Power Shift

Power Shift is an American national youth summit in Washington, D.C. focused on global warming and climate change policy organized by the Energy Action Coalition. The first conference was held November 2-5, 2007, and the second occurred from February 27 to March 2, 2009. Both conferences have focused on building the youth clean energy movement and include workshops, expert panel discussions, keynote speakers, and a lobby day at the capitol building.

Power Shift 2007

Power Shift 2007 was a youth climate conference which took place from November 2 to 5, 2007 with between 5,000 and 6,000 students and young people in attendance. The summit featured workshops, expert panels, and speakers at the University of Maryland, College Park, a rally of between 2,000 and 3,000 people on the steps of the Capitol building and a Lobby Day. The aim of the conference was to urge elected officials to pass legislation which would include three planks taken from the platform of the climate advocacy coalition 1Sky:

* The creation of a 5 million-strong Clean Energy Job Corps
* The reduction of greenhouse gases to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, which scientists say is the baseline for mitigating the worst effects of global warming
* A moratorium on new coal plants and divestment from fossil fuel and highway subsidies.

The conference included workshops, panel discussions, and speakers focusing on addressing climate change and building a strong youth movement around clean energy and environmental justice. Keynote speakers included Van Jones, Bill McKibben, Ralph Nader, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

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