Final Conference Report
This report, collated by the Academy team, provides a recap of Climate Fast Forward, primary findings and overarching themes based on participants' discussions throughout Climate Fast Forward, and a comprehensive appendix including notes transcribed from all flipchart notes from small groups in the five breakout tracks.
- Climate Fast Forward Report (Download PDF)
- Video of Climate Fast Forward Report Briefing | with Jane Elder, Chelsea Chandler, and panelists Dominic Holt, Joe Fontaine, Amber Meyer Smith, and Wenona Wolf
Videos
- Welcome from Host Community, Wisconsin Academy & Partners | with Jane Elder, Satya Rhodes-Conway, Rebecca Blank
- What do we know; How do we see the world; So what? | with Dan Vimont, Mic Isham, and Bruce Beihoff
- How Change Happens | with Sharon Dunwoody, Tyler Huebner, WDNR Secretary Preston Cole
- Debrief and Closing Remarks | with session leaders, Jane Elder, Paul Robbins, Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes
PDF Presentations
- Dan Vimont, UW-Madison (download PDF presentation)
- Bruce Beihoff, Mid-West Energy Research Consortium (download PDF presentation)
- Sharon Dunwoody, UW-Madison professor emerita (download PDF presentation)
- Tyler Huebner, RENEW Wisconsin (download PDF presentation)
- Recommendations by Breakout Team Leads (download PDF presentation)
PDF Discussion Guides
- Track 1: Energy Generation (download PDF discussion guide)
- Track 2: Energy Use (download PDF discussion guide)
- Track 3: Resilience & Adaptation (download PDF discussion guide)
- Track 4: Natural Carbon Sinks (download PDF discussion guide)
- Track 5: Governance (download PDF discussion guide)
White Papers
These white papers were written by Climate Fast Forward's team leads to frame the challenges, questions, and bold goals to be tackled by participants in the five breakout tracks. We encourage individuals to read through these documents as you choose your track—or, better yet, read them all to get a sense of the scope of the conference. We highly encourage all registrants to read the white paper for their selected track prior to the conference, as this will provide helpful context and background information to spark rich conversations throughout the day.
- Track 1: Energy Generation (Download PDF)
- Track 2: Energy Use (Download PDF)
- Track 3: Resilience (Download PDF)
- Track 4: Natural Carbon Sinks (Download PDF)
- Track 5: Governance (Download PDF)
