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Brian Deese, Senior Advisor to President Obama, White House

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October 11, 2016

5:45 am - 7:00 am

The Center on Global Energy Policy is pleased to host Brian Deese, Senior Advisor to President Obama, for a presentation and discussion on President Obama’s climate agenda and the future of the Paris Climate Agreement. Following Mr. Deese’s remarks, Center Director Jason Bordoff will moderate a discussion. Registration is required. Guests unable to attend can view a livestream of the event at energypolicy.columbia.edu/watch. A podcast of this event will be available ~5 days after the date of the event through iTunes and our website. This event is open to press. Please direct media inquiries to Jamie Shellenberger-Bessmann ([email protected])

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