AEDE’s Ohio Pathways to Sustainability is an educational program exploring key terminology and ideas in sustainability, in the context of Ohio’s journey. This conference will serve as a platform to discuss Ohio’s progress in the following areas: electricity and solar, circular economy and waste, voluntary business commitments, and carbon-neutrality goals.
Date: May 8, 2024
Time: 8:00am–4:30pm
Location: Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center (2201 Fred Taylor Dr., Columbus, OH 43210)
This event is being hosted in person and is limited to the first 100 registrants. Registration and refreshments begin at 8:00am. Lunch is included. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions. There is no charge for this event.
Agenda:
8:00 a.m. Coffee and Pastries
8:30 a.m. Introductions
Amy Ando, introduction to the day.
8:45 a.m. Why Are We Here?
Elena Irwin, OSU - AEDE and OSU’s Sustainability Institute: Pathways to Sustainability for Ohio: What, When, Where, and How?
9:15 a.m. Panel 1: Renewables, Land Use, and the Grid
- Brent Sohngen, OSU-AEDE: Current Trends in Ohio and US CO2 Emissions and the Role of Solar
- Andrew Wecker, Wright and Moore Law Co.: Leaping Before We’ve Looked – From Coal to Gas to …?
- Panelists: Myra Moss (OSU Extension); Rebecca Mellino (The Nature Conservancy)
11:00 a.m Panel 2: Envisioning a Circular Central Ohio Economy
Moderated by Brian Roe
- Joe Lombardi, SWACO; Aryeh Alex, City of Columbus; Natalie Cooke, Rumpke; Dan Sowry, Ohio EPA
12:30 p.m. Break and Lunch
1:00 p.m. Keynote: Central Ohio Climate Action: Centering Our Work in Equity and Environmental Justice
Alana Shockey, Deputy Director, Sustainability and Regulatory Compliance, City of Columbus, Ohio
2:15 p.m. Carbon Neutral or Greenwashing: Can Ohio Companies Meet Science-Based Targets?
Grant Donnelly, OSU – Fisher College; Nicole Voss, Advanced Drainage Systems
3:15 p.m. Panel 3: Making Our Farms and Forests Carbon Neutral
Bill Stanley, The Nature Conservancy; Luke Crumley, Ohio Corn and Wheat
4:30 p.m. Wrap-up