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UCTV Shows Natural Climate Solutions Symposium

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  • Highlights from 嘿嘿视频-hosted symposium
  • 1-hour video available online now
  • Look for it on cable TV, June 20-26

UCTV has posted highlights from the Natural Climate Solutions Symposium, hosted by 嘿嘿视频 in March. The hourlong video is available for , and it's on the (UCTV is carried by in California and other states).

The symposium examined how natural resources and landscapes can be part of the solution for climate change issues, such as with carbon sequestration and climate adaptation. It was hosted by the and The Nature Conservancy.

Speakers in the video include California's Democratic governor, Jerry Brown; and a Democratic state legislator, Sen. Fran Pavley of Agoura Hills; , executive director of the 嘿嘿视频 Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy; and , associate director of the .

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