ethical Dimensions of environmental regulation and economics in the 21st century

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1 F o r D h A M u n I V e r S I t Y c e n t e r F o r e t h I c S e D u c A t I o n A n I n t e r D I S c I p L I n A r Y c o n F e r e n c e MO R A L H E AT ethical Dimensions of environmental regulation and economics in the 21st century FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

2 MO R A L H E AT Ethical Dimensions of Environmental Regulation and Economics in the 21st Century 8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast 9 a.m. Welcome AddresS Joseph M. McShane, S.J., President, Fordham University 9:15 a.m. conference overview Celia B. Fisher, Marie Ward Doty Chair and Professor of Psychology; Director, Center for Ethics Education, Fordham University 9:20 a.m. Panel I Climate Change: What We Know, What We Regulate, and How It Affects Individuals and Markets 10:35 a.m. break Moderator: Nancy A. Busch, Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; Chief Research Officer/Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Fordham University This panel will address the basic facts, rationale and stakes involved in debates concerning environmental sustainability from the points of view of environmental science, environmental health, regulation and economics. Regulating to Control for Climate Change Ellen Kurlansky, Policy Analyst, Office of Air and Radiation, This talk will focus on actions the Environmental Protection Agency is taking now to control climate change and how this will benefit the environment and the economy. Business Beyond Copenhagen: Low-Carbon Strategies in an Uncertain Era David L. Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Massachusetts, Boston The transition to a global low-carbon economy will require the large-scale mobilization of financial, technological and organizational resources, the vast majority of which will have to come from the private sector. This presentation will examine the drivers of corporate investment in low-carbon technologies, products and services, and assess the prospects for maintaining the momentum of business engagement post-copenhagen. Health Effects of Global Climate Change Pai-Yei Whung, Chief Scientist, Office of the Science Advisor, Climate change endangers human health. An overview of global climate change will be presented, with an emphasis on how it affects human health. Gaps in our knowledge of climate change and human health will be identified, as will the implications of climate change and human health on environmental policy. A N I N T E R D I S C I P L I N A R Y C O N F E R E N C E

3 Tuesday, 20 April a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 10:45 a.m. Panel II Environmental Stewardship: Moral Priorities from Faith, Philosophical and Legal Perspectives Moderator: Christine Firer Hinze, Associate Director, Center for Ethics Education; Professor of Theology, Fordham University This panel will provide an overview of theological, philosophical and legal considerations from nationally recognized scholars. Ethics: The Crucial Missing Element in the U.S. Climate Change Debate Donald A. Brown, Associate Professor, Environmental Ethics, Science and Law, Penn State University; Director, Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium; Director, Collaborative Program on Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change This talk will explain why climate change policy discussions in the United States must consider the ethical dimensions of policy formation. It will also identify the major ethical issues that must be confronted in climate change policy formation. The Challenge of the Perfect Moral Storm Stephen Gardiner, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Program on Values in Society, University of Washington, Seattle Global environmental problems such as climate change pose a deep ethical challenge. This talk sets out some basic elements of that challenge and considers some of its implications for contemporary institutions and political theories. And God Saw That It Was Good : Why Religion s Resources for Ecological Ethics Are Not More Effective Elizabeth A. Johnson, Distinguished Professor of Theology, Fordham University Although religions of both East and West bear worldviews that connect the natural world with the sacred and promote the practice of virtue, they have not been effective in stanching human practices that degrade the environment. After naming key religious resources for ecological ethics, this talk proposes that their impact is blunted by idolatry of the market in which organized religions themselves participate. Noon Lunch F O R D H A M U N I V E R S I T Y C E N T E R F O R E T H I C S E D U C A T I O N

4 Fordham University at Lincoln Center McNally Amphitheatre 140 W. 62nd St. New York City 1:15 p.m. special address The Administrator s Priorities for EPA s Future Warren Lux, Human Subjects Research Review Official; Director, Program in Human Research Ethics, 1:45 p.m. Panel III The Future of Environmental Regulation: Healthy Environments and Healthy Markets 2:50 p.m. break Moderator: Donna Rapaccioli, Dean, College of Business Administration; Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, Fordham University This panel will address the role of conflict and cooperation between government regulation and business, with suggestions for environmentally beneficial policies and practices. The Power of Public-Private Partnerships in the New Energy Economy John Caroselli, Executive Vice President, National Grid National Grid is a leading international energy company with a strong focus on fostering public-private efforts to advance energy efficiency and preserve the environment. This presentation will highlight some of the successful projects that National Grid has completed and touch upon some exciting new opportunities for the future. Regulatory and Partnership Approaches to Climate Change Mitigation John Filippelli, Chief, Strategic Planning and Multi-media Programs Branch, In the years prior to 2009, the s climate change mitigation efforts were primarily partnership or voluntary programs. Over the last 15 months, the agency has taken a number of regulatory initiatives to address climate change. Even with the new regulatory emphasis, the EPA has retained partnership climate change programs. This presentation will consist of a summary of the EPA s partnership and regulatory climate initiatives, and the potential direction of the EPA s climate change program. 3 p.m. Panel IV Continuing the Conversation Moderator: Celia B. Fisher, Marie Ward Doty Chair and Professor of Psychology; Director, Center for Ethics Education, Fordham University During the final panel, all speakers will have the opportunity to challenge, respond and debate one another. It will also include audience questions and comments. 4 p.m. Conference Reception A T T H E F O R E F R O N T O F M O R A L D E B A T E

5 About the center for ethics education The Fordham University Center for Ethics Education was created in 1999 to contribute to Fordham s commitment to cultivating lifelong habits of critical thinking, moral reflection and articulate expression. Drawing upon the Jesuit traditions of sapientia et doctrina (wisdom and learning) and homines pro aliis (men and women for others) and the rich human diversity of New York City, the Center sponsors activities that provide students, faculty, professionals, and the public with knowledge and skills to study, inform and shape a just society that nurtures the full-flourishing of peoples of diverse faiths and cultures. Affirming the complementary roles of faith and reason, the Center draws upon theology, philosophy, social and physical science, law, business and other fields to provide the multidisciplinary education necessary to advance the common good. The Center currently offers two graduate-level programs: Master of Arts in Ethics and Society. The master s degree program in ethics and society provides students with a cross-disciplinary foundation in the application of moral and ethical theory to social issues. Graduate Certificate in Health Care Ethics. The advanced certificate program in health care ethics is designed to enhance the student s understanding of and participation in discourse regarding ethically relevant policy decisions affecting mental and physical health care treatment and research. We welcome your interest and support. For more information, please contact: Celia B. Fisher Director, Center for Ethics Education; Marie Ward Doty Chair and Professor of Psychology, Fordham University Dealy Hall, Room 117, Bronx, NY Phone: (718) fisher@fordham.edu Michael Baur Associate Director, Center for Ethics Education; Associate Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University mbaur@fordham.edu Christine Firer Hinze Associate Director, Center for Ethics Education; Professor of Theology, Fordham University hinze@fordham.edu Adam Fried Assistant Director and Director for Graduate Programs, Center for Ethics Education, Fordham University afried@fordham.edu

6 About the co-sponsors Fordham University Schools of Business Administration Fordham University s Schools of Business Administration provide student-focused, quality education with world-class faculty, an international student body and an established global network. Students can find an undergraduate or graduate program that fits their individual career goals. Located in the heart of New York City, the capital of global business, Fordham business schools develop ethical professionals capable of leadership in a changing global environment. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970 to consolidate in one federal agency a variety of research, monitoring, standard-setting and enforcement activities to ensure environmental protection. The EPA s mission is to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment upon which life depends. For 40 years, the EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. Support for this conference was generously provided by National Grid. Fordham University 2010 Produced by Development and University Relations eeo/aa Recycled content Print provided by Fordham University

7 ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Donald A. Brown Associate Professor, Environmental Ethics, Science and Law, Penn State University; Director, Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium; Director, Collaborative Program on Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change Donald A. Brown is associate professor of environmental ethics, science and law at Penn State University, where he teaches interdisciplinary courses on climate change and sustainable development, and acts as program director of the Collaborative Program on the Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change, whose secretariat is the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State. Brown is also director of the Pennsylvania Environmental Research Consortium, an organization comprised of 56 Pennsylvania universities and the Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection, and Conservation and Natural Resources. Before holding these positions, he was an environmental lawyer for the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and program manager for United Nations Organizations at the s Office of International Environmental Policy. In this position, he represented the Environmental Protection Agency on U.S. delegations to the United Nations, negotiating climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development issues. Brown has written about and lectured extensively on climate change issues over the last 20 years. He has lectured on climate change issues at 30 universities in eight countries and lectured on sustainability issues in 23 countries. His interest has been the need to integrate environmental science, economy and law in environmental policy making. His latest book is titled American Heat: Ethical Problems with the U.S. Response to Global Warming (Rowman and Littlefield, 2002). John Caroselli Executive Vice President, National Grid John A. Caroselli is executive vice president of National Grid, an international energy company. He is the lead executive for New York state and also leads the state s customer product and service functions. Caroselli served as executive vice president and chief strategy officer of the KeySpan Corporation, where he was responsible for strategic planning, corporate development, brand management, marketing, sales and customer service. Previously, Caroselli was executive vice president of corporate development at AXA Financial until He s also held senior officer positions at Chase Manhattan, Chemical Bank and Manufacturers Hanover Trust. He has extensive experience in strategy, merger integration and major change programs. Caroselli earned his bachelor s degree in psychology at Brooklyn College and his master s degree in organizational psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He serves on the boards of the United Way of New York City, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, New York State Smart Grid Consortium and the Asia Society Business Council. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Maureen. They have two children. John Filippelli Chief, Strategic Planning and Multi-media Programs Branch, John Filippelli has been with the for 31 years and is currently the chief of Region 2 s strategic planning and multi-media programs branch. He is responsible for the region s NEPA, pollution prevention and energy programs, as well as various planning and grants programs. He is also co-chair of Region 2 s climate change workgroup. Filippelli previously held management positions in the region s air pollution control program, where he was responsible for State Air Quality Implementation Plans, mobile sources and air monitoring. He was also team leader for Region 2 s waste management programs, leading the landfill, waste transfer station, recycling and source reduction programs. Prior to joining the EPA, he worked in comprehensive transportation planning for the New York City Department of Transportation and land-use planning for Jersey City, New Jersey. Filippelli earned his bachelor s degree and, later, his master s degree in city and regional planning at Rutgers University. Stephen Gardiner Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Program on Values in Society, University of Washington, Seattle Stephen Gardiner is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and the Program on Values in Society at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is a coordinating co-editor (with Dale Jamieson, Simon Caney and Henry Shue) of Climate Ethics: Essential Readings (Oxford University Press, 2010) and the editor of Virtue Ethics,

8 Old and New (Cornell University Press, 2005). His next book, A Perfect Moral Storm: Understanding the Ethical Challenge of Climate Change, is forthcoming from Oxford University Press. elizabeth A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Theology, Fordham University Elizabeth Johnson is Distinguished Professor of Theology at Fordham University, teaching in both undergraduate and graduate programs, and mentoring doctoral students. Author of eight books, Johnson has also published numerous scholarly essays; her work has been translated into German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Dutch, Polish, Lithuanian, Korean and Thai. She is a past president of the Catholic Theological Society of America, the oldest and largest society of theologians in the world, and past president of the interreligious American Theological Society. She has delivered numerous lectures around the world. ellen Kurlansky Policy Analyst, Office of Air and Radiation, Ellen Kurlansky is a policy analyst in the s Office of Air and Radiation. She is responsible for a number of issues pertaining to the environmental impact of energy development and use, including the impact of the electricity-generating industry. She has broad experience in environmental and energy policy, gained from her work at other EPA offices and other government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and as a consultant. A former Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco, Kurlansky earned her bachelor s degree in political science at Syracuse University and her master s degree in economics at George Washington University. David L. Levy Professor and Chair, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Massachusetts, Boston David L. Levy is chair of the Department of Management and Marketing at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and director of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness. His research examines corporate strategic responses to climate change, the growth of the clean energy business sector and the emergence of carbon disclosure as a form of governance. He has published and lectured widely on these topics. He edits ClimateInc.org, a blog devoted to intelligent discussion of business and climate change. Warren Lux Human Subjects Research Review Official; Director, Program in Human Research Ethics, Warren E. Lux, M.D., is human subjects research review official and director of the Program in Human Research Ethics in the Office of the Science Advisor of the Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. Lux was formerly medical director of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and adjunct associate professor of neurology at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. He is an affiliated scholar with the Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University and has taught clinical ethics at the Georgetown University Medical Center and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He twice received the Residents Award for Excellence in Teaching from the National Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Lux graduated from New York University Medical School and has a B.A. degree from Amherst College. pai-yei Whung Chief Scientist, Office of the Science Advisor, As chief scientist in the Office of the Science Advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Pai-Yei Whung shares fully with the EPA science advisor in the planning and developing of cross-agency scientific efforts. Whung joined the EPA in April 2008, leading the completion of the first cross-epa science priorities initiative. In support of the Obama administration s recent green jobs efforts, Whung is leading an integrated environmental technology portfolio to provide rapid solutions to emerging environmental challenges. In the area of climate change, Whung chairs an intra- and interagency workgroup on climate and health science for decision and policy making. She is also spearheading a climate change and health initiative with the World Health Organization to focus on co-benefits of greenhouse gas and black carbon reduction.