":"2018-09-11T12:06:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T16:06:59","slug":"maryland-environment-secretary-grumbles-to-attend-global-and-national-summits-on-climate-and-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/2018\/09\/11\/maryland-environment-secretary-grumbles-to-attend-global-and-national-summits-on-climate-and-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Environment Secretary Grumbles to Attend Global and National Summits on Climate and Water"},"content":{"rendered":"
MEDIA CONTACTS:<\/span><\/h5>\n

Jay Apperson<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(410) 537-3003<\/a>
\njay.apperson@maryland.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

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Maryland Environment Secretary Grumbles to Attend Global and National Summits on Climate and Water<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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BALTIMORE, MD (September 11, 2018<\/span><\/span>) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>On behalf of the Hogan administration, Maryland Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles will be attending, speaking at, and\/or moderating more than a dozen panels and breakout sessions at two major international and national meetings in San Francisco this week — the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) and the National Governors Association\u2019s Water Policy Institute (WPI).<\/p>\n

The GCAS is a global gathering of governmental, nongovernmental and corporate leaders to spur action on climate change. The US Climate Alliance, which includes Governor Hogan and 16 other governors, is hosting numerous panels and discussions on cutting-edge aspects of greenhouse mitigation, climate resiliency, and collaboration.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the Hogan administration, I\u2019ll be emphasizing Maryland\u2019s bipartisan environmental progress, our leadership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), our Healthy Soils Initiative, and our first in the nation state-supported Climate Leadership Academy,\u201d said Grumbles, who also chairs the\u00a0Maryland Climate Change Commission<\/a>\u00a0and the nine-state RGGI Program. “I\u2019ll also be announcing some important news with other states in the US Climate Alliance regarding our initiative to phase out fast-acting climate pollutants called Hydrofluorocarbons, (or HFCs).\u201d<\/p>\n

The NGA\u2019s WPI meeting, September 11-12, will include representatives of 31 states, Governor Jerry Brown, who co-chairs the WPI with Governor Hogan, and experts in many aspects of integrated water management. Special sessions will focus on innovative financing, agriculture water technologies, stormwater, flood and drought management, the energy-water nexus, water reuse, and cyber security.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll share with other states and participants the innovative work Governor Hogan is doing in Maryland to restore the Chesapeake Bay, achieve water progress in the agriculture and transportation sectors, and connect the dots, drops, and watts on energy and water infrastructure,\u201d Grumbles said. \u201cNothing could be more timely or relevant for us in Maryland than strategies and support from others in dealing with extreme weather, floods, and high tides\u2014such as those currently expected from Hurricane Florence. I\u2019ll also invite colleagues to the\u00a0Maryland-Israel Water Reuse and Water Security Conference<\/a>\u00a0being held at the University of Maryland-College Park, on October 10.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Summary of Secretary Grumbles schedule:<\/p>\n

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National Governors Association Center for Best Practices Water Policy Institute, Co-Chaired by Governor\u2019s Hogan (MD) and Brown (CA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Policy and Technology Innovations to meet Water Quality, Supply and Management Challenges)<\/strong><\/p>\n