Watch Today: The Hill’s Climate Under Threat

View in Browser       Climate Under Threat Among the most climate-vulnerable parts of the world, the Middle East faces desertification, water shortages and rising temperatures. What is the future of renewables in the Middle East, and how do these economies reduce greenhouse gas emissions? How is the region addressing overall impact on the environment? What are the implications of climate change on security and instability in the region, and why should Americans care? In part four of our Aspiration & Resilience series, The Hill's Editor-at-Large Steve Clemons sits down with government leaders and experts from the US and the Middle East to discuss the environment, energy and global cooperation. Speakers: Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme Sarah El Battouty, Non-Resident Scholar, Middle East Institute Randolph Bell, Director & Richard Morningstar Chair for Global Energy Security, Atlantic Council Maayan Berkovits, Green Course, Israel Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Member, Energy & Commerce Committee Hana Al Hashimi, Acting Head, The International Organizations Section, Office of the UAE Climate Envoy Majid Al Nuaimi, Head of Strategy & Business Development, Bee'ah, UAE Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Member, Committee on Environment and Public Works Watch Today! 1:30 PM ET / 10:30 AM PT Tuesday, March 23   Questions for our speakers? Join the conversation using @TheHillEvents and #TheHillClimate.     Underwriter: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates     Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Newsletters     Forward this Newsletter       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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