tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96024042024-03-07T23:26:36.349-05:00hubeventsEvents at the colleges and universities in Greater Metropolitan Boston, MA.gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.comBlogger593125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-675885146460793372024-02-28T14:35:00.001-05:002024-02-28T14:35:37.033-05:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - March 2024<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at </span><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (</span><a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">). </span></p><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:gmoke@world.std.com" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Index</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mitigation and Reversal Strategies Solutions for a Sustainable Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00 - 12:00 GMT-5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-mitigation-and-reversal-strategies-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future-tickets-788171270487" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-mitigation-and-reversal-strategies-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future-tickets-788171270487</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Homegrown National Park</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oxO3N208RdaKn61cf6IBsQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oxO3N208RdaKn61cf6IBsQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Great Deployment: A Look at How the Financing of Climate Technology is Rapidly Evolving</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm ET [12pm to 1pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Y2E2 Building, 382, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/sfi_seminar_chante_harris" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/sfi_seminar_chante_harris</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How to grow a mind from a brain: From guessing and betting to thinking and talking</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 – 5 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Science Center, Hall A, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/yip-2024/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/yip-2024/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gutman Library Book Talk - Restorative Resistance in Higher Education: Leading in an Era of Racial Awakening and Reckoning</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 – 5:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, 2nd Floor, Gutman Conference Center E4, 6 Appian Way, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="http://bit.ly/RestorativeResistance" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://bit.ly/RestorativeResistance</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="http://bit.ly/RestorativeResistVirtual" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://bit.ly/RestorativeResistVirtual</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Combating Science Misinformation: Featuring Dr. Kasisomayajula Viswanath</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00pm to 6:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Building 14S-130, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/combating-science-misinformation-tickets-793700277897" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/combating-science-misinformation-tickets-793700277897</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Unsettling Sustainability – Landscape Laboratories as Experimental and Experiential Grounds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30 – 8 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Busting the Bankers' Club: Finance for the Rest of Us</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Poetry of Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7 -8:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjAyNTEz" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjAyNTEz</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts Energy Conference 2024 - Innovation Odyssey: Climate Tech and Economics of the Energy transition</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9am - 7pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cabot Intercultural Center - Tufts University, 170 Packard Avenue Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tufts-energy-conference-2024-tickets-808423926727" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tufts-energy-conference-2024-tickets-808423926727</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bottom-Up Approaches in International Development: The Case of Nyaka in Uganda</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, R-414AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/event-registration?c=701Pp000008craVIAQ&_gl=1*irmo60*_ga*MTQ4MzMxMzQ1My4xNzA3MTQ5Nzk0*_ga_72NC9RC7VN*MTcwODc0MzkxNC4zLjEuMTcwODc0Mzk0NS4yOS4wLjA.&_ga=2.29977215.1789627509.1708743076-1483313453.1707149794" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/event-registration?c=701Pp000008craVIAQ&_gl=1*irmo60*_ga*MTQ4MzMxMzQ1My4xNzA3MTQ5Nzk0*_ga_72NC9RC7VN*MTcwODc0MzkxNC4zLjEuMTcwODc0Mzk0NS4yOS4wLjA.&_ga=2.29977215.1789627509.1708743076-1483313453.1707149794</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Water, Waste, and Race: Environmental Politics during the Nineteenth Century Gold Rushes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:30 to 4:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building E51-275, 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdOmqqzkiHtEdBHwCQBUEbrFTqTcky6-a#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdOmqqzkiHtEdBHwCQBUEbrFTqTcky6-a#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston Community Solar Cooperative (BCSC) Launch</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, March 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Doors open at 10am, Speakers begin at 11am</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fields Corner Business Lab Quincy Lee Event Space, 1452 Dorchester Ave, Fourth Floor, Dorchester, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bit.ly/BCSC2024" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bit.ly/BCSC2024</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Climate Connect: Challenges and Opportunities for Building Equitable Climate Resilience in the Boston Area</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, March 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 – 4 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Pound Hall, Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLiv0rzfCyKdAexa1nM4RgxvUdyCySzu4J94OVpUiWucE5-w/viewform" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLiv0rzfCyKdAexa1nM4RgxvUdyCySzu4J94OVpUiWucE5-w/viewform</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island Welcome Meeting</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">You can choose to attend one or more of the following sessions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">March 3, 3:00 PM; April 7, 3:00 PM; May 5, 3:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kfuGurTkpHtCocGTXeF0iIQqvxXJgxMtc#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kfuGurTkpHtCocGTXeF0iIQqvxXJgxMtc#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Riding the Waves: Adaptation to Extreme Temperatures in a Changing Climate</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:05 am [4:05pm GMT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Oxford, Lecture Theatre, Manor Road Building </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/environmental-economics-seminar-wk8/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/environmental-economics-seminar-wk8/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">U.S. International Climate and Energy Policy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, R-414ab David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_onQF4wMVR9WMqfYfXg1ICQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_onQF4wMVR9WMqfYfXg1ICQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Beyond Carbon in Nature-Based Climate Solutions: Documenting Tropical Forest Biodiversity Loss and Recovery Using Sounds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 pm – 1:15 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/beyond-carbon-nature-based-climate-solutions" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/beyond-carbon-nature-based-climate-solutions</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Environmental Pollution Impacts on Human Health</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">USCB, Bren Hall 1414, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-eunha-hoh-environmental-pollution-impacts-human-health" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-eunha-hoh-environmental-pollution-impacts-human-health</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental, Energy, and Engineering Career Fair</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">John B. Hynes Convention Center, Junior Ballroom, 302 & 304, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis | A Series of Public Online Conversations: The Practice of Wild Mercy: Something Deeper Than Hope</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqjE5m36S3yUjASXSZWktQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqjE5m36S3yUjASXSZWktQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How One House of Worship & School Reduced Carbon by 85%</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7-8 pm (EST)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjAyMTAx" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjAyMTAx</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Navigating Africa's Trifecta of Energy, Climate, and Development with Pragmatism</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30pm EST [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_March_4" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_March_4</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How Disinformation is Sabotaging America</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9pm ET [6:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-03-04/barbara-mcquade-joyce-vance-how-disinformation-sabotaging-america" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-03-04/barbara-mcquade-joyce-vance-how-disinformation-sabotaging-america</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 - $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Underground H2 Storage and Natural Production: Pathways to Energy Decarbonization</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 PM - 1:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 10 Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XP395Vd7R9S4NjNU6Z2Dhg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XP395Vd7R9S4NjNU6Z2Dhg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Post-IRA Economics of Home and Vehicle Decarbonization: How the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Can Fill the Financing Gap</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00 p.m. ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://rmi.org/event/how-ira-incentives-support-clean-projects-and-how-ggrf-clean-financing-can-help-fill-the-remaining-gaps/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://rmi.org/event/how-ira-incentives-support-clean-projects-and-how-ggrf-clean-financing-can-help-fill-the-remaining-gaps/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Healing: Planetary Health in Times of Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 5, 14:30 - Thursday, April 11, 16:00 GMT-5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-healing-planetary-health-in-times-of-climate-change-tickets-776251006657" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-healing-planetary-health-in-times-of-climate-change-tickets-776251006657</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">DxD: The Quagmire of Animal Foods for Human and Planetary Health</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 PM - 4:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zCAgUbhdT-uJLedaILn6Ww#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zCAgUbhdT-uJLedaILn6Ww#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Accelerating Climate Resilience Webinar: Equitable Engagement with Community Liaisons</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldeqqqDspHNQ735k8cgRcfR3KV9q9vWTy#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldeqqqDspHNQ735k8cgRcfR3KV9q9vWTy#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cracking the Code: Probing the Double-Edged Sword of AI's Environmental Promise</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 PM – 1 PM EST (GMT-5)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Yale, Kroon Hall - Burke Auditorium, 195 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://yaleconnect.yale.edu/YSEDeansOffice/rsvp_boot?id=2261814" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://yaleconnect.yale.edu/YSEDeansOffice/rsvp_boot?id=2261814</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Academic Institutions and Sustainable Food Systems</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 pm - 2:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SwissnexBoston, 420 Broadway, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://swissnex.org/boston/event/broadway-bites-david-havelick/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://swissnex.org/boston/event/broadway-bites-david-havelick/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room To Grow: Creating Space for Climate Tech</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3 - 6pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Urban Wild at Hood Park Campus, 100 D Hood Park Dr. Boston, MA 02129</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/room-to-grow-creating-space-for-climate-tech-tickets-816008432187" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/room-to-grow-creating-space-for-climate-tech-tickets-816008432187</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fireside Chat with Gina McCarthy and Kelly Sims Gallagher</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00pm – 6:00pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, ASEAN, 160 Packard Ave. Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://forms.monday.com/forms/b9b79cbff0fe44781f69ed13420c9b83?r=use1" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://forms.monday.com/forms/b9b79cbff0fe44781f69ed13420c9b83?r=use1</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Designers - Boston Chapter Networking Night at Aeronaut</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5 - 7pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Aeronaut Brewing Company, 14 Tyler Street Somerville, MA 02143</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-designers-boston-chapter-networking-night-at-aeronaut-tickets-828889028397" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-designers-boston-chapter-networking-night-at-aeronaut-tickets-828889028397</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Reimagine Buildings ’24: 24 Hour Global Building Festival</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7 - Friday, March 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 12:00 PM (EST)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.accelevents.com/e/passive-house-accelerator" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.accelevents.com/e/passive-house-accelerator</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: Free - $179</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Teaching Climate Justice Across the Curriculum (Event 3/3 in the CJIT Workshop Series)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00am to 10:30am</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrcO-spjIiE9wSITORiPfXPgGKW9mZzcof#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrcO-spjIiE9wSITORiPfXPgGKW9mZzcof#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EPIIC 2024 Symposium – The Future of Global Institutions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10AM – 4PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/epiic-symposium-future-global-institutions" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/epiic-symposium-future-global-institutions</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Turning Targets into Action: How Food Companies Are Tackling Their Emissions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uCrdfYlXTxGA6wkg5549RA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uCrdfYlXTxGA6wkg5549RA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Celebration of and for Trees: Creating Eco-Performance</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZTQhWUDbTsmpVDWDEQFZUg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZTQhWUDbTsmpVDWDEQFZUg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Towards Life 3.0: Technology and the Public Interest</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00pm to 5:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mHK8qxFgTiKoM-nUzTip8A#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mHK8qxFgTiKoM-nUzTip8A#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Light up your world! Learn about energy resilience & microgrids w/ Climable</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 - 8pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lamplighter Brewing Co. - Broadway, 284 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/light-up-your-world-learn-about-energy-resilience-microgrids-w-climable-tickets-847604356447" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/light-up-your-world-learn-about-energy-resilience-microgrids-w-climable-tickets-847604356447</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Waterpalooza: A Benefit Concert for Clean Water and Sanitation in South Sudan, Rwanda, and Nepal</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 – 10:30PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Burning Refuge: The Inaugural 2024 Buddhism and Social-Spiritual Liberation Conference</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 8 - Sunday, March 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 a.m. – 9 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Divinity School, Swartz Hall, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://burningrefuge2024.site/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://burningrefuge2024.site/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MA Commercial Urban Farming Symposium 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UMASS LOWELL University Crossing / Lowell, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://whova.com/portal/registration/ufiam_202403/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://whova.com/portal/registration/ufiam_202403/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $80.89 - $107.40</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Burden of Beasts: Debating the Energetics of the Sacred Cow in Postcolonial India</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:30pm – 4:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building E51-275, 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElcuCpqzIqEtFzsQWzyc9m9SB2C73y9NTD#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElcuCpqzIqEtFzsQWzyc9m9SB2C73y9NTD#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bio-Inspired and Bio-Based Material Programming</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00am — 12:00pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building E14-633, 75 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/events/tiffany-cheng-seminar/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.media.mit.edu/events/tiffany-cheng-seminar/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Transformation, Climate Justice, & Higher Education Expert Panel</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3 - 4:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Northeastern, 1135 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02120</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transformation-climate-justice-higher-education-expert-panel-tickets-846017770927" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transformation-climate-justice-higher-education-expert-panel-tickets-846017770927</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Innovators Café</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 pm - 8:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SwissnexBoston, 420 Broadway, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://swissnex.org/boston/event/climate-innovators-cafe-2/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://swissnex.org/boston/event/climate-innovators-cafe-2/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/leah_hunt-hendrix_astra_taylor/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.harvard.com/event/leah_hunt-hendrix_astra_taylor/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harnessing the potential of smart microgrid systems in African countries</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 14 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:00 am EST [12:00 GMT -13:30 GMT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctceGuqj8iGdD8w96sbNuZgu6aK7rAiry9#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctceGuqj8iGdD8w96sbNuZgu6aK7rAiry9#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sustaining Blue Horizons: Protecting Our Oceans’ Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10 - 11am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustaining-blue-horizons-protecting-our-oceans-future-tickets-800700866847" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustaining-blue-horizons-protecting-our-oceans-future-tickets-800700866847</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Thin Ice: Global Impact of Climate Change in the Arctic</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 - 1pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-thin-ice-global-impact-of-climate-change-in-the-arctic-registration-837697364367" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-thin-ice-global-impact-of-climate-change-in-the-arctic-registration-837697364367</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Local Public Health on the Forefront of a Changing Environment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0mEzyQkwRVWOMeQJOfXkjA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0mEzyQkwRVWOMeQJOfXkjA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Accelerating Multi-Benefit Coastal Nature-Based Solutions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 14 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm EST [11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkdO6ppzsiGNGTMVs0gXOKjqbVHTBuuDJy#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkdO6ppzsiGNGTMVs0gXOKjqbVHTBuuDJy#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Braiding Knowledges to Transform Science: Climate Change, Cultural Places, and Food Sovereignty research at the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00pm to 6:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 56-114, 21 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Adaptation at the Regional Scale: From Planning to Implementation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:30 am - 12:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Foley Hoag 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-adaptation-at-the-regional-scale-from-planning-to-implementation/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-adaptation-at-the-regional-scale-from-planning-to-implementation/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $15 - $45</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">COP28 Symposium: Hear from BC's Delegation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00am</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, 245 Beacon Street, Room 501 (Schiller Institute Convening Space), Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Making Climate Policy: Why the Inflation Reduction Act Passed</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building, Room 414AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-making-climate-policy-why-inflation-reduction-act-passed" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-making-climate-policy-why-inflation-reduction-act-passed</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: Reflecting on Religion in Times of Earth Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8:45 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">BuildingEnergy Boston 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19–20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Westin Boston Seaport District</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $50 - $680</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Greener Gender: Women Politicians and Deforestation in Brazil</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:20 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, CGIS South, S216, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://drclas.harvard.edu/event/greener-gender-women-politicians-and-deforestation-brazil" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://drclas.harvard.edu/event/greener-gender-women-politicians-and-deforestation-brazil</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Great Decisions on Pandemic Preparedness</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 pm - 07:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-decisions-on-pandemic-preparedness-ashish-jha-and-matthew-mcknight-tickets-815959696417" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-decisions-on-pandemic-preparedness-ashish-jha-and-matthew-mcknight-tickets-815959696417</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1ueUREgRRXmpA-mu4CMyQg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1ueUREgRRXmpA-mu4CMyQg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Catastrophe Capacities Collective Storytelling Harvesting</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1 - 3:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/catastrophe-capacities-collective-storytelling-harvesting-tickets-838852629797" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/catastrophe-capacities-collective-storytelling-harvesting-tickets-838852629797</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Signal and The Response: US Readiness For New Infectious Diseases Threats </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:30-6:30pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston University Trustee Ballroom, 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor, Boston, MA </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.bu.edu/ceid/2024/01/26/the-signal-and-the-response-us-readiness-for-new-infectious-diseases-threats-march-20-2024/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.bu.edu/ceid/2024/01/26/the-signal-and-the-response-us-readiness-for-new-infectious-diseases-threats-march-20-2024/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8MwHf0eGRC6iWZ0IHR6-yg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8MwHf0eGRC6iWZ0IHR6-yg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Tech Media Relations: Crafting Stories for a Greener Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 - 1:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-tech-media-relations-crafting-stories-for-a-greener-future-tickets-847257539107" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-tech-media-relations-crafting-stories-for-a-greener-future-tickets-847257539107</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Inundation District</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 - 8pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia Point Boston, MA 02125</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inundation-district-tickets-811597157947" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inundation-district-tickets-811597157947</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Toxic Problem of Poverty + Housing Costs: Lessons from New Landmark Research About Homelessness</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Graduate School of Design, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2iDgn8AkWhNEDp9TTFOW8WxwvrLUDIUB1QhLg4dQDJcsBUA/viewform" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2iDgn8AkWhNEDp9TTFOW8WxwvrLUDIUB1QhLg4dQDJcsBUA/viewform</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event will also be livestreamed online; no advance registration is necessary.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Preparing the Electricity System and Wholesale Markets for a Reliable, Affordable and Decarbonized Future </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 am-12:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">(Networking over breakfast refreshments 8:30-9:00)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Foley Hoag LLP, 155 Seaport Blvd 17th Floor Boston, MA 02210</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3-22-24-new-england-electricity-restructuring-roundtable-tickets-803558875227" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3-22-24-new-england-electricity-restructuring-roundtable-tickets-803558875227</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 – $110</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fighting Fire With Fire: Austrofascist Resistance to Nazism, 1933-38</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, Stokes Hall South S376, 59-107 College Road, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">LEAP Lab: Robot Dog Demo</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, March 23</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00am to 12:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Welcome Center 292 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leap-lab-robot-dog-demo-tickets-759907643217" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leap-lab-robot-dog-demo-tickets-759907643217</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Future of Resource Adequacy in a Decarbonized Grid</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building, Room 414AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-future-resource-adequacy-decarbonized-grid" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-future-resource-adequacy-decarbonized-grid</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Roots of Resilience: Art and Heritage as Drivers of Socio-economic Development in the Iron Quadrangle - Brazil</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, CGIS South, S216, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://drclas.harvard.edu/event/roots-resilience-art-and-heritage-drivers-socio-economic-development-iron-quadrangle?delta=0" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://drclas.harvard.edu/event/roots-resilience-art-and-heritage-drivers-socio-economic-development-iron-quadrangle?delta=0</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Designing Effective Environmental and Conservation Policies: The Role of Collective Approaches</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://environment.princeton.edu/event/designing-effective-environmental-and-conservation-policies/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://environment.princeton.edu/event/designing-effective-environmental-and-conservation-policies/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/michael_kimmage/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.harvard.com/event/michael_kimmage/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nuclear War: A Scenario</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/annie_jacobsen2/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.harvard.com/event/annie_jacobsen2/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Leveraging data and digitalization to make the grid more visible, resilient, and clean</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__XqeHx4SQ9OyJs__bfIZdA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__XqeHx4SQ9OyJs__bfIZdA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gnoseologies: Wisdom from the Edge. A conversation with anthropologist Paul Stoller</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1 – 2 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OpH7ndMLTBGqBZGYhHDqng#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OpH7ndMLTBGqBZGYhHDqng#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Why Citizens Don’t Hold Politicians Accountable for Air Pollution</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 – 5:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Ash Center, Conference Room 225, Suite 200N, 124 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ash.harvard.edu/event/why-citizens-don%E2%80%99t-hold-politicians-accountable-air-pollution" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ash.harvard.edu/event/why-citizens-don%E2%80%99t-hold-politicians-accountable-air-pollution</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ecologies of a Small New England Town: Paper, People, Politics</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__gdko2cCSpe2JbzisKFpnQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__gdko2cCSpe2JbzisKFpnQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Elizabeth Kolbert: H Is for Hope </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm EST [12:00 PM PDT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUqmpUAC" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUqmpUAC</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Planners’ Movie and Meet-up: “Inundation District”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 - 8:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Capitol Theatre, 204 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington, MA 02474</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/planners-movie-and-meet-up-inundation-district-tickets-848510917997" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/planners-movie-and-meet-up-inundation-district-tickets-848510917997</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Planning the Mid-transition for Just and Sustainable Decarbonization</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, April 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">R-414ab David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TtOizKkuTca5mRZA9-gJwA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TtOizKkuTca5mRZA9-gJwA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Renegades’ History of the Revolutionary Frontier: Contesting Race & Nation on the Borderlands of the New United States</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, April 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00 PM - 6:15 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/A-Renegades-History-of-the-Revolutionary-Frontier" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/A-Renegades-History-of-the-Revolutionary-Frontier</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Experiments in Utopia: Community Composting and Alternatives to Neoliberal Sustainability</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, April 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zKCwxFFxQZWJDy_j7Rvv1A#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zKCwxFFxQZWJDy_j7Rvv1A#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Next in Science: James Webb Space Telescope</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, April 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2 – 4 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2024-next-in-science-program" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2024-next-in-science-program</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jonathan Vigliotti: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-town America</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, April 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm EST [12:00 PM PDT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUr9TUAS" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUr9TUAS</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mitigation and Reversal Strategies Solutions for a Sustainable Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00 - 12:00 GMT-5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-mitigation-and-reversal-strategies-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future-tickets-788171270487" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-mitigation-and-reversal-strategies-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future-tickets-788171270487</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Highlight current technologies and innovations aimed at mitigating climate change.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discuss the role of renewable energy sources, carbon capture technologies, and sustainable practices in reducing environmental impact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Explore educational tools and initiatives that promote awareness and empower individuals and communities to contribute to reversing climate change.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Homegrown National Park</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oxO3N208RdaKn61cf6IBsQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oxO3N208RdaKn61cf6IBsQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our parks, preserves, and remaining wildlands are too small to sustain all lives our ecosystems depend. We can fix this problem through Homegrown National Park: a national challenge to create diverse ecosystems by reducing lawn, planting native, and removing invasives. The goal is to create a national movement to restore 20 million acres with natives and millions more acres in agriculture and woodlots. If many people make small changes, we can restore healthy ecological networks.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Contact </span><a href="mailto:Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Great Deployment: A Look at How the Financing of Climate Technology is Rapidly Evolving</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm ET [12pm to 1pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Y2E2 Building, 382, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/sfi_seminar_chante_harris" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/sfi_seminar_chante_harris</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join SFI’s monthly seminar on the third or fourth Thursday of the month. We’ll cover innovative policy and financial mechanisms designed to rapidly decarbonize the global economy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Up next:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this seminar on Thursday, February 29, SFI will be joined by Chante Harris, Founder & Managing Partner, Eunoia Group.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2024 will continue to be an unprecedented year for investment in and big wins in the decarbonization of infrastructure. From the $12.5 billion acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners by BlackRock to General Atlantic's recent acquisition of Actis, this year is shaping up to be one of the biggest where we see investors double down on clean energy adoption through distributed and large capital projects across shipping ports, data centers, railroads, and others. This moment presents a unique opportunity for highly competitive risk-adjusted returns that integrate incumbent and promising emerging technology solutions at scale while bettering communities' resiliency, well-being, and overall health.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Much of the early discussion around climate was around the invention of breakthrough gigawatt-scale technologies that could lower emissions at a lower cost than today. Fast forward, and most of the focus today is on the pace at which technology and infrastructure come together to decarbonize our built environment. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">To tackle climate change, technologies must reach commercialization. To do so, our understanding of climate technology and the investment that accelerates its deployment must evolve. Join this discussion where we'll dive into how climate tech founders and their investors can close the gap by building ecosystem capacity and testing new capital structures that build on the core competencies of venture capital and project finance.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Recommended readings: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Skill sets for The Great Deployment: Zoning, permitting and project finance</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://impactalpha.com/skill-sets-for-the-great-deployment-site-selection-permitting-and-pre-development/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://impactalpha.com/skill-sets-for-the-great-deployment-site-selection-permitting-and-pre-development/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Expert voices: Chante Harris on clearing climate tech bottlenecks</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2023/10/27/chante-harris-climate-tech?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pro_deals_climatetech_subs&stream=top" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2023/10/27/chante-harris-climate-tech?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pro_deals_climatetech_subs&stream=top</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker bio:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chante Harris is a champion of social and financial innovation. Throughout her career, she has successfully scaled nationwide campaigns, technologies, and ideas for the Obama Administration, Fortune 500 companies, and startups. Her writing and work have been featured by ImpactAlpha, Business Insider, The Milken Institute, and other notable publications.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As an operator, she secured and deployed millions of dollars for the implementation of climate projects and energy-efficient technologies. In 2020 she built a $10 million early stage climate tech venture studio in the U.S. focused on global companies deploying technologies across mobility, buildings, agriculture, waste, water, materials, and carbon. After her time as a climate tech strategist with Schmidt Futures, she founded a derisk-as-a-service studio and investment platform addressing the multibillion-dollar funding gap for deep tech climate technologies at the critical early infrastructure project stage.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Named by Forbes as a 30 Under 30 in the Energy Category, Nasdaq as a Woman to Watch in 2022, ACEEE as a Champion for Energy Efficiency, GreenBiz as 30 Under 30 Leader, and Women Enews as a Pioneering Woman in Sustainability, Chante is at the helm of driving climate innovation and advancing the energy transition across the globe. Chante has traveled the world to speak at global events like COP, Aspen, GreenBiz, and TechStars.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In addition to her work leading in climate tech and investment, Chante launched and built the only global 5,000+ digital collective and global community that is 100% dedicated to advancing women of color working across the sustainability industry. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chante is on the advisory committee for the first-ever global Climate Center being built on Governor's Island in NYC and sits on the Board of Summit Impact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How to grow a mind from a brain: From guessing and betting to thinking and talking</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 – 5 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Science Center, Hall A, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/yip-2024/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/yip-2024/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER Joshua Tenenbaum (MIT), Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO Crystal Stillman</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:cstillman@math.harvard.eduDETAILS" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">cstillman@math.harvard.eduDETAILS</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> Fourth Annual CMSA Yip Lecture</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gutman Library Book Talk - Restorative Resistance in Higher Education: Leading in an Era of Racial Awakening and Reckoning</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 – 5:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, 2nd Floor, Gutman Conference Center E4, 6 Appian Way, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="http://bit.ly/RestorativeResistance" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://bit.ly/RestorativeResistance</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="http://bit.ly/RestorativeResistVirtual" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://bit.ly/RestorativeResistVirtual</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Richard J. Reddick, Ed.M.'98, Ed.D.'07</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">HARVARD KEY REQUIRED NoDETAILS</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact </span><a href="mailto:myanne_krivoshey@gse.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">myanne_krivoshey@gse.harvard.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Combating Science Misinformation: Featuring Dr. Kasisomayajula Viswanath</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00pm to 6:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Building 14S-130, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/combating-science-misinformation-tickets-793700277897" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/combating-science-misinformation-tickets-793700277897</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kasisomayajula Viswanath, Chair of the NASEM Consensus Study Committee on Understanding and Addressing Science Misinformation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Viswanath’s talk will explore the nature and scope of misinformation about science and impacts, especially on marginalized communities. Drawing on his leadership of the NASEM Consensus Study Committee on Understanding and Addressing Science Misinformation and his extensive research on health communication, Dr. Viswanath will connect trust in science with public health policy and practice and review solutions to combat misinformation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a hybrid event and will be offered in person in the Nexus as well as online.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">* Transcript will be viewable on the webcast or will be accessible for individual viewing on your own device.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Unsettling Sustainability – Landscape Laboratories as Experimental and Experiential Grounds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30 – 8 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER Elizabeth K. Meyer</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Meyer, the inaugural faculty director of the University of Virginia’s transdisciplinary Morven Sustainability Lab, will present an overview of how landscape architectural design thinking is at the core of the strategic planning process for this 3000-acre rural landscape on the peri-urban edge of Charlottesville. She will describe how the socio-ecological history of this former plantation and indigenous tribal lands is shaping future research questions, student engagement programs and community collaborations. Additionally, Meyer will share a vision for the Morven Sustainability Lab that positions it within the context of a new generation of landscape labs where landscape architects—working with architects, planners, anthropologists, scientists, and environmental humanities scholars—are co-creating living learning landscapes capable of inspiring a new generation of caring climate activists.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Busting the Bankers' Club: Finance for the Rest of Us</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store welcomes GERALD EPSTEIN—Professor of Economics and a Founding Codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst—for a discussion of his new book Busting the Bankers' Club: Finance for the Rest of Us. He will be joined in conversation by JULIET SCHOR—sociologist and economist at Boston College and author of The Overworked American.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Busting the Bankers' Club</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bankers brought the global economic system to its knees in 2007 and nearly did the same in 2020. Both times, the US government bailed out the banks and left them in control. How can we end this cycle of trillion-dollar bailouts and make finance work for the rest of us? Busting the Bankers' Club confronts the powerful people and institutions that benefit from our broken financial system—and the struggle to create an alternative.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Drawing from decades of research on the history, economics, and politics of banking, economist Gerald Epstein shows that any meaningful reform will require breaking up this club of politicians, economists, lawyers, and CEOs who sustain the status quo. Thankfully, there are thousands of activists, experts, and public officials who are working to do just that. Clear-eyed and hopeful, Busting the Bankers' Club centers the individuals and groups fighting for a financial system that will better serve the needs of the marginalized and support important transitions to a greener, fairer economy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Poetry of Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7 -8:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjAyNTEz" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjAyNTEz</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Calling all poets and poetry lovers! Spend an evening with the poetry of climate change at a virtual open mike. Rabbi Katy Allen and Dr. Thea Iberall will moderate the evening, sharing some of their poetry, inviting others to share theirs, and facilitating a conversation on what the offered poetry brings up for each of us. Bring your favorite poems about climate, environment, your activism. Let's share. Open mic readers will have about 3 minutes to share.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts Energy Conference 2024 - Innovation Odyssey: Climate Tech and Economics of the Energy transition</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9am - 7pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cabot Intercultural Center - Tufts University, 170 Packard Avenue Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tufts-energy-conference-2024-tickets-808423926727" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tufts-energy-conference-2024-tickets-808423926727</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Tufts Energy Conference has a 19-year legacy of bringing together students, academics, public officials, and energy industry professionals for thought-provoking discussions on some of the most critical energy issues of our time. The world currently faces a critical turning point in the fight against climate change and the transition to a clean energy future. Much work needs to be done to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, but energy industry innovations are making this transformation feasible by bringing down prices and increasing the efficiency of green technologies. However, a disconnect exists between the scientific community that pioneers these groundbreaking technologies and the financial sector responsible for scaling investments to guarantee their triumph.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bottom-Up Approaches in International Development: The Case of Nyaka in Uganda</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, R-414AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/event-registration?c=701Pp000008craVIAQ&_gl=1*irmo60*_ga*MTQ4MzMxMzQ1My4xNzA3MTQ5Nzk0*_ga_72NC9RC7VN*MTcwODc0MzkxNC4zLjEuMTcwODc0Mzk0NS4yOS4wLjA.&_ga=2.29977215.1789627509.1708743076-1483313453.1707149794" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/event-registration?c=701Pp000008craVIAQ&_gl=1*irmo60*_ga*MTQ4MzMxMzQ1My4xNzA3MTQ5Nzk0*_ga_72NC9RC7VN*MTcwODc0MzkxNC4zLjEuMTcwODc0Mzk0NS4yOS4wLjA.&_ga=2.29977215.1789627509.1708743076-1483313453.1707149794</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER Jackson Kaguri, 2023 Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow, CEO and Founder, Nyaka Inc.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nyaka, a non-profit organization based in Uganda, has implemented the Grandmother Program across three districts in Southwestern Uganda as part of its mission to collaborate with communities in nurturing and safeguarding children for their optimal learning, growth, and well-being. This innovative program integrates business and social enterprise strategies to empower grandmothers economically, creating a comprehensive support structure for orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) and fostering general community development. Notably, the Grandmother Program has significantly narrowed economic and well-being gaps compared to non-participating peers, showcasing its effectiveness in improving the lives of over 20,000 rural grandmother households and more than 88,000 OVCs. By providing microfinance loans, training, technical support, agricultural resources, healthcare services, home construction, and leadership development initiatives, the program elevates household income, enhances livelihoods, improves nutrition, ensures business sustainability, and boosts overall household net wealth. This bottom-up approach not only eliminates the need for traditional orphanages but also results in reduced poverty levels, increased adherence to best practices, and enhanced social cohesion among participating grandmothers. The success of Nyaka's Grandmother Program demonstrates the potential to scale this bottom-up approach in bringing about lasting positive change in more parts of the world.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Water, Waste, and Race: Environmental Politics during the Nineteenth Century Gold Rushes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:30 to 4:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building E51-275, 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdOmqqzkiHtEdBHwCQBUEbrFTqTcky6-a#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdOmqqzkiHtEdBHwCQBUEbrFTqTcky6-a#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mae Ngai, Columbia University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This paper draws from my book, The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics(2021), which examined the rise of anti-Chinese racial politics in the anglophone settler colonies in context of the nineteenth-century gold rushes and the rise of the Great Britain and the U.S.as global economic hegemons. Gold mining not only generated untold riches for individuals and companies (as well as losses). It also did great harm to the environment. Contemporaries described a vast landscape of pitted earth and mountains of detritus, polluted streams, and flooded agricultural land. Chinese and Euro-American gold diggers had seemingly different approaches to handling water and waste on the goldfields, which sometimes contributed to group conflict. I suggest that differences in mining practices were in part cultural and in part situational. For example, while Euro-Americans left messy mounds of tailings, Chinese worked over these dregs for small yields of gold and neatly stacked tailings in low walls that can still be seen today. On the other hand, Europeans alleged that Chinese, who adapted irrigation farming methods from southern China to mining, wasted water. And when the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed hydraulic mining, Chinese continued the practice in small-scale operations. It may be that there is no method of gold mining that does not harm the environment. I am curious about how different subject positions may have influenced different practices—Euro-American individual prospectors; large capital intensive mining companies; small Chinese gold mining companies.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston Community Solar Cooperative (BCSC) Launch</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, March 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Doors open at 10am, Speakers begin at 11am</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fields Corner Business Lab Quincy Lee Event Space, 1452 Dorchester Ave, Fourth Floor, Dorchester, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bit.ly/BCSC2024" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bit.ly/BCSC2024</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Boston Community Solar Cooperative (BCSC) is celebrating it's launch at an event on March 2nd, 2024 at the Fields Corner Business Lab in Dorchester, MA. Doors will open at 10:00 am and the speakers will begin at</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11am.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join the cofounders of the BCSC, Senator Ed Markey and the Solar for All Program Management from MassCEC in supporting the community ownership of solar movement. This event marks a significant milestone for Boston Community Solar Cooperative as we come together to look ahead to an even</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">brighter future for energy equity in our Boston communities.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Highlights:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Remarks by Senator Edward Markey, a prominent advocate for environmental</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">justice and renewable energy initiatives.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Engaging presentations highlighting BCSC's accomplishments and future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">endeavors.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Interactive workshops on solar energy and community engagement.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Opportunities to meet BCSC members and learn about cooperative solar</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ownership.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Family-friendly activities and refreshments.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Climate Connect: Challenges and Opportunities for Building Equitable Climate Resilience in the Boston Area</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, March 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 – 4 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Pound Hall, Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLiv0rzfCyKdAexa1nM4RgxvUdyCySzu4J94OVpUiWucE5-w/viewform" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLiv0rzfCyKdAexa1nM4RgxvUdyCySzu4J94OVpUiWucE5-w/viewform</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) María Belén Power, Massachusetts Undersecretary of Environmental Justice and Equity</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sanjay Seth, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for Climate and Equity, EPA Region 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Aladdine Joroff, Director of Climate Policy, City of Boston</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hannah Wagner, Climate Resilience Project Manager, City of Boston</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gaurab Basu, Director of Education & Policy, Harvard Chan Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Amy Whitesides, Design Critic, Harvard Graduate School of Design</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hannah Perls, Senior Staff Attorney, Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please join the Harvard Environmental Law Society and the Harvard Chan Public Health School's Environmental Justice Student Organization for an interdisciplinary symposium discussing Boston's unique challenges and opportunities in building climate resilience. The symposium will feature interdisciplinary panel discussions on water / coastal management and intersectional climate policy from academics and government officials. María Belén Power, the first-ever Massachusetts Undersecretary of Environmental Justice and Equity, will provide the keynote address. Following the event, there will be a reception for networking and mingling.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We hope that you will join us for a day of knowledge exchange, thoughtful discussions, and networking to strengthen our collective commitment to climate equity and resilience.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO The Harvard Environmental Law Society (</span><a href="mailto:els@mail.law.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">els@mail.law.harvard.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) or</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Harvard Chan Environmental Justice Student Organization (</span><a href="mailto:ejstudent.harvardchan@gmail.com" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ejstudent.harvardchan@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island Welcome Meeting</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">You can choose to attend one or more of the following sessions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">March 3, 3:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">April 7, 3:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 5, 3:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kfuGurTkpHtCocGTXeF0iIQqvxXJgxMtc#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kfuGurTkpHtCocGTXeF0iIQqvxXJgxMtc#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Riding the Waves: Adaptation to Extreme Temperatures in a Changing Climate</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:05 am [4:05pm GMT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Oxford, Lecture Theatre, Manor Road Building </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/environmental-economics-seminar-wk8/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/environmental-economics-seminar-wk8/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stephie Fried, Bank of San Francisco</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Will climate change worsen U.S. inequality? Focusing on the direct effects of changes in temperature in the U.S., this paper develops an Aiyagari-style heterogeneous agent model to study the distributional impacts of climate change across income groups. Households can adapt to temperature by using capital and energy for heating and cooling. The model replicates empirical relationships between energy budget shares, energy expenditures, and income. A key insight from the model is that the outdoor temperature acts as a transfer from nature to households. Extreme temperatures correspond to reductions in transfers from nature and thus have higher welfare cost for lower income households. Consequently, climate change is generally regressive in hot regions of the U.S., where it leads to more extreme temperatures and progressive in cold regions, where it leads to fewer extreme temperatures. Households in the lower income deciles break this pattern because climate change affects whether these households purchase both heating and cooling capital or can specialize in a single type of energy capital.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">U.S. International Climate and Energy Policy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, R-414ab David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_onQF4wMVR9WMqfYfXg1ICQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_onQF4wMVR9WMqfYfXg1ICQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Sarah Ladislaw, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Climate and Energy of the U.S. National Security Council. Ladislaw will give a talk on "U.S. International Climate and Energy Policy." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on the Belfer Center's YouTube channel (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Beyond Carbon in Nature-Based Climate Solutions: Documenting Tropical Forest Biodiversity Loss and Recovery Using Sounds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 pm – 1:15 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/beyond-carbon-nature-based-climate-solutions" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/beyond-carbon-nature-based-climate-solutions</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Zuzana Burivalova, Assistant Professor The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies & Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology University of Wisconsin - Madison</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Forests are at the forefront of nature-based climate solutions, and this has stimulated a global investment into their protection. Yet, focusing on carbon, many nature-based climate solutions do not automatically protect biodiversity. I will discuss the need to include biodiversity conservation as a major goal for tropical forest nature-based climate solutions. I will demonstrate how we use new technologies, particularly bioacoustics (recording and analyzing sounds that animals and humans make), to document the losses and gains in biodiversity. Using new advances in machine learning to detect animal and gunshot sounds, I will show not only the patterns but also the processes that underlie biodiversity changes in the world’s most diverse tropical forests. In this talk, I will draw on examples from the Sound Forest Lab’s work in Indonesia, Gabon, Sierra Leone and Mexico.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Environmental Pollution Impacts on Human Health</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">USCB, Bren Hall 1414, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-eunha-hoh-environmental-pollution-impacts-human-health" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-eunha-hoh-environmental-pollution-impacts-human-health</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental, Energy, and Engineering Career Fair</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">John B. Hynes Convention Center, Junior Ballroom, 302 & 304, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Connect with future environmental and engineering professionals at the Environmental, Energy, and Engineering Career Fair, which attracts hundreds of students and recent alumni from a range of environmental and engineering fields and disciplines seeking paid internships and full-time employment. Whether you are recruiting interns or hiring right now, come share your organization’s professional opportunities.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact (617) 505-1818, </span><a href="mailto:ebc@ebcne.org" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ebc@ebcne.org</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis | A Series of Public Online Conversations: The Practice of Wild Mercy: Something Deeper Than Hope</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqjE5m36S3yUjASXSZWktQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqjE5m36S3yUjASXSZWktQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Terry Tempest Williams, HDS Writer-in-Residence Moderator: Diane L. Moore, Associate Dean of Religion and Public Life</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can personhood be granted to mountains, lakes, and rivers? What does it mean to be met by another species? How do we extend our notion of power to include all life forms? And what does a different kind of power look like and feel like? Wild Mercy is in our hands. Practices of attention in the field with compassion and grace deepen our kinship with life, allowing us to touch something deeper than hope. Great Salt Lake offers us a reflection into our own nature: Are we shrinking or expanding? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is the fifth event of a six-part series of online public conversations with members of the HDS faculty to explore what an expansive understanding of religion can provide in these times of Earth crisis. For those wishing to engage in discussion of the presentations with other audience members, Diane L. Moore will convene a live discussion on zoom for one hour from 7:45 to 8:45 following each presentation. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How One House of Worship & School Reduced Carbon by 85%</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7-8 pm (EST)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjAyMTAx" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjAyMTAx</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light is excited to co-sponsor this JCAN webinar detailing the path one house of worship and school took in upgrading their heating system to heat pumps and reducing their carbon emissions by 85%.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">When one of Temple Shir Tikva’s (TST) gas-burning rooftop units RTU failed, it raised concerns about the future of heating & cooling for the nearly 40,000 square foot temple and preschool in Wayland, MA. When a second RTU expired, alarm bells went off.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Would TST reinvest in fossil-burning equipment lasting for many decades or was now the time to transition to an electric system? Which solution would be best, how much would it cost, and how would they continue their educational and religious missions without interruption during what could be a disruptive process?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">To help answer these questions and get clear advice and innovative solutions, TST engaged experts from Building Evolution Corporation and GreenerU to assess their needs, explore options, and install new equipment.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for a detailed dive into TST’s path and hear from the specialists who helped chart the route towards climate neutrality while keeping the school, sanctuary, and event spaces in full operation. We’ll be joined by TST’s lead, Richard Kaye; CEO of Building Evolution, Wes Stanhope; and Jody Renouf, Director of Operations at GreenerU.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Navigating Africa's Trifecta of Energy, Climate, and Development with Pragmatism </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30pm EST [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_March_4" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_March_4</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Michael Dioha</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The talk, titled "Navigating Africa's Trifecta of Energy, Climate, and Development with Pragmatism," will delve into a comprehensive exploration of the interplay between energy, climate, and development on the African continent. The discussion will acknowledge the critical intersection of these three elements and propose pragmatic approaches as the guiding principle for charting a sustainable course forward. The African continent, rich in resources and potential, faces a unique challenge of balancing its burgeoning energy needs with the imperative of mitigating climate change and fostering inclusive development. This talk aims to unravel the complexities inherent in this trilateral relationship, emphasizing the practical consequences and tangible outcomes that arise from strategic decision-making. By adopting a pragmatic lens, I will dissect existing paradigms, shedding light on solutions that work in real-world contexts. The presentation will draw from concrete examples, successful case studies, and lessons learned from across the continent. The audience can expect to gain insights into actionable strategies that harmonize energy production, climate resilience, and socio-economic development. Ultimately, the talk seeks to inspire a shift in mindset, encouraging stakeholders to approach the challenges of energy, climate, and development in Africa with a problem-solving orientation. As the continent navigates this trifecta, the pragmatic perspective becomes a beacon, guiding the formulation of policies and initiatives that not only address immediate concerns but also pave the way for a sustainable and prosperous future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bio: Michael Dioha is a Senior Energy Researcher at Clean Air Task Force, USA. His research focuses on energy-economy-environment modeling, energy policy, pathways for Africa's energy transition, rural energy planning, and interdisciplinary aspects of energy and climate justice. Before joining Clean Air Task Force, Michael was a postdoctoral research scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford, where he researched the value of electric vehicles in deeply decarbonized electricity systems. Michael has worked on many international projects with people from different backgrounds. He plays advisory and analysis roles for several international organizations, including the International Renewable Energy Agency. He has published several scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals and professional engagements with stakeholders in international energy symposiums. In addition to his role at Clean Air Task Force, Michael holds positions as an Energy Specialist at the California Energy Commission and as a Fellow at the Energy for Growth Hub. He is also recognized as a Fellow of the Solar Energy Society of Nigeria. Active in professional circles, he is a member of many professional bodies including the Association of Energy Engineers, and serves on the Editorial Board of the famous journal Environmental Research Letters by the Institute of Physics. Michael holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Energy & Environment from TERI School of Advanced Studies and holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology. Beyond his professional pursuits, he finds enjoyment in soccer, hiking, and cycling.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How Disinformation is Sabotaging America</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9pm ET [6:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-03-04/barbara-mcquade-joyce-vance-how-disinformation-sabotaging-america" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-03-04/barbara-mcquade-joyce-vance-how-disinformation-sabotaging-america</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 - $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The epidemic of disinformation and misinformation sweeping through our society is like the weather: Everyone complains about it, but no one does anything about it. Now Barbara McQuade is changing that, offering solutions for countering disinformation and maintaining the rule of law.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MSNBC's legal expert breaks down the ways disinformation has become a tool to drive voters to extremes, disempower our legal structures, and consolidate power in the hands of the few. Americans are strategically being pushed apart by disinformation—the deliberate spreading of lies disguised as truth—and it comes at us from all sides: opportunists on the far right, Russian misinformed social media influencers, and others. It's endangering our democracy and causing havoc in our electoral system, schools, hospitals, workplaces, and in our Capitol. Advances in technology including rapid developments in artificial intelligence threaten to make the problems even worse by amplifying false claims and manufacturing credibility.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Legal scholar and analyst McQuade will join us to explain how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society and how we can fight against it. She examines what she calls the "authoritarian playbook"—a history of disinformation from Mussolini and Hitler to Bolsonaro and Trump—and chronicles the ways in which authoritarians have used disinformation to seize and retain power. She reviews disinformation tactics, such as demonizing the other, seducing with nostalgia, silencing critics, muzzling the media, condemning the courts, and stoking violence, and she explains why they work.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Is America particularly vulnerable to disinformation? Does it exploit our First Amendment Freedoms? What can be done to fight it and its effects?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Don't miss this timely exploration of one of the most important forces in the world today.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Underground H2 Storage and Natural Production: Pathways to Energy Decarbonization</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 PM - 1:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 10 Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XP395Vd7R9S4NjNU6Z2Dhg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XP395Vd7R9S4NjNU6Z2Dhg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Catherine Peters, the George J. Magee Professor of Geological Engineering and professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will present “Underground H2Storage and Natural Production: Pathways to Energy Decarbonization” in Guyot Hall, Room 10, and online via Zoom. Peters is the second speaker in the spring 2024 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Drawing on experimental studies conducted by her lab, Professor Peters will discuss strategies for optimizing the storage of H2 gas underground for gas purity and operational safety and introduce new research that explores how, by coupling and controlling a unique set of naturally occurring mineral reactions deep underground, it may be possible to produce natural H2 while simultaneously mineralizing carbon dioxide (CO2) – a breakthrough in the production and storage of H2 gas that would facilitate the transition to a clean energy future and the achievement of global targets for mitigating climate change.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Post-IRA Economics of Home and Vehicle Decarbonization: How the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Can Fill the Financing Gap</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00 p.m. ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://rmi.org/event/how-ira-incentives-support-clean-projects-and-how-ggrf-clean-financing-can-help-fill-the-remaining-gaps/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://rmi.org/event/how-ira-incentives-support-clean-projects-and-how-ggrf-clean-financing-can-help-fill-the-remaining-gaps/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EPA is slated to announce the awardees of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund in March. For many community lenders, green banks, and government entities this is an opportunity to design new or re-tool existing green financial offerings. This webinar serves as a primer to those financial entities to inform financing for residential clean energy projects including solar, energy efficiency and electrification, and electric vehicle. We will cover: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and how it changes green lending </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The upfront and operational costs (before and after IRA incentives) of residential solar, building energy efficiency and electrification, and electric vehicle projects on a state-by-state basis </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">New incentives for clean energy projects created by the Inflation Reduction Act </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The cost gap and other financial barriers green lenders could help overcome </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Examples of successful green financing tools for these projects </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKERS</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">DOUGLASS SIMS, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Justice Climate Fund Learn More</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ALISA PETERSEN, Federal Policy Manager, RMI</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RYAN SHEA, Home Decarbonization Manager, RMI</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Healing: Planetary Health in Times of Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 5, 14:30 - Thursday, April 11, 16:00 GMT-5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-healing-planetary-health-in-times-of-climate-change-tickets-776251006657" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-healing-planetary-health-in-times-of-climate-change-tickets-776251006657</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an inspiring and transformational online community course on health and healing in times of climate change! Indigenous speakers from Brazil, Philippines and Kenya will share their ancient wisdom on health and healing.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Topics covered will include:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">the interconnectedness of mind, body, and nature</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">traditional medicine and medicinal herbs and honey</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">indigenous midwifery and women's health</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ayahuasca and spiritual healing</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">climate change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">eco-anxiety and solastalgia</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">planetary healing</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 Week Online Course</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Live Sessions with Indigenous Speakers</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Talking Circles</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Intensive Course Material</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">March 5th - April 11th, 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Donation based</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information and registration: </span><a href="https://www.guardiansworldwide.org/healing" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.guardiansworldwide.org/healing</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">DxD: The Quagmire of Animal Foods for Human and Planetary Health</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 PM - 4:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zCAgUbhdT-uJLedaILn6Ww#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zCAgUbhdT-uJLedaILn6Ww#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The subject of animal-source foods (ASF) has become a scientific and political quagmire, with divergent interpretations of the scientific literature and intractable value judgments concerning their consumption for human and planetary health. Producing certain ASF can tax land, biodiversity, and water resources and drive rising greenhouse gas emissions, depending on the system in which these animals are raised. To lessen the impact of these foods on the environment and climate, some experts within the nutrition and climate science community suggest that we can meet global nutrient requirements from a highly plant-based diet containing just 14% of calories from ASFs. Limiting the consumption of ASFs, particularly those associated with diet-related non-communicable disease risk, has potential benefits for human and planetary health.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Others propose that limiting ASFs may not provide all the necessary nutrients for human health, and eliminating ASF consumption among key populations could be detrimental to growth, development, and health, particularly in poverty-stricken environments in which the milieu of infectious disease burden on individuals is taxing on physiological systems. There is also the issue of livelihoods – many depend on animals for income generation, as well as preserving long-standing cultures and traditions of humans and animals living in kinship.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Yet, we cannot disentangle how difficult it will be to fulfill the nutritional needs of 10 billion people living on the planet. There are already massive injustices and inequities in people’s ability to access healthy diets. With the current business-as-usual response to climate mitigation and climate-related extreme events, and continued environmental and natural resource constraints and degradation, raising animals and foods to feed them will become even more complex, further exacerbating inequities in who gets access to what types of foods, when, and through what means.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this DxD series, we will delve into all sides, bringing health, livestock, and climate experts together to find a way forward that is evidence-based and policy-sound. Join us as we disentangle this “wicked” issue of how to the world could ensure there is more equitable consumption of ASF, how ASF could be raised more environmentally sustainable, and the future technologies that may disrupt the ASF sector, like cultivated meats.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jessica Fanzo, Professor of Climate and Food; Director, Food for Humanity Initiative; Interim Director, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), The Columbia Climate School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mario Herrero, livestock/climate science expert</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lora Iannotti, nutrition and diet expert</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Robyn Alders, veterinarian/animal health and welfare</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Steve Stratford, Kansas cattleman</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Donald Moore, Global Dairy Federation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is part of the Dialogue Across Difference Initiative (DxD), designed to foster a resilient and inclusive community of learners among students, faculty, and staff and to engage with diverse perspectives and navigate challenging conversations with a shared commitment to mutual understanding and respect.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact Information Natalie Unwin-Kuruneri </span><a href="mailto:nau2101@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">nau2101@columbia.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Accelerating Climate Resilience Webinar: Equitable Engagement with Community Liaisons</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldeqqqDspHNQ735k8cgRcfR3KV9q9vWTy#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldeqqqDspHNQ735k8cgRcfR3KV9q9vWTy#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In collaboration with MAPC’s Public Health Department, the Equitable Engagement with Community Liaisons webinar will explore how cities are using community-led planning to broaden and deepen engagement with residents. You will hear about projects in three Massachusetts cities leading with equitable community engagement: - Shawn Luz, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Framingham - Emily Sullivan, Climate Change Program Manager, City of Somerville - Richard Harding, Manager, BIPOC Men’s Health and Community Engagement Cambridge Public Health Department </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cracking the Code: Probing the Double-Edged Sword of AI's Environmental Promise</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 PM – 1 PM EST (GMT-5)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Yale, Kroon Hall - Burke Auditorium, 195 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://yaleconnect.yale.edu/YSEDeansOffice/rsvp_boot?id=2261814" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://yaleconnect.yale.edu/YSEDeansOffice/rsvp_boot?id=2261814</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Angel Hsu and Reid Lifset, University of North Carolina and Yale School of the Environment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The dramatic growth in the capabilities and availability of artificial intelligence has prompted increased interest in its use in environmental research. The potential is vast with a wide range of applications. At the same time, AI has an environmental footprint that receives less attention. In this BIOMES session, Angel Hsu will describe emerging applications of AI, including large-language models and machine learning, for evaluating climate policy and impacts. Reid Lifset will describe the goals and projects of the Network for the Digital Economy & the Environment which is working to catalyze and disseminate research on the energy and environmental impacts of digital technology and digitalization. His talk will include discussion of a bibliometric analysis currently in progress to characterize the evolution of research on the environmental impacts of AI.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Academic Institutions and Sustainable Food Systems</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 pm - 2:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SwissnexBoston, 420 Broadway, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://swissnex.org/boston/event/broadway-bites-david-havelick/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://swissnex.org/boston/event/broadway-bites-david-havelick/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Havelick from the Harvard Office for Sustainability </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Havelick, Assistant Director of the Harvard Office for Sustainability, joins us to discuss the ways universities can help shape more climate-friendly food systems. David recently presented his work on this topic at Lake Week, a festival at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) on the future of food.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Broadway Bites is a monthly speaker series at Swissnex on Broadway in Cambridge, bringing inspiring guests from our global network to give a talk on their work.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room To Grow: Creating Space for Climate Tech</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3 - 6pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Urban Wild at Hood Park Campus, 100 D Hood Park Dr. Boston, MA 02129</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/room-to-grow-creating-space-for-climate-tech-tickets-816008432187" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/room-to-grow-creating-space-for-climate-tech-tickets-816008432187</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an event focused on fostering the growth of climate economy businesses. This in-person gathering will take place on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 3:00 PM in partnership with Rise73.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Food & refreshments will be provided during the networking portion of this event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climatetech companies are growing rapidly. As they grow, they need places where they can manufacture their technology and change the world. This process can be complex as they have to navigate the process of finding a space and then getting all of the necessary approvals and permits to build out and occupy the space. They are partnering in this process with many different parts of a municipal government that is trying to navigate complex and changing codes. In our event, we’ll be exploring how to make this process work better for everyone so climatetech companies can deliver the technology we need to change the world.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We will open our program with a welcome from Rise73's co-founder, Robert Glor followed by a keynote from Watertown City Manager, George Proakis.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our panel discussion will be lead and moderated by NECEC president Joe Curtatone and feature:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Proakis - Watertown City Manager</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nick Antanavica - Somerville Inspectional Services Director</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Patrick McMahon - Senior Vice President at Federal Realty Investment Trust</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Joe Rodden - Co-founder & CEO at Lydian Labs</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Aaron Baskerville-Bridges - VP of Operations & Co-founder Aeroshield</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Agenda</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 PM - 4:15 PM Speaking Program</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:15 PM - 4:45 PM Venue Tour</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Food & refreshments will be provided.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fireside Chat with Gina McCarthy and Kelly Sims Gallagher</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00pm – 6:00pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, ASEAN, 160 Packard Ave. Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://forms.monday.com/forms/b9b79cbff0fe44781f69ed13420c9b83?r=use1" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://forms.monday.com/forms/b9b79cbff0fe44781f69ed13420c9b83?r=use1</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers: Gina McCarthy and Kelly Sims Gallagher</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">with a reception to follow from 6:00pm – 7:00pm in Hall of Flags</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Designers - Boston Chapter Networking Night at Aeronaut</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5 - 7pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Aeronaut Brewing Company, 14 Tyler Street Somerville, MA 02143</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-designers-boston-chapter-networking-night-at-aeronaut-tickets-828889028397" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-designers-boston-chapter-networking-night-at-aeronaut-tickets-828889028397</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Designers provides the knowledge, skills, and professional network to support designers to be climate leaders everywhere they work. Learn more here.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Celebrate Climate Designers 'Chapter Week' with Climate Designers Boston Chapter Networking Night at Aeronaut Brewing Co. after the Greentown Labs ACCEL event. This will be the first networking event of the year for Climate Designers! If you are interested in climate action, design, and/or beer - we would love to meet you!!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Note: this is a casual meet & greet, we will grab a table, and everyone can come and go as they please!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Reimagine Buildings ’24: 24 Hour Global Building Festival</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7 - Friday, March 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 12:00 PM (EST)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.accelevents.com/e/passive-house-accelerator" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.accelevents.com/e/passive-house-accelerator</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: Free - $179</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">You Are Invited to Reimagine Buildings</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join Reimagine Buildings, the global online conference that will give you the knowledge, connections, and inspiration you need to make buildings that will change the world. Over 24 hours we’ll circumnavigate the globe, unveiling a new, innovative building project every hour.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learn from over 80 speakers and their key insights for healthy and climate-resilient building.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Connect with peers in fun, participatory sessions and networking moments.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Be inspired by the global movement of builders, designers, and community leaders that is acting on climate.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our mission? Drive a worldwide shift to clean, resilient building design through real-world examples. Explore the key components, materials, and strategies fueling success, from Passive House techniques to building electrification and low-embodied carbon materials.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What's in store? Engaging TED Talk-style presentations by industry leaders, including Passive House as well as leading practitioners of Living Building Challenge, WELL buildings, and more. Rooted in Passive House principles, we will extend our reach beyond its boundaries.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Earn AIA, PHI, and Phius CEs. RB24 program sessions have been submitted for AIA Continuing Education credits in partnership with AIA New York State. RB24 sessions will also be registered for CEs with PHI and Phius. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Do I have to stay up for 24 hours? No, you sure don’t! We’ve designed the program to make it easy to take in local and global stories during YOUR waking hours. Plus, you’ll have exclusive access to recordings with your conference pass.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And it's not just online! Look forward to local in-person events and open houses hosted by RB24 Community Partners. Don't see one in your area? Organize an informal gathering at your local pub or cafe and we'll share it on the RB24 community calendar.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Special thanks to The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for its support of RB24 as a Stakeholder Partner, and to Metropolis Magazine for being RB24’s Media Partner.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Reimagine Buildings '24 is a production of Passive House Accelerator. Passive House Accelerator LLC was formed in 2020 as a platform for media and education, accelerating progress toward zero carbon buildings. A portion of proceeds from this event will be donated to our RB24 Community Partners to support their work on building decarbonization around the world. The remainder will cover event expenses and will be reinvested into producing our year-round free programming.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Teaching Climate Justice Across the Curriculum (Event 3/3 in the CJIT Workshop Series)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00am to 10:30am</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrcO-spjIiE9wSITORiPfXPgGKW9mZzcof#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrcO-spjIiE9wSITORiPfXPgGKW9mZzcof#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Climate Justice Instructional Toolkit (CJIT) was created by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI) to support faculty in integrating climate justice into their courses. In these Zoom workshops, you will hear case studies on teaching climate justice across disciplines, and gain tips and strategies for including climate justice content and strategies in your teaching context.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This session features Paul Gallay, Kytt MacManus, and Gregory Yateman — all affiliated with the Columbia Climate School — who specialize in sustainable development, GIS analysis, climate resiliency, and more.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EPIIC 2024 Symposium – The Future of Global Institutions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10AM – 4PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/epiic-symposium-future-global-institutions" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tischcollege.tufts.edu/news-events/events/epiic-symposium-future-global-institutions</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship (EPIIC) will bring together scholars, practitioners and students to grapple with the challenges and opportunities for making global institutions fit-for-purpose. Discussions will focus on critical issues such as the Sustainable Development Goals, the future of international organizations, UN peace operations, international mediation, US-UN relations, and global health.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact Abi Williams </span><a href="mailto:abiodun.williams@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">abiodun.williams@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Turning Targets into Action: How Food Companies Are Tackling Their Emissions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uCrdfYlXTxGA6wkg5549RA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uCrdfYlXTxGA6wkg5549RA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">With the food sector responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, companies must act quickly to transition their businesses toward a zero emissions economy. More food companies are disclosing their emissions, setting emissions targets, and considering how they will reach those targets by developing climate transition plans. Join Ceres experts and representatives of Food Emissions 50 companies to hear about the actions being taken in the food sector to reduce emissions across business operations and in the supply chain. In this webinar, participants will: - Review key findings from Ceres' latest Food Emissions 50 Company Benchmark on the sector’s progress in developing climate transition plans. - Explore investor expectations for corporate climate action. - Gain insights into what strategies major food companies like Hershey and Kraft Heinz are implementing to reduce emissions. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers will include: - Meryl Richards, Director, Food and Forests, Ceres - Moderator - Nako Kobayashi, Manager, Food Emissions 50, Ceres - Matt Silveira, Manager, Environmental Sustainability, Hershey - David Shaw, Global Net Zero Transition Lead, Kraft Heinz</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Celebration of and for Trees: Creating Eco-Performance</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZTQhWUDbTsmpVDWDEQFZUg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZTQhWUDbTsmpVDWDEQFZUg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">“Eco theater” was coined in the 1980s to describe environmentally-aware performance. How can performance artists participate in environmental activism in effective ways, while including multiple political and aesthetic viewpoints? How can we develop a physical practice that keeps our bodies attuned to the natural world on a day-to-day level? This discussion will focus on eco theater and the translation of personal encounters with the natural world into physical and kinetic expression.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Contact </span><a href="mailto:Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Towards Life 3.0: Technology and the Public Interest</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00pm to 5:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mHK8qxFgTiKoM-nUzTip8A#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mHK8qxFgTiKoM-nUzTip8A#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This webinar is part of the Carr Center's Towards Life 3.0 series. Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century is a talk series organized and facilitated by Dr. Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the ethical aspects of the long-term impact of artificial intelligence on society and human life.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Latanya Sweeney | Daniel Paul Professor of the Practice of Government and Technology, Harvard Kennedy School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mathias Risse (Moderator) | Faculty Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sarah Hubbard (Co-Moderator) | Senior Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Latanya Sweeney is the Daniel Paul Professor of the Practice of Government and Technology at the Harvard Kennedy School and in the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, director and founder of the Public Interest Tech Lab, Editor-in-Chief of Technology Science, director and founder of the Data Privacy Lab, former Chief Technology Officer at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science, Technology and Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. Latanya Sweeney has 3 patents, more than 100 academic publications, pioneered the field known as data privacy, launched the emerging area known as algorithmic fairness, and was first to present technology challenges in U.S. elections. She is a recipient of the prestigious Louis D. Brandeis Privacy Award, the American Psychiatric Association's Privacy Advocacy Award, an elected fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics, and has testified before government bodies worldwide. She earned her PhD in computer science from MIT in 2001, being the first black woman to do so, and her undergraduate degree in computer science from Harvard University.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Light up your world! Learn about energy resilience & microgrids w/ Climable</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 - 8pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lamplighter Brewing Co. - Broadway, 284 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/light-up-your-world-learn-about-energy-resilience-microgrids-w-climable-tickets-847604356447" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/light-up-your-world-learn-about-energy-resilience-microgrids-w-climable-tickets-847604356447</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join the Climable team on March 7th at 6pm in the back taproom at Lamplighter's 284 Broadway location to learn about Climable's work building energy resilience in the Boston area through community-led, clean energy microgrids. Climable staff will lead a one-hour interactive talk about what microgrids are, what benefits they provide, and how they strengthen resilience. They will also discuss ways to get involved with the community microgrids and Climable’s work. There will be a Q&A session and networking time after the event, as well as Lamplighter's entire menu available for purchase– including our collab beer Sour Power. This educational event is free and open to all!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please note that this event is 21+ and all guests will be asked to show a valid government-issued ID. Questions? Get in touch: </span><a href="mailto:events@lamplighterbrewing.com" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">events@lamplighterbrewing.com</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Waterpalooza: A Benefit Concert for Clean Water and Sanitation in South Sudan, Rwanda, and Nepal</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 – 10:30PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts Thirst Project and Tufts for Health Equity are bringing back Waterpalooza this year! Come watch some stellar performances from student performance groups like Jackson Jills, Blackout, Ladies of Essence, and more! $5 tickets can be purchased on TuftsTickets or in the Campus Center. All proceeds will go towards humanitarian aid in the form of clean water and sanitation to our local non-profit partners that work in South Sudan, Rwanda, and Nepal!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact </span><a href="mailto:nguyen.dan@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">nguyen.dan@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:katie.ryu@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">katie.ryu@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Burning Refuge: The Inaugural 2024 Buddhism and Social-Spiritual Liberation Conference</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 8 - Sunday, March 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 a.m. – 9 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Divinity School, Swartz Hall, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://burningrefuge2024.site/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://burningrefuge2024.site/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In March 2024, an exciting and radical conference will host its inaugural offering at Harvard Divinity School to convene critical and interdisciplinary Buddhist scholarship, activism, and arts to chart a path forward into true social-spiritual liberation. We assert that the dream of ultimate social-spiritual liberation is possible and is thus our great task – we invite you to set out on this mission with us and make a vow of commitment. Will you join us?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This year, we are thrilled to bring together a diverse group of scholars, practitioners, and esteemed teachers to explore the profound intersections of Buddhism and individual and collective liberation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Conference Details:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Date: March 7 - 9, 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Venue: Harvard Divinity School & Online (Zoom)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Themes: Buddhism and Race, White Supremacy, and Colonialism; Sex, Gender & Queer/Trans Being; Capitalism & Labor; Technology, AI & Meta-Narratives of Progress; Environmental Justice, Animal Liberation & Deep Ecology.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In addition to our incredible and diverse lineup of keynote speakers, our call for papers/abstracts remains open for any undergraduate/graduate student or scholars inspired to speak on issues related to the aforementioned themes. We are hopeful of inviting a truly diverse array of perspectives to speak on these capacious and complex intersections.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">With more speakers to be announced, the current keynote speaker lineup is:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Venerable Kodo Nishimura: Jodo Shu (Pure Land) monk, global LGBTQ+ Buddhist activist/speaker/leader, and internationally celebrated make-up and visual artist.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mihiri Tillakaratne: Leader in scholarship-journalism-activism in Asian American Buddhism, Associate Editor at Lion’s Roar, PhD from UC Berkeley in Buddhism and race/gender/colonial studies.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Santosh Ishwardas Raut: Professor of Buddhist Philosophy and Aesthetics, acclaimed Ambedkarite Buddhist clergyperson/leader/activist, and Fellow at Harvard Divinity School.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Duncan Ryuken Williams: Professor of East Asian Studies at USC, Soto Zen Priest, foremost scholar on history of and activist leader within Japanese & Asian/PI American Buddhisms.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Magga Sunim: Jogye Buddhist monastic and South Korean public figure advocating for youth mental health. Author, abbott, and president of Compassion Meditation Society.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cuong Lu: Thiền Buddhist teacher, scholar and writer. 19th monastic discipline of Thich Nhat Hanh. Founder of No Word Zen, an order of “invisible” monks and nuns.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More speakers TBA!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT </span><a href="mailto:studentlife@hds.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">studentlife@hds.harvard.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MA Commercial Urban Farming Symposium 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UMASS LOWELL University Crossing / Lowell, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://whova.com/portal/registration/ufiam_202403/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://whova.com/portal/registration/ufiam_202403/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $80.89 - $107.40</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Welcome Farmers and Friends,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We thank you for your unwavering support and continued partnership. The Urban Farming Institute in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources proudly presents the Massachusetts Commercial Urban Farming Symposium, an engaging training experience.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Prepare yourself for mind-blowing interactions with industry experts, captivating discussions on cutting-edge topics, and networking opportunities.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In a world filled with uncertainty, our connection to the land and each other keeps us rooted. The Urban Farming Institute is on a mission to cultivate a new generation of urban farming entrepreneurs, creating healthier and more locally-driven food systems that build resilient communities. And this forum is our ultimate showcase!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We owe a massive thank you to our partners, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, whose unwavering support has propelled us to unimaginable heights. And, of course, our sponsors, presenters, volunteers, vendors, and amazing Urban Farming supporters who have stood by us every step of the way!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And we can't forget to give a shoutout to our incredible UFI board, staff, and consultants who have been the driving force behind this audacious dream. None of this would be possible without their unwavering dedication and passion.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Get ready to embark on a journey of learning, friendship-making, and collaboration. Don't miss out on a single moment - Be sure to download the conference brochure when it becomes available. Remember, the event schedule is subject to change as we bring you the best experience possible. So keep checking back for the latest agenda updates!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And the best part? You'll have access to most presentations for three months after the conference, ensuring the learning never ends!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">So get ready for an enjoyable, informative and opportunity to collaborate at the Massachusetts Commercial Urban Farming Symposium!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Burden of Beasts: Debating the Energetics of the Sacred Cow in Postcolonial India</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:30pm – 4:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building E51-275, 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElcuCpqzIqEtFzsQWzyc9m9SB2C73y9NTD#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElcuCpqzIqEtFzsQWzyc9m9SB2C73y9NTD#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In the first decades after India’s independence, a heated debate erupted over the energetics of the sacred cow. Economists lamented the Hindu prohibition on cow slaughter: in contravention of economic rationality, even the most decrepit of beasts was allowed to wander through fields guzzling scarce fodder. The state regarded the growing bovine population as a national liability, while gender scholars decried the exhausting labor women devoted to gathering dung as a literalization of Western feminist complaints about household “shit-work.” Anthropologists countered by pointing to the animals’ social efficiency, arguing that cattle were “thermal and chemical factories” converting wasteland into useful energy for humans. At stake in the debate was the opaque character of an energy regime in which 95.5 percent of rural household energy consumption remained outside modern commercial infrastructures (or so guesstimated India’s first large-scale survey in 1965). This talk explores how the postcolonial Indian state attempted to render the Cattle Question legible in energetic terms. This attempt created new possibilities for policy interventions, from improved bullock carts to village power plants running on gobar (cow dung) gas. Knowledge of off-grid social worlds remained very far from complete, though, and this realization generate deep anxieties. By the 1970s, international organizations sounded the alarm about “the other energy crisis” created by rising non-commercial energy extraction across the postcolonial world. My project aims to chart how “traditional” organic energy systems emerged as an object of governance in India, opening up a new avenue in the environmental history of the global South.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bio-Inspired and Bio-Based Material Programming</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00am — 12:00pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building E14-633, 75 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/events/tiffany-cheng-seminar/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.media.mit.edu/events/tiffany-cheng-seminar/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tiffany Cheng </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Transformation, Climate Justice, & Higher Education Expert Panel</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3 - 4:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Northeastern, 1135 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02120</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transformation-climate-justice-higher-education-expert-panel-tickets-846017770927" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transformation-climate-justice-higher-education-expert-panel-tickets-846017770927</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Innovators Café</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 pm - 8:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SwissnexBoston, 420 Broadway, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://swissnex.org/boston/event/climate-innovators-cafe-2/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://swissnex.org/boston/event/climate-innovators-cafe-2/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join an international gathering of innovators working on global solutions to climate change. During the event, selected climatetech founders will take the stage to pitch their energy-focused startups. The presenters will include the participants in the Swiss-US startup exchange program Climate Collider, as well as Boston-based founders. Following the pitches, there will be the opportunity to network over drinks.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Limited pitching spots are available for energy-focused Boston-area startups. Please indicate your interest when registering.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Collider, a startup exchange program powered by Swissnex and Innosuisse, aims to build a transatlantic startup community and foster international collaboration in climate innovation. The spring 2024 edition is dedicated to energy solutions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/leah_hunt-hendrix_astra_taylor/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.harvard.com/event/leah_hunt-hendrix_astra_taylor/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store and Boston Review welcome LEAH HUNT-HENDRIX—co-founder of Solidaire and Way to Win—and ASTRA TAYLOR—American Book Award-winning author of The People's Platform—for a discussion of their new book Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea. They will be joined in conversation by AZIZ RANA—professor of Law at Boston College Law School and author of The Two Faces of American Freedom.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Solidarity</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solidarity is often invoked, but it is rarely analyzed and poorly understood. Here, two leading activists and thinkers survey the past, present, and future of the concept across borders of nation, identity, and class to ask: how can we build solidarity in an era of staggering inequality, polarization, violence, and ecological catastrophe? Offering a lively and lucid history of the idea—from Ancient Rome through the first European and American socialists and labor organizers, to twenty-first century social movements like Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter—Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor trace the philosophical debates and political struggles that have shaped the modern world.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Looking forward, they argue that a clear understanding of how solidarity is built and sustained, and an awareness of how it has been suppressed, is essential to warding off the many crises of our present: right-wing backlash, irreversible climate damage, widespread alienation, loneliness, and despair. Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor insist that solidarity is both a principle and a practice, one that must be cultivated and institutionalized, so that care for the common good becomes the central aim of politics and social life.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harnessing the potential of smart microgrid systems in African countries</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 14 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:00 am EST [12:00 GMT -13:30 GMT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctceGuqj8iGdD8w96sbNuZgu6aK7rAiry9#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctceGuqj8iGdD8w96sbNuZgu6aK7rAiry9#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This webinar provides an overview of smart microgrids and related technologies as well as the business models and the enabling policy environment for smarter, more efficient, and sustainable energy systems in Smart Energy Solutions for Africa (SESA’s) partner countries. The webinar will host speakers (entrepreneurs, industry players, representatives from local bodies, etc.) from outside the SESA project consortium to discuss businesses and policies in the African context.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sustaining Blue Horizons: Protecting Our Oceans’ Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10 - 11am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustaining-blue-horizons-protecting-our-oceans-future-tickets-800700866847" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustaining-blue-horizons-protecting-our-oceans-future-tickets-800700866847</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Covering 71% of the Earth’s surface, our planet depends on oceans for the future survival of the planet because we need healthy oceans to have a healthy planet. Not only are oceans essential for the transportation of goods and the economy, oceans play a crucial role in regulating the climate. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Oceans have been mitigating non-renewable industry pollution by 90 percent of the excess heat trapped on Earth by carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses, and without this, our planet would be much warmer than it is today. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">However, climate change has been warming the oceans, causing detrimental effects including sea level rise, biodiversity loss, and marine heatwaves. The warming oceans have dramatically impacted coral reef ecosystems, contributing to coral bleaching and driving coral reefs on a path toward near extinction. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This means that if oceans continue to be put under such severe stress, we will soon lose not only various important ecosystems, but also a crucial resource in climate change mitigation. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us to learn about how we can build resilience and use oceans as a part of the solution to the climate crisis. This webinar will be led by two renowned speakers in the marine conservation efforts.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Thin Ice: Global Impact of Climate Change in the Arctic</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 - 1pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-thin-ice-global-impact-of-climate-change-in-the-arctic-registration-837697364367" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-thin-ice-global-impact-of-climate-change-in-the-arctic-registration-837697364367</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This Transatlantic Tandem Talk features an expert discussion between Prof. Dr. Janet Rethemeyer from the University of Cologne, Germany, and Dr. Jannik Martens, UoC alumnus and researcher at Columbia University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Arctic is warming at rates three times faster than the global average. The melting of ice sheets and glaciers increases concerns about global sea-level rise, while the thawing and degradation of Arctic permafrost soils may release large amounts of greenhouse gases, potentially causing additional warming. Although changes in the Arctic may impact the global climate system, thus affecting societies all over the world, our knowledge of the ongoing transformations in this environment remains limited.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A better understanding of the Arctic region is needed for scientists to predict future changes and develop mitigation and adaptation strategies. To this end, researchers study climate archives such as ocean and lake sediments and permafrost to find clues about how past changes in Arctic climate affected the environment.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this Transatlantic Tandem Talk Prof. Dr. Janet Rethemeyer from the University of Cologne, Germany, and Dr. Jannik Martens, UoC alumnus and researcher at Columbia University, will discuss:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Current frontiers and open questions in Arctic research, seeking to illuminate past climate changes and the potential impact of permafrost thawing on the global climate system</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Recent Arctic field expeditions and their findings</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">International collaborations between the University of Cologne and leading US-based institutions to tackle a topic that affects us all</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Following the Transatlantic Tandem Talk will be a virtual tour through the core repository of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in NYC which houses over 20,000 sediment cores from across the globe.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our Experts:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Janet Rethemeyer is Professor for Organic Geochemistry and Radiocarbon Dating at the Institute for Geology and Mineralogy at the University of Cologne. She is also running the radiocarbon sample preparation lab of the CologneAMS dating center, which applies novel techniques such as compound-specific radiocarbon analysis of source-specific biomarkers and of greenhouse gases. Her research covers a broad range of topics including present and past carbon cycling in terrestrial and marine systems, related microbial mediated biogeochemical processes and greenhouse gas fluxes as well as the reconstruction of paleoenvironmental conditions. She works in different regions ranging from polar to tropics and on different geological timescales. Rethemeyer has been studying the Arctic carbon cycle for 15 years, more specifically, the storage and release of organic carbon from thawing permafrost soils. A key question here is how quickly the organic matter can be broken down after thawing and how much of this ancient organic carbon is released into the atmosphere. In recent years, her research group has worked in the Siberian Arctic in particular, where some areas have extremely ice-rich permafrost, which forms one of the so-called tipping elements of the climate system. Currently, she is involved in a major research project analyzing and modeling methane fluxes in thawing permafrost, which aims at improving climate predictions. Rethemeyer has a Diploma from the University of Bremen and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Kiel.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Jannik Martens is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University with an interest in climate change and carbon cycling in polar regions. His research focuses on climate feedback processes related to amplified Arctic warming across land and ocean environments, which may impact the global climate system. This includes processes such as the release of carbon and greenhouse gases from thawing permafrost, the melting of Arctic ice sheets, and the rapid acidification of the Arctic Ocean due to rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations and declining sea ice. A central aspect of his research involves studies of past climate periods as “natural experiments,” such as during warming events like the post-glacial climate transition 17,500 to 10,000 years ago and much warmer interglacial periods in the more distant past, such as around 120,000 or 400,000 years ago. These periods serve as references for understanding climate transformations and provide context to ongoing and future climate states. To elucidate carbon cycling and climate variability, Martens analyzes organic matter and microfossils in terrestrial and marine sedimentary archives, using molecular analysis as well as isotopes. For his research, he has repeatedly traveled to the Arctic in land- and sea-going expeditions, including a recent 2-month expedition onboard the JOIDES Resolution to NW Greenland in 2023. Martens obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. at the University of Cologne and holds a Ph.D. degree from Stockholm University, Sweden.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Welcoming Remarks by:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Eva Bosbach, Executive Director, University of Cologne New York Office</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Christian Hänel, President, American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderation by:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Betsy Baker is an international lawyer based in Alaska. Her work on ocean law and Arctic policy builds on 25+ years of experience as an author, consultant, law professor, and director of an Alaska marine science organization. Betsy Baker consults on research, strategy and policy projects involving Arctic and international marine activity in three general areas: Marine resource development and conservation, international environmental law, and Law of the Sea. Baker continues to draw on decades of teaching experience at Vermont, Minnesota, and Harvard Law Schools, most recently teaching Arctic Politics and Governance at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (2016) and lecturing on Arctic Maritime Law and the Law of the Sea for the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security (2022).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Local Public Health on the Forefront of a Changing Environment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0mEzyQkwRVWOMeQJOfXkjA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0mEzyQkwRVWOMeQJOfXkjA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As our planet undergoes environmental changes, the health of humans and animals are being impacted. This presentation will introduce the audience to local public health and its role in our society, and it will highlight stories and vignettes of how local public health practitioners are often on the frontlines, bearing witness and responding to the health impacts of a changing planet.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact </span><a href="mailto:Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Accelerating Multi-Benefit Coastal Nature-Based Solutions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 14 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm EST [11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkdO6ppzsiGNGTMVs0gXOKjqbVHTBuuDJy#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkdO6ppzsiGNGTMVs0gXOKjqbVHTBuuDJy#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This 2-part webinar and exchange will bring together a diverse community of practitioners to explore and share case studies showcasing locally led nature-based solutions and tools for building resilient coasts and communities for people, nature, and the climate.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: There are sea-grasses which can absorb up to 35 times the amount of carbon that trees do. Coastal nature-based solutions to climate could do extremely effective.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Braiding Knowledges to Transform Science: Climate Change, Cultural Places, and Food Sovereignty research at the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00pm to 6:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 56-114, 21 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join MIT Anthropology, MIT Office of Sustainability, and Environmental Solutions Initiative in welcoming</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Sonya Atalay, Visiting Professor in MIT Anthropology, Provost Professor of Anthropology at UMass-Amherst, Director, NSF Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Adaptation at the Regional Scale: From Planning to Implementation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:30 am - 12:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Foley Hoag 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-adaptation-at-the-regional-scale-from-planning-to-implementation/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-adaptation-at-the-regional-scale-from-planning-to-implementation/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $15 - $45</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Flooding, sea level rise, storm surge, heat, and other climate change challenges cross-cut political boundaries. Facing a crisis without set boundaries, how can communities, agencies, and non-profit organizations plan for climate change at the regional scale? Join experts from across the country to learn about different regional approaches to building climate change resilience for people and nature. Speakers will explore the benefits and challenges of bringing communities together at the watershed, coastal, and other regional scales in order to move from planning through to action.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Forum Speakers</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Violeta Duncan, Principal, Duncan Núñez Consulting, LLC</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stephanie Page, Presenting Virtually, Acting Director, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jason Steiding, Director, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Natural Resources Department</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) – Speaker to be announced shortly.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kate Bednaz, Restoration Coordinator, Berkshires Clean Cold Connected Partnership</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">COP28 Symposium: Hear from BC's Delegation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00am</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, 245 Beacon Street, Room 501 (Schiller Institute Convening Space), Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Save the date! On Friday, March 15 we will be hosting a half-day symposium featuring BC's COP28 delegates.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please visit the Schiller Institute's COP website for more information about COP: </span><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/centers/schiller-institute/programs-initiatives/bc-cop.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/centers/schiller-institute/programs-initiatives/bc-cop.html</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Making Climate Policy: Why the Inflation Reduction Act Passed</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building, Room 414AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-making-climate-policy-why-inflation-reduction-act-passed" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-making-climate-policy-why-inflation-reduction-act-passed</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER Leah Stokes, Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics at the University of California, Santa Barbara</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stokes will give a talk on “Making Climate Policy: Why the Inflation Reduction Act Passed.” Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO Elizabeth Hanlon - </span><a href="mailto:ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: Reflecting on Religion in Times of Earth Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8:45 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is the sixth event is a six-part series that will take place live on Zoom and is free and open to the public. Attendees must register for each event separately.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This session will be a discussion among presenters reflecting upon the insights shared throughout the series. In addition to identifying themes and throughlines among sessions, we will return to the overarching questions that framed this collaboration: What can an expansive understanding of religion provide in these times of Earth crisis? What is the role of the study of religion in times of catastrophe?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists: Mayra Rivera, Dan McKanan, Teren Sevea, Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Terry Tempest Williams</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Diane L. Moore, Diane L. Moore, Associate Dean of Religion and Public Life</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mayra Rivera, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Religion and Latinx Studies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dan McKanan, Ralph Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Association Senior Lecturer in Divinity</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Teren Sevea, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Terry Tempest Williams, HDS Writer-in-Residence</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the full series, "Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: A Series of Public Online Conversations," visit </span><a href="http://hds.harvard.edu/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">hds.harvard.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">….</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"></span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT </span><a href="mailto:rpl@hds.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">rpl@hds.harvard.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">BuildingEnergy Boston 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19–20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Westin Boston Seaport District</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $50 - $680</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">BuildingEnergy Boston is a conference designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. It brings more than 1,000 industry leaders and emerging professionals together to learn from and share ideas with each other. Sessions are curated by a volunteer NESEA-Member content committee to ensure that conference sessions are genuinely useful to attendees. The conference will feature product demonstrations, networking events, and accredited sessions that offer best practices and lessons learned, case studies and proven data, technical "how-to"s, emerging technologies, and innovative policies and programs.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Conference Theme: Climate Resilience</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As the planet warms, the Northeast is already experiencing severe weather events, including prolonged heat waves and cold snaps, strong winds, heavy rains, and coastal flooding. Achieving climate resilience in our built environment will require us to implement a wide array of passive and active solutions to mitigate the effects of these changes. At the same time, we must continue to address the root causes by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. It is also critical to ensure that vulnerable and under-resourced communities do not bear the brunt of these challenges.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As practitioners, we have a multitude of tools to apply to this work, ranging from the tried-and-true to the experimental and cutting-edge. All these tools will be necessary for the task at hand, which will also require bringing together stakeholders from many fields and backgrounds.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Greener Gender: Women Politicians and Deforestation in Brazil</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:20 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, CGIS South, S216, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://drclas.harvard.edu/event/greener-gender-women-politicians-and-deforestation-brazil" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://drclas.harvard.edu/event/greener-gender-women-politicians-and-deforestation-brazil</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Kathryn Baragwanath, Harvard Academy Scholar</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderated by Steven Levitsky, Professor of Government, Harvard University; Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This paper examines the impact of women’s political representation on deforestation rates in Brazil. Using close election regression discontinuity design, we show that women, when elected to office, are more likely to drive improved environmental outcomes due to factors such as reduced access to corrupt networks that influence the enforcement of environmental laws at the local level. Altogether, our findings demonstrate that women’s political representation significantly reduces deforestation rates in the Brazil.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is hybrid, to attend remotely register at the ticket link.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Presented in collaboration with the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Great Decisions on Pandemic Preparedness</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 pm - 07:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-decisions-on-pandemic-preparedness-ashish-jha-and-matthew-mcknight-tickets-815959696417" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-decisions-on-pandemic-preparedness-ashish-jha-and-matthew-mcknight-tickets-815959696417</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1ueUREgRRXmpA-mu4CMyQg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1ueUREgRRXmpA-mu4CMyQg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join WorldBoston for a timely Great Decisions program on “Pandemic Preparedness” featuring Ashish Jha and Matthew McKnight</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Although the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have waned, there are many lessons to take away for domestic and international policies. How can countries cooperate to better manage global health challenges?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for a timely discussion of this topic with Ashish Jha, former White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator, and Matthew McKnight, General Manager for Biosecurity at Ginkgo Bioworks. The program will feature expert remarks from Mr. McKnight and Dr. Jha, live audience Q&A, and time for networking and discussion with other globally-oriented participants.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This program is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A global leader driving public health research, policy, and practice, Dr. Ashish Jha joined the Brown School of Public Health as dean in September 2020. An accomplished and practicing physician, Dr. Jha is recognized globally as a trusted expert on major issues impacting public health, and a catalyst for new thinking and approaches. A long-time leader on pandemic preparedness and response, from directing groundbreaking research on Ebola to serving on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response, he has led national and international analysis of key issues and advised local and federal policy makers around the world.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">President Joe Biden appointed Dr. Jha as White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator in March 2022, describing him as “one of the leading public health experts in America.” Dr. Jha led the work that increased the development of and access to treatments and newly formulated vaccines, dramatically improved testing and surveillance, facilitated major investments in indoor air quality measures, and put in place an infrastructure to respond to current and future disease outbreaks more effectively. He has received bipartisan praise for his pragmatic approach to public health that, in the words of President Biden, “translates…complex scientific challenges into concrete actions” that help improve millions of lives.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Before joining the Brown School of Public Health, Dr. Jha was a professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School. He was the faculty director of the Harvard Global Health Institute from 2014 until 2020 and has held other various leadership roles at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Jha has published nearly three hundred original research publications in prestigious journals and has consistently been ranked in the top 1% of most cited researchers. He is also a frequent contributor to a range of public media across the political spectrum, focused on how science and evidence can be used to craft better policy and improve health both in the US and around the globe.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Jha was born in Pursaulia, Bihar, India in 1970. He moved to Toronto, Canada in 1979 and then to the United States in 1983. In 1992 Dr. Jha graduated Magna Cum Laude from Columbia University with a B.A. in economics. He received his M.D. from Harvard Medical Schoolin 1997 and then trained as a resident in Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He returned to Boston to complete his fellowship in General Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. In 2004, he completed his Master of Public Health degree at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jha was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2013.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Matt McKnight is General Manager for Biosecurity at Ginkgo Bioworks. Biosecurity at Ginkgo is Ginkgo’s new $200M business unit focused on national security, public health, and pandemic response. Prior to building the Biosecurity business, Matt spent 4 years as Ginkgo’s Chief Commercial Officer and 7 years as an investor at IndUS Growth Partners where he was also the President and COO of Decision Resources Group. Matt has worked supporting business development at Palantir Technologies and is an active seed stage venture investor. Early in his career, he served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Matt completed a degree in History at Dartmouth College and is a graduate of the joint degree program at the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government where he was a Zuckerman Fellow.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Catastrophe Capacities Collective Storytelling Harvesting</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1 - 3:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/catastrophe-capacities-collective-storytelling-harvesting-tickets-838852629797" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/catastrophe-capacities-collective-storytelling-harvesting-tickets-838852629797</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">“Every crisis is in part a storytelling crisis. This is as true of climate chaos as anything else. What the climate crisis is, what we can do about it, and what kind of a world we can have is all about what stories we tell and whose stories are heard.”- Rebecca Solnitwhy we need new stories on climate</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Here we are. We are in it.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The climate is fully committed to its unpredictability; heatwaves, wildfires, floods, tropical storms, hurricanes - and climate migration - are increasing in scale, frequency and intensity. Research shows that 3.6 billion people already live in areas highly susceptible to, or impacted by, the climate’s trajectory. Habitat loss, warming acidic oceans, species extinction. The maples sweat now, out of season, write the poets.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What is our commitment? What can we do? Who do we need to be to live our way into and through these times? What capabilities are we being called to cultivate?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Some of us have lived through acute climate catastrophes and are still recovering. Others have been living the ongoingness of water shortages, ecosystem loss, climate conflict and have been adapting, re-shaping and innovating.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">“So much is happening, both wonderful and terrible – and it matters how we tell it," Solnit reminds us. And so we turn to our stories to tap our wisdom. We turn to each other to listen, talk about what matters and find the patterns that generate new life. We build a musculature for an unknown future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We engage in practical hope. We do what change asks of us: To be learners, leaning in…</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our Inquiry, Our Question</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Collective Story Harvesting is a powerful community practice for such learning and we invite you to join us in being witnesses to the present and shapers of the future. We are deeply interested in how we can move from reaction to response, from panic to practice as the climate urgencies increase - and be systems learners together around these calling questions:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How do we learn from the stories of people and places so that we may become more intelligent, prepared, resilient, engaged - together?And how can our learning from sites of catastrophe surface patterns & practices that can be useful for climate preparedness in other places?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Two Stories</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We have invited a story from Axladitsa and Greece and the experience of Storm Daniel’s 2023 flash flooding which radically shifted the morphology of an entire region.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We will also hear from The Nile, through the voices of communities who have been experiencing the sustained changes that the climate crisis is bringing them - across nine countries who share the impacts of the climate crisis.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Your Participation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a highly participatory experience. We’re inviting folks to join us for the whole session as you will be invited to be a keynote listener (yes!). Each participant will listen to particular elements or arcs of the stories and together, with others, explore and discern patterns and insights that will respond to our core question.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We will be in practice together: active listening, witnessing, pattern recognition, emergence, and sense-making.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bring your notebook or sketchpad, favourite pens, some tea and snacks!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Your Hosts and Visual Harvesters</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Vanessa Reid, Valerie Melenec, Maria Scordialos, Zulma Sofia Pattaroyo, Julia Hoffman</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Living Wholeness Institute in partnership with the JFR Foundation's inquiry on Sites of Catastrophe.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">“Some people say when we are born we’re born into stories. I say we’re also born from stories." ~ Ben Okri</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: Notes from Joan Didion’s We Tell Ourselves Stories to Live at </span><a href="https://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2023/06/joan-didion-we-tell-ourselves-stories.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2023/06/joan-didion-we-tell-ourselves-stories.html</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Didion was suspicious of story, for good reasons.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Signal and The Response: US Readiness For New Infectious Diseases Threats </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:30-6:30pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston University Trustee Ballroom, 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor, Boston, MA </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.bu.edu/ceid/2024/01/26/the-signal-and-the-response-us-readiness-for-new-infectious-diseases-threats-march-20-2024/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.bu.edu/ceid/2024/01/26/the-signal-and-the-response-us-readiness-for-new-infectious-diseases-threats-march-20-2024/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8MwHf0eGRC6iWZ0IHR6-yg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8MwHf0eGRC6iWZ0IHR6-yg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Are we better off in terms of the technologies, policies, & procedures available to detect emerging infectious disease threats now than we were prior to the COVID-19 pandemic? Have we as a country improved the equity and efficiency of our response to infectious diseases? What challenges still lie ahead to meet these needs? This event will explore the roles that government, academia, and the private sector play in early detection of and response to infectious diseases within the United States.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Agenda</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:30-1:45pm – Opening remarks by Provost Ad Interim Kenneth Lutchen</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:45-2:45pm – Panel Session I – The Signal: Surveillance and Detection</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Dr. Laura White</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Dylan George, Director, CDC Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Catherine Brown, State Public Health Epidemiologist, Massachusetts Department of Public Health</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. John Brownstein, Chief Innovation Officer and Faculty, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Birgitte Simen, Vice President, Biosecurity Technical Platform, Ginkgo Bioworks</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:45-3:00pm – Break</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00-4:00pm – Panel Session II – The Response: Mobilizing for Rapid Containment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Dr. Cassandra Pierre</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Director, Boston Public Health Commission</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Matthew Hepburn, Chief Medical Officer, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense, Department of Defense</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Vikramjit Mukherjee, Director, Medical ICU and Special Pathogens Program, Bellevue Hospital</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cynthia Spishak, Associate Administrator, FEMA Office of Policy and Program Analysis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00-4:15pm – Break</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:15-5:00 – Keynote address by Dr. Paul Friedrichs, Inaugural Director of the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00-6:30pm – Networking reception</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Tech Media Relations: Crafting Stories for a Greener Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 - 1:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-tech-media-relations-crafting-stories-for-a-greener-future-tickets-847257539107" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-tech-media-relations-crafting-stories-for-a-greener-future-tickets-847257539107</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an enlightening and engaging webinar on the opportunities and challenges involved in communicating climate technology through media relations.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We will bring together a diverse panel of seasoned reporters from both mainstream and niche climate publications, alongside savvy PR experts from cutting-edge climate tech companies.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Attendees will gain invaluable insights into...</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">how climate tech is reported and communicated</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">strategies for engaging with journalists</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">how media and communications professionals can work together to tell meaningful climate stories</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Get ready to dive into discussions that will shape your perspective on how media influences and is influenced by the rapidly evolving world of climate technology.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mike Munsell, Heatmap News </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Leah Garden, GreenBiz Anne-Sophie Garrigou, Climate-KIC</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us 9 a.m. PT, noon ET, March 21, online for an exchange about how to engage with media and craft stories for a greener future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Each registrant will receive the recording, takeaways, and event chat after the webinar.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Inundation District</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 - 8pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia Point Boston, MA 02125</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inundation-district-tickets-811597157947" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inundation-district-tickets-811597157947</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join the Kennedy Library for a screening of Inundation District, a new film exploring the implications of Boston’s decision to build the Seaport District along its coast at sea level, followed by a panel discussion about the threats of climate change with Joe Christo, Managing Director of the Stone Living Lab, and Sanjay Seth, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for Climate and Equity in EPA Region 1, moderated by filmmaker and Boston Globe reporter David Abel.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please note that the film screening will only be available in-person. The post-film conversation will be available for both in-person and virtual attendees, and will begin streaming at approximately 7:20 PM.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Food and drink options will be available for purchase from our JFK Café before this Forum.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Toxic Problem of Poverty + Housing Costs: Lessons from New Landmark Research About Homelessness</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Graduate School of Design, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2iDgn8AkWhNEDp9TTFOW8WxwvrLUDIUB1QhLg4dQDJcsBUA/viewform" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2iDgn8AkWhNEDp9TTFOW8WxwvrLUDIUB1QhLg4dQDJcsBUA/viewform</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event will also be livestreamed online; no advance registration is necessary.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For over three decades, Dr. Margot Kushel has both cared for people who experience homelessness and studied the causes, consequences, and solutions to homelessness particularly in California, which is home to 30 percent of the people experiencing homelessness in the US. Kushel, who recently led the largest representative study of homelessness in the United States since the mid-1990s, will discuss insights that have emerged from her work as a physician and researcher. Her research has shown that California’s homelessness crisis is primarily due to the lack of housing that low-income households can afford. Moreover, contrary to popular beliefs, the majority of people experiencing homelessness in the state were born in California. She will draw on the findings to discuss policies, programs, and practices that would help people experiencing homelessness and those who are risk of becoming homeless. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Following the lecture, Chris Herbert, the Center’s Managing Director, will moderate a conversation with Kushel, Dr. Jim O’Connell, President of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, and Peggy Bailey, Vice President for Housing and Income Security at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The John T. Dunlop Lecture honors a noted labor economist who played a central role in the creation of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and its Policy Advisory Board, which plays an important role in supporting housing research at Harvard. A longtime member of the Harvard faculty, Dunlop was dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences from 1969 to 1973, served as US Secretary of Labor in the Ford administration, and worked for every US president from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. He also was as a mediator in numerous labor-management disputes, where he was known for developing innovative, multi-party agreements. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Preparing the Electricity System and Wholesale Markets for a Reliable, Affordable and Decarbonized Future </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 am-12:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">(Networking over breakfast refreshments 8:30-9:00)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Foley Hoag LLP, 155 Seaport Blvd 17th Floor Boston, MA 02210</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3-22-24-new-england-electricity-restructuring-roundtable-tickets-803558875227" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3-22-24-new-england-electricity-restructuring-roundtable-tickets-803558875227</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 – $110</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Convener/Moderator: Janet Gail Besser for Raab Associates, Ltd.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Host: Foley Hoag</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Electricity System & Wholesale Markets: the Big Picture</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Charles Dickerson, President & CEO, Northeast Power Coordinating Council </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Commissioner Katie Dykes, CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gordon van Welie, President & CEO, ISO New England,Inc. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Reliable electricity at an affordable price has long been considered essential to modern life. Decarbonizing the economy depends in large part on electrification of transportation, buildings and industrial processes, making the reliability and affordability of electricity that much more critical. Is the Northeast electricity system prepared for this challenge? Specifically:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Do we have adequate electricity resources to meet new levels and changing patterns of demand? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can the system handle the increasing frequency of extreme weather events? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can we simultaneously reduce carbon emissions and maintain the affordability of the electricity required to power the economy and meet customers’ basic needs?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How do we design our market mechanisms to accomplish all of the above?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This panel will address the big picture: the foundational question of reliability and adequacy of electricity resources, the equally important public policy imperatives to affordably decarbonize the economy, and the system operations and market rules to make it all work. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Charles Dickerson, President and CEO of the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC), oversees the development, compliance, and enforcement of reliability standards; the coordination of system planning, design, and operations; and the assessment of reliability for New York, New England and eastern Canada. He will report on the NPCC’s reliability requirements and assessment of the electricity system’s projected reliability and resource adequacy. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Commissioner Katie Dykes of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), will speak to policy requirements and expectations for the electricity system and supporting market designs, including the key role these must play in operationalizing the states’ decarbonization mandates while maintaining affordability, as well as safety, reliability and resilience.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gordon van Welie, President and CEO of ISO New England (ISO-NE),leads its grid operation, market administration, and power system planning activities “to harness the power of competition and advanced technologies to reliably plan and operate the grid as the region transitions to clean energy.” He will discuss the changes the ISO-NE is making to better ensure reliability and resource adequacy, while meeting state public policy requirements and customer and market participant expectations. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> Electricity System & Wholesale Markets: Stakeholder Perspectives </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Alicia Barton, CEO, Vineyard Offshore </span><img alt="S.png" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" id="<D3C73B0C-14C3-4600-9C7A-D1AD808A1F71>" src="blob:https://draft.blogger.com/16895728-0e47-48ec-a895-2c616e787495" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; opacity: 1;" type="application/x-apple-msg-attachment" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nathan Hanson, President, LS Power Generation </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Liz Anderson, Chief, Energy and Ratepayer Advocacy Division, MA AGO</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dan Sosland, President, Acadia Center</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As discussed in the first panel, the NPCC, policymakers and ISO-NE establish the context and framework within which resource providers plan, transact, and operate to provide electricity to meet customer needs and expectations. In our second panel, we hear from a variety of stakeholder perspectives - new clean resource providers, existing generators, consumer advocates, and environmental representatives - on the electricity system, public policy, and market rule changes to support and facilitate the transition to an affordable and reliable decarbonized electricity system. Panelists will also share their insights on potential additional opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and advance decarbonization. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Alicia Barton, CEO of Vineyard Offshore, will address whether and how public policies and potential market rule changes can elicit and support the new resources (e.g., wind, storage, solar) needed for the decarbonization, as well as the reliability, adequacy, and resilience of the electricity system. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nathan Hanson, President, LS Power Generation, will discuss whether and how the grid, policy and wholesale market design can continue to support existing generation (such as gas and nuclear) to ensure customer electricity needs are met during (and beyond) the transition to a clean energy and decarbonized electricity future. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Liz Anderson, Chief, Energy and Ratepayer Advocacy Division of the MA Attorney General’s Office, will speak to whether reliability and adequacy requirements, public policies, and market rules are meeting needs and expectations for customer affordability and clean energy. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dan Sosland, President of Acadia Center, will present an environmental view of electricity system requirements, public policies and market rules, and will discuss whether greater coordination of operations and planning among neighboring regions offers an opportunity for further improvements. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Few Changes for the Roundtable in 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1) New Ticket Category for Roundtable Attendees</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We are pleased to announce that in 2024, beginning with our March 22nd Roundtable, there will be a new reduced rate of $25 for: 1) full time students, 2) young professionals under 25, and 3) retirees. This rate applies to both in-person attendance and live-streaming.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2) More Time to Network!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Based on feedback from Roundtable Sponsors and respondents to our recent Roundtable distribution list survey, we understand that one thing Roundtable attendees want is more networking time. We hear you! We are announcing an additional official networking opportunity from 8:30 to 9:00 am. Come early to schmooze with your fellow attendees over coffee and breakfast refreshments!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> Editorial Comment: Years and years ago these were free. Then they became expensive. I’m glad to see they are affordable again. Free or high ticket, the New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable is a great event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fighting Fire With Fire: Austrofascist Resistance to Nazism, 1933-38</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, Stokes Hall South S376, 59-107 College Road, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Eric Grube (Boston College)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">LEAP Lab: Robot Dog Demo</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, March 23</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00am to 12:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Welcome Center 292 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leap-lab-robot-dog-demo-tickets-759907643217" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leap-lab-robot-dog-demo-tickets-759907643217</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Meet a robotic dog with our friends from the NSF Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">IAIFI Fellow Ge Yang and MIT undergraduates Alan Yu and Hannah Gao demonstrate how they have taught their robotic dog to run using reinforcement learning, which trains in a simulated environment through trial and error without explicit instructions for how to do so.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Future of Resource Adequacy in a Decarbonized Grid</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building, Room 414AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-future-resource-adequacy-decarbonized-grid" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-future-resource-adequacy-decarbonized-grid</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Conleigh Byers, Environmental Fellow hosted by the Harvard University Center for the Environment and the Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Byers will give a talk on “The Future of Resource Adequacy in a Decarbonized Grid.” Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO Elizabeth Hanlon, </span><a href="mailto:ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Roots of Resilience: Art and Heritage as Drivers of Socio-economic Development in the Iron Quadrangle - Brazil</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, CGIS South, S216, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://drclas.harvard.edu/event/roots-resilience-art-and-heritage-drivers-socio-economic-development-iron-quadrangle?delta=0" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://drclas.harvard.edu/event/roots-resilience-art-and-heritage-drivers-socio-economic-development-iron-quadrangle?delta=0</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Leandro Valiati, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Creative and Cultural Industries, AHCP - Institute of Cultural Practices; Director, MA Creative and Cultural Industries, The University of Manchester</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderated by Doris Sommer, Ira Jewell Williams Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures; Director of Graduate Studies in Spanish</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Minas Gerais’ Quadrilátero Ferrífero, or Iron Quadrangle, is one of Brazil’s richest cultural, environmental and historical regions, home to two UNESCO World Heritage towns and Brazil’s largest iron ore reserves. The Quadrilátero Ferrífero region offers centuries of history through its architecture, monuments, archaeological sites, culinary, rituals, handicrafts, religious festivals and natural resources. Yet its local communities, natural environment and rich cultural heritage are at imminent risk from catastrophic natural and humanitarian disasters resulting from industrial mining. The closure of some of these sites, due to recent major dam failures, has caused not only contamination of the environment but also the loss of thousands of jobs, affecting directly or indirectly almost one million people.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Despite the unique cultural and national significance of the region, to date, there has been no systematic research to measure the impact of recent disasters on the area’s cultural heritage or on the lives of its local communities. By creating a comprehensive assessment of the heritage value and cultural references present in the Iron Quadrangle, our Roots of Resilience project addressed this need, looking to mitigate environmental risks and prevent further disasters. Beyond this, the project explored the resilience of local communities and focused on the creative potential of local artists and their traditional practices. Another key goal was to enhance the role of cultural heritage in political and educational agendas and influence decisions by policy-makers. Access the full project report here: </span><a href="https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/roots-of-resilience-report-english.pdf" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/roots-of-resilience-report-english.pdf</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">[</span><a href="http://peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">peoplespalaceprojects.org.uk</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Designing Effective Environmental and Conservation Policies: The Role of Collective Approaches</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://environment.princeton.edu/event/designing-effective-environmental-and-conservation-policies/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://environment.princeton.edu/event/designing-effective-environmental-and-conservation-policies/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kathleen Segerson, board of trustees distinguished professor of economics at the University of Connecticut, will present “Designing Effective Environmental and Conservation Policies: The Role of Collective Approaches.” This seminar will be held in-person (PUID holders only) and available via livestream (open to all).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Segerson is an environmental economist, with a strong interest in collaborative interdisciplinary work. Her research within economics is primarily applied theory focused on the incentive effects of alternative environmental and conservation policy instruments, with applications to groundwater contamination, hazardous waste management, land use regulation, climate change, nonpoint pollution from agriculture, and protection of marine species</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/michael_kimmage/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.harvard.com/event/michael_kimmage/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store welcomes MICHAEL KIMMAGE—Professor of History at the Catholic University of America and a Non-resident Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies—for a discussion of his new book Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability. He will be joined in conversation by SERHII PLOKHY—director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Collisions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In Collisions, Michael Kimmage, a historian and former State Department official who focused on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, offers a wide-angle, historically informed account of the origins of the current Russia-Ukraine war. Tracing the development of Ukraine and Russia's fractious relationship back to the end of the Cold War, Kimmage takes readers through the central events that led to Vladimir Putin seizing a large portion of Ukraine--the Crimea--in 2014 and, eight years later, initiating arguably the most intensive military conflict of the entire post-World War II era.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">From the halls of power in Washington, Kyiv, and Moscow to the battlefields of Ukraine, Kimmage chronicles Putin's ascendency to the Russian presidency, delves into multiple American presidencies and their dealings with Russia and Europe, and recounts Europe's efforts to bring Ukraine closer to the European Union. He tells the story of how Ukraine went from an embattled country on the edge of Europe to a formidable military power capable of pushing back the Russian military. Just as importantly, Kimmage captures how the current war has transformed multiple centers of power--from China to the United States--and dramatically altered the path of globalization itself. He makes the case that the war in Ukraine has shifted the direction of major macro-trends in world politics, contributing to the fragmentation of international politics, higher inflation, greater food insecurity, and the general collapse of arms control. These intersecting dangers amount to a new age of global instability, born in war and in the collision between Russia and the United States that has brought the world to the brink of a new Cold War.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">An authoritative interpretation of possibly the most important geopolitical event of the post-Cold War era, Collisions is essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of this epochal conflict and its ripple effects across the globe.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nuclear War: A Scenario</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/annie_jacobsen2/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.harvard.com/event/annie_jacobsen2/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store welcomes ANNIE JACOBSEN—New York Times bestselling author of Area 51 and Operation Paperclip—for a discussion of her new book Nuclear War: A Scenario.She will be joined in conversation by DR. THEODORE A. POSTOL—Professor of Science, Technology and National Security Policy in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Nuclear War: A Scenario</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart of the nuclear military establishment: the technologies, the safeguards, the plans, and the risks. These projects are vital to how we understand the world we really live in: where one nuclear missile begets one in return; where the choreography of the world’s end requires massive decisions made on seconds-notice, with information that is only as good as the intelligence we have.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Annie Jacobsen’s Nuclear War: A Scenario explores this ticking clock scenario, based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons; created the response plans; and been responsible for those decisions should they need to have been made. Nuclear War: A Scenario is unlike any other book in its depth and urgency.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Leveraging data and digitalization to make the grid more visible, resilient, and clean</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__XqeHx4SQ9OyJs__bfIZdA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__XqeHx4SQ9OyJs__bfIZdA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate change presents a call to action to transform the energy ecosystem, requiring us to change how we’ve planned, fueled, and operated the grid over the past 100 years. The United States has set bold decarbonization targets, necessitating sixfold growth in connected renewables annually and triple the current transmission capacity by 2035. This pace of change requires better information about our grid to enable decarbonization while ensuring resilience and affordability. This panel will discuss how a data-enabled and transparent grid facilitates implementation of distributed energy resources (including virtual power plants) and how it empowers us to make optimal decisions about how we build and coordinate the grid of the future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Immediately following the webinar, you are invited to an optional informal networking session with the panelists, providing a chance for more Q&A, interaction, and career path-based questions and advice. When registering for the webinar, please indicate if you are interested in the networking session to receive the separate networking session Zoom link.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Part of the Women in Clean Energy Series</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gnoseologies: Wisdom from the Edge. A conversation with anthropologist Paul Stoller</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1 – 2 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OpH7ndMLTBGqBZGYhHDqng#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OpH7ndMLTBGqBZGYhHDqng#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this conversation, Paul Stoller discusses his latest book, Wisdom From the Edge in which he describes what scholars can do to contribute to the social and cultural changes that shape a social future of wellbeing and viability. Stoller will talk about how scholars can develop sensuously described ethnographic narratives to communicate powerfully their insights to a wide range of audiences. These insights are filled with wisdom about how respect for nature is central to the future of humankind. Stoller will describe how the ethnographic evocation of space and place, the honing of dialogue, and the crafting of character depict the drama of social life. He will suggest that scholars can borrow techniques from film, poetry, and fiction to expand the appeal of anthropological knowledge and heighten their ability to connect the public to the idiosyncrasies of people and place. In Wisdom from the Edge Stoller underscores the importance of recognizing and applying indigenous wisdom to the social problems that threaten the future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Paul Stoller is Professor of Anthropology at West Chester University, USA and Permanent Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Friedrich Alexander University (FAU) Erlanger-Nuremberg In his more than 30 years of anthropological research and writing, Stoller has focused on Songhay religion in Niger and the life of West African street traders in New York City. Stoller’s work encompasses the study of economic exchange, religion, ethnographic film, and the human quest for wellbeing in turbulent times. In his most recent work he investigates how indigenous wisdom can not only enhance social well-being but also help to heal a troubled world. Stoller has published 16 books, including ethnographies, biographies, memoirs as well as three novels. Since 2010 he has been blogging regularly on culture, politics, and higher education for The Huffington Post and Psychology Today and has become an advocate for a more public and engaged anthropology. In 2013 King Carl Gustav of Sweden awarded him the Anders Retzius Gold Medal in Anthropology. In 2015 the American Anthropological Association presented him the Anthropology in Media Award.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT Laurie D. Sedgwick, Events Coordinator</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:ldsedgwick@hds.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ldsedgwick@hds.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">617-495-4476</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Why Citizens Don’t Hold Politicians Accountable for Air Pollution</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 – 5:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Ash Center, Conference Room 225, Suite 200N, 124 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ash.harvard.edu/event/why-citizens-don%E2%80%99t-hold-politicians-accountable-air-pollution" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ash.harvard.edu/event/why-citizens-don%E2%80%99t-hold-politicians-accountable-air-pollution</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Tariq Thachil</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Professor, Madan Lal Sobti Chair for the Study of Contemporary India; Director, Center for Advanced Study of India; University of PennsylvaniaDETAILS You’re invited to a Global Challenges to Democracy Seminar Series event featuring Tariq Thachil, Professor, Madan Lal Sobti Chair for the Study of Contemporary India; Director, Center for Advanced Study of India; University of Pennsylvania.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Urban citizens in low-income democracies rarely hold elected officials accountable for toxic air. To understand why, Thachil will discuss a recent paper co-authored by Shikhar Singh.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Light refreshments will be served.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ecologies of a Small New England Town: Paper, People, Politics</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__gdko2cCSpe2JbzisKFpnQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__gdko2cCSpe2JbzisKFpnQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Three generations of Kerri Arsenault’s family made paper that they bleached white, with toxic byproducts found in the bleaching process. History has shown these abuses to be true, from the cotton fields of Virginia to the paper mill towns of Maine. Yet people continue to work in such industries despite the knowledge and the toxics they accrue. Arsenault will discuss how external landscapes inscribe themselves on internal landscapes, and how power, politics, family, and love shape choices.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact </span><a href="mailto:Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Elizabeth Kolbert: H Is for Hope </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm EST [12:00 PM PDT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUqmpUAC" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUqmpUAC</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Elizabeth Kolbert began reporting on the increasingly devastating effects of climate change in the early 2000s—before Al Gore’s breakthrough documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” Kolbert’s reporting became the foundation of her book Field Notes from a Catastrophe, which sounded the alarm on the causes and effects of global warming. In the two decades since then, the frequency and intensity of climate-induced disasters has only intensified. And yet, Kolbert’s latest book is titled H Is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z. So where does she see cause for hope? What is the world finally doing right? And what work still needs to be done?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join Climate One co-host Ariana Brocious for a live-streamed conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Elizabeth Kolbert as we unpack the state of the world’s climate and ongoing efforts to mitigate future disaster.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Planners’ Movie and Meet-up: “Inundation District”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 - 8:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Capitol Theatre, 204 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington, MA 02474</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/planners-movie-and-meet-up-inundation-district-tickets-848510917997" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/planners-movie-and-meet-up-inundation-district-tickets-848510917997</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Planners' Movie and Meet-up series continues with a screening of Inundation District by David Able and Ted Blanco.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">INUNDATION DISTRICT is a feature-length film about the implications of one city’s decision to ignore the threats posed by climate change.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The program will feature an in-person discussion with film co-producer and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Abel (who covers climate change for The Boston Globe)!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In a time of rising seas and intensifying storms, one of the world’s wealthiest, most-educated cities made a fateful decision to spend billions of dollars erecting a new district along its coast — on landfill, at sea level. Unlike other places imperiled by climate change, this neighborhood of glass towers housing some of the world’s largest companies was built well after scientists began warning of the threats, including many at its renowned universities. The city, which already has more high-tide flooding than nearly any other in the United States, called its new quarter the Innovation District. But with seas rising inexorably, and at an accelerating rate, others are calling the neighborhood by a different name: Inundation District.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The 79-minute film, a production by The Boston Globe, premiered in the fall of 2023 as the closing night film of the GlobeDocs Film Festival.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is yet another event you do not want to miss! Space is limited!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 pm: Networking, appetizers, cash bar</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30 pm: Showtime</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:00 pm: Discussion</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Where: Capitol Theatre, 204 Mass. Ave., Arlington, MA.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Admission: Free for current APA-MA, CPM, MAPP members and students. $10 for non-members.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Planning the Mid-transition for Just and Sustainable Decarbonization</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, April 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">R-414ab David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TtOizKkuTca5mRZA9-gJwA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TtOizKkuTca5mRZA9-gJwA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Emily Grubert, Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy Policy and of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. Grubert will give a talk on "Planning the Mid-transition for Just and Sustainable Decarbonization." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on the Belfer Center's YouTube channel (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Renegades’ History of the Revolutionary Frontier: Contesting Race & Nation on the Borderlands of the New United States</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, April 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00 PM - 6:15 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/A-Renegades-History-of-the-Revolutionary-Frontier" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/A-Renegades-History-of-the-Revolutionary-Frontier</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Author: John William Nelson, Texas Tech University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Comment: Colin Calloway, Dartmouth CollegeThis is an online event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This paper will explore the so-called “white renegades” who cast their lot with Native peoples amid the Revolutionary War on the frontier. By following the personal histories of some of these individuals to Fallen Timbers—where many found themselves in 1794—we can trace how these people continued to subvert cultural boundaries, even as racial divisions became more entrenched through policy and practice during the early republic. In reconstructing their lives, we can begin to conceptualize the multifaceted motivations that led men and women to challenge the hardening divisions developing between white Americans and Indigenous communities during the Revolutionary era.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join the conversation at the Pauline Maier Early American History Seminar. Seminars bring together a diverse group of scholars and interested members of the public to workshop a pre-circulated paper. Learn more.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Purchasing the $25 seminar subscription gives you advance access to the seminar papers of all seven seminar series for the current academic year. Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.masshist.org/research/seminars" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">www.masshist.org/research/seminars</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">. Subscribers for the current year may login to view currently available essays. Register to attend online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Experiments in Utopia: Community Composting and Alternatives to Neoliberal Sustainability</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, April 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zKCwxFFxQZWJDy_j7Rvv1A#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zKCwxFFxQZWJDy_j7Rvv1A#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In New York City, hundreds of community composters and microhaulers manage the city’s waste while centering sustainability, community space, and neighborhood values. Recent budget cuts leave many of these community-driven projects in jeopardy. This talk makes a call for radical hope in the face of sustainability challenges through exploring the limitations of neoliberal waste management and the power of experimental infrastructures to change the landscapes of urban sustainability.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact </span><a href="mailto:Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Next in Science: James Webb Space Telescope</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, April 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2 – 4 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2024-next-in-science-program" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2024-next-in-science-program</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Sierra Grant, Postdoctoral researcher, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (Germany)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Caroline Morley, Assistant professor, Department of Astronomy, University of Texas</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Erica Nelson, Assistant professor, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the most ambitious project in the history of astronomical investigations. Within the short period of time since it became operational, JWST has been revolutionizing our understanding of the earliest stages of cosmic evolution and the atmospheres of extrasolar planets while producing stunning images that have captured the public's imagination. In this Next in Science program, we will focus on these exciting early results in understanding the universe and the importance of JWST in engaging the public with astronomy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Next in Science series provides an opportunity for early-career scientists whose creative, cross-disciplinary, and cutting-edge research is thematically linked to introduce their work to non-specialists, fellow scientists, and one another.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO </span><a href="mailto:events@radcliffe.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">events@radcliffe.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jonathan Vigliotti: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-town America</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, April 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm EST [12:00 PM PDT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUr9TUAS" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUr9TUAS</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">From massive forest fires in California to hurricanes in Louisiana, receding coastlines in Massachusetts and devastated fisheries in Alaska, the climate catastrophe is already here.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discussion of the climate crisis has always suffered from a problem of abstraction. Data points and warnings of an overheated future struggle to break through the noise of everyday life. Deniers often portray climate solutions as inconvenient, expensive and unnecessary. Many politicians, focused always on their next election, do not yet see climate as a winning issue in the short run, so they don’t take any action at all. But climate change, and its devastating consequences, has kept apace whether we want to pay attention or not.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti has seen that crisis unfold for himself, spending nearly two decades reporting across the United States (and the world) documenting the people, communities, landmarks, and traditions we’ve already surrendered. Vigliotti shares with urgency and personal touch the story of an America on the brink.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In his new book, Before It’s Gone, Vigliotti traces his travels across the country, taking him to the frontlines of climate disaster and revealing the genuine impacts of climate change that countless Americans have already been forced to confront. This is the story of America, and Americans, on the edge, and a powerful argument that radical action on climate change with a respect for its people and traditions is not only possible, but also the only way to preserve what we love.</span>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-56914773851655183392024-01-28T18:36:00.002-05:002024-01-28T19:18:18.498-05:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - February 2024<p><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at </span><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (</span><a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">). </span></p><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:gmoke@world.std.com" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Index</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Next steps for offshore energy production</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learn more about new research on the potential of combining offshore wind and hydrogen power.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 - 7am EST [12.00 CET]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.se/e/next-steps-for-offshore-energy-production-tickets-796737010847" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.se/e/next-steps-for-offshore-energy-production-tickets-796737010847</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On the environmental impacts of genetically modified crops</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UCSB, Bren Hall 1414</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-frederik-noack-environmental-impacts-genetically-modified-crops" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-frederik-noack-environmental-impacts-genetically-modified-crops</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Frederik Noack, Assistant Professor, Food and Resource Economics Group, University of British Columbia</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The greenest building can be... the one that is already built: an interactive energy house model </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00pm to 4:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 9, 9-255, 105 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E3W5sm30J2cwUYMjNvMMUJclmFLzRa3RgmsR-vyinlo/edit#gid=0" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E3W5sm30J2cwUYMjNvMMUJclmFLzRa3RgmsR-vyinlo/edit#gid=0</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Toward a Regenerative Future: The Role of Business in a Time of Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/8316947227642/WN_01FvXV6AR--ZLneJ0X6Bxg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/8316947227642/WN_01FvXV6AR--ZLneJ0X6Bxg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: A Procession of Catastrophes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8:45 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqPUoByLRjGNOvrImc6lZQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqPUoByLRjGNOvrImc6lZQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jewish Resistance and the Musicians of Terezin: Lessons for Our Time</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7 - 8:30pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">BU, 213 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jewish-resistance-and-the-musicians-of-terezin-lessons-for-our-time-tickets-777839267187" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jewish-resistance-and-the-musicians-of-terezin-lessons-for-our-time-tickets-777839267187</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">An uncertain future for the US critical mineral supply chain</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30pm ET [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_january_29_Caers" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_january_29_Caers</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Climate Story in 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5117060446696/WN_AkI3337ASkmUVSDrssslyw#/registration''" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5117060446696/WN_AkI3337ASkmUVSDrssslyw#/registration''</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Revisiting Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower in 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 PM–5 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VELjCHS1Qz-v0-qRjvK-fQ#/registration'" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VELjCHS1Qz-v0-qRjvK-fQ#/registration'</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">“What Would Be A Just Energy Transition?”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00 PM - 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027 315</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=e5XaMGha1sXoLK6tMcmfdsMwyxQLdK4Jhe1OkwWk.calprdapp08" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=e5XaMGha1sXoLK6tMcmfdsMwyxQLdK4Jhe1OkwWk.calprdapp08</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Shelter and Homeless Housing Roundtable: Shelter Crises & Supportive Housing</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM - 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span>RSVP at <a data-original-title="" href="https://www.architects.org/events/683250/2024/01/30/shelter-and-homeless-housing-roundtable-shelter-crises-supportive-housing-work-by-massachusetts-housing-shelter-alliance-mhsa-virtual" target="_blank" title="">https://www.architects.org/events/683250/2024/01/30/shelter-and-homeless-housing-roundtable-shelter-crises-supportive-housing-work-by-massachusetts-housing-shelter-alliance-mhsa-virtual</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">AI Cyber Lunch: "Reimagining Democracy for the Age of AI”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, R-414ab David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OoNvWyqgQbOl6ukulF8mYg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OoNvWyqgQbOl6ukulF8mYg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mobile Money in Africa</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12pm to 1:15pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Northeastern University, Curry Student Center 346, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/events/nardone-family-seminar-mobile-money-in-africa/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/events/nardone-family-seminar-mobile-money-in-africa/</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> ‘</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Cost of Comfort: How Everyday Choices and Business Practices Impact the Environment and Labor</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://pulitzercenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_47Sy8_5xRn25oJrMQll3Ow#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://pulitzercenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_47Sy8_5xRn25oJrMQll3Ow#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Creative Maladjustment and the Climate Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7pm ET [4pm to 5:30pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Encina Hall, Bechtel Conference Center, 616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/payne_distinguished_lecture_series_creative_maladjustment_and_the_climate_crisis" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/payne_distinguished_lecture_series_creative_maladjustment_and_the_climate_crisis</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Silicon Valley Reads 2024: A Greener Tomorrow Starts Today</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 31 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10pm EST [7:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">DeAnza Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUnhIUAS" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUnhIUAS</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Temperatures rising: Illegal and unregulated fisheries, climate change, and armed conflict at sea</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:30 am EST - 11:30 am EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/events/temperatures-rising-illegal-and-unregulated-fisheries-climate-change-and-armed-conflict-at-sea" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.brookings.edu/events/temperatures-rising-illegal-and-unregulated-fisheries-climate-change-and-armed-conflict-at-sea</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts at the Energy Transition</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UlgvZ8L8QaqkDV_bZu9tbQ#/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UlgvZ8L8QaqkDV_bZu9tbQ#/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate-thinking: How farms are integrating climate change into their plans</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">13:00 - 14:30 GMT-5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-thinking-how-farms-are-integrating-climate-change-into-their-plans-tickets-794364915847" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-thinking-how-farms-are-integrating-climate-change-into-their-plans-tickets-794364915847</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Science Communication in a Crisis </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 3:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 54, 823, 21 AMES ST, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Email Chris Reddy (</span><a href="mailto:creddy@whoi.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">creddy@whoi.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) to Register.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Change and Planetary Health Equity</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:15 – 2:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Bell Hall (B-500), Belfer Building, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EnergyBar: Kicking Off 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 PM - 7:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://lu.ma/vb42oyum" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://lu.ma/vb42oyum</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">COP28 Symposium: Hear from BC's Delegation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">245 Beacon Street, Room 501 (Schiller Institute Convening Space), Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/centers/schiller-institute/news-events.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/centers/schiller-institute/news-events.html</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cultivating a Greener Future: Regenerative Agriculture Policies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, R-414ab David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/events/energy-policy-seminar-cultivating-greener-future-regenerative-agriculture-policies" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.hks.harvard.edu/events/energy-policy-seminar-cultivating-greener-future-regenerative-agriculture-policies</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Small Modular Reactors and Other Nuclear Fantasies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 pm – 1:15 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/small-modular-reactors-and-other-nuclear-fantasies" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/small-modular-reactors-and-other-nuclear-fantasies</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Solutions in Three Acts: Net-Zero Aviation, Prioritizing Wildfire Avoidance, and Food without Agriculture</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UCSB, Bren Hall 1414</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/climate-solutions-three-acts-net-zero-aviation-prioritizing-wildfire-avoidance-and-food" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/climate-solutions-three-acts-net-zero-aviation-prioritizing-wildfire-avoidance-and-food</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: Ancestors and Climate in Our Boston Backyard</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8:45 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TxwmH9P8SWajWXcagD4K9w#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TxwmH9P8SWajWXcagD4K9w#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Multimodal Machine Learning and Climate Change Adaptation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30pm ET [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_Feb_5" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_Feb_5</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Investigative Agenda for Climate Change Journalism</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_voe-3VKeS3addvYBcjp0fQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_voe-3VKeS3addvYBcjp0fQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Towards Understanding Interdependence of the Climate and Biodiversity Crises</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 PM - 1:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 10 Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xd7jAYs1Sfi2USuaiR2Gjg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xd7jAYs1Sfi2USuaiR2Gjg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Changing Planet Seminar – Ocean Activism: Taking action for the beach front to the front benches of Parliament</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11am ET [16.00 - 17.30 GMT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Imperial College London, UG100 – LTUG , Imperial College Business School, South Kensington Campus, London, UK</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSCP at </span><a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/171674/a-changing-planet-seminar-ocean-activism-taking-action-for-the-beach-front-to-the-front-benches-of-parliament/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/171674/a-changing-planet-seminar-ocean-activism-taking-action-for-the-beach-front-to-the-front-benches-of-parliament/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ocean Fever: Deep Thoughts on Water, Culture, and Climate Resilience </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__bT8eekdT1alI6mvifmZcw#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__bT8eekdT1alI6mvifmZcw#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wealth Supremacy </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM EST — 1:00 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cbey.yale.edu/event/wealth-supremacy" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cbey.yale.edu/event/wealth-supremacy</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5ooD8Ydk4vd83Ac8VNEoQ" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5ooD8Ydk4vd83Ac8VNEoQ</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Too Hot, Too Cold, Too Old: Climate Change Through the Eyes of Black Baby Boomers in the American South</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9DNVvbr7RmGdc41-Wf2xbw#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9DNVvbr7RmGdc41-Wf2xbw#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How High was Sea Level in the Holocene?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm ET [12pm to 1pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Mitchell Earth Sciences, 350/372, 397 Panama Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/geophysics_seminar_-_roger_creel_woods_hole_oceanographic_institution_how_high_was_sea_level_in_the_holocene" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/geophysics_seminar_-_roger_creel_woods_hole_oceanographic_institution_how_high_was_sea_level_in_the_holocene</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Grid Decarbonization - Matteo Muratori, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)Sponsored by </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30pm ET [1:30pm to 2:30pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Y2E2 Building, 292A, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/smart_grid_seminar_electric_grid_cybersecurity_-_mostafa_mohammadpourfard_arizona_state_university" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/smart_grid_seminar_electric_grid_cybersecurity_-_mostafa_mohammadpourfard_arizona_state_university</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Imagination: A Manifesto</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Justice Series: Segregation and Environmental Injustice</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 AM - 11:30 AM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Center on Global Energy Policy, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027 First Floor</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=DysQHpZWSClVKBPjSLhUryST-NQHIvCgjiWtVPo0.calprdapp06" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=DysQHpZWSClVKBPjSLhUryST-NQHIvCgjiWtVPo0.calprdapp06</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greening the Future: Nature-Based Climate Solutions Challenge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, February 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:30 - 11:30am EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greening-the-future-nature-based-climate-solutions-challenge-tickets-807888615597" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greening-the-future-nature-based-climate-solutions-challenge-tickets-807888615597</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Civic Life Lunch – Shaping International Law to Combat Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 - 1pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Barnum Hall (Rabb Room), 163 Packard Avenue Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Resource Economics</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UCSB, Bren Hall 1414, Santa Barbara, CA93106-5131</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-patrick-baylis-resource-economics" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-patrick-baylis-resource-economics</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: Animal Stories, in Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 12 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8:45 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aFD188HwTSW49g4ca0OkDQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aFD188HwTSW49g4ca0OkDQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What We've Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET Location</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Advancing Energy Equity in California</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30pm ET [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_feb_12" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_feb_12</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EBC 11th Annual New England Regional Offshore Wind Conference</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">WilmerHale, 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-11th-annual-new-england-regional-offshore-wind-conference/#registration-details" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-11th-annual-new-england-regional-offshore-wind-conference/#registration-details</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $50 - $275</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Global Climate Plan</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1 - 2:30pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-global-climate-plan-tickets-680722698917" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-global-climate-plan-tickets-680722698917</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Change and Children's Health: Challenges and Solutions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00 PM - 3:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/climate-change-and-childrens-health-challenges-and-solutions" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/climate-change-and-childrens-health-challenges-and-solutions</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2024 Cleantech Open Northeast Boston Kickoff Party</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5 - 7pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Ave Somerville, MA 02143</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-cleantech-open-northeast-boston-kickoff-party-tickets-776498687477" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-cleantech-open-northeast-boston-kickoff-party-tickets-776498687477</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 -$10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Conceivable Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA 02446-2908</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meghan-elizabeth-kallman-josephine-ferorelli-the-conceivable-future-tickets-786207115647" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meghan-elizabeth-kallman-josephine-ferorelli-the-conceivable-future-tickets-786207115647</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tiny Gardens Everywhere: A History of Food Sovereignty for the 21st Century</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9F0coNnqSWe1J4kr9Zv46w#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9F0coNnqSWe1J4kr9Zv46w#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5th National Climate Assessment – Summary for the Northeast: An EBC Climate Change and Air Committee “Lunch and Learn”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/5th-national-climate-assessment-summary-for-the-northeast-an-ebc-climate-change-and-air-committee-lunch-and-learn/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ebcne.org/event/5th-national-climate-assessment-summary-for-the-northeast-an-ebc-climate-change-and-air-committee-lunch-and-learn/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $30 - $105</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Across the Curriculum: An Octopus’s Journey</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtf-mqrzMtE9Da8pmqlsBlzwVmbeQ1kJ0z#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtf-mqrzMtE9Da8pmqlsBlzwVmbeQ1kJ0z#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climatetech Intern Fair</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://lu.ma/22py3p82" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://lu.ma/22py3p82</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Psychedelic Intersections: Cross-cultural Manifestations of the Sacred Conference 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, February 17</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8 a.m. – 7 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, James Room, Swartz Hall, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bNuxfnnA3jPVrFQ" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bNuxfnnA3jPVrFQ</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GE4Ru4U7TlqDavLvt25glA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GE4Ru4U7TlqDavLvt25glA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can Trade Policy Mitigate Climate Change?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://environment.princeton.edu/event/bradford-seminar-can-trade-policy-mitigate-climate-change/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://environment.princeton.edu/event/bradford-seminar-can-trade-policy-mitigate-climate-change/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Teacher Training: Climate, justice, and peace</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 19 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm [14:00 - 15:30 GMT-5]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teacher-training-climate-justice-and-peace-tickets-711232143487" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teacher-training-climate-justice-and-peace-tickets-711232143487</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rest Assured: Uncovering the Essential Role of Third-Party Assurance in Climate Data </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4b7W1ieCRAq9CHPt2c4fLg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4b7W1ieCRAq9CHPt2c4fLg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Empowering People Through Strengthened Community Health Systems to Address Inequities and Achieve Targets of the Sustainable Development Goals</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts Center for Medical Education, 145 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PB6O2dh8Q5S37YVzIFh8dA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PB6O2dh8Q5S37YVzIFh8dA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Campaign for the Future: The Long Road to the Inflation Reduction Act</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2024-leah-stokes-fellow-presentation-virtual" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2024-leah-stokes-fellow-presentation-virtual</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Teaching Climate Justice Across the Curriculum (Event 2/3 in the CJIT Workshop Series)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00pm to 3:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvf-2urjkoGNG9ASAhNK5v1ZgcBxY9KqA-#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvf-2urjkoGNG9ASAhNK5v1ZgcBxY9KqA-#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Shining a Light on Food Systems as a Solution to the Climate Agenda</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 21 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 - 5:30pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shining-a-light-on-food-systems-as-a-solution-to-the-climate-agenda-tickets-809039828907" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shining-a-light-on-food-systems-as-a-solution-to-the-climate-agenda-tickets-809039828907</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ecologies of Justice: The Rights of Nature in Colombia</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, 293 Beacon Street, McElroy Commons, 237, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzLTepraoXQazrGtcJqRunlvRiNItF8pndx0VrWm-vlWN16A/viewform" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzLTepraoXQazrGtcJqRunlvRiNItF8pndx0VrWm-vlWN16A/viewform</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bccte.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_phWxNG1QT_qxgvPz446klg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bccte.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_phWxNG1QT_qxgvPz446klg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Clough Colloquium: Nadia Murad, Nobel Laureate</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, Heights Room (Corcoran Commons), 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities and Defenses for EV Charging Systems </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30pm ET [1:30pm to 2:30pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Y2E2 Building, 292A, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/smart_grid_seminar_cybersecurity_vulnerabilities_and_defenses_for_ev_charging_systems_jay_johnson" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/smart_grid_seminar_cybersecurity_vulnerabilities_and_defenses_for_ev_charging_systems_jay_johnson</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">AI for Climate Change Mitigation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 pm – 1:15 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/ai-climate-change-mitigation" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/ai-climate-change-mitigation</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On the Political Economy of Deforestation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">USCB, Bren Hall 1414, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-kathryn-baragwanath-political-economy-deforestation" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-kathryn-baragwanath-political-economy-deforestation</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> ————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis | A Series of Public Online Conversations: Apocalyptic Grief: Reckoning with Loss, Wrestling with Hope</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MgW5RjTBRyCG3fomK6EQKQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MgW5RjTBRyCG3fomK6EQKQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Drawdown Roadmap</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7 - 8pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drawdown-roadmap-tickets-782259718877" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drawdown-roadmap-tickets-782259718877</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Journalism and the Migration Crisis with Pulitzer Prize winner Matthieu Aikins</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30pm to 6:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">BC, Devlin Hall, 101, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How Activism Can Win Bigger and Faster</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 27 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9pm ET [6:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-02-27/kumi-naidoo-how-activism-can-win-bigger-and-faster" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-02-27/kumi-naidoo-how-activism-can-win-bigger-and-faster</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 - $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tali-sharot-and-cass-r-sunstein-at-the-cambridge-public-library-tickets-782156600447?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tali-sharot-and-cass-r-sunstein-at-the-cambridge-public-library-tickets-782156600447?aff=ebdssbdestsearch</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 – $30.80</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts Energy Conference 2024 - Innovation Odyssey: Climate Tech and Economics of the Energy transition</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">February 29, 12pm - March 1, 8pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cabot Intercultural Center - Tufts University=, 170 Packard Avenue Medford, MA 02155 Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tufts-energy-conference-2024-tickets-808423926727?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tufts-energy-conference-2024-tickets-808423926727?aff=ebdssbdestsearch</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mitigation and Reversal Strategies Solutions for a Sustainable Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00 - 12:00 GMT-5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-mitigation-and-reversal-strategies-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future-tickets-788171270487" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-mitigation-and-reversal-strategies-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future-tickets-788171270487</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Homegrown National Park</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oxO3N208RdaKn61cf6IBsQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oxO3N208RdaKn61cf6IBsQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Great Deployment: A Look at How the Financing of Climate Technology is Rapidly Evolving</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm ET [12pm to 1pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Y2E2 Building, 382, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/sfi_seminar_chante_harris" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/sfi_seminar_chante_harris</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Busting the Bankers' Club: Finance for the Rest of Us</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Water, Waste, and Race: Environmental Politics during the Nineteenth Century Gold Rushes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:30 to 4:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdOmqqzkiHtEdBHwCQBUEbrFTqTcky6-a#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdOmqqzkiHtEdBHwCQBUEbrFTqTcky6-a#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Beyond Carbon in Nature-Based Climate Solutions: Documenting Tropical Forest Biodiversity Loss and Recovery Using Sounds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 pm – 1:15 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/beyond-carbon-nature-based-climate-solutions" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/beyond-carbon-nature-based-climate-solutions</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental, Energy, and Engineering Career Fair</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">John B. Hynes Convention Center, Junior Ballroom, 302 & 304, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Environmental Pollution Impacts on Human Health</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">USCB, Bren Hall 1414, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-eunha-hoh-environmental-pollution-impacts-human-health" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-eunha-hoh-environmental-pollution-impacts-human-health</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis | A Series of Public Online Conversations: The Practice of Wild Mercy: Something Deeper Than Hope</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqjE5m36S3yUjASXSZWktQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqjE5m36S3yUjASXSZWktQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How Disinformation is Sabotaging America</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9pm ET [6:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-03-04/barbara-mcquade-joyce-vance-how-disinformation-sabotaging-america" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-03-04/barbara-mcquade-joyce-vance-how-disinformation-sabotaging-america</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 - $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Celebration of and for Trees: Creating Eco-Performance</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZTQhWUDbTsmpVDWDEQFZUg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZTQhWUDbTsmpVDWDEQFZUg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Next steps for offshore energy production</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learn more about new research on the potential of combining offshore wind and hydrogen power.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 - 7am EST [12.00 CET]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.se/e/next-steps-for-offshore-energy-production-tickets-796737010847" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.se/e/next-steps-for-offshore-energy-production-tickets-796737010847</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can multi-purpose platforms in the ocean help us fast-track the expansion of renewable energy production? What are the most promising solutions and what is currently missing for upscaling? Join our webinar to find out. On 29 January, we will learn about new research on the potential of combining offshore wind and hydrogen power, with experts mapping out what should be the next steps.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">At the recent climate meeting COP28, countries committed to triple renewable energy production by 2030, but that will require massive transformations of the energy sector. In this webinar, we discuss a promising solution: marine platforms that combine multiple uses, for example offshore windfarms that share space with floating solar or wave energy, aquaculture, or hydrogen production.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The concept is explored in the new policy brief Marine multi-use in practice comparing offshore wind and hydrogen production applications . Meet the authors Guido Mazza and Maria Xylia from the Stockholm Environment Institute who will describe both the potential of these solutions and what is currently holding them back.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We will also hear from industry leaders, policy experts and regulators. Which decisions, incentives, and regulations would they like to see? Should multi-use be part of the ranking criteria in wind projects? Why do we seldom design for multi-functionality? How do we balance local and national interests?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Comments:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Céline Frank, EU DG MARE</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Manja Meister and Alessandra Tampieri, Orsted</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Don’t miss this chance to explore an untapped climate solution and ask your questions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On the environmental impacts of genetically modified crops</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UCSB, Bren Hall 1414</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-frederik-noack-environmental-impacts-genetically-modified-crops" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-frederik-noack-environmental-impacts-genetically-modified-crops</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Frederik Noack, Assistant Professor, Food and Resource Economics Group, University of British Columbia</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The greenest building can be... the one that is already built: an interactive energy house model </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00pm to 4:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 9, 9-255, 105 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E3W5sm30J2cwUYMjNvMMUJclmFLzRa3RgmsR-vyinlo/edit#gid=0" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E3W5sm30J2cwUYMjNvMMUJclmFLzRa3RgmsR-vyinlo/edit#gid=0</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The presentation will showcase an interactive house model, with a series of features and measuring technologies (thermal imaging, temperature, humidity, due point, indoor air quality measurement).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The model is operated (with regulating it's temperature, moisture, indoor air quality, air movement) to show in an interactive way how existing homes' performance can be understood, measured and and with weatherization/home improvement programs. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The context in which the presenters work are lower-income existing homes in Latin America which when weatherized improve their energy efficiency, reduce emisions and energy poverty, and also improve health, safety and quality of life of families.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Toward a Regenerative Future: The Role of Business in a Time of Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/8316947227642/WN_01FvXV6AR--ZLneJ0X6Bxg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/8316947227642/WN_01FvXV6AR--ZLneJ0X6Bxg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">"The most important right we have is the right to be responsible" by Gerald Amos is the opening quote of Patagonia's latest book, The Future of the Responsible Company. While we are used to companies claiming to be sustainable, this book gives us a deep dive into the Patagonia's more humble and honest goal of being responsible to people and ecosystems while making a living. It is a fascinating story that charts a possible path for any business, large or small. Join Bio4Climate as we focus on the growing awareness of whole systems impacts from soil regeneration, water usage and empowering local factories and businesses to treat employees better. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Future of the Responsible Company is a short book with gorgeous photography and we encourage you to read the book or learn a bit about Patagonia at their website before the talk. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Topics include: Life Cycle Analysis, circular economy, regenerative agriculture, B Corps and what it means to have "earth as a shareholder" It is easy to vilify globalization and corporate America, but what would happen if the vast resources of the world economy turned towards eco restoration, fair trade and uplifting labor practices? Is it even possible? Come and judge for yourself. Join us January 18th to get a glimpse inside Patagonia's journey and to ask your questions of Mr. Stanley.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: A Procession of Catastrophes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8:45 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqPUoByLRjGNOvrImc6lZQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqPUoByLRjGNOvrImc6lZQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is the first event is a six-part series that will take place live on Zoom and is free and open to the public. Attendees must register for each event separately. For those wishing to engage in discussion of the presentations with other audience members, Diane L. Moore will convene a live discussion on Zoom for one hour following each presentation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental catastrophes can create a break in the experience of time, they can rupture the possibility of collective meaning. Yet for communities shaped by colonialism and racism, this rupture can only be understood in relation to the past, as an event in the “unceremoniously archived procession of our catastrophes,” to use Édouard Glissant’s words. Histories of colonial and racial devastation teach us that environmental futures are linked to our pasts. We may describe them as “ancestral catastrophes,” as Elizabeth Povinelly suggests. In this session, Mayra Rivera explores the question, “How may we engage those stories in ways that honor our pasts and open possibilities for different futures?”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Mayra Rivera, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Religion and Latinx Studies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Diane L. Moore, Diane L. Moore, Associate Dean of Religion and Public Life</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mayra Rivera works at the intersections between philosophy of religion, literature, and theories of coloniality, race and gender—with particular attention to Caribbean postcolonial thought. Her research explores the relationship between discursive and material dimensions of existence in shaping human embodiment and socio-material ecologies. She is the author of The Touch of Transcendence (2007) and Poetics of the Flesh (2015). Rivera is currently working on a project that explores the relationships between coloniality and ecological thought through Caribbean thought.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the full series, "Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: A Series of Public Online Conversations," visit </span><a href="https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT </span><a href="mailto:rpl@hds.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">rpl@hds.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jewish Resistance and the Musicians of Terezin: Lessons for Our Time</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7 - 8:30pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">BU, 213 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jewish-resistance-and-the-musicians-of-terezin-lessons-for-our-time-tickets-777839267187" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jewish-resistance-and-the-musicians-of-terezin-lessons-for-our-time-tickets-777839267187</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Terezin Music Foundation director Mark Ludwig will discuss how the music of Jewish composers in the Terezin concentration camp showed resistance against the Holocaust. How does the propaganda war staged by the Nazis relate to the rise of antisemitism today? What lessons can we learn? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This program will include music performed by members of the Terezin Music Foundation Ensemble and we strongly recommend you attend in person if possible. If you are unable to join us in person, please email us at </span><a href="mailto:ewcjs@bu.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ewcjs@bu.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> to receive a Zoom link.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The program is sponsored by Boston University’s Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies, AJC New England, and the Consulate General of Israel to New England, and supported by the Jewish Cultural Endowment of Boston University and BU Hillel.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Important Registration and Entry Guidelines</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Advance Registration Required: Advance registration is mandatory to ensure a smooth and secure experience for all attendees. Please complete your registration to confirm your attendance.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Photo Identification: All attendees must present a valid photo ID at the event entrance for security purposes.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bag Policy: For the safety and security of all, please note that large bags are not permitted inside the venue. Additionally, all bags are subject to inspection upon entry.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Special Note on Walk-Ins: While we typically welcome walk-in attendees, please be advised that due to heightened security measures, walk-in entry will be subject to additional screening. Additionally, walk-in entrance is contingent on available seating. We recommend registering in advance to ensure a seamless entry process.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mark Ludwig's book, Our Will to Live: The Terezin Music Criqitues of Viktor Ullmann.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">An uncertain future for the US critical mineral supply chain</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30pm ET [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_january_29_Caers" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_january_29_Caers</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The United States is strategically disadvantaged in building its critical mineral supply, in particular in the upstream and downstream portion. In this presentation, I will report findings on a year-long conversation with government officials, academics, and international industry experts on the status of the US critical mineral supply chain, in particular in the area of electrification (lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper & REE). Overall, the US and its government agencies lack a coherent view of how a robust, resilient & sustainable supply chain will be built starting from exploration to mining, processing to manufacturing. While important research is ongoing on finding replacement materials and recycling, these activities are likely not to have an impact relative to the state of the energy transition we are finding ourselves in today. Additionally, the US is betting too much on single horses, such as the Salton Sea, that remain unproven at operational scale, are unattractive to investors and constitute an unresolved environmental justice concern. Innovation in exploration in particular is completely neglected which means that proven and mineable reserves of critical minerals remain uncertain. In a simple analogy, the US is researching new technology for farming, but has no land to farm on. In the second portion of my presentation, I will focus on a plausible roadmap with very specific recommendations to get the US on a more certain footing. Important to such roadmap is the timing at which priority on innovation, development and manufacturing needs to take place, how are allies, Australia and Canada, will play a crucial role and how such roadmap requires having Environmental Justice and the Geosciences as pillars of its foundation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker Bio: Jef Caers received both an MSc (’93) in mining engineering / geophysics and a PhD (’97) in mining engineering from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Currently, he is Professor of Earth and Planetary at Stanford University, California, USA. Jef Caers’ research interests are data science, artificial intelligence and decision making under uncertainty in developing the critical mineral supply required to transition to 100% renewable energy. Jef Caers is founder of the Mineral-X, a community building effort to strengthen stewardship for a prosperous future for all, powered by Earth's minerals. Jef Caers has published in a diverse range of journals covering Mathematics, Statistics, Earth Sciences, Engineering and Computer Science. Jef Caers authored five books on data science & decision making for natural resources. He was awarded the Krumbein Medal of the International Association of Mathematical Geosciences for his career achievement.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Climate Story in 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5117060446696/WN_AkI3337ASkmUVSDrssslyw#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5117060446696/WN_AkI3337ASkmUVSDrssslyw#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">To cover climate change well in 2024, journalists need clarity on the most significant forces affecting the world’s ability to address the climate emergency in time. Among them: the biggest election year in history in which roughly 4 billion people have the chance to vote; key factors hindering a phaseout of fossil fuels and expansion of green energy; and the dangers of proliferating disinformation. Join us on Tuesday, January 30, at 12pm US Eastern Time for a one-hour press briefing on the climate story in 2024. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our expert panelists will be Mustafa Santiago Ali of National Wildlife Federation; journalist and activist, Bill McKibben; and Critical Frequency executive editor and co-founder, Amy Westervelt. CCNow's executive director, Mark Hertsgaard, will moderate.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Revisiting Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower in 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 PM–5 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VELjCHS1Qz-v0-qRjvK-fQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VELjCHS1Qz-v0-qRjvK-fQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This program is the first in a two-part series of webinars, cosponsored by the Monroe C. Gutman Library, Harvard Graduate School of Education, focused on issues of climate change and climate justice as addressed through young adult literature.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this series, Radcliffe is inviting leading thinkers, writers, and educators to participate in conversations about how authors and readers of young adult literature engage with climate change, leveraging the power of storytelling as a way to learn about, cope with, and address this extraordinary challenge.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Literature can move people of all generations, including students and educators, as well as scientists, policy makers, journalists, and the public. Parable of the Sower, anticipating global climate disasters, was first published in 1993 but takes place beginning in 2024. This and other seminal works by Octavia Butler have reached many thousands of young readers, engaging them in complex climate issues through fiction while demonstrating the power that arts and literature can have on our communities.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The event will also include audience Q and A.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ayana A. H. Jamieson, assistant professor, Ethnic and Women’s Studies Department, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; founder of the Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Shelley Streeby, professor of literature and ethnic studies, University of California, San Diego</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discussant</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sarah Dimick, assistant professor of English, Harvard University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Program introduction by Cory Beizer, Harvard College student</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">“What Would Be A Just Energy Transition?”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00 PM - 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027 315</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=e5XaMGha1sXoLK6tMcmfdsMwyxQLdK4Jhe1OkwWk.calprdapp08" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=e5XaMGha1sXoLK6tMcmfdsMwyxQLdK4Jhe1OkwWk.calprdapp08</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Stephanie Pincetl, Director California Center for Sustainable Communities & Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Professor Pincetl does research on cities, how they impact resources far and near such as water sources and ecosystems, and how those resources are used in cities, where, by whom, and to do what. She focuses on quantifying those flows, including urban generated wastes like greenhouse gases, and how institutions, regulations and rules shape the ways the flows are appropriated, and how cities are built (including infrastructures) and organized. She has created the first ever interactive energy web atlas that describes building energy use in Los Angeles County (</span><a href="http://www.energyatlas.ucla.edu/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://www.energyatlas.ucla.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">). Buildings account for 40% of urban GHGs and the Atlas shows the relationships between building age, size, use with energy consumption, as well as energy use and sociodemographic characteristics in the residential sector. Her other main project has been to understand the water system of Los Angeles County that has over 100 different water delivering agencies and 7 adjudicated groundwater basins. Pincetl assembles interdisciplinary teams of researchers to conduct work: ecologists, engineers, and hydrologists. She was one of the main leads of the first Los Angeles County Sustainability Plan and is currently serving in the same capacity for the LA Department of Water and Power 100% renewable, equity plan.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Pincetl is a California native who has written extensively on land use regulations, habitat protection, environmental justice, urban ecosystems and water She has a PhD in Urban Planning from UCLA, a Masters in Cultural Anthropology from UC Davis, and an undergraduate interdisciplinary degree in Land Ethics, an independent major she created while at UC Davis. She is the author 2 books, and of over 100 peer reviewed papers, and book chapters. Pincetl has served on boards and commissions, including the statewide Planning and Conservation League and as President of the statewide environmental justice organization Communities for a Better Environment, and the Los Angeles Regional Planning Commission among others.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Shelter and Homeless Housing Roundtable: Shelter Crises & Supportive Housing</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM - 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://online.architects.org/bsassa/f?p=EVTSSA:4010::::4010:P0_EVENT_ID:3831:" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://online.architects.org/bsassa/f?p=EVTSSA:4010::::4010:P0_EVENT_ID:3831:</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us to learn more about the role of MHSA in helping to alleviate the homelessness crisis in Massachusetts. The round table discussion with Joyce Tavon, Chief Executive Officer, of Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance (MHSA) will review the work done in the past two years including The Supportive Housing Coalition Pipeline and The Housing Bond Bill | Submitted for AIA Continuing Education credits.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">AI Cyber Lunch: "Reimagining Democracy for the Age of AI”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, R-414ab David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OoNvWyqgQbOl6ukulF8mYg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OoNvWyqgQbOl6ukulF8mYg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Everyone is talking about AI-accelerated misinformation, but few are thinking deeply about how AI will change democracy. In this talk, HKS Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy Bruce Schneier will go far beyond deepfakes to explore the full spectrum of how AI will impact democratic governance, from AI legislators to AI judges, from AI written laws to AI law enforcement. Some of the possibilities are further away than others, but glimmers of many of them are already emerging in the United States and around the world and all are grounded in current-day science and technology. Whatever our future brings, it's going to be a wild ride.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact Elizabeth Hanlon 617-495-596</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: Bruce Schneier really knows what he talks about.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mobile Money in Africa</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12pm to 1:15pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Northeastern University, Curry Student Center 346, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/events/nardone-family-seminar-mobile-money-in-africa/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/events/nardone-family-seminar-mobile-money-in-africa/</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for a conversation with Jonathan Greenacre, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at Boston University, as he delves into his latest book, “Mobile Money in Africa,” which discusses the role of bridge contracts in enabling mobile money technology to spread in Africa, and explores implications for the international development community.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How did Safaricom, a phone company, provide mobile money to 30 million people in Kenya, particularly in rural areas? Most analyses focus on how Safaricom grew by using mobile phone technology and supportive regulation. However, a closer analysis reveals that Safaricom grew using relatively rudimentary customer-facing technology and experienced its first wave of expansion before the Central Bank of Kenya imposed regulation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This book argues that along with technology Safaricom used innovative contracts to grow and reach rural communities, largely monitored and enforced largely by the CBK. In particular, Safaricom used a set of contracts to build a system transferring money between banks and mobile money 250,000 agents across Kenya, including those living in rural areas. These “bridge contracts” were highly flexible and relational, and helped build a marketplace of agents, mobile phone airtime sellers, banks, customers, and groups of agents trading electronic money and cash from each other. Safaricom also used contracts and a trust deed to store funds received from customers.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The book supports this claim by combining a contract theory framework and primary data obtained from fieldwork in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, and Rwanda. Such fieldwork reveals that mobile money firms in other countries also grew by using innovative contracts monitored by the central bank of the relevant jurisdiction, particularly Tanzania and Ghana.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The book uses such insights to make policy proposals for regulating mobile money and the international development community. Both proposals revolve around encouraging the international development sector to existing spontaneous order and contracts operating between firms, agents, and a community, before design policy, not the other way around. The book also argues that the innovative contracting within M-Pesa, particularly its decentralized nature, can contribute to understanding the theory of the firm in Africa, a general theory of New Institutional economics about how organizations adapt to their environment, and how scholars can begin applying mechanism design, market design and other fields of so-called engineering economics to the African context.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Jonathan Greenacre</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jonathan Greenacre is an Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at Boston University, where he focuses on designing contracts to support new technological innovations in Africa and other developing regions. He draws on frameworks from contract theory, law, and New Institutional Economics.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greenacre has particular expertise in analyzing and building “bridge contracts,” which firms and governments are using to move into rural and frontier areas in Africa. He is exploring mobile money in Kenya, “Hello Tractor” which is a so-called “Uber for tractor” sharing app in Nigeria, and the “Bboxx” micro-solar energy service in Rwanda.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Professor Greenacre also has extensive experience in the regulation of new technologies and financial products, particularly in the developing world. He has advised the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, governments in Africa and Asia, and a range of other organizations on issues around financial inclusion, consumer protection, and systemic risk. Greenacre has a Masters and a Ph.D. from Oxford University.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Cost of Comfort: How Everyday Choices and Business Practices Impact the Environment and Labor</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://pulitzercenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_47Sy8_5xRn25oJrMQll3Ow#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://pulitzercenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_47Sy8_5xRn25oJrMQll3Ow#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This session is dedicated to unravelling the intricate nexus between the environment, labor rights, and the business of wellness and lifestyle. Our objective is to navigate the complex interplay of business practices and consumption patterns and show their profound impact on both the environment and workers. These consequences are frequently concealed from public discussion and often overlooked by consumers.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Creative Maladjustment and the Climate Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7pm ET [4pm to 5:30pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Encina Hall, Bechtel Conference Center, 616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/payne_distinguished_lecture_series_creative_maladjustment_and_the_climate_crisis" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/payne_distinguished_lecture_series_creative_maladjustment_and_the_climate_crisis</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As we veer ever closer to a global climate catastrophe, it has become clear that incremental tinkering with our systems — including political, environmental, social, and economic systems — will not be an adequate solution. Drawing on Martin Luther King’s idea of Creative Maladjustment, this lecture will argue that rather than responding to the polycrisis with an approach of system recovery, maintenance, and protection, what is urgently needed now is system innovation, redesign, and transformation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">It is imperative that we change the trajectory we are on as a species. Yet activism is failing to win at the scale and speed necessary to do so. The communications deficit that must be addressed by those seeking transformative change will likely need to be multilayered and imbued with intersectionality. This lecture posits the power of artivism — a fusion of art and activism — as a vital force capable of resonating with diverse audiences, instilling a sense of urgency, and fostering various pathways for participation. At this critical juncture, pessimism is a luxury we simply cannot afford. The pessimism that flows from our analysis, observations, and lived realities can best be overcome by the optimism of our thoughts, actions, and creative responses.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ABOUT THE SPEAKER</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kumi Naidoo is a prominent South African human rights and environmental justice activist. At the age of fifteen, he organized school boycotts against the apartheid educational system in South Africa. His courageous actions made him a target for the Security Police, leading to his exile in the United Kingdom, where he remained until 1990. Upon his return to South Africa, Kumi played a pivotal role in the legalization of the African National Congress in his home province of KwaZulu Natal.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kumi also served as the official spokesperson for the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), responsible for overseeing the country's first democratic elections in April 1994. His dedication to democracy and justice led to notable international roles, including being the first person from the global South to lead Greenpeace International as Executive Director from 2009 to 2016. He later served as the Secretary General of Amnesty International from 2018 to 2020.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In the realm of education, Kumi has shared his expertise, lecturing at Fossil Free University and holding a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellowship at the Robert Bosch Academy until early 2022.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Currently, Kumi serves as a Senior Advisor for the Community Arts Network (CAN). He holds the position of Distinguished visiting lecturer at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, and is a Professor of Practice at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. Additionally, he continues to represent global interests as a Global Ambassador for Africans Rising for Justice, Peace, and Dignity. He also holds positions as a Visiting Fellow at Oxford University and an Honorary Fellow at Magdalen College.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In a testament to his family's commitment to positive change, they have established the Riky Rick Foundation for the Promotion of Artivism, honoring the legacy of their son and brother, the now late South African rapper Rikhado “Riky Rick” Makhado through a commitment to supporting artivism and mental health in South Africa.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kumi has authored and co-authored numerous books, the most recent being Letters To My Mother (2022), a personal and professional memoir that won the HSS 2023 non-fiction award by the National Institute Humanities and Social Sciences.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Silicon Valley Reads 2024: A Greener Tomorrow Starts Today</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 31 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10pm EST [7:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">DeAnza Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUnhIUAS" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUnhIUAS</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Silicon Valley Reads celebrates its 21st year with Lily Brooks-Dalton, Favianna Rodriguez, Alexandria Villaseñor, and Heather White.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our featured authors and book contributors will focus on environmental sustainability and explore the challenges and opportunities of creating a more sustainable future, not only in Santa Clara County but worldwide.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">They will share more about their work and efforts to create awareness and meaningful change for the future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Temperatures rising: Illegal and unregulated fisheries, climate change, and armed conflict at sea</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:30 am EST - 11:30 am EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/events/temperatures-rising-illegal-and-unregulated-fisheries-climate-change-and-armed-conflict-at-sea" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.brookings.edu/events/temperatures-rising-illegal-and-unregulated-fisheries-climate-change-and-armed-conflict-at-sea</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><blockquote style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" type="cite">From rising tensions in the Arctic to geopolitical spillover in the Red and Black seas and direct threats to undersea infrastructure in the Baltic, the oceans — increasingly recognized as a vital part of the global economy and ecology — are becoming a locale of armed conflict. As illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing grows in scale and spreads in geography, this too threatens to become a vector of insecurity. Both state and nonstate actors are engaged in this activity, which threatens livelihoods and regional stability. <br /></blockquote><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Thursday, February 1, Brookings and World Wildlife Fund USA will host a discussion on the changing dynamics of IUU fishing and conflict to help forge a better understanding of the relationships at play and the options for prevention. The event will examine the progress and opportunities, new data, technologies, and partnerships available to help manage potential conflict, and the roadmap for improved policy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Viewers can submit questions via email to </span><a href="mailto:events@brookings.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">events@brookings.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> or on Twitter/X @BrookingsFP using #OceansConflict.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts at the Energy Transition</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UlgvZ8L8QaqkDV_bZu9tbQ#/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UlgvZ8L8QaqkDV_bZu9tbQ#/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts University (and the rest of the world) needs to transition away from using fossil fuels to provide energy services—heating, cooling, and electricity. Join Chief Sustainability Officer Dano Weisbord to learn how we might do this at a campus and community scale. We will also discuss the ways we can support change in institutions and across society.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Contact </span><a href="mailto:Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate-thinking: How farms are integrating climate change into their plans</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">13:00 - 14:30 GMT-5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-thinking-how-farms-are-integrating-climate-change-into-their-plans-tickets-794364915847" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-thinking-how-farms-are-integrating-climate-change-into-their-plans-tickets-794364915847</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hear how farms are understanding their carbon footprint, avoiding trade-offs in taking actions and adapting to a changing climate</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">With increasing attention on farming’s role in addressing climate change, there's a growing demand for farmers to demonstrate how they are reducing farm emissions while increasing carbon storage on their land.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">But amidst a breadth of conflicting advice and often confusing data collection, getting started on the process can be daunting. What is clear, however, is the need for farmers to urgently begin integrating climate mitigation and adaptation into their businesses.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This session brings together members of the Nature Friendly Farming Network to discuss how farmers can deliver ambitious actions for climate change, bringing numerous benefits to both their businesses and nature.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This session will demonstrate how farms can:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Begin to understand their carbon footprint</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Take action while avoiding trade-offs for biodiversity and profitability</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Use climate adaptation to become more resilient to the impacts of a warming climate</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The discussion will provide an opportunity to hear first-hand from farmers who have already integrated climate change into their businesses and to hear the wealth of benefits from doing so.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panellists:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Lord, arable farmer</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Debbie Wilkins, mixed farmer</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sam Beaumont, livestock farmer</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Phil Carson, Nature Friendly Farming Network</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This webinar is produced in collaboration between the Nature Friendly Farming Network and the National Trust.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Science Communication in a Crisis </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 3:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 54, 823, 21 AMES ST, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Email Chris Reddy (</span><a href="mailto:creddy@whoi.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">creddy@whoi.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) to Register.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This workshop will be offered at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (January 30, 2024) and at MIT on (February 1, 2024).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The twenty-first century has seen an increase in extreme weather events, large-scale environmental disasters, and global health pandemics. Although science has enormous value to decision-makers during such crises, the disconnect between scientists and those who respond to and are affected by such events is enormous. In this workshop, we will identify the principal challenges that scientists face when communicating with different stakeholder groups, offer advice on how to navigate the maze of competing interests, and deliver actionable science when the clock is ticking. The lead instructor will be Chris Reddy, Senior Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and faculty member of the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography, and recent author of “Science Communication in a Crisis: An Insider’s Guide”.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Change and Planetary Health Equity</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:15 – 2:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Bell Hall (B-500), Belfer Building, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EnergyBar: Kicking Off 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 PM - 7:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://lu.ma/vb42oyum" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://lu.ma/vb42oyum</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EnergyBar is Greentown Labs’ signature networking event. Join us for the first EnergyBar of the year. On Thursday, February 1, Greentown Labs is inviting entrepreneurs, investors, students, and friends of climatetech to attend, meet colleagues, and expand Greentown Labs' growing regional climatetech network. Kick off another year of climate impact!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">COP28 Symposium: Hear from BC's Delegation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">245 Beacon Street, Room 501 (Schiller Institute Convening Space), Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/centers/schiller-institute/news-events.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/centers/schiller-institute/news-events.html</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">half-day symposium featuring BC's COP28 delegates.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cultivating a Greener Future: Regenerative Agriculture Policies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, R-414ab David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/events/energy-policy-seminar-cultivating-greener-future-regenerative-agriculture-policies" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.hks.harvard.edu/events/energy-policy-seminar-cultivating-greener-future-regenerative-agriculture-policies</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar series featuring Dr. Ashlie L. Burkart, MD, Chief Scientific Officer at Germin8 Ventures and Associate in the Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program. Burkart will give a talk on “Cultivating a Greener Future: Regenerative Agriculture Policies.” Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link.Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on the Belfer Center's YouTube channel. Accessibility: To request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (</span><a href="mailto:ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) in advance of the session.Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers and Presenters</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ashlie L. Burkart, MD, Chief Scientific Officer at Germin8 Ventures and Associate in the Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact Elizabeth Hanlon </span><a href="mailto:ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> or 617-495-5964</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Small Modular Reactors and Other Nuclear Fantasies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 pm – 1:15 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/small-modular-reactors-and-other-nuclear-fantasies" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/small-modular-reactors-and-other-nuclear-fantasies</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In-person attendance for Princeton University ID holders (no RSVP req); Other guests RSVP to </span><a href="mailto:ccrosby@princeton.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ccrosby@princeton.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">; Livestream on MediaCentral</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker M.V. Ramana, The Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">M.V. Ramana is the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He was earlier with the Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University. Ramana is the author of “The Power of Promise: Examining Nuclear Energy in India” (Penguin Books, 2012), co‑editor of “Prisoners of the Nuclear Dream” (Orient Longman, 2003) and the author of “Nuclear is not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change” (forthcoming from Verso books). He is a member of the International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM), the International Nuclear Risk Assessment Group (INRAG), the Canadian Pugwash Group, and the team that produces the annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Leo Szilard Award from the American Physical Society</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Solutions in Three Acts: Net-Zero Aviation, Prioritizing Wildfire Avoidance, and Food without Agriculture</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UCSB, Bren Hall 1414</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/climate-solutions-three-acts-net-zero-aviation-prioritizing-wildfire-avoidance-and-food" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/climate-solutions-three-acts-net-zero-aviation-prioritizing-wildfire-avoidance-and-food</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Steven J Davis, Professor, Earth System Science, UC Irvine</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate solutions may involve reducing sources of greenhouse gas emissions or managing impacts. I’ll talk about some recent projects my group has led to assess prospects for reducing particularly difficult-to-abate GHG emissions as well as for avoiding the mounting impacts of wildfire in California and the western U.S.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Steve Davis is a Professor of Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine, where he researches the sources and socio-economic drivers of GHG emissions, impacts of global environmental change on human systems, and sustainable solutions. He is also chair of the external science advisory board of Watershed, a carbon accounting start-up, and currently serves on the Technical Council of the Science Based Targets Initiative.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: Ancestors and Climate in Our Boston Backyard</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8:45 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TxwmH9P8SWajWXcagD4K9w#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TxwmH9P8SWajWXcagD4K9w#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is the second event is a six-part series that will take place live on Zoom and is free and open to the public. Attendees must register for each event separately. For those wishing to engage in discussion of the presentations with other audience members, Diane L. Moore will convene a live discussion on Zoom for one hour following each presentation. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Two hundred years ago, the residents of metropolitan Boston faced a climate crisis. White settlers had destroyed the region’s pine forests, triggering dangerous disruptions to both water and carbon cycles. Activists responded by creating forest parks on previously disrupted landscapes. But many of these activists were themselves descended from the settlers who had caused the harm they sought to heal. In imperfect yet instructive ways, they blended ecological care with new forms of ancestral devotion. Gradually they learned what indigenous communities had long known: that care for the more-than-human-world is inseparable from care for our ancestors. In this session, Dan McKanan, will discuss these stories and how they can help contemporary Bostonians, and others, recognize that what makes a place wild is not the absence of humans but the presence of ancestors.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Dan McKanan, Ralph Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Association Senior Lecturer in Divinity</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Diane L. Moore, Diane L. Moore, Associate Dean of Religion and Public Life</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dan McKanan, AB '89, joined the HDS faculty in 2008. He researches religious and spiritual movements for social transformation in the United States and beyond. McKanan serves on the Unitarian Universalist Panel on Theological Education and the board of the Unitarian Universalist Studies Network. At Harvard, he serves as chair of the MTS Curriculum Committee and as faculty director for the Divinity School’s Program for the Evolution of Spirituality.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the full series, "Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: A Series of Public Online Conversations," visit </span><a href="https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT </span><a href="mailto:rpl@hds.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">rpl@hds.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Multimodal Machine Learning and Climate Change Adaptation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30pm ET [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_Feb_5" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_Feb_5</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Abstract: Climate change is escalating the frequency and severity of natural disasters worldwide, necessitating urgent societal adaptation. In this talk, I present a multimodal machine learning (ML) framework designed to predict natural disasters. Traditionally, weather forecasting has depended on dynamical equations for over a century. However, recent advancements in artificial intelligence are revolutionizing this domain. The innovative multimodal ML framework leverages processing techniques from computer vision, natural language processing, time series signal processing techniques to integrate various data types, such as satellite imagery, textual information, and tabular data, to generate both short-term and long-term forecasts. Our first case study demonstrates that, for 24-hour hurricane forecasting, our ML models achieve results that are competitive with those produced by established national weather forecasting agencies. In our second case study, we explore the potential to create global models with a multi-year scope for assessing flood risks. Artificial intelligence will fundamentally change the way our interaction with weather, and these ML-driven risk assessments will have profound impacts on urban planning, infrastructure investment, renewable energy planning, and insurance policy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bio: Cynthia Zeng is a fifth year PhD candidate at the Operations Research Center at MIT, advised by Professor Dimitris Bertsimas. Her research focuses on developing machine learning and optimization methods to address issues around climate change and sustainability. Her notable contributions include a multimodal machine learning framework for predicting natural disasters, such as hurricanes and floods. In addition, her collaboration work with OCP Group, world’s largest phosphate producer, has been implemented and reduces 50% air pollution from industrial activities. With a vision to harness technology for a sustainable future, Cynthia brings valuable insights from her past roles as a quantitative analyst at BlackRock (London) and an investment analyst at SoftBank Vision Fund (China). She received her Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Imperial College London.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Investigative Agenda for Climate Change Journalism</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_voe-3VKeS3addvYBcjp0fQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_voe-3VKeS3addvYBcjp0fQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">NOTE: This webinar includes Arabic, French, and Spanish interpretation. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Although there has been progress on the development of affordable green energy, global greenhouse gas emissions are rising inexorably, according to one of the world’s leading authorities, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Climate change is global, but the causes are not: fossil fuels – largely coal, oil, and gas – account for more than 75% of global greenhouse gasses. Despite the climate crisis the world’s fossil fuel producers are planning massive expansions, according to this report. This growth is occurring even though many governments and corporations around the world have made net-zero and other climate change mitigation pledges. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thousands of journalists around the world are reporting on and investigating the impact of climate change, and multiple reporting networks have been established to further this work. Sharing ideas, strategies, and techniques is critical at a time when the investigative agenda in this area is so diffuse and varied. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">GIJN has contributed to the debate about the investigative agenda for climate change journalism with the publication of a report on a one-day meeting of 80 climate change journalists and experts from 35 countries to discuss the role of investigative journalism in climate crisis reporting, convened at the GIJN’s most recent global conference.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this panel, leading climate change journalists and experts will share perspectives on the top priorities for investigative journalism on climate change, including the fossil fuel industry, government policies, climate change finance, and the interface between climate and socio-economic forces. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Matthew Green is global investigations editor at DeSmog.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunita Narain is the director general of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Amy Westervelt is an award-winning investigative journalist and executive producer of the independent podcast production company Critical Frequency.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Towards Understanding Interdependence of the Climate and Biodiversity Crises</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 PM - 1:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 10 Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xd7jAYs1Sfi2USuaiR2Gjg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xd7jAYs1Sfi2USuaiR2Gjg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Steve Pacala, the Frederick D. Petrie Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Emeritus, will present “Towards Understanding Interdependence Of The Climate And Biodiversity Crises” in Guyot Hall, Room 10, and online via Zoom. Pacala is the first speaker in the spring 2024 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Decades of experimental and observational work have demonstrated strong relationships between terrestrial plant biodiversity and ecosystem-level carbon uptake, carbon storage and water cycling. Professor Pacala will discuss work conducted by his lab, over the past twenty years, to develop models of competition for light and water among a very few representative plant functional types that control the exchange of matter, energy, and momentum between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere in the GFDL Earth system models. He will explain how physiological and structural diversity among terrestrial plant species maintains very high species diversity, which affects carbon and water cycling, and hence biosphere-climate feedback.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Changing Planet Seminar – Ocean Activism: Taking action for the beach front to the front benches of Parliament</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11am ET [16.00 - 17.30 GMT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Imperial College London, UG100 – LTUG , Imperial College Business School, South Kensington Campus, London, UK</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSCP at </span><a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/171674/a-changing-planet-seminar-ocean-activism-taking-action-for-the-beach-front-to-the-front-benches-of-parliament/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/171674/a-changing-planet-seminar-ocean-activism-taking-action-for-the-beach-front-to-the-front-benches-of-parliament/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this Changing Planet Seminar Hugo Tagholm will talk about his career in ocean activism leading Oceana and Surfers Against Sewage campaigning on issues including water quality, plastic pollution, and Marine Protected Areas. Hugo will present campaigns which turn public action into policy change, using science, data, activism, new technology and the media.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hugo is a surfer, campaigner, and environmentalist. He is the Executive Director and Vice President of global marine conservation NGO Oceana in the UK.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">He previously led the NGO Surfers Against Sewage, campaigning from the beach front to the front benches of Parliament. Hugo founded the Global Wave Conference, Plastic Free Communities movement, the Million Mile Beach Clean & Safer Seas Service and has been instrumental in exposing water company sewage pollution and the plastic pollution crisis.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hugo was awarded a Doctorate of Science by Exeter University for his services to the marine environment; Environmentalist of the Year 2021 by Save the Waves; featured in the ENDS Report 2023 Campaigning Power List, and has been shortlisted as Leader of the Year in the 2023 Purpose Awards.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hugo is on the Board of Directors for the Save the Waves Coalition and writes for Oceanographic Magazine. He is a regular speaker and host at ocean and environmental events, and frequent commentator in the media featuring in the Guardian, the Times, Channel 4 News, Sky News, the BBC and many other channels over the years.Please join Hugo in person at the Business School, South Kensington Campus (UG100 – LTUG) on Wednesday 7 February. The Changing Planet Seminar will also be screened at the Silwood Campus (SPPPB 2.4) and available via Zoom.If you would like to attend this seminar, please register to the event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ocean Fever: Deep Thoughts on Water, Culture, and Climate Resilience </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__bT8eekdT1alI6mvifmZcw#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__bT8eekdT1alI6mvifmZcw#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Robert Verchick </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Legal scholar in climate change and disaster policy who designed climate-resilience programs in the Obama administration. He is the Gauthier-St. Martin Eminent Scholar and Chair in Environmental Law at Loyola University New Orleans and is a senior fellow in disaster resilience at Tulane University.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO </span><a href="mailto:events@radcliffe.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">events@radcliffe.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Robert Verchick is a legal scholar in climate change and disaster policy who designed climate-resilience programs in the Obama administration. His most recent book, “The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience,” empowers nonexpert readers to face the climate crisis and shows what we can do to adapt and thrive.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this lecture, Verchick will explore how we can harness the power of government, science, and local wisdom to rescue the oceans from climate breakdown.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wealth Supremacy </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM EST — 1:00 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cbey.yale.edu/event/wealth-supremacy" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cbey.yale.edu/event/wealth-supremacy</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Marjorie Kelly’s book, Wealth Supremacy, is a powerful analysis of how the bias toward wealth that is woven into the very fabric of American capitalism is damaging people, the economy, and the planet.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In her book, Kelly identifies a key driving force behind the multiple global crises we face today: financialization. It’s the problem we’re not yet talking about. There’s too much financial wealth in our system, in too few hands.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this conversation moderated by Vincent Stanley (CBEY resident fellow and Director of Philosophy at Patagonia), Kelly will discuss the myths that make capital bias seem normal and necessary, and will talk about alternative economic models that are already emerging, exploring what a new, more democratic economy can look like and the pathways we can take to get there.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5ooD8Ydk4vd83Ac8VNEoQ" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5ooD8Ydk4vd83Ac8VNEoQ</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lynette Ong, Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. The talk will be broadcast live on the MIT Security Studies Program Youtube channel.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Summary/abstract: How do states coerce citizens into compliance while simultaneously minimizing backlash? In Outsourcing Repression, Lynette Ong examines how the Chinese state engages nonstate actors, from violent street gangsters to nonviolent grassroots brokers, to coerce and mobilize the masses to pursue its ambitious urbanization project. She draws on ethnographic research conducted annually from 2011 to 2019--the years from Hu Jintao to Xi Jinping, a unique and original event dataset, and a collection of government regulations in a study of everyday land grabs and housing demolition in China. Theorizing a counterintuitive form of repression that reduces resistance and backlash, Ong invites the reader to reimagine the new ground state power credibly occupies. Everyday state power is quotidian power acquired through society by penetrating nonstate territories and mobilizing the masses within. After the book’s publication, Lynette has extended the arguments to explain the success, failure, and implications of China’s Zero-Covid Policy in the Journal of Democracy, Foreign Affairs and the Economist etc.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Too Hot, Too Cold, Too Old: Climate Change Through the Eyes of Black Baby Boomers in the American South</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9DNVvbr7RmGdc41-Wf2xbw#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9DNVvbr7RmGdc41-Wf2xbw#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As the U.S. “Baby Boomer” generation has inhabited the Earth and likely has seen the impact of changing climate on their communities longer, this study seeks to understand how older Black Americans in the South experience, engage, and make meaning of climate change. It also provides insights on the health impacts of climate change among this population. This approach reveals a more nuanced understanding of the race-health-environment connection in the contexts of the climate crisis.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Contact </span><a href="mailto:Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How High was Sea Level in the Holocene?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm ET [12pm to 1pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Mitchell Earth Sciences, 350/372, 397 Panama Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/geophysics_seminar_-_roger_creel_woods_hole_oceanographic_institution_how_high_was_sea_level_in_the_holocene" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/geophysics_seminar_-_roger_creel_woods_hole_oceanographic_institution_how_high_was_sea_level_in_the_holocene</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rober Creel, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">I will present work that aims to constrain sea-level change over the last glacial cycle by merging relative sea-level observations and glacial isostatic adjustment models via Bayesian statistical frameworks. I will first reconstruct Norwegian sea level over the last 16,000 years. I will then infer global mean sea level during the Holocene (11.7 - 0 thousand years ago), which is the last time global temperatures may have exceeded early Industrial (1850 CE) values. I will show that the available evidence is consistent with global mean sea level that exceeded early industrial levels in the mid-Holocene and an Antarctic Ice Sheet that was smaller than present in the last 6000 years. I also present the first quantitative estimates of Holocene mountain glacier volume and sea level change due to ocean thermal expansion. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Grid Decarbonization - Matteo Muratori, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)Sponsored by </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30pm ET [1:30pm to 2:30pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Y2E2 Building, 292A, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/smart_grid_seminar_electric_grid_cybersecurity_-_mostafa_mohammadpourfard_arizona_state_university" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/smart_grid_seminar_electric_grid_cybersecurity_-_mostafa_mohammadpourfard_arizona_state_university</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Matteo Muratori, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A distinguished member of the research staff in NREL’s Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences, Dr. Matteo Muratori joined NREL in 2016 and now leads the Transportation Energy Transitions Analysis group. The group focuses on exploring system-level sustainable solutions for the transformation of the entire transportation sector, including infrastructure and emerging synergies between transportation and the electricity grid. In 2021–2022, Muratori served as the chief analyst for sustainable transportation at the U.S. Department of Energy. He has authored more than 100 technical publications cited over 6,000 times, including a recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment report, and regularly presents research results and insights at conferences, workshops, and the media.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Imagination: A Manifesto</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store welcomes RUHA BENJAMIN—author of the Stowe Prize-winning Viral Justice—for a discussion of her new book Imagination: A Manifesto. She will be joined in conversation by TRACY K. SMITH—22nd Poet Laureate of the United States and author of the Pulizter Prize-winning Life on Mars.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Imagination: A Manifesto</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A world without prisons? Ridiculous. Schools that foster the genius of every child? Impossible. Work that doesn’t strangle the life out of people? Naive. A society where everyone has food, shelter, love? In your dreams. Exactly. Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University professor, insists that imagination isn’t a luxury. It is a vital resource and powerful tool for collective liberation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Imagination: A Manifesto is her proclamation that we have the power to use our imaginations to challenge systems of oppression and to create a world in which everyone can thrive. But obstacles abound. We have inherited destructive ideas that trap us inside a dominant imagination. Consider how racism, sexism, and classism make hierarchies, exploitation, and violence seem natural and inevitable―but all emerged from the human imagination.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The most effective way to disrupt these deadly systems is to do so collectively. Benjamin highlights the educators, artists, activists, and many others who are refuting powerful narratives that justify the status quo, crafting new stories that reflect our interconnection, and offering creative approaches to seemingly intractable problems.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Imagination: A Manifesto offers visionary examples and tactics to push beyond the constraints of what we think, and are told, is possible. This book is for anyone who is ready to take to heart Toni Morrison’s instruction: “Dream a little before you think.”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: from Diane di Prima’s poem “Rant”:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">the war that matters is the war against the imagination</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">all other wars are subsumed in it.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Justice Series: Segregation and Environmental Injustice</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 AM - 11:30 AM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Center on Global Energy Policy, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027 First Floor</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=DysQHpZWSClVKBPjSLhUryST-NQHIvCgjiWtVPo0.calprdapp06" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=DysQHpZWSClVKBPjSLhUryST-NQHIvCgjiWtVPo0.calprdapp06</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please join the Ambedkar Initiative at the Institute for Comparative Literature & Society, the India Program at the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, the SIPA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Climate & Engagement (DEICE) Committee, Columbia Climate School, and South Asia Institute for the next session in a series of discussions examining social and economic justice issues related to climate change and the energy transition in India. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The upcoming session, “Segregation and Environmental Injustice,” will integrate hard data and social sciences to frame environmental injustice in India as essentially caste injustice. Participants will be able to make connections with similar perspectives around questions of racial justice in climate change policies in the United States, particularly as this discussion will also include an introduction to Ava DuVernay’s new feature film Origin, adapted from Isabel Wilkerson’s book, Caste, on global systems of hierarchy, oppression, and access to resources. T</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">he discussion will feature two experts, ecological economist Dr. Deepak Malghan and sociologist Dr. Gaurav Pathania, in a conversation moderated by Dr. Anupama Rao, director of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society and the convenor of the Ambedkar Initiative. Dr. Adam Sobel, professor at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Engineering School will deliver welcome remarks. Deepali Srivastava, editor of CGEP’s Energy Explained, is the convenor of this series that honors the legacy of Columbia University alum and India’s civil rights icon, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar (1891–1956), as an economist and an environmental rights leader, whose vision builds a bridge from past to present.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greening the Future: Nature-Based Climate Solutions Challenge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, February 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:30 - 11:30am EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greening-the-future-nature-based-climate-solutions-challenge-tickets-807888615597" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greening-the-future-nature-based-climate-solutions-challenge-tickets-807888615597</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Global warming and climate change are among the most critical challenges facing our planet today. High school students have the power to make a difference by developing innovative nature-based solutions to combat this crisis.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this challenge, you will be tasked with creating a comprehensive plan for a nature-based climate solution that can be implemented locally or globally. Your solution should not only address the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions but also contribute to the overall health and sustainability of the environment.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ready to participate? Join participants from all around the globe in this thrilling challenge and have the chance to win an exclusive scholarship* to study a Bachelor degree at IE University. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Civic Life Lunch – Shaping International Law to Combat Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 - 1pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Barnum Hall (Rabb Room), 163 Packard Avenue Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Interested in the intersection of law and climate change? Join a lunch conversation with Associate Attorney Duncan Pickard on how Island States' climate efforts before international courts are shaping international law for the better. Lunch provided.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Duncan Pickard is an Associate Attorney in the International Dispute Resolution and Public International Law Groups at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, in New York, where he represents sovereign States, international organizations, and individuals in a wide variety of disputes before international courts and tribunals. Most recently, he acted as counsel for the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS), an international organization representing ten small islands in the Pacific and the Caribbean, to bring a request for an advisory opinion on climate change before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. He also advises COSIS in the advisory proceedings on climate change pending before the International Court of Justice. Duncan is a graduate of Stanford Law School, the Harvard Kennedy School, and Tufts University, where he was part of the Institute for Global Leadership's Synaptic Scholars Program.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: The Small Island Nations are on the front lines of climate chaos and are pushing the rest of the world to do something about it.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Resource Economics</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UCSB, Bren Hall 1414, Santa Barbara, CA93106-5131</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-patrick-baylis-resource-economics" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-patrick-baylis-resource-economics</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Patrick Baylis, Assistant Professor, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information coming soon</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: Animal Stories, in Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 12 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8:45 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aFD188HwTSW49g4ca0OkDQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aFD188HwTSW49g4ca0OkDQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is the third event is a six-part series that will take place live on Zoom and is free and open to the public. Attendees must register for each event separately. For those wishing to engage in discussion of the presentations with other audience members, Diane L. Moore will convene a live discussion on Zoom for one hour following each presentation. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Across the Indian Ocean world, communities have shared stories while encountering legacies of modern state-centrism, colonial capitalism, post-colonial environmental destruction and religious reform. Muslim communities, among others, have shared stories of religious environments and animals that were inherited, transmitted, and reinterpreted in light of evolving ecological crises. These stories of multispecies ancestors and colonizers, Islamic conceptions of the environment, and narrative traditions of Islamic ecological care have confronted cycles of crises with visions of pasts and futures. In this session, Teren Sevea will discuss the question, “Can listening to these stories compel us to re-evaluate our academic approaches to religion and environments and the relationship of religious pasts and presents, in our time of crisis?”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Teren Sevea, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Diane L. Moore, Diane L. Moore, Associate Dean of Religion and Public Life</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Teren Sevea is a scholar of Islam and Muslim societies in South and Southeast Asia. Before joining HDS, he served as Assistant Professor of South Asia Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Sevea is the author of Miracles and Material Life: Rice, Ore, Traps and Guns in Islamic Malaya (Cambridge University Press, 2020). Currently, Sevea is coordinating the project “The Lighthouses of God: Mapping Sanctity Across the Indian Ocean,” which investigates the evolving landscapes of Indian Ocean Islam through photography, film and GIS technology.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT </span><a href="mailto:rpl@hds.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">rpl@hds.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What We've Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET Location</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store welcomes JONATHAN M. METZL—award-winning author of Dying of Whiteness—for a discussion of his new book What We've Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms. He will be joined in conversation by BETH SIMONE NOVECK—first United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer under President Obama and director of the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About What We've Become</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">When a naked, mentally ill white man with an AR-15 killed four young adults of color at a Waffle House, Nashville-based physician and gun policy scholar Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl once again advocated for commonsense gun reform. But as he peeled back evidence surrounding the racially charged mass shooting, a shocking question emerged: Did the public health approach he had championed for years have it all wrong?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Long at the forefront of a movement advocating for gun reform as a matter of public health, Metzl has been on constant media call in the aftermath of fatal shootings. But the 2018 Nashville killings led him on a path toward recognizing the limitations of biomedical frameworks for fully diagnosing or treating the impassioned complexities of American gun politics. As he came to understand it, public health is a harder sell in a nation that fundamentally disagrees about what it means to be safe, healthy, or free.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In What We’ve Become, Metzl reckons both with the long history of distrust of public health and the larger forces—social, ideological, historical, racial, and political—that allow mass shootings to occur on a near daily basis in America. Looking closely at the cycle in which mass shootings lead to shock, horror, calls for action, and, ultimately, political gridlock, he explores what happens to the soul of a nation—and the meanings of safety and community—when we normalize violence as an acceptable trade-off for freedom. Mass shootings and our inability to stop them have become more than horrific crimes: they are an American national autobiography.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This brilliant, piercing analysis points to mass shootings as a symptom of our most unresolved national conflicts. What We’ve Become ultimately sets us on the path of alliance forging, racial reckoning, and political power brokering we must take to put things right.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: Cure Violence Global (</span><a href="https://cvg.org/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cvg.org/</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) uses epedemiology techniques to reduce local violence although, to my knowledge, they don’t work specifically on gun violence.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Advancing Energy Equity in California</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30pm ET [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_feb_12" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_feb_12</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jordyn Bishop & Isabella Carreño | The Greenlining Institute</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Abstract: The Greenlining Institute works towards a future where communities of color can build wealth, live in healthy places filled with economic opportunity, and are ready to meet the challenges posed by climate change. Building lasting climate resilience in communities of color can only be achieved by focusing on the intersection of climate action, racial justice, and economic equity. The Energy Equity team works to center equity in the burgeoning clean energy economy and to advance a just transition where the needs of communities are prioritized every step of the way. With the current momentum in the climate and energy policy space, it is vital that policies and programs are shaped to create the best racial equity outcomes. Equitable energy policies help reduce the impacts of climate change, end reliance on fossil fuels, and offer economic opportunities and wealth generation to formerly redlined neighborhoods. In this seminar, Jordyn Bishop (Senior Legal Counsel of Energy Equity) and Isabella Carreño (Climate Equity Fellow) will provide an overview of The Greenlining Institute's work and their current efforts to equitably advance an affordable, reliable, and climate-resilient clean energy future in California.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bios: Jordyn Bishop (she/her/hers) is the Senior Legal Counsel of Energy Equity at The Greenlining Institute. Jordyn leads Greenlining’s energy affordability work by advocating for laws and regulations that center the energy needs of low-income and communities of color. She focuses on equitably advancing an affordable, reliable, and climate-resilient clean energy future in California. Jordyn is a member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, but born and raised on Ohlone land. She previously served as Assistant City Attorney to several cities advising on a wide range of local government matters. Jordyn received her B.A. from the California State University, East Bay, and her J.D. from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco with a concentration in Social Justice Lawyering. In her off time, Jordyn can be found spoiling her pit bull, traveling internationally, and spending time with family and friends.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Isabella “Bella” Carreño (she/her/hers) is the Climate Equity Fellow at The Greenlining Institute. Throughout her time at Greenlining, she will be researching grid reliability, its ties to equity, and engaging with the community through the Leadership Academy. Growing up in Bakersfield, California, Bella became passionate about environmental and racial justice from a very young age through seeing the impacts of racial and environmental inequity firsthand. Prior to her Fellowship, Bella graduated from UC Berkeley with a major in political science with a minor in journalism. Throughout her time at UC Berkeley, Isabella worked as an intern for an immigration law firm, an anti-sex trafficking organization, and the United States Senate, all of which taught her the importance of diverse voices in advocacy and policy. Bella believes that racial, socioeconomic, and environmental equity are vital to a better future. While at Greenlining, she hopes to grow her skills and knowledge about the intersection between the environment and policy to make her community, and others like it, a better place. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, and exploring the Bay area.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EBC 11th Annual New England Regional Offshore Wind Conference</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">WilmerHale, 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-11th-annual-new-england-regional-offshore-wind-conference/#registration-details" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-11th-annual-new-england-regional-offshore-wind-conference/#registration-details</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $50 - $275</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Global Climate Plan</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1 - 2:30pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-global-climate-plan-tickets-680722698917" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-global-climate-plan-tickets-680722698917</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Adrien Fabre presents a Global Climate Plan to jointly combat climate change and extreme poverty, and shows strong support from surveys.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Adrien Fabre presents a Global Climate Plan to jointly combat climate change and extreme poverty, as well as survey evidence showing that the policy garners majority support across the world. The 30 min presentation will be followed by a 30 min discussion with high-profile guests (policy-makers, researchers, activists).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Then, 30 min will be devoted to the public's questions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For details on the Global Climate Plan or to sign the petition, see </span><a href="https://global-redistribution-advocates.org/the-global-climate-plan/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://global-redistribution-advocates.org/the-global-climate-plan/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Change and Children's Health: Challenges and Solutions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00 PM - 3:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/climate-change-and-childrens-health-challenges-and-solutions" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/climate-change-and-childrens-health-challenges-and-solutions</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2024 Cleantech Open Northeast Boston Kickoff Party</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5 - 7pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Ave Somerville, MA 02143</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-cleantech-open-northeast-boston-kickoff-party-tickets-776498687477" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-cleantech-open-northeast-boston-kickoff-party-tickets-776498687477</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 -$10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Come join Cleantech Open Northeast for an evening of food, drink, celebration and opportunity at Greentown Labs in Somerville, MA! Since 2005, more than 70% of Cleantech Open's reporting U.S. alumni companies are still active and have collectively raised over $2B in external funding.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learn how the accelerator program can help you develop your cleantech venture and how to apply to the accelerator. We welcome entrepreneurs, students, investors, savvy technologists, and those interested in joining our growing cleantech community.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EVENT AGENDA:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Cleantech Open - meet the Cleantech Open Northeast team and learn about opportunities to be involved.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Alumni Lightning Talks - hear from Cleantech Open alumni about their experiences in the program.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Entrepreneur Introductions - tell us about yourself and your clean technology & business. To participate in this part of the program, please sign up when you register!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Q&A - ask your questions about the program, application process, and more.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Networking - meet people in the local ecosystem who are interested in and support Boston cleantech entrepreneurs in a wide variety of ways.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Conceivable Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA 02446-2908</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meghan-elizabeth-kallman-josephine-ferorelli-the-conceivable-future-tickets-786207115647" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meghan-elizabeth-kallman-josephine-ferorelli-the-conceivable-future-tickets-786207115647</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Explore the ways in which the climate crisis is affecting our personal decisions about family planning, parenting, and political action.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In The Conceivable Future, authors Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli explore the ways in which the climate crisis is affecting our personal decisions about family planning, parenting, and political action. This book offers fresh, timely answers to questions such as: How do I decide to have a baby when there's the threat of environmental collapse? How do I parent a child in the middle of the climate crisis? What can I actually do to help stop global warming?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Drawing from their decade of work with the organization, Conceivable Future, Kallman, a sociologist and Rhode Island State Senator, and Ferorelli, an activist and former Climate Bureau editor, offers both informed perspective and practical steps for taking meaningful action in combating the climate crisis, while also making smart, balanced decisions when it comes to starting and maintaining a family.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">First, The Conceivable Future explores what the real threats are to reproductive, gestational, and infant health (spoiler: it's inequality, heat, and fossil fueled pollution), and debunks the myths of personal carbon footprint, and the harmful legacy of population control. The authors examine the successes and impediments of women-led movements around the world, and share what they've learned through ten years of organizing to bring attention to the reproductive crisis that is climate change.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Finally the book looks at what can be done about the climate crisis today. By taking these steps, we can both understand the crisis on its own terms, and stay rooted in the human scale, where our lives retain their full meaning.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Conceivable Future is a must-read for all who want to make a difference in the world--and secure a sustainable future for all our families.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Meghan Elizabeth Kallman is a professor in the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development at UMass Boston, a state legislator, and climate organizer based in Rhode Island. Josephine Ferorelli is a writer, illustrator, and yoga instructor who makes her home in Chicago, Illinois. Together they have been friends, collaborators, and co-directors of Conceivable Future, the organization that birthed this book, for a decade.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tiny Gardens Everywhere: A History of Food Sovereignty for the 21st Century</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9F0coNnqSWe1J4kr9Zv46w#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9F0coNnqSWe1J4kr9Zv46w#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Five thousand Parisian farmers grew vegetables for two million Parisians at the turn of the 19th century. Black residents of Washington DC paid down on their homes during the Great Depression by maintaining vegetable gardens on their urban lots. These stories have been missed because they do not coincide with ideas of progress. Yet these histories reveal how a vegetable-powered wealth underwrote urbanization and industrialization, and offer an alternative vision of future urbanization.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Contact </span><a href="mailto:Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5th National Climate Assessment – Summary for the Northeast: An EBC Climate Change and Air Committee “Lunch and Learn”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/5th-national-climate-assessment-summary-for-the-northeast-an-ebc-climate-change-and-air-committee-lunch-and-learn/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ebcne.org/event/5th-national-climate-assessment-summary-for-the-northeast-an-ebc-climate-change-and-air-committee-lunch-and-learn/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $30 - $105</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact (617) 505-1818 </span><a href="mailto:ebc@ebcne.org" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ebc@ebcne.org</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Across the Curriculum: An Octopus’s Journey</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtf-mqrzMtE9Da8pmqlsBlzwVmbeQ1kJ0z#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtf-mqrzMtE9Da8pmqlsBlzwVmbeQ1kJ0z#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Sandra Goldmark, Columbia University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What do we need to infuse climate into our courses? Join Sandra Goldmark (Barnard College and Columbia Climate School) for a discussion about climate-responsive teaching in almost any discipline. Goldmark will share her experiences incorporating climate concepts into her theatre courses; expanding climate teaching at Barnard College; and piloting a Climate Ready curriculum at the Columbia Climate School. Participants will be invited to share their own interdisciplinary climate teaching experiences and provide feedback on the Climate Ready framework.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">All are welcome!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About the Speaker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sandra Goldmark is a designer, professor, and circular economy expert. Sandra serves as Senior Assistant Dean for Interdisciplinary Engagement at the Columbia Climate School, and Director of Sustainability and Climate Action and Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Barnard College. From 2013-2019, Sandra founded and operated Fixup, a social enterprise repair service dedicated to healthy and circular patterns of consumption. Sandra is a co-creator of the Sustainable Production Toolkit, a free climate action and sustainability resource for performing arts organizations, and serves on the Board of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, the BBC, The Sunday Times of London, The Daily News, </span><a href="http://salon.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Salon.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">, and many more. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale University, Sandra is the author of Fixation: How to Have Stuff without Breaking the Planet.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climatetech Intern Fair</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://lu.ma/22py3p82" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://lu.ma/22py3p82</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Calling all students and soon-to-be graduates! Please join Greentown Labs for their annual Intern Fair, which focuses on connecting rockstar interns directly with Greentown Labs’ network of cutting-edge climatetech startups looking for bright and eager talent in business administration, data, engineering, marketing, operations, sales, software, and more!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Psychedelic Intersections: Cross-cultural Manifestations of the Sacred Conference 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, February 17</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8 a.m. – 7 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, James Room, Swartz Hall, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bNuxfnnA3jPVrFQ" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bNuxfnnA3jPVrFQ</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GE4Ru4U7TlqDavLvt25glA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GE4Ru4U7TlqDavLvt25glA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The 2024 conference will build on Explorations in Interdisciplinary Psychedelic Research held at HDS last April, Harvard’s first interdisciplinary psychedelics conference, which highlighted the wealth of psychedelic research from across multiple disciplines, departments, and schools at Harvard.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Psychedelic Intersections will expand beyond Harvard to explore how psychedelics and religion intersect across disciplines, countries, and communities. How does psychedelic spirituality emerge and diverge in different cultural contexts? What considerations are necessary to promote healthy partnerships? And how can bridges be built across existing divides?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More details and a full speaker lineup can be found on the Center for the Study of World Religions website at </span><a href="https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/news/psychedelic-intersections-cross-cultural-manifestations-sacred-conference-2024" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/news/psychedelic-intersections-cross-cultural-manifestations-sacred-conference-2024</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can Trade Policy Mitigate Climate Change?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://environment.princeton.edu/event/bradford-seminar-can-trade-policy-mitigate-climate-change/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://environment.princeton.edu/event/bradford-seminar-can-trade-policy-mitigate-climate-change/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Farid Farrokhi, associate professor of economics at Purdue University, will present “Do Carbon Offsets Offset Carbon?.” This seminar will be held in-person (PUID holders only) and available via livestream (open to all).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Trade policy is often cast as a solution to the free-riding problem in international climate agreements. This paper uncovers the extent to which trade policy can deliver on this promise. We introduce global supply chains of carbon and climate externality into a multi-country, multi-industry general equilibrium model of trade. By deriving analytical formulas for optimal carbon and border taxes, we quantify the reduction in emissions under two prominent proposals that combine carbon pricing with border taxes. First, we show that carbon border taxes can reduce global emission by only a modest amount. By comparison, Nordhaus’s (2015) climate club proposal can result in an inclusive club of all nations that promotes free trade and cuts global emissions by two-thirds of the emission reduction attainable under the globally first best. This successful outcome hinges on the EU, US, and China committing to the climate club as core members, using their collective trade penalties to enforce cooperation by reluctant governments.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Teacher Training: Climate, justice, and peace</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 19 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm [14:00 - 15:30 GMT-5]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teacher-training-climate-justice-and-peace-tickets-711232143487" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teacher-training-climate-justice-and-peace-tickets-711232143487</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Part of the Global citizenship teacher training collection</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How does the climate crisis threaten peace at home and abroad?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Changing weather patterns and extreme weather events threaten people’s livelihoods and access to food and water. This will increase competition for scarce resources, which can potentially lead to conflict. But this isn’t anything new; injustice has long been a threat to peace. The climate crisis just amplifies global systems that have marginalise and oppress.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this free teacher training workshop from Global Action Plan, we will offer ways in which your students can investigate the topic of justice and peace in relation to climate. Using case studies, individual testimonies, discussion and reflection, we will support you to bring this topic into your classroom.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This workshop is ideal if your students are basing their Religious Education coursework on topic 1, if you teach CSPE or geography, or if you want to build your skills in global citizenship education.This training is part of the Critical Themes series, funded by Irish Aid’s Worldwide Global Schools.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rest Assured: Uncovering the Essential Role of Third-Party Assurance in Climate Data </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4b7W1ieCRAq9CHPt2c4fLg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4b7W1ieCRAq9CHPt2c4fLg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Assurance, attestation, and audit are synonymous, but what do they really mean when applied to climate-related disclosures? Investors rely on financial statements to make informed decisions because they have “reasonable assurance”, which is a well-defined term enforced by market regulators. However, climate data lacks a similar mechanism. As climate disclosure is increasingly correlated with financial performance, climate data should be subject to the same level of rigor that financial data receives. Ceres will present the findings from a new report, which shares perspectives from market participants on the current quality of climate data and provides recommendations for the structure and application of assurance. In this session, participants—including investors, companies, and assurance providers—will: -Describe the important role and benefits of assurance in supplying investors with decision-useful climate data -Identify actionable steps that companies and assurance providers should take to effectively apply assurance principles to climate-related disclosure and auditing practices -Assess additional data, themes, or subject areas that should integrate similar assurance mechanisms to enhance investment decision-making</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Empowering People Through Strengthened Community Health Systems to Address Inequities and Achieve Targets of the Sustainable Development Goals</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts Center for Medical Education, 145 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PB6O2dh8Q5S37YVzIFh8dA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PB6O2dh8Q5S37YVzIFh8dA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Walter Gwenigale, former Liberian Minister of Health, said that “Health is made at home and only when it is broken does a health care professional or facility becomes necessary.” This talk will be elaborate on principles for integrating strong community health systems into primary health care and approaches for prioritizing communities as the first line of defense in global health security.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Contact Kim Burke </span><a href="mailto:kimberly.burke@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">kimberly.burke@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Campaign for the Future: The Long Road to the Inflation Reduction Act</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2024-leah-stokes-fellow-presentation-virtual" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2024-leah-stokes-fellow-presentation-virtual</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Leah C. Stokes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Leah C. Stokes works on energy, climate, and environmental policy. Her award-winning book “Short Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States” examines why we are behind on climate action, telling the history of fossil fuel companies and electric utilities promoting climate denial and delay. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this lecture, Stokes will examine how climate policy rose to the top of the agenda, became a priority in Congress, and eventually became law through the Inflation Reduction Act. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stokes has been published in top scholarly journals as well as in the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. Stokes was named to the 2022 TIME100 Next list. She is a senior policy consultant at Rewiring America and cohost of the popular climate podcast A Matter of Degrees.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO </span><a href="mailto:events@radcliffe.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">events@radcliffe.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Teaching Climate Justice Across the Curriculum (Event 2/3 in the CJIT Workshop Series)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00pm to 3:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvf-2urjkoGNG9ASAhNK5v1ZgcBxY9KqA-#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvf-2urjkoGNG9ASAhNK5v1ZgcBxY9KqA-#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Climate Justice Instructional Toolkit (CJIT) was created by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI) to support faculty in integrating climate justice into their courses. In these Zoom workshops, you will hear case studies on teaching climate justice across disciplines, and gain tips and strategies for including climate justice content and strategies in your teaching context.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This session features Dr. Khalid Kadir, a lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on the intersection of poverty, engineering, and politics.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Shining a Light on Food Systems as a Solution to the Climate Agenda</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 21 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 - 5:30pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shining-a-light-on-food-systems-as-a-solution-to-the-climate-agenda-tickets-809039828907" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shining-a-light-on-food-systems-as-a-solution-to-the-climate-agenda-tickets-809039828907</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Co-sponsored by the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, this Grand Rounds lecture featuring Dr. Jess Fanzo will provide a global to local overview of how fragile, yet important food systems are to climate change and action. Food systems involve a complex set of activities and actors, and everyone, every day, engages with food systems. While they are contributors and victims of climate change, there are transformative paths we can take to ensure food systems, in all their various forms, are resilient.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About the speaker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jessica Fanzo, Ph.D., is a Professor of Climate and the Food for Humanity Initiative Director at Columbia University’s Climate School in New York City. She also serves as the Interim Director for the International Research Institute for Climate and Society. She held positions at Johns Hopkins University, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, the UN World Food Programme, Bioversity International, the Earth Institute, and the Millennium Development Goal Centre at the World Agroforestry Center in Kenya. She was the Co-Chair of the Global Nutrition Report and Team Leader for the UN High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Systems and Nutrition. She has been involved in various collective endeavors, including the Food Systems Economic Commission, the Lancet Commission on Anaemia, and the EAT-Lancet Commission. She currently leads the development of the Food Systems Dashboard and the Food Systems Countdown to 2030 Initiative in collaboration with the Global Alliance of Improved Nutrition and FAO. Jessica's research focuses on the transdisciplinary field of food systems and the linkages between agriculture, health, and the environment in climate-impacted countries with limited resources. She has twenty years of experience working in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and East Asia on the diversity and quality of diets, nutrition and health outcomes, environmental sustainability, and climate adaptation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ecologies of Justice: The Rights of Nature in Colombia</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, 293 Beacon Street, McElroy Commons, 237, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzLTepraoXQazrGtcJqRunlvRiNItF8pndx0VrWm-vlWN16A/viewform" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzLTepraoXQazrGtcJqRunlvRiNItF8pndx0VrWm-vlWN16A/viewform</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bccte.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_phWxNG1QT_qxgvPz446klg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bccte.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_phWxNG1QT_qxgvPz446klg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">With Kimberly Theidon, Henry J. Leir Professor in International Humanitarian Studies, Tufts University Fletcher School of Global Affairs</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In 2016 the Colombian government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) signed Peace Accords that marked the official end of the longest armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere. More than fifty years of war had left 200,000 people dead, 150,000 disappeared, 6 million internally displaced, and 8.6 million registered victims. In addition to the human casualties of war, the environment itself was one component of a “wounded warscape,” with landmines, deforestation, bombed oil pipelines and toxic chemicals leaching into the soil and waterways. Clearly armed conflict can contribute to an environment that is toxic to human health and well-being, but to leave the argument there is to reduce more-than-human entities to mere resources that exist to satisfy human needs and desires, and to measure their destruction as unfortunate but collateral damage. In this project I aim to move beyond this instrumentalized concern for the more-than-human to consider the interspecies entanglements that make life possible in the best and the worst of times. From toxic chemicals to land mines, from rivers tinged with blood to vengeful mountain gods, there are multiple environments and actors that play a role in post-war reconstruction and coexistence. To capture these assemblages, I focus on the Atrato River, Colombia’s longest and most-polluted waterway. On this river, lifeways and waterways converge; as the Atrato winds through the Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities of Urabá, the river gives and is life. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Copies of Theidon's most recent book, Legacies of War Violence, Ecologies, and Kin, from which the talk draws on, will be available for sale at the event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Clough Colloquium: Nadia Murad, Nobel Laureate</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, Heights Room (Corcoran Commons), 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Human rights activist and recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, Nadia Murad is a leading advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence. Her New York Times bestselling memoir, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State, is a harrowing account of the genocide against the Yazidi people of Iraq and Nadia’s imprisonment by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). Nadia grew up in a small farming village in the Sinjar region of Northern Iraq. In 2014, ISIS attacked her village and killed thousands of Yazidis, including her beloved mother and several of her brothers. Nadia was taken to Mosul and forced, along with thousands of other Yazidi girls, into sexual slavery. After escaping captivity, Nadia relocated to Germany as a refugee and began raising awareness of the ongoing plight of the Yazidi community and the need to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. In 2016, Nadia became the first United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking. That year, she was also awarded the Council of Europe Václav Havel Award for Human Rights and Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. In 2018, she won the Nobel Peace Prize with Dr. Denis Mukwege. Together, they founded the Global Fund for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence. In 2019, Nadia was appointed as a UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate. Nadia is the founder and president of Nadia’s Initiative, a non-profit dedicated to rebuilding communities in crisis and advocating for survivors of sexual violence. Nadia’s Initiative’s current work is focused on the sustainable re-development of the Yazidi homeland in Sinjar and pursuing holistic justice for survivors of ISIS atrocities. In her capacity as a member of France’s Gender Advisory Council, Nadia advocated G7 member states to adopt legislation that protects and promotes women’s rights. Nadia worked with the German Mission to the United Nations to pass UN Security Council Resolution 2467, which expands the UN’s commitments to end sexual violence in conflict. Nadia was also a driving force behind the drafting and passing of UN Security Council Resolution 2379, which established the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD). Since 2015, Nadia has been working with human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to bring ISIS before the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities and Defenses for EV Charging Systems </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30pm ET [1:30pm to 2:30pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Y2E2 Building, 292A, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/smart_grid_seminar_cybersecurity_vulnerabilities_and_defenses_for_ev_charging_systems_jay_johnson" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/smart_grid_seminar_cybersecurity_vulnerabilities_and_defenses_for_ev_charging_systems_jay_johnson</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jay Johnson</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Details: This talk will cover cybersecurity vulnerabilities discovered in private and public electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) systems and technologies that can reduce the risk of cyberattacks on these systems. Cybersecurity researchers have recently identified several vulnerabilities that exist in EVSE devices, communications to electric vehicles (EVs), and upstream services, such as EVSE vendor cloud services, third party systems, and grid operators. The potential impact of attacks on these systems stretches from localized, relatively minor effects to long-term national disruptions. Fortunately, there is a strong and expanding collection of cybersecurity best practices and defensive technologies that may be deployed to secure EVSE environments. Several security hardening examples will be provided, with a focus on recent research into intrusion detection systems and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) technologies for EVSE cloud management systems.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker Bio</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jay Johnson is the Chief Technology Officer at DER Security Corp, a startup company focused on Distributed Energy Resource (DER) communications, power operations, and security. Jay's team is building cybersecurity protection, detection, and response technologies for EV chargers, renewable energy installations, and energy storage systems. Previously, Jay was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories where he led research projects totaling $25M in the areas of power system control, optimization, and security. Jay received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 2006 and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2009.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">AI for Climate Change Mitigation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 pm – 1:15 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/ai-climate-change-mitigation" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/ai-climate-change-mitigation</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy and Director of the Energy and Environment Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Sandalow is the Inaugural Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy and Director of the Energy and Environment Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He founded and directs the Center’s US-China Program and is author of the Guide to Chinese Climate Policy. He teaches a 1-2 month short course each year as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Schwarzman Scholars Program at Tsinghua University and is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On the Political Economy of Deforestation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">USCB, Bren Hall 1414, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-kathryn-baragwanath-political-economy-deforestation" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-kathryn-baragwanath-political-economy-deforestation</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kathryn Baragwanath, Harvard Academy Scholar, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information coming soon</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis | A Series of Public Online Conversations: Apocalyptic Grief: Reckoning with Loss, Wrestling with Hope</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MgW5RjTBRyCG3fomK6EQKQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MgW5RjTBRyCG3fomK6EQKQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church Moderator: Diane L. Moore, Associate Dean of Religion and Public Life </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Human caused climate change already contributes to manifold global disasters. As the planet inevitably continues to warm, these disasters will be routine and unrelenting. Addressing the reality of loss must become a basic spiritual task of our climate present and future, along with summoning the resolve to respond to all our losses. This webinar will consider the apocalyptic roots of the Christian tradition in order both to diagnose how Christianity has contributed to the present crisis, as well as to suggest possibilities for a different way forward. Through particular attention to grief and hope as religious categories, and with specific reference to various moments and movements from within the Christian tradition, we will reflect upon the spiritual crisis at the heart of climate catastrophe, and suggest the potential for a religious response. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Drawdown Roadmap</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7 - 8pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drawdown-roadmap-tickets-782259718877" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drawdown-roadmap-tickets-782259718877</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">You may know that there are many possible solutions to combat climate change. But, how do we focus our efforts, create the most effective plan and really make a difference on climate before it’s too late? The Drawdown Roadmap is a science-based strategy for accelerating climate solutions, pointing to which climate actions governments, businesses, investors, philanthropists, community organizations, and others should prioritize to make the most of our efforts to stop climate change. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Attend this 4-week course to understand the roadmap, and consider how to actualize it in your business, community organization, investments and more. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at </span><a href="mailto:gcs.lrc@gmail.com" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gcs.lrc@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> for more information.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store welcomes ELLEN CLEGG—long-time Boston Globe reporter and co-founder of Brookline.News—and DAN KENNEDY—nationally known media commentator and journalism professor at Northeastern University—for a discussion of their new book What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About What Works in Community News</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Local news is essential to democracy. Meaningful participation in civic life is impossible without it. However, local news is in crisis. According to one widely cited study, some 2,500 newspapers have closed over the last generation. And it is often marginalized communities of color who have been left without the day-to-day journalism they need to govern themselves in a democracy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Veteran journalists Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy cut through the pessimism surrounding this issue, showing readers that new, innovative journalism models are popping up across the country to fill news deserts and empower communities. What Works in Community News examines more than a dozen of these projects, including:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sahan Journal, a digital publication dedicated to reporting on Minnesota’s immigrant and refugee communities;</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit news outlet in Memphis, TN, focused on poverty, power, and public policy;</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">New Haven Independent / WNHH / La Voz Hispana de Connecticut, a digital news project that expanded its reach in the New Haven community through radio and a Spanish-language partnership;</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Storm Lake Times Pilot, a print newspaper in rural Iowa innovating with a hybrid for-profit/nonprofit model; and</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Texas Tribune, once a pioneering upstart, now one of the most well-known—and successful—digital newsrooms in the country.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Through a blend of on-the-ground reporting and interviews, Clegg and Kennedy show how these operations found seed money and support, and how they hired staff, forged their missions, and navigated challenges from the pandemic to police intimidation to stand as the last bastion of collective truth—and keep local news in local hands.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Journalism and the Migration Crisis with Pulitzer Prize winner Matthieu Aikins</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30pm to 6:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">BC, Devlin Hall, 101, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for a dialogue between the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Mathieu Aikins and BC Professor Min Song as they discuss the experiences of refugees trying to cross heavily fortified borders, the wars in the Middle East, and the dangers of being a journalist covering such stories.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How Activism Can Win Bigger and Faster</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 27 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9pm ET [6:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-02-27/kumi-naidoo-how-activism-can-win-bigger-and-faster" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-02-27/kumi-naidoo-how-activism-can-win-bigger-and-faster</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 - $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kumi Naidoo’s path to being an internationally renowned activist started early. At the age of 15, he organized school boycotts against the apartheid educational system in South Africa. His courageous actions made him a target for the security police, leading to his exile in the United Kingdom, where he remained until 1990. Upon his return to South Africa, Naidoo played a pivotal role in the legalization of the African National Congress in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As former chief of both Amnesty International and Greenpeace International, Naidoo is uniquely qualified to talk about pressuring governments and companies to protect human rights and our environment. Now he’s a visiting scholar at Stanford’s Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, where he’s focusing on how activism can win bigger and faster.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What are the tensions between speed and justice when it comes to moving away from fossil fuels?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">With climate protests growing increasingly confrontational, are those tactics galvanizing or repelling people?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How are climate-fueled disasters and migration fueling anti-democratic forces around the world?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join Climate One co-host Greg Dalton in a live conversation with scholar/activist Kumi Naidoo on how the international drive away from fossil fuels relates to human rights and economic justice.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tali-sharot-and-cass-r-sunstein-at-the-cambridge-public-library-tickets-782156600447?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tali-sharot-and-cass-r-sunstein-at-the-cambridge-public-library-tickets-782156600447?aff=ebdssbdestsearch</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 – $30.80</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store welcomes TALI SHAROT—award-winning author and professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London and MIT—and CASS R. SUNSTEIN—the nation's most-cited legal scholar and co-author of the national bestseller Nudge—for a discussion of their new book Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP for free to this event or choose the "Book-Included" ticket to reserve a copy of Look Again and pick it up at the event. Tali Sharot and Cass R. Sunstein will sign copies of their new book after the presentation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Have you ever noticed that what is thrilling on Monday tends to become boring on Friday? Even exciting relationships, stimulating jobs, and breathtaking works of art lose their sparkle after a while. People stop noticing what is most wonderful in their own lives. They also stop noticing what is terrible. They get used to dirty air. They stay in abusive relationships. People grow to accept authoritarianism and take foolish risks. They become unconcerned by their own misconduct, blind to inequality, and are more liable to believe misinformation than ever before.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">But what if we could find a way to see everything anew? What if you could regain sensitivity, not only to the great things in your life, but also to the terrible things you stopped noticing and so don’t try to change?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Now, neuroscience professor Tali Sharot and Harvard law professor (and presidential advisor) Cass R. Sunstein investigate why we stop noticing both the great and not-so-great things around us and how to “dishabituate” at the office, in the bedroom, at the store, on social media, and in the voting booth. This groundbreaking work, based on decades of research in the psychological and biological sciences, illuminates how we can reignite the sparks of joy, innovate, and recognize where improvements urgently need to be made. The key to this disruption—to seeing, feeling, and noticing again—is change. By temporarily changing your environment, changing the rules, changing the people you interact with—or even just stepping back and imagining change—you regain sensitivity, allowing you to more clearly identify the bad and more deeply appreciate the good.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts Energy Conference 2024 - Innovation Odyssey: Climate Tech and Economics of the Energy transition</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">February 29, 12pm - March 1, 8pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cabot Intercultural Center - Tufts University=, 170 Packard Avenue Medford, MA 02155 Medford, MA 02155</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tufts-energy-conference-2024-tickets-808423926727?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tufts-energy-conference-2024-tickets-808423926727?aff=ebdssbdestsearch</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Tufts Energy Conference has a 19-year legacy of bringing together students, academics, public officials, and energy industry professionals for thought-provoking discussions on some of the most critical energy issues of our time. The world currently faces a critical turning point in the fight against climate change and the transition to a clean energy future. Much work needs to be done to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, but energy industry innovations are making this transformation feasible by bringing down prices and increasing the efficiency of green technologies. However, a disconnect exists between the scientific community that pioneers these groundbreaking technologies and the financial sector responsible for scaling investments to guarantee their triumph.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mitigation and Reversal Strategies Solutions for a Sustainable Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00 - 12:00 GMT-5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-mitigation-and-reversal-strategies-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future-tickets-788171270487" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-mitigation-and-reversal-strategies-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future-tickets-788171270487</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Highlight current technologies and innovations aimed at mitigating climate change.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discuss the role of renewable energy sources, carbon capture technologies, and sustainable practices in reducing environmental impact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Explore educational tools and initiatives that promote awareness and empower individuals and communities to contribute to reversing climate change.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Homegrown National Park</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oxO3N208RdaKn61cf6IBsQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oxO3N208RdaKn61cf6IBsQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our parks, preserves, and remaining wildlands are too small to sustain all lives our ecosystems depend. We can fix this problem through Homegrown National Park: a national challenge to create diverse ecosystems by reducing lawn, planting native, and removing invasives. The goal is to create a national movement to restore 20 million acres with natives and millions more acres in agriculture and woodlots. If many people make small changes, we can restore healthy ecological networks.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Contact </span><a href="mailto:Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Great Deployment: A Look at How the Financing of Climate Technology is Rapidly Evolving</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm ET [12pm to 1pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Y2E2 Building, 382, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/sfi_seminar_chante_harris" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/sfi_seminar_chante_harris</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join SFI’s monthly seminar on the third or fourth Thursday of the month. We’ll cover innovative policy and financial mechanisms designed to rapidly decarbonize the global economy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Up next:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this seminar on Thursday, February 29, SFI will be joined by Chante Harris, Founder & Managing Partner, Eunoia Group.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2024 will continue to be an unprecedented year for investment in and big wins in the decarbonization of infrastructure. From the $12.5 billion acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners by BlackRock to General Atlantic's recent acquisition of Actis, this year is shaping up to be one of the biggest where we see investors double down on clean energy adoption through distributed and large capital projects across shipping ports, data centers, railroads, and others. This moment presents a unique opportunity for highly competitive risk-adjusted returns that integrate incumbent and promising emerging technology solutions at scale while bettering communities' resiliency, well-being, and overall health.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Much of the early discussion around climate was around the invention of breakthrough gigawatt-scale technologies that could lower emissions at a lower cost than today. Fast forward, and most of the focus today is on the pace at which technology and infrastructure come together to decarbonize our built environment. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">To tackle climate change, technologies must reach commercialization. To do so, our understanding of climate technology and the investment that accelerates its deployment must evolve. Join this discussion where we'll dive into how climate tech founders and their investors can close the gap by building ecosystem capacity and testing new capital structures that build on the core competencies of venture capital and project finance.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Recommended readings: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Skill sets for The Great Deployment: Zoning, permitting and project finance</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://impactalpha.com/skill-sets-for-the-great-deployment-site-selection-permitting-and-pre-development/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://impactalpha.com/skill-sets-for-the-great-deployment-site-selection-permitting-and-pre-development/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Expert voices: Chante Harris on clearing climate tech bottlenecks</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2023/10/27/chante-harris-climate-tech?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pro_deals_climatetech_subs&stream=top" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2023/10/27/chante-harris-climate-tech?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pro_deals_climatetech_subs&stream=top</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker bio:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chante Harris is a champion of social and financial innovation. Throughout her career, she has successfully scaled nationwide campaigns, technologies, and ideas for the Obama Administration, Fortune 500 companies, and startups. Her writing and work have been featured by ImpactAlpha, Business Insider, The Milken Institute, and other notable publications.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As an operator, she secured and deployed millions of dollars for the implementation of climate projects and energy-efficient technologies. In 2020 she built a $10 million early stage climate tech venture studio in the U.S. focused on global companies deploying technologies across mobility, buildings, agriculture, waste, water, materials, and carbon. After her time as a climate tech strategist with Schmidt Futures, she founded a derisk-as-a-service studio and investment platform addressing the multibillion-dollar funding gap for deep tech climate technologies at the critical early infrastructure project stage.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Named by Forbes as a 30 Under 30 in the Energy Category, Nasdaq as a Woman to Watch in 2022, ACEEE as a Champion for Energy Efficiency, GreenBiz as 30 Under 30 Leader, and Women Enews as a Pioneering Woman in Sustainability, Chante is at the helm of driving climate innovation and advancing the energy transition across the globe. Chante has traveled the world to speak at global events like COP, Aspen, GreenBiz, and TechStars.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In addition to her work leading in climate tech and investment, Chante launched and built the only global 5,000+ digital collective and global community that is 100% dedicated to advancing women of color working across the sustainability industry. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chante is on the advisory committee for the first-ever global Climate Center being built on Governor's Island in NYC and sits on the Board of Summit Impact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Busting the Bankers' Club: Finance for the Rest of Us</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store welcomes GERALD EPSTEIN—Professor of Economics and a Founding Codirector of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst—for a discussion of his new book Busting the Bankers' Club: Finance for the Rest of Us. He will be joined in conversation by JULIET SCHOR—sociologist and economist at Boston College and author of The Overworked American.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Busting the Bankers' Club</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bankers brought the global economic system to its knees in 2007 and nearly did the same in 2020. Both times, the US government bailed out the banks and left them in control. How can we end this cycle of trillion-dollar bailouts and make finance work for the rest of us? Busting the Bankers' Club confronts the powerful people and institutions that benefit from our broken financial system—and the struggle to create an alternative.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Drawing from decades of research on the history, economics, and politics of banking, economist Gerald Epstein shows that any meaningful reform will require breaking up this club of politicians, economists, lawyers, and CEOs who sustain the status quo. Thankfully, there are thousands of activists, experts, and public officials who are working to do just that. Clear-eyed and hopeful, Busting the Bankers' Club centers the individuals and groups fighting for a financial system that will better serve the needs of the marginalized and support important transitions to a greener, fairer economy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Water, Waste, and Race: Environmental Politics during the Nineteenth Century Gold Rushes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, March 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:30 to 4:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdOmqqzkiHtEdBHwCQBUEbrFTqTcky6-a#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdOmqqzkiHtEdBHwCQBUEbrFTqTcky6-a#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mae Ngai, Columbia University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Beyond Carbon in Nature-Based Climate Solutions: Documenting Tropical Forest Biodiversity Loss and Recovery Using Sounds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 pm – 1:15 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/beyond-carbon-nature-based-climate-solutions" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2024/beyond-carbon-nature-based-climate-solutions</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Zuzana Burivalova, Assistant Professor The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies & Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology University of Wisconsin - Madison</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Forests are at the forefront of nature-based climate solutions, and this has stimulated a global investment into their protection. Yet, focusing on carbon, many nature-based climate solutions do not automatically protect biodiversity. I will discuss the need to include biodiversity conservation as a major goal for tropical forest nature-based climate solutions. I will demonstrate how we use new technologies, particularly bioacoustics (recording and analyzing sounds that animals and humans make), to document the losses and gains in biodiversity. Using new advances in machine learning to detect animal and gunshot sounds, I will show not only the patterns but also the processes that underlie biodiversity changes in the world’s most diverse tropical forests. In this talk, I will draw on examples from the Sound Forest Lab’s work in Indonesia, Gabon, Sierra Leone and Mexico.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental, Energy, and Engineering Career Fair</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">John B. Hynes Convention Center, Junior Ballroom, 302 & 304, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact (617) 505-1818, </span><a href="mailto:ebc@ebcne.org" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ebc@ebcne.org</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Environmental Pollution Impacts on Human Health</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">USCB, Bren Hall 1414, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-eunha-hoh-environmental-pollution-impacts-human-health" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-eunha-hoh-environmental-pollution-impacts-human-health</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis | A Series of Public Online Conversations: The Practice of Wild Mercy: Something Deeper Than Hope</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqjE5m36S3yUjASXSZWktQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqjE5m36S3yUjASXSZWktQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Terry Tempest Williams, HDS Writer-in-Residence Moderator: Diane L. Moore, Associate Dean of Religion and Public Life</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can personhood be granted to mountains, lakes, and rivers? What does it mean to be met by another species? How do we extend our notion of power to include all life forms? And what does a different kind of power look like and feel like? Wild Mercy is in our hands. Practices of attention in the field with compassion and grace deepen our kinship with life, allowing us to touch something deeper than hope. Great Salt Lake offers us a reflection into our own nature: Are we shrinking or expanding? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is the fifth event of a six-part series of online public conversations with members of the HDS faculty to explore what an expansive understanding of religion can provide in these times of Earth crisis. For those wishing to engage in discussion of the presentations with other audience members, Diane L. Moore will convene a live discussion on zoom for one hour from 7:45 to 8:45 following each presentation. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How Disinformation is Sabotaging America</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9pm ET [6:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-03-04/barbara-mcquade-joyce-vance-how-disinformation-sabotaging-america" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2024-03-04/barbara-mcquade-joyce-vance-how-disinformation-sabotaging-america</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 - $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The epidemic of disinformation and misinformation sweeping through our society is like the weather: Everyone complains about it, but no one does anything about it. Now Barbara McQuade is changing that, offering solutions for countering disinformation and maintaining the rule of law.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MSNBC's legal expert breaks down the ways disinformation has become a tool to drive voters to extremes, disempower our legal structures, and consolidate power in the hands of the few. Americans are strategically being pushed apart by disinformation—the deliberate spreading of lies disguised as truth—and it comes at us from all sides: opportunists on the far right, Russian misinformed social media influencers, and others. It's endangering our democracy and causing havoc in our electoral system, schools, hospitals, workplaces, and in our Capitol. Advances in technology including rapid developments in artificial intelligence threaten to make the problems even worse by amplifying false claims and manufacturing credibility.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Legal scholar and analyst McQuade will join us to explain how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society and how we can fight against it. She examines what she calls the "authoritarian playbook"—a history of disinformation from Mussolini and Hitler to Bolsonaro and Trump—and chronicles the ways in which authoritarians have used disinformation to seize and retain power. She reviews disinformation tactics, such as demonizing the other, seducing with nostalgia, silencing critics, muzzling the media, condemning the courts, and stoking violence, and she explains why they work.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Is America particularly vulnerable to disinformation? Does it exploit our First Amendment Freedoms? What can be done to fight it and its effects?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Don't miss this timely exploration of one of the most important forces in the world today.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Celebration of and for Trees: Creating Eco-Performance</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZTQhWUDbTsmpVDWDEQFZUg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZTQhWUDbTsmpVDWDEQFZUg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">“Eco theater” was coined in the 1980s to describe environmentally-aware performance. How can performance artists participate in environmental activism in effective ways, while including multiple political and aesthetic viewpoints? How can we develop a physical practice that keeps our bodies attuned to the natural world on a day-to-day level? This discussion will focus on eco theater and the translation of personal encounters with the natural world into physical and kinetic expression.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Contact </span><a href="mailto:Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sinet.Kroch@tufts.edu</a>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-42595242140298957652023-12-30T20:37:00.002-05:002023-12-31T22:00:16.800-05:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - January 2024<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html). </span></p><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Index</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Venture Capital and Demand-side Decarbonization: How to get rich while saving the planet</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:30pm ET [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at <a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_January_8_Mike_Lin">https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_January_8_Mike_Lin</a></span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What Works in Community News</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA 02446-2908</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ellen-clegg-and-dan-kennedy-what-works-in-community-news-tickets-763646335747">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ellen-clegg-and-dan-kennedy-what-works-in-community-news-tickets-763646335747</a></span><div><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Graduate School of Design [GSD] Virtual Town Hall: Engaged Citizenry</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1 – 2:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online via Zoom</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oCJlHbgESBauGmxs_2dSjw#/">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oCJlHbgESBauGmxs_2dSjw#/</a></span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Explaining the Hydrogen Tax Credit Rules: A First Look with Rocky Mountain Institute [RMI]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00 p.m. ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at <a href="https://rmi.org/event/webinar-explaining-the-hydrogen-tax-credit-rules-a-first-look-with-rmi/">https://rmi.org/event/webinar-explaining-the-hydrogen-tax-credit-rules-a-first-look-with-rmi/</a></span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Breaking Twitter</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00PM ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA 02446-2908</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ben-mezrich-breaking-twitter-tickets-761375934917">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ben-mezrich-breaking-twitter-tickets-761375934917</a></span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Announcing the 37th Annual NOFA/Mass Winter Conference: "Growing Connections & Collaborations”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">January 13, 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8 AM - 6 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Worcester State University, In-person Only, </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.nofamass.org/home/nofa-events/winter-conference/"><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.nofamass.org/home/nofa-events/winter-conference/</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /></a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Increasing Affordability Through Municipal Climate Action - webinar #4 - FOOD SECURITY</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/increasing-affordability-through-municipal-climate-action-food-security-tickets-672266566397" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/increasing-affordability-through-municipal-climate-action-food-security-tickets-672266566397</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Social Implications of AI</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building E51, E51-395, 70 MEMORIAL DR, Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers: David Autor and Sendhil Mullainathan</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Eating Down the Food Chain: Let Them Eat Algae</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10pm ET [7pm to 8pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hopkins Marine Station, Izzie Abbott Boatworks Auditorium, 120 Ocean View Blvd, Pacific Grove, CA. 93950 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_enci5N_oQfmGX4JCXhaVNA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_enci5N_oQfmGX4JCXhaVNA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmentalism from Below: How Global People's Movements Are Leading the Fight for Our Planet</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 T</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/ashley_dawson/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.harvard.com/event/ashley_dawson/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Mitigation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 17</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xFZgOSagSOiWYgb48uSohA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xFZgOSagSOiWYgb48uSohA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">U.S. C3E Women in clean energy seminar series: Four clean energy career journeys from 2023 C3E Awardees</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, January 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:00pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q8-fKcVCS0uj_Pchf0PGbw#/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q8-fKcVCS0uj_Pchf0PGbw#/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Overcoming Offshore Wind Opposition </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, January 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X6HgP5ylQgCdPLsAqBkKAA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X6HgP5ylQgCdPLsAqBkKAA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The search for extraterrestrials and the modern-day relevance of Albert Einstein</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, January 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7 – 9 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Resilient Gardening: Natures Green-Print</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, January 18 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-resilient-gardening-natures-green-print-tickets-765890317557" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-resilient-gardening-natures-green-print-tickets-765890317557</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, January 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/kyle_chayka_at_harvard_book_store/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.harvard.com/event/kyle_chayka_at_harvard_book_store/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Winning a Fossil Free Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm - 3:30pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winning-a-fossil-free-future-tickets-777020829217" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winning-a-fossil-free-future-tickets-777020829217</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in and Age of Conflict</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 23</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8zIexWoxTGiBx4uX9nIgLg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8zIexWoxTGiBx4uX9nIgLg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Fascist Turn: Race And Gender In Totalitarian Regimes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 24</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00pm to 8:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online RSVP at </span><a href="https://bostoncollege-lsoe.catalog.instructure.com/browse/pce/courses/the-fascist-turn-race-and-gender-in-totalitarian-regimes" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bostoncollege-lsoe.catalog.instructure.com/browse/pce/courses/the-fascist-turn-race-and-gender-in-totalitarian-regimes</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On the environmental impacts of genetically modified crops</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UCSB, Bren Hall 1414</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-frederik-noack-environmental-impacts-genetically-modified-crops" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-frederik-noack-environmental-impacts-genetically-modified-crops</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">An uncertain future for the US critical mineral supply chain</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30pm ET [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_january_29_Caers" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_january_29_Caers</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The greenest building can be... the one that is already built: an interactive energy house model </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00pm to 4:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 9, 9-255, 105 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E3W5sm30J2cwUYMjNvMMUJclmFLzRa3RgmsR-vyinlo/edit#gid=0" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E3W5sm30J2cwUYMjNvMMUJclmFLzRa3RgmsR-vyinlo/edit#gid=0</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: A Procession of Catastrophes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8:45 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqPUoByLRjGNOvrImc6lZQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqPUoByLRjGNOvrImc6lZQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">“What Would Be A Just Energy Transition?”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00 PM - 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027 315</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=e5XaMGha1sXoLK6tMcmfdsMwyxQLdK4Jhe1OkwWk.calprdapp08" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=e5XaMGha1sXoLK6tMcmfdsMwyxQLdK4Jhe1OkwWk.calprdapp08</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Silicon Valley Reads 2024: A Greener Tomorrow Starts Today</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 31 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10pm EST [7:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">DeAnza Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUnhIUAS" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUnhIUAS</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Building an Electrical Grid for the Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Wexner 434AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/events/building-electrical-grid-future" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.hks.harvard.edu/events/building-electrical-grid-future</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Science Communication in a Crisis </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 3:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 54, 823, 21 AMES ST, Cambridge, MA 0213</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On meeting global demands without GHG increases</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8am ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UCSB, Bren Hall 1414</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-steven-davis-meeting-global-demands-without-ghg-increases" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-steven-davis-meeting-global-demands-without-ghg-increases</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: Ancestors and Climate in Our Boston Backyard</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8:45 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TxwmH9P8SWajWXcagD4K9w#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TxwmH9P8SWajWXcagD4K9w#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EBC 11th Annual New England Regional Offshore Wind Conference</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">WilmerHale, 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-11th-annual-new-england-regional-offshore-wind-conference/#registration-details" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-11th-annual-new-england-regional-offshore-wind-conference/#registration-details</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————- </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Venture Capital and Demand-side Decarbonization: How to get rich while saving the planet</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30pm ET [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_January_8_Mike_Lin" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_January_8_Mike_Lin</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Venture Capital investor Mike Lin shares his entrepreneurial journey from Stanford (BS '03, MS '06), to Apple, to startup founder, to venture investing. He'll dive into his venture capital investment thesis centered on demand-side decarbonization, integrative design, and anti-fragility.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bio: Mike Lin is an investor, engineer and serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in tech, startups and venture capital.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mike is a co-founder and General Partner at Dangerous Ventures, an early-stage fund investing in startups building a more resilient and sustainable future. Dangerous focuses on solutions that empower people, the planet, and society to be more resilient and thrive in a rapidly changing environment. Mike is also a Lecturer at Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability where he teaches SUST 234: Integrative Design, Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital for Sustainability.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What Works in Community News</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA 02446-2908</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ellen-clegg-and-dan-kennedy-what-works-in-community-news-tickets-763646335747?aff=oddtdtcreator" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ellen-clegg-and-dan-kennedy-what-works-in-community-news-tickets-763646335747?aff=oddtdtcreator</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What Works in Community News: Media Startups, News Deserts, and the Future of the Fourth Estate</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A groundbreaking study of the journalism startups that are solving the local news crisis one community at a time</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A must-read for activists, entrepreneurs, and journalists who want to start local news outlets in their communities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Local news is essential to democracy. Meaningful participation in civic life is impossible without it. However, local news is in crisis. According to one widely cited study, some 2,500 newspapers have closed over the last generation. And it is often marginalized communities of color who have been left without the day-to-day journalism they need to govern themselves in a democracy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Veteran journalists Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy cut through the pessimism surrounding this issue, showing readers that new, innovative journalism models are popping up across the country to fill news deserts and empower communities. What Works in Community News examines more than a dozen of these projects, including:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sahan Journal, a digital publication dedicated to reporting on Minnesota’s immigrant and refugee communities;</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit news outlet in Memphis, TN, focused on poverty, power, and public policy;</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">New Haven Independent / WNHH / La Voz Hispana de Connecticut, a digital news project that expanded its reach in the New Haven community through radio and a Spanish-language partnership;</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Storm Lake Times Pilot, a print newspaper in rural Iowa innovating with a hybrid for-profit/nonprofit model; and</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Texas Tribune, once a pioneering upstart, now one of the most well-known—and successful—digital newsrooms in the country.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Through a blend of on-the-ground reporting and interviews, Clegg and Kennedy show how these operations found seed money and support, and how they hired staff, forged their missions, and navigated challenges from the pandemic to police intimidation to stand as the last bastion of collective truth—and keep local news in local hands.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy host the What Works podcast, on which they talk to journalists, policymakers, and entrepreneurs about the work they’re doing to keep local news alive. Clegg spent more than 3 decades at The Boston Globe and retired in 2018 after four years of running the opinion pages. She is co-founder and co-chair of Brookline.News, a nonprofit startup news organization in Brookline, Massachusetts. Kennedy is a professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University and a nationally known media commentator. He was a panelist on the GBH News television program Beat the Press (1998–2021) and also served as a weekly columnist for the network.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brookline.News is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to providing comprehensive local coverage to Brookline. Brookline.News is also working to train the next generation of journalists and to bring together a network of hyperlocal outlets in Massachusetts and beyond.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Graduate School of Design [GSD] Virtual Town Hall: Engaged Citizenry</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1 – 2:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online via Zoom</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oCJlHbgESBauGmxs_2dSjw#/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oCJlHbgESBauGmxs_2dSjw#/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Dean Sarah M. Whiting, Josep Lluís Sert Professor of Architecture</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hazel Edwards MAUD ’89, Radcliffe Institute Fellow ’24 and Professor of Architecture at Howard University’s College of Engineering and Architecture</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Belinda Tato, Associate Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join GSD Dean Sarah M. Whiting, Josep Lluís Sert Professor of Architecture, in conversation with panelists Hazel Edwards MAUD ’89, Radcliffe Institute Fellow ’24 and Professor of Architecture at Howard University’s College of Engineering and Architecture, and Belinda Tato, Associate Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at the GSD, as they explore the value of public participation in shaping the infrastructure where we live, work, and connect. How can the design community effectively engage our communities to improve social interaction and our relationship with the environment while prioritizing sustainability, growth, and resiliency?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please visit our website for more information.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO </span><a href="mailto:alumni@gsd.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">alumni@gsd.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Explaining the Hydrogen Tax Credit Rules: A First Look with Rocky Mountain Institute [RMI]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00 p.m. ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://rmi.org/event/webinar-explaining-the-hydrogen-tax-credit-rules-a-first-look-with-rmi/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://rmi.org/event/webinar-explaining-the-hydrogen-tax-credit-rules-a-first-look-with-rmi/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The US Department of the Treasury issued guidance on the federal hydrogen tax credit 45V on December 22, 2023, and RMI is hosting a webinar analyzing the guidance and its overarching implications for the larger clean hydrogen industry.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our [Rocky Mountain Institute’s] deliberation will explore insights shared by our distinguished panel of experts and expand on the overarching implications for the clean hydrogen industry. Our federal policy team will also highlight engagement opportunities for stakeholders seeking to participate in forthcoming federal opportunities.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Breaking Twitter</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00PM ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA 02446-2908</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ben-mezrich-breaking-twitter-tickets-761375934917" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ben-mezrich-breaking-twitter-tickets-761375934917</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">From New York Times bestselling author Ben Mezrich: the book Elon Musk doesn’t want you to read.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In October 2022, Elon Musk barreled through Twitter’s front doors carrying a kitchen sink, tweeting a message to his millions of followers: “Let that sink in.” His takeover came with the promise of fundamental changes, but nothing could prepare the company for the turbulence to come—brutal, sometimes arbitrary mass firings, an exodus of advertisers and users, and a vicious internal battle for control.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">With unique access to Twitter employees and Musk’s confidants, this is the astonishing story from all sides, revealing a wealth of new details, including:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The events and motivations that led Elon to take over the social media site at the center of our global conversation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The chaos of the first few days after Elon and his “goons” crashed through Twitter’s front door.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The fiasco of Elon’s relaunched “Blue Check” system, and the near collapse of Twitter’s revenue stream.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The series of events – darkly comic, self-inflicted, and sometimes frightening—that led to Elon’s emotional and dangerous downward spiral.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And what, ultimately, Elon hoped to accomplish: Why the battle for Twitter isn’t simply about money, of whim, or even political reach.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Breaking Twitter takes readers inside the darkly comic battle between one of the most intriguing, polarizing, influential men of our time—Elon Musk—and the company that represents our culture’s dearest hope for a shared global conversation. From employee accounts within Twitter headquarters to the mission-driven team Musk surrounded himself with, this is the full story from all sides. Can Musk miraculously succeed or will he spectacularly fail? What will that mean to the global town hall that is Twitter? What, really, is Elon’s end goal? The whole world is watching. Breaking Twitter provides ringside seats into one of the most dramatic business stories of our time. Elon Musk didn’t break Twitter. Twitter broke Elon Musk.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ben Mezrich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires (adapted by Aaron Sorkin into the David Fincher film The Social Network), Bringing Down the House (adapted into the #1 box office hit film Dumb Money, recently released by Sony as a major motion picture), and many other bestselling books. His books have sold over six million copies worldwide.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Announcing the 37th Annual NOFA/Mass Winter Conference: "Growing Connections & Collaborations”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">January 13, 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8 AM - 6 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Worcester State University, In-person Only, </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.nofamass.org/home/nofa-events/winter-conference/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.nofamass.org/home/nofa-events/winter-conference/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Increasing Affordability Through Municipal Climate Action - webinar #4 - FOOD SECURITY</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/increasing-affordability-through-municipal-climate-action-food-security-tickets-672266566397" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/increasing-affordability-through-municipal-climate-action-food-security-tickets-672266566397</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Are you passionate about making a positive impact on your community and taking action on climate change? Are you eager to learn more about how municipalities can play a crucial role in addressing climate change while increasing affordability? Then we invite you to join us for this webinar series!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is an 8-part series that will focus on 7 climate-related policy themes, including Buildings, Energy, Food Security, Nature-Based Solutions, Zero-Waste & Circular Economy, Transportation and Governance.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this series, we will delve deep into the intersection of affordability and local climate action, exploring innovative policy solutions and successful case studies from municipalities around the country. Our panel of speakers will share their insights and best practices, empowering you to be an agent of change in your own community.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The webinar sessions will be led by organizations working on local climate action, including Clean Air Partnership, David Suzuki Foundation, Tamarack, Climate Reality Project Canada, and Climate Caucus.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Key highlights of the webinar series include:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Policy 101: learn about local policy solutions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Successful Case Studies: discover inspiring stories of municipalities that have successfully implemented these policies, that you can put into place in your own community</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Practical Tools and Resources: takeaway a toolkit after each webinar with relevant resources, policies, tools and case studies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Networking Opportunities: connect with like-minded individuals, including professionals, policymakers, community leaders, and activists, who are passionate about affordability and climate action</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Theme: Food Security </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The cost of food has been rising steeply in Canada, with the latest Food Price Report predicting a 5-7% food price increase in 2023. Fresh, healthy and culturally-appropriate foods have become increasingly unaffordable for many Canadians. Yet many sustainable, community-based food initiatives are working to change that by making good food more accessible to residents, while also promoting circular food systems, reducing waste, and supporting a more sustainable planet. Learn more about how food programs and policies can support the planet while tackling the affordability crisis.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Social Implications of AI</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building E51, E51-395, 70 MEMORIAL DR, Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers: David Autor and Sendhil Mullainathan</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Eating Down the Food Chain: Let Them Eat Algae</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10pm ET [7pm to 8pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hopkins Marine Station, Izzie Abbott Boatworks Auditorium, 120 Ocean View Blvd, Pacific Grove, CA. 93950 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_enci5N_oQfmGX4JCXhaVNA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_enci5N_oQfmGX4JCXhaVNA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How will planet Earth feed more people in the next century while increasing sustainability? One solution comes from tiny plants called micro-algae, with their high nutrients, vitamins and food value. Chuck Greene is a world leader in looking at this solution, and will talk about its need and its promise</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can we create a global food production system that meets society's projected nutritional requirements while simultaneously reducing its carbon, land, and freshwater footprints to levels consistent with our sustainability goals? Chuck was an award-winning professor at Cornell and served as Director of the Ocean Resources & Ecosystems Program. Currently, he is Associate Director for Research and Strategic Planning at the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Labs. His research interests include ecological dynamics of marine animal populations and impacts of global climate change on ocean ecosystems.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmentalism from Below: How Global People's Movements Are Leading the Fight for Our Planet</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 T</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/ashley_dawson/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.harvard.com/event/ashley_dawson/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store welcomes ASHLEY DAWSON—author of People’s Power: Reclaiming the Energy Commons—for a discussion of his new book Environmentalism from Below: How Global People's Movements Are Leading the Fight for Our Planet. He will be joined in conversation by SANJAY KRISHNAN—author of V. S. Naipaul’s Journeys: From Periphery to Center.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Environmentalism from Below</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmentalism from Below takes readers inside the popular struggles for environmental liberation in the Global South. These communities—among the most vulnerable to but also least responsible for the climate crisis—have long been at the forefront of the fight to protect imperiled worlds. Today, as the world’s forests burn and our oceans acidify, grassroots movements are tenaciously defending the environmental commons and forging just and sustainable ways of living on Earth.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Scholar and activist Ashley Dawson constructs a gripping narrative of these movements of climate insurgents, from international solidarity organizations like La Via Campesina and Shack Dwellers International to local struggles in South Africa, Colombia, India, Nigeria, and beyond. Taking up the four critical challenges we face in a warming world—food, urban sustainability, energy transition, and conservation—Dawson shows how the unruly power of environmentalism from below is charting an alternative path forward, from challenging industrial agriculture through fights for food sovereignty and agroecology to resisting extractivism using mass nonviolent protest and sabotage.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">An urgent, essential intervention, Environmentalism from Below offers a hopeful alternative to the gridlock of UN-based climate negotiations and the narrow nationalism of some Green New Deal efforts. As Dawson reminds us, the fight against ecocide is already being waged worldwide. Building on longstanding traditions of anticolonial struggle, environmentalism from below is a model for a people’s movement for climate justice—one that demands solidarity.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Mitigation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 17</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xFZgOSagSOiWYgb48uSohA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xFZgOSagSOiWYgb48uSohA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs for a discussion of how artificial intelligence (AI) can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. David Sandalow, lead author of the Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Mitigation Roadmap, which was released earlier this month, will explore that topic along with seven of the report’s co-authors. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The report’s findings and recommendations include:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">AI could make significant contributions to climate change mitigation. Areas of opportunity include emissions monitoring, the power sector, the manufacturing sector, materials innovation, the food system, and road transport.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Barriers to using AI to reduce greenhouse gas emissions include a lack of trained personnel and high-quality data. All institutions with a role in climate change mitigation should prioritize AI skills-development and explore ways to develop and share relevant data.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Risks related to AI – including bias, privacy, and safety issues – require careful attention when using AI for climate mitigation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greenhouse gas emissions from computing infrastructure for AI are currently modest. The amount of such emissions in the years ahead is very uncertain.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Mitigation Roadmap is the 12th roadmap released as part of the ICEF Innovation Roadmap Project. Information on previous roadmaps can be found in this booklet.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy; Chair, ICEF Innovation Roadmap Project</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Zhiyuan Fan, Research Associate, Center on Global Energy Policy </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Julio Friedmann, Chief Scientist, Carbon Direct</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Antoine Halff, Chief Analyst and Co-Founder, Kayrros; Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Alp Kucukelbir, Chief Scientist, Fero Labs; Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Elena Méndez Leal, MIA Candidate at Columbia School of International and Public Affairs</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Colin McCormick, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University; Chief Innovation Officer, Carbon Direct</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Trishna Nagrani, Business Development, Climeworks</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information about the event, please contact </span><a href="mailto:energypolicyevents@columbia.ed" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">energypolicyevents@columbia.ed</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">U.S. C3E Women in clean energy seminar series: Four clean energy career journeys from 2023 C3E Awardees</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, January 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:00pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q8-fKcVCS0uj_Pchf0PGbw#/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q8-fKcVCS0uj_Pchf0PGbw#/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join four of the 2023 C3E Award winners to hear about their leading work as well as their own clean energy paths. These Awardees are leaders in clean energy and climate investing, energy storage research, decarbonization of the energy system, and the advancement of utility-scale solar and storage projects.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">An optional virtual networking event, immediately following the session, will provide attendees with the opportunity to ask questions and hear the speakers’ advice on clean energy career paths. Please indicate your interest in the networking session when you register. You will receive a separate link to join the networking session.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Overcoming Offshore Wind Opposition </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, January 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X6HgP5ylQgCdPLsAqBkKAA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X6HgP5ylQgCdPLsAqBkKAA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In the final installment of this three-part webinar series, you will learn about opposition messaging prevalent in the Northeast offshore wind sector and best practices for setting the record straight about this important clean energy resource. You will leave with access to a practical messaging guide and social media tool kit to help you identify and counter deceptive messaging practices. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The search for extraterrestrials and the modern-day relevance of Albert Einstein</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, January 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7 – 9 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Avi Loeb and Benyamin Cohen</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Resilient Gardening: Natures Green-Print</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, January 18 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-resilient-gardening-natures-green-print-tickets-765890317557" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-resilient-gardening-natures-green-print-tickets-765890317557</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an exciting online event, Climate Resilient Gardening: Natures Green-Print, on Fri Jan 19 2024 at 12:00 PM (Australian Eastern Daylight Time). Discover the secrets to creating a resilient garden that thrives in changing climates.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this event, we will explore innovative gardening techniques, sustainable practices, and nature-inspired strategies to adapt to the challenges posed by climate change. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this event is perfect for anyone interested in creating a greener and more sustainable garden.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learn from an expert speaker who will share their knowledge and experiences on topics such as water-wise gardening, selecting climate-appropriate plants, soil health, and much more. Engage in interactive sessions and gain practical insights to help you transform your garden into a resilient oasis.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Don't miss this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, exchange ideas, and discover new ways to make a positive impact on our environment.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: From Australia so the details may not be relevant but I suspect the general outlines will be.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, January 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/kyle_chayka_at_harvard_book_store/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.harvard.com/event/kyle_chayka_at_harvard_book_store/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store welcomes KYLE CHAYKA—author of The Longing for Less—for a discussion of his new book Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Filterworld</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">From trendy restaurants to city grids, to TikTok and Netflix feeds the world round, algorithmic recommendations dictate our experiences and choices. The algorithm is present in the familiar neon signs and exposed brick of Internet cafes, be it in Nairobi or Portland, and the skeletal, modern furniture of Airbnbs in cities big and small. Over the last decade, this network of mathematically determined decisions has taken over, almost unnoticed—informing the songs we listen to, the friends with whom we stay in touch—as we’ve grown increasingly accustomed to our insipid new normal.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This ever-tightening web woven by algorithms is called “Filterworld.” Kyle Chayka shows us how online and offline spaces alike have been engineered for seamless consumption, becoming a source of pervasive anxiety in the process. Users of technology have been forced to contend with data-driven equations that try to anticipate their desires—and often get them wrong. What results is a state of docility that allows tech companies to curtail human experiences—human lives—for profit. But to have our tastes, behaviors, and emotions governed by computers, while convenient, does nothing short of call the very notion of free will into question.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In Filterworld, Chayka traces this creeping, machine-guided curation as it infiltrates the furthest reaches of our digital, physical, and psychological spaces. With algorithms increasingly influencing not just what culture we consume, but what culture is produced, urgent questions arise: What happens when shareability supersedes messiness, innovation, and creativity—the qualities that make us human? What does it mean to make a choice when the options have been so carefully arranged for us? Is personal freedom possible on the Internet?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">To the last question, Filterworld argues yes—but to escape Filterworld, and even transcend it, we must first understand it.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Winning a Fossil Free Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm - 3:30pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winning-a-fossil-free-future-tickets-777020829217" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winning-a-fossil-free-future-tickets-777020829217</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The international fight against fossil fuels and the case for a global exit plan</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">By Global Justice Now</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers will include Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, plus others from around the world to be announced</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">While the UN climate conference declaration talked about the need to “transition away from fossil fuels”, the final text was littered with loopholes. Yet the conference also saw a parallel effort gain traction, with fossil fuel producer Colombia becoming the latest country to call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. With so much money and so many vested interests involved, winning the end of the fossil fuel era isn’t going to be easy, but there’s no way out of the accelerating climate crisis without it. The international campaign for a Fossil Fuel Treaty is naming the problem and building momentum towards a global exit plan from fossil fuels which is both rapid and fair.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for the launch of Global Justice Now’s new UK-wide campaign for a Fossil Fuel Treaty. Our speakers will discuss the international fight against fossil fuels, the hows and whys of the treaty itself, and crucially, how you can help make the treaty happen from wherever you are in the UK.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in and Age of Conflict</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 23</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8zIexWoxTGiBx4uX9nIgLg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8zIexWoxTGiBx4uX9nIgLg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) William Ury, Co-founder, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School, Distinguished Fellow, Harvard Negotiation Project, Harvard University, Founder, Abraham Path Initiative, Co-founder, Climate Parliament</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Whether you’re facing a family feud, a workplace dispute, or a political crisis, Possible will help you turn any challenge into an opportunity.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Equal parts memoir, manual, and manifesto, Possible empowers us all to be “Possibilists”: those who believe in the human potential to transform today’s toughest conflicts creatively and constructively.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO </span><a href="mailto:ponevents@law.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ponevents@law.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Fascist Turn: Race And Gender In Totalitarian Regimes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 24</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00pm to 8:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online RSVP at </span><a href="https://bostoncollege-lsoe.catalog.instructure.com/browse/pce/courses/the-fascist-turn-race-and-gender-in-totalitarian-regimes" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bostoncollege-lsoe.catalog.instructure.com/browse/pce/courses/the-fascist-turn-race-and-gender-in-totalitarian-regimes</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: This event is free to the public, please use the promotional code GRANDCHOKSI24 to register at no cost.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is $25 for practitioners seeking CEs for this lecture.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As citizens, individuals face a global turn towards fascism. How do individuals understand the popular appeal of fascism? How do they empower their resistance? In this meeting, Dr. Sue Grand and Dr. Komal Choksi will apply a social-psychoanalytic lens to these questions. In particular, the deep psycho-social structure of totalitarian splitting will be explored. They will argue that race and gender are the bedrock to that structure. The racing and gendering of fascism: these themes will be linked to neoliberalism, to wealth concentration, social alienation, colonial legacies, and the decay of liberal democracy. Dr. Grand and Dr. Choksi will link these issues to gun culture and Christian nationalism and will argue that fascism has always been within the United States -- in myriad ways, largely obscured, forgotten, and invisible to whiteness.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On the environmental impacts of genetically modified crops</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UCSB, Bren Hall 1414</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-frederik-noack-environmental-impacts-genetically-modified-crops" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-frederik-noack-environmental-impacts-genetically-modified-crops</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Frederik Noack, Assistant Professor, Food and Resource Economics Group, University of British Columbia</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">An uncertain future for the US critical mineral supply chain</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30pm ET [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_january_29_Caers" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/the_energy_seminar_january_29_Caers</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The United States is strategically disadvantaged in building its critical mineral supply, in particular in the upstream and downstream portion. In this presentation, I will report findings on a year-long conversation with government officials, academics, and international industry experts on the status of the US critical mineral supply chain, in particular in the area of electrification (lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper & REE). Overall, the US and its government agencies lack a coherent view of how a robust, resilient & sustainable supply chain will be built starting from exploration to mining, processing to manufacturing. While important research is ongoing on finding replacement materials and recycling, these activities are likely not to have an impact relative to the state of the energy transition we are finding ourselves in today. Additionally, the US is betting too much on single horses, such as the Salton Sea, that remain unproven at operational scale, are unattractive to investors and constitute an unresolved environmental justice concern. Innovation in exploration in particular is completely neglected which means that proven and mineable reserves of critical minerals remain uncertain. In a simple analogy, the US is researching new technology for farming, but has no land to farm on. In the second portion of my presentation, I will focus on a plausible roadmap with very specific recommendations to get the US on a more certain footing. Important to such roadmap is the timing at which priority on innovation, development and manufacturing needs to take place, how are allies, Australia and Canada, will play a crucial role and how such roadmap requires having Environmental Justice and the Geosciences as pillars of its foundation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker Bio: Jef Caers received both an MSc (’93) in mining engineering / geophysics and a PhD (’97) in mining engineering from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Currently, he is Professor of Earth and Planetary at Stanford University, California, USA. Jef Caers’ research interests are data science, artificial intelligence and decision making under uncertainty in developing the critical mineral supply required to transition to 100% renewable energy. Jef Caers is founder of the Mineral-X, a community building effort to strengthen stewardship for a prosperous future for all, powered by Earth's minerals. Jef Caers has published in a diverse range of journals covering Mathematics, Statistics, Earth Sciences, Engineering and Computer Science. Jef Caers authored five books on data science & decision making for natural resources. He was awarded the Krumbein Medal of the International Association of Mathematical Geosciences for his career achievement.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The greenest building can be... the one that is already built: an interactive energy house model </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00pm to 4:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 9, 9-255, 105 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E3W5sm30J2cwUYMjNvMMUJclmFLzRa3RgmsR-vyinlo/edit#gid=0" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E3W5sm30J2cwUYMjNvMMUJclmFLzRa3RgmsR-vyinlo/edit#gid=0</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The presentation will showcase an interactive house model, with a series of features and measuring technologies (thermal imaging, temperature, humidity, due point, indoor air quality measurement).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The model is operated (with regulating it's temperature, moisture, indoor air quality, air movement) to show in an interactive way how existing homes' performance can be understood, measured and and with weatherization/home improvement programs. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The context in which the presenters work are lower-income existing homes in Latin America which when weatherized improve their energy efficiency, reduce emisions and energy poverty, and also improve health, safety and quality of life of families.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: A Procession of Catastrophes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8:45 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqPUoByLRjGNOvrImc6lZQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lqPUoByLRjGNOvrImc6lZQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is the first event is a six-part series that will take place live on Zoom and is free and open to the public. Attendees must register for each event separately. For those wishing to engage in discussion of the presentations with other audience members, Diane L. Moore will convene a live discussion on Zoom for one hour following each presentation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental catastrophes can create a break in the experience of time, they can rupture the possibility of collective meaning. Yet for communities shaped by colonialism and racism, this rupture can only be understood in relation to the past, as an event in the “unceremoniously archived procession of our catastrophes,” to use Édouard Glissant’s words. Histories of colonial and racial devastation teach us that environmental futures are linked to our pasts. We may describe them as “ancestral catastrophes,” as Elizabeth Povinelly suggests. In this session, Mayra Rivera explores the question, “How may we engage those stories in ways that honor our pasts and open possibilities for different futures?”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Mayra Rivera, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Religion and Latinx Studies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Diane L. Moore, Diane L. Moore, Associate Dean of Religion and Public Life</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mayra Rivera works at the intersections between philosophy of religion, literature, and theories of coloniality, race and gender—with particular attention to Caribbean postcolonial thought. Her research explores the relationship between discursive and material dimensions of existence in shaping human embodiment and socio-material ecologies. She is the author of The Touch of Transcendence (2007) and Poetics of the Flesh (2015). Rivera is currently working on a project that explores the relationships between coloniality and ecological thought through Caribbean thought.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the full series, "Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: A Series of Public Online Conversations," visit </span><a href="https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT </span><a href="mailto:rpl@hds.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">rpl@hds.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">“What Would Be A Just Energy Transition?”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00 PM - 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027 315</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=e5XaMGha1sXoLK6tMcmfdsMwyxQLdK4Jhe1OkwWk.calprdapp08" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=e5XaMGha1sXoLK6tMcmfdsMwyxQLdK4Jhe1OkwWk.calprdapp08</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Stephanie Pincetl, Director California Center for Sustainable Communities & Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Professor Pincetl does research on cities, how they impact resources far and near such as water sources and ecosystems, and how those resources are used in cities, where, by whom, and to do what. She focuses on quantifying those flows, including urban generated wastes like greenhouse gases, and how institutions, regulations and rules shape the ways the flows are appropriated, and how cities are built (including infrastructures) and organized. She has created the first ever interactive energy web atlas that describes building energy use in Los Angeles County (</span><a href="http://www.energyatlas.ucla.edu/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://www.energyatlas.ucla.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">). Buildings account for 40% of urban GHGs and the Atlas shows the relationships between building age, size, use with energy consumption, as well as energy use and sociodemographic characteristics in the residential sector. Her other main project has been to understand the water system of Los Angeles County that has over 100 different water delivering agencies and 7 adjudicated groundwater basins. Pincetl assembles interdisciplinary teams of researchers to conduct work: ecologists, engineers, and hydrologists. She was one of the main leads of the first Los Angeles County Sustainability Plan and is currently serving in the same capacity for the LA Department of Water and Power 100% renewable, equity plan.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Pincetl is a California native who has written extensively on land use regulations, habitat protection, environmental justice, urban ecosystems and water She has a PhD in Urban Planning from UCLA, a Masters in Cultural Anthropology from UC Davis, and an undergraduate interdisciplinary degree in Land Ethics, an independent major she created while at UC Davis. She is the author 2 books, and of over 100 peer reviewed papers, and book chapters. Pincetl has served on boards and commissions, including the statewide Planning and Conservation League and as President of the statewide environmental justice organization Communities for a Better Environment, and the Los Angeles Regional Planning Commission among others.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Silicon Valley Reads 2024: A Greener Tomorrow Starts Today</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, January 31 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10pm EST [7:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">DeAnza Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUnhIUAS" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUnhIUAS</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Silicon Valley Reads celebrates its 21st year with Lily Brooks-Dalton, Favianna Rodriguez, Alexandria Villaseñor, and Heather White.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our featured authors and book contributors will focus on environmental sustainability and explore the challenges and opportunities of creating a more sustainable future, not only in Santa Clara County but worldwide.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">They will share more about their work and efforts to create awareness and meaningful change for the future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Building an Electrical Grid for the Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Wexner 434AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/events/building-electrical-grid-future" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.hks.harvard.edu/events/building-electrical-grid-future</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Thomas J. Healey, M-RCBG Senior Fellow</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The United States is in the midst of a massive drive to reach 100 percent clean electricity by 2050, led by the enormous promise of wind and solar power. Along that ambitious road, the main challenge won't be our ability to produce enough energy in a zero-carbon world, but instead to put in place the seamlessly connected nationwide transmission grid to move electricity from where it's produced to the millions of homes and businesses where it's actually needed. Consider that the current system - which was designed for a fossil fuel era dominated by coal, oil, and natural gas - must now be recreated to meet the enormous needs of a vastly different world of green energy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This hybrid seminar will be given by M-RCBG Senior Fellow Thomas J. Healey. It will take place in Wexner 434AB for those who wish to attend in person. Others may join us remotely via Zoom. Lunch will be served.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO </span><a href="mailto:mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Science Communication in a Crisis </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 3:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 54, 823, 21 AMES ST, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Email Chris Reddy (</span><a href="mailto:creddy@whoi.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">creddy@whoi.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) to Register.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This workshop will be offered at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (January 30, 2024) and at MIT on (February 1, 2024).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The twenty-first century has seen an increase in extreme weather events, large-scale environmental disasters, and global health pandemics. Although science has enormous value to decision-makers during such crises, the disconnect between scientists and those who respond to and are affected by such events is enormous. In this workshop, we will identify the principal challenges that scientists face when communicating with different stakeholder groups, offer advice on how to navigate the maze of competing interests, and deliver actionable science when the clock is ticking. The lead instructor will be Chris Reddy, Senior Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and faculty member of the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography, and recent author of “Science Communication in a Crisis: An Insider’s Guide”.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On meeting global demands without GHG increases</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm ET [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UCSB, Bren Hall 1414</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-steven-davis-meeting-global-demands-without-ghg-increases" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-steven-davis-meeting-global-demands-without-ghg-increases</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Steven J Davis, Professor, Earth System Science, UC Irvine</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: Ancestors and Climate in Our Boston Backyard</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8:45 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TxwmH9P8SWajWXcagD4K9w#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TxwmH9P8SWajWXcagD4K9w#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is the second event is a six-part series that will take place live on Zoom and is free and open to the public. Attendees must register for each event separately. For those wishing to engage in discussion of the presentations with other audience members, Diane L. Moore will convene a live discussion on Zoom for one hour following each presentation. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Two hundred years ago, the residents of metropolitan Boston faced a climate crisis. White settlers had destroyed the region’s pine forests, triggering dangerous disruptions to both water and carbon cycles. Activists responded by creating forest parks on previously disrupted landscapes. But many of these activists were themselves descended from the settlers who had caused the harm they sought to heal. In imperfect yet instructive ways, they blended ecological care with new forms of ancestral devotion. Gradually they learned what indigenous communities had long known: that care for the more-than-human-world is inseparable from care for our ancestors. In this session, Dan McKanan, will discuss these stories and how they can help contemporary Bostonians, and others, recognize that what makes a place wild is not the absence of humans but the presence of ancestors.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Dan McKanan, Ralph Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Association Senior Lecturer in Divinity</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Diane L. Moore, Diane L. Moore, Associate Dean of Religion and Public Life</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dan McKanan, AB '89, joined the HDS faculty in 2008. He researches religious and spiritual movements for social transformation in the United States and beyond. McKanan serves on the Unitarian Universalist Panel on Theological Education and the board of the Unitarian Universalist Studies Network. At Harvard, he serves as chair of the MTS Curriculum Committee and as faculty director for the Divinity School’s Program for the Evolution of Spirituality.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the full series, "Religion in Times of Earth Crisis: A Series of Public Online Conversations," visit </span><a href="https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hds.harvard.edu/news/religion-times-earth-crisis</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT </span><a href="mailto:rpl@hds.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">rpl@hds.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EBC 11th Annual New England Regional Offshore Wind Conference</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">WilmerHale, 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-11th-annual-new-england-regional-offshore-wind-conference/#registration-details" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-11th-annual-new-england-regional-offshore-wind-conference/#registration-details</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $50 - $275</span></div>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-44871344184712946172023-11-27T00:32:00.000-05:002023-11-27T00:32:36.957-05:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - December 2023<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at </span><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (</span><a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">). </span></p><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:gmoke@world.std.com" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Index</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Economic Challenges to Rapid Energy and Deforestation Transitions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, November 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building, Room 414AB, 1 Eliot Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-economic-challenges-rapid-energy-and-deforestation-transitions" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-economic-challenges-rapid-energy-and-deforestation-transitions</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Solutions, Justice, and the Rise of a Trillion-Dollar Industry </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, November 28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM - 8:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027 315</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FNxCYHikTd64a2Yo3KfzfA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FNxCYHikTd64a2Yo3KfzfA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Conversations about an Abundant Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, November 28 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 - 8pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MASS (Model of Architecture Serving Society), 1 Chandler Street Boston, MA 02116</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversations-about-an-abundant-future-tickets-742498913237" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversations-about-an-abundant-future-tickets-742498913237</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Does democracy imply majority rule? Insights from the US and around the world</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, November 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30pm to 6:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building E15, Bartos Theater, E15-070. 20 AMES ST, Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Conference on AI & Democracy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30 - Saturday, December 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday: Harvard, Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday: Loeb House</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday: Malkin Penthouse, HKS</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://airtable.com/appdEhGPi9PSUJeLr/shr3VnhhuYgiCTbgc" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://airtable.com/appdEhGPi9PSUJeLr/shr3VnhhuYgiCTbgc</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RMI [Rocky Mountain Institute] at COP28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">November 30–December 12, 2023 (Hybrid; Dubai, UAE)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information </span><a href="https://rmi.org/events/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://rmi.org/events/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Crisis as Catalyst: Meeting the Moment with Transformational Investments</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 am - 12:00 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/crisis-as-catalyst-meeting-the-moment-with-transformational-investment/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/crisis-as-catalyst-meeting-the-moment-with-transformational-investment/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost $15 - $45</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lies in Your Grocery Cart: How Misinformation and Disinformation Impact Food Choice</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 pm - 2:15 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Law School, WCC; 2036 Milstein East B, 1585 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learning from Indigenous Voices: Adaptation Futures 2023 Conference</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00 PM - 2:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/99038829904?pwd=bnk5VU0zQVdwRUxWYTE2czAvNEd2UT09&from=addon" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/99038829904?pwd=bnk5VU0zQVdwRUxWYTE2czAvNEd2UT09&from=addon</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Arctic Methane Emissions: Uncertainty and the Value of Better Information; Plus: COP28 preview</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:15 – 2:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F Kennedy Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/8c2f4383-ea75-4153-a9ac-a88dede9d1bd/regProcessStep1?RefId=Gazette&rp=2174ca8b-9157-48d8-b0d2-7ce64606e847" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://web.cvent.com/event/8c2f4383-ea75-4153-a9ac-a88dede9d1bd/regProcessStep1?RefId=Gazette&rp=2174ca8b-9157-48d8-b0d2-7ce64606e847</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Circular Economy in the Buildings Sector</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 PM - 8:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://greentownlabs.com/event/circular-economy-buildings-sector/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://greentownlabs.com/event/circular-economy-buildings-sector/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Engineering Ecosystems with AI</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00pm to 9:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 32, 32-449, 32 VASSAR ST, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://acm-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/9116977451705/WN_4z6KkwZbRxq_WpTR6RrEBA" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://acm-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/9116977451705/WN_4z6KkwZbRxq_WpTR6RrEBA</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please register in advance for this seminar even if you plan to attend in person</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">COP28 Climate Hub</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Daily live broadcasts from COP28 in Dubai. December 1–11, 2023</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop28" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop28</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Twelve Tomorrows: How Science Fiction uses Today’s Technology to Envision the Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, December 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Museum, 314 Main Street, Gambrill Center, Cambridge MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Love for the Land: Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, December 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM EST — 1:00 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QY0ccXcwSlm6AhZ2qzf_aQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QY0ccXcwSlm6AhZ2qzf_aQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Artificial Intelligence for Energy: AI and the Oil and Gas Sector</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, December 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00-1:00 p.m. EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="mailto:energypolicyevents@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">energypolicyevents@columbia.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cop28 and the green transition, with Christiana Figueres and others</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, December 5 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cop28-and-the-green-transition-with-christiana-figueres-and-others-tickets-734770015897" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cop28-and-the-green-transition-with-christiana-figueres-and-others-tickets-734770015897</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: £10.88</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Changing Planet Seminar: Climate impacts on water and sanitation: trying to build resilience in small systems in LMICs [Low and Middle Income Countries]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11am EST [16.00 - 17.30 UTC]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Grantham Institute Boardroom , Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus, London UK</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr Guy Howard, Director of the Cabot Institute for the Environment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Global Carbon Project</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, 245 Beacon Street, 5th Floor, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Exploring the ocean multiverse with Tara Oceans</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 6 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20001</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://carnegiescience.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0Q0PjlxET1yBpbBq4nha-g#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://carnegiescience.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0Q0PjlxET1yBpbBq4nha-g#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Power Puzzle: "Solving Complex Problems" (12.000) Final Presentation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00pm to 10:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Huntington Hal, Building 10-250, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://web.mit.edu/webcast/terrascope2027/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://web.mit.edu/webcast/terrascope2027/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Investor Advocacy and Business Working to Address Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, December 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP (only needed for virtual attendants) at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uVGWH9xjS-qu2viTREbqPA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uVGWH9xjS-qu2viTREbqPA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Change Denial, Uncertainty and Science</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, December 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, 300 Hammond Pond Parkway, Newton, MA, Seminar Room (First room on your right.)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">War, Ambitions, and Actualities in the Energy Theater of the Middle East and Beyond</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, December 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 – 6 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, CGIS Knafel 262, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/war-ambitions-and-actualities-energy-theater-middle-east-and-beyond" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/war-ambitions-and-actualities-energy-theater-middle-east-and-beyond</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Transition from Gas; New Technologies; and Keynote from FERC Commissioner</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, December 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 am-12:30 pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Foley Hoag LLP, 155 Seaport Blvd 17th Floor Boston, MA 02210</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/12-8-23-roundtable-new-technologies-transition-from-gas-and-ferc-keynote-tickets-735216360927" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/12-8-23-roundtable-new-technologies-transition-from-gas-and-ferc-keynote-tickets-735216360927</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 -$100</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Putting People at the Center of Just Transition: How can we achieve a people-focused approach to a just transition?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, December 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">[9.30–10.15 (UTC+4)]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://pub.norden.org/cop28/-december-8-equality-just-transition.html#id03386" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://pub.norden.org/cop28/-december-8-equality-just-transition.html#id03386</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Artists + Climate Change Solutions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, December 8 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2 - 3:30pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artists-climate-change-solutions-tickets-758413062887?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artists-climate-change-solutions-tickets-758413062887?aff=ebdssbdestsearch</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Will Digital Intelligence Replace Biological Intelligence?" 2023-24 Arthur Miller Science and Ethics speaker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, December 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00pm to 5:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Tabwz5zvSR-f3FTZamTj1g#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Tabwz5zvSR-f3FTZamTj1g#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How is the Environment Protected During Armed Conflict?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, December 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EST [14:30 - 16:00 CET]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3802352436801451605" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3802352436801451605</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rising Tides: Integrating Situated Visualization, Augmented Reality, and Public-Participation Technology to Create an Accessible Platform for Localized Climate Change Visualization and Discourse</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lXXTqumRRwKeOPggiqGmAA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lXXTqumRRwKeOPggiqGmAA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moving toward an endgame in Ukraine?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Livestream at </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5ooD8Ydk4vd83Ac8VNEoQ" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5ooD8Ydk4vd83Ac8VNEoQ</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Putting Science to Work for Communities Facing Climate Threats</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 13 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm EST [12:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUl78UAC" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUl78UAC</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $5 - $20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">TEDxMIT 2023: Tech for Good</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, December 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA, 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tedx.mit.edu/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tedx.mit.edu/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Charting Progress: Regulator Actions on Climate Financial Risks</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dec 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiD6G1gcQvK8esnofihhXw#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiD6G1gcQvK8esnofihhXw#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online dialogue: COP28 post-match analysis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">December 19 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 - 9am EST [13:30 - 15:00 CET]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.se/e/online-dialogue-cop28-post-match-analysis-tickets-757617994817" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.se/e/online-dialogue-cop28-post-match-analysis-tickets-757617994817</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Announcing the 37th Annual NOFA/Mass Winter Conference: "Growing Connections & Collaborations”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">January 13, 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8 AM - 6 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Worcester State University, In-person Only, </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.nofamass.org/home/nofa-events/winter-conference/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.nofamass.org/home/nofa-events/winter-conference/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Economic Challenges to Rapid Energy and Deforestation Transitions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, November 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building, Room 414AB, 1 Eliot Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-economic-challenges-rapid-energy-and-deforestation-transitions" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-economic-challenges-rapid-energy-and-deforestation-transitions</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Leon Clarke, Director, Decarbonization Fund, the Bezos Earth Fund</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Leon Clarke, Director of Decarbonization Pathways at the Bezos Earth Fund. In a talk entitled "Economic Challenges to Rapid Energy and Deforestation Transitions," Clarke will discuss the work necessary to analyze and implement large-scale decarbonization from a philanthropic perspective. Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO Elizabeth Hanlon - </span><a href="mailto:ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Solutions, Justice, and the Rise of a Trillion-Dollar Industry </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, November 28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM - 8:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027 315</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FNxCYHikTd64a2Yo3KfzfA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FNxCYHikTd64a2Yo3KfzfA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Jane Zelikova is an ecologist who works at the intersection of climate science and policy. Her work focuses on advancing the science of carbon removal and she is currently the executive director of the Soil Carbon Solutions Center at Colorado State University, where she works with leading scientists to build the tools and approaches needed to acceleratethe deployment of credible soil-based climate solutions, measure their impacts, and bring them to scale. Her recent TED talk on the topic of soils and climate change can be found here.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In addition to her scientific and policy expertise, Dr. Zelikova is the co-founder of 500 Women Scientists, a global grassroots nonprofit organization with the mission to serve society by making science open, inclusive, and accessible and fighting racism, patriarchy and oppressive societal norms. She is also the founder of Hey Girl Productions, co-producing and starring in the film End of Snow, which has been featured in National Geographic and Outside magazine. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Conversations about an Abundant Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, November 28 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 - 8pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MASS (Model of Architecture Serving Society), 1 Chandler Street Boston, MA 02116</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversations-about-an-abundant-future-tickets-742498913237" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversations-about-an-abundant-future-tickets-742498913237</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an inaugural convening exploring collective approaches to ensuring a climate positive future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our experience has taught us that it is possible to design for a flourishing people and planet. Join us for the launch of our Abundant Futures Design Lab with reflections on the past 15 years of our work and a panel discussion exploring collective approaches to ensuring a climate positive future, moderated by Sierra Bainbridge, Senior Principal of our Landscape Studio. Light refreshments will be served. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event has limited capacity - please RSVP via Eventbrite by November 22. If you have questions, please contact </span><a href="mailto:hblanchette@mass-group.org" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">hblanchette@mass-group.org</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Does democracy imply majority rule? Insights from the US and around the world</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, November 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30pm to 6:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building E15, Bartos Theater, E15-070. 20 AMES ST, Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This will be an in-person event on MIT campus. Registration is not required.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers: Steven Levitsky is the David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and professor of government at Harvard University. He is also director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard. He is co-author (with Daniel Ziblatt) most recently of “Tyranny of the Minority," and will discuss highlights from the book.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Daniel Ziblatt is the Eaton Professor of Government at Harvard University and director of the Transformations of Democracy group at Berlin's Social Science Center (WZB Berlin Social Science Center). He is co-author most recently of “Tyranny of the Minority," and will discuss highlights from the book.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Melissa Schwartzberg is a professor of politics at New York University. Her research focuses on democratic theory and constitutionalism, history of political thought.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Evan Lieberman is the Total Professor of Political Science and Contemporary Africa at MIT and the director of the Center for International Studies (CIS). Tyranny of the Minority will be signed and sold at a discount at the event!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Conference on AI & Democracy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30 - Saturday, December 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday: Harvard, Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday: Loeb House</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday: Malkin Penthouse, HKS</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://airtable.com/appdEhGPi9PSUJeLr/shr3VnhhuYgiCTbgc" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://airtable.com/appdEhGPi9PSUJeLr/shr3VnhhuYgiCTbgc</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event calls for a people’s movement to bring A.I. development under democratic control and steer it in the service of a progressive human future. The program brings together leading voices on A.I. and related policy issues and feature prominent figures from government, civil society, academia, and the private sector. MIT professor Sherry Turkle will deliver a keynote lecture on the evening of November 30th. Targeted workshops on December 1st and 2nd will assess promising fields of action ranging from federal oversight to labor activism, with panels focusing on Labor and Workers, Competition and Security, Regulation and Government, Transparency and Democracy, and Social Movements and NGOs. On the final day, smaller committees will produce working reports that can be widely circulated to stimulate forward movement in the effort to control A.I. before it controls us. Use the following link to view the complete program: </span><a href="https://bit.ly/harvard-ai-democracy" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bit.ly/harvard-ai-democracy</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RMI [Rocky Mountain Institute] at COP28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">November 30–December 12, 2023 (Hybrid; Dubai, UAE)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information </span><a href="https://rmi.org/events/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://rmi.org/events/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RMI [Rocky Mountain Institute] is presenting a series of webinars on many different aspects of climate and the energy transition from the COP28 in Dubai.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Crisis as Catalyst: Meeting the Moment with Transformational Investments</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 am - 12:00 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/crisis-as-catalyst-meeting-the-moment-with-transformational-investment/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/crisis-as-catalyst-meeting-the-moment-with-transformational-investment/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost $15 - $45</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In the wake of a crisis, be it an extreme weather event, a pandemic, or something else, political dynamics shift that catalyze innovation and usher in possibilities previously deemed unimaginable. Join the Climate Adaptation Forum on November 30th to learn about these critical junctures in history when opportunities to do the impossible became reality.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We’ll explore these moments to glean lessons that will help us prepare for our current climate crisis. What conditions allowed these changes to take place? Did planning happen beforehand? What pitfalls should we watch out for? During this discussion, we’ll have the opportunity to learn from speakers exploring big infrastructure investments, safety innovations, and re-designing the urban landscape.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lies in Your Grocery Cart: How Misinformation and Disinformation Impact Food Choice</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 pm - 2:15 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Law School, WCC; 2036 Milstein East B, 1585 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic to learn about misinformation and disinformation in the food system, and the impact it has on consumer food choices.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learning from Indigenous Voices: Adaptation Futures 2023 Conference</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00 PM - 2:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/99038829904?pwd=bnk5VU0zQVdwRUxWYTE2czAvNEd2UT09&from=addon" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/99038829904?pwd=bnk5VU0zQVdwRUxWYTE2czAvNEd2UT09&from=addon</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us in discussion with Johanna Lovecchio, Director of Program Design for Climate Action, who will share learnings, dilemmas, and opportunities from the recent Adaptation Futures Conference in Montreal (Oct). The conference brought together adaptation practitioners, academics, funders, and stakeholders from over 120 countries, including more than 2,000 members of the climate change adaptation community. Primary objectives of the conference were to learn from Indigenous, local knowledge and voices in climate change adaptation research, policies, practices as well as bring marginalized voices, especially those from the Global South, to the forefront in pursue of climate justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Johanna will share some of the layered learnings from her time at the conference and offer space for discussion on the implications for the Climate School and Columbia particularly as they relate to indigenous practice both in North America and in island contexts. The discussion will also include intersection of gender and adaptation and sharing of the current state of international climate justice as it relates to adaptation and loss and damage.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact Information</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stacey Bellamy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">347-325--0725</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:sk5163@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">sk5163@columbia.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Arctic Methane Emissions: Uncertainty and the Value of Better Information; Plus: COP28 preview</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:15 – 2:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F Kennedy Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/8c2f4383-ea75-4153-a9ac-a88dede9d1bd/regProcessStep1?RefId=Gazette&rp=2174ca8b-9157-48d8-b0d2-7ce64606e847" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://web.cvent.com/event/8c2f4383-ea75-4153-a9ac-a88dede9d1bd/regProcessStep1?RefId=Gazette&rp=2174ca8b-9157-48d8-b0d2-7ce64606e847</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) James Hammitt, Professor of Economics and Decision Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Robert Stavins, A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Salata Institute’s Climate Research Workshops bring Harvard University faculty together to present and discuss recent climate-related research papers and scholarly publications. Faculty will learn about current research taking place across Harvard, engage in interdisciplinary dialogues, and forge connections and research collaborations. The Fall 2023 Workshops will primarily focus on methane emissions and mitigation, led by the Salata Institute’s Climate Research Cluster on Reducing Global Methane Emissions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Circular Economy in the Buildings Sector</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 PM - 8:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://greentownlabs.com/event/circular-economy-buildings-sector/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://greentownlabs.com/event/circular-economy-buildings-sector/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join Greentown Labs to celebrate the kickoff of Go Build 2023, a Greentown Go startup-corporate partnerships accelerator program focused on advancing circularity and decarbonization in the built environment, in partnership with Saint-Gobain.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">At this event, attendees will hear lightning pitches from startup finalists in the buildings industry with innovations that extend product life cycles, further develop raw materials, revalorize waste, or act as other enabling technologies. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Innovation in the buildings sector is critical to achieving decarbonization. Buildings are responsible for 39 percent of CO2 emissions globally, with a staggering 11 percent of global emissions coming from the construction of buildings and manufacturing of building materials. To change this, we need innovations that reinvent how buildings and their materials are planned, built, sourced, and managed.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Engineering Ecosystems with AI</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00pm to 9:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 32, 32-449, 32 VASSAR ST, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://acm-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/9116977451705/WN_4z6KkwZbRxq_WpTR6RrEBA" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://acm-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/9116977451705/WN_4z6KkwZbRxq_WpTR6RrEBA</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please register in advance for this seminar even if you plan to attend in person</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sandy Pentland</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Abstract: Our society is having difficulties engineering heterogeneous systems of people and technology. For instance, our systems for dealing with pandemics, climate change, and financial stress have been less than completely successful, in significant part because of unanticipated human behaviors. This talk will cover new approaches to engineering ecosystems that better integrate human behavior and discuss how new technologies like Large Language Models (LLMs) can help.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bio: Professor Alex 'Sandy' Pentland directs MIT Connection Science, an MIT-wide initiative, and previously helped create and direct the MIT Media Lab and the Media Lab Asia in India. He is one of the most-cited computational scientists in the world. Forbes declared him one of the "7 most powerful data scientists in the world" along with Google founders and the Chief Technical Officer of the United States. He is on the Board of the UN Foundations' Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, co-led the World Economic Forum discussion in Davos that led to the EU privacy regulation GDPR, and was one of the UN Secretary General's "Data Revolutionaries" helping to forge the transparency and accountability mechanisms in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. He has received numerous awards and prizes such as the McKinsey Award from Harvard Business Review, the 40th Anniversary of the Internet from DARPA, and the Brandeis Award for work in privacy. Recent invited keynotes include annual meetings of OECD, G20, World Bank, and JP Morgan.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">He is a member of advisory boards for the UN Secretary General, the UN Foundation, Consumers Union, and OECD, and formerly the American Bar Association, Google, AT&T, and Nissan. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and council member within the World Economic Forum.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Over the years Sandy has advised more than 80 PhD students. Together Sandy and his students have pioneered computational social science, organizational engineering, wearable computing (Google Glass), image understanding, and modern biometrics. His most recent books are Building the New Economy and Trusted Data, both published by MIT Press, Social Physics, published by Penguin Press, and Honest Signals, published by MIT Press.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This meeting of the Boston Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society will be hybrid (in person and online), part of getting back to normal after the COVID-19 lockdown.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Up-to-date information about this and other talks is available online at </span><a href="https://ewh.ieee.org/r1/boston/computer/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ewh.ieee.org/r1/boston/computer/</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">. You can sign up to receive updated status information about this talk and informational emails about future talks at </span><a href="https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/ieee-cs" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/ieee-cs</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">, our self-administered mailing list.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">COP28 Climate Hub</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Daily live broadcasts from COP28 in Dubai. December 1–11, 2023</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop28" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop28</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Twelve Tomorrows: How Science Fiction uses Today’s Technology to Envision the Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, December 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Museum, 314 Main Street, Gambrill Center, Cambridge MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The MIT Museum and MIT Press welcome a panel of Hugo Award-winning authors -- including local favorites and Twelve Tomorrows contributors Elizabeth Bear, Ken Liu, Suzanne Palmer, William Alexander, James Patrick Kelly -- for a discussion about the value and utility of using science fiction and cutting-edge research to imagine the future and interrogate the present.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Free with museum admission</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Love for the Land: Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, December 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM EST — 1:00 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QY0ccXcwSlm6AhZ2qzf_aQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QY0ccXcwSlm6AhZ2qzf_aQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brooks Lamb, Land Protection & Access Specialist at American Farmland Trust, MESc 2021, Alumni</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Vincent Stanley, Director of Philosophy at Patagonia</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Love for the Land is a moving exploration of presence and place told through the stories of small and midsized farmers who tend their land in the face of overwhelming adversity. These farmers refuse to “get big,” and they won’t “get out.” Why? And what can they teach us?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us as the book’s author, Brooks Lamb (YSE ‘21), sits in conversation with Vincent Stanley(CBEY resident fellow and Director of Philosophy at Patagonia) to explore the power and potential of people-place relationships. Drawing on his own farming roots and the writings of Wendell Berry, Lamb cultivated honest, trusting connections with the farmers he interviewed for the book, yielding raw and powerful insights. Time and again, their stories and experiences reveal that connections to and affection for place encourage people to live and act as devoted caretakers, despite the difficult and complex issues they struggle with…including farmland loss from suburban sprawl, rampant agricultural consolidation, and, for farmers of color, racial injustice. Love for the Land reckons with the harsh realities that these farmers face—and then shows us how the virtues of love and fidelity sustain their stewardship. Whether we live on farms or in small towns, suburbs, or big cities, Love for the Land shows us a path toward better care for people, places, and the planet.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Indy Burke, Dean at the Yale School of the Environment, will open this important and dynamic conversation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is part of our Author Talk series - check it out and watch past webinars!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Artificial Intelligence for Energy: AI and the Oil and Gas Sector</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, December 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00-1:00 p.m. EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="mailto:energypolicyevents@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">energypolicyevents@columbia.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs for this discussion series on how the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the energy sector can advance the discovery of new technologies, aid in the prediction of successful energy-related systems, and optimize operations.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Most people are now familiar with one type of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), ChatGPT, that produces writings from existing data on the internet. GenAI is a very topical area of AI. It uses neural networks to identify patterns and structures within existing data to generate new and original content. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">GenAI for energy operations is a vast opportunity for the energy sector. Collecting data from various types of energy operations– wind turbine fleets, power storm and outage management, and supply chains–while processing them with AI is beginning to make significant operational improvements. AI drives performance and reduces developmental technical risks, emissions, and costs. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This second session of the Artificial Intelligence for Energy series will cover the oil and gas sector. AI analysis of 3D seismic data, recommendations for development planning, and monitoring and optimizing operations, is a vast area of potential applicability for AI. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Paul M. Dabbar, Adjunct Senior Research Scholar and Former Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA; Former Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Andy Flowers, Director, Advanced Analytics, ConocoPhillips</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This webinar will be hosted via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with access details. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is open to the press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk (</span><a href="mailto:nv2388@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">nv2388@columbia.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information about the event, please contact </span><a href="mailto:energypolicyevents@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">energypolicyevents@columbia.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Center on Global Energy Policy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cop28 and the green transition, with Christiana Figueres and others</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, December 5 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cop28-and-the-green-transition-with-christiana-figueres-and-others-tickets-734770015897" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cop28-and-the-green-transition-with-christiana-figueres-and-others-tickets-734770015897</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: £10.88</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The world currently runs on fossil fuels but must phase them out to end the climate crisis. Achieving that commitment is a crucial goal for Cop28. The summit is being hosted by the United Arab Emirates, a major oil and gas producer, and will be run by Sultan Al Jaber, the head of the UAE’s state oil company, as well as chair of its renewable company Masdar.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Al Jaber argues getting the fossil fuel companies on board is vital to making the green transition but others say the industry has long blocked progress towards a safer world. The Guardian’s environment editor, Damian Carrington, will chair a panel including Tessa Khan, founder and executive director, Uplift; Christiana Figueres, Global Optimism; and Mike Coffin, Carbon Tracker. Together, they will explore what fossil fuels companies and countries are doing to drive - or block - the transition, and what society, organisations and governments can do to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event will be hosted on a third-party live streaming platform Zoom, please refer to their privacy policy and terms and conditions before purchasing a ticket to the event. After registering, please refer to your confirmation email for access to the event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Closed captions will be available for this event. 8pm GMT | 9pm CET | 12pm PDT | 3pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Changing Planet Seminar: Climate impacts on water and sanitation: trying to build resilience in small systems in LMICs [Low and Middle Income Countries]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11am EST [16.00 - 17.30 UTC]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Grantham Institute Boardroom , Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus, London UK</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr Guy Howard, Director of the Cabot Institute for the Environment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this seminar Dr Guy Howard, the Director of the Cabot Institute for the Environment at the University of Bristol, will present his research.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Water and sanitation services are a foundation of good public health with the lack of access leading to 1.4 million avoidable deaths every year. Climate change presents a new and additional threat to water and sanitation services with the potential to reverse progress in access made over recent decades. Floods and droughts are the most commonly considered climate threats as they damage infrastructure, interrupt services and reduce the availability of water. However, climate threats to water and sanitation extend beyond these as wildfires affect catchments, sea-level rise and storm surges degrade water quality, and increasing temperature affects water demand and quality.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Using examples drawn primarily from small-towns and rural communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), this presentation will discuss how we can start to improve resilience. It will set out why resilience is different to sustainability and the importance of understanding resilience as multi-dimensional. It will describe how interventions addressing environmental, management and economic issues are often more important than changes in technology or upgrading of infrastructure. The need for greater integration of preparedness and disaster response into WASH programming will be outlined. The presentation will discuss how measurement of resilience is a critical challenge in LMICs and how poor measurement leads of poor understanding of current system deficits, undermining efforts to build resilience. Recent years has seen substantial efforts to improve resilience measurement and the presentation will reflect on experience with developing and testing metrics in a number of LMICs and where challenges remain. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Joining the event</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This will be a hybrid event, with the opportunity for Imperial staff and students and external guests to attend in person at South Kensingtom Campus, Silwood Park Campus, or join us online.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Guests can join the seminar remotely via Zoom. Details to be sent to those who register.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Global Carbon Project</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, 245 Beacon Street, 5th Floor, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Together with the Schiller Institute, the EESC department welcomes Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO & Executive Director of Global Carbon Project.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Exploring the ocean multiverse with Tara Oceans</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 6 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20001</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://carnegiescience.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0Q0PjlxET1yBpbBq4nha-g#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://carnegiescience.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0Q0PjlxET1yBpbBq4nha-g#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">he ocean is the Earth's largest ecosystem, but we know very little about it. This is particularly true for plankton, even though they form the base of marine food webs and are key players in Earth’s biogeochemical cycles. Ocean plankton are at least as important for the Earth system as the forests on land, but most of them are invisible to the naked eye and thus are largely uncharacterized. To increase our understanding of this underexplored world, a multidisciplinary consortium, Tara Oceans, was formed around the research sailboat Tara, which sampled plankton in all the major oceanic regions during expeditions between 2009 and 2013. This program will summarize the Tara Ocean project's efforts to the largest DNA sequencing effort for the oceans. It provides unique resources for several scientific disciplines that are foundational for mapping ocean biodiversity of a wide range of organisms that are rarely studied together, exploring their interactions, and integrating biology into our physical and chemical understanding of the ocean. The project's efforts are also vital to identifying new organisms and genes of biotechnological interest. Tara Ocean's resources are critical for developing baseline information for tracking the impact of climate change on the ocean. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers: Romain Troublé - Executive Director, Tara Ocean Foundation </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chris Bowler - Director, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Section of the Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Matthew Sullivan - Director, Center of Microbiome Science at Ohio State University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Power Puzzle: "Solving Complex Problems" (12.000) Final Presentation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00pm to 10:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Huntington Hal, Building 10-250, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://web.mit.edu/webcast/terrascope2027/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://web.mit.edu/webcast/terrascope2027/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Come see this year's Terrascope students present proposals to foster resilient energy at the community scale in Puerto Rico. Questions welcome from the audience as well as the expert panel.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Free and open to the public. Reception to follow.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can’t make it? Watch our live streamed webcast.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The class "Solving Complex Problems" (12.000) is part of MIT's Terrascope program.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information, contact:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Michelle Contos (617-253-4074) – </span><a href="mailto:terrascope-office@mit.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">terrascope-office@mit.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: I proposed a project on rebuilding the energy infrastructure of Puerto Rico at the 2017 MIT Energy Hackathon. My project was accepted, the only project presented by an individual instead of a corporation. Three teams took up the challenge. Two of them made it to the final nine. I never heard from the MIT Energy Hackathon people again.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://solarray.blogspot.com/2017/10/mit-energy-hackathon-rebuilding-energy.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://solarray.blogspot.com/2017/10/mit-energy-hackathon-rebuilding-energy.html</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://solarray.blogspot.com/2017/11/energy-hackathon-puerto-rico-caribbean.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://solarray.blogspot.com/2017/11/energy-hackathon-puerto-rico-caribbean.html</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Investor Advocacy and Business Working to Address Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, December 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP (only needed for virtual attendants) at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uVGWH9xjS-qu2viTREbqPA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uVGWH9xjS-qu2viTREbqPA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In 1989, after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, a group of investors asked if they could use their influence to protect the planet—Ceres was born. Today, it is more important than ever that investors, companies, and policymakers work together to address climate-related economic situations. In this lecture, Tyler McCullough will discuss how investors and companies are working together to mitigate their effect on climate change. Join McCullough and ENVS in this edition of the HoCu Lecture Series.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Change Denial, Uncertainty and Science</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, December 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, 300 Hammond Pond Parkway, Newton, MA, Seminar Room (First room on your right.)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Patrick Byrne</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">War, Ambitions, and Actualities in the Energy Theater of the Middle East and Beyond</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, December 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 – 6 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, CGIS Knafel 262, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/war-ambitions-and-actualities-energy-theater-middle-east-and-beyond" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/war-ambitions-and-actualities-energy-theater-middle-east-and-beyond</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Paul F. Saba, Esq., International Energy Lawyer</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Paul F. Saba is a lawyer in Massachusetts with an independent private practice. He devotes his practice primarily to dispute resolution. He has served as arbitrator, counsel, and legal consultant in arbitration and mediation proceedings governed by ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA and AAARules, and by ad-hoc protocols. He has special experience in transactions involving state and private energy companies in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, is a member the North American Users Council of the London Court of International Arbitration, and is on the panel of Arbitrators of the International Center For Dispute Resolution of the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Saba is a graduate of Harvard College, summa cum laude, and of Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied economic history as an American Rhodes Scholar.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO </span><a href="mailto:elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Transition from Gas; New Technologies; and Keynote from FERC Commissioner</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, December 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 am-12:30 pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Foley Hoag LLP, 155 Seaport Blvd 17th Floor Boston, MA 02210</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/12-8-23-roundtable-new-technologies-transition-from-gas-and-ferc-keynote-tickets-735216360927" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/12-8-23-roundtable-new-technologies-transition-from-gas-and-ferc-keynote-tickets-735216360927</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 -$100</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This Roundtable will feature a Keynote by Commissioner Allison Clements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, followed by panels on The Transition from Gas and New Technologies, both integral to the region’s efforts to achieve its clean energy and decarbonization goals.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Keynote on Transmission (and other topics of interest to New England)Commissioner Allison Clements</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Federal Energy Regulatory Commission </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is currently addressing a broad range of issues that will shape New England’s path to a decarbonized energy future. In particular, FERC is involved in series of transmission-related rulemakings and has convened a Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission. Recently, FERC issued final interconnection rules that will affect the ability of clean energy resources to connect to the grid in a timely and cost-effective manner. FERC also has proposed rules on transmission planning that will influence how clean energy resources (both on- and offshore) are delivered to customers and is considering requiring increased interregional ties to enable greater sharing of more resources among New England and its regional neighbors.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Commissioner Allison Clements is taking the lead on a myriad of issues, which -in addition to transmission - are part of this transition. These include: the appropriate role of gas; the incorporation of intermittent renewable resources; how to consider greenhouse gas emissions in gas/electric planning and decision-making, and how to address historic inequities and move forward in a way that brings more stakeholder voices into the process. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">She will share her experience and perspectives in conversation with Dr. Jonathan Raab, Convener of these Roundtables and Moderator of the Federal-State Transmission Task Force. They will explore what these challenges and opportunities mean for New England and the broader Northeast. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Transition from Gas</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Achieving states’ ambitious economy-wide carbon reduction requirements will necessitate reducing consumption of fossil fuels across all sectors. Policymakers have established electrification goals and utilities are implementing programs to reduce end-use customers’ consumption of natural gas in their homes and businesses. At the same time, public policy, economics, technology advances and customer expectations are driving increases in clean and renewable resources and reductions in natural gas-fired generation. A consequence of these trends is reduced utilization of the aging New England natural gas system at the very time when increased investment is needed to replace leak-prone pipe. How can we reconcile the two and align our electricity and natural gas planning and policies to achieve our carbon reduction goals while also maintaining safe, affordable and reliable energy service? How do we transition from natural gas for the future, and what, if any, residual role should gas play? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jamie Van Nostrand, the new Chair of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, is overseeing proceedings that address the role of gas and the modernization of the electricity system for a decarbonizing future, while continuing to ensure safety, reliability, and affordability. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mike Henchen is a Principal at RMI, which has been making the case for natural gas transition planning that “acknowledges the complexities of the current system and addresses the needs of the workers and residents who rely on it.” Mike will elaborate on how states can frame gas transition proceedings and the elements that are important to include.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Zeyneb Magavi, the Co-Executive Director of HEET (Home Energy Efficiency Team), has been leading efforts on (or under) the ground to transition customers from gas to electricity using networked geothermal. She will discuss the Framingham and other networked geothermal pilots as well as the concept of “tactical thermal planning” to identify opportunities to install heat pumps as an alternative to replacing leak prone pipe. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nikki Bruno, Vice President of Clean Technologies at Eversource, will continue the theme of joint electricity and gas planning, emphasizing how critical this coordination is for both the gas transition and grid modernization. She will also touch on the need to align policy, regulation and planning. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">New Technologies Enabling Decarbonization</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In order to achieve our decarbonization objectives, we will need new and improved technologies to heat and cool buildings, deliver electricity, integrate intermittent renewable resources, provide transportation, and manage a larger and more complex electricity system. As our energy system transitions from traditional natural gas uses, changes in technology will be required at both the end-use and system levels. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This panel will explore a sample of these key technologies (heat pumps, grid enhancing technologies (GETs), and multi-day storage (MDS)), addressing emerging developments, successes in practical implementation, and analytic tools. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Michael Stoddard is the Executive Director of Efficiency Maine, the statewide energy efficiency utility. Maine is consistently recognized as the leading state in heat pump adoption. Michael will offer insights into programs and processes that other states can adopt and will discuss how heat pump programs can be used to address equity issues by improving heating and cooling in mobile and manufactured homes. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hudson Gilmer, the CEO of LineVision, Inc., will describe how GETS can be used to cost-effectively increase the capacity and efficiency of existing transmission lines, reducing or delaying the need to construct new grid infrastructure. He will discuss the pilots of his company’s Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) product, as well as other technologies. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sarah Jackson, Policy Manager (Eastern Region), at Form Energy, will discuss the company’s recent analysis providing, “insight into the role that energy storage technologies, including MDS can play in reducing the cost and resource requirements for achieving New England’s decarbonization goals.” </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Putting People at the Center of Just Transition: How can we achieve a people-focused approach to a just transition?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, December 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">[9.30–10.15 (UTC+4)]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://pub.norden.org/cop28/-december-8-equality-just-transition.html#id03386" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://pub.norden.org/cop28/-december-8-equality-just-transition.html#id03386</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The only way to guarantee a just transition is by ensuring that land and environmental defenders, activists and impacted communities, including Indigenous Peoples, have safe access to civic space and meaningfully participate in climate decision-making. We must ensure the world does not switch from one model of extraction and exploitation to another. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">During this event speakers and audience members will share experiences, discuss solutions and explore opportunities for collaboration.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Artists + Climate Change Solutions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, December 8 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2 - 3:30pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artists-climate-change-solutions-tickets-758413062887?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artists-climate-change-solutions-tickets-758413062887?aff=ebdssbdestsearch</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for a cross-sector discussion of how public artists are collaborating to help address climate change and work towards climate justice.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This panel discussion, hosted by Forecast Public Art, will feature the following speakers:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Emma Robbins (Diné), an artist, activist, and community organizer, Managing Director of Planet Women and the founder of The Chapter House. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Travis Sheridan, Chief Community Officer at Wexford Science + Technology, where he forges strong ties with university partners, civic leaders, and community groups.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Galen Treuer, head of Climate Tech and Economic Innovation for Miami-Dade County.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is part of our conversation series for our new digital publication, FORWARD. FORWARD issue #6 focuses on climate. Forecast Public Art offers this program free of cost, but donations are appreciated. Forecast Public Art is a nonprofit organization.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Read the FORWARD publications:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Read FORWARD issue #5: Housing</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Read FORWARD issue #4: Redefining Sustainable Design in Indian Country</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Read FORWARD issue #3: Community Safety</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Read FORWARD issue # 2: Transportation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Read FORWARD issue #1: Public Health</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is hosted by Forecast Public Art.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Forecast Public Art is a non-profit arts organization founded in 1978 by and for artists working in public space. Forecast activates, inspires, and advocates for public art that advances justice, health, and human dignity.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://www.forecastpublicart.org/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">www.forecastpublicart.org</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Follow Forecast on social media:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Instagram: @forecastpublicart</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Twitter: @4castpublicart</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Facebook: Forecast Public Art</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Will Digital Intelligence Replace Biological Intelligence?" 2023-24 Arthur Miller Science and Ethics speaker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, December 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00pm to 5:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Tabwz5zvSR-f3FTZamTj1g#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Tabwz5zvSR-f3FTZamTj1g#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Geoffrey Hinton </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">“Humanity is at a turning point with AI,” says Geoffrey Hinton, known as the Godfather of Artificial Intelligence. The cognitive scientist and computer scientist who designed machine learning algorithms at Google for 10 years recently quit over concerns about deep learning and AI's potential impact on the future of humanity. AI is reshaping everything from how we write to how we engage with the world. While computers were first designed for humans to tell them what to do, they’re now learning to “think” for themselves. Join Geoffrey Hinton, AI pioneer and co-founder of deep learning, November 6th at 4 pm for a webinar, “Will Digital Intelligence Replace Biological Intelligence?” a discussion of AI and humanity’s future. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How is the Environment Protected During Armed Conflict?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, December 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EST [14:30 - 16:00 CET]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3802352436801451605" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3802352436801451605</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In 2021, the UN International Law Commission (ILC) finalized its Principles on the protection of the environment in armed conflict. Two years earlier, the ICRC released its own Guidelines on the Protection of the Natural Environment in Armed Conflict. These two significant legal initiatives are part and parcel to a flurry of interest in the topic. In response to these initiatives and in reaction to this vibrant interest, the International Review of the Red Cross has compiled a special edition on the protection of the environment in armed conflict, featuring more than two dozen articles exploring the topic from a variety of angles. At this event, authors whose work is featured in that edition will engage in a lively conversation, followed by closing remarks by former ILC Special Rapporteur Marja Lehto.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ben Santer: 2023 Stephen Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, December 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 pm pst</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUjvXUAS" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUjvXUAS</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $5 - $20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate One is delighted to present the 2023 Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication to atmospheric scientist Ben Santer.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Santer has spent decades researching and identifying the human fingerprints on the climate system changes we’re now all seeing. He was lead author on the historic 1995 conclusion of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which proclaimed that “the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.” That was the first time the IPCC authoritatively stated humans are causing climate change. At the time, climate scientist Stephen Schneider told Santer that the sentence he wrote would change the world. Santer’s foundational work also laid the groundwork for the expanding field of attribution science, which enables activists and lawyers to ascribe proportionate blame to specific polluters in lawsuits demanding damages for climate-disrupting emissions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for this special in-person conversation with Ben Santer, atmospheric scientist, MacArthur “Genius” and Fowler Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; and Kassie Siegel, director of the Climate Law Institute at the Center for Biological Diversity.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rising Tides: Integrating Situated Visualization, Augmented Reality, and Public-Participation Technology to Create an Accessible Platform for Localized Climate Change Visualization and Discourse</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lXXTqumRRwKeOPggiqGmAA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lXXTqumRRwKeOPggiqGmAA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Narges Mahyar</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2023–2024 fellow, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; assistant professor at the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Narges Mahyar is an assistant professor at the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, whose research is situated at the intersection of human-computer interaction, information visualization, social computing, applied machine learning, human-centered artificial intelligence, and design. She applies a community-centered design approach to build novel social computing and visualization tools to empower the general public to engage in real-world sociotechnical issues, such as urban planning and climate change, by enabling them to share their ideas and comments for shaping future policies.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this lecture, Mahyar will investigate innovative techniques to integrate situated visualization, augmented reality, and civic technology to design and build a mobile platform that simulates the localized impact of climate change, thereby providing Boston residents with an immersive experience of climate change visualizations and empowering them to contribute comments and ideas on climate change issues.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO </span><a href="mailto:events@radcliffe.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">events@radcliffe.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moving toward an endgame in Ukraine?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Livestream at </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5ooD8Ydk4vd83Ac8VNEoQ" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5ooD8Ydk4vd83Ac8VNEoQ</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SSP Wednesday Seminar with speaker Samuel Charap, senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. The talk will be broadcast live on the MIT Security Studies Program Youtube channel. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Abstract: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was a moment of clarity for the United States and its allies. An urgent mission was before them: to assist Ukraine as it countered Russian aggression and to punish Moscow for its transgressions. While the Western response was clear from the start, the objective—the endgame of this war—has been nebulous.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Putting Science to Work for Communities Facing Climate Threats</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, December 13 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm EST [12:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUl78UAC" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F8Z00000lUl78UAC</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $5 - $20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Angela M. Chalk, Executive Director, Healthy Community Services</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Natasha Udu-gama, Director, Thriving Earth Exchange</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Daniel Wildcat, Professor, Haskell Indian Nations University; Member, Rising Voices Steering Committee </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greg Dalton, Founder and Host, Climate One</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">People’s lives and livelihoods depend on science. But when those lives and livelihoods are threatened by impacts of a changing climate, how many of us know a scientist we can turn to who can help us protect our communities?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Community science happens when lay people and scientists do science together to advance community priorities. Natasha Udu-gama is director of AGU’s Thriving Earth Exchange, which connects communities with scientists and supports them as they work together to tackle local challenges related to natural hazards, natural resources and climate change. Thriving Earth Exchange has launched more than 250 projects in more than 15 countries since 2013. Daniel Wildcat is a professor at Haskell Indian Nations University and serves on the steering committee of Rising Voices, a network of tribal and community leaders and earth scientists that brings Indigenous and earth sciences into partnership. Angela Chalk is an AGU Community Science Fellow and executive director of Healthy Community Services in New Orleans.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How can scientists and community leaders work together to solve local and global problems?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join Climate One Host Greg Dalton in this special, in-person conversation with Udu-gama, Wildcat and Chalk, presented in collaboration with AGU at Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">TEDxMIT 2023: Tech for Good</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, December 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA, 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tedx.mit.edu/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tedx.mit.edu/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Showcasing the broad MIT community's daily superhero innovations - tech for good.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Charting Progress: Regulator Actions on Climate Financial Risks</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dec 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiD6G1gcQvK8esnofihhXw#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiD6G1gcQvK8esnofihhXw#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate-related financial risk poses significant and growing threats to the stability of financial institutions and markets of all sizes. Ceres’ annual Climate Risk Scorecard assesses the actions that U.S. federal financial regulators have taken within their existing authority to address these systemic impacts. How have these 10 agencies already integrated climate risk into their regulatory activities? And what could they be doing to better protect the U.S. financial system from the impacts of the climate crisis? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this webinar participants will: - Interpret the assessments in the 2023 Climate Risk Scorecard - Identify the actions financial regulators have taken in the past 18 months to manage climate risk - Define what else is needed from regulators to keep the U.S. competitive, in step with global peers, and our financial institutions safe and sound</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online dialogue: COP28 post-match analysis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">December 19 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 - 9am EST [13:30 - 15:00 CET]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.se/e/online-dialogue-cop28-post-match-analysis-tickets-757617994817" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.se/e/online-dialogue-cop28-post-match-analysis-tickets-757617994817</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Did the COP 28 fulfil the expectations of political leaders, scientists, civil society, and youth organizations around the globe? What questions were left unsolved? Welcome to an online COP 28 post-match analysis with a high-level panel.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">COP28 marks the conclusion of the first global stocktake. Did we come up with a roadmap to accelerate climate action? Was an agreement on operationalising the Loss and Damage Fund achieved? What questions were left unsolved and what issues need to be addressed before the next conference of parties in 2024? We gather a prominent panel to share insights into the COP28 negotiations</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mattias Frumerie, Sweden’s climate ambassador and Head of Delegation to UNFCCC at Swedish Ministry of Climate and Enterprise</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Åsa Persson, Research Director and Deputy Director at Stockholm Environment Institute</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ricardo Marshall TBC, Director, Roofs to Reefs Programme (R2RP), Prime Minister’s Office, Barbados</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Emma Modéer Wiking, Global Head of International Sustainable Business, Business Sweden</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Maria Jernnäs, Post-doctoral Researcher at the Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, Linköping University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is hosted by Stockholm Environment Institute and Linköping University in collaboration with Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research and the Mistra Geopolitics research programme. The event will be chaired by Professor Björn-Ola Linnér, Linköping University and Programme Director for Mistra Geopolitics.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Announcing the 37th Annual NOFA/Mass Winter Conference: "Growing Connections & Collaborations”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">January 13, 2024</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8 AM - 6 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Worcester State University, In-person Only, </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.nofamass.org/home/nofa-events/winter-conference/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.nofamass.org/home/nofa-events/winter-conference/</a>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-32852262869579950312023-10-28T16:53:00.005-04:002023-10-28T16:53:50.403-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - November 2023<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at <a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a>) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (<a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a>). </span></p><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><div>Solar IS Civil Defense,<br />George Mokray<br />gmoke@world.std.com<br /><br /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books<br /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list<br /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list<br /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list<br /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events<br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds<br /><br />———<br />Index<br />——— <br /><br />Power to the People<br />Sunday, October 29<br />10am - 2pm EDT<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-to-the-people-tickets-698548987827">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-to-the-people-tickets-698548987827</a><br /><br />2023 Wicked High Tide<br />Sunday, October 29<br />11:30am - 12:30pm EDT<br />RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-wicked-high-tide-tickets-717177355777<br /><br />Home Energy Efficiency Team [HEET] Fundraiser<br />Sunday, October 29<br />4:30-7:00<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heet-fundraiser-envision-the-future-tickets-717391225467">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heet-fundraiser-envision-the-future-tickets-717391225467</a><br /><br />Deep Live Gathering<br />October 30 - November 5<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://futuref.org/deeplivegathering">https://futuref.org/deeplivegathering</a><br /><br />Taking Stock of the International Climate Effort<br />Monday, October 30<br />12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h98ypA4HQ9WPLlgY85ygQg#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h98ypA4HQ9WPLlgY85ygQg#/registration<br /></a><br />Should we re-freeze the Arctic? Exploring climate repair with Professor Sir David King<br />Tuesday, October 31 <br />1 - 3pm EST [18:00 – 20:00 BST]<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/frontend/reg/tRegisterEmailNew.csp?pageID=49160&eventID=183&tempPersonID=71159">https://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/frontend/reg/tRegisterEmailNew.csp?pageID=49160&eventID=183&tempPersonID=71159</a><br /><br />Climate Change Solutions to Protect Health and Promote Equity<br />Tuesday, October 31<br />3:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4116974789503/WN_AH3MuXBNRVGX4o3UpMgGUg#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4116974789503/WN_AH3MuXBNRVGX4o3UpMgGUg#/registration</a><br /><br />The Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit 2023<br />Wednesday, November 1 (AT Greentown Houston) - Thursday, November 2 (AT Greentown Boston)<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://greentownlabs.com/climatetech-summit-2023">https://greentownlabs.com/climatetech-summit-2023</a><br />Cost: $100 - 150<br /><br />Climate Justice Universities: Another Education Is Possible<br />Wednesday, November 1<br />12 PM ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e7uCpGrbSoq7lUv2-6ZRCg#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e7uCpGrbSoq7lUv2-6ZRCg#/registration</a><br /><br />MIT Energy Initiative Fall Colloquium: Gearing up for winter: A European perspective on the energy trilemma<br />Wednesday, November 1<br />5:15pm to 6:15pm<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-energy-initiative-fall-colloquium-tickets-711185664467">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-energy-initiative-fall-colloquium-tickets-711185664467</a><br /><br />Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America<br />Wednesday, November 1<br />6:00 PM - 7:30 PM<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/democracy-awakening-notes-on-the-state-of-america-tickets-722780304347">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/democracy-awakening-notes-on-the-state-of-america-tickets-722780304347</a><br /><br />SYGD Masterclass: Designing Indoor Climates for a Future Climate<br />Thursday, November 2<br />9:00 - 10:00 EDT<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sygd-masterclass-designing-indoor-climates-for-a-future-climate-tickets-740086477577">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sygd-masterclass-designing-indoor-climates-for-a-future-climate-tickets-740086477577</a><br /><br />A net zero emissions future: how to make it a reality<br />Thursday, November 2<br />9:30 - 11 am EST [14:30 - 16:00 BST]<br />Livestream at <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/166815/a-net-zero-emissions-future-how-to-make-it-a-reality/">https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/166815/a-net-zero-emissions-future-how-to-make-it-a-reality/</a><br /><br />Smart Reforestation: Advancing Tropical Forest Restoration for a Sustainable Future <br />Thursday, November 2<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-hFJO-X9S4uskWkgjjqACg#/registration">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-hFJO-X9S4uskWkgjjqACg#/registration<br /></a><br />Building the Energy-Gender-Climate Nexus: The Role of Decentralized Renewable Energy Access<br />Thursday, November 2<br />2:00-3:00pm ET<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__R3_8rHBRz60YSDNhK8kcQ#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__R3_8rHBRz60YSDNhK8kcQ#/registration</a><br /><br />Bringing Democracy Back from the Brink: A Strategic Vision and Call to Action<br />Friday, November 3<br />10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.<br />RSVP at <a href="https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp&invite=gmps04gjh3a2vdgmenw2wh9wffr09j0d72ex54ha3axzexnw821t">https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp&invite=gmps04gjh3a2vdgmenw2wh9wffr09j0d72ex54ha3axzexnw821t<br /></a><br />Rooted in Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resiliency: Climate Change from the Indigenous Perspective <br />Friday, November 3<br />12:00 PM<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpceirrD0pEtDAiahzjw2UjBr860D5HOG4#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpceirrD0pEtDAiahzjw2UjBr860D5HOG4#/registration</a><br /><br />Green Resilience Hubs: A Conversation with the Report Authors<br />Friday, November 3<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4S0NhiM6SDOV5de9UO8OAw#/registration">https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4S0NhiM6SDOV5de9UO8OAw#/registration</a><br /><br />Charting the Path to Net Zero: A Panel Discussion with four houses of worship<br />Sunday, November 5<br />2:00 pm - 3:30 pm<br />RSVP at <a href="https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ba8fcb8">https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ba8fcb8<br /></a><br />Research Symposium: Energy and Climate Change<br />Monday, November 6 <br />12:00pm to 1:30pm<br />Boston College, 245 Beacon Street, 501, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467<br /><br />Will Digital Intelligence Replace Biological Intelligence?<br />Monday, November 6<br />4:00pm to 6:00pm <br />RSVP at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gtwgqAyoRA-KDJYfcDY3wA#/registration">https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gtwgqAyoRA-KDJYfcDY3wA#/registration<br /></a><br />Soil to Foil: Aluminum and the Quest for Industrial Sustainability<br />Monday, November 6<br />6 – 7 p.m.<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DKkhUNuxRKWeWqb5IN6Baw#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DKkhUNuxRKWeWqb5IN6Baw#/registration<br /></a><br />From Climate Risk to Resilience: Unpacking the Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia<br />November 7<br />8:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x3dK0Dt2TniVViPzQ_2rKQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x3dK0Dt2TniVViPzQ_2rKQ#/registration</a><br /><br />“Why won’t you listen to me?”: How to Engage in Productive Disagreements<br />Tuesday, November 7<br />12 – 1 p.m.<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrceivpzIoGtCkgH0ElHQVcXJeWuzt9fdm#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrceivpzIoGtCkgH0ElHQVcXJeWuzt9fdm#/registration<br /></a><br />Ending Homelessness in America<br />Tuesday, November 7 <br />2:30pm EST [5:30 PM PST]<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-11-07/kevin-adler-ending-homelessness-america">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-11-07/kevin-adler-ending-homelessness-america</a><br />Cost: $10 - $30<br /><br />Building Just Ecosystems: How the Social Sector Can Advance Climate Justice<br />Wednesday, November 8<br />9:00am - 11:00am<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.tfaforms.com/5089359">https://www.tfaforms.com/5089359</a><br /><br />Our Future Energy Economy: Shell’s Scenario Analyses<br />Wednesday, November 8<br />5:30 PM - 7:00 PM<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/our-future-energy-economy-shells-scenario-analyses">https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/our-future-energy-economy-shells-scenario-analyses</a><br /><br />Boston’s Franklin Park: Olmsted, Recreation, and the Modern City<br />Wednesday, November 8<br />6pm EST<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-ethan-carr-on-bostons-franklin-park-tickets-638269289627">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-ethan-carr-on-bostons-franklin-park-tickets-638269289627</a><br /><br />MIT Energy & Climate Hack Research Symposium<br />Wednesday, November 8<br />6 - 7:30pm EST<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-energy-climate-hack-research-symposium-tickets-740163999447">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-energy-climate-hack-research-symposium-tickets-740163999447</a><br /><br />Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World<br />Wednesday, November 8<br />7:00 PM ET <br />Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138<br /><br />Responding to the Climate Crisis in Times of Uncertainty: A Clarion Call for Climate Leadership<br />Thursday, November 9<br />8:30 in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/8916978297359/WN_tJlxDcmHTsSh1RpmY82JvA#/registration">https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/8916978297359/WN_tJlxDcmHTsSh1RpmY82JvA#/registration</a><br /><br />Black Lives, Green Spaces: How Environmental and Food Justice Can be Used to Promote Racial Equity<br />Thursday, November 9<br />12-1:15pm EST (Virtual)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-lives-green-spaces-tickets-717845895397">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-lives-green-spaces-tickets-717845895397</a><br /><br />Climate Intelligence for Investments: Comparing Methane's Risk Factor in Coal vs. Natural Gas<br />Thursday, November 9<br />1:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZrF8LbdSRrSBKBwZi68L5w#/registration">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZrF8LbdSRrSBKBwZi68L5w#/registration</a><br /><br />Energy and Power: Germany in the Age of Oil, Atoms, and Climate Change – A Virtual Book Talk with Stephen Gross<br />Thursday, November 9<br />2 to 3:15 PM<br />RSVP at <a href="https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oF0Xy48iS1-mNJCO3m2OPQ">https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oF0Xy48iS1-mNJCO3m2OPQ</a><br /><br />Ideas in Action - TEDxBoston : Planetary Stewardship 2023 @ MIT<br />Saturday, November 11 - Sunday, November 13<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-in-action-tedxboston-planetary-stewardship-2023-mit-registration-739535399287">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-in-action-tedxboston-planetary-stewardship-2023-mit-registration-739535399287</a><br /><br />Synthesis of Evidence Yields Higher Social Cost of Carbon Due to Model Extensions and Uncertainties<br />Monday, November 13<br />12 – 1:15 p.m.<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-synthesis-evidence-yields-higher-social-cost-carbon-due-model">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-synthesis-evidence-yields-higher-social-cost-carbon-due-model</a><br /><br />Planning the Mid-Transition for Just and Sustainable Decarbonization<br />Monday, November 13<br />12:15 PM - 1:15 PM<br />Livestream: <a href="https://environment.princeton.edu/event/just-and-sustainable-decarbonization/">https://environment.princeton.edu/event/just-and-sustainable-decarbonization/</a><br /><br />The Peril and Promise of AI in World Politics<br />Monday, November 13 <br />5 - 6:30pm EST<br />And live stream at <a href="https://packnetwork.com/ai-panel">https://packnetwork.com/ai-panel</a><br /><br />Webinar: Committed to Reducing Embodied Carbon Emissions? Join the Launch of HomebuildersCAN, an RMI Initiative<br />Tuesday, November 14<br />11:00 a.m. ET<br />RSVP at <a href="https://rmi.org/event/webinar-committed-to-reducing-embodied-carbon-emissions-join-the-launch-of-homebuilderscan-an-rmi-initiative/">https://rmi.org/event/webinar-committed-to-reducing-embodied-carbon-emissions-join-the-launch-of-homebuilderscan-an-rmi-initiative/</a><br /><br />Metro Boston Climate Action Plan Listening Session<br />Tuesday, November 14<br />1:30 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtf-qopjgiG9bWB6cB1_m8XNSdbvdcvUQv#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtf-qopjgiG9bWB6cB1_m8XNSdbvdcvUQv#/registration</a><br /><br />Can Mental Health Save the World?<br />Tuesday, November 14<br />5:00 PM - 8:00 PM<br />RSVP at <a href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=Tw7lWzqeK-qAC9nLDAvYONPnJAjlJooAFXOiGH97.calprdapp06">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=Tw7lWzqeK-qAC9nLDAvYONPnJAjlJooAFXOiGH97.calprdapp06</a><br /><br />The Power of Design: Designing Climate Futures<br />Wednesday, November 15 <br />3:30 - 8pm EST<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-design-designing-climate-futures-tickets-726747931627">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-design-designing-climate-futures-tickets-726747931627</a><br /><br />Updates on the New Climate Finance Goal: What Can Be Decided at COP28?<br />Thursday, November 16<br />10:00–11:30 a.m. ET<br />RSVP at <a href="https://rmi.org/event/webinar-updates-on-the-new-climate-finance-goal-what-can-be-decided-at-cop28/">https://rmi.org/event/webinar-updates-on-the-new-climate-finance-goal-what-can-be-decided-at-cop28/</a><br /><br />Why should the military care about climate change?<br />Thursday, November 16<br />12:00 - 13:00 EST<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/why-should-the-military-care-about-climate-change-tickets-719218861977">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/why-should-the-military-care-about-climate-change-tickets-719218861977<br /></a><br />The Future of Offshore Wind: Innovation + Startup Showcase<br />Thursday, November 16<br />5:30 PM - 8:00 PM<br />RSVP at <a href="https://greentownlabs.com/event/the-future-of-offshore-wind-innovation-startup-showcase/">https://greentownlabs.com/event/the-future-of-offshore-wind-innovation-startup-showcase/</a><br /><br />Post-pandemic transformations and the re-casting of development<br />Friday, November 17<br />7:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://sei-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2kjlrjMbSHGJhXpHXQRB-Q#/registration">https://sei-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2kjlrjMbSHGJhXpHXQRB-Q#/registration</a><br /><br />The State of Housing Design 2023<br />Friday, November 17<br />2 – 6 p.m.<br />RSVP at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1PmZvh56XxnM3vDA1O2vhVkZpy_qPSZCCHnj0Po6YrkHYxw/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1PmZvh56XxnM3vDA1O2vhVkZpy_qPSZCCHnj0Po6YrkHYxw/viewform<br /></a><br />Urban Growers Gathering<br />Friday November 17, 2023<br />4:00pm - 8:30pm<br />Eastie Urban Farm: 6 Chelsea Terrace, 02128 East Boston (Eastie Farm's Geothermal Greenhouse)<br /><br />Harvard Business School Climate Symposium 2023<br />Saturday, November 18 - Sunday, November 19<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-symposium-2023-tickets-726441615427">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-symposium-2023-tickets-726441615427</a><br />Cost: $10 - $65<br /><br />Bridging the Divide on Climate Solutions<br />Saturday, November 18<br />12 - 5pm EST<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridging-the-divide-on-climate-solutions-tickets-738193726307">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridging-the-divide-on-climate-solutions-tickets-738193726307</a><br /><br />What is the Single Most Effective Solution to Climate Change?<br />Monday, November 20<br />9:30 - 10:30pm EST<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-is-the-single-most-effective-solution-to-climate-change-tickets-730925226027">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-is-the-single-most-effective-solution-to-climate-change-tickets-730925226027<br /></a><br />Climate Change and Development<br />Monday, November 20<br />2 - 3pm EST [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]<br />RSVP at <a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-mark-new-climate-change-and-development">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-mark-new-climate-change-and-development<br /></a><br />Evolving organisms to grow new nanomaterials for energy, the environment, and medicine<br />Monday, November 20<br />4:00pm to 6:00pm<br />RSVP at <a href="https://mitnano.mit.edu/events/dresselhaus-lecture-2023">https://mitnano.mit.edu/events/dresselhaus-lecture-2023</a><br /><br />Economic Challenges to Rapid Energy and Deforestation Transitions<br />Monday, November 27<br />12 – 1:15 p.m.<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-economic-challenges-rapid-energy-and-deforestation-transitions">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-economic-challenges-rapid-energy-and-deforestation-transitions</a><br /><br />Conversations about an Abundant Future<br />Tuesday, November 28 <br />6 - 8pm EST<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversations-about-an-abundant-future-tickets-742498913237">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversations-about-an-abundant-future-tickets-742498913237<br /></a><br />Crisis as Catalyst: Meeting the Moment with Transformational Investments<br />Thursday, November 30<br />9:00 am - 12:00 pm<br />RSVP at <a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/crisis-as-catalyst-meeting-the-moment-with-transformational-investment/">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/crisis-as-catalyst-meeting-the-moment-with-transformational-investment/</a><br />Cost $15 - $45<br /><br />Learning from Indigenous Voices: Adaptation Futures 2023 Conference<br />Thursday, November 30<br />1:00 PM - 2:00 PM<br />RSVP at <a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/99038829904?pwd=bnk5VU0zQVdwRUxWYTE2czAvNEd2UT09&from=addon">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/99038829904?pwd=bnk5VU0zQVdwRUxWYTE2czAvNEd2UT09&from=addon</a><br /><br />Arctic Methane Emissions: Uncertainty and the Value of Better Information; Plus: COP28 preview<br />Thursday, November 30<br />1:15 – 2:30 p.m.<br />RSVP at <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/8c2f4383-ea75-4153-a9ac-a88dede9d1bd/regProcessStep1?RefId=Gazette&rp=2174ca8b-9157-48d8-b0d2-7ce64606e847">https://web.cvent.com/event/8c2f4383-ea75-4153-a9ac-a88dede9d1bd/regProcessStep1?RefId=Gazette&rp=2174ca8b-9157-48d8-b0d2-7ce64606e847<br /></a><br />Circular Economy in the Buildings Sector<br />Thursday, November 30<br />5:30 PM - 8:00 PM<br />RSVP at h<a href="ttps://greentownlabs.com/event/circular-economy-buildings-sector/">ttps://greentownlabs.com/event/circular-economy-buildings-sector/<br /></a><br />———<br />Events<br />——— <br /><br />Power to the People<br />Sunday, October 29<br />10am - 2pm EDT<br />Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 500 Walk Hill Street Boston, MA 02126<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-to-the-people-tickets-698548987827">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-to-the-people-tickets-698548987827</a><br /><br />Energy Allies has big dreams for local energy!<br /><br />We envision a future of local energy led by the communities most impacted by climate change. We have big dreams for local energy! Join us at our Local Energy Justice event co-hosted by Energy Allies and our partners. Experience a world of energy justice resources and experts, with local food and activities for the whole family to enjoy! On Sunday, October 29th, 2023 at 10 am you’re invited to explore the world of energy, housing, and solar justice to achieve an equitable energy transition.<br /><br />Agenda<br />10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Event Kick-Off<br />11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Local Energy Fair<br />12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Solar Garden Tour<br />12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Public Q&A Session with Local Energy Experts<br />1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Solar Garden Tour 2<br />1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Raffle and Event Closing<br /><br />————— <br /><br />2023 Wicked High Tide<br />Sunday, October 29<br />11:30am - 12:30pm EDT<br />Long Wharf, Long Wharf Boston, MA 02110<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-wicked-high-tide-tickets-717177355777">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-wicked-high-tide-tickets-717177355777</a><br /><br />Join us at Long Wharf to experience this spectacular event and what it can tell us about climate change.<br /><br />Wicked High Tides are back! These annual tides are 2-4 feet higher than normal and give us a window into how sea level rise will soon affect our daily lives.<br /><br />Join Stone Living Lab staff and partners at Long Wharf to learn about this natural phenomenon, try out our Climate Cart activities, and learn how climate change is affecting our communities. High tide will peak at 12:00PM. Waterproof shoes and a camera are highly encouraged!<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Home Energy Efficiency Team [HEET] Fundraiser<br />Sunday, October 29<br />4:30-7:00<br />HEET, 100 Goddard Avenue Brookline, MA 02445<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heet-fundraiser-envision-the-future-tickets-717391225467">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heet-fundraiser-envision-the-future-tickets-717391225467</a><br /><br />We hope you'll join HEET for our fall fundraiser—we have so much great progress to share! <br /><br />We look forward to sharing some of this year’s remarkable stories and giving you a sneak peek at our ambitious plans for 2024 and beyond. We’ll also show you a virtual tour of Eversource’s Framingham installation, which is going in the ground now—the nation’s FIRST utility networked geothermal system. Drinks, appetizers and dessert will be served. We hope you’ll come!<br /><br />Kindly respond by October 15. If you are unable to attend, please consider a one-time or monthly donation. Unrestricted funding from individuals is critical to our success. Your generous support helps HEET continue to advance equitable, affordable, decarbonization nationwide. Together we can make this bright future a reality.<br /><br />Editorial Comment: HEET started by doing weatherization barnraisings then began mapping natural gas leaks and now is leading development in geothermal microgrids as an alternative to natural gas altogether. They do exemplary work.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Deep Live Gathering<br />October 30 - November 5<br />Online<br />RSVP at h<a href="ttps://futuref.org/deeplivegathering">ttps://futuref.org/deeplivegathering</a><br /><br />Deep Live Gathering is a multi-local non-commercial event which combine offline and online processes.<br /><br />In October 30 - November 5 we invite you to gather in different places around the globe in order to meet each other in physical, virtual and spiritual spaces.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Taking Stock of the International Climate Effort<br />Monday, October 30<br />12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET<br />Harvard, R-414ab David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h98ypA4HQ9WPLlgY85ygQg#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h98ypA4HQ9WPLlgY85ygQg#/registration</a><br /><br />Speaker Elliot Diringer, Senior Policy Advisor to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry<br />Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Elliot Diringer, Senionternational Climate Effort." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using this link; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. <br /><br />Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.Accessibility: To request accommodations or for questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability<br /><br />Contact Elizabeth Hanlon<br />617-495-5964<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Should we re-freeze the Arctic? Exploring climate repair with Professor Sir David King<br />Tuesday, October 31 <br />1 - 3pm EST [18:00 – 20:00 BST]<br />Online and in person<br />RSVP at h<a href="ttps://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/frontend/reg/tRegisterEmailNew.csp?pageID=49160&eventID=183&tempPersonID=71159">ttps://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/frontend/reg/tRegisterEmailNew.csp?pageID=49160&eventID=183&tempPersonID=71159</a><br /><br />Exploring climate repair with Professor Sir David King<br />Share As the planet edges closer to a climate change tipping point, UK policymakers need bold solutions to prevent catastrophe. And while work to transition to net zero remains essential, some argue it’s time to turn to radical climate repair to buy much-needed time: from removing CO2 from the atmosphere to solar geoengineering to deflect the sun’s rays.<br /><br />In his Minister for the Future piece, Professor Sir David King, founder of the Centre for Climate Repair, chair of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group and former Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government urges us to consider a unique climate repair technique: refreezing the arctic through temperature stabilisation technology.<br /><br />He joins us live in conversation on 31 October 18:00-20:00 with Alan Rusbridger, Editor of Prospect Magazine, to dive deeper into the role of geoengineering technology in the fight against climate change. Alongside an expert panel from the world of climate science, we’ll explore the technologies on the table, the controversies of using climate repair and how far geoengineering can really be used as an effective part of our toolkit.<br /><br />This live event will take place online and in person (London).<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Climate Change Solutions to Protect Health and Promote Equity<br />Tuesday, October 31<br />3:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4116974789503/WN_AH3MuXBNRVGX4o3UpMgGUg#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4116974789503/WN_AH3MuXBNRVGX4o3UpMgGUg#/registration<br /></a><br />Climate change is considered by many health experts to be the greatest determinant of health for a child born today. However, the harms of climate change will not be borne equally, with certain populations more vulnerable due to structural forces such as racism and poverty or physiological factors such as age. To mitigate the threat of climate change for all populations, we must both dismantle upstream factors like our reliance on fossil fuels and reimagine our schools, cities, and homes as places of climate resilience to best protect health and promote equity. Join us for a webinar to learn how we can equitably tackle climate change and improve health. Attendees will hear from expert speakers on why climate change is both our greatest health threat and our greatest health opportunity to build a better world. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />The Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit 2023<br />Wednesday, November 1 (AT Greentown Houston) - Thursday, November 2 (AT Greentown Boston)<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://greentownlabs.com/climatetech-summit-2023">https://greentownlabs.com/climatetech-summit-2023</a><br />Cost: $100 - 150<br /><br />The Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit is a deep dive into accelerating deployment through collaboration. Climatetech entrepreneurs are developing the solutions that are the core of global decarbonization, yet they need support and partnership from investors, policymakers, and the growing climatetech workforce in order to scale their critical technologies. The energy transition is here, and the climatetech ecosystem needs your involvement to propel climatetech out into the world. <br /><br />On Nov. 1 and 2, we’re inviting you, your colleagues, and all the climate champions in your life into our Houston, TX and Boston, MA incubators for a day of hands-on exploration with our 200+ startups and their climatetech solutions; keynotes and sessions featuring leaders across climatetech, finance, policy, and justice; and networking with key climate action pioneers.<br /><br />We’ll highlight the momentum our startups, corporate partners, and ecosystem champions have been building together, how these collaborations will chart the course for climatetech deployment, and how everyone can play a role in commercializing climate technologies.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Climate Justice Universities: Another Education Is Possible<br />Wednesday, November 1<br />12 PM ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e7uCpGrbSoq7lUv2-6ZRCg#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e7uCpGrbSoq7lUv2-6ZRCg#/registration<br /></a><br />A presentation from 2023–2024 Radcliffe-Salata Climate Justice Fellow Jennie C. Stephens<br />At Radcliffe, Stephens is completing her book manuscript, provisionally titled Climate Justice University: Another Education Is Possible (Johns Hopkins University Press, forthcoming), which reimagines how higher education could accelerate transformative social innovation toward a more just, healthy, and stable fossil fuel–free future. The book proposes a paradigm shift to leverage the untapped potential of institutions of higher education to advance systemic social change to reduce growing health inequities, economic injustices, and climate vulnerabilities. This project of hope and possibility challenges complacency about how current university systems concentrate wealth and power, sustain fossil fuel reliance, and reinforce inequities and injustices.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />MIT Energy Initiative Fall Colloquium: Gearing up for winter: A European perspective on the energy trilemma<br />Wednesday, November 1<br />5:15pm to 6:15pm<br />MIT, Samberg Conference Center, 6th floor, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-energy-initiative-fall-colloquium-tickets-711185664467">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-energy-initiative-fall-colloquium-tickets-711185664467<br /></a><br />Current and future energy needs must be met while simultaneously addressing decarbonization and sustainability challenges. At MITEI’s Fall Colloquium, Shell’s Chief Technology Officer Yuri Sebregts will address the energy challenge from a European perspective. He will highlight the importance of energy security and affordability, as well as the need for a balanced energy transition strategy—including the impact of geopolitical frictions and supply disruptions triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He will discuss Shell’s energy scenarios and CO2 capture technologies, while emphasizing the importance of electrification, low-carbon fuels, and CO2 capture technologies in achieving a sustainable energy future.<br /><br />Yuri Sebregts is the Executive Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer at Shell. For the past nine years, he has been leading the global technology organization of more than 3,000 people, combining technical, scientific, and commercial expertise. <br />Sebregts has 30 years of experience in Europe and the United States in technical and commercial positions, including in Shell’s chemicals, lubricants, and refining businesses. He is a member of the external advisory board of the MIT Energy Initiative, of the Stanford Global Energy Council, and of the Dutch ECN/TNO Strategic Advisory Board. He has previously been invited to address such forums and industry conferences as the Web Summit and CERAWeek.<br /><br />Sebregts is responsible for Shell’s technology strategy and new technology development for all segments of Shell’s businesses, including digital innovation and technology commercialization activities. These activities range from research and development programs delivered both in-house and through collaborations with partners, to deployment of technologies across Shell’s operations, as well as catalyst manufacturing and sales, and technology licensing and technical services to third parties. The teams in the technology division are based at Shell’s major technology centers in Amsterdam, Houston, and Bangalore, and at smaller technical centers located close to Shell’s customers and partners. Sebregts was born in the Netherlands and completed his MSc in chemistry at Leiden University before joining Shell in 1991.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America<br />Wednesday, November 1<br />6:00 PM - 7:30 PM<br />John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Smith Hall, Columbia Point, Boston MA 02125 <br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/democracy-awakening-notes-on-the-state-of-america-tickets-722780304347">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/democracy-awakening-notes-on-the-state-of-america-tickets-722780304347<br /></a><br />Heather Cox Richardson, Boston College professor of history, discusses her new book Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America with Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic.<br /><br />Please note: While this in-person Forum will not include a book signing, copies with signed bookplates will be available for purchase onsite in our Museum Store.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />SYGD Masterclass: Designing Indoor Climates for a Future Climate<br />Thursday, November 2<br />9:00 - 10:00 EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sygd-masterclass-designing-indoor-climates-for-a-future-climate-tickets-740086477577">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sygd-masterclass-designing-indoor-climates-for-a-future-climate-tickets-740086477577</a><br /><br />Indoor environment for vulnerable groups: homes, care facilities, schools. Evaluating solutions for climate resilience and sustainability.<br /><br />This Masterclass by Anna Mavrogianni, will present evidence on current indoor environmental performance of buildings occupied by vulnerable people: homes, care homes and schools, and discuss the relative effectiveness of potential solutions towards their improvement, under the current and future climate. Synergies and conflicts between environmental sustainability and health, comfort and wellbeing targets, in the context of Net Zero, will be discussed.<br /><br />This event is open and free to professionals at al levels. To join the masterclass, simply use the provided links, connecting you to the platforms hosting the event.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />A net zero emissions future: how to make it a reality<br />Thursday, November 2<br />9:30 - 11 am EST [14:30 - 16:00 BST]<br />Online<br />Livestream at <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/166815/a-net-zero-emissions-future-how-to-make-it-a-reality/">https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/166815/a-net-zero-emissions-future-how-to-make-it-a-reality/</a><br /><br />As the impacts of climate change become more widespread and severe around the world, governments, companies and communities are increasingly recognising the need to stop as soon as possible the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving it.<br /><br />However, ambition has so far failed to translate into action at scale and decarbonisation efforts must be significantly accelerated if the world is to have a reasonable chance of meeting the Paris Agreement’s goal of holding global warming to well below 2°C and preferably 1.5°C.<br /><br />This special event will examine the ever more urgent case for a rapid and just transition to net zero emissions globally, while promoting sustainable development, prosperity and well-being within and across lower and higher income countries. Leading experts will lay out their latest findings from across the natural and social sciences, against a backdrop of heightened geopolitical tensions, an ongoing energy crisis in Europe, and concerns about progress ahead the next United Nations climate change summit due to take place in the United Arab Emirates later this year.<br /><br />This is a special event to mark the 15th anniversary of the foundation of the two Grantham Institutes at Imperial College London and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.<br /><br />The speakers will include:<br />Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, Chair, CH, FRS, FBA, FAcSS , Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science<br />Professor Sir Brian Hoskins, Chair, CBE FRS, Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London<br />Dr Friederike Otto, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London<br />Professor Joeri Rogelj, Professor of Climate Science and Policy, Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London<br />Professor Nick Robins, Professor in Practice – Sustainable Finance, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science<br />Kate Higham, Policy Fellow (Climate Change Laws of the World), Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science<br /><br />This event will be jointly chaired by Professor Ralf Toumi, Director, Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London, and Professor Elizabeth Robinson, Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Smart Reforestation: Advancing Tropical Forest Restoration for a Sustainable Future <br />Thursday, November 2<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-hFJO-X9S4uskWkgjjqACg#/registration">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-hFJO-X9S4uskWkgjjqACg#/registration<br /></a><br />Tropical reforestation has been recognized as an important tool in combating climate change as young forests can potentially take copious amounts of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Yet restoring forests on infertile or degraded soils, the soils most likely targeted for restoration, can be particularly challenging. Smart Reforestation® is about planting the right trees in the right place, at the right time, and for the right reason. This talk will discuss how results from research on ecosystem services at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s Agua Salud Project have helped to advance Smart Reforestation and sustainable land management. <br /><br />—————<br /><br />Building the Energy-Gender-Climate Nexus: The Role of Decentralized Renewable Energy Access<br />Thursday, November 2<br />2:00-3:00pm ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__R3_8rHBRz60YSDNhK8kcQ#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__R3_8rHBRz60YSDNhK8kcQ#/registration</a><br /><br />CHRISTINE EIBS SINGER, Program Director, The Shine Campaign<br />ALLISON ARCHAMBAULT, President, EarthSpark International<br />SARAH BIEBER, Head of Energy Partnerships, Acumen<br />KATHERINE LUCEY, Chief Executive Officer, Solar Sister<br />RADHIKA THAKKAR, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Sun King<br /><br />Energy poverty, gender inequality, and climate change are three of the gravest threats that face people and planet alike. Decentralized renewable energy access is precisely the kind of solution that will deliver a Just Energy Transition and bring power to the people in the Global South as well as communities in the Global North. Yet, big energy and infrastructure are dominating the Energy Transition agenda. With a focus on rapidly reducing carbon emissions, large-scale renewable systems—many centrally controlled—are being prioritized, leaving hundreds of millions of people—especially women—in rural and marginalized communities without access to energy, increasing their climate vulnerability. Join four C3E Award winners to hear their experience in accelerating energy access in the Global South, followed by a discussion on how delivering energy access through decentralized renewable energy enables climate, gender, and development benefits and upcoming opportunities for further innovation and scale in Africa, Asia, and the United States.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Bringing Democracy Back from the Brink: A Strategic Vision and Call to Action<br />Friday, November 3<br />10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.<br />Harvard, Paine Hall, 3 Oxford Street, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp&invite=gmps04gjh3a2vdgmenw2wh9wffr09j0d72ex54ha3axzexnw821t">https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp&invite=gmps04gjh3a2vdgmenw2wh9wffr09j0d72ex54ha3axzexnw821t<br /></a><br />SPEAKER(S) Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor<br />Danielle Allen is James Bryant Conant University Professor and Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at the Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. She is the author of "Justice by Means of Democracy" and "Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality," among others. Running for governor of Massachusetts during 2020—22, she made history as the first Black woman ever to run for statewide office in Massachusetts.<br /><br />CONTACT INFO HILR@extension.harvard.edu<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Rooted in Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resiliency: Climate Change from the Indigenous Perspective <br />Friday, November 3<br />12:00 PM<br />Online <br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpceirrD0pEtDAiahzjw2UjBr860D5HOG4#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpceirrD0pEtDAiahzjw2UjBr860D5HOG4#/registration</a><br /><br />Speaker: Leslie Jonas (Mashpee Wampanoag) Our world is changing and it’s evidently clear that our Earth Mother is screaming for help. Centuries of impact and extraction, fossil fuels and pollution have caused a dire situation called Climate Change. Indigenous people have lived very closely to the land and have witnessed Climate’s impact for over 50 years now. This presentation will examine more recent evidence, and effects of Climate-related environmental destruction and how it is impacting the lives of Indigenous ppl who have lived off of the land and water for millenia. <br /><br />————<br /><br />Green Resilience Hubs: A Conversation with the Report Authors<br />Friday, November 3<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4S0NhiM6SDOV5de9UO8OAw#/registration">https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4S0NhiM6SDOV5de9UO8OAw#/registration<br /></a><br />Green Resilience Hubs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities before, during, and after emergencies such as natural disasters. Using the Connecticut Green Bank as a case study, a team of recent graduates from the Yale School of the Environment have written a report offering insights to developers and investors interested in potentially constructing Green Resilience Hubs. An array of incentives is examined – including federal tax credits made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act – which can allow communities across the country to harness the power of financial mechanisms to drive resiliency. The authors of this report will talk about their research, give an overview of the report as well as the financial model they have constructed and how they can be to be adapted to analyze other projects across the United States.<br /><br />————<br /><br />Charting the Path to Net Zero: A Panel Discussion with four houses of worship<br />Sunday, November 5<br />2:00 pm - 3:30 pm<br />Winchester Unitarian Society, 478 Main Street, Winchester MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ba8fcb8">https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ba8fcb8</a><br /><br />This past summer's wildfires, floods, and extreme weather demonstrate why we need to get on the path to net zero -- balancing our energy consumption with sources of renewable energy.<br /><br />Join MassIPL virtually or in-person as we delve into what it takes to pursue this goal with four houses of worship who have taken the first steps:<br />Winchester Unitarian Society, Chuck Khuen<br />First Congregational Church of Winchester, Bruce Alexander<br />West Concord Union Church, Dave Sedlock<br />Needham Congregational Church, Anne Hayek<br /><br />Congregation members involved in environmental stewardship, finance, property care, and other leadership positions will hear practical advice on the technical issues involved, financial decisions, and building support in the community.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Research Symposium: Energy and Climate Change<br />Monday, November 6 <br />12:00pm to 1:30pm<br />Boston College, 245 Beacon Street, 501, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467</div><div><br />Please join us for a research symposium: "Energy and Climate Change." This event will feature SI-GECS award-winning faculty and their research teams. Each presentation will be followed by Q&A. Lunch will be provided.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Will Digital Intelligence Replace Biological Intelligence?<br />Monday, November 6<br />4:00pm to 6:00pm <br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gtwgqAyoRA-KDJYfcDY3wA#/registration">https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gtwgqAyoRA-KDJYfcDY3wA#/registration<br /></a><br />“Humanity is at a turning point with AI,” says Geoffrey Hinton, known as the Godfather of Artificial Intelligence. The cognitive scientist and computer scientist who designed machine learning algorithms at Google for 10 years recently quit over concerns about deep learning and AI's potential impact on the future of humanity. AI is reshaping everything from how we write to how we engage with the world. While computers were first designed for humans to tell them what to do, they’re now learning to “think” for themselves. Join Geoffrey Hinton, AI pioneer and co-founder of deep learning, November 6th at 4 pm for a webinar, “Will Digital Intelligence Replace Biological Intelligence?” a discussion of AI and humanity’s future. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />Soil to Foil: Aluminum and the Quest for Industrial Sustainability<br />Monday, November 6<br />6 – 7 p.m.<br />Harvard, Haller Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge<br />And Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DKkhUNuxRKWeWqb5IN6Baw#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DKkhUNuxRKWeWqb5IN6Baw#/registration</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S) Saleem H. Ali<br />Chair, Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences; Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment, University of <br />Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust. It is also ubiquitous in the modern world, from aircraft to soda cans. Today, the efficiency with which we use—and reuse—aluminum is vital to addressing key environmental challenges and understanding humanity’s fraught relationship with the earth. In Soil to Foil (Columbia University Press, 2023), Saleem Ali tells the extraordinary story of aluminum. He reveals its pivotal role in the histories of scientific inquiry and technological innovation as well as its importance to sustainability. He highlights scientists and innovators who discovered new uses for this remarkable element, ranging from chemistry and geoscience to engineering and industrial design. Ali argues that aluminum use exemplifies broader lessons about stewardship of nonrenewable resources: its seeming abundance has given rise to wasteful and destructive practices.<br /><br />CONTACT INFO hmscpr@hmsc.harvard.edu<br /><br />—————<br /><br />From Climate Risk to Resilience: Unpacking the Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia<br />November 7<br />8:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x3dK0Dt2TniVViPzQ_2rKQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x3dK0Dt2TniVViPzQ_2rKQ#/registration</a><br /><br />Join us for a virtual launch event for our ‘From Climate Risk to Resilience’ country report series, covering Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. The reports are a collaboration between the African Climate Foundation (ACF) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with additional support from the CGIAR Initiative on Foresight. This webinar will provide an opportunity to discuss the findings of the reports, including how climate change is projected to affect key economic sectors in each country. Furthermore, attendees will learn about the ACF and IFPRI’s work on supporting climate adaptation and resilience in Africa, explore together how to further advance efforts to address climate change-related risks, and unpack whether a programme approach to funding can advance adaptation and resilience in Africa. All four reports will be made available prior to the webinar in the report section of our website. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />“Why won’t you listen to me?”: How to Engage in Productive Disagreements<br />Tuesday, November 7<br />12 – 1 p.m.<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrceivpzIoGtCkgH0ElHQVcXJeWuzt9fdm#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrceivpzIoGtCkgH0ElHQVcXJeWuzt9fdm#/registration</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S) Julia Minson, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School<br />How do people engage with opinions, judgments, and decisions that are different from their own? Does disagreement have to be divisive? In this Keynote, Professor Julia Minson will discuss the dynamics and psychology of interpersonal disagreement and propose practical strategies for navigating conversations that are often difficult, avoided, and feared.<br /><br />CONTACT INFO Alice Swan, aswan@gsd.harvard.edu<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Ending Homelessness in America<br />Tuesday, November 7 <br />2:30pm EST [5:30 PM PST]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-11-07/kevin-adler-ending-homelessness-america">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-11-07/kevin-adler-ending-homelessness-america</a><br />Cost: $10 - $30<br /><br />As cities across the country grapple with a persistent homelessness crisis, a leading advocate offers a compassionate look at the problem, the people, and the possible solutions—including what you can do to help. <br /><br />Kevin Adler returns to The Commonwealth Club to provide an urgent look at homelessness in America, showing us what we lose—in ourselves and as a society—when we choose to walk past and ignore our neighbors in shelters, insecure housing, or on the streets. <br />Adler is the co-author of When We Walk By, which argues that we have sacrificed our humanity by ignoring, downplaying, and refusing to address the homelessness problem. The authors offer an evidence-based people-first approach and community-driven solutions, and they lay out some practical steps that individuals can take to address homelessness.<br /><br />Kevin Adler is an award-winning social entrepreneur, nonprofit leader, and author. Since 2014, he has served as the founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit organization that helps people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems and financial security, primarily through family reunifications, a phone buddy program, and basic income pilots.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Building Just Ecosystems: How the Social Sector Can Advance Climate Justice<br />November 8<br />9:00am - 11:00am<br />Barr Foundation, 2 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA, 02110<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.tfaforms.com/5089359">https://www.tfaforms.com/5089359<br /></a><br />With climate change on everyone’s mind, it’s important to prioritize equity. This means being intentional about how our environmental work, and the burden of doing that work, impacts communities. Join us for an interactive panel discussion for nonprofits and funders who are either involved in climate justice work already, or are interested in learning more about it. We will discuss challenges and emergent opportunities to advance climate justice work, as well as how to center grassroots nonprofits and the communities they serve. The event will consist of an interactive panel conversation, table discussions, and time for networking.<br /><br />Panelists <br />Kalila Barnett, Senior Program Officer for Climate Resilience, Barr Foundation<br />Kate Grundy, Executive Director, Devonshire Foundation<br />Eddie Rosa, Director of Community Programs, Groundwork Lawrence <br />Marissa Zampino, Community Organizer, Mystic River Watershed Association<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Our Future Energy Economy: Shell’s Scenario Analyses<br />Wednesday, November 8<br />5:30 PM - 7:00 PM<br />Columbia, 4 West 43rd Street, New York, NY<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/our-future-energy-economy-shells-scenario-analyses">https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/our-future-energy-economy-shells-scenario-analyses<br /></a><br />The world is engaged in a race to decarbonize global energy systems, watching from one year to the next, as mean global temperatures rise, severe weather events proliferate, precipitation patterns change, and other manifestations of a changing climate impact all of humanity, and especially the world’s poor. As the last two years have highlighted, however, the world needs a decarbonized energy future and, simultaneously, steady and improving energy security.<br /><br />How can global decision-makers, companies, civil society leaders, and other stakeholders think about the array of choices that lie ahead as we try to pursue these intertwined outcomes?<br /><br />Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs for a discussion with our featured presenter László Varró, Vice President for the Global Business Environment at Shell plc, who will also discuss key findings from Shell’s energy security scenarios.<br /><br />Moderator:<br />Jonathan Elkind, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA<br />Speakers:<br />László Varró, Vice President, Global Business Environment, Shell plc<br />Kaushik Deb, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA<br />Amy Myers Jaffe, Co-Chair, Women in Energy Program, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA; Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, New York University<br />Andrew Kamau, Managing Director, International Programs, Energy Opportunity Lab, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA<br /><br />László Varró is vice president, global business environment at Shell plc, which he joined in 2021, and leads the company’s analyses of macroeconomics, energy scenarios, climate policy, and geopolitics. He studied economics at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary, and the University of Cambridge, UK. He has worked as a regulator in Hungary’s electricity and gas markets and as strategy director for MOL Group, an independent oil and gas company. In 2011 he joined the International Energy Agency (IEA) as head of gas and electricity markets and led the IEA’s work on liquefied natural gas, gas supply security, and electricity market design and regulation. He was appointed chief economist of the IEA in 2016, where he built a new team for energy investment analysis and was responsible for methodological support for all IEA policy work.<br /><br />This event will be hosted in person in New York City and live-streamed via Zoom. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with access details. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.<br /> <br />This event is open to the press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk (nv2388@columbia.edu). For more information about the event, please contact energypolicyevents@columbia.edu.Event Contact Information: <br />Center on Global Energy Policy<br />energypolicyevents@columbia.edu<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Boston’s Franklin Park: Olmsted, Recreation, and the Modern City<br />Wednesday, November 8<br />6pm EST<br />Boston Public Library, Central Branch (Rabb Hall), 700 Boylston St Boston, MA 02116<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-ethan-carr-on-bostons-franklin-park-tickets-638269289627">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-ethan-carr-on-bostons-franklin-park-tickets-638269289627</a><br /><br />Join us on Wednesday, November 8 at 6:00PM EST with Dr. Ethan Carr for a talk on his forthcoming book, Boston’s Franklin Park: Olmsted, Recreation, and the Modern City (LALH 2023), which details the history of Franklin Park from the time of peak popularity to the current era of park revival.<br /><br />This talk will be held in person in Rabb Hall at the Central Library in Copley Square. Following the talk, there will be time for audience Q&A, and the program will conclude at 7PM with a book signing. <br /><br />Dr. Carr’s forthcoming book, Boston’s Franklin Park: Olmsted, Recreation, and the Modern City (LALH 2023), documents the design and history of Frederick Law Olmsted’s most mature expression of urban park design. In this comprehensive study, Carr affirms Franklin Park as one of great works of nineteenth-century American art. Since the 1980s, historians have described Franklin Park as unfinished, obsolete, or a casualty of changing trends in public recreation. Carr disagrees, offering a persuasive argument that the park’s decline was not a consequence of its design but of a lack of stewardship on the part of the city, an example of institutionalized racism.<br /><br />About the author<br />Ethan Carr, FASLA, is professor of landscape architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. An international authority on America’s public landscapes and the author of many books, he is lead editor of The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted: The Early Boston Years and coauthor of Olmsted and Yosemite: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea (LALH 2022).<br /><br />————— <br /><br />MIT Energy & Climate Hack Research Symposium<br />Wednesday, November 8<br />6 - 7:30pm EST<br />MIT Building 3, RM 3-270, 77 Massachusetts Ave Building 3, RM 3-270 Cambridge, MA 02142<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-energy-climate-hack-research-symposium-tickets-740163999447">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-energy-climate-hack-research-symposium-tickets-740163999447<br /></a><br />MIT's brightest researchers showcase their work on how artificial intelligence can be used to combat climate change<br />By MIT Energy Club<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World<br />Wednesday, November 8<br />7:00 PM ET <br />Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138<br /><br />Harvard Book Store welcomes JOE ROMAN—conservation biologist and marine ecologist—for a discussion his new book Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World.<br /><br />If forests are the lungs of the planet, then animals migrating across oceans, streams, and mountains—eating, pooping, and dying along the way—are its heart and arteries, pumping nitrogen and phosphorus from deep-sea gorges up to mountain peaks, from the Arctic to the Caribbean. Without this conveyor belt of crucial, life-sustaining nutrients, the world would look very different.<br /><br />The dynamics that shape our physical world—atmospheric chemistry, geothermal forces, plate tectonics, and erosion through wind and rain—have been explored for decades. But the effects on local ecosystems of less glamorous forces—rotting carcasses and deposited feces—as well as their impact on the global climate cycle, have been largely overlooked. The simple truth is that pooping and peeing are daily rituals for almost all animals, the ellipses of ecology that flow through life. We eat, we poop, and we die.<br /><br />From the volcanoes of Iceland to the tropical waters of Hawaii, the great plains of the American heartland, and beyond, Eat, Poop, Die takes readers on an exhilarating and enlightening global adventure, revealing the remarkable ways in which the most basic biological activities of animals make and remake the world—and how a deeper understanding of these cycles provides us with opportunities to undo the environmental damage humanity has wrought on the planet we call home.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Responding to the Climate Crisis in Times of Uncertainty: A Clarion Call for Climate Leadership<br />Thursday, November 9<br />8:30 in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/8916978297359/WN_tJlxDcmHTsSh1RpmY82JvA#/registration">https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/8916978297359/WN_tJlxDcmHTsSh1RpmY82JvA#/registration<br /></a><br />The Global Stocktake at COP28 will evaluate how much progress has been made in the fight against the climate crisis and what more is needed. But global climate efforts are currently way off track, and no one is at more risk than the vulnerable communities who are facing a mounting debt crisis and have few resources to respond to escalating impacts. What climate-vulnerable countries need at the COP28 climate summit in the UAE is a major course correction driven by a political response that will that rapidly decarbonize all sectors, promote adaptation, scale up climate finance and increase resources to address loss and damage. Join the Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025) consortium for a high-level webinar, where policymakers and advocates will set clear expectations for a positive outcome at COP28 that meets the needs of climate-vulnerable countries. During the event speakers from all over the world will underscore why a renewed sense of commitment to the Paris Agreement is needed to drive breakthrough solutions across mitigation ambition, adaption, loss and damage and finance. <br /><br />Speakers: <br />Ana Toni, National Secretary for Climate Change at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Brazil <br />Tina Stege, Climate Envoy for the Marshall Islands<br />Carlos Lopes, Professor, Nelson Mandela School, University of Cape Town; Chair of the African Climate Foundation Board; Former Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa <br />Ani Dasgupta, President and CEO, World Resources Institute (introductory remarks)<br /> Moderator: Sharanjit Leyl, International broadcaster <br /><br />—————<br /><br />Black Lives, Green Spaces: How Environmental and Food Justice Can be Used to Promote Racial Equity<br />Thursday, November 9<br />12-1:15pm EST (Virtual)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-lives-green-spaces-tickets-717845895397">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-lives-green-spaces-tickets-717845895397</a><br /><br />There’s a long history of Black activism in the green space. Come learn how a Boston community is using food and environmental justice measures to build a healthier thriving Black community and how these models can bereplicated across the country.<br /><br />A Black led food and environmental justice movement is blooming in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. “Black Lives, Green Spaces” is a virtual conversation led by Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition [MFFC] (https://www.mattapanfoodandfit.org/) and featuring the Urban Farming Institute [UFI] (https://urbanfarminginstitute.org/) that will engage community members around how we can advance racial equity through green and sustainable measures. This conversation will cover the historic policies that have negatively impacted Black neighborhoods like Mattapan and the work of community organizations like MFFC and UFI to implement reparative solutions focused on farming, community gardens, a food forest, walking path, and community organizing to build healthier thriving communities.<br /><br />Panelists: Vivien Morris, Founder & Board Chair, Mattapan Food and Fitness<br />Coalition (MFFC)<br />Patricia E. Spence, President & CEO, Urban Farming Institute (UFI)<br /><br />Questions? Contact development@mattapanfoodandfit.org<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Climate Intelligence for Investments: Comparing Methane's Risk Factor in Coal vs. Natural Gas<br />Thursday, November 9<br />1:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZrF8LbdSRrSBKBwZi68L5w#/registration">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZrF8LbdSRrSBKBwZi68L5w#/registration</a><br /><br />Join us for an engaging online panel discussion featuring RMI's esteemed expert, Deborah Gordon, along with other distinguished guest speakers. Together, they will delve into RMI's groundbreaking report that analyzes the critical issue of methane emissions within coal and natural gas operations. During this event, RMI will also unveil an innovative online calculator tool designed to empower key stakeholders, including investors, with the ability to directly compare methane emission profiles between coal and natural gas operations. <br /><br />Attendees will:<br />Learn about RMI's recent online coal vs. natural gas calculator tool, including how to use it and where to access it. <br />Hear unique perspectives from both members of civil society organizations and representatives of the oil and gas industry. <br />Understand the nuances of emissions, leakage rates, and other factors that impact the coal and natural gas sectors.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Energy and Power: Germany in the Age of Oil, Atoms, and Climate Change – A Virtual Book Talk with Stephen Gross<br />Thursday, November 9<br />2 to 3:15 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oF0Xy48iS1-mNJCO3m2OPQ">https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oF0Xy48iS1-mNJCO3m2OPQ</a><br /><br />Energy and Power offers the first comprehensive history of German energy and climate policy after World War II. It follows the Federal Republic as it passed through five energy transitions, beginning with the dramatic shift to oil that nearly wiped out the nation’s hard coal sector, moving through the oil shocks and the rise of the Green movement in the 1970s and 1980s, and ending with the transition to wind and solar power today. It shows how debates over energy profoundly shaped the course of German history and influenced the landmark developments that define modern Europe, from the Economic Miracle to the Cold War and the drive for European integration. The intense and early politicization of energy led the Federal Republic to diverge from the United States and rethink its fossil economy well before global warming became a public issue, building a green energy system in the name of many social goals, not only to protect our climate. But Germany’s experience also illustrates the difficulty, the political battles, and the unintended consequences that surround energy transitions.<br /><br />Stephen G. Gross is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies at New York University. After working at the Bureau of Economic Analysis (Department of Commerce) in Washington DC, he received his PhD in history from UC Berkeley in 2010. His first book—Export Empire: German Soft Power in Southeastern Europe, 1890–1945—explored the political economy of the Nazi Empire in Europe.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Ideas in Action - TEDxBoston : Planetary Stewardship 2023 @ MIT<br />Saturday, November 11 - Sunday, November 13<br />MIT, Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-in-action-tedxboston-planetary-stewardship-2023-mit-registration-739535399287">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-in-action-tedxboston-planetary-stewardship-2023-mit-registration-739535399287</a><br /><br />A platform that connects big ideas and solutions for planetary health with a community of the world’s leading doers at our in-person events and via worldwide media distribution to help ensure our planet and species will thrive long into the future.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Synthesis of Evidence Yields Higher Social Cost of Carbon Due to Model Extensions and Uncertainties<br />Monday, November 13<br />12 – 1:15 p.m.<br />Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building Room 414AB, 1 Eliot Street, Cambridge<br />and online <br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-synthesis-evidence-yields-higher-social-cost-carbon-due-model">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-synthesis-evidence-yields-higher-social-cost-carbon-due-model</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S) Frances Moore, Associate Professor and the Hurlstone Presidential Chair in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California Davis<br /><br />Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Frances Moore, Associate Professor and the Hurlstone Presidential Chair in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California Davis. In a talk entitled "Synthesis of Evidence Yields Higher Social Cost of Carbon Due to Model Extensions and Uncertainties," Moore will present her recent research on the social cost of carbon in the context of U.S. government estimates and the recent proposed update from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Planning the Mid-Transition for Just and Sustainable Decarbonization<br />Monday, November 13<br />12:15 PM - 1:15 PM<br />Online<br />Livestream: <a href="https://environment.princeton.edu/event/just-and-sustainable-decarbonization/">https://environment.princeton.edu/event/just-and-sustainable-decarbonization/<br /></a><br />Emily Grubert, associate professor of sustainable energy policy, University of Notre Dame, will present “Planning the Mid-Transition for Just and Sustainable Decarbonization.” This seminar will be held in-person (PUID holders only) and available via livestream (open to all).<br />Dr. Grubert is a civil engineer and environmental sociologist whose research focuses on justice-oriented deep decarbonization and decision support tools related to large infrastructure systems, with emphasis on evaluation of dynamic life cycle socioenvironmental impacts and the effects of different value systems on decision pathways. Grubert is Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy Policy, and, concurrently, of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. She holds a Ph.D. in Environment and Resources from Stanford.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />The Peril and Promise of AI in World Politics<br />Monday, November 13 <br />5 - 6:30pm EST<br />Northeastern, Egan Research Center, 120 Forsyth Street 440 Boston, MA 02115<br />And live stream at https://packnetwork.com/ai-panel<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-peril-and-promise-of-ai-in-world-politics-tickets-726971680867">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-peril-and-promise-of-ai-in-world-politics-tickets-726971680867<br /></a><br />Expert panelists will discuss the impact of AI on world politics and global governance and more!<br />By Northeastern of Political Science Dept., International Affairs Dept.<br /><br />Our first panel on Artificial Intelligence, impact on world politics and global governance, algorithmic bias, ethics, ML, LLM, disinformation, and related themes. The event will be hybrid. Please tune into the live stream here: <br />ASL interpretation services requested.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Committed to Reducing Embodied Carbon Emissions? Join the Launch of HomebuildersCAN, an RMI Initiative<br />Tuesday, November 14<br />11:00 a.m. ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://rmi.org/event/webinar-committed-to-reducing-embodied-carbon-emissions-join-the-launch-of-homebuilderscan-an-rmi-initiative/">https://rmi.org/event/webinar-committed-to-reducing-embodied-carbon-emissions-join-the-launch-of-homebuilderscan-an-rmi-initiative/</a><br /><br />Join us as homebuilder and embodied carbon expert Chris Magwood introduces HomebuildersCAN: a supportive Carbon Action Network initiative. Developed by RMI with an industry stakeholder group, HomebuildersCAN will support builders as they learn about embodied carbon and provide the industry with a consistent approach to incorporate embodied carbon into decarbonization strategies. The program will assist members in three key areas: 1) increasing performance on embodied emissions from new homes, 2) advocate for alignment across the sector, and 3) adopt and scale profitable climate-smart building practices. Meeting climate targets requires that the building construction industry addresses embodied carbon emissions for holistic sector decarbonization, in line with RMI’s mission to secure a clean, prosperous, and zero-carbon future for all.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Metro Boston Climate Action Plan Listening Session<br />Tuesday, November 14<br />1:30 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtf-qopjgiG9bWB6cB1_m8XNSdbvdcvUQv#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtf-qopjgiG9bWB6cB1_m8XNSdbvdcvUQv#/registration</a><br /><br />The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and partners are developing a region-wide Climate Action Plan (CAP) under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program. The regional plan encompasses 167 communities within Metro Boston, including parts of southern New Hampshire, and will center the priorities and ideas of Massachusetts’ Environmental Justice communities and federally designated Justice 40 communities. <br /><br /> Throughout this project, we will develop: - a region-wide Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory and emissions reduction scenarios; - a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) with a focus on energy systems, buildings, and transportation (by March 1, 2024); and - a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) across all sectors (by August 2025). This fall, we are developing the region-wide GHG inventory and the Priority Climate Action Plan, and we want to hear from you. We will host our first listening session virtually on November 14, 2023 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />Can Mental Health Save the World?<br />Tuesday, November 14<br />5:00 PM - 8:00 PM<br />Columbia, Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway, New York, NY 10027<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=Tw7lWzqeK-qAC9nLDAvYONPnJAjlJooAFXOiGH97.calprdapp06">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=Tw7lWzqeK-qAC9nLDAvYONPnJAjlJooAFXOiGH97.calprdapp06</a><br /><br />Just as climate change strains the health of ecosystems, it also strains human health—including mental health. What changes if we consider the climate crisis a mental health crisis? What lessons can we draw from bioethics to address that crisis? And can a mental health lens help us better understand and combat other pernicious and persistent social problems of our time?<br /><br />On November 14, 2023 The Greenwall Foundation and Columbia University’s Division of Ethics will host this year’s William C. Stubing Memorial Lecture in person in New York City and online. Gary Belkin, MD, PhD, Director of the Billion Minds Project and Chair of COP2, will discuss: Can Mental Health Save the World? Dr. Belkin will be joined by NPR's Michel Martin, the award-winning co-host of NPR’s Morning Edition and contributor to PBS's Amanpour & Company, in a discussion on issues at the intersection of mental health, climate change, and bioethics. Please submit your questions to our speakers ahead of the event.<br /><br />The event will begin with a reception at 5pm, followed by the Lecture beginning at 6pm in the same space. This is a hybrid event. You can attend in person by registering for a ticket using the button below, or register to attend virtually via Zoom.<br /><br />By registering for this event, attendees agree to abide by the Columbia Ethics Code of Conduct (found at the bottom of the page).<br /><br />Contact Information<br />David Lamb<br />dl3580@cumc.columbia.edu<br /><br />————— <br /><br />The Power of Design: Designing Climate Futures<br />Wednesday, November 15 <br />3:30 - 8pm EST<br />MIT Welcome Center, 292 Main Street Cambridge, MA 02142<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-design-designing-climate-futures-tickets-726747931627">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-design-designing-climate-futures-tickets-726747931627</a><br /><br />The Power of Design: Designing Climate Futures is an opportunity to discover design responses to the current climate and ecological crisis<br /><br />Join us for an exciting event that explores the power of design in shaping our future in the face of climate change. This in-person event at the MIT Welcome Center, located at 292 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, USA, will bring together experts, designers, and enthusiasts to exchange knowledge, inspire creativity, and foster collaboration. Our aim is to show how design addresses the climate emergency by helping to produce new ecological, spatial, and social conditions rather than mere technical fixes. The Forum brings together a group of designers who are proposing diverse and highly transformative approaches to the climate crisis, spanning from the local to the planetary scale, and offers a platform to know their work and learn, through workshops, with them.<br /><br />Speakers<br />Alphabetically ordered<br />Benjamin Bratton is the director of the Antikythera Program at the Berggruen Institute and former director of the Terra-Forming program at Strelka Institute. Bratton’s current work focuses on the potential of planetary computation to tackle planetary scale problems.<br />Paula J. Ehrlich is the President & CEO of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. She is the co-founder of the Half-Earth Project and has led the development of the Half-Earth Project Map.<br />Ayr Muir is the founder of Clover Food Lab, a vegetarian restaurant chain that works with local providers to reduce the CO2 footprint of the food industry.<br />Céline Semaan is a designer focusing on climate and environmental activism. She founded Slow Factory and the Slow Factory Labs, two initiatives addressing climate justice and human rights through cultural change, science, and design.<br /><br />Format & Registration<br />The event will offer three concurrent workshops, a forum including presentations and a dialogue between our design guests, and a reception. Participants may join any individual part of the event (such as a workshop or the forum), or all. If you wish to attend a workshop, we ask you to register for your preferred sessions. Please note that we may have to reassign participants to a different workshop based on capacity. You may indicate a second choice as part of registration.<br />Registration is strongly recommended. It will be available online until November 12, after which you will have to register onsite for in-person attendance, or directly on the webcast page available on https://design.mit.edu/ for online participation.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Updates on the New Climate Finance Goal: What Can Be Decided at COP28?<br />Thursday, November 16<br />10:00–11:30 a.m. ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://rmi.org/event/webinar-updates-on-the-new-climate-finance-goal-what-can-be-decided-at-cop28/">https://rmi.org/event/webinar-updates-on-the-new-climate-finance-goal-what-can-be-decided-at-cop28/<br /></a><br />The new collective quantified goal on climate finance (NCQG) is set to be determined in 2024 —which means global leaders now have limited time to discuss, consider options, and make informed decisions on the different elements of the goal and how to ensure it’s effective, equitable, and based on developing countries’ needs. With just weeks to go before COP28 in Dubai, this event brings together thought leaders and changemakers from the world of international climate finance and policy to discuss how best to shape the deliberations going forward and achieve a successful outcome next year. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />Why should the military care about climate change?<br />Thursday, November 16<br />12:00 - 13:00 EST<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/why-should-the-military-care-about-climate-change-tickets-719218861977">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/why-should-the-military-care-about-climate-change-tickets-719218861977</a><br /><br />The Livery Climate Action Group are pleased to welcome you to a fascinating seminar by Lt Gen Richard Nugee on the topic of whether climate change is a national security issue and why we and the military should care about climate.<br /><br />After a full, operational career in the British Army, as his final role Richard wrote a Review of Defence's approach to Climate Change and Sustainability (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-climate-change-and-sustainability-strategic-approach">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-climate-change-and-sustainability-strategic-approach</a>). He has since earned international recognition for bringing the implications of Climate Change and Sustainability to the Defence and National Security sectors. He is now the Non-Executive Director for Climate Change and Net Zero for the Ministry of Defence. He has expanded this policy interest into delivery, as the Chair, Director and Advisor of a number of renewable energy and environmental sustainability start-ups.</div><div><br /></div><div><br />————— <br /><br />The Future of Offshore Wind: Innovation + Startup Showcase<br />Thursday, November 16<br />5:30 PM - 8:00 PM<br />Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143<br />RSVP at <a href="https://greentownlabs.com/event/the-future-of-offshore-wind-innovation-startup-showcase/">https://greentownlabs.com/event/the-future-of-offshore-wind-innovation-startup-showcase/<br /></a><br />Join Greentown Labs in celebrating the culmination of Go Energize 2023, a Greentown Go startup-corporate partnerships accelerator program focused on decarbonizing our energy system, in partnership with Vineyard Wind and MassCEC.<br /><br />Vineyard Wind and MassCEC supported five innovative startups in accelerating the commercialization of solutions including offshore wind turbine monitoring, ecological data collection offshore, and more. Attendees will hear the Go Energize 2023 cohort speak about their technologies and how these innovations will enable a sustainable and economically feasible offshore wind industry.<br /><br />A total of 40 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity is set to come online in the United States in the next decade. Cutting-edge technology is key for offshore wind energy projects to be developed in an environmentally responsible manner while also delivering electricity for consumers. Go Energize 2023 aims to reduce barriers to entry through industry education and relationship-building across relevant networks.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Post-pandemic transformations and the re-casting of development<br />Friday, November 17<br />7:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://sei-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2kjlrjMbSHGJhXpHXQRB-Q#/registration">https://sei-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2kjlrjMbSHGJhXpHXQRB-Q#/registration</a><br /><br />SEI’s Development Policy and Finance Team and the Swedish Development Research Network (SweDev) are happy to present Melissa Leach as the keynote speaker for the next SEI and SweDev dialogue on development research. Join Melissa Leach as she discusses the need for a re-casting of longstanding assumptions and approaches to mainstream development, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />The State of Housing Design 2023<br />Friday, November 17<br />2 – 6 p.m.<br />Harvard Graduate School of Design, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1PmZvh56XxnM3vDA1O2vhVkZpy_qPSZCCHnj0Po6YrkHYxw/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1PmZvh56XxnM3vDA1O2vhVkZpy_qPSZCCHnj0Po6YrkHYxw/viewform</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S) Nate Berg, Staff Writer, Fast Company<br />Elizabeth Christoforetti, Assistant Professor in Practice of Architecture, GSD; Founding Principal, Supernormal<br />Daniel D’Oca, Associate Professor in Practice of Urban Planning, GSD; Principal and Co-Founder, Interboro Partners<br />Roy Decker, FAIA, Principal, Duvall Decker<br />Jennifer French, Assistant Professor in Practice of Architecture, GSD; Co-Founder, French 2D<br />Alexandra Gauzza, AIA, LEED AP BD + C, Principal/Studio Director, ISA<br />Chris Herbert, Managing Director, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies<br />Anna Kodé, Real Estate Reporter, The New York Times<br />Maija Kreishman, AIA, Managing Partner, Michael Hsu Office of Architecture<br />Tim Love, Lecturer in Real Estate, GSD; Founding Principal, Utile Architecture and Planning<br />Sam Naylor, Project Architect, Utile; Druker Fellow, GSD<br />Marc Norman, Associate Dean, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate<br />Inga Saffron, Architecture Critic, The Philadelphia Inquirer<br />Timothy A. Schuler, Contributing Editor, Landscape Architecture Magazine<br />Patrick Sisson, Journalist, Bloomberg CityLab, The New York Times, and others<br />Sarah Whiting, Dean and Josep Lluís Sert Professor of Architecture, GSD; Design Principal and Co-Founder, WW Architecture<br />Stephen Zacks, Journalist and Critic, The New York Times, Architectural Review, and others<br />Mimi Zieger, Critic and Editor, The Los Angeles Times, Architectural Review<br /><br />What is the state of housing design in the US? In particular, how are architects of new single- and multi-family housing responding to issues such as the warming climate, the affordability crisis, increasing regulations and construction costs, and the demand for new unit types that better reflect today's demographic realities? These questions will be the focus of a half-day event marking the release of The State of Housing Design 2023, a new book that examines themes in housing design, explored through over 100 recent buildings in the US. The event will feature panels withthe book's editors, authors, practitioners, journalists, academics, and others.<br /><br />CONTACT INFO jchs@harvard.edu<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Urban Growers Gathering<br />Friday November 17, 2023<br />4:00pm - 8:30pm<br />Eastie Urban Farm: 6 Chelsea Terrace, 02128 East Boston (Eastie Farm's Geothermal Greenhouse)<br /><br />As the growing season comes to an end, I welcome you to spend an evening at Eastie Urban Farm to connect with American Farmland Trust (AFT) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) staff along with folks working in Urban Agriculture! <br /><br />We invite urban growers, producers, farms, organizations, and individuals that contribute local food to urban communities to unwind and check in as the growing season winds down. There will be locally sourced food, drinks and resources for all to enjoy. The event will include a brief presentation on AFT and NRCS resources followed by a professionally facilitated community check-in to discuss and understand access barriers, needs and solutions to better support urban producers and distributors. Please join us to celebrate urban growers after a very tough season and feel free to share with your local garden auntie, friends and farm-ily! <br /><br />Contact: Charline - MA Urban Agriculture Outreach Specialist (AFT New England) - <a href="mailto:cxu@farmland.org">cxu@farmland.org</a></div><div><br /> ————— <br /><br />Harvard Business School Climate Symposium 2023<br />Saturday, November 18 - Sunday, November 19<br />Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-symposium-2023-tickets-726441615427">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-symposium-2023-tickets-726441615427</a><br />Cost: $10 - $65<br /><br /><br />Students from the HBS Energy & Environment, the Sustainability, and the Food & Agriculture Clubs organize the annual Climate Symposium hosted at Harvard Business School.<br /><br />The Climate Symposium is one of the largest student-run conferences on campus, and we intend to make this 2023 Symposium the most extensive, most interactive, and most international Symposium yet.<br /><br />The theme for the 2023 Climate Symposium is "Adopting Climate Solutions at Scale." We will explore not only the existing climate solutions but also the crucial aspects of capital and policy deployment required to accelerate their implementation on a global scale.<br /><br />More information at <a href="https://www.climatesymposium.org/agenda">https://www.climatesymposium.org/agenda<br /></a><br />————— <br /><br />Bridging the Divide on Climate Solutions<br />Saturday, November 18<br />12 - 5pm EST<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridging-the-divide-on-climate-solutions-tickets-738193726307">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridging-the-divide-on-climate-solutions-tickets-738193726307</a><br /><br />Join us to learn powerful communication skills that will allow you to talk more constructively with others about solutions to climate change<br /><br />Public opinion polling shows that more and more Americans are concerned about climate change. Montana is being affected by wildfires, flooding and drought. However, there remains strong disagreement about what we should do about it. Many climate advocates believe that aggressive government intervention is required. Others argue that radical climate policies will cause greater economic and social harm than will be caused by climate change.<br /><br />Bridging the Divide on Climate Solutions, a Braver Angels workshop designed in collaboration with Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) and Civity, teaches communication skills that will allow people to talk more constructively with each other about solutions to climate change.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />What is the Single Most Effective Solution to Climate Change?<br />Monday, November 20<br />9:30 - 10:30pm EST<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-is-the-single-most-effective-solution-to-climate-change-tickets-730925226027">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-is-the-single-most-effective-solution-to-climate-change-tickets-730925226027</a><br /><br />Learn strategies you can do (in less than 2 minutes a week) to help build political will for meaningful climate change legislation!<br /><br />Join Citizens' Climate Lobby for a Zoom presentation about climate change action on the third Monday of every month at 6:30-7:30pm PT. During this presentation, we will compare climate change solutions using En-ROADS, a climate simulation model created by MIT Sloan. We will also discuss why certain solutions are more or less effective and share easy actions that all of us can do to help. The presentation is non-partisan and all are welcome.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Climate Change and Development<br />Monday, November 20<br />2 - 3pm EST [11:00am to 12:00pm PT]<br />UCSB, Bren Hall 1414, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-mark-new-climate-change-and-development">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-seminar-mark-new-climate-change-and-development</a><br /><br />Mark New, Professor; Director, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Evolving organisms to grow new nanomaterials for energy, the environment, and medicine<br />Monday, November 20<br />4:00pm to 6:00pm<br />MIT, Huntington Hall (10-250), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://mitnano.mit.edu/events/dresselhaus-lecture-2023">https://mitnano.mit.edu/events/dresselhaus-lecture-2023<br /></a><br />Angela Belcher, PhD, James Mason Crafts Professor of Biological Engineering, Materials Science, and the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br /><br />Organisms have been making exquisite inorganic materials for over 500 million years. Although these materials have many desired physical properties such as strength, regularity, and environmentally benign processing, the types of materials that organisms have evolved to work with are limited. However, there are many properties of living systems that could be potentially harnessed by researchers to make advanced technologies that are smarter, more adaptable, and that are synthesized to be compatible with the environment.<br /><br />One approach to designing future technologies that have some of the properties that living organisms use so well is to evolve organisms to work with a more diverse set of building blocks. The goal is to have a DNA sequence that codes for the synthesis and assembly of any inorganic material or device.<br /><br />We have been successful in using evolutionarily selected peptides to control physical properties of nanocrystals and subsequently use molecular recognition and self-assembly to design biological hybrid multidimensional materials. These materials could be designed to address many scientific and technological problems in electronics, environmental remediation, medicine, and energy applications. Currently we are using this technology to design new methods for building batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, carbon sequestration and storage, environmental remediation, catalysis, and medical diagnostics and imaging.<br /><br />This talk will address conditions under which organisms first evolved to make materials and scientific approaches to move beyond naturally evolved materials to genetically imprint advanced technologies with examples in lithium and sodium ion batteries, lithium-air batteries, environmental clean-up, and ovarian cancer imaging and treatment.<br /><br />BIOGRAPHY<br />Angela Belcher is a biological and materials engineer with expertise in the fields of biomaterials, biomolecular materials, organic-inorganic interfaces, and solid-state chemistry and devices. Her primary research focus is evolving new materials for energy, electronics, the environment, and medicine.<br /><br />Belcher received her B.S. in creative studies from The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). She earned a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry at UCSB. Following with her postdoctoral research in electrical engineering at UCSB. She now holds the James Mason Crafts Professor of Biological Engineering and Materials Engineering at MIT. She is faculty in the Department of Biological Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and the Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research. She teaches undergraduate subjects in material sciences and engineering and biological engineering.<br /><br />In 2002, Belcher founded the company Cambrios Technologies, Inc., and in 2007 she founded Siluria Technologies, Inc. Some recent awards include the Lemelson-MIT Prize for her inventions, and Eni Prize for Renewable and Non-Conventional Energy. In 2009, Rolling Stone Magazine listed her as one of the top 100 people changing the country. In 2007, Time Magazine named her a “Hero” for her research related to climate change. She received the Four Star General Recognition Award (US Army) for significant contribution to army transformation. In 2000, she was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (PECASE). She was named Research Leader of the Year by Scientific American, and is a MacArthur Fellow, a Packard Fellow, an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, a Bose Fellow, a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the National Academy of Inventors, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Economic Challenges to Rapid Energy and Deforestation Transitions<br />Monday, November 27<br />12 – 1:15 p.m.<br />Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building, Room 414AB, 1 Eliot Street, Cambridge<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-economic-challenges-rapid-energy-and-deforestation-transitions">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-economic-challenges-rapid-energy-and-deforestation-transitions</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S) Leon Clarke, Director, Decarbonization Fund, the Bezos Earth Fund<br />Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Leon Clarke, Director of Decarbonization Pathways at the Bezos Earth Fund. In a talk entitled "Economic Challenges to Rapid Energy and Deforestation Transitions," Clarke will discuss the work necessary to analyze and implement large-scale decarbonization from a philanthropic perspective. Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.<br /><br />CONTACT INFO Elizabeth Hanlon - ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Conversations about an Abundant Future<br />Tuesday, November 28 <br />6 - 8pm EST<br />MASS (Model of Architecture Serving Society), 1 Chandler Street Boston, MA 02116<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversations-about-an-abundant-future-tickets-742498913237">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversations-about-an-abundant-future-tickets-742498913237</a><br /><br />Join us for an inaugural convening exploring collective approaches to ensuring a climate positive future.<br /><br />Our experience has taught us that it is possible to design for a flourishing people and planet. Join us for the launch of our Abundant Futures Design Lab with reflections on the past 15 years of our work and a panel discussion exploring collective approaches to ensuring a climate positive future, moderated by Sierra Bainbridge, Senior Principal of our Landscape Studio. Light refreshments will be served. <br /><br />This event has limited capacity - please RSVP via Eventbrite by November 22. If you have questions, please contact hblanchette@mass-group.org.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Crisis as Catalyst: Meeting the Moment with Transformational Investments<br />Thursday, November 30<br />9:00 am - 12:00 pm<br />Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/crisis-as-catalyst-meeting-the-moment-with-transformational-investment/">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/crisis-as-catalyst-meeting-the-moment-with-transformational-investment/</a><br />Cost $15 - $45<br /><br />In the wake of a crisis, be it an extreme weather event, a pandemic, or something else, political dynamics shift that catalyze innovation and usher in possibilities previously deemed unimaginable. Join the Climate Adaptation Forum on November 30th to learn about these critical junctures in history when opportunities to do the impossible became reality.<br /><br />We’ll explore these moments to glean lessons that will help us prepare for our current climate crisis. What conditions allowed these changes to take place? Did planning happen beforehand? What pitfalls should we watch out for? During this discussion, we’ll have the opportunity to learn from speakers exploring big infrastructure investments, safety innovations, and re-designing the urban landscape.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Learning from Indigenous Voices: Adaptation Futures 2023 Conference<br />Thursday, November 30<br />1:00 PM - 2:00 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/99038829904?pwd=bnk5VU0zQVdwRUxWYTE2czAvNEd2UT09&from=addon">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/99038829904?pwd=bnk5VU0zQVdwRUxWYTE2czAvNEd2UT09&from=addon<br /></a><br />Join us in discussion with Johanna Lovecchio, Director of Program Design for Climate Action, who will share learnings, dilemmas, and opportunities from the recent Adaptation Futures Conference in Montreal (Oct). The conference brought together adaptation practitioners, academics, funders, and stakeholders from over 120 countries, including more than 2,000 members of the climate change adaptation community. Primary objectives of the conference were to learn from Indigenous, local knowledge and voices in climate change adaptation research, policies, practices as well as bring marginalized voices, especially those from the Global South, to the forefront in pursue of climate justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Johanna will share some of the layered learnings from her time at the conference and offer space for discussion on the implications for the Climate School and Columbia particularly as they relate to indigenous practice both in North America and in island contexts. The discussion will also include intersection of gender and adaptation and sharing of the current state of international climate justice as it relates to adaptation and loss and damage.<br /><br />Contact Information<br />Stacey Bellamy<br />347-325--0725<br />sk5163@columbia.edu<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Arctic Methane Emissions: Uncertainty and the Value of Better Information; Plus: COP28 preview<br />Thursday, November 30<br />1:15 – 2:30 p.m.<br />Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F Kennedy Street, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/8c2f4383-ea75-4153-a9ac-a88dede9d1bd/regProcessStep1?RefId=Gazette&rp=2174ca8b-9157-48d8-b0d2-7ce64606e847">https://web.cvent.com/event/8c2f4383-ea75-4153-a9ac-a88dede9d1bd/regProcessStep1?RefId=Gazette&rp=2174ca8b-9157-48d8-b0d2-7ce64606e847<br /></a><br />SPEAKER(S) James Hammitt, Professor of Economics and Decision Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health<br />Robert Stavins, A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School<br /><br />The Salata Institute’s Climate Research Workshops bring Harvard University faculty together to present and discuss recent climate-related research papers and scholarly publications. Faculty will learn about current research taking place across Harvard, engage in interdisciplinary dialogues, and forge connections and research collaborations. The Fall 2023 Workshops will primarily focus on methane emissions and mitigation, led by the Salata Institute’s Climate Research Cluster on Reducing Global Methane Emissions.<br /><br />—————<br /><br /><div>Circular Economy in the Buildings Sector</div>Thursday, November 30<br />5:30 PM - 8:00 PM<br />Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143<br />RSVP at <a href="https://greentownlabs.com/event/circular-economy-buildings-sector/">https://greentownlabs.com/event/circular-economy-buildings-sector/</a><br /><br />Join Greentown Labs to celebrate the kickoff of Go Build 2023, a Greentown Go startup-corporate partnerships accelerator program focused on advancing circularity and decarbonization in the built environment, in partnership with Saint-Gobain.<br /><br />At this event, attendees will hear lightning pitches from startup finalists in the buildings industry with innovations that extend product life cycles, further develop raw materials, revalorize waste, or act as other enabling technologies. <br /><br />Innovation in the buildings sector is critical to achieving decarbonization. Buildings are responsible for 39 percent of CO2 emissions globally, with a staggering 11 percent of global emissions coming from the construction of buildings and manufacturing of building materials. To change this, we need innovations that reinvent how buildings and their materials are planned, built, sourced, and managed. <br /><br /></div></div>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-47515493133961217352023-10-01T14:24:00.003-04:002023-10-01T15:33:37.982-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - October 2023<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at <a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a>) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (<a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a>). </span></p><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Index</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Corporate Climate Integrity: What Role for the EU?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5am - 6:30am [11:00-12:30 CEST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at <a href="https://carbonmarketwatch.org/events/corporate-climate-integrity-what-role-for-the-eu/">https://carbonmarketwatch.org/events/corporate-climate-integrity-what-role-for-the-eu/</a></span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Addressing the Carbon Loophole</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building Room 414AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and online via Zoom</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-catrina-rorke-addressing-carbon-loophole">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-catrina-rorke-addressing-carbon-loophole</a></span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Seminar: Carbon Dioxide Removal to Solve the Climate Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:30pm ET [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://events.stanford.edu/event/energy_seminar_carbon_dioxide_removal_to_solve_the_climate_crisis_eli_yablonovitch_university_of_california_berkeley</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Women Who Inspire on Food and Farming</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday October 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30-9:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Taberna de Haro, 999 Beacon St. Brookline, MA </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-who-inspire-networking-event-fall-2023-tickets-696153904067</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $45</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change Opening Event</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7 – 8 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Radcliffe Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-feeding-the-future-symposium-opening-event</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Radcliffe Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-feeding-the-future-symposium</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Local Action: Connecting Climate Tech and Cities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 3 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:30 - 11:30am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue Somerville, MA 02143</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/local-action-connecting-climate-tech-and-cities-tickets-710621868137</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 – $50</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Women Leaders Improve Environmental Outcomes: Evidence from Crop Fires in India </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm - 1:00pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Rabb Room, Barnum Hall, 163 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://forms.monday.com/forms/5661be782344e193326bdd0be8987b81</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mysteries and Challenges of Agricultural Emissions to the Atmosphere</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 PM - 1:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 10 Guyot Hall, Princeton, New Jersey 08544</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g5av0CSiR6ama4FenFcNkg#/registration</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lightning Talks on the Longer-Range Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00 to 5:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">BU, The Pardee Center, 67 Bay State Road, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://www.bu.edu/pardee/2023/08/08/2023-lightning-talks/#RSVP</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Reporting for a Livable Earth: Communicating Science, Facts and Action </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 4 - Wednesday, October 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">13:00–14:30 (UTC+2 / CEST)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://events.globallandscapesforum.org/nairobi-2023/media-seminar/ </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Food Literacy Project Speaker Series: Sustainable Seafood with Fishwife Co-Founder & CEO, Becca Millstein</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 – 5:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cxy9ApuYS-mQtPDSML8uOA#/registration</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Peacebuilding: A Matter of Trust (and the Benefits of a Bowl of Soup)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5 – 6:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Tsai Auditorium, S010, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://wcfia.harvard.edu/event/special-event-peter-sheridan-10-04-2023?delta=0</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Voyage of Sorcerer II: The Expedition That Unlocked the Secrets of the Ocean's Microbiome</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Science Center, Hall D, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/j-craig-venter-at-harvard-science-center-tickets-716880598167</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series: Evan Gordon Greenfield and Rajesh Swaminathan on Impact Investing and Deep Tech Start-Ups</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 – 8 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard University Center for the Environment, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/careers-in-climate-action-speaker-series/</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ways of Eating: Exploring Food through History and Culture</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /><div>Creating an Equitable Clean Energy Future: Engaging Local Communities in Project Planning and Development <br />Thursday, October 5<br />11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5mIZqLyFS9CIrfjwZOS_sg#/registration">https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5mIZqLyFS9CIrfjwZOS_sg#/registration</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Pachamama Alliance’s Climate Convergence 2023<br />Thursday, October 5<br />12pm - 7pm [9 A.M. - 4 P.M. PDT (UTC-8)]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://pachamama.org/climate-convergence-2023">https://pachamama.org/climate-convergence-2023<br /></a><br /><br />The Critical Role of States in the Energy Transition<br />Thursday, October 5<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5K44KCseTxGUbYWY_AGt0Q#/registration">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5K44KCseTxGUbYWY_AGt0Q#/registration<br /></a><br />Unlocking the Climate Impasse: Reimagining the Economy Book Talk<br />Thursday, October 5<br />12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET<br />Harvard, Taubman Nye ABC, 15 Eliot Street, Cambridge MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4N7rnXz5Tv0mF3U">https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4N7rnXz5Tv0mF3U</a></div><div><br />Building for Heat Resilience in Urban Areas</div>Thursday, October 5<br />2pm - 3pm ET [11am to 12pm PT]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8X8djUacQ--mO625Da8HkQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8X8djUacQ--mO625Da8HkQ#/registration</a><br /><div> </div><div>Tom Regan Memorial Lecture - The Philosophy of Animal Rights: A Way of Life or Religion?<br />Thursday, October 5<br />12:30 – 1:30 p.m.<br />Harvard Law, Wasserstein 1010, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://animal.law.harvard.edu/event/tom-regan-memorial-lecture/">https://animal.law.harvard.edu/event/tom-regan-memorial-lecture/</a></div><div><br />Thursday, October 5<br />2pm - 3pm ET [11am to 12pm PT]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8X8djUacQ--mO625Da8HkQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8X8djUacQ--mO625Da8HkQ#/registration</a></div><div><br /></div><div>CommonWealth Kitchen Food Show: Public Food Festival<br />Thursday, October 5 <br />3 - 7pm ED<br />SoWa Power Station, 550 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02118<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/commonwealth-kitchen-food-show-public-food-festival-tickets-680183054827">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/commonwealth-kitchen-food-show-public-food-festival-tickets-680183054827</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>American Politics in Crisis? Charting a New Path<br />Thursday, October 5<br />6pm<br />Edward M. Kennedy Institute, Columbia Point, 210 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125<br />RSVP at <a href="https://emkinstitute.org/special-events/american-politics-in-crisis-charting-a-new-path/">https://emkinstitute.org/special-events/american-politics-in-crisis-charting-a-new-path/<br /></a><br />Honk! Festival of Activist Street Bands<br />Friday, October 6 - Sunday, October 8<br />Somerville, MA<br /><a href="https://honkfest.org/2023-festival/">https://honkfest.org/2023-festival/</a><br /><a href="https://honkfest.org/2023-festival/schedule-2023/">https://honkfest.org/2023-festival/schedule-2023/</a><br /><br />Who Gets to Have an Environmental History, and What Kind? Energy, Property, and the Making of Legible Landscapes in the American South<br />Friday, October 6<br />2:30PM<br />MIT, Building E51-095, 2 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtf-urrTssHtDKLLfed_BGZ9VPJYg_WAGX#/registration">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtf-urrTssHtDKLLfed_BGZ9VPJYg_WAGX#/registration</a><br /><br />Scaling & commercializing innovation for climate action<br />Tuesday, October 10<br />2:00 PM - 3:00 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/scaling-commercializing-innovation-climate-action">https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/scaling-commercializing-innovation-climate-action</a><br /><br />One year later: The Inflation Reduction Act and climate progress<br />Wednesday, October 11<br />9:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT<br />The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20036<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/events/one-year-later-the-inflation-reduction-act-and-climate-progress/">https://www.brookings.edu/events/one-year-later-the-inflation-reduction-act-and-climate-progress/</a><br /><br />The 1973 Energy Crisis: The Oil Embargo and the New Age of Energy<br />Wednesday, October 11<br />5:00 PM - 6:30 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/1973-energy-crisis-oil-embargo-and-new-age-energy">https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/1973-energy-crisis-oil-embargo-and-new-age-energy</a><br /><br />Lessons Learned: How We Adapt on the Road to Climate Adaptation<br />Thursday, October 12<br />9:00 am - 12:00 pm<br />Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/lessons-learned-how-we-adapt-on-the-road-to-climate-adaptation/">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/lessons-learned-how-we-adapt-on-the-road-to-climate-adaptation/</a><br />Cost: $15 - 45<br /><br />Rooted in Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resiliency: Wampanoag Ecological Perspective, Historical Resilience, and Climate Adaptation <br />Thursday, October 12<br />12:00 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYudu2vrzIoG9wEHZc4wvfRr5IUMv76ROSV#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYudu2vrzIoG9wEHZc4wvfRr5IUMv76ROSV#/registration</a> <br /><br />The Sustainable Future of Computing: Companies at the Forefront<br />Thursday, October 12<br />12:00pm to 1:00pm<br />MIT, Building E19-202, 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA<br /><br />Gastronativism: The Politics of Food and Sustainability<br />Thursday, October 12<br />12:00 PM <br />Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Har7jKToSw2MPy-U2CB6ow#/registration">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Har7jKToSw2MPy-U2CB6ow#/registration<br /></a><br />Who Will Pay for the Energy Transition? Equity, Efficiency, and Electricity Price Regulation<br />Thursday, October 12<br />2:30-4pm<br />MIT, Building E62-450, 100 Main Street, Cambridge, MA <br /><br />Climate Collider Pitch Night<br />Thursday, October 12<br />5:30 pm - 9:00 pm<br />The Foundry, 101 Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142<br />RSVP at <a href="https://events.swissnexboston.org/ClimateColliderPitchNight#/tickets?lang=en">https://events.swissnexboston.org/ClimateColliderPitchNight#/tickets?lang=en<br /></a><br />Responding to Disasters and Attacks at Mass Crowds<br />Thursday, October 12<br />6pm to 7:30pm<br />Northeastern, Renaissance_Park, 909, 1135 Tremont Street, Boston<br />RSVP at <a href="https://cssh.northeastern.edu/polisci/events/srs-speaker-series-fall-2023/">https://cssh.northeastern.edu/polisci/events/srs-speaker-series-fall-2023/<br /></a><br />Is Activism Futile?: The Case of Israel<br />Friday, October 13<br />4 – 6 p.m.<br />Harvard Faculty Club, Library, 20 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138<br />RSVP at <a href="https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/activism-futile-case-israel">https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/activism-futile-case-israel</a> <br /><br />Transitioning to a Green Economy: What will it take?<br />Saturday, October 14<br />12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/YHt05NuyC0aYxjJ-tXwmdQ2">https://secure.everyaction.com/YHt05NuyC0aYxjJ-tXwmdQ2<br /></a><br />Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Presents a film Premiere: Regenerating Life<br />Saturday, October 14<br />12:30pm. Asean Auditorium, Tufts University, 160 Packard Ave, Medford, MA 02155<br />RSVP at <a href="https://bio4climate.org/regenerating-life/film-premiere-registration/">https://bio4climate.org/regenerating-life/film-premiere-registration/</a><br />Cost: $5 - $200<br /><br />Greater Boston Humanists <br />Tiptoeing Toward Theocracy: Religion and The Thomas Court<br />Sunday, October 15<br />Phillips Brooks House at Harvard University <br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.meetup.com/greaterbostonhumanists/events/296371942">https://www.meetup.com/greaterbostonhumanists/events/296371942<br /></a><br />Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities<br />Monday, October 16<br />12:00 PM – 1:00 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/veronica-o-davis-on-inclusive-transportation-tickets-694948428457">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/veronica-o-davis-on-inclusive-transportation-tickets-694948428457</a> <br /><br />Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization<br />Tuesday, October 17<br />7:00 PM ET<br />Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 Tickets<br /><br />Climate Fiction: the Intersection of Climate Science, Literature, and Activism <br />Thursday, October 19<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bkBOkzAlQbum8_Mf67rk-g#/registration">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bkBOkzAlQbum8_Mf67rk-g#/registration<br /></a><br />Deepening Trust, Accelerating Resilience: Partnerships for People and Planet<br />Thursday, October 19<br />6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://givebutter.com/c/deepeningtrustacceleratingresilience">https://givebutter.com/c/deepeningtrustacceleratingresilience</a></div><div><br />Artificial Intelligence for Energy: AI & Energy Technology Discovery<br />Monday, October 23<br />12:00 PM - 1:00 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/artificial-intelligence-energy-ai-energy-technology-discovery">https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/artificial-intelligence-energy-ai-energy-technology-discovery</a><br /><br />How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World<br />Friday, October 20<br />7:00 PM ET <br />Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 <br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/deb_chachra/">https://www.harvard.com/event/deb_chachra/</a><br /><br />Rebecca Solnit on Why It’s Not Too Late<br />Tuesday, October 24<br />3PM EDT [6:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-10-24/rebecca-solnit-why-its-not-too-late">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-10-24/rebecca-solnit-why-its-not-too-late</a><br />Cost: $5 - $37<br /><br />Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World without a Bullhorn <br />Tuesday, October 24<br />7:00 PM ET<br />Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 <br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/omkari_williams/">https://www.harvard.com/event/omkari_williams/<br /></a><br />What’s for Dinner? Reconnecting Our Food with Our Climate<br />Tuesday, October 24<br />7 - 8:30pm EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-for-dinner-reconnecting-our-food-with-our-climate-tickets-707824019697">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-for-dinner-reconnecting-our-food-with-our-climate-tickets-707824019697</a><br /><br />How to Get Dirty and Dark Money Out of Democracy<br />Wednesday, October 25 <br />3PM EDT [6:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-10-25/how-get-dirty-and-dark-money-out-democracy-drew-sullivan-and-paul-radu">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-10-25/how-get-dirty-and-dark-money-out-democracy-drew-sullivan-and-paul-radu</a><br />Cost: $5 - $20<br /><br />Charting Progress: Regulator Actions on Climate Financial Risks<br />Thursday, October 26<br />11:00 AM in Eastern Time <br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiD6G1gcQvK8esnofihhXw#/registration">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiD6G1gcQvK8esnofihhXw#/registration<br /></a><br />Rooted in Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resiliency: Restoring Indigenous Foodways for Climate Resilience<br />Thursday, October 26<br />12:00 PM <br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kcemorD8oG9RTlAEltBezasdYqm3SPW5c#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kcemorD8oG9RTlAEltBezasdYqm3SPW5c#/registration</a> <br /><br />Subsistence and Persistence: Constructing Pasture in Koobi Fora, Kenya<br />Thursday, October 26<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_piJsqCbwRRmfJe8xjiWDSg#/registration">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_piJsqCbwRRmfJe8xjiWDSg#/registration<br /></a><br />Climate Leadership - What Now? What Next?<br />Friday, October 27<br />4:00 - 5:00 EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-leadership-what-now-what-next-tickets-707686287737">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-leadership-what-now-what-next-tickets-707686287737</a><br /><br />Power to the People<br />Sunday, October 29<br />10am - 2pm EDT<br />Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 500 Walk Hill Street Boston, MA 02126<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-to-the-people-tickets-698548987827">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-to-the-people-tickets-698548987827<br /></a><br />2023 Wicked High Tide<br />Sunday, October 29<br />11:30am - 12:30pm EDT<br />Long Wharf, Long Wharf Boston, MA 02110<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-wicked-high-tide-tickets-717177355777">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-wicked-high-tide-tickets-717177355777<br /></a><br />Home Energy Efficiency Team [HEET] Fundraiser<br />Sunday, October 29<br />4:30-7:00<br />HEET, 100 Goddard Avenue Brookline, MA 02445<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heet-fundraiser-envision-the-future-tickets-717391225467">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heet-fundraiser-envision-the-future-tickets-717391225467<br /></a><br />Deep Live Gathering<br />October 30 - November 5<br /><a href="https://futuref.org/deeplivegathering">https://futuref.org/deeplivegathering<br /></a><br />Taking Stock of the International Climate Effort<br />Monday, October 30<br />12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET<br />Harvard, R-414ab David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h98ypA4HQ9WPLlgY85ygQg#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h98ypA4HQ9WPLlgY85ygQg#/registration<br /></a><br />The Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit 2023<br />Wednesday, November 1 (AT Greentown Houston) - Thursday, November 2 (AT Greentown Boston)<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://greentownlabs.com/climatetech-summit-2023">https://greentownlabs.com/climatetech-summit-2023<br /></a>Cost: $100 - 150<br /><br />Climate Justice, Fossil Fuel Phaseout, and Reimagining the Role of Higher Education<br />Wednesday, November 1<br />12 PM ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e7uCpGrbSoq7lUv2-6ZRCg#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e7uCpGrbSoq7lUv2-6ZRCg#/registration<br /></a><br />Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America<br />Wednesday, November 1<br />6:00 PM - 7:30 PM<br />John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Smith Hall, Columbia Point, Boston MA 02125 <br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/democracy-awakening-notes-on-the-state-of-america-tickets-722780304347">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/democracy-awakening-notes-on-the-state-of-america-tickets-722780304347<br /></a><br />Smart Reforestation: Advancing Tropical Forest Restoration for a Sustainable Future <br />Thursday, November 2<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-hFJO-X9S4uskWkgjjqACg#/registration">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-hFJO-X9S4uskWkgjjqACg#/registration<br /></a><br />Building the Energy-Gender-Climate Nexus: The Role of Decentralized Renewable Energy Access<br />Thursday, November 2<br />2:00-3:00pm ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__R3_8rHBRz60YSDNhK8kcQ#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__R3_8rHBRz60YSDNhK8kcQ#/registration<br /></a><br />Rooted in Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resiliency: Climate Change from the Indigenous Perspective <br />Friday, November 3<br />12:00 PM<br />Online <br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpceirrD0pEtDAiahzjw2UjBr860D5HOG4#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpceirrD0pEtDAiahzjw2UjBr860D5HOG4#/registration</a><br /><br /><br />---------</div><div>Events</div><div>---------<br /><br />Corporate Climate Integrity: What Role for the EU?<br />Monday, October 2<br />5am - 6:30am [11:00-12:30 CEST]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://carbonmarketwatch.org/events/corporate-climate-integrity-what-role-for-the-eu/">https://carbonmarketwatch.org/events/corporate-climate-integrity-what-role-for-the-eu/<br /></a><br />Carbon markets have grown in popularity amongst businesses to provide economic incentives to invest in sustainable practices and technologies, creating the possibility of a positive impact on the environment. Businesses can leverage carbon markets as a means to finance and scale their decarbonisation efforts, but there is also an underlying risk that companies use carbon offsetting to make unsubstantiated claims and hide corporate inaction.<br /><br />Therefore, the rise of greenwashing poses a significant challenge in a way that upholding integrity within carbon markets becomes essential to ensure transparency, accurate reporting, and credible verification processes.<br /><br />This is where the seventh ETS (Emissions Trading Schemes) Talk titled "Corporate Climate Integrity: What Role for the EU?" picks up: On 2 October 2023 from 10.00 to 11.15 am, speakers delve into the synergies between carbon markets and private sector decarbonisation and explore the EU’s role in promoting the integrity of corporate climate action through activities within as well as outside the EU and partially making use of the Article 6 infrastructure.<br />Nicolas Kreibich, Senior Researcher in the Global Climate Governance Research Unit at the Wuppertal Institut, speaks on the subject of "The EU as a Normative Power" at 10:25 am, followed by a Q&A and discussion session.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Addressing the Carbon Loophole<br />Monday, October 2<br />12 – 1:15 p.m.<br />Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building Room 414AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge<br />and online via Zoom<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-catrina-rorke-addressing-carbon-loophole">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-catrina-rorke-addressing-carbon-loophole</a><br /><br />SPEAKER: Catrina Rorke, Senior Vice President for Policy and Research, Climate Leadership Council and Executive Director, Center for Climate and Trade<br />Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Catrina Rorke, Senior Vice President for Policy and Research at the Climate Leadership Council and Executive Director of the Center for Climate and Trade. <br />Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Energy Seminar: Carbon Dioxide Removal to Solve the Climate Crisis, <br />Monday, October 2<br />1:30pm ET [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]<br />Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering), NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Center, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305 <br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/energy_seminar_carbon_dioxide_removal_to_solve_the_climate_crisis_eli_yablonovitch_university_of_california_berkeley">https://events.stanford.edu/event/energy_seminar_carbon_dioxide_removal_to_solve_the_climate_crisis_eli_yablonovitch_university_of_california_berkeley<br /></a><br />Eli Yablonovitch, University of California<br />In 1977, the physicist Freeman Dyson1 proposed the burial of biomass, as a scalable, economical solution to the CO2 problem. Today we know2 that the harvested vegetation should be buried in an engineered dry Environmental Chamber. Plant biomass can be preserved for thousands of years by burial in a dry environment with sufficiently low thermodynamic “Water Activity”, which is the relative humidity in equilibrium with the biomass. A “Water Activity” <60% will not support life, suppressing anaerobic organisms, thus preserving the biomass for millenia. Current agriculture costs, and burial costs indicate US$60/tonne of sequestered CO2 which corresponds to $0.53/gallon of gasoline. If scaled to the level of a major crop, existing CO2 can be extracted from the atmosphere and sequester a significant fraction of prior historical CO2emissions.<br /><br />1. F. J. Dyson, “Can we control the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?” Energy 2, 217-291 (1977).<br />2. E. Yablonovitch, & H.W. Deckman, “Scalable, Economical, and Stable Sequestration of Agricultural Fixed Carbon”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120(16), e2217695120 (April 11, 2023) <br /><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2217695120">https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2217695120</a><br /><br />Biography: Prof. Yablonovitch introduced the idea that strained semiconductor lasers could have superior performance due to reduced valence band (hole) effective mass. With almost every human interaction with the internet, optical telecommunication occurs by strained semiconductor lasers. He is regarded as a Father of the Photonic BandGap concept, and he coined the term "Photonic Crystal". The geometrical structure of the first experimentally realized Photonic bandgap, is sometimes called “Yablonovite”.<br /><br />In his photovoltaic research, Yablonovitch introduced the 4(n squared) (“Yablonovitch Limit”) light-trapping factor that is in worldwide use, for almost all commercial solar panels. He was elected to NAE, NAS, NAI, AmAcArSci, and as Foreign Member, UK Royal Society.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Women Who Inspire on Food and Farming<br />Monday October 2<br />6:30-9:00 PM<br />Taberna de Haro, 999 Beacon St. Brookline, MA <br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-who-inspire-networking-event-fall-2023-tickets-696153904067">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-who-inspire-networking-event-fall-2023-tickets-696153904067</a><br />Cost: $45<br /><br />The Women Who Inspire Fall Networking Event bringing together women in the fields of food and farming is registering now!<br /><br />Our featured speaker will be Deborah Hansen, Chef-Owner and Sommeliere, Taberna de Haro <br /><br />We'll have a speaker, a short networking activity, and plenty of time to meet, exchange ideas and enjoy a light dinner.<br /><br />Our featured speaker will be Deborah Hansen. Deborah is the highly-regarded chef-owner & sommeliere of Taberna de Haro, now celebrating its 25th anniversary. <br />She is an accomplished leader in the areas of Spanish food and wine and is exemplary in her commitment to local agriculture. <br />Space is very limited so please register now!<br /><br />** The inability to pay is not a barrier to attending. Please contact Rachel at womenwhoinspirema@gmail.com or 781-789-6191 for discount and full sponsorship codes. **<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change Opening Event<br />Monday, October 2<br />7 – 8 p.m.<br />Radcliffe Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-feeding-the-future-symposium-opening-event">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-feeding-the-future-symposium-opening-event<br /></a><br />SPEAKER Irene Li, Boston restauranteur, cofounder and co-owner of Mei Mei Dumplings<br /> A keynote discussion with Boston restauranteur Irene Li, cofounder and co-owner of Mei Mei Dumplings, will open Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s 2023 science symposium, “Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change.” Li is the winner of a 2022 James Beard Leadership Award, which recognizes “the visionaries responsible for creating a healthier, safer, and more equitable, and sustainable food system.” She will discuss her efforts to offer healthy, sustainable food through equitable partnerships and business models. Li is coauthor, with her sister Margaret, of the new cookbook "Perfectly Good Food: A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking" (W. W. Norton, 2023).<br /><br />CONTACT INFO events@radcliffe.harvard.edu<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change<br />Tuesday, October 3<br />9 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.<br />Radcliffe Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge<br />And online <br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-feeding-the-future-symposium">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-feeding-the-future-symposium<br /></a><br />SPEAKER(S) David Abel, Contributing reporter, Boston Globe; documentary filmmaker; professor of the practice, journalism, College of Communication, Boston University<br />Edo Berger, Codirector of the science program, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; professor of astronomy, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences<br />Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Dean, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School; professor of history, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences<br />Immaculata De Vivo, Codirector of the science program, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School; professor of epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health<br />Christina Hicks, Professor, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University (United Kingdom)<br />Frank B. Hu, Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology and chair, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital<br />David P. Hughes, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Global Food Security, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences<br />M. Jahi Johnson-Chappell, Director, Center for Regional Food Systems; professor and W.K. Kellogg Endowed Chair, Michigan State University<br />Mengyu Li, Postdoctoral research fellow, Integrated Sustainability Analysis, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney (Australia) <br />Meredith T. Niles, Associate professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences and associate director, Food Systems Research Center, University of Vermont<br />Duangporn “Bo” Songvisava, Chef and owner, Bo.lan restaurant (Thailand)<br /><br />Do we eat to live, or do we live to eat? With food production responsible for a significant portion of global greenhouse gas emissions, eating and living on a healthy planet can be at odds. <br /><br />This symposium will explore the dilemma of addressing the global climate crisis while feeding the world’s population healthfully and equitably. How we produce, transport, prepare, and consume our food has direct implications for food access and security as well as for the future of the planet.<br /><br />Advances in plant genomics, innovative uses of ingredients and preparation, equitable methods of distribution, and even applications of artificial intelligence are carving out pathways for adaptive solutions, especially for resource-poor environments. Policies keyed to sustainable farming and diets in the United States and abroad will enable the agricultural sector, the restaurant industry, and individual consumers to help balance their food practices with a healthier environment. Register online.<br /><br />CONTACT INFO events@radcliffe.harvard.edu<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Local Action: Connecting Climate Tech and Cities<br />Tuesday, October 3 <br />9:30 - 11:30am EDT<br />Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue Somerville, MA 02143<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/local-action-connecting-climate-tech-and-cities-tickets-710621868137">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/local-action-connecting-climate-tech-and-cities-tickets-710621868137</a><br />Cost: $0 – $50<br /><br />Municipal leaders and cutting edge climate tech companies will come together to demonstrate how to take climate action at the local level.<br /><br />Local climate action will play a critical role in decarbonizing our society, and municipal projects present an ideal way for growing climate tech companies to deploy their technology. Because of that, the Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) has developed new guides to help local leaders and climate tech startups come together to blaze the trail to Net Zero. For the official launch of these guides, NECEC will join Greentown Labs in bringing those groups together to demonstrate strategies for how startups and municipalities can collaborate.<br /><br />Attendees will hear from cities/towns and companies that have delivered real projects with demonstrable impact. The event also will provide the opportunity for both groups to network with one another and forge connections that turn into the next round of groundbreaking local decarbonization projects.<br /><br />Agenda<br />9:30 - Welcome from Joe Curtatone, President, NECEC<br />9:35 - Keynote from Mayor Paul Brodeur, Mayor of Melrose, MA<br />9:45 - Launch Municipal & Startup Guides, Kristen Stelljes, Chief Operating Officer, NECEC<br />9:55 - “How we met” stories from municipalities and startups, moderated by Maya Nitzberg, Vice President of Community, Greentown Labs<br />10:35 - Q&A<br />10:55 - Closing remarks from Greentown Labs<br />11:00 - Networking<br />11:30 - End<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Women Leaders Improve Environmental Outcomes: Evidence from Crop Fires in India <br />Tuesday, October 3<br />12:00pm - 1:00pm <br />Tufts, Rabb Room, Barnum Hall, 163 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://forms.monday.com/forms/5661be782344e193326bdd0be8987b81">https://forms.monday.com/forms/5661be782344e193326bdd0be8987b81<br /></a><br />Maulik Jagnani, Assistant Professor, The Fletcher School, Tufts University<br />Given the enormous scale of environmental decline and political gridlock in legislatures around the world, committed action by local leaders may be one of the most effective tools to address environmental health problems like air pollution. However, despite prior evidence that there exists a causal relationship between policy and identity, survey evidence that women have a greater concern for the environment, and the existence of quotas for women in legislative assemblies in many countries, we know extremely little about the impact of women leaders on local environmental outcomes. In a new study (Jagnani and Mahadevan, 2023), we use (crop) fire data from India and a close-election regression discontinuity design to provide the first causal evidence that local women leaders improve environmental outcomes. We show that the election of a female legislator over a male legislator in a close election decreases the number of fires by 13% and monthly biomass-related particulate emissions by 40%. To shed light on mechanisms, we surveyed 424 male and female village council leaders between December 22-March 23 in Punjab, the state with the highest per capita incidence of crop fires in India. We find female leaders are more likely to consider crop fires a serious issue, weigh their impacts on child health, support regulation to decrease crop fire incidence, and implement specific crop residue management policies like private residue collection or encouraging crop residue use as fodder.<br /><br />Lunch will be provided. <br /><br />Please contact Max Zandi at maxwell.zandi@tufts.edu if you have any questions. <br /><br />—————<br /><br />Mysteries and Challenges of Agricultural Emissions to the Atmosphere<br />Tuesday, October 3<br />12:30 PM - 1:30 PM<br />Princeton, 10 Guyot Hall, Princeton, New Jersey 08544<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g5av0CSiR6ama4FenFcNkg#/registration">https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g5av0CSiR6ama4FenFcNkg#/registration<br /></a><br />High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) Mark Zondlo, professor of civil and environmental engineering, will present “Mysteries and Challenges of Agricultural Emissions to the Atmosphere” in Guyot Hall, Room 10, and online via Zoom. Zondlo is the second speaker in the fall 2023 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series.<br /><br />Agriculture is one of the largest sectors contributing greenhouse gases and air pollutant emissions to the atmosphere, but it receives relatively little attention compared to its outsized influences on climate, human health, and ecosystem degradation. Emissions from agriculture are extremely heterogeneous in space and time within a large number of individual source locations, so traditional methods of quantifying emissions from sectors with tailpipes or smokestack emissions simply cannot be used. This talk will feature the integration of new measurement approaches and sensor technologies to constrain methane, nitrous oxide, and ammonia emission inventories from agricultural activities.<br /><br />This seminar is free and open to the public. Lunch will be available in the Guyot Atrium at noon. All attendees can register here in advance to attend this event via Zoom livestream.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Lightning Talks on the Longer-Range Future<br />Tuesday, October 3<br />4:00 to 5:30 pm<br />BU, The Pardee Center, 67 Bay State Road, Boston, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.bu.edu/pardee/2023/08/08/2023-lightning-talks/#RSVP">https://www.bu.edu/pardee/2023/08/08/2023-lightning-talks/#RSVP<br /></a><br />Join the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future for its fall reception on Tuesday, October 3 from 4:00-5:30 pm at the Pardee Center (67 Bay State Road).<br /><br />At the beginning of the reception, the Pardee Center’s 2023 Graduate Summer Fellows will give a series of lightning talks on the outcomes of their summer research. The reception is open to the public. Please RSVP here.<br /><br />The 16th annual session of the Pardee Center’s Graduate Summer Fellows program included eight outstanding Boston University graduate students representing four different schools or colleges and eight different academic departments. Over the course of the 10-week program, Fellows participate in a series of activities and events designed to advance interdisciplinary research and learning, while developing substantive research papers on a wide range of future-oriented topics. <br /><br />—————<br /><br />Reporting for a Livable Earth: Communicating Science, Facts and Action <br />Tuesday, October 4 - Wednesday, October 5<br />13:00–14:30 (UTC+2 / CEST)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://events.globallandscapesforum.org/nairobi-2023/media-seminar/">https://events.globallandscapesforum.org/nairobi-2023/media-seminar/<br /></a><br />The Earth is in crisis. How can journalists and news content creators best inform decision makers across all spheres and audiences at large? Join fellow journalists, scientists and changemakers to discover hot topics, key contacts and tools to cover the climate and biodiversity crises, and highlight the sovereign solutions needed for a prosperous and sustainable future. Ask experts anything and share your experiences to make the most of the largest GLF global conference of the year as well as the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference 2023 (COP28). <br /><br />————— <br /><br />Food Literacy Project Speaker Series: Sustainable Seafood with Fishwife Co-Founder & CEO, Becca Millstein<br />Wednesday, October 4<br />4:30 – 5:30 p.m.<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cxy9ApuYS-mQtPDSML8uOA#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cxy9ApuYS-mQtPDSML8uOA#/registration<br /></a><br />SPEAKER Becca Millstein, Fishwife Co-Founder & CEO <br />Recently featured in Forbes “30 Under 30, North America 2023,” in the Food and Drink category for “redefining the way we eat, drink and think about consumption,” is Becca Millstein, the CEO/Co-founder of tinned seafood company, Fishwife. Fishwife is a female-founded and led food company aiming to make ethically-sourced, premium, and delicious tinned seafood a staple in every cupboard.<br /><br />The company has been proclaimed the leader of “America’s tinned fish Renaissance” by INSIDER, and has been featured in The New York Times, Food & Wine, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Refinery29, New York Magazine, Epicurious, Condé Nast Traveler, and other publications. Learn about the sustainable seafood industry and Becca’s own career path to founding a tinned fish company. And get inspired to use tinned fish at home during a brief cooking demo following Becca’s presentation!<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Peacebuilding: A Matter of Trust (and the Benefits of a Bowl of Soup)<br />Wednesday, October 4<br />5 – 6:30 p.m.<br />Harvard, Tsai Auditorium, S010, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://wcfia.harvard.edu/event/special-event-peter-sheridan-10-04-2023?delta=0">https://wcfia.harvard.edu/event/special-event-peter-sheridan-10-04-2023?delta=0<br /></a><br />SPEAKERS Peter Sheridan, Chief Executive, Co-operation Ireland.<br />Melani Cammett, Director, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; Chair, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Identity Politics. Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Department of Government, Harvard University.<br /><br />Peter Sheridan joined the peacebuilding charity Co-operation Ireland, an all-island community organization, in 2008 as chief executive. The organization was established in 1979, its aim to build mutual respect and understanding between the peoples of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland through practical cooperation.<br /><br />Peter Sheridan is a former assistant chief constable with the PSNI (formerly the Royal Ulster Constabulary). He retired from the police service in late 2008 having spent thirty-two years policing in Northern Ireland. Before retiring, he was responsible for the Crime Operations Department, which included serious and organized crime investigation including terrorist investigations. Sheridan is an Honorary Professor of Practice at the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at Queen's University Belfast.<br /><br />CONTACT INFO Sarah Banse sarahbanse@wcfia.harvard.edu<br /><br />————— <br /><br />The Voyage of Sorcerer II: The Expedition That Unlocked the Secrets of the Ocean's Microbiome<br />Wednesday, October 4<br />6:00 PM ET<br />Harvard Science Center, Hall D, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA <br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/j-craig-venter-at-harvard-science-center-tickets-716880598167">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/j-craig-venter-at-harvard-science-center-tickets-716880598167</a><br /><br />Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, and the Harvard Library welcome J. CRAIG VENTER—founder of the Institute for Genomic Research—for a discussion of his latest book The Voyage of Sorcerer II: The Expedition That Unlocked the Secrets of the Ocean's Microbiome. He will be joined in conversation by Founder and Director of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative, <br /><br />Upon completing his historic work on the Human Genome Project, J. Craig Venter declared that he would sequence the genetic code of all life on earth. Thus began a fifteen-year quest to collect DNA from the world’s oldest and most abundant form of life: microbes. Boarding the Sorcerer II, a 100-foot sailboat turned research vessel, Venter traveled over 65,000 miles around the globe to sample ocean water and the microscopic life within.</div><div><br />In The Voyage of Sorcerer II, Venter and science writer David Ewing Duncan tell the remarkable story of these expeditions and of the momentous discoveries that ensued―of plant-like bacteria that get their energy from the sun, proteins that metabolize vast amounts of hydrogen, and microbes whose genes shield them from ultraviolet light. The result was a massive library of millions of unknown genes, thousands of unseen protein families, and new lineages of bacteria that revealed the unimaginable complexity of life on earth. Yet despite this exquisite diversity, Venter encountered sobering reminders of how human activity is disturbing the delicate microbial ecosystem that nurtures life on earth. In the face of unprecedented climate change, Venter and Duncan show how we can harness the microbial genome to develop alternative sources of energy, food, and medicine that might ultimately avert our destruction.<br /><br />A captivating story of exploration and discovery, The Voyage of Sorcerer II restores microbes to their rightful place as crucial partners in our evolutionary past and guides to our future.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series: Evan Gordon Greenfield and Rajesh Swaminathan on Impact Investing and Deep Tech Start-Ups<br />Wednesday, October 4<br />6 – 8 p.m.<br />Harvard University Center for the Environment, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/careers-in-climate-action-speaker-series/">https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/careers-in-climate-action-speaker-series/<br /></a><br />SPEAKER(S) Evan Gordon Greensfield, Managing Director, Head of ESG, Private Equity at British Columbia Investment Management Corporation<br />Rajesh Swaminathan, Partner at Khosla Ventures<br />Interested in a career in climate and sustainability? This Fall semester, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability is launching the Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series, featuring leading climate and sustainability practitioners — many of them Harvard alumni — from a broad range of industries and sectors.<br /><br />Speakers will reflect on their work and career path, providing students from across Harvard with valuable insights needed to launch a climate career. Each event will include a one hour Q&A with the speaker followed by a dinner reception.<br /><br />CONTACT INFO Leslie Hubbard leslie_hubbard@harvard.edu<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Ways of Eating: Exploring Food through History and Culture<br />Wednesday, October 4<br />7:00 PM ET<br />Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138<br /><br />Harvard Book Store welcomes historian BEN WURGAFT and anthropologist MERRY WHITE for a discussion of their new book Ways of Eating: Exploring Food Through History and Culture.<br /><br />From the origins of agriculture to contemporary debates over culinary authenticity, Ways of Eating introduces readers to world food history and food anthropology. Through engaging stories and historical deep dives, Benjamin A. Wurgaft and Merry I. White offer new ways to understand food in relation to its natural and cultural histories and the social rules that shape our meals.<br /><br />Wurgaft and White use vivid storytelling to bring food practices to life, weaving stories of Panamanian coffee growers, medieval women beer makers, and Japanese knife forgers. From the Venetian spice trade to the Columbian Exchange, from Roman garum to Vietnamese nớc chấm, Ways of Eating provides an absorbing account of world food history and anthropology. Migration, politics, and the dynamics of group identity all shape what we eat, and we can learn to trace these social forces from the plate to the kitchen, the factory, and the field.<br /><br />————— <div><br /></div><div>Pachamama Alliance’s Climate Convergence 2023</div><div>Thursday, October 5</div><div>12pm - 7pm [9 A.M. - 4 P.M. PDT (UTC-8)]</div><div>Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://pachamama.org/climate-convergence-2023">https://pachamama.org/climate-convergence-2023</a><br /><br /></div><div>Together for tomorrow<br />Change for a better tomorrow is attainable. We're coming together to address the climate crisis, safeguard frontline communities, and bring about fundamental transformation.</div><div><br /></div><div>————— <br /><br />Creating an Equitable Clean Energy Future: Engaging Local Communities in Project Planning and Development <br />Thursday, October 5<br />11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5mIZqLyFS9CIrfjwZOS_sg#/registration">https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5mIZqLyFS9CIrfjwZOS_sg#/registration<br /></a><br />Join WRI and Data for Progress for a discussion about the importance of community benefits agreements and community benefits plans in facilitating an equitable clean energy development. The webinar will feature a conversation with Betony Jones, Director of the Office of Energy Jobs at DOE, about the federal government’s role in facilitating the process between stakeholders in the development of community benefits plans. That will be followed by a panel discussion with experts and practitioners to discuss the fundamentals, barriers and opportunities to expand the best practices of community benefits agreements and the role of different stakeholders in working together across clean energy projects. <br /><br /> More event information and speakers can be found on the WRI event page: <a href="https://www.wri.org/events/2023/10/creating-equitable-clean-energy-future-engaging-local-communities-project-planning">https://www.wri.org/events/2023/10/creating-equitable-clean-energy-future-engaging-local-communities-project-planning</a> <br /><br />—————<br /><br />The Critical Role of States in the Energy Transition<br />Thursday, October 5<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5K44KCseTxGUbYWY_AGt0Q#/registration">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5K44KCseTxGUbYWY_AGt0Q#/registration<br /></a><br />The urgent need for an energy transition is upon us as recently demonstrated by global climate events, and many US states are on the front lines of implementing policy changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This lecture will provide an overview of some challenges that the states are facing and the policy levers available to them to implement meaningful changes. There is a growing recognition about the important role that states can play in accessing renewable energy, implementing demand reduction, and addressing energy inequities. Many states have promulgated aggressive climate goals that under current conditions will be difficult to achieve. Framing the opportunities and complexities of implementing this transition will be critical for developing successful policy outcomes and dealing with the trade-offs along the way. This lecture is part of the Environmental Studies Program Hoch Cunningham Environmental Lecture Series.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Unlocking the Climate Impasse: Reimagining the Economy Book Talk<br />Thursday, October 5<br />12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET<br />Harvard, Taubman Nye ABC, 15 Eliot Street, Cambridge MA<br />RSVP <a href="https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4N7rnXz5Tv0mF3U">https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4N7rnXz5Tv0mF3U</a></div><div><br />Speakers and Presenters<br />Alexander Gazmararian, Department of Politics, Princeton University<br />Dustin Tingley, Government Department, Harvard University<br />The Reimagining the Economy Project invites you to a conversation with Alexander Gazmararian and Dustin Tingley, authors of the new book Uncertain Futures: How to Unlock the Climate ImpasseWhy is the world not moving fast enough to solve the climate crisis? Politics stand in the way, but experts hope that green investments, compensation, and retraining could unlock the impasse. However, these measures often lack credibility. Not only do communities fear these policies could be reversed, but they have seen promises broken before. Uncertain Futures proposes solutions to make more credible promises that build support for the energy transition. It examines the perspectives of workers, communities, and companies, arguing that the climate impasse is best understood by viewing the problem from the ground up. Featuring voices on the front lines such as a commissioner in Carbon County deciding whether to welcome wind, executives at energy companies searching for solutions, mayors and unions in Minnesota battling for local jobs, and fairgoers in coal country navigating their uncertain future, this book contends that making economic transitions work means making promises credible.<br /><br />Reimagining the Economy Project<br />617-495-0868<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Tom Regan Memorial Lecture - The Philosophy of Animal Rights: A Way of Life or Religion?<br />Thursday, October 5<br />12:30 – 1:30 p.m.<br />Harvard Law, Wasserstein 1010, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://animal.law.harvard.edu/event/tom-regan-memorial-lecture/">https://animal.law.harvard.edu/event/tom-regan-memorial-lecture/<br /></a><br />SPEAKER Cheryl Abbate, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; co-director, Society for the Study of Ethics and Animals; founder, Animal Ethics from the Margins Project<br /><br />The Annual Tom Regan Memorial Lecture celebrates the life and thought of philosopher, animal advocate, and Culture & Animals Foundation (CAF) co-founder Tom Regan. This year's lecture is delivered Cheryl Abbate, who will present: The Philosophy of Animal Rights: A Way of Life or Religion?<br /><br />CONTACT INFO alpp@law.harvard.edu<br />More details at <a href="http://bit.ly/3PiD5P3">bit.ly/3PiD5P3</a><br /><br />————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Building for Heat Resilience in Urban Areas <br />Thursday, October 5<br />2pm - 3pm ET [11am to 12pm PT]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8X8djUacQ--mO625Da8HkQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8X8djUacQ--mO625Da8HkQ#/registration<br /></a><br />A majority of the population around the world, including nearly 80% of the U.S. population, reside in urban areas. As average temperatures rise and extreme heat events become more common due to climate change, the built environment and lack of vegetation in cities combine to make that heat even more intense for city residents. With heat being the number one natural disaster killer, mitigating its impact for city residents, especially children and the elderly who are most vulnerable, is critical.<br /><br />Stanford scientists and urban experts will discuss a range of options for addressing heat challenges in cities that address cooling needs while also considering energy demand and pricing, including: new building materials and practices, tree canopy and increasing nature, and planning and land use. <br /> <br />Speakers<br />Opening Remarks from Marta Segura, Chief Heat Officer & Climate Emergency Mobilization Director for the City of Los Angeles<br />Shanhui Fan, Joseph and Hon Mai Goodman Professor of the School of Engineering and, Professor, by courtesy, of Applied Physics at Stanford University<br />Anne Guerry, Senior Research Scientist at Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and Chief Strategy Officer at Stanford Natural Capital Project<br />Dian Grueneich, Member, George P. Shultz Energy & Climate Task Force, Hoover Institution; Affiliated Scholar, Stanford Bill Lane Center for the American West<br />Moderated by Chris Field, Perry L. McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment<br /><br />————— </div><div><br /></div><div>CommonWealth Kitchen Food Show: Public Food Festival<br />Thursday, October 5 </div><div>3 - 7pm ED<br />SoWa Power Station, 550 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02118</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/commonwealth-kitchen-food-show-public-food-festival-tickets-680183054827?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/commonwealth-kitchen-food-show-public-food-festival-tickets-680183054827</a></div><div>Cost: $10-$50</div><div><br /></div><div>Experience the mouth-watering creations of Greater Boston’s most innovative, exciting, and diverse food entrepreneurs!<br /><br />An evening of sipping, dining, and shopping at the CommonWealth Kitchen Food Show! Your ticket supports CommonWealth Kitchen's mission to create a more equitable sustainable, and inclusive food economy. Thank you!Why you don't want to miss this event:<div>Local vendors serving up everything from arepas and vegan burgers to Jamaican sauces, Middle Eastern sweets, and gourmet chili sauce.</div><div>A fleet of food trucks to satisfy any palate.</div><div>The opportunity to purchase unique, handcrafted food products including small-batch hot sauces, artisanal fair-trade chocolate, all-natural energy bites, gourmet cocktail mixers, and so much more!</div><div>The chance to support locally-owned businesses founded by women, immigrants, and people of color.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>————— <br /><br />American Politics in Crisis? Charting a New Path<br />Thursday, October 5<br />6pm<br />Edward M. Kennedy Institute, Columbia Point, 210 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125<br />RSVP at <a href="https://emkinstitute.org/special-events/american-politics-in-crisis-charting-a-new-path/">https://emkinstitute.org/special-events/american-politics-in-crisis-charting-a-new-path/<br /></a><br />Join the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate and the Pew Research Center for a candid conversation about Americans’ deepening dissatisfaction with their elected officials and government and what that means for the future of American politics. Since leaving office Senator Tom Daschle, Governor Christine Todd Whitman (NJ), and Massachusetts State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry have been at the forefront of efforts to strengthen American democracy and rebuild Americans’ trust in each other and our institutions. Veteran columnist and “Morning Joe” senior contributor Mike Barnicle will lead panelists in a candid discussion of what comes next, leaning on his first-hand knowledge of Senator Ted Kennedy’s commitment to bipartisan collaboration. The program will begin with a presentation of brand-new national survey results from the Pew Research Center that chronicle Americans’ deep-seated frustration with the political system—including the three branches of government, both political parties, political leaders and candidates for office—and their mixed attitudes toward potential solutions. Is there a path forward, and what will it take to get there?<br /><br />Panel<br />Moderated by Mike Barnicle, Veteran Columnist and Morning Joe Sr. Contributor<br />The Honorable Tom Daschle, former South Dakota Senator<br />The Honorable Linda Dorcena Forry, former Massachusetts State Senator<br />The Honorable Christine Todd Whitman, New Jersey Governor<br /><br />Presentation of “Americans’ Dismal Views of the Nation’s Politics,” Pew Research Center (Sept. 2023)<br />Jocelyn Kiley, Associate Director of Research, Pew Research Center<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Honk! Festival of Activist Street Bands<br />Friday, October 6 - Sunday, October 8<br />Somerville, MA<br /><a href="https://honkfest.org/2023-festival/">https://honkfest.org/2023-festival/<br /></a><br /><a href="https://honkfest.org/2023-festival/schedule-2023/">https://honkfest.org/2023-festival/schedule-2023/<br /></a><br />————— <br /><br />Who Gets to Have an Environmental History, and What Kind? Energy, Property, and the Making of Legible Landscapes in the American South<br />Friday, October 6<br />2:30PM<br />MIT, Building E51-095, 2 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtf-urrTssHtDKLLfed_BGZ9VPJYg_WAGX#/registration">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtf-urrTssHtDKLLfed_BGZ9VPJYg_WAGX#/registration<br /></a><br />Abby Spinak, Harvard<br /><br />Part of the Seminar on Environmental and Agricultural History which has a series of lectures on this topic.<br />For more information, contact history-info@mit.edu<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Scaling & commercializing innovation for climate action<br />Tuesday, October 10<br />2:00 PM - 3:00 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/scaling-commercializing-innovation-climate-action">https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/scaling-commercializing-innovation-climate-action</a><br /><br />Discover how youth leadership and innovation can contribute to addressing global climate change and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by joining our upcoming webinar series titled "Fostering Youth-Led Innovation for the SDGs." Delivered jointly by Entrepreneurship @ Environment at the University of Waterloo and Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, this series will explore ‘how’ and ‘why’ transformative approaches to education can be used as a vehicle for empowering young people to drive the type of innovations and entrepreneurial ventures that are necessary to drive progress on the 2030 agenda. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />One year later: The Inflation Reduction Act and climate progress<br />Wednesday, October 11<br />9:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT<br />The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20036<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/events/one-year-later-the-inflation-reduction-act-and-climate-progress/">https://www.brookings.edu/events/one-year-later-the-inflation-reduction-act-and-climate-progress/</a><br /><br />The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is widely regarded as the most significant climate legislation passed by Congress. One year after it was signed into law, the Brookings Initiative on Climate Research and Action (BICRA) will assess its impact and progress towards its objectives of spurring investment in clean energy to reduce carbon emissions. How can we ensure the benefits of the IRA get to the people and communities that need them most? Do markets believe the incentives are here to stay? What does the IRA do for U.S. standing in the world with respect to climate change? How can the U.S. leverage the IRA to encourage action elsewhere?<br /><br />On October 11, BICRA will host a public event to dig into these questions and more. John Podesta, senior White House advisor for clean energy innovation and implementation, will speak and then engage in a conversation with Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow David Victor about the impact of the IRA on U.S. efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Following their conversation, New York Times Climate Change Reporter Lisa Friedman will moderate discussions with BICRA experts to unpack the multi-faceted impact of the IRA on U.S climate policy, as well as America’s role in addressing climate change on the global stage.<br /><br />The first panel will focus on the domestic implications of the IRA for the U.S. economy, clean energy, employment, and equity. The second panel will cover the global implications of the IRA, including its impact on global trade, markets, and climate ambition.<br /><br />This event will be open to attend in person or to watch online. Online viewers can submit questions via email to events@brookings.edu or on Twitter using #IRAatOne.<br /><br />Registration is required to attend this event in person. Please register no later than October 10. Same-day registrants and walk-ins will not be permitted.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />The 1973 Energy Crisis: The Oil Embargo and the New Age of Energy<br />Wednesday, October 11<br />5:00 PM - 6:30 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/1973-energy-crisis-oil-embargo-and-new-age-energy">https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/1973-energy-crisis-oil-embargo-and-new-age-energy</a><br /><br />Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) and the Institute of Global Politics at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Arab Oil Embargo. <br /><br />SIPA Dean Keren Yahri-Milo will provide welcome remarks, followed by a keynote address by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dr. Daniel Yergin that will examine the historical significance of the Embargo.<br /><br />We will then move to a panel discussion focusing on the details of the Arab Oil Embargo—what happened, and how did it shake up geopolitics and the global economy? The panel will then examine the lasting effects—how it has guided policymakers in the decades since, and what lessons does it hold for the current precarious geopolitical situation? This event will provide an excellent opportunity to re-examine a pivotal moment in energy history, and one that continues to shape policymaking, in manners both subtle and obvious. <br /><br />Keynote Remarks: Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, S&P Global<br />Moderator: Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, Global Energy & Climate Innovation Editor, The Economist<br />Speakers: Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy; Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia SIPA; Professor and Co-Founding Dean Emeritus, Columbia Climate School<br />Ed Morse, Global Head, Commodities Research, Citibank<br />Meghan O’Sullivan, Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School <br />Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Lessons Learned: How We Adapt on the Road to Climate Adaptation<br />Thursday, October 12<br />9:00 am - 12:00 pm<br />Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/lessons-learned-how-we-adapt-on-the-road-to-climate-adaptation/">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/lessons-learned-how-we-adapt-on-the-road-to-climate-adaptation/<br /></a>Cost: $15 - 45<br /><br />Climate change adaptation is characterized by flexibility—our ability to adapt to an unprecedented crisis. Across geographies, scales, and focus areas, we’ve seen many successful examples of climate adaptation projects, many of which we’ve featured in our forums. But these successes would not have been possible without the ability to pivot in the face of obstacles. Learn from our expert panel as they reflect on the limitations and challenges they’ve encountered in a wide variety of climate change adaptation projects, and how those challenges can inform our next steps as a community of practice.<br /><br />Forum Speakers<br />Robyn DeYoung, Lead of Green Infrastructure Program, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)<br />Hannah Lyons-Galante, Manager of Climate Change Resiliency, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)<br />Mia G. Mansfield, Assistant Secretary of Climate Resilience, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts<br />Oleander Stone, Deputy Director of Climate Equity and Environmental Justice, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts<br />Scott Struck, Principal Scientist/Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)<br /><br />This forum will be organized in a hybrid format. Attendees have the option to attend in-person OR virtually.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Rooted in Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resiliency: Wampanoag Ecological Perspective, Historical Resilience, and Climate Adaptation <br />Thursday, October 12<br />12:00 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYudu2vrzIoG9wEHZc4wvfRr5IUMv76ROSV#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYudu2vrzIoG9wEHZc4wvfRr5IUMv76ROSV#/registration</a> <br />Speakers: Linda Coombs (Aquinnah Wampanoag) and Bret Stearns (Director, Natural Resources Dept - Aquinnah Tribe) <br /><br />This presentation will delve into the intricate connection between traditional ecological knowledge and the Wampanoag perspective. It will trace the evolution and expression of their worldview up until the time of initial contact. The discussion will cover how the Wampanoag people managed to preserve certain traditions despite colonization's challenges. Moreover, it will emphasize the critical contemporary implications of these dynamics, particularly underscoring the pivotal role of the Wampanoag perspective in strengthening climate resiliency efforts in the present day. <br /><br />—————<br /><br />The Sustainable Future of Computing: Companies at the Forefront<br />Thursday, October 12<br />12:00pm to 1:00pm<br />MIT, Building E19-202, 400 Main Street, Cambridge, MA<br /><br />Are you struggling to reconcile the impact of computing on the climate with your future career in the field of computing? These companies are adapting their business practices and strategy here and now. Come network with reps from leading tech companies to learn how industry is meeting the climate crisis head on by changing their business practices and committing to a sustainable future.<br /><br />Refreshments will be served. Registration required via Handshake.<br /><br />Please indicate any accommodation needs by completing the following survey. https://airtable.com/shrfsjcovcoDIN0da <br /><br />Note: Accommodation requests should be submitted one week in advance of an event. If accommodations are not possible due to the late timing of the request a team member will reach out to you to discuss alternative resources and/or solutions.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Gastronativism: The Politics of Food and Sustainability<br />Thursday, October 12<br />12:00 PM <br />Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Har7jKToSw2MPy-U2CB6ow#/registration">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Har7jKToSw2MPy-U2CB6ow#/registration</a><br /><br />The table unites and divides: it connects those who get to sit around it and excludes those who have not been invited. In recent decades we have witnessed the rise of gastronativism, the ideological use of food to determine who belongs and who doesn’t in a community. Diverging approaches to sustainability in the food system are also leveraged for political goals. In connection with the specific form of globalization we have been experiencing since the 1980s, gastronativism also focuses on the impact of the environment on food and vice versa. <br /><br />—————<br /><br />Who Will Pay for the Energy Transition? Equity, Efficiency, and Electricity Price Regulation<br />Thursday, October 12<br />2:30-4pm<br />MIT, Building E62-450, 100 Main Street, Cambridge, MA <br /><br />Jim Sallee (UC-Berkeley)<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Climate Collider Pitch Night<br />Thursday, October 12<br />5:30 pm - 9:00 pm<br />The Foundry, 101 Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142<br />RSVP at <a href="https://events.swissnexboston.org/ClimateColliderPitchNight#/tickets?lang=en">https://events.swissnexboston.org/ClimateColliderPitchNight#/tickets?lang=en<br /></a><br />Join Swissnex for the flagship event of the startup exchange program Climate Collider, and meet Swiss and US innovators developing global solutions to climate change.<br /><br />It’s a transatlantic climatetech showdown! Join us for the culmination of Climate Collider, the startup exchange program powered by Swissnex and Innosuisse. The members of the inaugural Climate Collider cohort will go head to head in an evening of friendly competition, pitting the founders of five Swiss climatetech startups against their American counterparts. Meet the founders, hear them pitch their next-gen climate solutions, and vote for your favorite! When the dust settles, two winners will be declared – one by audience vote, and one by our expert jury.<br /><br />Program<br />5:30pm – Doors open<br />6:00pm – Opening remarks<br />6:10pm – Pitch Competition<br />7:30pm – Networking<br />9:00pm – End<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Responding to Disasters and Attacks at Mass Crowds<br />Thursday, October 12<br />6pm to 7:30pm<br />Northeastern, Renaissance_Park, 909, 1135 Tremont Street, Boston<br />RSVP at <a href="https://cssh.northeastern.edu/polisci/events/srs-speaker-series-fall-2023/">https://cssh.northeastern.edu/polisci/events/srs-speaker-series-fall-2023/<br /></a><br />Kjell Brataas is an experienced crisis communication consultant and author from Norway who has handled large crises such as the tsunami in Asia and the terror attacks in Oslo and on Utoya. Brataas has published two books about crisis communication.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Is Activism Futile?: The Case of Israel<br />Friday, October 13<br />4 – 6 p.m.<br />Harvard Faculty Club, Library, 20 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138<br />RSVP at <a href="https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/activism-futile-case-israel">https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/event/activism-futile-case-israel<br /></a><br />Amira Hass is the Haaretz correspondent for the Occupied Territories where she has lived for thirty years as the only Jewish Israeli journalist. In 2019-2020, she was a Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative Fellow at the Harvard Divinity School.<br /> <br />Her book Drinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land under Siege is an account of her three-year period living in Gaza. This book tells the history, plight, and struggles of Gazans since 1948, especially after the beginning of Israel’s occupation in 1967. <br /> <br />Amira Hass has been the recipient of several awards, including the World Press Freedom Hero award from the International Press Institute, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Women’s Media Foundation, the Bruno Kreisky Human Rights Award, Reporters Without Borders Prize for Press Freedom, and the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. <br /><br />CONTACT elizabethflanagan@fas.harvard.edu<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Transitioning to a Green Economy: What will it take?<br />Saturday, October 14<br />12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/YHt05NuyC0aYxjJ-tXwmdQ2">https://secure.everyaction.com/YHt05NuyC0aYxjJ-tXwmdQ2</a><br /><br />Following a webinar on May 7th which brought together leading organizations and activists working on the two crucially important issues of climate change and nuclear war, this forum will allow for more in depth discussion on how we the climate and nuclear weapons movements can work together to save the planet from these existential threats before it is too late. Merging these into an inclusive mass movement in the transition to a greener economy is essential! An online forum with speakers highlighting how to take action on climate solutions and nuclear solutions, a panel on how we can help each other build a strong and inclusive movement, followed by breakout rooms to share ideas on action.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Biodiversity for a Livable Climate Presents a film Premiere: Regenerating Life<br />Saturday, October 14<br />12:30pm. Asean Auditorium, Tufts University, 160 Packard Ave, Medford, MA 02155<br />RSVP at <a href="https://bio4climate.org/regenerating-life/film-premiere-registration/">https://bio4climate.org/regenerating-life/film-premiere-registration/</a><br />Cost: $5 - $200<br /><br />Panel Discussion with filmmaker John Feldman, atmospheric physicist Anastassia Makarieva, marine biologist Tom Goreau, journalist Judith Schwartz, educator & soil sponge strategist Didi Pershouse, farmer & Bionutrient Assoc. founder Dan Kittredge.<br /><br />More information at <a href="https://bio4climate.org/regenerating-life/">https://bio4climate.org/regenerating-life/<br /></a><br />————— <br /><br />Greater Boston Humanists <br />Tiptoeing Toward Theocracy: Religion and The Thomas Court<br />Sunday, October 15<br />Phillips Brooks House at Harvard University <br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.meetup.com/greaterbostonhumanists/events/296371942">https://www.meetup.com/greaterbostonhumanists/events/296371942<br /></a><br />SpeakerProf. Jay Wexler<br />The Supreme Court has not taken the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment particularly seriously for over two decades. Prior to the recent ascendancy of the Thomas Court, however, it had at least allowed all religions, as well as non-religion, equal access to public life in the form of government funding, property, and institutions.<br /><br />In the past two terms, however, even this concession to equality has come under threat. In this talk, Jay Wexler of Boston University School of Law will explain how recent developments in the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, have brought us closer to Christian Nationalism than any other time in our recent history.<br /><br />Jay Wexler is professor at Boston University School of Law and author of seven books, including "Our Non-Christian Nation". His work focuses on church-state issues, constitutional law, and environmental law. Before coming to BU Law, Professor Wexler worked as a law clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the United States Supreme Court. He is also known for being the first to study laughter at the Supreme Court. He has written for secular rights and other issues in media as diverse as Newsweek, Vox, Salon, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Georgetown Law Journal, and Freedom From Religion podcasts.<br /><br />We look forward to seeing you for a discussion of important issues and convivial community building! Join us for discussion and snacks for this live event.<br /><br />If you cannot attend in person but wish to join our hybrid Zoom attempt, please request the Zoom link by sending a message on the MeetUp page here and provide your email address.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities<br />Monday, October 16<br />12:00 PM – 1:00 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/veronica-o-davis-on-inclusive-transportation-tickets-694948428457">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/veronica-o-davis-on-inclusive-transportation-tickets-694948428457</a><br /><br />How do you change a system that was never designed to be equitable? Join us on Monday, October 16 at 12:00 pm EDT with Veronica O. Davis for a virtual talk on her book, Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities. In Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities, transportation expert Veronica O. Davis shines a light on the inequitable and often destructive practice of transportation planning and engineering. She calls for new thinking and more diverse leadership to create transportation networks that connect people to jobs, education, opportunities, and to each other.<br /><br />About the author<br />Veronica O. Davis, PE, is a civil engineer, planner, transportation nerd, public speaker, community activist, guest lecturer, poet, blogger, lover of art, yogi, foodie, world explorer, wife, and mom. When she was twenty-two years old, she wrote a life strategic plan declaring that she would be a world-renowned transportation expert and an author with an eclectic collection of books across multiple genres. The clarity of that vision allows her to achieve her goals.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization<br />Tuesday, October 17<br />7:00 PM ET<br />Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 Tickets<br /><br />Harvard Book Store welcomes applied mathematician COCO KRUMME for a discussion of her new book Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization. She will be joined in conversation by JONATHAN ZITTRAIN—professor of law and professor of computer science at Harvard University.<br /><br />Optimization is the driving principle of our modern world. We now can manufacture, transport, and organize things more cheaply and faster than ever. Optimized models underlie everything from airline schedules to dating site matches. We strive for efficiency in our daily lives, obsessed with productivity and optimal performance. How did a mathematical concept take on such outsize cultural shape? And what is lost when efficiency is gained?<br /><br />Optimal Illusions traces the fascinating history of optimization from its roots in America’s founding principles to its modern manifestations, found in colorful stories of oil tycoons, wildlife ecologists, Silicon Valley technologists, lifestyle gurus, sugar beet farmers, and poker players. Optimization is now deeply embedded in the technologies and assumptions that have come to comprise not only our material reality but what we make of it.<br /><br />Coco Krumme’s work in mathematical modeling has made her acutely aware of optimization’s overreach. Streamlined systems are less resilient and more at risk of failure. They limit our options and narrow our perspectives. The malaise of living in an optimized society can feel profoundly inhumane. Optimal Illusions exposes the sizable bargains we have made in the name of optimization and asks us to consider what comes next.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Climate Fiction: the Intersection of Climate Science, Literature, and Activism <br />Thursday, October 19<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bkBOkzAlQbum8_Mf67rk-g#/registration">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bkBOkzAlQbum8_Mf67rk-g#/registration</a><br /><br />Fiction has the power to stir empathy, broaden a reader's worldview, and move readers toward action. Author Julie Carrick Dalton will discuss her latest novel, The Last Beekeeper, a near-future story about a beekeeper and his daughter as the world's pollinator population dies off. Dalton will share examples from the growing canon of Climate Fiction to illustrate how storytelling can broaden the ways we engage with climate science, hope, and activism. Those who attend the lecture will have the opportunity to purchase the book and enter a raffle to win a copy of it. <br /><br />—————<br /><br />Deepening Trust, Accelerating Resilience: Partnerships for People and Planet<br />Thursday, October 19<br />6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://givebutter.com/c/deepeningtrustacceleratingresilience">https://givebutter.com/c/deepeningtrustacceleratingresilience<br /></a><br />Keynote Speech. Presented by Jamison Ervin, Manager of UNDP's Global Nature for Development Program. <br />Hear Jamison Ervin speak to the importance of cross-sector collaboration and how exponential impact can be achieved when we come together for a shared vision of sustainability.<br /><br />Panel. Moderated by Jessica Brown, Executive Director of the New England Biolabs Foundation. <br />Engage with thought leaders, environmentalists, and community champions as they discuss sustainability and community resilience in Latin America.<br /><br />Join Us in Celebrating 30 Years of EcoLogic!<br />For three incredible decades, EcoLogic Development Fund has been at the forefront of sustainable change, protecting precious ecosystems and empowering communities in Mexico and Central America. Now, it's time to honor this milestone and ignite the next chapter of environmental impact together!<br /><br />————— <br /><br />How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World<br />Friday, October 20<br />7:00 PM ET <br />Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 <br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/deb_chachra/">https://www.harvard.com/event/deb_chachra/<br /></a><br />Harvard Book Store welcomes DEB CHACHRA—professor at Olin College of Engineering—for a discussion of her new book How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World. She will be joined in conversation by artist, design researcher, and writer SARA HENDREN.<br /><br />About How Infrastructure Works<br />Infrastructure is a marvel, meeting our basic needs and enabling lives of astounding ease and productivity that would have been unimaginable just a century ago. It is the physical manifestation of our social contract—of our ability to work collectively for the public good—and it consists of the most complex and vast technological systems ever created by humans.<br /><br />A soaring bridge is an obvious infrastructural feat, but so are the mostly hidden reservoirs, transformers, sewers, cables, and pipes that deliver water, energy, and information to wherever we need it. When these systems work well, they hide in plain sight. Engineer and materials scientist Deb Chachra takes readers on a fascinating tour of these essential utilities, revealing how they work, what it takes to keep them running, just how much we rely on them—but also whom they work well for, and who pays the costs.<br /><br />Across the U.S. and elsewhere, these systems are suffering from systemic neglect and the effects of climate change, becoming unavoidably visible when they break down. Communities that are already marginalized often bear the brunt of these failures. But Chachra maps out a path for transforming and rebuilding our shared infrastructure to be not just functional but also equitable, resilient, and sustainable. The cost of not being able to rely on these systems is unthinkably high. We need to learn how to see them—and fix them, together—before it’s too late.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Artificial Intelligence for Energy: AI & Energy Technology Discovery<br />Monday, October 23<br />12:00 PM - 1:00 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/artificial-intelligence-energy-ai-energy-technology-discovery">https://www.climate.columbia.edu/events/artificial-intelligence-energy-ai-energy-technology-discovery</a><br /><br />Moderator: Paul M. Dabbar, Adjunct Senior Research Scholar and Former Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA; Former Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy (2017-21)<br />Speaker: Rick L. Stevens, Associate Laboratory Director for Computing, Environment, and Life Sciences, Argonne National Laboratory<br /><br />Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs for a series of discussions on how the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the energy sector can advance the discovery of new technologies, aid in the prediction of successful energy-related systems, and optimize operations.<br /><br />The first AI forum will feature a global expert leading the development of AI for scientific discovery, including for energy. <br /><br />Historically, researchers have developed technologies by estimating which materials and designs were potentially the most promising from previous laboratory testing and advancing those to the laboratory experimentation stage. Thomas Edison, for example, tested over one thousand types of filaments in his lab before he found one that worked effectively for the first light bulb. <br /><br />Today, scientific discovery of new technologies can be significantly accelerated by the use of AI and high-performance computers. AI can process data to guide researchers to higher likelihood options before taking efforts to the lab experimentation stage, significantly reducing the cost and time to discovery for a new technology. This methodology was successfully used by the U.S. National Laboratories in the development of COVID-19 vaccines and therapies, which significantly reduced the time and risk of developing those drugs. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />Rebecca Solnit on Why It’s Not Too Late<br />Tuesday, October 24<br />3PM EDT [6:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-10-24/rebecca-solnit-why-its-not-too-late">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-10-24/rebecca-solnit-why-its-not-too-late</a><br />Cost: $5 - $37<br /><br />Writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit has been examining the concept of hope and the unpredictability of change through her work for more than 20 years. Her 2014 essay “Men Explain Things to Me” is credited with inspiring the term “mansplaining,” and she was named the “Voice of the Resistance'' by The New York Times in 2017. The 2023 anthology she co-edited, It’s Not Too Late, serves as a guidebook for changing the climate narrative from despair to possibility. <br /><br />Join Climate One’s Ariana Brocious for a live conversation with one of the leading thinkers on feminism, popular power, insurrection, and environmental and social change as we discuss why new climate narratives are important, how change happens, and how she finds hope for the future in the midst of the escalating climate crisis.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World without a Bullhorn <br />Tuesday, October 24<br />7:00 PM ET<br />Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 <br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/omkari_williams/">https://www.harvard.com/event/omkari_williams/<br /></a><br />Harvard Book Store welcomes OMKARI WILLIAMS—host of the podcast Stepping into Truth—for a discussion on her new book Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World without a Bullhorn. She will be joined in conversation by PRECIOUS CHIKA MUSA—Program Administrator for the Africana Center at Tufts University.<br /><br />About Micro Activism<br />In this age of social justice, those who don't necessarily want to lead a movement or join a protest march are left wondering, "How can I make an impact?" In Micro Activism, former political consultant turned activism coach Omkari Williams shares her expertise in empowering introverts and highly sensitive people to help each of us, no matter our temperament, find our most satisfying and effective activist role. Using Williams's Activist Archetype tool, readers discover their unique strengths and use this to develop a personal strategy. To ensure sustainable involvement, Williams encourages starting small, working collaboratively, and beginning locally. Advice on self-care practices, burn-out prevention, and profiles of activists engaged in a range of activities and causes (from voter registration to craftivism, literacy programs, community gardens, and more), provide readers with the inspiration and practical know-how needed to engage in small, doable actions that make a lasting impact.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />What’s for Dinner? Reconnecting Our Food with Our Climate<br />Tuesday, October 24<br />7 - 8:30pm EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-for-dinner-reconnecting-our-food-with-our-climate-tickets-707824019697">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-for-dinner-reconnecting-our-food-with-our-climate-tickets-707824019697</a><br /><br />Part of the Smithsonian Earth Optimism Webinars collection<br />How can we keep future food sustainable? Discover how fixing our meals can help fix the planet, at our last Earth Optimism webinar of 2023.<br /><br />Speaker: Dr. Jessica Fanzo, Columbia Climate School<br />Our food systems have become increasingly fragile in the face of climate change, ongoing conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic. More frequent—and more intense—extreme events challenge food production, storage and transportation. At the same time, how we grow, process, package and transport our food often harms the environment, further accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss. Fixing this requires bridging the gap between food policies and climate policies. Join Dr. Jessica Fanzo for a look at sustainable food practices for a hotter, more turbulent world. Fanzo directs the Food for Humanity Initiative at the Columbia Climate School. In this talk, she’ll reveal the must-do actions to nourish 9.7 billion people by 2050. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />How to Get Dirty and Dark Money Out of Democracy<br />Wednesday, October 25 <br />3PM EDT [6:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 94105<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-10-25/how-get-dirty-and-dark-money-out-democracy-drew-sullivan-and-paul-radu">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-10-25/how-get-dirty-and-dark-money-out-democracy-drew-sullivan-and-paul-radu</a><br />Cost: $5 - $20<br /><br />The last five decades have seen the dramatic globalization of organized crime and corruption, now totaling trillions of dollars every year. Using the latest technology and the help of a “criminal services industry” — corrupt bankers, lawyers, accountants—criminal networks and the world’s most corrupt officials easily loot, launder, and hide stolen money for future use. This stolen, hidden money pours into the political process in the United States and countries around the world to advance agendas that do not serve voters, betraying the very premise of democracy. <br />To fight this, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project co-founders Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu built a global network of investigative journalists that work just like the criminals do—collaborating across borders and using innovative technology.<br /><br />Pulling from their two decades of follow-the-money investigative reporting, Sullivan and Radu will share how they’ve uncovered global dark money flows and how to institute effective solutions that track, expose, and curb this illicit finance that is so damaging to society.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Charting Progress: Regulator Actions on Climate Financial Risks<br />Thursday, October 26<br />11:00 AM in Eastern Time <br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiD6G1gcQvK8esnofihhXw#/registration">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BiD6G1gcQvK8esnofihhXw#/registration<br /></a><br />Climate change poses a significant and growing threat to the stability of financial institutions and markets of all sizes. Ceres’ annual Climate Risk Scorecard assesses the actions that U.S. federal financial regulators have taken within their existing authority to address the systemic impacts of climate-related financial risk. How have these 10 agencies already integrated climate risk into their regulatory activities? And what could they be doing to better protect the U.S. financial system from the impacts of the climate crisis? In this webinar participants will: - Interpret the assessments in the 2023 Climate Risk Scorecard - Identify the actions financial regulators have taken in the past 18 months to manage climate risk - Define what else is needed from regulators to keep the U.S. competitive, in step with global peers, and our financial institutions safe and sound<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Rooted in Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resiliency: Restoring Indigenous Foodways for Climate Resilience<br />Thursday, October 26<br />12:00 PM <br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kcemorD8oG9RTlAEltBezasdYqm3SPW5c#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kcemorD8oG9RTlAEltBezasdYqm3SPW5c#/registration</a> <br /><br />Speaker: Kristen Wyman (Nipmuc) This discussion will lead us beyond land acknowledgments to a more collaborative and rights-based approach to climate resilience. Learn how indigenous land back efforts in both private and public lands are benefiting municipal efforts to restore and manage forests and waterways for increased biodiversity, greater productivity and resilience to shock and disturbance. Specifically, we will explore the historical characteristics of local indigenous foodways and consider how a transition to an alternative food system grounded in indigenous knowledge and leadership can support a more robust and resilient ecosystem in the context of our rapidly changing climate. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />Subsistence and Persistence: Constructing Pasture in Koobi Fora, Kenya<br />Thursday, October 26<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_piJsqCbwRRmfJe8xjiWDSg#/registration">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_piJsqCbwRRmfJe8xjiWDSg#/registration<br /></a><br />Mobile pastoralism – in which communities raise livestock herds by moving between shared grazing areas – is a common subsistence livelihood in arid and semi-arid lands. Recent studies have emphasized the disruptive and creative role of mobile pastoralism in the maintenance of grassy ecosystems and their biodiversity. This talk will introduce an interdisciplinary study investigating these effects among Daasanach pastoralist communities in northern Kenya. In particular, it will consider how Daasanach herding shapes the character of the ecosystems used for pasture and contributes to the long-term persistence of pastoralism in this environment. <br /><br />—————<br /><br />Climate Leadership - What Now? What Next?<br />Friday, October 27<br />4:00 - 5:00 EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-leadership-what-now-what-next-tickets-707686287737">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-leadership-what-now-what-next-tickets-707686287737</a><br /><br />Climate Leadership - What Now? What Next?<br />Join us for an engaging webinar event as we dive into the pressing issue of climate change and discuss the actions needed to address it.<br /><br />Discussion points:<br />What are the 8 burning platforms the scientists say we are leading?<br />How do we lead successfully given this reality?<br />Principles for climate leadership <br /><br />Speakers:<br />Anders Nolting Magelund - Chief Consultant on Climate Policy Lederne, Copenhagen<br />Deborah Fleming - Organisational Development Consultant, Chameleon Works Ltd, Oxford, Don't miss this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, share ideas, and be part of the leadership discussion.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Power to the People<br />Sunday, October 29<br />10am - 2pm EDT<br />Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 500 Walk Hill Street Boston, MA 02126<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-to-the-people-tickets-698548987827">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-to-the-people-tickets-698548987827<br /></a><br />Energy Allies has big dreams for local energy!<br /><br />We envision a future of local energy led by the communities most impacted by climate change. We have big dreams for local energy! Join us at our Local Energy Justice event co-hosted by Energy Allies and our partners. Experience a world of energy justice resources and experts, with local food and activities for the whole family to enjoy! On Sunday, October 29th, 2023 at 10 am you’re invited to explore the world of energy, housing, and solar justice to achieve an equitable energy transition.<br /><br />Agenda<br />10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Event Kick-Off<br />11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Local Energy Fair<br />12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Solar Garden Tour<br />12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Public Q&A Session with Local Energy Experts<br />1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Solar Garden Tour 2<br />1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Raffle and Event Closing<br /><br />————— <br /><br />2023 Wicked High Tide<br />Sunday, October 29<br />11:30am - 12:30pm EDT<br />Long Wharf, Long Wharf Boston, MA 02110<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-wicked-high-tide-tickets-717177355777">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-wicked-high-tide-tickets-717177355777<br /></a><br />Join us at Long Wharf to experience this spectacular event and what it can tell us about climate change.<br /><br />Wicked High Tides are back! These annual tides are 2-4 feet higher than normal and give us a window into how sea level rise will soon affect our daily lives.<br /><br />Join Stone Living Lab staff and partners at Long Wharf to learn about this natural phenomenon, try out our Climate Cart activities, and learn how climate change is affecting our communities. High tide will peak at 12:00PM. Waterproof shoes and a camera are highly encouraged!<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Home Energy Efficiency Team [HEET] Fundraiser<br />Sunday, October 29<br />4:30-7:00<br />HEET, 100 Goddard Avenue Brookline, MA 02445<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heet-fundraiser-envision-the-future-tickets-717391225467">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heet-fundraiser-envision-the-future-tickets-717391225467<br /></a><br />We hope you'll join HEET for our fall fundraiser—we have so much great progress to share! <br /><br />We look forward to sharing some of this year’s remarkable stories and giving you a sneak peek at our ambitious plans for 2024 and beyond. We’ll also show you a virtual tour of Eversource’s Framingham installation, which is going in the ground now—the nation’s FIRST utility networked geothermal system. Drinks, appetizers and dessert will be served. We hope you’ll come!<br /><br />Kindly respond by October 15. If you are unable to attend, please consider a one-time or monthly donation. Unrestricted funding from individuals is critical to our success. Your generous support helps HEET continue to advance equitable, affordable, decarbonization nationwide. Together we can make this bright future a reality.<br /><br />Editorial Comment: HEET started by doing weatherization barnraisings then began mapping natural gas leaks and now is leading development in geothermal microgrids as an alternative to natural gas altogether. They do exemplary work.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Deep Live Gathering<br />October 30 - November 5<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://futuref.org/deeplivegathering">https://futuref.org/deeplivegathering<br /></a><br />Deep Live Gathering is a multi-local non-commercial event which combine offline and online processes.<br /><br />In October 30 - November 5 we invite you to gather in different places around the globe in order to meet each other in physical, virtual and spiritual spaces.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Taking Stock of the International Climate Effort<br />Monday, October 30<br />12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET<br />Harvard, R-414ab David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h98ypA4HQ9WPLlgY85ygQg#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h98ypA4HQ9WPLlgY85ygQg#/registration</a><br /><br />Speaker Elliot Diringer, Senior Policy Advisor to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry<br />Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Elliot Diringer, Senior Policy Advisor in the office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry. Diringer will give a talk entitled "Taking Stock of the International Climate Effort." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using this link; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. <br /><br />Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.Accessibility: To request accommodations or for questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability<br /><br />Contact Elizabeth Hanlon<br />617-495-5964<br /><br />—————<br /><br />The Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit 2023<br />Wednesday, November 1 (AT Greentown Houston) - Thursday, November 2 (AT Greentown Boston)<br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://greentownlabs.com/climatetech-summit-2023">https://greentownlabs.com/climatetech-summit-2023</a><br />Cost: $100 - 150<br /><br />The Greentown Labs Climatetech Summit is a deep dive into accelerating deployment through collaboration. Climatetech entrepreneurs are developing the solutions that are the core of global decarbonization, yet they need support and partnership from investors, policymakers, and the growing climatetech workforce in order to scale their critical technologies. The energy transition is here, and the climatetech ecosystem needs your involvement to propel climatetech out into the world. <br /><br />On Nov. 1 and 2, we’re inviting you, your colleagues, and all the climate champions in your life into our Houston, TX and Boston, MA incubators for a day of hands-on exploration with our 200+ startups and their climatetech solutions; keynotes and sessions featuring leaders across climatetech, finance, policy, and justice; and networking with key climate action pioneers.<br /><br />We’ll highlight the momentum our startups, corporate partners, and ecosystem champions have been building together, how these collaborations will chart the course for climatetech deployment, and how everyone can play a role in commercializing climate technologies.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Climate Justice, Fossil Fuel Phaseout, and Reimagining the Role of Higher Education<br />Wednesday, November 1<br />12 PM ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e7uCpGrbSoq7lUv2-6ZRCg#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e7uCpGrbSoq7lUv2-6ZRCg#/registration<br /></a><br />A presentation from 2023–2024 Radcliffe-Salata Climate Justice Fellow Jennie C. Stephens<br />At Radcliffe, Stephens is completing her book manuscript, provisionally titled Climate Justice University: Another Education Is Possible (Johns Hopkins University Press, forthcoming), which reimagines how higher education could accelerate transformative social innovation toward a more just, healthy, and stable fossil fuel–free future. The book proposes a paradigm shift to leverage the untapped potential of institutions of higher education to advance systemic social change to reduce growing health inequities, economic injustices, and climate vulnerabilities. This project of hope and possibility challenges complacency about how current university systems concentrate wealth and power, sustain fossil fuel reliance, and reinforce inequities and injustices.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America<br />Wednesday, November 1<br />6:00 PM - 7:30 PM<br />John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Smith Hall, Columbia Point, Boston MA 02125 <br />And online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/democracy-awakening-notes-on-the-state-of-america-tickets-722780304347">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/democracy-awakening-notes-on-the-state-of-america-tickets-722780304347</a><br /><br />Heather Cox Richardson, Boston College professor of history, discusses her new book Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America with Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic.<br /><br />Please note: While this in-person Forum will not include a book signing, copies with signed bookplates will be available for purchase onsite in our Museum Store.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Smart Reforestation: Advancing Tropical Forest Restoration for a Sustainable Future <br />Thursday, November 2<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-hFJO-X9S4uskWkgjjqACg#/registration">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-hFJO-X9S4uskWkgjjqACg#/registration<br /></a><br />Tropical reforestation has been recognized as an important tool in combating climate change as young forests can potentially take copious amounts of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Yet restoring forests on infertile or degraded soils, the soils most likely targeted for restoration, can be particularly challenging. Smart Reforestation® is about planting the right trees in the right place, at the right time, and for the right reason. This talk will discuss how results from research on ecosystem services at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s Agua Salud Project have helped to advance Smart Reforestation and sustainable land management. <br /><br />—————<br /><br />Building the Energy-Gender-Climate Nexus: The Role of Decentralized Renewable Energy Access<br />Thursday, November 2<br />2:00-3:00pm ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__R3_8rHBRz60YSDNhK8kcQ#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__R3_8rHBRz60YSDNhK8kcQ#/registration<br /></a><br />CHRISTINE EIBS SINGER, Program Director, The Shine Campaign<br />ALLISON ARCHAMBAULT, President, EarthSpark International<br />SARAH BIEBER, Head of Energy Partnerships, Acumen<br />KATHERINE LUCEY, Chief Executive Officer, Solar Sister<br />RADHIKA THAKKAR, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Sun King<br /><br />Energy poverty, gender inequality, and climate change are three of the gravest threats that face people and planet alike. Decentralized renewable energy access is precisely the kind of solution that will deliver a Just Energy Transition and bring power to the people in the Global South as well as communities in the Global North. Yet, big energy and infrastructure are dominating the Energy Transition agenda. With a focus on rapidly reducing carbon emissions, large-scale renewable systems—many centrally controlled—are being prioritized, leaving hundreds of millions of people—especially women—in rural and marginalized communities without access to energy, increasing their climate vulnerability. Join four C3E Award winners to hear their experience in accelerating energy access in the Global South, followed by a discussion on how delivering energy access through decentralized renewable energy enables climate, gender, and development benefits and upcoming opportunities for further innovation and scale in Africa, Asia, and the United States.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Rooted in Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resiliency: Climate Change from the Indigenous Perspective <br />Friday, November 3<br />12:00 PM<br />Online <br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpceirrD0pEtDAiahzjw2UjBr860D5HOG4#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpceirrD0pEtDAiahzjw2UjBr860D5HOG4#/registration</a><br /><br />Speaker: Leslie Jonas (Mashpee Wampanoag) Our world is changing and it’s evidently clear that our Earth Mother is screaming for help. Centuries of impact and extraction, fossil fuels and pollution have caused a dire situation called Climate Change. Indigenous people have lived very closely to the land and have witnessed Climate’s impact for over 50 years now. This presentation will examine more recent evidence, and effects of Climate-related environmental destruction and how it is impacting the lives of Indigenous ppl who have lived off of the land and water for millenia. <br /></div></div></div>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-62275734150448458772023-08-29T00:06:00.001-04:002023-08-29T23:11:29.566-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - September 2023<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them.</span><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span></p><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at </span><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (</span><a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">). </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:gmoke@world.std.com" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Index</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Achieving Energy Efficiency at Scale in Your Building Portfolio</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, August 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00pm-3:00pm ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, August 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM – 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harnessing Machine Learning for Climate Policy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8 - 9am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Big Data Conference 2023</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 31- Friday, September 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 a.m. – 4 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Living on Borrowed Time</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">September 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, September 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Experimenting with AI in the Classroom </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 PM </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lessons from a global champion for preventing conflict-related sexual violence and the tireless fight for gender equity and justice</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 6 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:15pm to 6:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greenbiz Net Zero</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 7 (Virtual)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:30am - 4:15pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Food Politics 2023: What Matters and Why</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Changing Climate for the Insurance Sector</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm - 3pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Little Amal Walks</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 pm - 6pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The 90th Anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps: Civilian Conservation Corps: Its History & Legacy in Massachusetts</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 7 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nuclear Power: Expensive Menace or Low-Carbon Solution</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 PM </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Progress Toward a Swimmable Charles</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, September 8 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 - 8pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Built Environment Plus Bike Tour</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">September 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 AM - 2:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tour de Streets </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, September 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:30AM–2:00PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mid-Cambridge PLANT SWAP:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday September 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">NOON to 2 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Will Industrial Policies Lead to a Manufacturing Renaissance?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, September 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Partnering with Nature and Technology to Address Climate Challenges</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, September 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Automating heat pump demand: Findings from the HeatFlex UK pilot </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">September 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6am - 7:30am [12:00 – 13:15 GMT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is Not Your Usual Heat Extreme</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, September 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm EDT [11am PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climatetech Career Fair 2023</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, September 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 - 6:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Connecting with Americans on Climate Change </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30pm to 2:00pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Leading Cities: Cleantech Connect</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">September 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 AM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Developing Data Stories: Using Global Forest Watch for Journalism </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate & Indigenous Leadership</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, September 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 - 3pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climapalooza VI</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, September 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM - 9:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">March to End Fossil Fuels</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunday, September 17</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Water Stories: River Goddesses, Ancestral Rites, and Climate Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, September 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 – 5 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Afterglow: Envisioning a Radically Different Climate Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, September 18 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00pm - 8:30pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Planning and building the energy infrastructure for a net-zero future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">September 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 AM EDT [9:00 - 13:00 CET]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How the Industrial Internet of Things Changed Manufacturing Forever</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, September 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12pm to 1:15pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Biodiversity 9 Deep Dive: Transformation to a Holistic Perspective – Nature Can Cool the Planet</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Starting Wednesday, September 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate, Communication and Public Opinion</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 PM to 4:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Book Talk: "When Democracy Breaks"</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 – 5:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Refuge in the Storm Webinar Series, Part I: Buddhist Approaches to Large-Scale and Community Crises</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Green Banks: Financing Climate Solutions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EnergyBar: New Member Spotlight</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 21 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 - 7:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The IAEA at the Crossroads of History - Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA (2023 David J. Rose Lecture) </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, September 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00am to 12:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thea Energy: Reinventing the Stellarator</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, September 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Roundtable on Idea City: How to Make Boston More Livable, Equitable, and Resilient</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, September 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM – 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">National Policies Coping with Energy Crisis and Climate Targets: The Case of Italy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 27 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8am - 9:30am EDT [2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CEST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How to foster “just adaptation”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6-7:30am EDT [11:00 BSTending at 12:30 BST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Whose Sustainability? - Unpacking decolonization in sustainability science Why sustainability sciences must be decolonized</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 - 11am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Samantha Montano - Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM – 8:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Creating Sustainable Systems: Soil, Carbon, and Food</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">September 28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Strategic Transmission Planning & Innovations in Siting</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, September 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 am-12:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Materials Innovations to the Rescue: Delivering ‘Green’ Hydrogen using Electrochemical Cells Built on Superprotonic Conductors</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, September 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:30pm to 4:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cooperating for the Climate: Learning from International Partnerships in China’s Clean Energy Sector”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 AM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy: Through American Eyes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12pm to 1:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Deep Live Gathering</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">October 30 - November 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Achieving Energy Efficiency at Scale in Your Building Portfolio</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, August 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00pm-3:00pm ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://now.greenbuildexpo.com/Greenbuildhoneywell0829" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://now.greenbuildexpo.com/Greenbuildhoneywell0829</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Companies face increasing pressure today – from stakeholders, employees as well as regulatory agencies – to curb energy consumption, reduce carbon emissions and create more sustainable and healthier facilities. Setting goals is one thing; making real change happen is another.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discover how you can implement accretive energy improvements in your facilities without sacrificing the occupant experience or the bottom line. The webinar will provide building owners and operators with an understanding on how to scale energy efficiency improvements throughout a building portfolio with little-to-no upfront capital investments.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learning Objectives:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Understand how to more effectively manage the environmental impact of your buildings.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discuss how to scale improvements from one building to your entire portfolio.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learn how to overcome potential financial restraints through unique project funding options.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, August 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM – 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/5016594478101/WN_o1sIx5kqSUWrxAmnwwgBDA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/5016594478101/WN_o1sIx5kqSUWrxAmnwwgBDA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dean King discusses his 2023 book, Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite, the dramatic and uplifting story of legendary outdoorsman and conservationist John Muir’s quest to protect one of America’s most magnificent landscapes, Yosemite.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this portrait of a place, a time, and a movement, the bestselling author Dean King takes us behind the scenes, to the beginning of America’s love affair with Yosemite Valley. In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir—iconic environmentalist, writer, and philosopher—met face-to-face with his longtime editor Robert Underwood Johnson, an elegant and influential figure at The Century magazine. Before long, the pair ventured to Yosemite Valley, the magnificent site Muir had visited twenty years earlier. There, they confronted a shocking vision, as predatory mining, tourism, and logging industries had plundered and defaced “the grandest of all the special temples of Nature.” The rest is history: that watershed moment led to the creation of Yosemite National Park, and launched an environmental battle that at once captivated the nation and ushered in the beginning of the American environmental movement. Join us for King’s illustrated presentation of his riveting new book, Guardians of the Valley, “a rich, enjoyable excursion into a seminal period in environmental history” (The Wall Street Journal).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harnessing Machine Learning for Climate Policy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8 - 9am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harnessing-machine-learning-for-climate-policy-tickets-661756731197" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harnessing-machine-learning-for-climate-policy-tickets-661756731197</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This presentation explores applications of machine learning in the realm of climate policy, with a specific focus on evaluating the actions of subnational and non-state actors such as cities, regions, and corporations. In recent years, these actors have emerged as key players in driving climate action, and their efforts have the potential to significantly impact global emissions reduction targets. Leveraging machine learning techniques, we can effectively assess the initiatives and contributions of these entities towards climate mitigation and adaptation goals. This presentation showcases the diverse ways in which machine learning can analyze large-scale data sets, identify trends, and provide valuable insights for policymakers and stakeholders.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Prof. Angel Hsu (Assistant Professor of Public Policy + Environment at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Director/Founder of Data-Driven EnviroLab)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker Bio</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Angel Hsu is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and the Environment at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is the Founder and Director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab, an interdisciplinary research group that applies data-driven approaches to pressing environmental issues. She was a contributing author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report and was a lead author of the 2018 UNEP Emissions Gap Report special chapter on non-state and subnational actors. She holds a PhD in Environmental Policy from Yale University and was formerly an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Yale-NUS College in Singapore.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Big Data Conference 2023</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 31- Friday, September 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 a.m. – 4 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Science Center, Lecture Hall D, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/bigdata_2023/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/bigdata_2023/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On August 31-Sep 1, 2023 the CMSA will host the ninth annual Conference on Big Data. The Big Data Conference features speakers from the Harvard community as well as scholars from across the globe, with talks focusing on computer science, statistics, math and physics, and economics.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Jacob Andreas, MIT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Morgane Austerne, Harvard</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Albert-László Barabási, Northeastern</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rachel Cummings, Columbia</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Melissa Dell, Harvard</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jianqing Fan, Princeton</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tommi Jaakkola, MIT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ankur Moitra, MIT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mark Sellke, Harvard</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Marinka Zitnik, Harvard Medical School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">COST Free, Registration required</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO Maureen Armstrong </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard University Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:maureen@math.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">maureen@math.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Living on Borrowed Time</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">September 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/8016776058934/WN_GnVE8bHsSAupn8JOq0GF0A#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/8016776058934/WN_GnVE8bHsSAupn8JOq0GF0A#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">LIVING ON BORROWED TIME begins a series of Forums providing a multi-faceted analysis of the environmental problems that we are all going to have to tackle sooner or later, not with platitudes and empty promises but with serious commitment and resolve! </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our guest speaker will be Jeff Goodell, NY author and contributing editor at Rolling Stone, where he has been covering climate change for two decades. His latest book, THE HEAT WILL KILL YOUR FIRST: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet presents a sobering prognosis of the impact that rising temperatures will have on our lives and on our planet. He will be joined by Dr. Mike Flannigan, Research Chair for Predictive Services, Emergency Management & Fire Science at Thompson Rivers University + Scientific Director of the Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science. Flannigan has been studying fire and weather/climate interactions including the potential impact of climatic change for over 40 years.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Looking ahead, we will be examining the changing nature of work and the future of credible information and "news" as we approach another election in 2024. Wear the Peace has a new T-shirt out which proclaims that "social media killed reality" - and I tend to agree.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">See you on the 5th - sign up here and now - and spread the word to your friends your future may depend upon it!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, September 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM ET </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/lee_mcintyre/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.harvard.com/event/lee_mcintyre/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Book Store welcomes LEE MCINTYRE—Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University—for a discussion of his new book On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy. He will be joined in conversation by HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN—investigative reporter for Channel 7 News on WHDH-TV.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About On Disinformation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The effort to destroy facts and make America ungovernable didn’t come out of nowhere. It is the culmination of seventy years of strategic denialism. In On Disinformation, Lee McIntyre shows how the war on facts began, and how ordinary citizens can fight back against the scourge of disinformation that is now threatening the very fabric of our society. Drawing on his twenty years of experience as a scholar of science denial, McIntyre explains how autocrats wield disinformation to manipulate a populace and deny obvious realities, why the best way to combat disinformation is to disrupt its spread, and most importantly, how we can win the war on truth.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">McIntyre takes readers through the history of strategic denialism to show how we arrived at this precarious political moment and identifies the creators, amplifiers, and believers of disinformation. Along the way, he also demonstrates how today’s “reality denial” follows the same flawed blueprint of the “five steps of science denial” used by climate deniers and anti-vaxxers; shows how Trump has emulated disinformation tactics created by Russian and Soviet intelligence dating back to the 1920s; provides interviews with leading experts on information warfare, counterterrorism, and political extremism; and spells out the need for algorithmic transparency from Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. On Disinformation lays out ten everyday practical steps that we can take as ordinary citizens—from resisting polarization to pressuring our Congresspeople to regulate social media—as well as the important steps our government (if we elect the right leaders) must take.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Compact, easy-to-read (and then pass on to a friend), and never more urgent, On Disinformation does nothing less than empower us with the tools and knowledge needed to save our republic from autocracy before it is too late.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Experimenting with AI in the Classroom </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 PM </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vr2tNRYESC-JwzEDeggsYQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vr2tNRYESC-JwzEDeggsYQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">There is great interest in the consumer world in AI systems that generate content, like ChatGPT — but in the hallowed halls of academia the response has been more cautious. In this episode we explore the potential risks and rewards associated with using AI-assisted technology to help with teaching and learning in the classroom. Can AI actually increase the opportunities for creativity and imagination in our classrooms, for both teachers and learners? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dora Demszky, Assistant Professor in Education Data Science, Stanford Graduate School of Education</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Houman Harouni, Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lakshya Jain, a Senior at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, MA </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Host: Uche Amaechi, Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Education Now is an HGSE webinar series that responds to the dramatic changes in the field of education in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our episodes provide insights and strategies to shape equitable new approaches to challenges across the education landscape.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lessons from a global champion for preventing conflict-related sexual violence and the tireless fight for gender equity and justice</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 6 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:15pm to 6:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, Fulton Hall, 511, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSU1pORCatSVfyk58_1dYNsJ28oRF4WbBvfucoMOwVTYefDg/viewform" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSU1pORCatSVfyk58_1dYNsJ28oRF4WbBvfucoMOwVTYefDg/viewform</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">With Jineth Bedoya Lima, Colombian journalist, and UN Global Champion in the Fight against Sexual Violence in Conflict</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Katharine G. Young, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty and Global Programs, BC Law School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jineth Bedoya Lima a worldwide laureate Colombian journalist, a milestone in the global fight for gender equality, women's human rights, and the prevention of conflict-related sexual violence. She was abducted in both 2000 and 2003, and a victim of sexual violence while reporting as a journalist in Colombia during the armed conflict there. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled in her favor in a landmark decision in 2021, condemning the state of Colombia to give her an integral reparation. In 2022 the UN appointed Jineth Bedoya as a Global Champion in the Fight against Sexual Violence in Conflict (CRSV). In this event, Jineth Bedoya will address the challenges currently facing the fight against sexual violence in cases of conflict at a global level, and the relevance of restorative justice, jurisdiction for the peace, integral reparation for victims and non-repetition measures in this context.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Presentation to be delivered in Spanish with simultaneous translation to English available. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Co-sponsored by the BC Women's Center, the Journalism program, the BC Organization for Latin American Affairs, the BC Latin American Law Students Association and the Women's and Gender Studies program.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greenbiz Net Zero</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 7 (Virtual)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:30am - 4:15pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://hopin.com/events/net-zero" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hopin.com/events/net-zero</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discover GreenBiz Net Zero—an innovative online experience delivering proven strategies to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Join us for interactive small group discussions, solution-focused workshops, and enlightening keynotes, all designed to accelerate your organization’s net-zero journey. Plus, access event recordings for future reference.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RMI’s Ryan Shea will be discussing challenges facing residential building decarbonization and potential solutions, including RMI’s upcoming Green Upgrade Calculator to help homeowners and contractors understand their potential financial and emissions savings of various home decarbonization upgrades.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Food Politics 2023: What Matters and Why</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein 414AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/event-registration?c=7014V000001zCEuQAM" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/event-registration?c=7014V000001zCEuQAM</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This hybrid seminar will be given by Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University. It will be moderated by Bill Clark, Harvey Brooks Research Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development at HKS.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lunch will be served for those joining us in person in Rubenstein 414AB. Others should register to join us remotely via Zoom.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">M-RCBG welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs. Live captioning will be provided via Zoom. To request accommodations or ask questions about access provided, please email </span><a href="mailto:mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Changing Climate for the Insurance Sector</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm - 3pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.persefoni.com/events/changing-climate-for-the-insurance-sector" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.persefoni.com/events/changing-climate-for-the-insurance-sector</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As climate change continues to exert its influence on the global stage, the insurance sector finds itself facing a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Recent research conducted by Ceres, ERM, and Persefoni has shed light on the significant exposure of the insurance industry to fossil fuel-related assets, totaling $536 billion in 2019. Despite recognizing climate-related risks and the impact of natural disasters on their business, many insurers still hold a substantial share of these high-risk assets.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this webinar, we will delve into the findings of the research report and explore the implications of continued investment in fossil fuel-related assets. The webinar will feature experts from Ceres, ERM, and Persefoni, who will discuss the intersection of climate risk and financial risk in the insurance sector and the urgent need for action to build resilience while facilitating the transition to a low-carbon economy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learning Objectives:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Understand the current exposure of the insurance sector to fossil fuel-related assets and the potential financial risks associated with climate change.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Explore the role of insurers as significant asset owners within the institutional investor sector and the importance of incorporating climate-related factors into investment decision-making and transition plans.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learn about the steps taken by some insurers to mitigate climate-related risks, including policy changes, premium adjustments, and withdrawal from certain markets.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Identify the potential for insurers to play a pivotal role in encouraging corporations to transition to low-carbon solutions, with a focus on analyzing the role of green bonds in investment portfolios.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discuss the importance of insurers adopting a proactive approach to address climate change's impact on the quantification and pricing of risk, and how this can benefit both their business models and their customers.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Little Amal Walks</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 pm - 6pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dewey Square to Chinatown Gate, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://artsemerson.org/events/little-amal/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://artsemerson.org/events/little-amal/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dewey Square, Boston — 4:00 PM </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">(Activities begin at 3:30, Amal arrives at 4:00) </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Amal takes her first steps in Boston in Dewey Square, home of one of the largest murals in the city, at the southern end of the Rose Kennedy Greenway, just across the street from South Station—the entry point into the city for so many visitors and new residents. All of Boston is invited to welcome Little Amal and celebrate the past and present of the city’s immigration story. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chinatown Gate, Boston — 4:30 PM </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Little Amal travels to the grand gate at the border of Chinatown which was gifted to the city of Boston from Taiwan in 1982. Here, the surrounding neighborhoods were once known as Little Syria from the late 1800’s until the 1950’s. Another celebration welcomes Amal to the city here which will continue even after she departs to her next destination (5:00-6:00PM).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Little Amal, whose name means “hope” in Arabic is a 12 foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee child whose journeys across many countries carry a message of hope for displaced people everywhere, especially children who have been separated from their families. She has traveled across 13 countries meeting more that a million people.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Her urgent message is simple: “Don’t forget about us.”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On September 7, she will begin her journey of 6,000 miles across the United States in one of the largest free public festivals ever created to bring a message of compassion, empathy and hope.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ArtsEmerson is proud to partner with the City of Boston as we welcome Amal and kick off the 35 city tour from Boston to San Diego where 1,000+ artists and arts organizations will create 100+ events to welcome her. Amal’s journeys of art and hope celebrate the rich stories of refugees, immigrants and displaced people, and the communities that welcome them.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Everyone is welcome to walk with Amal.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The 90th Anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps: Civilian Conservation Corps: Its History & Legacy in Massachusetts</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 7 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6491d14765b521b504b87b26" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6491d14765b521b504b87b26</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Civilian Conservation Corps began on April 5, 1933 when President Roosevelt signed the Emergency Conservation Act that was part of the "New Deal" to relieve the poverty and unemployment of the Depression. The program provided unskilled manual labor in environmental conservation and the development of natural resources in rural lands. There were 51 CCC camps in these Massachusetts towns, state parks, and forests.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: The CCC was run by the USArmy under the direction of General George C Marshall. It was, in one aspect, a preparation for WWII as many young men who were in the CCC already had some basic military training before WWII was declared.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nuclear Power: Expensive Menace or Low-Carbon Solution</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 PM </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wzkvyhs-T5ODoNfd4DFSpw#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wzkvyhs-T5ODoNfd4DFSpw#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Given the severity of the climate crisis, is it time to take another look at nuclear power? This discussion will explore the question of whether next-generation nuclear technology should be a significant component of worldwide climate mitigation strategies. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers Include:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kaylee Cunningham, MIT doctoral candidate in nuclear engineering and widely-recognized social media influencer — TikTok's "Ms. Nuclear Energy" — will present the pro-nuclear case.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Vick Mohanka, Acting Chapter Director at the Massachusetts Sierra Club will be articulating the continuing dangers and uncertainties of nukes. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, President of the Environmental League of Massachusetts</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Progress Toward a Swimmable Charles</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, September 8 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 - 8pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Portico Brewing, 101 South Street Somerville, MA 02143</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/progress-toward-a-swimmable-charles-tickets-706110594797" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/progress-toward-a-swimmable-charles-tickets-706110594797</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Raise a glass for restored rivers! Join us for an exciting night at Portico Brewery to learn about our work for a clean Charles River.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Raise a glass for restored rivers! Join us for an exciting night at Portico Brewing to learn about our ongoing work to restore a clean, resilient Charles River for future generations. You'll learn about long-term trends in water quality, challenges, and progress toward a swimmable Charles, all while sipping brews and learning how you can get involved.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We will be debuting our new collaboration beer–Dam Free Ale–by Portico Brewing x Charles River Watershed Association. A portion of proceeds from flavorful German Wheat beer will support CRWA's ongoing efforts to remove defunct dams and restore fish passage. You don't want to miss this!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Built Environment Plus Bike Tour</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">September 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 AM - 2:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Alewife Brook Reservation - Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://builtenvironmentplus.org/bike-tour/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://builtenvironmentplus.org/bike-tour/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brought to you by the Built Environment Plus Emerging Professionals Community, this bike tour will begin in Cambridge and end in Boston's Seaport, following the Green Line Extension community path. The tour will also explore projects from local architecture and engineering firms in their efforts in creating a more sustainable built environment.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tour de Streets </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, September 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:30AM–2:00PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Charles River Speedway, 525 Western Ave, Brighton, MA 02135</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://secure.qgiv.com/event/tourdestreets2023/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://secure.qgiv.com/event/tourdestreets2023/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for two exhilarating bike rides, a walk, and a celebration filled</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">with food, drinks, and ice cream, provided by local vendors!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">*Featured bike routes:* 5 miles, 10 miles</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Help us reach our 2023 fundraising goal by participating and rallying your</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">friends and family!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mid-Cambridge PLANT SWAP:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday September 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">NOON to 2 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rain date—in case of DOWNPOUR—is Sunday Sep. 10, 12-2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fayette Park (near the corner of Broadway and Fayette Street) Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As ever, bring anything you’d like to share. No need for elegant packaging, but please do write down the names of plants. We expect to have perennials, seedlings, seeds, indoor plants, books, pots, tools, and lots of "whatever." Feel free to come empty-handed or bring a carload—drop by and chat with neighbors, talk gardening. And if you can help with setup or cleanup, thank you.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Note: To avoid spreading jumping worms, please wash off plant roots if you have the worms, and either pot the plants in clean soil or bring them bare-root, wrapped in newsprint. Thanks!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Will Industrial Policies Lead to a Manufacturing Renaissance?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, September 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1:15 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Wexner 434AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/event-registration?c=7014V000001zCH0QAM" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/event-registration?c=7014V000001zCH0QAM</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This hybrid panel discussion will include Robert Z. Lawrence, Albert L. Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment at HKS; and Anna Stansbury, Class of 1948 Career Development Assistant Professor and an Assistant Professor of Work and Organization Studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management. The panel will be moderated by Edoardo Campanella, M-RCBG research fellow and senior global economist at UniCredit Bank. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Robert Z. Lawrence, Albert L. Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment at HKS</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Anna Stansbury, Class of 1948 Career Development Assistant Professor and an Assistant Professor of Work and Organization Studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderated by Edoardo Campanella, M-RCBG research fellow and senior global economist at UniCredit Bank</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO </span><a href="mailto:mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event will take place in Wexner 434AB for those who wish to attend in person. Other may join us remotely via Zoom. M-RCBG welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs. To request accommodations or ask questions about access provided, please email </span><a href="mailto:mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Partnering with Nature and Technology to Address Climate Challenges</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, September 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online <br /></span><div><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at</span> <a href="https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2023/partnering-nature-and-technology-address-climate-challenges">https://cpree.princeton.edu/events/2023/partnering-nature-and-technology-address-climate-challenges</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Hayes, a lecturer in law at Stanford Law School and a senior fellow at the Natural Resources Defense Council, will present “Partnering with Nature and Technology to Address Climate Challenges.” This seminar will be held in-person (PUID holders only) and available via livestream (open to all).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Since returning to Stanford in January 2023, Hayes has been working through Stanford’s Law School and the new Doerr Sustainability School on climate matters, with a special focus on climate resilience and nature-based climate solutions, including climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hayes served as Special Assistant to the President for Climate Policy from January 20, 2021 until October 2022. As a senior member of President Biden’s White House Climate Policy Office, Hayes developed and implemented national climate policy in three principal areas: reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change—with a special focus on reducing methane emissions and deploying nature-based climate solutions; accelerating the transition to a clean energy economy—with a special focus on successful permitting of clean energy projects (e.g., offshore wind; transmission); and organizing the Biden Administration’s whole-of-government strategy to improve resilience to climate-related disasters.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Automating heat pump demand: Findings from the HeatFlex UK pilot </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">September 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6am - 7:30am [12:00 – 13:15 GMT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.nesta.org.uk/event/automating-heat-pump-demand-findings-from-the-heatflex-uk-pilot/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.nesta.org.uk/event/automating-heat-pump-demand-findings-from-the-heatflex-uk-pilot/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Share The UK’s home heating landscape is dominated by gas boilers, which are responsible for around 14% of our national carbon emissions. To decarbonise the UK and reach net zero, households will need to transition to low-carbon alternatives such as heat pumps – but without intelligent design and rollout, the electrification of heat can increase the demand on the grid, particularly at peak times, costing billions in future upgrade costs over the coming decades.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In an upcoming report from Nesta and the Centre for Net Zero, we explore results from a pilot project designed to test the potential of automation in unlocking heat pump flexibility, shifting electricity demand away from peak times. To mark the launch of our report, we’re gathering experts from the green energy sector on Tuesday 12 September from 12:00-13:15 GMT to explore our findings and share our plans to implement a larger-scale trial in Winter 2023-24.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nesta’s sustainable future Mission Manager Andy Regan will be discussing our insights with Behavioural Scientist Oli Berry, and Daniel Lopez-Garcia, Research Manager at Centre for Net Zero. They will be joined by an expert panel: Jenny Crawley, Senior Research Fellow at the UCL Energy Institute, and Adam Smith, Senior Policy Advisor at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is Not Your Usual Heat Extreme</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, September 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2pm EDT [11am PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/ee_panel_series_this_is_not_your_usual_heat_extreme" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/ee_panel_series_this_is_not_your_usual_heat_extreme</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join the Woods Institute for the Environment for the next event in our ongoing Environment & Energy Panel Series - policy focused briefings that explore the intersection of environmental and energy concerns.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2023 has seen heat records smashed around the world in places like Phoenix, AZ, where temperatures of 110 degrees or more continued for over 30 straight days. Rising temperatures and increased heat have been accurately projected in climate change modeling, but to describe 2023 temperatures as the new normal is inaccurate; we are just beginning to feel the effects of a changing climate, and things will likely get worse. How much worse it gets depends on our ability to mitigate GHG emissions and implement adaptation measures. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford scientists and other climate experts will discuss what we know about extreme heat and the range of possible future scenarios we should reasonably prepare for. They will discuss the health implications of extreme heat for people, especially vulnerable populations, and highlight additional significant impacts on the planet and nature.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Noah Diffenbaugh, Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lisa Patel, Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Stanford Medicine</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Paul Schramm, Climate Science Team Lead, Climate and Health Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderated by Chris Field, Perry L. McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climatetech Career Fair 2023</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, September 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 - 6:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue Somerville, MA 02143</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climatetech-career-fair-2023-tickets-668291446707" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climatetech-career-fair-2023-tickets-668291446707</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us in Somerville to learn about career opportunities with our community of world-changing climatetech startups!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We’re proud to support climatetech startups as they develop their technologies, scale their businesses, and grow their teams. Greentown startups are not only developing climatetech solutions—they’re building a climate workforce that is ready to harness the massive economic opportunities of the energy transition. And that climate workforce is hiring.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">There’s a place for everyone in climatetech, whether you’ve previously worked in traditional energy, have experience tackling climate change, or are new to the climate and energy fields. The jobs are here. We just need you!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The types of roles you'll find at the fair:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Business Administration</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Data</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Engineering</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Marketing</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Operations</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sales</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Software</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And more!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Connecting with Americans on Climate Change </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30pm to 2:00pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecting-with-americans-on-climate-change-tickets-699800059817" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecting-with-americans-on-climate-change-tickets-699800059817</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How do we engage Americans in areas of the country where many still are uncertain about the science of climate change, the seriousness of the impacts, or the practicality of the solutions?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join a dialogue between celebrated climate scientist and communicator Prof. Katharine Hayhoe and the 2023 MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellowson the challenges and rewards of connecting with Americans across the country on climate change. Moderated by Laur Hesse Fisher, Program Director at MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative, this event will share best practices for understanding your audience, uplifting local trusted messengers, and bridge-building for impact, and will answer questions from the audience.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is part of the People, Prosperity and the Planet lecture series produced by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Presenting Speaker:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding what climate change means for people and the places where we live. She is the Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy and a Horn Distinguished Professor and Endowed Professor of Public Policy and Public Law in the Dept. of Political Science at Texas Tech University. She is the author of the book “Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World,” has given a TED talk with over 4 million views, and she also hosts the PBS digital series Global Weirding. Katharine has been named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People, the United Nations Champion of the Environment, and the World Evangelical Alliance’s Climate Ambassador.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Featured Panelists:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The 2023 MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellows developed deeply reported pieces from across the country that connect climate science and solutions with local priorities and opportunities.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Micah Drew covers local government, the environment and athletics for The Flathead Beacon in Northwest Montana. When not in the newsroom, Micah is routinely found running on alpine trails in Glacier National Park. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fellowship Project: An eight-part series in The Flathead Beacon: “Montana’s Climate Change Lawsuit”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Joan Meiners is the climate news and storytelling reporter at The Arizona Republic in Phoenix, AR. With a background in science writing and a Ph.D. in Ecology, she publishes a weekly story aimed at helping readers understand how climate change is altering life in the southwest and what we can do about it. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Annie Ropeik is a freelance journalist based in Portland, Maine, where she reports on climate change, energy and environmental issues for The Maine Monitor and other outlets. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fellowship Project: A five-part series in the Maine Monitor: “Hooked on Heating Oil,” and “Making Maine’s next generation of housing fossil-free—and affordable” in Energy News Network</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mike Tony is The Charleston Gazette-Mail’s energy and environment reporter in Charleston, WV. He has written extensively about how West Virginia’s topographic and political landscapes make its residents vulnerable to climate impacts. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fellowship Project: A four-part series in The Charleston Gazette-Mail: ”‘We have to move on’: WV leaders pushing state flood risk upward by favoring resource extraction over climate action,””‘More intense, more water’: West Virginians call for greater flood protection amid climate concerns from extraction projects,” “‘Focus on the solutions’: Climate change communication looms large as WV faces flooded future,””Unfunded, uninsured and ignored: Experts urge support for flood protection solutions amid mounting disaster costs” </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ryan Van Velzer is Louisville Public Media’s Energy & Environment reporter and is dedicated to covering climate change and environmental issues across Kentucky. He has won numerous awards including regional Edward R. Murrow awards, Associated Press Broadcasters awards and Society of Professional Journalists Louisville Pro Chapter awards. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Leading Cities: Cleantech Connect</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">September 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 AM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://share.hsforms.com/1l11URfzRT9-2OcAMwZWC8Q1zso9" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://share.hsforms.com/1l11URfzRT9-2OcAMwZWC8Q1zso9</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join Leading Cities on September 14th for their Cleantech Connect event! This virtual event unites global cleantech leaders, igniting discussions on cutting-edge solutions and emerging trends. Register now & be a part of the clean tech revolution.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Developing Data Stories: Using Global Forest Watch for Journalism </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/4716914591432/WN_8vy1vN6OSEWVwpHa0jg4gw#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/4716914591432/WN_8vy1vN6OSEWVwpHa0jg4gw#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Maps and data can take reporting to the next level and bring stories to life. Are you new to environmental journalism or looking to expand your data toolbox? Want to learn more ways to incorporate Global Forest Watch into your current reporting work? Looking for inspiration to kickstart your next story? Global Forest Watch visualizes forest data and equips journalists with evidence and tools to research and communicate the state of deforestation around the world. Whether you’re reporting on forest trends and commitments, completing a deforestation investigation, or searching for story ideas, Global Forest Watch can help. Join us to learn the different ways Global Forest Watch can inspire and strengthen your reporting and how you can work directly with our team. Journalists at Mongabay and the Pulitzer Center will share how they use data on Global Forest Watch and other geospatial monitoring tools in their reporting, before a discussion with the GFW team, with input from attendees, on data journalism experiences, lessons and reflections. By registering for this webinar, I agree to subscribe and receive updates from WRI.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate & Indigenous Leadership</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, September 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 - 3pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-indigenous-leadership-registration-656180893717" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-indigenous-leadership-registration-656180893717</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CEMTF 4TH Virtual Summit Series: Climate, Social Justice & Rights 2 Nature </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">UNITED ACTIONS for an Environmentally Just and Regenerative Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">By Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4TH Virtual Summit Series: CLIMATE & INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIPSTAY TUNED, program pending! </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Website: </span><a href="https://cemtf.org/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cemtf.org</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: CEMF does an online conference every month</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climapalooza VI</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, September 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM - 9:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">University Park Commons, MIT (65 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA 02139)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climapalooza VI, will take place on this date from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM at University Park Commons, MIT (65 Sidney St, Cambridge, MA 02139), is free and open to the public. There will be live music, food and drinks available for purchase, lawn games, a raffle, and more! </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A short description of the event:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Saturday, September 16th, join Climable for an incredible night of music and fun in Cambridge. Catch us, fabulous local performers and TONS of our friends at this climate action rally and benefit concert! Hope you can all join us in this celebration of what the community can do when it comes to climate change. The show kicks off at 6 pm- so bring a blanket, your dancing shoes, and a can-do attitude and meet us there. We can't wait!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">*Please note that this will be an outdoor event, so there should be plenty of space for people to comfortably socially distance. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**There is a rain date of Sunday, September 17th and the concert would start at 4 pm that day.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Taking public transportation? We love to see it! University Park is conveniently located to both the MBTA Red Line (Central Square stop is closest) and multiple bus stops. The CT2, 1, 47, 64, 70, 83, and 91 buses all have stops within a 5 minute walk of the park. There is plenty of bike parking in the area too! </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">March to End Fossil Fuels</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunday, September 17</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">NYC and around USAmerica</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/march-end-fossil-fuels/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/march-end-fossil-fuels/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us on September 17th* in New York City as we march, rally, and protest to demand that President Biden take bold climate action. Biden must reject new fossil fuel projects, phase out fossil fuel production, and declare a climate emergency.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Water Stories: River Goddesses, Ancestral Rites, and Climate Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, September 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 – 5 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-water-stories-exhibition-opening" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-water-stories-exhibition-opening</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this opening discussion for the exhibition, “Water Stories: River Goddesses, Ancestral Rites, and Climate Crisis,” exhibition curator and faculty director Jinah Kim will engage in conversation with art historian Yukio Lippit and Radcliffe’s curator of exhibitions, Meg Rotzel.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s exhibition, “Water Stories: River Goddesses, Ancestral Rites, and Climate Crisis” (on view September 18–December 16, 2023), presents artworks that tell alternative stories of water experiences in the context of climate change. They treat water not as a commodity to be exploited but as a cyclical, life-giving, life-dissolving, and inert but innately alive spiritual force—a view widely shared among Indigenous communities, especially in the Global South. The exhibition juxtaposes older, traditional paintings depicting myths with works by contemporary artists that evoke various aesthetic experiences of water in the age of climate crisis.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO </span><a href="mailto:events@radcliffe.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">events@radcliffe.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Afterglow: Envisioning a Radically Different Climate Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, September 18 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00pm - 8:30pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Greene Space, 44 Charlton Street, New York, NY</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://thegreenespace.org/event/afterglow-climate-future/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://thegreenespace.org/event/afterglow-climate-future/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: Pay what you can</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an evening of literature, imagination, science, and hope as part of Climate Week NYC!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The stories we tell about the future have the power to shape the world we eventually create. From creative scientific solutions to climate change, to an economy built on ecological restoration, to the pursuit of right relationships in social systems and inclusive design, imagination has the power to shift what we see as possible. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Inspired by cutting-edge literary movements, such as Afrofuturism, hopepunk, and solarpunk, Afterglow imagines intersectional worlds in which no one is left behind—where humanity prioritizes equitable climate solutions. Whether through adaptation, reform, or a new understanding of survival, Afterglow offers flickers of hope, even joy, and a springboard for exploring how fiction can help create a better reality.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The SciFri Book Club from Science Friday and Looking Forward from Grist invite you to join us for a live event featuring New York Times bestselling author Morgan Jerkins (This Will Be My Undoing, Wandering In Strange Lands and Caul Baby), environmental health professor and researcher Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, Grist’s Creative Manager for Climate Fiction Tory Stephens, and artist and social movement strategist Aisha Shillingford, exploring the role that creativity and imagination play in helping society envision and achieve a just, sustainable, and inclusive world for all people. The event will also feature live readings from OBIE Award-winning writer and actor Eric Lockley (playwright, Sweet Chariot, The Public Theatre).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Planning and building the energy infrastructure for a net-zero future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">September 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 AM EDT [9:00 - 13:00 CET]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://agora-energiewende-de.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dVuQIwGFTuWMtwUeo-bbvQ" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://agora-energiewende-de.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dVuQIwGFTuWMtwUeo-bbvQ</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A well-developed energy infrastructure - the cables that transport electricity and the pipelines that transport molecules - is a pre-requisite for a successful clean energy transition. Yet, the planning and building of energy infrastructure has not received the attention it deserves with most policy debates focussing on the scaling of renewable energies or on market rules for power, gas, and hydrogen.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">One big shortcoming is that infrastructure planning in Europe is still done separately for cables and pipelines. The power, heat, hydrogen, and transport maps should be looked at together, since electrification plays a leading role in the decarbonisation of all sectors. Power grids and offshore interconnectors will need to be built faster to correspond to the renewable energy deployment needs, while investments in energy storage and carbon capture and storage as well as in the flexibilisation and digitisation of the energy system need to be scaled up significantly. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">At this event, we will discuss how moving away from fossil fuels is more than just a fuel change - it is a transformation of the way we design, build and invest in the infrastructure for a net-zero future. The event is organised by Agora Energiewende together with the Regulatory Assistance Project, Energy Cities, and Foresight Climate and Energy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Findings from recent Agora reports on the need to manage gas distribution grids in Germany (LINK) and the phase-out of fossil gas in the EU (LINK) will feed into the discussion. Michael Liebreich, leading global expert on clean energy and infrastructure will set the stage with a keynote speech; other confirmed speakers include Jens Geier, Member of the European Parliament and lead rapporteur on the EU Gas Markets Directive; Dennis Hesseling from the International Energy Agency; and Frauke Thies, Executive Director of Agora Energiewende. The full list of panellists will be announced soon.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How the Industrial Internet of Things Changed Manufacturing Forever</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, September 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12pm to 1:15pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://calendar.northeastern.edu/event/nardone_family_seminar_how_the_industrial_internet_of_things_changed_manufacturing_forever#about_stream" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://calendar.northeastern.edu/event/nardone_family_seminar_how_the_industrial_internet_of_things_changed_manufacturing_forever#about_stream</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The world has gone through three industrial revolutions since the late 1700s and we are currently in the early phases of the fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, or the era of smart manufacturing led by digital technologies and smart (intelligent) machines. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Smart machines, or the Internet of Things (IoT), are physical products with digital technologies (e.g., software and sensors) embedded into them and connected to the Internet. Examples of IoT devices include Amazon's digital assistant Alexa, Apple watches, cars that can parallel park themselves, drones, and NEST thermostats. The Industrial IoT (IIoT) consists of physical devices such as industrial equipment and vehicles that are embedded with sensors, software, and connectivity. These features enable them to connect and exchange data with other connected devices over the internet. The adoption of IoT technologies in emerging markets is still quite low but growing fast, especially in China. By 2030, China will likely be the single largest country market for the IoT, surpassing all other emerging markets combined.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The IIoT has revolutionized manufacturing and supply chains, assisted by digital technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, data analytics, 3D printing, and cloud computing. As the population of IoT devices reaches a critical mass, manufacturing is already undergoing a major transformation—how products are made, delivered, and used by customers. They have literally changed industrial manufacturing forever. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Come hear Vinod K. Jain, expert in global & digital strategy, explore how the IIoT is changing industrial manufacturing globally and what it means for the future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Vinod K. Jain</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Vinod K. Jain is an expert in global and digital strategy, a former business school professor, Fulbright Scholar, and author of books on Global Strategy and Digital Strategy. His latest book, Global Meets Digital: Global Strategy for Digital Businesses – Digital Strategy for Global Businesses, was published by Routledge in June 2023.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Vinod has taught at the University of Maryland, College Park, Rutgers Business School in Newark and New Brunswick, and Nottingham University Business School in China. Before transitioning to academia, Vinod worked with foreign subsidiaries of British and American multinationals for many years, including Macmillan Publishers (Vice President), Molins (Manager Coordination), and Coca-Cola (Marketing Research Executive).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">While not a techie, Vinod is fascinated by and has flirted with digital business and digital strategy almost since the dotcom days. (He registered his first internet domain and first company in 1998). His articles and opinion pieces have appeared in the Authority Magazine, Baltimore Sun, CEOWORLD Magazine, Forbes, Mensa Bulletin, Washington Post, and Economic Times and Mint (India's #1 and #2 business dailies).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Vinod is a member of the Forbes Business Council, TiE (one of the world's largest associations of CEOs and entrepreneurs), and both the Academy of Management and the Academy of International Business continuously since 1991-92.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">He has a Ph.D. in Strategy and International Business from the University of Maryland, College Park, an MS in Management from UCLA, and an MS and BS (Hons.) in Statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Biodiversity 9 Deep Dive: Transformation to a Holistic Perspective – Nature Can Cool the Planet</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Starting Wednesday, September 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bio4climate.org/course-offerings/biodiversity-9-deep-dive-transformation-to-a-holistic-perspective/registration-biodiversity-9/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bio4climate.org/course-offerings/biodiversity-9-deep-dive-transformation-to-a-holistic-perspective/registration-biodiversity-9/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $5 - $240</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Taught by Jim Laurie</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Are you ready to transform your understanding of how life on the planet works and how we can participate in its regeneration? Join us as we follow the journeys of two leading writers and thinkers and develop a deeper understanding of natural systems, our role, and the ability of nature to cool the planet.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Books used in this course: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1. Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us About Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom – by Fred Provenza (2018) </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2. Cows Save the Planet: and Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth – by Judith D. Schwartz (2013)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">While this is Jim's ninth course, he invites everyone to join regardless if you have participated in previous courses. As long as you're willing to learn, listen, and partake in class discussions, Jim and the rest of us at Bio4Climate would love to have you. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: My notes to Cows Save the Planet</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2014/02/cows-save-planet.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2014/02/cows-save-planet.html</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate, Communication and Public Opinion</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00 PM to 4:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://trusted.bu.edu/s/1759/2-bu/19/1col.aspx?sid=1759&gid=2&pgid=13754&content_id=15985" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://trusted.bu.edu/s/1759/2-bu/19/1col.aspx?sid=1759&gid=2&pgid=13754&content_id=15985</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate, Communication and Public Opinion</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How does disinformation about the climate crisis spread through social media and deceptive advertising? What influence does it have on public attitudes? And what can be done about it? A panel of Boston University researchers, who just concluded a year-long study, will seek to provide some answers in this hour-long, interactive discussion.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panel: Chris Wells, COM Associate Professor, Journalism and Emerging Media Studies; Michelle Amazeen, COM Associate Professor, Mass Communication, Advertising and Public Relation; Arunima Krishna, COM Assistant Professor, Public Relations.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Book Talk: "When Democracy Breaks"</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 – 5:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Kennedy School, Allison Dining Room, 5th Floor, Taubman Building, 15 Eliot Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ash.harvard.edu/event/book-talk-when-democracy-breaks?admin_panel=1" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ash.harvard.edu/event/book-talk-when-democracy-breaks?admin_panel=1</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Ash Center invites you to a book talk with contributors to the forthcoming When Democracy Breaks (Oxford, 2023), a new edited volume intended to deepen our understanding of what separates democratic resilience from democratic fragility — by focusing on the latter.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Lisel Hintz, Assistant Professor of European and Eurasian Studies at Johns Hopkins University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Scott Mainwaring, Eugene and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chris Miller, Associate Professor of International History at Tufts University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Moss, Paul Whiton Cherington Professor at Harvard Business School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Refuge in the Storm Webinar Series, Part I: Buddhist Approaches to Large-Scale and Community Crises</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yFCnKvBPSN2_Jk8YrSaN6A#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yFCnKvBPSN2_Jk8YrSaN6A#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This webinar, the first in a series offered by the Buddhist Ministry Initiative at Harvard Divinity School, will feature a panel discussion of contributors to part I of Refuge in the Storm: Buddhist Voices in Crisis Care, edited by Nathan Jishin Michon. The panel will include Dr. Victor Gabriel, Chun Fai (Jeffrey) Ng, and Dr. g, and will be co-moderated by Rev. Dr. Nathan Jishin Michon and Rev. Dr. Monica Sanford.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelist and moderator bios</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nathan Jishin Michon is a JSPS visiting scholar focused on Buddhist chaplaincy at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan. Jishin is editor of Refuge in the Storm: Buddhist Voices in Crisis Care and A Thousand Hands: Guidebook to Caring for Your Buddhist Community, among other works. Jishin especially focuses their research on Japanese Buddhist chaplaincy, chaplain training, and contemplative forms of care. They previously helped in disaster relief and hospice care.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monica Sanford joined Harvard Divinity School as assistant dean for multireligious ministry in September 2021. Sanford comes to HDS from the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she became one of only two Buddhists in North America to lead a multireligious life department at a college or university.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sanford is one of the first full-trained Buddhist practical theologians in the United States, having earned her PhD in practical theology from Claremont School of Theology. Sanford also holds an undergraduate degree in design from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a master of divinity degree from University of the West. Sanford is an ordained Buddhist lay minister in a Chan lineage and trained as a Buddhist chaplain. Her recent book, Kalyāṇamitra: A Buddhist Model for Spiritual Care (January 2021), is the first textbook for Buddhist chaplains.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chun Fai (Jeffrey) Ng is a graduate of the Master of Buddhist Counseling program at the Centre of Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong, and a certified mindfulness teacher with the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. He also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Professional Accountancy) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and is a CPA, CFA charter holder, and certified FRM. His academic areas of interest include Buddhist counseling, mindfulness and Buddhist meditation, contemporary Buddhist practice, transpersonal psychology, and comparative spirituality. He is currently a Buddhist Ministry Initiative fellow at the Harvard Divinity School.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Victor Gabriel is an Assistant and Tenured Professor in the Department of Buddhist Chaplaincy at the University of the West. He was chair from 2014-2018 and 2022 to present. He is program coordinator for the Master of Divinity in Buddhist Chaplaincy. He is a board member for the Society of Buddhist-Christian Studies and a Buddhist co-convener of the National Council of Churches’ Buddhist-Christian Dialogue. His dissertation was titled Embodying Generosity: Buddhist and Feminist views of the Physical Body as seen through the Tibetan Buddhist Ritual of Chöd and it explores the contribution of Feminists to the construction of American Tibetan Buddhism by way of Feminist Theory and the intersectionality of the body and ritual. His publications included: “Ecology of the Bodhisattva” in Refuge in the Storm: Buddhist Approaches to Compassionate Crisis Care, North Atlantic, 2022; “Leading and Facilitating Spiritual Reflection” with Rev. Duane Bidwell PhD in Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the 21st Century, University of North Carolina, 2022; “Implications for Interfaith Chaplaincy from a Tibetan Buddhist Understanding of Religious Location and the Two Truths” in Navigating Religious Difference in Spiritual Care and Counseling, Claremont School of Theology, 2019; “Buddhism and Sexuality” in A Thousand Arms: A Guide to Caring for your Buddhist Community, Toronto: Sumeru Books, 2016. His research areas include Applied Buddhist “theology,” Feminist and Queer Theory, conceptualizations of the Body as seen in Buddhist Art, Ritual Studies and the inculturation of American Buddhism. He was a psychotherapist and is a Buddhist lay minister.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. g (Claudelle R. Glasgow), PsyD, SEP, NEDA Proficient (doc/we/she) is a multipotentialite serving as healer, author, and educator. As a nonbinary, queer, first-generation Being from Afro-Caribbean-American roots, liberatory views and dismantling constructs naturally flow throughout doc’s lineage as well as the work. Dr. g’s nearly twenty years in healing are emergent and grounded in a radical existential-somatic approach, which works with the power of the here and now, somatics, creativity, and liberation. doc enjoys the conversations and collaborations that bring difference across diverse streams of thought and ways of being into mutual understanding.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Green Banks: Financing Climate Solutions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2AJQqmFxRyqFjisjsWjDtQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2AJQqmFxRyqFjisjsWjDtQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Green banks offer new funds for a plethora of projects related to the environment. This forum will be a full, informative discussion about green banks on the national level, the workings of an actual green bank, and the plans for the new green bank in Massachusetts. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers include: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Paul Mark, State Senator from Western Mass., will speak about plans for the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank, the nation's first green bank dedicated to affordable housing. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nenya Young, Director of Policy and Network at the Coalition for Green Capital, will provide a national perspective, including the role of the Inflation Reduction Act in stimulating new and existing green banks. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Eric Shrago, Vice President of Operations at the Connecticut Green Bank will talk about the experience of the nation's first Green Bank, est. in 2011. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lee Harris, staff writer at The American Prospect with many bylines in her name about green banks and capital markets, will moderate.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Senator Edward Markey has also been invited to say a few words about his work to create a green bank at the national level. He will be joining us at the beginning of the session either on Zoom or via a pre-recorded video, depending upon his schedule. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EnergyBar: New Member Spotlight</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, September 21 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 - 7:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue Somerville, MA 02143</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energybar-new-member-spotlight-tickets-686781912187" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energybar-new-member-spotlight-tickets-686781912187</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EnergyBar is Greentown Labs' networking event devoted to connecting partners and investors to our community of climatetech entrepreneurs!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thirty-five startups have joined the Greentown community so far in 2023, working on climate solutions across the agriculture, buildings, manufacturing, electricity, and resiliency and adaptation sectors. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We're thrilled to support these groundbreaking startups—let us introduce you! Join us for our fall EnergyBar on Sept. 21 to hear lightning pitches from some of the newest members of our community and network with entrepreneurs, investors, corporate leaders, students, and other climate champions passionate about innovations in climatetech and the energy transition.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Presenting startups will be announced soon! You can learn more about all of our incredible new members in our Q1 and Q2 new member roundups.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About EnergyBar</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EnergyBar is Greentown Labs’ signature networking event that fosters conversation and collaboration among entrepreneurs, investors, corporate leaders, students, neighbors, and other climate champions passionate about innovations in climatetech and the energy transition.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The IAEA at the Crossroads of History - Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA (2023 David J. Rose Lecture) </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, September 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00am to 12:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Samberg Conference Center, E52, 6th floor 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://web.mit.edu/nse/news/2023/rose-lecture.html">https://web.mit.edu/nse/news/2023/rose-lecture.html</a></div><div><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Abstract The International Atomic Energy Agency helps the international community address many of its biggest challenges, including the existential threat of climate change and the ever-present menace of nuclear weapons proliferation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rafael Mariano Grossi, the IAEA’s Director General, will discuss the IAEA’s unique role, cutting across science, international security and development, and what it means amid today’s challenges, ranging from poverty, disease and hunger to energy insecurity, global warming and war.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bio: A diplomat with more than 35 years of experience in non-proliferation and disarmament, Rafael Mariano Grossi assumed the office of Director General of the IAEA on 3 December 2019.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Prior to this, he served as Ambassador of Argentina to Austria and Argentine Representative to the IAEA and other Vienna-based International Organizations. Mr Grossi was president-designate of the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and from 2014 to 2016 served as president of the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Before this, he worked at the IAEA, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and in various positions within Argentina’s Foreign Ministry.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thea Energy: Reinventing the Stellarator</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, September 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building NW17, 218, 175 Albany Street, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.psfc.mit.edu/events/2023/thea-energy-reinventing-the-stellarator" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.psfc.mit.edu/events/2023/thea-energy-reinventing-the-stellarator</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Abstract: Thea Energy (formerly Princeton Stellarators, Inc.) is a new stellarator fusion company that is focused on the use of an entirely new way of building the stellarator coil system using only noninterlocking planar coils – which we refer to as the all-planar coil stellarator. The coil set includes hundreds of small, individually controllable coils, allowing for an unprecedented degree of configurability and controllability. Initial work has focused on demonstrating viable techniques to optimize this new configuration, both the plasma and the coil set. As an initial use case, we propose a beam-target deuterium-deuterium stellarator neutron source at ~1/2 the linear dimensions of a fusion pilot plant based on the same concept. We present the concepts behind the all-planar coil stellarator as well as the methods we have developed to perform the field coil optimization. We also discuss the compatibility of the concept with reliability, accessibility, maintenance, and inspectability as well as the ability to incorporate a blanket. Additionally we will present initial studies of blanket design for the stellarator neutron source.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bio: Dr. David Gates, the Chief Technology Officer at Thea Energy, was until recently the Head of the Advanced Projects Department of PPPL and the stellarator physics leader at the Laboratory. He also held a joint appointment as a Senior Research Scholar at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. David previously led collaborative efforts with the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Greifswald, Germany and also on the Large Helical Device in Toki, Japan. He served as the Principal Investigator of the ARPA-E project “Stellar Simplification using Permanent Magnets”. Prior to taking the role as stellarator leader, he was the leader of the NSTX Advanced Scenarios and Control topical science group as well as head of the Magneto-Hydrodynamic (“MHD”) Stability group. He also was a Physics Operator on NSTX. David did his undergraduate studies in Physics and Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and did his graduate studies at Columbia University where he received his M.S., M. Phil., and Ph.D. in Applied Physics. He was a research associate at Culham Laboratory in Oxfordshire, England from 1993-1997 where he worked on the COMPASS-D and START devices. David was a visiting professor at the National Institute for Fusion Science in Toki, Japan in 2010 and 2011. He became a Fellow of the American Physical Society in</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2013.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Roundtable on Idea City: How to Make Boston More Livable, Equitable, and Resilient</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, September 26</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM – 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/idea-city-how-to-make-boston-more-livable-equitable-and-resilient-tickets-695323881447" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/idea-city-how-to-make-boston-more-livable-equitable-and-resilient-tickets-695323881447</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for a roundtable talk on Idea City: How to Make Boston More Livable, Equitable, and Resilient (UMass Press, 2023) with editor David Gamble and contributors Marie Law Adams, Alice Brown, Michelle Danila, and Andres Sevtsuk. This discussion is free, open to the public, and will be held in person in the Commonwealth Salon at the Central Library in Copley Square.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Racial strife, increased social and economic discrimination, amplified political friction, and growing uncertainty around the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change have laid bare many inequalities within the city of Boston. How will these disruptions and inequities influence the city’s future, especially as Boston celebrates its quadricentennial in 2030?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Just released over the summer, this collection of original essays addresses the many challenges Boston contends with in the twenty-first century and considers ways to improve the city for everyone. Presenting a range of perspectives written by area experts—academics, reflective practitioners, and policymakers—these essays tackle issues of resiliency, mobility, affordable housing, health outcomes, social equity, economic equality, zoning, regionalism, and more. Reflecting the diversity of the city and the challenges and opportunities Boston currently faces, Idea City will help readers think differently about their own areas of expertise and draw conclusions from urban regeneration work in other fields.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About our speakers</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Marie Law Adams is a co-founder of Landing Studio, an urban design practice focused on the development of more just and sustainable urban infrastructure, and Associate Professor of Architecture at Northeastern University.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Alice Brown, AICP, is the Chief of Planning and Policy at Boston Harbor Now. Her work extends around the Boston waterfront and to the Boston Harbor Islands where she works on water transportation, park improvements, and creating high quality privately owned public space along the Harborwalk. Through planning processes, public workshops, and comment letters, Alice strives to improve the accessibility, inclusiveness, and resilience of the region’s coast. Prior to joining Boston Harbor Now, Alice worked at the Boston Transportation Department as the project manager for Go Boston 2030. She has previously worked as a planner at Sasaki, at the LivableStreets Alliance, and as a middle school and high school math teacher. Alice holds a MUP from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design as well as degrees in math, philosophy, and teaching. You may find her around the city riding her bike, leading a tour, or eating ice cream.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Michelle Danila, PE, PTOE strives to improve safety for all roadway users, especially people walking, biking, and taking transit. Michelle has worked on roadway and intersection design projects throughout the United States, and is skilled in taking designs from concept through construction. During her career, she has worked in both the public and private engineering sectors.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Gamble, AIA AICP LEED AP Principal, Gamble Associates. David Gamble is an architect and urban planner and Principal of Gamble Associates, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm focuses on urban revitalization and community development. He is a Lecturer in the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning and his research looks at the catalytic effects of urban design and planning projects with a focus on the creative design and implementation strategies. David is Editor of Idea City (UMass Press, 2023) and co-author of Rebuilding the American City (co-author Patty Heyda, Routledge Press, 2016) which looks at the catalytic effects of urban design and planning projects with a focus on creative implementation strategies. His next book Repositioning the American Town will be published in 2024.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Andres Sevtsuk is Head of the City Design and Development Group and the Charles and Ann Spaulding Career Development Associate Professor of Urban Science and Planning at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, where he also leads the City Form Lab. His research focuses on public qualities of cities, and on making urban environments more walkable, sustainable, and equitable, bridging the fields of urban design, spatial analytics, and mobility research. Andres is the author of the Urban Network Analysis toolbox, used by researchers and practitioners around the world to model pedestrian flows along city streets and to study coordinated land use and transportation development along networks. He has published a book entitled Street Commerce: Creating Vibrant Urban Sidewalks with Penn Press and before that, Urban Network Analysis: Tools for Modeling Walking and Biking in Cities with Tianjin University Press. Andres has collaborated with a number of city governments, international organizations, planning practices, and developers on urban designs, plans, and policies in both developed and rapidly developing urban environments, most recently including those in US, Indonesia, Australia, Lebanon, Estonia, and Singapore. He has led various international research projects, published in planning, transportation and urban design journals, and received numerous awards for his work. Before joining MIT, Andres was an Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He holds a PhD from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and an SMArchs in Architecture and Urbanism from MIT.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">National Policies Coping with Energy Crisis and Climate Targets: The Case of Italy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 27 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8am - 9:30am EDT [2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CEST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://fsr.eui.eu/event/national-policies-coping-with-energy-crisis-and-climate-targets-the-case-of-italy/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://fsr.eui.eu/event/national-policies-coping-with-energy-crisis-and-climate-targets-the-case-of-italy/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This episode of #FSRDebates is jointly organised by the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) and the International Energy Agency (IEA).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This debate will offer the occasion to present and discuss the recently published IEA Italy Energy Policies Review Report, which analyses the Italian energy and climate policies in response to the energy crisis and the wider climate goals. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Background</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Italy has raised its climate ambitions by aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050, and the country is on track to reach its 2030 targets for emissions reductions and energy efficiency. The government has taken encouraging initial steps to overcome the long permitting procedures, administrative burdens and increasing local opposition that have delayed new renewable installations. In 2022, Italy successfully reduced its reliance on Russian natural gas imports, by signing new contracts with alternative suppliers, making use of the pipeline and LNG infrastructure that it has built up over the last decade. Reducing overall demand for natural gas through an accelerated shift to alternative energy sources and a stronger focus on energy efficiency, especially in the building sector, will not only further strengthen energy security, but also help the country meet its climate targets. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Draft Programme</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">13.00 – 13.05 Introduction to the Debate Ilaria Conti | Florence School of Regulation </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">13.05 – 13.20 The IEA Italy Energy Policies Review 2023: main findings Alessio Scanziani | IEA </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">13.20 – 13.30 The regulator’s perspective</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">13.30 – 13.40 The Government’s perspective</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discussion: Introductory Remarks and Comments</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Alberto Pototschnig | Florence School of Regulation </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">13.40 – 14.05 FSR Donors’ roundtable</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">14.05 – 14.25 Comments on the polls outcome and Q&A from the audience</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">14.25 – 14.30 Concluding remarks Ilaria Conti | Florence School of Regulation Alberto Pototschnig | Florence School of Regulation </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How to foster “just adaptation”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6-7:30am EDT [11:00 BSTending at 12:30 BST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.se/e/how-to-foster-just-adaptation-tickets-687831351087" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.se/e/how-to-foster-just-adaptation-tickets-687831351087</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an online, interactive webinar examining best practices to create and scale up just resilience in the face of a changing climate.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate change puts hundreds of millions of people at risk. Life’s basics – such as water access, food security, and the ability to earn a living – are threatened in many parts of the world. Extreme climate events and disasters are becoming more frequent worldwide. And while climate change affects us all, it poses the greatest threats to populations and communities that are the least equipped to cope. How can the world ensure that “just resilience” emerges at this time of escalating risk? What are the hallmarks of measures that can help the most vulnerable groups and ensure that their voices are heard? How can sharing and learning from adaptation successes and failures help support the change needed? Please join weADAPT as we embark on a new era of knowledge sharing by hosting this timely session that will probe issues at the forefront of the adaptation agenda. The event is intended to inform thinking about agendas for the Global Goal on Adaptation, National Adaptation Plans, the upcoming Adaptation Futures Conference, and upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai. Experts working at the frontier of climate change adaptation practice and research from around the world will discuss key issues and take your questions. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Participants include: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Srilata Kammila, Head of Climate Change Adaptation, UN Development Programme </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Pirawan Wongnithisathaporn, Environment Programme Officer, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dhesigen Naidoo, Head of Adaptation for the South African Presidential Climate Commission </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Luis Daniel Llambi Cartaya, Project coordinator, CONDESAN; Coordinator in the Andes, Adaptation at Altitude Programme </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sukaina Bharwani, Senior Research Fellow at SEI and a Founder of SEI’s online adaptation platform and community, weADAPT </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These participants will provide insights from their experiences to help inform and enhance climate change adaptation efforts worldwide. There will be time for you to ask questions and for participants to offer answers. Please join us for this important discussion! </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event contact</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Karen Brandon / </span><a href="mailto:karen.brandon@sei.org" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">karen.brandon@sei.org</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Whose Sustainability? - Unpacking decolonization in sustainability science Why sustainability sciences must be decolonized</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 - 11am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whose-sustainability-unpacking-decolonization-in-sustainability-science-tickets-706615364577" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whose-sustainability-unpacking-decolonization-in-sustainability-science-tickets-706615364577</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Researchers, policymakers, and Indigenous and local communities alike are recognizing the significance of incorporating diverse and sometimes conflicting knowledge and value systems to effectively address sustainability challenges. What (un)learning is necessary to enhance the autonomy of Global South scientists? How do researchers engage and highlight different visions for the future that are currently excluded in dominant Western paradigms? In practice, the predominance of the Eurocentric scientific paradigm continues to hamper this effort while reinforcing deep social injustices and unequal power relations, leaving many researchers at a loss on how to effectively contribute to more diverse and inclusive approaches. This webinar explores decolonizing research, focusing on Sustainability Science. It will interest and support researchers who wish to treat decolonization as a process more than a buzzword. Decolonizing research in practice is a nuanced and multifaceted endeavour that involves reexamining and restructuring research practices to challenge and undo the complex and ongoing impacts of colonization.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Samantha Montano - Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, September 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM – 8:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://boston-public-library.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BifuLN6KTMaccKtcpGn8MQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://boston-public-library.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BifuLN6KTMaccKtcpGn8MQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Samantha Montano discusses her 2021 book, Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis, part memoir, part expert analysis and a passionate and personal account of a country in crisis—one unprepared to deal with the disasters of today and those looming in our future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In Disasterology, Dr. Montano, a disaster researcher, brings readers with her on an eye-opening journey through some of our worst disasters, helping readers make sense of what really happened from an emergency management perspective. She explains why we aren’t doing enough to prevent or prepare for disasters, the critical role of media, and how our approach to recovery was not designed to serve marginalized communities. Now that climate change is contributing to the disruption of ecosystems and worsening disasters, Dr. Montano offers a preview of what will happen to our communities if we don’t take aggressive, immediate action. In a section devoted to the COVID-19 pandemic, what is thus far our generation’s most deadly disaster, she casts light on the many decisions made behind closed doors that failed to protect the public.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A deeply moving and timely narrative that draws on Dr. Montano's first-hand experience in emergency management, Disasterology is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how our country handles disasters, and how we can better face them together.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Samantha Montano became interested in disasters following a trip to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina and the Levee Failure. She worked with various nonprofits in New Orleans on recovery efforts related to both Katrina and the BP Oil Disaster in 2010. She has a B.S. in Psychology from Loyola University New Orleans and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Emergency Management from North Dakota State University. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Currently, Samantha is an assistant professor of emergency management at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. She has taught courses on disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation, vulnerable populations in disaster, the political and legal foundations of emergency management, disaster communications, and disaster nonprofits.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Creating Sustainable Systems: Soil, Carbon, and Food</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">September 28</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eGaJ3BzGQW-zvTiceKvSYg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eGaJ3BzGQW-zvTiceKvSYg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Regenerative Agriculture, Sustainable Nutrition, Equitably Ecological Land-use, and Democratic Power are all part of the solution to the climate crisis. The panel will highlight some of the technical/economic/political/practical challenges and opportunities that we need to honestly face in order to make farming-based climate improvement strategies actually work at scale. Our hope is to raise the level of discussion about these important strategies, acknowledging the unknowns and limits while suggesting ways forward. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers Include: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Montgomery, Professor of Geology at University of Washington and an expert on regenerative agriculture, will focus on farming for soil quality as a way to both feed our growing population and reduce greenhouse gasses. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Walter Willett, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, currently the co-chair of the EAT-Lancet Commission on sustainable nutrition, will summarize their findings about staying healthy in a climate-endangered world. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ilan Zugman, </span><a href="http://350.org/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">350.org</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">'s Latin America Director, will provide an overview connecting the pressure on land use with fossil fuel extraction from a Global South perspective. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Danielle Nierenberg, co-founder and President of Food Tank, has a long history of making discussions exciting and insightful, will moderate.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Strategic Transmission Planning & Innovations in Siting</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, September 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 am-12:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Foley Hoag LLP, 155 Seaport Boulevard 17th Floor Boston, MA 02210</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9-29-23-roundtable-strategic-transmission-planning-innovations-in-siting-tickets-684186579477" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9-29-23-roundtable-strategic-transmission-planning-innovations-in-siting-tickets-684186579477</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 -$100</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This Roundtable will feature a keynote from Maria Robinson, Director of the US Department of Energy Grid Deployment Office and will include panels on the Innovations in Clean Energy Siting and Strategic Transmission Planning needed to achieve the region’s clean energy and decarbonization goals.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> Keynote Address on Federal Transmission Planning, Siting, and Funding</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Maria Robinson, Director, US DOE Grid Deployment Office</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The U.S. Department of Energy Grid Deployment Office has been charged with the responsibility for numerous key transmission planning, siting, and funding initiatives central to delivering on the Biden-Harris Administration’s clean energy priorities. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As Director, Maria Robinson is leading these efforts, leveraging the office’s unique authorities to drive transmission investment and improve transmission and distribution system resilience. These include, among others:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">$2.5 Billion Transmission Facilitation Program to support development of transmission to improve access to clean energy;</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">$760 Million Transmission Siting and Economic Development Grants Program to facilitate permitting of certain interstate and offshore transmission, and additional grid resilience opportunities; and </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Strategic national transmission planning and needs studies related to designating National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC) to unlock critical federal investment, regulatory and permitting tools to spur transmission investment. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These federal initiatives present unprecedented opportunities to improve long-term planning, facilitate siting, and advance specific transmission projects for clean energy in the region. The New England states, along with New York and New Jersey, as well as transmission and clean energy developers across the Northeast, are vigorously pursuing them. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Innovations in Clean Energy Siting</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Houtan Moaveni, Executive Director, New York Office of Renewable Energy Siting</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Elizabeth Mahony, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">States are setting ambitious goals for renewable energy development as part of their climate action and clean energy plans. Accomplishing these goals is going to require siting and development of new renewable generation at a far quicker pace than we’ve seen in recent years. New approaches and siting innovations to accelerate the regulatory and permitting process, as well as greater efforts at community engagement, will be needed if states and the region, as a whole, are to succeed in developing the clean energy resources we need. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">New York, with a goal of a zero-emission electricity sector by 2040, including 70% renewable energy by 2030, has recently revised its renewable energy siting policies and procedures, and is now implementing these changes. Massachusetts, with an estimate of 27 to 34 GW of solar needed by 2050 to meet its carbon emissions limits, has recently released a report on land use and solar siting suitability. It has also announced a broader effort to convene a Commission and interagency task force to review siting processes and regulations for all in-state renewables. These are just two examples of states in the region that have begun to revisit their siting processes. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Policymakers on this panel will share the different paths their states are taking to innovate their siting practices. Houtan Moaveni, Executive Director of New York’s Office of Renewable Energy Siting, will describe how his agency is working to achieve its mission: “to consolidate the environmental review and permitting of major renewable energy facilities in New York State into a single forum that provides a coordinated and timely review of siting permit applications …. while ensuring the protection of the environment with consideration of all pertinent social, economic and environmental factors (including environmental justice) while providing opportunity for local government and community participation in the permitting process” – and highlight best practices that can be applied in other states. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Commissioner Elizabeth Mahony of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources will discuss the Massachusetts Technical Potential of Solar report and how its siting suitability analysis can be used to help policymakers, program designers, utilities, communities and solar companies advance policies and develop projects to achieve the Commonwealth’s solar goals. Commissioner Mahony will also touch on the new Siting Commission and interagency task force that will undertake a comprehensive review of siting policies, regulations, and processes in Massachusetts, and then make recommendations for improvements.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Strategic Planning for Transmission </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Philip Bartlett, Chair, Maine PUC </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Clarke Bruno CEO, Anbaric</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mike Calviou, Senior Vice President, National Grid </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Robert Ethier, VP System Planning, ISO New England </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Successful development of new major transmission infrastructure to connect both on- and off-shore clean energy resources to load is essential to meeting federal, state, and local clean energy goals and mandates. It is also needed to continue to ensure the reliability, safety, and affordability of the electricity system; and to enhance its resilience in the face of increasing extreme weather events and potential threats (cyber and physical). Achieving these multiple objectives will require new considerations and sophistication in strategic planning for transmission.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The second panel brings together a wealth of experience from a variety of perspectives to address this critical topic. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Maine PUC Chair Philip Bartlett will speak to policymaker and regulator objectives as well as planning for a transmission system capable of delivering them. Specifically, Chair Bartlett will cover the multi-state-led initiatives on transmission planning to support the states’ clean energy and climate mandates, including cost allocation or who pays for various types of new transmission infrastructure. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Anbaric CEO Clarke Bruno will offer the perspective of a merchant transmission developer thinking about ways to design an offshore transmission network to connect the gigawatts of offshore wind on which the region is relying to achieve a carbon free economy. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">National Grid SVP Mike Calviou will bring his company’s experience in the UK and the US to highlight the challenges of developing and integrating new transmission with an existing transmission system. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ISO-NE System Planning VP Robert Ethier will discuss how ISO’s Transmission Planning 2050 study is responding to the states’ clean energy, affordability, and other priorities. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This panel will also be poised to touch on other strategic transmission-related topics, such as FERC’s various transmission planning and other Notices of Proposed Rulemakings (NOPRs) (and potentially final rules by the time of the Roundtable), as well as funding opportunities for transmission infrastructure enabled by the various new federal programs. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Materials Innovations to the Rescue: Delivering ‘Green’ Hydrogen using Electrochemical Cells Built on Superprotonic Conductors</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, September 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:30pm to 4:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 6, 6-120, 182 Memorial Drive (rear), Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Sossina M. Haile, Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cooperating for the Climate: Learning from International Partnerships in China’s Clean Energy Sector”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://environment.princeton.edu/event/cooperating-for-the-climate/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://environment.princeton.edu/event/cooperating-for-the-climate/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Joanna Lewis, provost distinguished associate professor and director, Science, Technology and International Affairs (STIA) Georgetown University, will present “Cooperating for the Climate: Learning from International Partnerships in China’s Clean Energy Sector.” This seminar will be held in-person (PUID holders only) and available via livestream (open to all).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lewis will present findings from her new book Cooperating for the Climate: Learning from International Partnerships in China’s Clean Energy Sector. Drawing on decades of work in clean energy technology and climate policy and hundreds of interviews with policymakers, companies, and researchers, Cooperating for the Climate is the first comprehensive analysis of international clean energy partnerships with China. In her talk, Lewis will discuss the motivations, science, and politics behind international clean energy technology collaboration with China, and why different clean energy partnerships result in different political and technological outcomes. Lewis will also discuss the implications of her research for understanding China’s climate trajectory and the U.S.-China relationship.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Feeding the Future: Food Sustainability and Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 AM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-feeding-the-future-symposium" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-feeding-the-future-symposium</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The 2023 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Science Symposium will explore the dilemma of addressing the global climate crisis while feeding the world’s population healthfully and equitably. How we produce, transport, prepare, and consume our food has direct implications for food access and security, as well as the future of the planet.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Abel, contributing reporter, Boston Globe; documentary filmmaker; professor of the practice, journalism, College of Communication, Boston University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Edo Berger, codirector of the science program, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; professor of astronomy, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tomiko Brown-Nagin, dean, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School; professor of history, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Immaculata De Vivo, codirector of the science program, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School; professor of epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Christina Hicks, professor, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University (United Kingdom)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Frank B. Hu, Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology and chair, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David P. Hughes, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Global Food Security, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">M. Jahi Johnson-Chappell, director, Center for Regional Food Systems; professor and W.K. Kellogg Endowed Chair, Michigan State University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mengyu Li, postdoctoral research fellow, Integrated Sustainability Analysis, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney (Australia) </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Meredith T. Niles, associate professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences and associate director, Food Systems Research Center, University of Vermont</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Duangporn “Bo” Songvisava, chef and owner, Bo.lan restaurant (Thailand)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy: Through American Eyes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12pm to 1:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://calendar.northeastern.edu/event/nardone_family_seminar_creating_the_post-soviet_russian_market_economy_through_american_eyes#about_stream" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://calendar.northeastern.edu/event/nardone_family_seminar_creating_the_post-soviet_russian_market_economy_through_american_eyes#about_stream</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this seminar, Daniel Satinsky, attorney, business consultant, and independent scholar, will discuss his latest book, Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy: Through American Eyes, which tells the story of American participation in the dismantling of the Soviet economy and the creation of the Russian market economy in the 1990's. It is based on more than 100 interviews with citizen diplomats, entrepreneurs, bankers, consultants, and aid program administrators active in Russia in those years.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The book chronicles the real-life experiences of these Americans as they participated in building new sectors of the post-Soviet Russian economy in finance, investment, stock trading, real estate, restaurants, public relations, law, and media (television, radio, newspapers, and movies) at a time of historically unprecedented collaboration and interaction between Russians and Americans.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">With the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the rise of official Russian anti-Western nationalism, it is easy to lose sight of the profound transformation of Russian life in the 1990's and the critical role of Americans in those changes that make the structure of modern Russian life fundamentally different than it was at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Appreciating the extent of American and European influence on Russia in the 1990's is also fundamental to understanding the Russian nationalist backlash of today. The interview excerpts and analysis in the book are a necessary corrective to stereotypical presentations of Russia in the 1990's and argue for a more sophisticated look at Russia and its enduring role in the geopolitics, economics, and culture of our evolving world.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Daniel Satinsky</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Daniel Satinsky, Esq. is an independent researcher and consultant. He worked with joint ventures in the Soviet Union before its collapse and then continued with business projects in Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Uzbekistan until 2014. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">He has written widely on the development of the post-Soviet business and economic transformation. Satinsky is a co-author of Hammer and Silicon – The Soviet Diaspora in the U.S. Innovation Economy, with D'Amore-McKim School of Business Professors Daniel McCarthy, Emeritus, and Sheila M. Puffer, University Distinguished Professor of International Business and Strategy. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Satinsky is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law, holder of a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and currently an Associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. He served as President of the US-Russia Chamber of Commerce of New England until 2014.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: Might have some relevance as to how Putin got to power and what might come after him.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Deep Live Gathering is a multi-local non-commercial event which combine offline and online processes.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In October 30 - November 5 we invite you to gather in different places around the globe in order to meet each other in physical, virtual and spiritual spaces.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://futuref.org/deeplivegathering" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://futuref.org/deeplivegathering</a></div>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-58496145960650368012023-07-27T22:20:00.002-04:002023-07-27T22:20:45.478-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - August 2023<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them.</span><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span></p><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at </span><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (</span><a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">). </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:gmoke@world.std.com" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Index</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Throughout August, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is asking the public:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">"What do you need to prepare your community for climate change?"</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Webinar: Food and Agriculture Sustainable Strategies Framework In Action</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, July 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:30pm to 1:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Powering the Future: A Massachusetts Clean Energy Workforce Needs Assessment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, August 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 - 11:00 EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Whole Project Decarbonizatioin</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, August 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, August 2 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3 - 4pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Beyond the Surface: Uncovering the Full Value of Water Stewardship Investments</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Inflation Reduction Act: One Year In</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1 - 2 pm [12:00-1:00 PM CT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jeff Goodell: The Heat Will Kill You First</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, August 7 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:30pm EDT [5:30 PM PDT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Local Tech Ecologies </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, August 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (in-person)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 a.m. - 1 p.m. (live-streamed)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ESKIES - Energy Resilience in Extreme Weather Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 10 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00 AM - 5:00 AM EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Gessner & Nina de Gramont: A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, August 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">World Water Week 2023: Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunday, August 20 - Thursday, August 24</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sustainable Supply Chains: Pushing the NHS towards a Greener Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, August 23 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 - 08:30am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Education Now: Building Diverse College Communities [or How Harvard Plans to Deal with the Supreme Court’s Adverse Ruling]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, August 23</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3 – 4 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, August 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM – 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harnessing Machine Learning for Climate Policy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8 - 9am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Big Data Conference 2023</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 31- Friday, September 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 a.m. – 4 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">NOAA Asks "What do you need to prepare your community for climate change?"</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Throughout August, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is running comment sessions on NOAA's Request for Information on Equitable Climate Service Delivery” asking the question</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What do you need to prepare your community for climate change?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Schedule at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/equitable-climate-service-delivery-2404789" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/equitable-climate-service-delivery-2404789</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">"NOAA released a Request for Information on how the agency can increase capacity and access to climate services for climate preparedness, resilience, and adaptation planning in historically underserved communities—including Tribal and Indigenous communities–as well as how the agency can better include Indigenous and local knowledge in our climate services. We want to hear from YOU! Your feedback will be used to develop an Action Plan to 1) make NOAA’s climate services more accessible, understandable, usable, inclusive of the social and economic impacts of climate change, and capable of addressing complex hazards, and 2) build capacity for and support users of all disciplines and backgrounds, particularly historically underserved communities and Tribal communities, by expanding science literacy and successfully applying climate services to science-based decisions about climate risk and resilience."</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Webinar: Food and Agriculture Sustainable Strategies Framework In Action</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, July 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:30pm to 1:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/news-events/events/upcoming-events/webinar-food-and-agriculture-sustainable-strategies-framework-action" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/news-events/events/upcoming-events/webinar-food-and-agriculture-sustainable-strategies-framework-action</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business and our partners from HSBC and Ingredion for an in-depth exploration of the Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI™) methodology at work in the food and agriculture industry. An overview of the Food and Agriculture Sustainable Strategies Framework will be followed by a panel discussion on its use case. Ingredion will share specific examples of applying the strategies to their operations, and the resulting financial value and societal impact delivered.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers include:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chisara Ehiemere, Senior Research Lead, Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI™), NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kelly Fisher, Head of Corporate Sustainability, HSBC Bank, USA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Andrew Utterback, Director, Global Sustainable Sourcing, Ingredion</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tensie Whelan, Founding Director, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">By attending, you will gain access to insights and examples of the business case for sustainability that help unlock the benefits of more sustainable practices through operational efficiency, customer demand and loyalty, risk mitigation and more. Learn more about the framework and preview the strategies at </span><a href="https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/research/return-sustainability-investment-rosi/food-and-agriculture-sustainability-strategies" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/research/return-sustainability-investment-rosi/food-and-agriculture-sustainability-strategies</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Powering the Future: A Massachusetts Clean Energy Workforce Needs Assessment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, August 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 - 11:00 EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k4g_sQkWTX-npk6h4JZ3eQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k4g_sQkWTX-npk6h4JZ3eQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This webinar will present the results and recommendations from Powering the Future: A Massachusetts Clean Energy Workforce Needs Assessmentand will include a Question & Answer session.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The report is a comprehensive analysis of the clean energy workforce needed to meet the state’s ambitious 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. The report provides insight into workforce needs from an occupational, regional, and equity lens, highlights gaps surrounding clean energy career awareness, the workforce training ecosystem, and hiring and retention practices, and underscores the need for strategic workforce planning, including increased coordination and partnerships across state agencies, unions, employers and other key stakeholders.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Co-presented by the MassCEC Workforce Development team and BW Research Partnership, Inc.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Whole Project Decarbonizatioin</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, August 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://online.architects.org/bsassa/f?p=EVTSSA:4010::::4010:P0_EVENT_ID:3724:" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://online.architects.org/bsassa/f?p=EVTSSA:4010::::4010:P0_EVENT_ID:3724:</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $40- $80</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This session will explore the relationships between embodied and operational carbon; the role of architects, construction managers, MEP engineers, and structural/civil engineers in quantifying and reducing the carbon footprint of buildings; and the tradeoffs faced when evaluating how to achieve the best operational performance with the lowest upfront carbon cost. Additionally, this presentation will discuss strategies for educating the next generation of AEC professionals on carbon literacy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Objectives include:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Define the relative impact of operational vs embodied carbon in a project’s life cycle.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Identify key strategies for reducing operational carbon emissions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Recognize which types of analyses to run at each stage of a project’s life cycle to minimize carbon emissions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Distinguish between operational carbon and embodied carbon, and where they influence one another</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The role of the building industry in contributing to climate change is no secret. As such, it is key for the AEC industry to become more carbon literate in an effort to slow or mitigate the impact of climate change. Central to this is developing the ability to define and implement carbon reduction strategies not just for the building occupants and users of today, but for the health, safety, and welfare of those building occupants and users of the future, who will be facing an even more tangible impact of our changing planet.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Presenters:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Suzanne Robinson P.E. LEED AP | Director of Sustainability, LeMessurier</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Patrick Murphy P.E., LEED AP BD+C, CPHC | Director of Sustainability, Vanderweil</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, August 2 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3 - 4pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/decarbonize-existing-buildings-alliance-tickets-481775021057" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/decarbonize-existing-buildings-alliance-tickets-481775021057</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0-$50</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A roundtable for practitioners and reporting entities to come together to discuss best practices, technologies, and challenges.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Existing buildings are major contributors to climate change. In 2015, existing residential and commercial buildings generated 1,913.3 MMtCO2e, or 29 percent of total U.S. emissions. To help address this sector, Built Environment Plus (BE+) with Rethinking Power Management LLC (RPM) are spearheading a coalition of organizations with expertise in GHG reduction and who are committed to supporting decarbonization in existing buildings.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This reoccurring monthly gathering is a roundtable which serves as a platform where practitioners and reporting entities can come together to discuss best practices, technologies, challenges, hear information related to the ordinance and its implementation, etc.The Alliance’s objectives include:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Increase awareness of energy disclosure ordinances including BERDO and BEUDO and enhance understanding of requirements. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Provide information and resources to reporting organizations that answer “how do we comply” questions through general and building-sector specific webinars.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Engage disadvantaged/underserved communities.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Share best practices and lessons learned.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Provide resources to building owners to help understand decarbonization pathways and create carbon reduction roadmaps.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Work with non-profit partners to provide information about/introductions to established practitioners. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Reach out to </span><a href="mailto:communications@builtenvironmentplus.org" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">communications@builtenvironmentplus.org</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> with any inquiries, questions, or concerns.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">*Roundtables are FREE for Built Environment Plus Members.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**New to the Roundtables? Join as a Newcomer, and come visit up to 3 times for FREE. After that, consider becoming a BE+ Member, or purchase general admission to return you like.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Beyond the Surface: Uncovering the Full Value of Water Stewardship Investments</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FBhgTP3vSEqBgNkLHS17xg#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FBhgTP3vSEqBgNkLHS17xg#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">New cutting-edge research from Ceres and Bluerisk demonstrates how companies and investors can integrate water stewardship benefits - as well as the costs of addressing water risk - for a more complete financial picture of water. Join Ceres for a webinar discussing this research and marking the release of a new report, "Development of a Company-Level Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework: Assessing the Full Value of Water Stewardship Investments to Business and Society." In this session participants will: - Breakdown key findings from the research and gain insights into the newly developed cost-benefit analysis framework to help support a company’s understanding of the full value of water to its business - Identify the business value in acting to better manage water resources with a panel discussion with company and investor representatives - Explore perspectives on how the cost-benefit analysis framework can be applied to comprehensively demonstrate the business value of water stewardship and how it supports the goals of the Valuing Water Finance Initiative </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Featuring: - Kirsten James, Senior Program Director, Water, Ceres (Moderator) - Paul Reig, Founder, Bluerisk - Howard Deans, Social Impact Manager, Reckitt - Jehanne Fabre, Sustainability, Water Director, Danone - Anne Simpson, Global Head of Sustainability, Franklin Templeton Please email Nathaniel Reed (</span><a href="mailto:nreed@ceres.org" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">nreed@ceres.org</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) with any questions. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Inflation Reduction Act: One Year In</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00-1:00 PM CT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1616897124744/WN_7ylBMjTHRiGEVUKwc9Ryrw#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1616897124744/WN_7ylBMjTHRiGEVUKwc9Ryrw#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is the shortened public version of our Q2 US Virtual Group Meeting.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The passing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022 heralded a new wave of clean tech manufacturing and deployment in the USA. Project development has accelerated, with capacity in interconnection queues increasing by over 40% year-over-year in 2022—and growing.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Almost one year in, however, significant uncertainty still remains around key IRA provisions. The Treasury has issued a plethora of guidance, yet exact definitions for tax credit adder qualifications, such as the energy communities, are still outstanding. Meanwhile, challenges with interconnection queue backlogs, permitting, and transmission upgrades continue to slow the pace at which new projects can be deployed.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this pan-US session, we will present an overview of the wider US federal policy landscape alongside detailed analysis from the ERCOT, PJM, CAISO, and MISO markets.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The session will address the following questions:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How much has the IRA changed the development landscape of new power projects in the US?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How will tax credit pass-through impact project viability and long-term deployment?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Where is the main uncertainty surrounding outstanding guidance from Treasury/IRS?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What is the impact of curtailment on the selection of the PTC vs ITC?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How will EPA rules impact the retirement of thermal assets?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We look forward to welcoming you to the session.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jeff Goodell: The Heat Will Kill You First</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, August 7 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:30pm EDT [5:30 PM PDT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium, San Francisco</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F3j00001ia8QnEAI" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F3j00001ia8QnEAI</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">“When heat comes, it’s invisible. It doesn’t bend tree branches or blow hair across your face to let you know it’s arrived. . . . The sun feels like the barrel of a gun pointed at you.” </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The world is waking up to a new reality: wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting less and less snow each winter, and the ice sheets in the Arctic and Antarctica are melting fast. Heat is the first-order threat that drives all other impacts of the climate crisis. As the temperature rises, it is revealing fault lines in our governments, our politics, our economy and our values. Journalist Jeff Goodall says the basic science is not complicated: Stop burning fossil fuels tomorrow, and the global temperature will stop rising tomorrow. Stop burning fossil fuels in 50 years, and the temperature will keep rising for 50 years, making parts of our planet virtually uninhabitable. The hotter it gets, the deeper and wider our fault lines will open.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Goodell's book The Heat Will Kill You First is about the extreme ways in which our planet is already changing. It is about why spring is coming a few weeks earlier and fall is coming a few weeks later—and the impact that will have on everything from our food supply to disease outbreaks. It is about what will happen to our lives and our communities when typical summer days in Chicago or Boston go from 90 degrees Fahrenheit to 110 degrees Fahrenheit. A heatwave, Goodell explains, is a predatory event, one that culls the most vulnerable people; but that is changing—as heatwaves become more intense and more common, they will become more democratic. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of environmental journalism for decades, Goodell might be his most provocative yet, explaining how extreme heat will dramatically change the world as we know it. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Local Tech Ecologies </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, August 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (in-person)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 a.m. - 1 p.m. (live-streamed)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">University Memorial Center room 235, University of Colorado Boulder</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/2023/06/26/conference-local-tech-ecologies" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/2023/06/26/conference-local-tech-ecologies</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">When the devastating Marshall Fire spread across Boulder County in on December 30, 2021, many of us turned to our phones and our networks. They helped us make sense of the crisis and keep each other safe. We relied on information from local organizations and governments, as well as global platforms not designed for a moment like that, and not designed for our community.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What if we valued local technology the way we value local food and local businesses?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event explores opportunities and challenges for building healthy tech ecosystems that are focused on the needs of local communities—with a focus on projects active across Colorado's Front Range. What kinds of social media could bring people together rather than driving them apart? What kinds of gig platforms could put workers and small businesses above global monopolies? How can regional journalists develop tools truly suited to their needs? The event will make space to introduce projects already cultivating local tech ecologies in Colorado and beyond, and we will discuss strategies for more intentionally developing those ecologies in the future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers include:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Aaron Brockett (mayor, City of Boulder)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Becks Boone, Jamie Anderson (Rootable)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Caroline Savery (Bloom Network)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Erika Iacono (Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ethan Zuckerman (UMass Amherst)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Josh Ritzer (Nigh)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">LeeLee James (Slay the Runway)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">libi striegl (Media Archaeology Lab)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mike Perhats (Nosh)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saleh Khaled Ibrahim (Phoenix of Gaza XR)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lunch will be served, along with snacks and a reception at the end. This is a free event, but please consider making a donation to MEDLab to support our work.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Organized by the Media Economies Design Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder and made possible by a generous gift from Colorado ReWild.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ESKIES - Energy Resilience in Extreme Weather Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 10 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00 AM - 5:00 AM EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eskies-energy-resilience-in-extreme-weather-events-tickets-677124426387" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eskies-energy-resilience-in-extreme-weather-events-tickets-677124426387</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The ESKIES project (Energy Sustainability through Knowledge and Information Exchange and Sharing) aims to increase community understanding of the role of solar, batteries, and other Distributed Energy Resources (DER), as well as energy management approaches, in maintaining electricity supply to regional and rural communities during bushfires and other disruptions to the electricity grid.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Based on our research, including what we have heard from you, we are currently developing a website with a guide to different DER options, as well as a report of our learnings. Please join this webinar to hear what we have learned, with an opportunity for Q&A.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Gessner & Nina de Gramont: A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, August 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the release of A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World with author David Gessner, in conversation with Nina de Gramont. Register for the event!RSVP to let us know you're coming! Depending on the volume of responses, an RSVP may be required for entrance to the event. You will also be alerted to important details about the program, including safety requirements, cancellations, and book signing updates. A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World: Tales of Fire, Wind, and Water Bestselling author David Gessner asks what kind of planet his daughter will inherit in this coast-to-coast guide to navigating climate crisis.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The world is burning and the seas are rising. How do we navigate this new age of extremes? In A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World, David Gessner takes readers on an eye-opening tour of climate hotspots from the Gulf of Mexico to the burning American West to New York City to the fragile Outer Banks, where homes are being swallowed by the seas. He does so with his usual sense of humor, compassion, and a willingness to talk to anyone, providing an informative and sobering yet convivial guide for the age of fire, heat, wind, and water.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gessner approaches scientists and thinkers with a father's question: What will the world be like in forty-two years? Gessner was forty-two when his daughter, Hadley, was born. What will the world be like in 2064, when Hadley is his age now? What is the future of weather? The future of heat, storms, and fire? What exactly will our children be facing? A Traveler's Guide to the End of the World tells a story of climate crisis that will both entertain and shake people awake to the necessity of navigating this new age together.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Gessner is the author of Quiet Desperation, Savage Delight: Sheltering with Thoreau in the Age of Crisis, Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt’s American Wilderness, and the New York Times–bestselling All the Wild That Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner and the American West. Chair of the Creative Writing Department at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and founder and editor-in-chief of Ecotone, Gessner lives in Wilmington, North Carolina, with his wife, the novelist Nina de Gramont, and their daughter, Hadley.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">World Water Week 2023: Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunday, August 20 - Thursday, August 24</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stockholm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.wri.org/events/2023/8/world-water-week-2023" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.wri.org/events/2023/8/world-water-week-2023</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">World Water Week is the leading conference on global water issues, curated by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and convened by world-leading organizations that share their latest insights. The conference features a wide range of topics, including the water impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty, food security, agriculture, health, technology, and more.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sustainable Supply Chains: Pushing the NHS towards a Greener Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, August 23 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 - 08:30am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainable-supply-chains-pushing-the-nhs-towards-a-greener-future-tickets-566954394857" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainable-supply-chains-pushing-the-nhs-towards-a-greener-future-tickets-566954394857</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This webinar will see NHS and industry professionals, and business discuss how the NHS can move towards a more sustainable supply chain</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The NHS is committed to reaching net zero by 2040 for their directly controlled emissions, and by 2045 for the emissions they influence through goods and services bought from their suppliers. But, to achieve this ambitious goal, the NHS needs a great deal of collaboration from their suppliers. The Net Zero Supplier Roadmap sets out a step-by-step timeline to help suppliers align with the NHS’s net zero goals between now and 2030 (including a two year grace period on milestones up to 2027 for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises). But what extra steps will the NHS and their suppliers need to take to ensure their success on their net zero journey? And how easy will this transition be for both parties? This webinar will see NHS and industry professionals, and business with products or services to aid the NHS in moving towards a more sustainable supply chain come together to discuss what will be needed to build a greener future. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Education Now: Building Diverse College Communities [or How Harvard Plans to Deal with the Supreme Court’s Adverse Ruling]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, August 23</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3 – 4 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3nkFw_OlTKWRkRDdSr2h1w#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3nkFw_OlTKWRkRDdSr2h1w#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling against the use of affirmative action in college admissions are still emerging. But the underlying work — to increase access to college, foster a welcoming learning community on campus, and support successful outcomes — hasn’t changed. In the wake of the Court’s decision, we consider how the ruling may prompt new action and new approaches to building and sustaining diverse communities on college campuses across the country. We hear from specialists in college access and higher education, who share various perspectives on the implications of the ruling and what comes next.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Guests include:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Richard Weissbourd, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and Harvard Kennedy School; Director, Making Caring Common, HGSE</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Host: Francesca Purcell, Senior Lecturer on Education, Faculty Director, Higher Education Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">** Special one-hour episode from 3 - 4 p.m. ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT EMAIL </span><a href="mailto:events@gse.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">events@gse.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, August 29</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM – 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/5016594478101/WN_o1sIx5kqSUWrxAmnwwgBDA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/5016594478101/WN_o1sIx5kqSUWrxAmnwwgBDA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dean King discusses his 2023 book, Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite, the dramatic and uplifting story of legendary outdoorsman and conservationist John Muir’s quest to protect one of America’s most magnificent landscapes, Yosemite.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this portrait of a place, a time, and a movement, the bestselling author Dean King takes us behind the scenes, to the beginning of America’s love affair with Yosemite Valley. In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir—iconic environmentalist, writer, and philosopher—met face-to-face with his longtime editor Robert Underwood Johnson, an elegant and influential figure at The Century magazine. Before long, the pair ventured to Yosemite Valley, the magnificent site Muir had visited twenty years earlier. There, they confronted a shocking vision, as predatory mining, tourism, and logging industries had plundered and defaced “the grandest of all the special temples of Nature.” The rest is history: that watershed moment led to the creation of Yosemite National Park, and launched an environmental battle that at once captivated the nation and ushered in the beginning of the American environmental movement. Join us for King’s illustrated presentation of his riveting new book, Guardians of the Valley, “a rich, enjoyable excursion into a seminal period in environmental history” (The Wall Street Journal).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harnessing Machine Learning for Climate Policy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8 - 9am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harnessing-machine-learning-for-climate-policy-tickets-661756731197" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harnessing-machine-learning-for-climate-policy-tickets-661756731197</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This presentation explores applications of machine learning in the realm of climate policy, with a specific focus on evaluating the actions of subnational and non-state actors such as cities, regions, and corporations. In recent years, these actors have emerged as key players in driving climate action, and their efforts have the potential to significantly impact global emissions reduction targets. Leveraging machine learning techniques, we can effectively assess the initiatives and contributions of these entities towards climate mitigation and adaptation goals. This presentation showcases the diverse ways in which machine learning can analyze large-scale data sets, identify trends, and provide valuable insights for policymakers and stakeholders.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Prof. Angel Hsu (Assistant Professor of Public Policy + Environment at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Director/Founder of Data-Driven EnviroLab)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker Bio</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Angel Hsu is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and the Environment at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is the Founder and Director of the Data-Driven EnviroLab, an interdisciplinary research group that applies data-driven approaches to pressing environmental issues. She was a contributing author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report and was a lead author of the 2018 UNEP Emissions Gap Report special chapter on non-state and subnational actors. She holds a PhD in Environmental Policy from Yale University and was formerly an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Yale-NUS College in Singapore.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Big Data Conference 2023</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 31- Friday, September 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9 a.m. – 4 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Science Center, Lecture Hall D, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/bigdata_2023/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/event/bigdata_2023/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On August 31-Sep 1, 2023 the CMSA will host the ninth annual Conference on Big Data. The Big Data Conference features speakers from the Harvard community as well as scholars from across the globe, with talks focusing on computer science, statistics, math and physics, and economics.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Jacob Andreas, MIT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Morgane Austerne, Harvard</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Albert-László Barabási, Northeastern</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rachel Cummings, Columbia</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Melissa Dell, Harvard</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jianqing Fan, Princeton</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tommi Jaakkola, MIT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ankur Moitra, MIT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mark Sellke, Harvard</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Marinka Zitnik, Harvard Medical School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">COST Free, Registration required</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO Maureen Armstrong </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard University Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:maureen@math.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">maureen@math.harvard.edu</a>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-24418761818839150662023-06-29T22:47:00.001-04:002023-06-29T22:47:26.980-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - July 2023<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them.</span><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span></p><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at </span><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (</span><a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">). </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:gmoke@world.std.com" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Index</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Unlocking the Power of Regenerative Agriculture A Collaborative Pathway to Global Food Security, Biodiversity Conservation, and Net-Zero Agri-Food Transition </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, July 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://climatebonds.zoom.us/webinar/register/6416869281769/WN_vJ1Sg2_jRU-MOG18j-JN7g#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://climatebonds.zoom.us/webinar/register/6416869281769/WN_vJ1Sg2_jRU-MOG18j-JN7g#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Japanese-German Energy Transition Talks: Online discussion on carbon pricing in Germany and Japan</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, July 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4am to 5 am [10:00-11:00 CEST (17:00 – 18:00 JST)]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LR5PhMurTvGAld7ZWxUwjQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LR5PhMurTvGAld7ZWxUwjQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">from Oilchange International</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Volunteer Call for the March to End Fossil Fuels</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, July 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7-8pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/volunteer-call-july-6th?referrer=group-oil-change-international" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/volunteer-call-july-6th?referrer=group-oil-change-international</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Crossroads Summit 2023</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, July 11 - Wednesday, July 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">National Academy of Sciences Building, 2101 Constitution Ave NW, Washington DC</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/39683_07-2023_climate-crossroads-summit-2023" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/39683_07-2023_climate-crossroads-summit-2023</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Minding the Climate: How Neuroscience Can Help Solve Our Environmental Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, July 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online on Zoom</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__x9qCBDMQiSExOv1erC_3A#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__x9qCBDMQiSExOv1erC_3A#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Changing Planet Seminar: The role of land ecosystems in climate mitigation and adaptation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, July 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6am - 7am EST [11:00 - 13:00 GMT-04:00]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fisher and Haldane Rooms, Hamilton Building, Berkshire, Silwood Park Campus, London UK</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/162852/a-changing-planet-seminar-the-role-of-land-ecosystems-in-climate-mitigation-and-adaptation/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/162852/a-changing-planet-seminar-the-role-of-land-ecosystems-in-climate-mitigation-and-adaptation/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy webinar series: Hydrogen: A rising pillar for our clean energy future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, July 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:00pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YskuUkR5Tj-yAJ7uINhSig#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YskuUkR5Tj-yAJ7uINhSig#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Indigenous Expertise Leads the Fight Against Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, July 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00 PM EDT TO 2:00 PM EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://pulitzercenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cHXY9CaVSMiUB8S4VhJFPA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://pulitzercenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cHXY9CaVSMiUB8S4VhJFPA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Northeast Organic Farmers Association Summer Conference: Buen Vivir: Celebrating Harmony with Nature and our Communities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, July 24 - Thursday July 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Worcester State University, Worcester, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://whova.com/portal/registration/nofas_202307/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://whova.com/portal/registration/nofas_202307/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $15 - $250</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Embodied Carbon Reduction in Buildings</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, July 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 am - 10:30 am</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/embodied-carbon-reduction-in-buildings-case-studies-in-lca/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/embodied-carbon-reduction-in-buildings-case-studies-in-lca/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Going Big with Climate Action: Multifamily, Commercial, and Institutional Buildings</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">July 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM - 8:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fort Point Room, 290 Congress Street, Second Floor, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.architects.org/events/604994/2023/07/27/going-big-with-climate-action-multifamily-commercial-and-institutional-buildings" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.architects.org/events/604994/2023/07/27/going-big-with-climate-action-multifamily-commercial-and-institutional-buildings</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 - $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We Garden Together</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunday, July 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———- </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———-</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Unlocking the Power of Regenerative Agriculture A Collaborative Pathway to Global Food Security, Biodiversity Conservation, and Net-Zero Agri-Food Transition </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, July 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://climatebonds.zoom.us/webinar/register/6416869281769/WN_vJ1Sg2_jRU-MOG18j-JN7g#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://climatebonds.zoom.us/webinar/register/6416869281769/WN_vJ1Sg2_jRU-MOG18j-JN7g#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discover the collaborative pathway to achieving global food security, biodiversity conservation, and a net-zero agri-food transition. This webinar brings together thought leaders, researchers, policymakers, and industry experts to explore innovative frameworks that enable food systems to simultaneously address climate change, biodiversity loss, and food security challenges. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Key Discussion Points: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The potential of regenerative agriculture in meeting global goals on climate, biodiversity, health & wellbeing, and food security. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Shifting focus from practices to outcomes: Why alignment around desired results is crucial. - Developing comprehensive frameworks to assess transition strategies, encompassing environmental and social ambitions in the agri-food sector. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The role of the private sector in driving the transition to regenerative food systems. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Audience Q&A </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers: Maria Alejandra Pulido, EU Sustainability Agri Lead, Climate Bonds Initiative </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Theodora Ewer, Program Manager of Regen10 Frameworks Hub </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rachel Hemingway, Head of Transitions – Climate Bonds o Stefania Avanzini Director, One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) WBCSD </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Luiza Volpe, Advocacy, Policy and Partnerships Practice Lead WFO </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Sean Kidney, CEO – Climate Bonds Initiative </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Japanese-German Energy Transition Talks: Online discussion on carbon pricing in Germany and Japan</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, July 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4am to 5 am [10:00-11:00 CEST (17:00 – 18:00 JST)]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LR5PhMurTvGAld7ZWxUwjQ#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LR5PhMurTvGAld7ZWxUwjQ#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The German-Japanese Energy Transition Council (GJETC) has been actively involved in the energy transition of both countries for six years. In its fourth project phase, the German-Japanese Council is developing recommendations and studies on the implementation and further development of the energy transition, strengthening cooperation between Germany and Japan and promoting an open dialogue, including on controversial issues.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The joint event series of the Japanese-German Energy Partnership Team and GJETC "Zoom In! - Japanese-German Energy Transition Talks" ties in with this: Focussing on current developments regarding the energy transition in both countries, each session zooms in on a specific topic and serves decision-makers from policy, industry and research as a platform for in-depth information and discussion on the current status, development and potential for different energy transition policies and technologies in Germany and Japan.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The first online session on 6 July 2023 delves into the topic of carbon pricing, the different approaches and lessons learnt so far. Germany launched its national emissions trading system (ETS) already in 2021, covering emissions missing in the EU ETS, namely heating and transport fuels emissions. With the introduction of the ETS, a wide range of sectors in Germany are now subject to a carbon price. In February, the Japanese government announced the upcoming Green Transformation (GX) League, a baseline-and-credit system for companies. Moreover, in February 2023, the cabinet passed the basic GX plan, a 10-year roadmap that includes initial agreements for a mandatory national emissions trading system beginning in 2026.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Interested parties can access further information and register free of charge for the online event in English and Japanese via the following link. The event will be simultaneously translated.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">from Oilchange International</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Volunteer Call for the March to End Fossil Fuels</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, July 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7-8pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/volunteer-call-july-6th?referrer=group-oil-change-international" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/volunteer-call-july-6th?referrer=group-oil-change-international</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Last week, over 1000 people joined the kickoff call for the March to End Fossil Fuels. The march is still three months away, but people are already excited and looking for ways to get involved.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In order to harness that energy for this massive climate march in New York City this September, we’re hosting our first big call for volunteers. If you want to connect with other climate activists, learn new skills, and make this march a huge success, this is the call for you. Can you join us on Thursday, July 6th, at 7pm ET for our first volunteer call?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On the call, we will cover some basic details to get everyone up to speed, then break into three different groups:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">New York City residents, who can do lots of in-person outreach and promotion for the march.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">People outside of New York City who want to bring others from their community to the march.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Anyone who wants to volunteer from home by making phone calls or sending text messages to ask other people to join the march.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This call will be participatory and interactive - it’s time to get to work to make this march happen! Here are the </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges we face. It will take all of us to force President Biden to stand up to Big Oil and lead the transition off fossil fuels, and this march is one way we can do that. If you want to be a part of this historic movement, please join the volunteer call on July 6th!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Crossroads Summit 2023</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, July 11 - Wednesday, July 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">National Academy of Sciences Building, 2101 Constitution Ave NW, Washington DC</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/39683_07-2023_climate-crossroads-summit-2023" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/39683_07-2023_climate-crossroads-summit-2023</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join the National Academies [of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine] on July 11 and 12 for a summit engaging experts, community stakeholders, and decision makers on equitable pathways to meet the climate crisis.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The global community is in a crucial window for addressing the many threats climate change poses to the planet and society. To meet these challenges, the nation and the world must harness the full complement of knowledge and skills across science, engineering, and medicine. On July 11 and 12, the National Academies Climate Crossroads Summit will bring together leaders spanning the breadth of expertise for a vibrant discussion about how to catalyze action among a diverse range of stakeholders and decision makers.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Attendees will:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Engage with a broad set of thought leaders and stakeholders on critical crosscutting topics and pathways to action to meet the climate crisis; </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Explore emerging challenges and opportunities for addressing climate challenges; </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Connect stakeholders to each other and to ongoing climate work across NASEM, creating opportunities for building and strengthening collaborations; and</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Plan for future crosscutting work accelerate the transition of science into climate action.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us virtually and in-person at the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, D.C. for this dynamic meeting.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Agenda Overview</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Day 1 will open with a discussion among the presidents of the three academies on harnessing and leveraging a breadth of expertise to address climate change. A series of panels will follow, addressing (1) pathways to action towards thriving ecosystems, climate-resilient communities, and accelerating decarbonization, (2) advancing productive dialogue and engagement, and (3) cross-sectoral innovation and opportunities.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The day will conclude with showcase of current climate activities from across the National Academies, followed by an evening networking reception with light refreshments.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Day 2 will feature panel discussions that explore intersections of climate and other societal challenges, and advances in science, engineering, and medicine that are bringing new opportunities to address the climate challenge.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In-person attendees will be able to participate in breakout sessions to discuss how to work together to make rapid progress addressing key challenges and opportunities.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Plenary sessions will be accessible via livestream, with ongoing opportunities for virtual participants to engage throughout the program.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Live closed captioning will be provided.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Climate Crossroads</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Building on more than 40 years of foundational work on climate change, the National Academies are stepping up efforts to meet the most urgent issue of our time. This year the National Academies launched Climate Crossroads, a new initiative that leverages our disciplinary breadth and capacity for collaboration.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Crossroads provides space to respond to new challenges as they arise, expands the Academies’ work to a more diverse range of stakeholders and decision makers, and is developing new ways to work with underrepresented communities on climate</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Minding the Climate: How Neuroscience Can Help Solve Our Environmental Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, July 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online on Zoom</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__x9qCBDMQiSExOv1erC_3A#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__x9qCBDMQiSExOv1erC_3A#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for our continuing series of Virtual Radcliffe Book Talks exploring recent publications whose subjects or authors have a connection with Harvard Radcliffe Institute.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The 2023 summer series will begin with Ann-Christine Duhaime RI ’16, author of Minding the Climate: How Neuroscience Can Help Solve Our Environmental Crisis (Harvard University Press, 2022). Duhaime is the Nicholas T. Zervas Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, associate director of the Mass General Center for the Environment and Health, and associate editor-in-chief of the Journal of Climate Change and Health. A practicing board-certified pediatric neurosurgeon, she is deeply interested in environmental issues and the relationship between brain and behavior.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Duhaime’s reading will be followed by a discussion with Sharon Weinberger RI ’16, national security and foreign policy editor at The Wall Street Journal.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The event will also include an audience Q and A.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Radcliffe Institute gratefully acknowledges the Elaine Kotell Binder Dean's Leadership Fund for Academic Ventures, which is supporting this event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Free and open to the public.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">To view this event online, individuals will need to register via Zoom.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For instructions on how to join online, see the How to Attend a Radcliffe Event on Zoom webpage.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing a link and password for this meeting.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Changing Planet Seminar: The role of land ecosystems in climate mitigation and adaptation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, July 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6am - 7am EST [11:00 - 13:00 GMT-04:00]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fisher and Haldane Rooms, Hamilton Building, Berkshire, Silwood Park Campus, London UK</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/162852/a-changing-planet-seminar-the-role-of-land-ecosystems-in-climate-mitigation-and-adaptation/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/162852/a-changing-planet-seminar-the-role-of-land-ecosystems-in-climate-mitigation-and-adaptation/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bonnie Waring is a Senior Lecturer in Imperial College London’s Department of Life Sciences and the Grantham Institute on Climate Change and Environment. Her work combines laboratory, field, and modelling approaches to understand how the ecology of plant and soil microbial communities controls carbon sequestration in land ecosystems. Her research group is also investigating ways to better manage ecosystems in order to draw down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, by helping forests regrow and by co-deploying engineering and nature-based climate solutions. Dr Waring will discuss the role land ecosystems play in helping society mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy webinar series: Hydrogen: A rising pillar for our clean energy future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, July 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:00pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YskuUkR5Tj-yAJ7uINhSig#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YskuUkR5Tj-yAJ7uINhSig#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hydrogen has been recognized as a key pillar of decarbonizing the global energy system, with application across numerous sectors including transportation, heavy industry and energy storage. Indeed, it is anticipated that the use of clean hydrogen will avoid up to 60 Gt of CO2 emissions over the next 30 years (IEA). Developing the policy, technology and commercial solutions necessary to realize the full potential of hydrogen is not for the weak-hearted. In this webinar, we’ll hear from leading women experts who are paving the way forward for a hydrogen economy and discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About the series</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The C3E webinar series provides a forum to hear the latest on clean energy topics from women who are making a difference. The goal of the quarterly webinars is to highlight the outstanding work of clean energy professionals in various fields and to foster discussion around clean energy opportunities and solutions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Get to know the work of today’s leaders, including C3E Ambassadors and recent Awardees, by participating in an upcoming webinar, followed by a discussion session, allowing participants to ask the speakers questions, share their own ideas and experiences, engage in conversation, and network with other clean energy professionals.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information on future webinars, subscribe to C3E email updates at </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHFTHfBCiW5CDDgk6zdM96aB9L3oQtsNrzHw3FoBl5y0NOMg/viewform?pli=1" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHFTHfBCiW5CDDgk6zdM96aB9L3oQtsNrzHw3FoBl5y0NOMg/viewform?pli=1</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Indigenous Expertise Leads the Fight Against Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, July 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00 PM EDT TO 2:00 PM EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://pulitzercenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cHXY9CaVSMiUB8S4VhJFPA#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://pulitzercenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cHXY9CaVSMiUB8S4VhJFPA#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Indigenous communities have a longstanding tradition of protecting their land, building extensive knowledge on conservation in the face of climate change. Join Indigenous leader Manny Kudluk and the Pulitzer Center's Blanca Begert, Meral Jamal, and Peter Yeung for a webinar on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 1:00pm EDT. Panelists will discuss their reporting on Ingenious expertise in preservation efforts in Indonesia, Peru, and the Arctic.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Meral Jamal, the Pulitzer Center's 2023 Persephone Miel Fellow, is a journalist based in Nunavut, Canada’s vast Arctic territory. She writes news and feature stories for Inuit communities across Inuit Nunangat. Her Pulitzer Center-supported project, What the Snow Can Teach, highlights the Arctic Snow School, a team of 40 researchers, students, and Indigenous knowledge holders trying to learn more about changing snow in the region. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Blanca Begert is an environmental journalist based in Los Angeles. Her report "Peru's Shipibo People Fighting To Reclaim Management of Their Land" shows how Shipibo and local communities are exploring alternate possibilities for a new type of conservation area they could manage themselves and benefit from.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Peter Yeung is an award-winning freelance journalist and an International Rainforest Journalism Fund grantee. His project, Indonesia's Indigenous Customary Forest, follows nine Indigenous communities who were handed over 13,000 hectares of customary land, recognizing their longstanding good stewardship and management of forests, in an effort to develop a sustainable solution to the country’s future development. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Manny Kudlak is an Inuvialuit and has worked in the Arctic as a guide, observer/communicator, and corporate manager. He has served the community of Sachs Harbour as the director of the Inuvialuit Game Council, and he was also the director of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. He was a founding member of PermafrostNet, an initiative for climate-change adaptation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Pulitzer Center Program Coordinator Mikaela Schmitt will moderate the conversation, followed by an audience Q&A. The webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Northeast Organic Farmers Association Summer Conference: Buen Vivir: Celebrating Harmony with Nature and our Communities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, July 24 - Thursday July 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Worcester State University, Worcester, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://whova.com/portal/registration/nofas_202307/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://whova.com/portal/registration/nofas_202307/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $15 - $250</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Buen Vivir is a contemporary philosophy rooted in Indigenous Andean traditions of collective care, land stewardship and harmonious co-existence</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Spend the week engaging with farming technologies, practices and thoughts around good, vital and just living for all at the community scale!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Summer Conference weekend is online and in Worcester, MA this year</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information at </span><a href="https://whova.com/web/q8nNAu7gY-gdFcVWrRsRDND1164u2ChDbb-xpev%40nzE%3D/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://whova.com/web/q8nNAu7gY-gdFcVWrRsRDND1164u2ChDbb-xpev%40nzE%3D/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Embodied Carbon Reduction in Buildings</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, July 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 am - 10:30 am</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/embodied-carbon-reduction-in-buildings-case-studies-in-lca/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://builtenvironmentplus.org/event/embodied-carbon-reduction-in-buildings-case-studies-in-lca/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Iterative life cycle assessment (LCA) through the course of design offers a powerful method for vetting embodied carbon reduction strategies. This session will walk through key priorities and examples of how to put LCA into practice during design and procurement. First, we will consider target setting, building certifications, scoping considerations, and structural system selection during early design. Then we will walk through practical examples of assembly comparisons and whole building life cycle assessment (WBLCA) on vastly different building types and scopes including offices, data centers, multi-family, and commercial fit-outs. These diverse case studies will offer insight into how LCA can be leveraged for decision making towards deep carbon reduction.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This course is taught by Aurora Jensen Brightworks Sustainability.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Aurora is a Senior Technical Specialist and the Embodied Carbon Lead with Brightworks Sustainability in New York City with a focus on materials and carbon, and a part-time faculty member at the Parsons School of Design. With her work she seeks to engage multiple scales of social and environmental concerns—from microscale heat flows to macroscale supply chains—by linking passive, active, and materials design decisions to climate. She uses her experience in high performance energy modeling and whole building life cycle assessment (WBLCA) to drive down the operational and embodied carbon of projects. She sits on the ILFI Energy and Carbon TAG, and co-leads the NYC chapter of the Carbon Leadership Forum. Aurora received her Masters in Design Studies in Energy and Environment with distinction from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Going Big with Climate Action: Multifamily, Commercial, and Institutional Buildings</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">July 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM - 8:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fort Point Room, 290 Congress Street, Second Floor, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.architects.org/events/604994/2023/07/27/going-big-with-climate-action-multifamily-commercial-and-institutional-buildings" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.architects.org/events/604994/2023/07/27/going-big-with-climate-action-multifamily-commercial-and-institutional-buildings</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 - $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On September 22, 2021, the Boston City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the City of Boston’s Building Energy and Reporting Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO), known as BERDO 2.0. While BERDO has been in place in Boston since 2013, this amendment will require large existing buildings to move from energy reporting and disclosure, to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. BERDO 2.0 targets only 4% of buildings across the City of Boston, but will address over 60% of citywide emissions, and will be an essential component of achieving the City’s net zero goals</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What will this shift towards carbon neutrality mean for day-to-day design and construction? What are the challenges and opportunities for deep retrofits, particularly for historic buildings? What steps can the design and construction industry take to meet current expectations and prepare for the standards and targets of the future? On July 27th, please join the COTE and The BEC at The Boston Society of Architects to hear Dr. John Straube speaking on low-carbon design and retrofits for Boston’s larger buildings. An eminent building scientist and educator, Dr. Straube will touch on examples from other jurisdictions and discuss challenges and solutions for a range of complex projects—including real-world projects submitted by attendees. For building owners, property managers, engineers, and beyond —submit specific details regarding your building in relation to meeting carbon targets. Please email each detail as a single-page pdf by 9 PM ET on 07/12/2023 and include up to 3 questions with your submission*. A selection of submissions will be incorporated into the program by Dr. Straube to address specific real-world concerns. * By submitting a project detail, you confirm that you have authority to give permission for use, and thereby grant permission for use by the Boston Society of Architects and other participants of this event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers: Dr. John Straube, Ph.D., P.Eng., Principal and Senior Building Science Specialist, RDH Building Science</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Straube is a principal at RDH Building Science, where he conducts forensic investigations, assists with the design of new high-performance buildings, and leads research projects in the areas of low-energy building design, building enclosure performance, hygrothermal analysis, and field performance monitoring. A prolific writer and researcher, Straube Is the author or co-author of over 100 published technical papers, the author of the book High Performance Enclosures, and the co-author, with Eric Burnett, of Building Science for Building Enclosures.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator Robert Blount – New England Architectural Manager, ROCKWOOL North America</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learning Objectives</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">After completing the training, participants will be able to:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Describe some example municipal climate action plans and related legislation as they apply to new buildings and retrofit projects</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Recognize unique challenges and opportunities for retrofits, in particular for buildings constructed before 1950</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discuss specific details in terms of performance criteria such as water control, airtightness, and thermal performance</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Define and compare low-carbon vs. low-energy design strategies, for example in relation to material selection, as well as the role electrification plays in meeting carbon-reduction targets</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We Garden Together</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunday, July 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join Jane Hirschi, author of We Garden Together for our July Be the Change!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This colorful activity book invites kids to explore the world of plants and how they grow through creative hands-on activities. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kids don’t need a big backyard or outdoor space to learn about gardening and how plants grow. This introductory garden book, packed with photos of 3 to 6 year olds in action, features hands-on planting and growing activities that can be done in a small yard, classroom, or community garden. Written by the staff of City Sprouts, a leading educational organization in promoting urban gardening and equitable access to nature, each activity—from Sorting Seeds to Going on a Worm Hunt to Planting a Tasty Salad—encourages kids to roll up their sleeves and learn about seeds, planting, and gardening. Step-by-step photos and on-the-page discovery prompts, presented in a lively design, make it easy and inviting for kids everywhere to become plant lovers and nature explorers. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jane Hirschi is the founding director of CitySprouts, a nationally recognized program that provides early science and nature education in collaboration with 20 public schools in the greater Boston area. She is passionate about making sure that all children have opportunities for hands-on science education in the garden and the chance to get to know the natural surroundings in their own neighborhood. A regular presenter at conferences regionally and nationally, Hirschi has been recognized as a Social Innovator by Root Cause Social Innovation Forum and is the author of Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Porter Square Books will be donating 20% of sales from 3-5PM on July 30th to CitySprouts. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CitySprouts cultivates curiosity and wonder with hands-on science learning through urban gardens. For more than 20 years, CitySprouts has partnered closely with public elementary schools in the greater Boston area to provide opportunities for children to learn by exploring the natural world as part of their school journey. CitySprouts is committed to greater equity in science education and children’s access to nature no matter where they live.</span>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-40377844499042699472023-05-31T17:33:00.000-04:002023-05-31T17:33:01.531-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - June 2023<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. </span></p><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at <a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a>) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (<a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a>). <br /><br />A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. <br /><br />If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br /><br />Solar IS Civil Defense,<br />George Mokray<br />gmoke@world.std.com<br /><br /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books<br /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list<br /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list<br /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list<br /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events<br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds<br /><br />———<br />Index<br />——— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information on each event available at <a href="http://hubevents.blogspot/">http://hubevents.blogspot</a>.com</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Benchmarking Methane and other GHG Emissions<br />Thursday, June 1<br />12:00 PM <br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RyO0AFMhTzW7yCMIb5x85Q#/registration">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RyO0AFMhTzW7yCMIb5x85Q#/registration</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />Can We Feed 10 Billion People a Diet that is Both Healthy and Sustainable?” <br />Thursday, June 1<br />7 pm.<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://ncfarm.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/ncfarm/event.jsp?event=11517&">https://ncfarm.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/ncfarm/event.jsp?event=11517&</a><br /><br />The Unfinished Promise of Democracy and the Role of Racial Justice Centers<br />An exchange of ideas on issues & discussion toward supporting research, projects & innovative pedagogy on racial justice & economic equity.<br />Friday, June 1 - Saturday, June 2 <br />Northeastern University School of Law, 416 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-unfinished-promise-of-democracy-and-the-role-of-racial-justice-centers-tickets-624410026197">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-unfinished-promise-of-democracy-and-the-role-of-racial-justice-centers-tickets-624410026197</a><br /><br />Emerging Governance Structures for Climate Resilience<span class="x-apple-attachment-mark" id="f7eb07d5-be0b-4c0e-8f91-265bb6148f9c"><img alt="S.png" border="0" height="1" hspace="0" src="blob:https://draft.blogger.com/5f74949d-2dcb-41fc-8521-3537ed45fcf8" vspace="0" webkitattachmentid="f7eb07d5-be0b-4c0e-8f91-265bb6148f9c" /></span><br />Friday, June 2<br />9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET<br />Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/emerging-governance-structures-for-climate-resilience/">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/emerging-governance-structures-for-climate-resilience/</a><br />Cost: $15 - $45<br /><br />Desert Arts Preview: An Invitation to Get Inspired <br />Sunday June 4<br />10am - 12pm EST [1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://here.burningman.org/event/desert-arts-preview-2023">https://here.burningman.org/event/desert-arts-preview-2023</a><br />Suggested Ticket Price: $10<br />Viewing Parties Suggested Price: $100<br /><br />Insights for the Global Stocktake: System Transformation & Intl Cooperation<br />Hear from leading experts on sectoral insights for the Global Stocktake.<br />Monday, June 5 <br />5:45am - 7 am EST [11:45am - 1pm CEST]<br />Room Kaminzimmer, World Conference Center Bonn Platz der Vereinten Nationen 2 53113 Bonn Germany<br />and Online<br />The event will be livestreamed here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@UNClimateChangeEvents">http://www.youtube.com/@UNClimateChangeEvents</a><br /><br />MA State House Stand-Out for No New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure<br />Starting June 5: <br />What: Climate activists are planning a long-term Stand-Out in front of the Massachusetts State House to put pressure on Governor Healey, Senate President Spilka, and House Speaker Mariano to commit to no new fossil fuel infrastructure.<br /><br />On Thursday June 1, at 8 pm, we'll have an online informational session for interested activists. Sign up at the Zoom registration link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkd--vpzouEtfu3NJF87p10wnqTmBJ9S0T">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkd--vpzouEtfu3NJF87p10wnqTmBJ9S0T</a><br />Second Info Session, Thursday, June 8, 7pm on Zoom: For those who can’t make the first session, this session will be updated with real lived experience from the first four days of the Stand-Out. <br />Registration link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqf--tqTouHNMfDucxEq0LcIPyqV7M17bq">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqf--tqTouHNMfDucxEq0LcIPyqV7M17bq</a><br />Shift Sign-Up Spreadsheet: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TIv45Ni7pbm6sH1mdUfvSErUxafnsoQHvBm89FUu4FM/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TIv45Ni7pbm6sH1mdUfvSErUxafnsoQHvBm89FUu4FM/edit?usp=sharing<br /></a><br />Critical Minerals in Latin America: a Bridge or a Bottleneck for the Energy Transition<br />Monday, June 5<br />12:00 pm - 2:00 pm<br />Columbia University, Faculty House, Presidential Ballroom<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events/critical-minerals-in-latin-america-a-bridge-or-a-bottleneck-for-the-energy-transition/">https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events/critical-minerals-in-latin-america-a-bridge-or-a-bottleneck-for-the-energy-transition/</a><br /><br />Electric Vehicles and Equity <br />Tuesday, June 6<br />1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/309475570709285207">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/309475570709285207</a><br /><br />The Path To Resilient and Carbon Free Buildings<br />Tuesday, June 6 <br />2:00pm-3:00pm<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://now.greenbuildexpo.com/ThePathToResilientandCarbonFreeBuildings">https://now.greenbuildexpo.com/ThePathToResilientandCarbonFreeBuildings</a><br /><br />Food of the future: the potential of regenerative farming with Thomasina Miers<br />Tuesday, June 6 <br />1pm - 3pm EST [18:00 – 20:00 London time]<br />Online and in person (London)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/frontend/reg/tRegisterEmailNew.csp?pageID=48650&eventID=181&tempPersonID=61549">https://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/frontend/reg/tRegisterEmailNew.csp?pageID=48650&eventID=181&tempPersonID=61549</a><br /><br />End the Era of Fossil Fuels <br />June 8 - 11th <br />Distributed Actions<br /><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/end-the-era-of-fossil-fuels-june-2023-distributed-actions">https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/end-the-era-of-fossil-fuels-june-2023-distributed-actions</a><br /><br />More or Less in Common: Environment and Justice in the Human Landscape<br />Thursday, June 8<br />1 – 2 p.m.<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-garrett-dash-nelson-lecture-virtual">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-garrett-dash-nelson-lecture-virtual<br /></a><br />Cory Booker: Taking on Big Ag and Going Big on Climate<br />Friday, June 9 <br />9am EST [12:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-09/cory-booker-taking-big-ag-and-going-big-climate">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-09/cory-booker-taking-big-ag-and-going-big-climate</a><br />Cost: $5 - $20<br /><br />New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable <br />Friday, June 9<br />9:00 am-12:30 pm<br />Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Blvd 17th Floor Boston, MA <br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/6923-roundtable-ma-eea-keynote-panels-on-large-scale-renewables-tickets-607833796247">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/6923-roundtable-ma-eea-keynote-panels-on-large-scale-renewables-tickets-607833796247</a><br />Cost: $0 - $100<br /><br />Keynote by MA EEA Secretary Rebecca Tepper & panels on<br />Large Onshore Renewables: Development Opportunities and Challenges<br />Offshore Wind: Key Resource to Decarbonize New England<br />Convener/Moderator: Janet Gail Besser for Raab Associates, Ltd.<br /><br />Sensing & AI Ethics: Applications in Health<br />Friday, June 9 <br />2:00-3:00 p.m.<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6913708654865023575?source=event-page">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6913708654865023575?source=event-page</a><br /><br />Peter Gleick and the Three Ages of Water<br />Monday, June 12 <br />3pm EST [6:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-12/peter-gleick-and-three-ages-water">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-12/peter-gleick-and-three-ages-water<br /></a>Cost: $5 - $20<br /><br />Webinar: Building Energy Efficiency and Housing Affordability<br />Tuesday, June 13<br />11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y34gCpvJSdCix3iF-HfBPw#/registration">https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y34gCpvJSdCix3iF-HfBPw#/registration</a><br /><br />Embrace Boston invites you to join our beloved community at the Embrace Ideas Festival<br />June 14-16<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.embraceideasfestival.org/tickets">https://www.embraceideasfestival.org/tickets</a><br /><br />The Embrace Ideas Festival is a time of embracing arts, culture, joy and community. Please click here to check out the festival from last year:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeUyPW8dvBE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeUyPW8dvBE<br /></a><br />Beyond Federally-Funded Buyouts – Local Policies, Tools and Funding<br />Wednesday, June 14<br />12:00 PM - 1:30 PM<br />Online <br />RSVP at <a href="https://beyond-buyouts.eventbrite.com">https://beyond-buyouts.eventbrite.com</a><br /><br />Neurodiversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Work<br />Friday, June 16<br />12:00 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYufumsrz0pGNdSGbF-ug-EMEOK3mLkOEQ5#/registration">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYufumsrz0pGNdSGbF-ug-EMEOK3mLkOEQ5#/registration<br /></a><br />At What Point Managed Retreat?: Habitability and Mobility in an Era of Climate Change<br />June 20, 2023 - June 23, 2023<br />Columbia University, Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY<br />and Online</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at <a href="https://adaptation.ei.columbia.edu/managed-retreat-2023">https://adaptation.ei.columbia.edu/managed-retreat-2023</a><br />Cost: $75 - $350<br /><br />NECEC Climate Finance Summit<br />Wednesday, June 21<br />9:00am-4:30pm<br />Networking until 6:30pm<br />Federal Reserve Bank Building, Dewey Square, Boston 600 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/necec-climate-finance-summit-tickets-619896395807">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/necec-climate-finance-summit-tickets-619896395807</a><br />Cost: $0 - $495<br /><br />Predicting Mosquito-Borne Disease Transmission in a Rapidly Changing World<br />Wednesday, June 21<br />3 PM ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2eJA4nnPQKuIvoDaEpSeBw#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2eJA4nnPQKuIvoDaEpSeBw#/registration</a><br /><br />Consortium of University Alumni for a Sustainable Planet [CUSP] World Inaugural Panel: What the IRA Means to Me<br />Thursday, June 22<br />Noon EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.cusp.world/">https://www.cusp.world/</a><br /><br />Consortium of University Alumni for a Sustainable Planet<br />Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment, MIT Alumni for Climate Action, Stanford Alumni in Sustainability, and Yale Blue-Green have founded CUSP, Consortium of University Alumni for a Sustainable Planet, to activate our alumni communities in climate and sustainability.<br /><br />Our inaugural event on June 22 will be a panel discussion centering on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). <br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Conference on Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration<br />June 22 -23 <br />MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://spacechi.media.mit.edu/">https://spacechi.media.mit.edu/</a><br /><br />Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life <br />Friday, June 23<br />7:00 PM ET<br />Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/kristen_r._ghodsee/">https://www.harvard.com/event/kristen_r._ghodsee/</a><br /><br />Harvard Book Store welcomes KRISTEN R. GHODSEE—bestselling author of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence—for a discussion of her new book Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life. She will be joined in conversation by REBECCA TRAISTER, award-winning author of Big Girls Don't Cry.<br /><br />How You Can Change the Future of Food<br />Monday, June 26 <br />12pm EST [3:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium, San Francisco, CA <br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-26/how-you-can-change-future-food">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-26/how-you-can-change-future-food</a><br />Cost: $5 - $20<br /><br />MIT CSAIL + Imagination in Action Present AI Frontiers and Implications<br />Tuesday, June 27<br />7:30 am - 9 pm<br />MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4n85zMdTgHvpQCy8YqciDQj9-XdyI0ZIMhtqS49dvTG4AHQ/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4n85zMdTgHvpQCy8YqciDQj9-XdyI0ZIMhtqS49dvTG4AHQ/viewform</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———- </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Events</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———-</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Benchmarking Methane and other GHG Emissions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, June 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RyO0AFMhTzW7yCMIb5x85Q#/registration">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RyO0AFMhTzW7yCMIb5x85Q#/registration</a></span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Concern over climate change has brought increased focus on methane and greenhouse gas emissions associated with oil and gas production. These emissions, especially methane emissions, can diminish the greenhouse gas benefits of using gas in place of coal and represent a significant source of climate pollution. The 2023 Oil & Gas Benchmarking Report is a collaborative effort using publicly available data to develop comparable metrics that highlight the GHG performance of onshore oil and gas producers in the U.S. We’ll present the key findings of the report during this webinar. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers: Andrew Logan, Ceres</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Luke Hellgren, ERM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lesley Feldman, Clean Air Task Force </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">During this webinar, participants will: - Identify that emissions intensity varies even between similarly sized operators in the same geographic area, largely due to different equipment choices and operational practices. - Recognize where methane emissions come from, how oil and gas companies can reduce emissions, and what investors can do to push them. - Explain the need for oil and gas companies to take responsibility for full emissions disclosure, by improving direct methane measurement. - Discover the use of the online data tool. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can We Feed 10 Billion People a Diet that is Both Healthy and Sustainable?” </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, June 1<br />7 pm.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at <a href="https://ncfarm.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/ncfarm/event.jsp?event=11517&">https://ncfarm.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/ncfarm/event.jsp?event=11517&</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">with World-Renowned Physician and Epidemiologist Dr. Walter Willett<br />We all know that what we eat affects our health, but have you thought about how your food choices affect the climate? Dr. Walter Willett, co-chair of the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, and Health, will present the findings of leading scientists on how what we eat and how we grow food impacts our planet, both now and in the future. Dr. Willett will describe how transforming our eating habits can have major benefits for human health and allow us to stay within sustainable, planetary boundaries and strategies to achieve these goals. <br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— <br /><br />The Unfinished Promise of Democracy and the Role of Racial Justice Centers<br />An exchange of ideas on issues & discussion toward supporting research, projects & innovative pedagogy on racial justice & economic equity.<br />Friday, June 1 - Saturday, June 2 <br />Northeastern University School of Law, 416 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-unfinished-promise-of-democracy-and-the-role-of-racial-justice-centers-tickets-624410026197">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-unfinished-promise-of-democracy-and-the-role-of-racial-justice-centers-tickets-624410026197</a><br /><br />The Conference will:<br />1. Convene racial justice centers and social justice non-profits using law and legal strategies to challenge and/or defend basic constitutional and human rights;<br />2. Discuss some of the current challenges to the basic constitutional and human rights of Black and other BIPOC communities; and<br />3. Explore creative strategies for law professors and advocates to promote, defend and ensure those basic rights through research, innovative pedagogy, litigation and other initiatives.CONFERENCE PROGRAM<br />Thursday, June 1, 2023<br />Dockser Commons:<br />6:00 – 7:00 pm - Fireside Chat: Framing the Issues 7:00 - 8:30 pm - Buffet Dinner & NetworkingFriday, June 2, 2023<br />Dockser 240<br />8:00 – 8:45 - Registration & Continental Breakfast<br />9:00 – 9:15 am - Welcome Remarks 9:15-10:00 am - Introduction of SpeakerKeynote Address<br />10:00 – 10:15 am - Q & A<br />10:15 – 10:30 am BREAK - Refreshments<br />10:30 – 11:30 am Roundtable Discussion - Presentations by Center Directors – opportunities for synergiesModerator:<br />Panelists:<br />11:30 – 12:00 pm - Q & A<br />12:00 – 1:00 pm - LUNCH<br />1:00 – 2:30 pm - Breakout Groups (max. 10 participants per group)<br />2:30 – 2:45 BREAK - Refreshments<br />2:45 – 4:00 pm - Report Back from Breakout Groups - Next steps and strategies<br />4:00 – 4:30 pm - Closing Remarks and Next Steps<br />4:30 – 6:00 pm - Reception<br /><br />—————— <br /><br />Emerging Governance Structures for Climate Resilience<img alt="S.png" border="0" height="1" hspace="0" src="blob:https://draft.blogger.com/b111a6a1-f32c-4310-abca-1709104586d4" vspace="0" webkitattachmentid="1bfe24d4-7c2b-4b30-a93e-ca2c1b6ee135" /><br />Friday, June 2<br />9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET<br />Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/emerging-governance-structures-for-climate-resilience/">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/emerging-governance-structures-for-climate-resilience/</a><br />Cost: $15 - $45<br /><br />State and local governments across the country are grappling with turning climate adaptation plans into action. These plans often involve expensive and large scale capital projects on both public and private property. This undertaking requires innovative thinking on governance from creating new county and statewide resilience authorities to empowering existing local boards and commissions. <br /><br />Join the Climate Adaptation Forum to hear how communities across the country are approaching this challenge and emerging models for governance and implementation.<img alt="S.png" border="0" height="1" hspace="0" src="blob:https://draft.blogger.com/c0d6bafb-39f6-4efa-94a8-13e77975fc10" vspace="0" webkitattachmentid="36e0b723-a476-4a7f-b8a6-ce3f11777ea8" />Forum <br />Speaker Louanne Cooley, Legal Research Fellowm Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA)<br />Senator Sarah K. Elfreth, Maryland, District 30, Anne Arundel County <br />Suzanne Smith, Executive Director, Regional Climate Protection Agency<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Desert Arts Preview: An Invitation to Get Inspired <br />Sunday June 4<br />10am - 12pm EST [1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://here.burningman.org/event/desert-arts-preview-2023">https://here.burningman.org/event/desert-arts-preview-2023</a><br />Suggested Ticket Price: $10<br />Viewing Parties Suggested Price: $100<br /><br />Desert Arts Preview: An Invitation to Get Inspired <br />Jumpstart your excitement for Black Rock City and the art that defines the landscape because Desert Arts Preview is back! As you anticipate the return to playa, get inspired by a fantastic new collection of spectacular, wild, and whimsical art installations. Burning Man Arts is thrilled to invite you to our beloved and exciting event Desert Arts Preview on Sunday, June 4 at 1pm Pacific. Step behind the scenes and join our featured artists for virtual tours of their studios and creative process, and gain insights into their inspirations and hopes for their works in progress. <br /><br />Come learn how you can get involved and support these and other artists at the Burning Man event to create interactive, collaborative, and community-generating artworks. Tune in from anywhere for this virtual celebration, and meet our presenting artists who will be joining us from around the globe. You can also host a watch party to enjoy the program with friends and family.<br /><br />After the main program, you are invited to join an afterparty in BRCvr where you can immerse yourself in even more art and mingle with the artists and other participants. BRCvr can be enjoyed on any browser or by staying on Zoom for a guided experience. Visit brcvr.org for more info!<br /><br />See you there!<br /><br />Hosted by Katie Hazard, Associate Director of Art Management<br /><br />Featured Artists:<br />Nic DeBruyne & Maria Gotay - “1000 Hands” <br />Walker Babington - “Burden of the Beast” <br />Michael Garlington & Natalia Bertotti - “Chapel of Babel"<br />Charlie Gadeken - “Elder Mother”<br />Stefan Pildes & KJ Bowen - “Exquisite Animalus” <br />Irmandy Wicaksono - “Living Knitwork Pavilion”<br />Hind Baghdadi - “Moroccan ParTea”<br />Kirsten Berg - “Oneirotica” <br />Ela Madej & Reed Finlay - “Temple of the Heart”<br />James Gwertzman & Casey Marvin - “The Prairie of Possibilities”<br />Rebekah Stetson, Adrian Landon, & Turo Sandagdorj - “The Spirit of the Healing Siren” <br />Jacquelyn Omotalade, Tayler Ava Friar, & Dipo Doherty - “The Star Kingdom of Oba” <br />Santiago Caro, Camilo Quimbayo, & Sami Mattar - “Yuluka” <br /><br />————— <br /><br />Insights for the Global Stocktake: System Transformation & Intl Cooperation<br />Hear from leading experts on sectoral insights for the Global Stocktake.<br />Monday, June 5 <br />5:45am - 7 am EST [11:45am - 1pm CEST]<br />Room Kaminzimmer, World Conference Center Bonn Platz der Vereinten Nationen 2 53113 Bonn Germany<br />and Online<br />The event will be livestreamed here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@UNClimateChangeEvents">http://www.youtube.com/@UNClimateChangeEvents</a><br /><br />The world’s first Global Stocktake at COP28 invites governments, civil society organizations and the private sector to evaluate our collective response to the climate crisis — and, in doing so, this process provides a unique moment for a major course correction. If successful, the Global Stocktake can serve as a powerful global accelerator, spurring leaders across sectors and around the world to work together to drive the transformational changes now needed to secure a net-zero, climate-resilient future for all. <br /><br />Join Systems Change Lab partners, Climate Analytics, NewClimate Institute, and World Resources Institute, as well as NDC ASPECTS project partners, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Wuppertal Institute, on June 5th at 11:45 am CEST for a discussion with leading experts on sectoral insights for the Global Stocktake. Focusing specifically on efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C, speakers will examine the catalytic role of international cooperation, highlight examples of recent progress made in accelerating systemwide transformations, and explore immediate actions that can help deliver deep emission cuts at the pace and scale needed this decade. <br /><br />Speakers:<br />Sophie Boehm, World Resources Institute<br />Claire Fyson, Climate Analytics<br />Judit Hecke, NewClimate Institute<br />Dr. Lukas Hermwille, Wuppertal Institute<br />Prof. Sebastian Oberthür, Vrije Universiteit Brussel<br />Party representatives to be confirmed.<br />Moderator: Dr. Louise Jeffery, NewClimate Institute <br /><br />————— <br /><br />MA State House Stand-Out for No New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure<br />Starting June 5: <br />What: Climate activists are planning a long-term Stand-Out in front of the Massachusetts State House to put pressure on Governor Healey, Senate President Spilka, and House Speaker Mariano to commit to no new fossil fuel infrastructure.<br /><br />How: The strategy is to apply nonviolent, constant, highly visible pressure in the form of 2+ people standing out (and sometimes in) the State House holding signs demanding No New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure. The Stand-Out will be amplified by a robust and engaging media and outreach strategy to make it clear to the press, the state and city governments, and the general public that by allowing future gas and oil infrastructure to be built, our state is complicit in the destruction of our shared future.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />When: Starting Monday, June 5, 2023 and lasting until the governor publicly commits to no new fossil fuel infrastructure, or the legislature passes a law that would ban new fossil fuel infrastructure. Each business day, there will be 2+ climate activists peacefully and determinedly stationed outside the State House with art, such as signs, flags, or banners. Activists will sign up for shifts of 2, 4, or 8 hours, with the goal of complete coverage 9 - 5 for all business days Monday - Friday.<br /><br />Why: This is an ambitious goal that requires many people to show up and sacrifice their time. For that reason, it is a powerful tool to show the state government that we will not stop demanding real climate action. We hope this stand-out will become an inspiring coalition of action organizations across Massachusetts, united in the fight for no new fossil fuel infrastructure. Through this simple shared goal, we can demonstrate the scale of the climate movement to those in power.<br /><br />Who: This action is coordinated by members of XR Boston, a climate activist group that uses nonviolent direct action to push governments at all levels to take climate action. It is open to all climate and social justice groups and individuals who agree that MA should stop building new infrastructure for oil and gas. If not us, who?<br /><br />How to get involved in the Stand-Out:<br />On Thursday June 1, at 8 pm, we'll have an online informational session for interested activists. Sign up at the Zoom registration link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkd--vpzouEtfu3NJF87p10wnqTmBJ9S0T">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkd--vpzouEtfu3NJF87p10wnqTmBJ9S0T</a><br />Second Info Session, Thursday, June 8, 7pm on Zoom: For those who can’t make the first session, this session will be updated with real lived experience from the first four days of the Stand-Out. <br />Registration link: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqf--tqTouHNMfDucxEq0LcIPyqV7M17bq">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqf--tqTouHNMfDucxEq0LcIPyqV7M17bq</a><br />Shift Sign-Up Spreadsheet: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TIv45Ni7pbm6sH1mdUfvSErUxafnsoQHvBm89FUu4FM/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TIv45Ni7pbm6sH1mdUfvSErUxafnsoQHvBm89FUu4FM/edit?usp=sharing</a><br /><br />—————— <br /><br />Critical Minerals in Latin America: a Bridge or a Bottleneck for the Energy Transition<br />Monday, June 5<br />12:00 pm - 2:00 pm<br />Columbia University, Faculty House, Presidential Ballroom<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events/critical-minerals-in-latin-america-a-bridge-or-a-bottleneck-for-the-energy-transition/">https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events/critical-minerals-in-latin-america-a-bridge-or-a-bottleneck-for-the-energy-transition/</a><br /><br />As the world transitions from consuming fossil fuels-based energy into low-carbon energy sources, demand for copper, lithium, nickel, and other minerals will increase for things like electric mobility, solar panels, wind turbines, and energy storage. However, the world is not on track to get these minerals at current rates. The world’s demand for lithium is projected to increase by 40 times and that for copper to potentially double by 2040 relative to 2020 levels. <br /><br />Latin America has the world’s largest deposits of both copper and lithium. Chile and Peru are the world’s leading copper producers with about 40% of global production, while Chile and Argentina account for 32% of global lithium supply. However, Latin America faces a number of social, political, environmental, and financial challenges to increase its critical minerals extraction and processing capacity. <br /><br />The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs will host a panel of experts to discuss what needs to be done to accelerate sustainable copper and lithium extraction in Latin American countries. This event will focus on the challenges and opportunities that governments and industry face to turn these mineral reserves into a bridge for the energy transition globally. Light refreshments will be provided.<br /><br />Panelists:<br />María José Baptista, Interagency and Intergovernmental Affairs Officer, United Nations Environment Programme<br />Juan Carlos Jobet, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA; Dean, School of Business, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez; Former Minister of Energy and Mining, Chile<br />Tom Moerenhout, Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA; Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University SIPA; Adjunct Assistant Professor, New York University Stern School of Business; Senior Advisor, World Bank<br />Moderator:<br />Diego Rivera Rivota, Research Associate, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA<br /><br />—————— <br /><br />Electric Vehicles and Equity <br />Tuesday, June 6<br />1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/309475570709285207">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/309475570709285207</a><br /><br />Can electric vehicles play a role in advancing equity in underserved and historically marginalized communities? A new blog series by Clean Energy Group explores this question in four parts. The series begins with an overview of electric vehicle costs, performance characteristics, and environmental and health impacts, then considers possible pathways for electric vehicles to deliver tangible benefits to communities, including electric school buses and harnessing energy stored in electric vehicle batteries to power critical services in an emergency. It concludes with a discussion of some of the challenges limiting equitable adoption of electric vehicles and potential solutions to help overcome them. (Read it here: https://www.cleanegroup.org/the-ev-revolution-cost-performance-safety-and-environmental-impacts/) This Clean Energy Group webinar will feature presentations by blog author Michael Brower of Cantus Firmus Consulting and Nathan King from Itselectric, a curbside electric vehicle charging company with a mission to unlock access to clean vehicles for millions of drivers who park their cars on the street. Panelists will discuss potential pathways for electric vehicle deployment to lower harmful emissions, reduce transportation expenses, and increase energy resilience in historically marginalized communities.<br /><br />—————— <br /><br />The Path To Resilient and Carbon Free Buildings<br />Tuesday, June 6 <br />2:00pm-3:00pm<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://now.greenbuildexpo.com/ThePathToResilientandCarbonFreeBuildings">https://now.greenbuildexpo.com/ThePathToResilientandCarbonFreeBuildings</a><br /><br />Greenbuild is proud to present our upcoming webinar, sponsored by Honeywell, taking place on ET titled The Path To Resilient and Carbon Free Buildings.<br /><br />Building owners and operators face a dilemma: how to make their buildings more sustainable while providing a more people-centric environment in a cost-effective way. At the same time, extreme weather events triggered by climate change are predicted to have an increasing impact on our cities and communities – potentially leading to energy shortages and grid instability. Being better prepared for the unexpected is becoming an urgent need. Resilience helps improve business continuity.Join this webinar with energy and sustainability experts to learn how to create operational savings and accelerate the journey towards sustainability goals for your building. <br /><br />This session will cover: <br />The current challenges and approaches to energy efficiency and carbon reduction in buildings.<br />The regulatory environment, standards, and funding opportunities for renewable energy storage projects.<br />The potential savings and other outcomes that microgrids and DERs can bring to buildings.<br />How buildings can become energy resilient, optimize electricity costs, and reduce carbon emissions.<br /><br />Speakers<br />Pari Kasotia, Senior Director and Head of Policy, DSD Renewables <br />Nikki Mehta, Director, Energy & Sustainability, Honeywell Building Technologies <br />Ganesh Ayer, Director, Solutions Architecture, Honeywell Sustainable Building TechnologiesLearn more about the path<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Food of the future: the potential of regenerative farming with Thomasina Miers<br />Tuesday, June 6 <br />1pm - 3pm EST [18:00 – 20:00 London time]<br />Online and in person (London)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/frontend/reg/tRegisterEmailNew.csp?pageID=48650&eventID=181&tempPersonID=61549">https://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/frontend/reg/tRegisterEmailNew.csp?pageID=48650&eventID=181&tempPersonID=61549</a><br /><br />The way in which we produce food is having profound impacts on the earth’s climate, biodiversity and ecosystems. And unhealthy diets aren’t just harming the environment, they are affecting our own physical wellbeing too. How can policymakers square the competing demands of sustainability, price and nutrition?<br /><br />Thomasina Miers urges us to kickstart the shift to regenerative farming by increasing the proportion of publicly procured ingredients for schools and hospitals grown through regenerative means. In conversation with Alan Rusbridger, Editor of Prospect Magazine, Thomasina joins us live on Tuesday 6 June 18:00-20:00 to dive deeper into the role of regenerative farming and its potential to improve the nation’s health while providing an effective response to climate change.<br /><br />Thomasina and Alan will discuss this bold proposal alongside our expert panel who will explore opportunities and challenges, and confront hard questions.<br />This live event will take place online and in person (London).<br /><br />————— <br /><br />End the Era of Fossil Fuels <br />June 8 - 11th <br />Distributed Actions<br /><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/end-the-era-of-fossil-fuels-june-2023-distributed-actions">https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/end-the-era-of-fossil-fuels-june-2023-distributed-actions</a><br /><br />—————<br /><br />More or Less in Common: Environment and Justice in the Human Landscape<br />Thursday, June 8<br />1 – 2 p.m.<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-garrett-dash-nelson-lecture-virtual">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-garrett-dash-nelson-lecture-virtual</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S) Garrett Dash Nelson, President, head curator, and director of Geographic Scholarship, Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center, Boston Public Library<br /><br />The climate crisis is a matter of environmental injustice; it is also a matter of historical injustice. How can historical visualizations illuminate past inequities, present realities, and future possibilities for adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change?<br /><br />Human geographer Garrett Dash Nelson will explore the uneven distributions of harm, responsibility, vulnerability, and power, in both historical and local perspectives. The city of Boston and its environs will serve as a microcosm for the exploration of ways in which climate change will amplify a century’s worth of environmental injustice. Can historical visualizations help us to overcome the structuring effects of this legacy? <br /><br />Contact: events@radcliffe.harvard.edu<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Cory Booker: Taking on Big Ag and Going Big on Climate<br />Friday, June 9 <br />9am EST [12:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-09/cory-booker-taking-big-ag-and-going-big-climate">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-09/cory-booker-taking-big-ag-and-going-big-climate</a><br />Cost: $5 - $20<br /><br />The upcoming farm bill presents an opportunity to infuse more climate-smart practices in American agriculture, which accounts for about 10 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. But doing so involves confronting industrial practices that focus on short-term gains and commodity subsidies that have deep support in both parties. U.S. Senator Cory Booker has introduced legislation that he says would challenge beef and pork packagers and tilt the balance of power in our industrial agriculture system, giving workers and family farms and ranches a better deal. <br /><br />This moment is a precarious time for America’s efforts to decarbonize its economy. The Inflation Reduction Act is inspiring companies to invest in battery factories in the United States and consumers to buy electric vehicles and heat pumps. But green energy faces opposition in red states, even though they see an influx of clean tech investment and jobs. <br /><br />Join us for a conversation with a passionate advocate of reforming America’s food system and progressive voice for bold climate action. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable <br />Friday, June 9<br />9:00 am-12:30 pm<br />Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Blvd 17th Floor Boston, MA <br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/6923-roundtable-ma-eea-keynote-panels-on-large-scale-renewables-tickets-607833796247">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/6923-roundtable-ma-eea-keynote-panels-on-large-scale-renewables-tickets-607833796247</a><br />Cost: $0 - $100<br /><br />Keynote by MA EEA Secretary Rebecca Tepper &<br />Large Onshore Renewables: Development Opportunities and Challenges<div>Offshore Wind: Key Resource to Decarbonize New England<br />Convener/Moderator: Janet Gail Besser for Raab Associates, Ltd.<br /><br />Keynote: Rebecca Tepper, Secretary Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs<br />The Healey – Driscoll Administration has identified as top priorities for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: ensuring an equitable transition to clean energy and decarbonizing the electricity system and economy. Newly appointed Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Rebecca Tepper will be leading many of the initiatives to deliver on these key objectives. In announcing her leadership team, Secretary Tepper charged them “to view their work through an environmental justice lens so that no community is left behind as the clean energy economy grows and the climate heats up.” Secretary Tepper will lay out the opportunities and challenges ahead and her agency’s plans to address them. <br /><br />Large Onshore Renewables: Development Opportunities and Challenges<br />Paul Gaynor, CEO Longroad Energy <br />Don Jessome, CEO TDI New England <br />Eliza Donoghue, Director of Advocacy & Staff Attorney, Maine Audubon<br /><br />The region’s achievement of its decarbonization goals depends on the deployment of large-scale renewable energy resources, both onshore and offshore. States are actively pursuing and supporting large-scale renewables development through procurements rather than leaving these efforts solely to the market. While much of the focus has been on state-driven offshore procurements, large-scale onshore solar, wind, and hydro will also be crucial to New England states meeting their clean energy and climate mandates.<br /><br />Successful onshore renewable energy development requires procurement processes that result in long-term commitments for the power. However, community engagement is also essential to secure local support for infrastructure development. Thoughtful siting with respect to current land uses, and the ability of the transmission and distribution system to interconnect and deliver carbon-free power to customers, is also needed. Project planning must be coordinated with broader electricity system and state plans for a decarbonized energy future. <br /><br />This panel will highlight key elements in successful large-scale renewable energy project development. It will include Longroad Energy CEO Paul Gaynor, the developer of the largest solar project in New England and the awardee of a wind contract through Maine’s recent RFP. (Massachusetts has agreed to take 40% of the offtake.) Don Jessome, CEO of TDI New England, which is already building transmission under Lake Champlain to connect Hydro-Québec to NYC and is proposing to build a sister project potentially bringing both Canadian wind and hydro into New England, will speak to their experience. The developers will discuss how they have worked – and continue to work – with their respective communities to plan, site and lay the foundation to build their projects. They will address key partnerships with environmental advocates. Eliza Donoghue of Maine Audubon will offer a prospective from the environmental community, providing guidance for future large-scale renewable energy development in New England. <br /><br /><div>Offshore Wind: Key Resource to Decarbonize New England<br />Katie Dykes, Commissioner, CT DEEP<br />Pedro Azagra Blázquez CEO, Avangrid<div>Amanda Lefton, Senior Policy Director, Foley Hoag, Former BOEM Director <img alt="S.png" border="0" height="20" hspace="0" src="blob:https://draft.blogger.com/2b9902be-2dd9-4fdd-a64a-0b8209cf4a57" vspace="0" webkitattachmentid="f2320b3a-84a9-410c-84c8-d869da364d0e" /><div>Sam Salustro, VP Strategic Communications The Business Network for Offshore Wind<br /><br />Offshore wind has the potential to be a game-changer for electricity supply and for broader decarbonization efforts in New England. Not only can it provide a substantial amount of carbon-free electricity to meet federal, state, local and customer decarbonization goals, but, with over 5 GW for New England currently in development, it can also put the region at the beginning of the energy supply chain, attracting investment, jobs, and wide-ranging economic development in multiple New England states. <br /><br />Like onshore renewables, the success of offshore wind will depend on procurement, contracting, and siting processes. It will also require state-federal and interstate coordination, as well as a strong supply chain to support project development. In addition, offshore development presents certain unique challenges and opportunities related to environmental and community impacts, including those associated with New England’s important fishing industry. Transmission to connect projects to the onshore grid, and potentially to each other offshore, is another important consideration. <br /><br />This panel will discuss how policymakers and developers are pursuing offshore wind opportunities and addressing its challenges. Connecticut DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykeswill speak to how the states are working on new processes to coordinate and facilitate offshore wind development. Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra Blázquez will discuss the progress of Vineyard Wind I, which will be the first large-scale offshore wind project in the U.S., as well as the challenges facing its other offshore wind projects in the context of changing economic and energy market conditions. Amanda Lefton, Senior Policy Director at Foley Hoag and recent former director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)twill discuss the agency’s ambitious federal goals for offshore wind and New England’s role in meeting those goals. Sam Salustro, VP of Strategic Communications at the The Business Network for Offshore Wind will describe the variety of policy and supply chain challeng<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Sensing & AI Ethics: Applications in Health<br />Friday, June 9 <br />2:00-3:00 p.m.<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6913708654865023575?source=event-page">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6913708654865023575?source=event-page<br /></a><br />Sensing technology promises enormous benefits in healthcare applications. With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), these tools can improve treatment efficacy, facilitate disease detection, and monitor and analyze patient health in real time. However, practitioners face ethical risks when collecting sensitive data and using AI to develop products and discover insights. A comprehensive approach to Responsible AI is necessary for organizations to innovate and advance the state of the art.<br /><br />In this webinar, business leaders and practitioners will learn about key developments in AI and sensing technology from EAI Director of AI + Health Dr. Eugene Tunik, and their responsible development and use from EAI Ethics Lead Dr. Cansu Canca. Combining interdisciplinary research, experiential learning, and a comprehensive and organization-wide implementation framework in Responsible AI, the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University is uniquely positioned to provide ethical guidance and expertise for healthcare innovators. <br /><br />Speakers:<br />Gene Tunik, director of AI + health at the Institute for Experiential AI (EAI)<br />Cansu Canca, ethics lead at EAI<br />Karen Quigley, affiliate faculty at EAI and professor of psychology at Northeastern University<br />Rai Winslow, director of life sciences and medical research at the Roux Institute<br />Maria Giovanna Trovato, global strategy and business development manager in healthcare and life sciences at EAI<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Peter Gleick and the Three Ages of Water<br />Monday, June 12 <br />3pm EST [6:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-12/peter-gleick-and-three-ages-water">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-12/peter-gleick-and-three-ages-water</a><br />Cost: $5 - $20<br /><br />This year’s precipitation across California is well above average, and snowpack is on track to be one of the largest since 1950. In an arid state that can seem like good news, but floods can be destructive and life-threatening, and they also increase vegetation that may later go up in flames. From too little to too much—will we ever get out of this weather whiplash?<br /><br />As we enter an era defined by climate disruption, the control, access and quality of water determines our ability to survive and thrive. How can we ensure a future where clean water exists for all who need it—including the ecosystems we depend on—and navigate the challenges of too little or too much? In his latest book, The Three Ages of Water, Dr. Peter Gleick explores this changing dynamic from life’s beginnings to today’s pressing climate and water challenges. <br />Join Climate One Co-host Ariana Brocious for a live conversation with Peter Gleick about our evolving relationship with this fundamental force.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Webinar: Building Energy Efficiency and Housing Affordability<br />Tuesday, June 13<br />11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y34gCpvJSdCix3iF-HfBPw#/registration">https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y34gCpvJSdCix3iF-HfBPw#/registration</a><br /><br />Are you looking to learn more about how we can achieve net zero carbon emissions statewide or nationwide, while maintaining affordable housing? Join MIT/CRE on June 13 @ 11 AM EDT for an informative webinar hosted with Wentworth Institute of Technology featuring a panel of esteemed researchers and professionals. About Massachusetts' climate policy puts it in the top 10 states with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions per capita, yet its median home price is 3rd highest in the nation... How do we achieve net zero carbon emissions statewide or nationwide, while maintaining affordable housing? <br /><br /> Join us on our webinar featuring researchers and experts in the CRE field who will discuss the findings from their research on sustainable building and affordable housing. Discussion topics include: <br />Comparing the costs of building homes under Massachusetts’ new municipal opt-in specialized stretch energy code to the costs of building similar homes compliant with the current stretch code;<br />From this, we'll learn how the opt-in specialized stretch energy code will likely affect housing affordability in Massachusetts. <br /><br />This research is kindly sponsored by HBRAMA <br /><br />Webinar Structure The duration of the webinar will be one hour. After a short introduction by the moderator, each of the panelists will have ten minutes to discuss their view on the topic. The moderator will follow up with questions from the audience. <br /><br />Speakers Justin Steil (Moderator) <br />Julie Klump - VP, Design and Building Performance, POAH<br />Payam Bakhshi - Associate Professor, Wentworth Institute of Tech. <br />Rob Brennan - President, CapeBuilt<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Embrace Boston invites you to join our beloved community at the Embrace Ideas Festival</div><div>June 14-16</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.embraceideasfestival.org/tickets">https://www.embraceideasfestival.org/tickets<br /></a><br />The Embrace Ideas Festival is a time of embracing arts, culture, joy and community. Please click here to check out the festival from last year:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeUyPW8dvBE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeUyPW8dvBE<br /></a><br />The festival is our three-day gathering to join our work of dismantling racism and together advance our vision for a transformed Boston by 2030.<br />Rooted in racial equity, healing, and joy, this year's confirmed guests include Pulitzer Prize winning author Annette Gordon-Reed, founder of the<br />1619 Project Nicole Hannah-Jones, and Elle Simone of America’s TestKitchen: Next Generation.<br /><br />Shining a light on how we are “Here and Present” and can interrupt our zero-sum game thinking when it comes to racial justice – realizing a democracy worthy of us all. Each day we will be activating spaces throughout Boston. Friday will be topped off with a Juneteenth Block party at Roxbury Community College which includes live music, vendors, children’s corner, DJs and other surprises.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Beyond Federally-Funded Buyouts – Local Policies, Tools and Funding<br />Wednesday, June 14<br />12:00 PM - 1:30 PM<br />Online <br />RSVP at <a href="https://beyond-buyouts.eventbrite.com">https://beyond-buyouts.eventbrite.com</a><br /><br />While federal resources are critical for providing relocation support to thousands of people living in the U.S., national policies and programs are falling short in addressing the urgency, scale, and complexity of climate-driven displacement. When it comes to buyouts and property acquisitions, accessing federal funds poses significant challenges. Restrictive requirements and lengthy bureaucratic processes can hinder local governments from developing compassionate and locally-responsive programs that prioritize community needs. To overcome these hurdles, local governments can leverage local funding sources to reduce their reliance on federal disaster dollars. By diversifying funding sources, local governments can not only expand relocation assistance beyond individual home buyouts, but also align their programs with local values and broader resilience goals.<br /><br />Join us for an engaging conversation as we explore innovative approaches and tools for local governments and communities to overcome equity and implementation challenges associated with federal disaster resources. In this webinar, moderated by Urban Ocean Lab (UOL), our panel of experts, including representatives from local governments and nonprofits, will share valuable insights from their experiences on leveraging local funding sources for more just and holistic approaches to climate-driven relocation.<br /><br />This virtual panel is presented by Urban Ocean Lab, in partnership with Columbia University's Climate School as part of the 2023 conference At What Point Managed Retreat?: Habitability and Mobility in an Era of Climate Change<br />Moderator: Erica Asinas, Policy Advisor at Urban Ocean Lab<br /><br />Panelist Bios:<br />Brendan Shane, Climate Director at Trust for Public Land<br />Louise Yeung, Chief Climate Officer at the New York City Comptroller Office<br />Johanna Lovecchio, Associate Director of the Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes at Columbia University<br />Tim Trautman, Flood Mitigation Program Manager at Charlotte-Mecklenburg County<br /><br />About Urban Ocean Lab<br />Urban Ocean Lab is a think tank that cultivates rigorous, creative, equitable, and practical climate and ocean policy for the future of coastal cities.<br /><br />Contact Information: Climate School Events events@climate.columbia.edu<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Neurodiversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Work<br />Friday, June 16<br />12:00 PM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYufumsrz0pGNdSGbF-ug-EMEOK3mLkOEQ5#/registration">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYufumsrz0pGNdSGbF-ug-EMEOK3mLkOEQ5#/registration<br /></a><br />Celebrate Neurodiversity Pride Day with us! Join Dr. Ludmila Praslova and panel as they discuss their experiences being neurodivergent in the workplace in an open forum. E-vouchers for food will be provided to attendees. Captioning will be provided automatically and ASL interpretation will be provided upon request.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />At What Point Managed Retreat?: Habitability and Mobility in an Era of Climate Change<br />June 20, 2023 - June 23, 2023<br />Columbia University, Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY<br />and Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://adaptation.ei.columbia.edu/managed-retreat-2023">https://adaptation.ei.columbia.edu/managed-retreat-2023</a><br />Cost: $75 - $350<br /><br />Building on the success of the 2019 and 2021 conferences on Managed Retreat, the Columbia Climate School is pleased to announce that the next conference, At What Point Managed Retreat?: Habitability and Mobility in an Era of Climate Change, will be held from June 20-23, 2023, at Columbia University.<br /><br />Registration for the conference is now open. In-person and virtual attendance options are available. Please visit the conference websitefor details on the program, registration fees, travel information, and more: https://adaptation.ei.columbia.edu/managed-retreat-2023<br /><br />Contact Information Adrienne Kenyon akenyon@climate.columbia.edu<br /><br />—————<br /><br />NECEC Climate Finance Summit<br />Wednesday, June 21<br />9:00am-4:30pm<br />Networking until 6:30pm<br />Federal Reserve Bank Building, Dewey Square, Boston 600 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/necec-climate-finance-summit-tickets-619896395807">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/necec-climate-finance-summit-tickets-619896395807</a><br />Cost: $0 - $495<br /><br />The road to building decarbonization will involve complex projects with complex financing structures. The Northeast Clean Energy Council will gather state and municipal leaders, financial organizations, developers, installers, community based organizations, property and small business owners, utility industry leaders, regulators, and solution providers for a deep dive into how to secure the money needed to construct a new generation of green buildings.<br />We will also discuss how we can honor our environmental justice commitments while ensuring affordability, equity and resilience.<br /><br />AGENDA<br />9:00am – Networking Breakfast<br />10:00am - Opening Remarks<br />10:45am - Panel: Aligning funding opportunities with emissions goals - How do we align the various federal opportunities with state emissions goals and the barriers/gaps that we have in reaching those goals?<br />Kenzie Bok, Adminstrator, Boston Housing Authority<br />Galen Nelson, Chief Program Officer, MassCEC<br />12:00pm - Break<br />12:30pm - Lunch with keynote<br />1:00pm - Tabletop exercise: Identifying capital obstacles and a constructive path forward, with group discussion<br />2:00pm - Break<br />2:30pm - Panel: Real world lessons on building a decarbonized future - What considerations would you suggest a proposed Climate Finance Entity focus on? What financing gaps have you seen related to electrification projects, and what products/services of a climate finance entity do you feel have the most potential to deploy scalable solutions like heat pumps, and ensure it is equitable and accessible?<br />Robert Cooper, CEO Embue<br />DeWitt Jones, President, BlueHub Capital<br />Glynn Lloyd, Executive Director, Mill Cities Community Investments + Foundation for Business Equity<br />Mary Wambui-Ekop, Asset Manager for Affordable Housing, Planning Office for Urban Affairs<br />3:30pm - Closing remarks and discussion<br />4:30pm - Reception and networking on roof deck<br />6:30pm - End<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Predicting Mosquito-Borne Disease Transmission in a Rapidly Changing World<br />Wednesday, June 21<br />3 PM ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2eJA4nnPQKuIvoDaEpSeBw#/registration">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2eJA4nnPQKuIvoDaEpSeBw#/registration</a><br /><br />From climate change to land use, anthropogenic alterations to the environment are occurring at unprecedented rates and on an unthinkable scale. These developments alter the built landscape and our access to life-sustaining resources. <br /><br />But they also disrupt the ecological relationships that bind together humans, mosquitoes, and parasites. Upsetting these relationships results in changes to the distribution of host organisms, rates of contact, the spread of infectious diseases, and the seasonality of transmission risk. <br /><br /> Disease ecologist Courtney Murdock will focus on understanding the climate variables that influence mosquito-borne disease transmission. Deploying advanced models of climate-based disease spread, Murdock’s research seeks to predict transmission patterns in order to respond to the epidemiological effects of the climate crisis.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Consortium of University Alumni for a Sustainable Planet [CUSP] World Inaugural Panel: What the IRA Means to Me<br />Thursday, June 22<br />Noon EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.cusp.world/">https://www.cusp.world/</a><br /><br />Consortium of University Alumni for a Sustainable Planet<br />Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment, MIT Alumni for Climate Action, Stanford Alumni in Sustainability, and Yale Blue-Green have founded CUSP, Consortium of University Alumni for a Sustainable Planet, to activate our alumni communities in climate and sustainability.<br /><br />Our inaugural event on June 22 will be a panel discussion centering on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA has been described as the most significant climate legislation in US history, offering funding, programs and incentives to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. The $369 billion in IRA energy security and climate change resilience investments will have significant impacts for the world and aim to change the trajectory of climate change. This cross-university dialogue will bring perspectives from policy, academic, business, technology and environmental justice, and will address incentives introduced by the IRA as well as their implications. Join us to dissect the IRA as we uncover new reasons for hope as well as areas where the IRA did not go far enough.<br /><br />Who: Panelists are alumni of CUSP founding members: Harvard, MIT, Stanford and Yale<br />Ian Monroe, Ethos Co-Founder, President & Chief Sustainability Officer of Ethos Capital<br />David Pogue, Author, correspondent, podcaster and music conductor who was the New York Times weekly tech columnist from 2000 to 2013<br />Dr. Nicky Sheats, Kean University Director of the Center for the Urban Environment (CUE) at the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research at Kean University<br />Quinton Zondervan, Councillor, Cambridge City Council, and a tech entrepreneur, non-profit leader and community activist currently serving his third term on the Cambridge City Council.<br />Moderated by Dr. Rajesh Kasturirangan, MACA - MIT Alumni for Climate Action<br /><br />For more information, see CUSP.World. If you have questions about us, contact info@cusp.world.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />A Conference on Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration<br />June 22 -23 <br />MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://spacechi.media.mit.edu/">https://spacechi.media.mit.edu/</a><br /><br />Space travel and becoming an interplanetary species have always been part of humanity’s greatest imaginings. Research in space exploration helps us advance our knowledge in the fundamental sciences, and challenges us to design new technologies and to create new industries for space, all while prompting us to answer the most fundamental questions about our place in the Universe. However, keeping a human healthy, happy and productive in space is one of the most challenging aspects of current space programs. Our biological body, which evolved in the Earth’s specific environment, is not designed to survive by itself in extreme conditions such as high radiation or low gravity (among other threats). Therefore, researchers have been developing different types of human-computer interfacing systems (HCI), which support a human body’s physical and mental performance in space. <br /><br />These Space HCI projects range from exoskeletons for supporting humans in low-gravity, to virtual and augmented reality systems for interplanetary exploration, and even zero-gravity musical interfaces for entertainment during the space mission. With advancements in aerospace engineering and the democratized access to space through aerospace tech companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin, space research is becoming more plausible and accessible. The dropping costs of space launches and cubesats enables new interdisciplinary research in art, design, science, and engineering in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. What was once an exclusive, expensive, and narrowly serious pursuit is now evolving to include a vast array of possibilities. Thus, there is now an exciting opportunity for researchers in HCI to contribute to the great endeavor of space exploration by designing new types of interactive systems and computer interfaces which can support human living in space and beyond.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life <br />Friday, June 23<br />7:00 PM ET<br />Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA </div><div>RSVO at <a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/kristen_r._ghodsee/">https://www.harvard.com/event/kristen_r._ghodsee/</a><br /><br />Harvard Book Store welcomes KRISTEN R. GHODSEE—bestselling author of Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence—for a discussion of her new book Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life. She will be joined in conversation by REBECCA TRAISTER, award-winning author of Big Girls Don't Cry.<br /><br />About Everyday Utopia<br />In the 6th century BCE, the Greek philosopher Pythagoras—a man remembered today more for his theorem about right-angled triangles than for his progressive politics—founded a commune in a seaside village in what’s now southern Italy. The men and women there shared their property, lived as equals, and dedicated themselves to the study of mathematics and the mysteries of the universe.<br /><br />Ever since, humans have been dreaming up better ways to organize how we live together, share our property, raise our children, and determine who’s part of our families. Some of these experiments burned brightly for only a brief while—but others carry on today.<br /><br />In Everyday Utopia, fascinatingly feminist thinker Kristen R. Ghodsee whisks you away on a tour through history and around the world to explore those places that have boldly dared to reimagine how we might live our daily lives: from the Danish cohousing communities that share chores and deepen neighborly bonds to matriarchal Colombian ecovillages where residents grow all their own food; and from Connecticut, where new laws make it easier for extra “alloparents” to help raise children not their own, to China, where planned microdistricts ensure everything a busy household might need is nearby.<br /><br />One of those startlingly rare books that upends what you think is possible, Everyday Utopia offers a radically hopeful vision for how to build more contented and connected societies, alongside a practical guide to what we all can do in the meantime to live the good life each and every day.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />How You Can Change the Future of Food<br />Monday, June 26 <br />12pm EST [3:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium, San Francisco, CA <br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-26/how-you-can-change-future-food">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-26/how-you-can-change-future-food</a><br />Cost: $5 - $20<br /><br />Food. It is one of the most fundamental aspect of our lives, connects deeply to our cultures, and impacts everything from the air we breathe to the water we drink to the climate we depend on. In the context of worsening climate shocks and an ongoing epidemic of needless hunger and diet-related illnesses, we dive deep into conversation with two Bay Area food system changemakers talking about a vision of food that includes us all: that provides good, healthy, accessible food for everyone one of us.</div><div><br />We will be in conversation with Navina Khanna, executive director of the HEAL (Health, Environment, Agriculture and Labor) Food Alliance, and national bestselling author Anna Lappé of Real Food Media and the Panta Rhea Foundation. Together, they will share their own food journeys as share stories of how our food system connects to the biggest issues of our time—from the climate crisis to racial justice—and what we can each do about it. Please join us for what will be a fascinating and inspiring conversation!</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>MIT CSAIL + Imagination in Action Present AI Frontiers and Implications<br />Tuesday, June 27</div><div>7:30 am - 9 pm</div><div>MIT Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4n85zMdTgHvpQCy8YqciDQj9-XdyI0ZIMhtqS49dvTG4AHQ/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4n85zMdTgHvpQCy8YqciDQj9-XdyI0ZIMhtqS49dvTG4AHQ/viewform</a><br /><br />The day is split into seven 2-hour blocks, five featuring 12 MIT CSAIL speakers and two being startup-centric. Beyond the 60 presentations in the main room, there will be spaces for casual discussions and networking. The day wraps with a Celebration at One Kendall Square, Cambridge. We are have a special performance by The Kendall Square Orchestra celebrating the 60th anniversary milestone and our aspirations for the event. <br />Feel free to reach out with any questions.<br />Best,<br />Daniela Rus + John Werner<br />Questions: jwerner@mit.edu or events@csail.mit.edu <br /><br />About our Event: <br />On June 27 @ MIT Stata Center, join a community of CSAIL pioneers and AI startups sharing ideas on AI's transformative potential. Hear their visions for AI as they delve into the most compelling opportunities and risks. Engage, connect, and be part of the dialogue!</div><div><br />Additionally, join Bob Metcalfe in celebrating Ethernet's 50th anniversary and his 2022 A.M. Turing Award. For half a century, the ethernet has bridged the world, creating a global web of communication.</div><div><br />Imagination in Action is built on the belief that a single spark can ignite innovation. By blending exponential technology with the human touch, we strive to drive action. Through events in Davos, the California Bay Area, and MIT, we aim to engage the world's leading minds in a dialogue about the future of innovation.</div></div>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-24244448744206941642023-04-30T12:02:00.002-04:002023-04-30T12:02:31.361-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - May 2023<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them.</span><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span></p><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at </span><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (</span><a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">). </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:gmoke@world.std.com" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Index</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston Design Week</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, April 25 - May 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.bostondesignweek.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.bostondesignweek.com/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Anticipating and acting on ocean and marine ecosystem change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 54, 54-915, 21 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/paoc_colloquium_-_charles_stock_gfdl#.ZEslhC-B2c4" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://calendar.mit.edu/event/paoc_colloquium_-_charles_stock_gfdl#.ZEslhC-B2c4</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solve at MIT: Opening Plenary</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building W16: Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts Avenure, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://solve.mit.edu/events/solve-at-mit-2023/custom/public-plenary#page-subnav" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://solve.mit.edu/events/solve-at-mit-2023/custom/public-plenary#page-subnav</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Designing Parks for Green Transportation </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Presented by Esplanade Association</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00PM to 5:00PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP: </span><a href="https://bit.ly/3ZmBbR0" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bit.ly/3ZmBbR0</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Education, Truth, and the Future of Democracy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 – 6 p.m. ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Askwith Hall, Longfellow Building, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greenwashing, carbon capitalism and the role of PR</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, May 5 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:00 - 9:30 EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greenwashing-carbon-capitalism-and-the-role-of-pr-tickets-597797617767" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greenwashing-carbon-capitalism-and-the-role-of-pr-tickets-597797617767</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Landscape Architecture + Climate Action in New England; A Virtual Summit</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, May 5 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00AM to 2:00PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP: </span><a href="https://landscapearchitectureclimateaction.eventbrite.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://landscapearchitectureclimateaction.eventbrite.com</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wake Up the Earth Festival 2023</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, May 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 5:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth Street, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information at </span><a href="https://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org/calendar/wute-2023" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org/calendar/wute-2023</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Warheads to Windmills: Preventing climate catastrophe and nuclear war</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunday, May 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuceGqqzsrGtGLoV5dQNMz784MYw1ljiHx#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuceGqqzsrGtGLoV5dQNMz784MYw1ljiHx#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Climate Action Week</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 8 - Thursday, May 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/hcaw/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/hcaw/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate, Health & Equity: Toward a sustainable future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1 – 6 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Spangler Center, Harvard Business School, 117 Western Avenue, Boston</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00L3j2Rfrik5ELs" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00L3j2Rfrik5ELs</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Seminar: A Personal Reflection on Thirty Years of Energy Transitions - Michael Morgan</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:30pm to 2:20pm [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, NVIDIA Auditorium, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/energy_seminar_Mike_Morgan" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/energy_seminar_Mike_Morgan</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Next in Food Sustainability and Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Radcliffe, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-next-in-food-sustainability-and-climate-change-program" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-next-in-food-sustainability-and-climate-change-program</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Toward Heartier Food Crops: Pursuing Non-Genetic Regulation of Plant Traits</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, May 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00pm to 5:00pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.eventzilla.net/e/toward-heartier-food-crops-2138594460" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.eventzilla.net/e/toward-heartier-food-crops-2138594460</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Morison Prize and Lecture with danah boyd: Made, Not Found: Grappling with the Vulnerabilities of Data</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00pm to 5:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Wong Auditorium, E51-115, 2 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Politics of Trash: How Governments Used Corruption to Clean Cities, 1890–1929</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00PM - 7:00PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MA Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.masshist.org/events/politics-trash-how-governments-used-corruption-clean-cities-1890-1929" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.masshist.org/events/politics-trash-how-governments-used-corruption-clean-cities-1890-1929</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 - $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Creative Solutions for Sustainable Urban Environments</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, May 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:30 - 11:30am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-solutions-for-sustainable-urban-environments-tickets-605087732697" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-solutions-for-sustainable-urban-environments-tickets-605087732697</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy innovation for a net-zero future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, May 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 - 7:30pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Stata Center; Kirsch Auditorium (32-123), 32 Vassar Street Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-innovation-for-a-net-zero-future-tickets-560650158717" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-innovation-for-a-net-zero-future-tickets-560650158717</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Getting to Zero</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, May 10 - Friday, May 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Minneapolis Marriott City Center, Minnesota</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://gettingtozeroforum.org/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://gettingtozeroforum.org/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $75 - $1000</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MA Tech 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, May 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:15am - 3:15pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">750 Main Street, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://masstech15.splashthat.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://masstech15.splashthat.com/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learning for Impact — Filling the Green Skills Gap for Climate Resilience</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, May 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30pm to 7pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Northeastern, Arlington Campus, 1300 17th Street North, Suite 1500, Arlington, VA </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-for-impact-filling-the-green-skills-gap-for-climate-resilience-tickets-612301910497" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-for-impact-filling-the-green-skills-gap-for-climate-resilience-tickets-612301910497</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Floodplain Futures: Flood Insurance and the Economy of Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/floodplain-futures-flood-insurance-and-the-economy-of-climate-change-tickets-579261585997" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/floodplain-futures-flood-insurance-and-the-economy-of-climate-change-tickets-579261585997</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If Science Created Climate Change, Can Science Solve it?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 - 7:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Venture Cafe: CIC Cambridge One Broadway, 5th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information at: </span><a href="https://venturecafecambridge.org/event/the-future-of-climate-change-where-earth-and-space-collide/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://venturecafecambridge.org/event/the-future-of-climate-change-where-earth-and-space-collide/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Green Infrastructure: How can we build a sustainable future?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, May 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 - 10:30 EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-infrastructure-how-can-we-build-a-sustainable-future-tickets-576208393817" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-infrastructure-how-can-we-build-a-sustainable-future-tickets-576208393817</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Taking on Climate Lies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, May 16 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9am - 4pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">BU, Center for Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) 665 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taking-on-climate-lies-tickets-600702115197" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taking-on-climate-lies-tickets-600702115197</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EBC Ascending Professionals Webinar: Ecological Restoration 101</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, May 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-ascending-professionals-webinar-ecological-restoration-101/#registration-details" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-ascending-professionals-webinar-ecological-restoration-101/#registration-details</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Reversing the Rivers: A Memoir of History, Hope, and Human Rights </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00 AM EDT </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/reversing-rivers-memoir-history-hope-and-human-rights" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/reversing-rivers-memoir-history-hope-and-human-rights</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Survival of the Quickest: How Climate Change Has Shaped Evolution</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, May 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online on Zoom or YouTube Live</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/seminars/2022/may-18-survival-of-the-quickest-how-climate-change-has-shaped-evolution/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/seminars/2022/may-18-survival-of-the-quickest-how-climate-change-has-shaped-evolution/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Global sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide by semi-arid forestation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, May 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 - 6pm BST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Imperial College London Exhibition Road London SW7 2BX United Kingdom</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-sequestration-of-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-by-semi-arid-forestation-tickets-588143883187" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-sequestration-of-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-by-semi-arid-forestation-tickets-588143883187</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Full Listings</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston Design Week</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, April 25 - May 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://www.bostondesignweek.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.bostondesignweek.com/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Anticipating and acting on ocean and marine ecosystem change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 54, 54-915, 21 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/paoc_colloquium_-_charles_stock_gfdl#.ZEslhC-B2c4" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://calendar.mit.edu/event/paoc_colloquium_-_charles_stock_gfdl#.ZEslhC-B2c4</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">PAOC Colloquium - Charles Stock (GFDL)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate change projections have argued cogently that the ocean at this century’s end will be far different than the ocean that began it. Many projected ocean changes, including warming ocean temperatures, sea ice declines, more corrosive waters, and fisheries on the move, have shifted from looming threats to contemporary challenges. Climate-informed decisions are needed for resilient marine ecosystems and coastal communities. Recent studies provide compelling evidence that current ocean and climate models can anticipate numerous facets of ocean and marine ecosystem change across decision-relevant time horizons from days to decades. Use of ocean models and predictions to directly inform marine ecosystem decisions, however, remains limited. To address this, ocean prediction systems need to be developed within a sustained end-to-end workflow that allows for efficient dissemination of predictions, continuous evaluation against robust coastal observing capabilities, and continuous feedback from stakeholders to ensure models are fit-to-task. Coastal ecosystems have an outsized importance to marine resources, but the pervasive push for finer model grids to better resolve these systems must be tempered by the necessity for predictions that span the range of ocean futures, and models that are comprehensive enough to capture the diverse drivers and mechanisms underlying marine ecosystem change. These manifold requirements will demand effective integration of global and regional modeling approaches, and coastal observing systems that balance innovation with sustained monitoring needs. NOAA has proposed the Climate Ecosystems and Fisheries Initiative (CEFI) to help meet these challenges and provide the national-scale modeling and decision support system needed to effectively anticipate and act on marine ecosystem change.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About this series: The PAOC Colloquium is a weekly interdisciplinary seminar series that brings together the whole PAOC community. Seminar topics include all research concerning the physics, chemistry, and biology of the atmospheres, oceans and climate, but also talks about e.g. societal impacts of climatic processes. The seminars take place on Monday from 12-1pm. Contact </span><a href="mailto:paoc-colloquium-comm@mit.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">paoc-colloquium-comm@mit.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> for more information and Zoom password.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solve at MIT: Opening Plenary</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building W16: Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts Avenure, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://solve.mit.edu/events/solve-at-mit-2023/custom/public-plenary#page-subnav" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://solve.mit.edu/events/solve-at-mit-2023/custom/public-plenary#page-subnav</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Opening Plenary for Solve at MIT 2023 is open to the public and MIT Community. Schedule available at </span><a href="https://solve.mit.edu/events/solve-at-mit-2023/schedule#page-subnav" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://solve.mit.edu/events/solve-at-mit-2023/schedule#page-subnav</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solve at MIT 2023 is an inspiring, interactive three-day event that brings together our Solve community and cross-sectors leaders from around the world committed to solving global challenges. Over the course of the event, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from leaders in social impact, connect with innovators looking to scale their solutions, form partnerships with like-minded individuals and organizations, and learn about the upcoming 2023 Global Challenges. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our annual Global Challenges are open to anyone, anywhere in the world. Through an open innovation platform, we source tech-based ideas, businesses, or products that solve urgent global problems. The most promising social entrepreneurs from across the world are chosen to join our Solver class in the areas of Economic Prosperity, Climate, Learning, and Health. Solve also selects a group of Indigenous Communities Fellows who are helping to make Native communities in the US thrive.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Designing Parks for Green Transportation </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Presented by Esplanade Association</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00PM to 5:00PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP: </span><a href="https://bit.ly/3ZmBbR0" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bit.ly/3ZmBbR0</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This virtual panel will feature a conversation and Q&A session with representatives from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, community non-profits, public realm designers, and transportation planners. Join us to learn more about how park design projects can contribute to "green transportation" networks with shared-use paths that accommodate people on foot, and on wheels -- without sacrificing safety for park visitors. Attendees will hear about an innovative 2022 pilot project which used custom-designed painted symbols to encourage visitors to slow down, share paths, and look out for one another in Massachusetts' most popular state park.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"></span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator Gerald Autler is Director of Trails and Greenways at DCR, which builds and manages trails and shared-use paths across the Commonwealth. Gerald lives in Boston and uses his bicycle as his primary mode of transportation within the city.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelist Alysoun Wright is an Associate at Stoss Landscape Urbanism and a registered architect. She holds a dual-degree Master in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning from Harvard's Graduate School of Design, and a BS in Architecture and a Master of Architecture from Northeastern.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelist Jessica Mortell is a Principal at Neighborways Design, with a mission to help communities build networks of traffic-calmed streets that are inviting for people of all ages, and prioritize biking and walking.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelist Alyson Fletcher brings an interdisciplinary approach to transportation planning at Nelson Nygaard. She has expertise in multimodal, parking, and transportation demand projects as well as designs for improved intersections and streetscape facilities.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelist Alison Badrigian is the Director of Projects & Planning at the Esplanade Association. The Esplanade Association is a Boston-based nonprofit that works to revitalize and enhance the Charles River Esplanade, sustain its natural green space, and build community in the park in partnership with DCR.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Education, Truth, and the Future of Democracy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 – 6 p.m. ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Askwith Hall, Longfellow Building, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What roles can schools and universities play in helping to shore up democracies — whether in the United States or in countries around the world? Schools should be — can be — key engines for knowledge-building and for producing engaged democratic citizens. What challenges do they face in achieving these aims — and what can we learn from their failures, both historically and today? How should we think about current political activity — from governors and university presidents to legislative sessions to local school board meetings — focused very specifically on education policies and practices? When the political discourse includes K-12 and college curricula, counseling services, bathroom and sports team access, book selection, equity and inclusion policies, school safety, tenure policies, and school and university governance, it begs the question: Are these admirable exercises of democratic activism by engaged citizens, attacks on education in service of misinformation and demonstrable untruths — or both (or neither)? At this pivotal time for education ethics and civic engagement, join us for a rich conversation that will explore these and other critical questions and help put each of us on a path to contribute to a positive path forward. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Neema Avashia, Ethnic Studies Coach, Boston Public Schools</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sigal Ben-Porath, Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Timothy Snyder, Richard C. Levin Professor of History, Yale University </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., Executive Director of Millennium Leadership Initiative, American Association of State Colleges and Universities </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Host</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Meira Levinson, Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society, Harvard Graduate School of Education</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Greenwashing, carbon capitalism and the role of PR</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, May 5 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:00 - 9:30 EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greenwashing-carbon-capitalism-and-the-role-of-pr-tickets-597797617767" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greenwashing-carbon-capitalism-and-the-role-of-pr-tickets-597797617767</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The climate crisis is an existential threat for all who inhabit the planet. For marginalised regions, nations and social groups, the intensity of the threat has been felt more keenly than by those who are already privileged. These inequalities are due not only to the political economy of climate change mitigation and adaptation, but also to the media and communications ecology that surrounds and supports climate discourse in variable ways. Research on media representations of climate change effects has already demonstrated the ways in which coverage privileges western-driven understandings of climate, nature, and human life, and stops short of calling for the fundamental change that is required for planetary survival. In this panel discussion, we add to this work by exploring how the public relations profession has facilitated climate narratives that obfuscate, while perpetuating technodeterministic solutionism that protects corporate ambition and sacrifices the collective good. We contrast such anti-planetary work with a discussion of how public relations strategies and tactics are used by activist groups that fight greenwashing and carbon capitalism to create genuine change that supports, rather than endangers, our collective futures. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Participants </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Melissa Aronczyk is an associate professor in the School of Communication & Information at Rutgers University. She is the co-author (with Maria I. Espinoza) of A Strategic Nature: Public Relations and the Politics of American Environmentalism (Oxford University Press, 2022); and chairs the Greenwashing Working Group for the Climate Social Science Network. Her research has been profiled on the BBC and in The Nation; Grist; Foreign Policy; the Washington Post; and other national and international outlets. Her research articles can be accessed at </span><a href="http://melissaaronczyk.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">melissaaronczyk.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">. Melissa’s talk will focus on the historical legacy of greenwashing by the fossil fuel industry and its impact on current efforts by major companies to promote green initiatives. How do organizations combine green claims with green action in the contemporary context? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Clea Bourne is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research explores how digital economies and markets are mediatised. Her current work explores the public legitimisation of discourses surrounding digital technologies, the impact of AI and automation in media and promotional industries, and the rise of fintech markets and ‘frictionless finance’. She is the author of Public Relations and the Digital: Professional Discourse and Change, and Trust, Power and Public Relations in Financial Markets. She is also co-editor of The Entangled Legacies of Empire: Race, finance and inequality (Manchester University Press). Dr Bourne will explore PR’s role in organising silence and invisibility around the high-tech industry’s massive industrial formations, highlighting recent examples of digital greenwashing and machine washing including market practices such as techno-hype (e.g. ChatGPT). Drawing on feminist perspectives, Dr Bourne will argue that PR work supports structures of power at the intersection of the high-tech industry, global capital markets and national state policies, and that a more sustainable future for PR must acknowledge its duty of care to the planet and the quality of life therein. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Benedetta Brevini PhD is Associate Professor of political economy of communication at the University of Sydney and Senior Visiting Senior Fellow LSE, Department of Media and Communication. Before joining the academy, she worked as journalist in Milan, New York and London for CNBC, RAI and the Guardian. She is the author of several books including Is AI good for the Planet (2022), Amazon:Understanding a Global Communication Giant (2020), Public Service Broadcasting online (2013) and the editor of Beyond Wikileaks (2013), Carbon Capitalism and Communication: Confronting Climate Crisis (2017), Climate Change and the Media (2018). She is currently working on a new volume for Polity entitled “Communication systems, Technology and the climate emergency”. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Paulina Magaña Carbajal is Nutritional Health Campaign Coordinator at El Poder del Consumidor, Mexico. El Poder del Consumidor is an activist organisation that addresses industry interference and conflicts of interest from food companies. Paulina’s work focuses on advocacy in food policies, with an emphasis on obesity and industry interference. She has participated in many policy processes in Mexico, including the adoption of warning labels on ultra-processed foods and changes to Mexican laws and regulations. She trained as a nutritionist, and has a master's degree in Public Health from the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jotham Keleino is an environmental activist based in Papua New Guinea. He has worked in Morobe Provincial Government as a Special Duties Officer, and as a Researcher and Sustainable Development Advocate in Morobe Province and PNG more widely. His current role supports the Evangelical Lutheran Church in PNG in their campaigns addressing social and environmental injustice. He has played a central role in the campaign against the Wafi-Golpu Deep Sea Tailing Placement (see </span><a href="https://www.nowafigolpudstp.org/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.nowafigolpudstp.org/</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">), which would result in tones of mine waste being dumped into the Huon Gulf. Jotham will discuss the campaign, its successes and challenges, and the ongoing struggle against mining companies’ practices in Papua New Guinea.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The panel will be chaired by Professor Lee Edwards, who is Professor of Strategic Communications and Public Engagement in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE, where she also serves as Director of Graduate Studies and Programme Director for the MSc Strategic Communications. For queries, please email </span><a href="mailto:media.events@lse.ac.uk" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">media.events@lse.ac.uk</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Landscape Architecture + Climate Action in New England; A Virtual Summit</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, May 5 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00AM to 2:00PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP: </span><a href="https://landscapearchitectureclimateaction.eventbrite.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://landscapearchitectureclimateaction.eventbrite.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for the second annual virtual, regional summit to discuss climate action through landscape architecture & design in New England. (Held this year in conjunction with Boston Design Week!)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"></span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate change is here. Our outdoor spaces, from backyards to schoolyards, parks to forests to watersheds, have vital roles to play in mitigation and adaptation. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"></span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As a professional community of designers, planners, engineers, scientists, policy makers, advocates, academics, students -- landscape architects and many, many more -- working in Massachusetts and Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island and Vermont and Connecticut and beyond, what are you seeing in your work now? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"></span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As we consider the New England landscape, where do we need to go?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The summit invites participants from across our region to discuss climate ISSUES, current and projected, that cities and towns, rural and suburban areas are experiencing in the landscape today, along with ACTIONS that are underway, and that need to grow. Keynote speakers and a lively series of “lightning talks” will share a lively array of projects, and we’ll discuss measuring IMPACT; a vital design consideration as we look ahead. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wake Up the Earth Festival 2023</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, May 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 5:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth Street, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information at </span><a href="https://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org/calendar/wute-2023" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org/calendar/wute-2023</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Warheads to Windmills: Preventing climate catastrophe and nuclear war</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunday, May 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuceGqqzsrGtGLoV5dQNMz784MYw1ljiHx#/registration" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuceGqqzsrGtGLoV5dQNMz784MYw1ljiHx#/registration</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate catastrophe and nuclear war are two existential threats that could end human civilization as we know it. Both of these threats have been exacerbated by the ongoing war in Ukraine, but nuclear war could happen at any moment, whether on purpose or by accident. And global carbon emissions continue to rise despite all the many efforts to reduce them.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How do we convince the general public to take these threats more seriously? How do we get politicians to address these threats with the urgency and boldness they require? Can we be more effective working together, for instance in pushing for divestment from both fossil fuels and nuclear weapons?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This webinar aims to bring together some of the leading organizations and activists working on these two crucially important issues to discuss how we can better collaborate and coordinate our efforts to save the planet from these existential threats before it is too late. There will be break-out rooms to help us connect to some of the campaigns that are already ongoing.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Program</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00 Welcomes and introduction</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:05 Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis of the Poor People’s Campaign will introduce the urgency of addressing climate change and nuclear weapons within the context of crushing inequalities, the scourge of racism and so many other pressing issues that need to be addressed.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:10 Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton of DC will introduce her 2023 Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Conversion Bill, H.R. 2775</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:15 Timmon Wallis of NuclearBan.US will introduce the newly revised and updated report: Warheads to Windmills: Preventing Climate Catastrophe and Nuclear War</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:20 Medea Benjamin of CodePink will discuss how rising tensions with Russia and China are increasing the risks of nuclear war and undermining international collaboration to address the climate crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:25 Natalie Mebane of Greenpeace will talk about the need for climate and anti-nuclear activists to work together to address these two existential threats</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 Roundtable discussion on how we can better collaborate and coordinate efforts to address these two issues and the links between them, featuring:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kevin Martin, President, Peace Action</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ivana Hughes, President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Swanson, Executive Director, World Beyond War</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jill Stein, Green Party</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jim Rine, Veterans for Peace</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Christian Ciobanu, Reversing the Trend</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nicholas Mele, Pax Christi</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Joe Hodgkin, MD, Back from the Brink</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Alex Rafalowicz, Fossil Fuel Treaty</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Susan Theberge, Climate Action Now</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jackie Cabasso, Mayors for Peace</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00 Break-out Rooms giving participants an opportunity to speak, ask questions and discuss some of the on-going and proposed projects that focus on addressing these two existential threats.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room 1: Collaboration between climate and anti-nuclear activists – Continuation of the discussion in the main room</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room 2: People Over Pentagon – follow-up webinar program – Jonathan King</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room 3: Pressuring the Profiteers – Vicki Elson</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room 4: Lobbying Congress to support Norton bill – Timmon Wallis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room 5: Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons and Climate Commission in Mass – Kathleen Hamill</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room 6: Mayors for Peace and other efforts at municipal level – Jackie Cabasso</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room 7: National Back from the Brink campaign – Joe Hodgkin</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room 8: PSR program on climate and nuclear weapons – Brita Lundberg</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room 9: VFP Climate Crisis and Militarism project – Jim Rine</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room 10: Other ideas welcome</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 Conclusion and end of the webinar</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Climate Action Week</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 8 - Thursday, May 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/hcaw/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/hcaw/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 8, 2023 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Climate Leadership Summit: Creating the Climate Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Emerging Climate Leaders</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">At the first annual Harvard Climate Leadership Summit on May 8th, student leaders from across Harvard will launch a student – led platform for collaboration in the climate space. The Harvard Climate Leadership Summit will convene students and decision – makers across industry, government, and civil society to cultivate a rising generation of climate leadership. Click the “learn more” button to register and view more details.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 8, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate, Health, and Equity: Toward a Sustainable Future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This symposium will bring together leading researchers and policy makers to explore the interplay between planetary and public health — with a rigorous focus on solutions. Keynote speaker Heather McTeer Toney, vice president for community engagement at the Environmental Defense Fund, will end the program with a clarion call for climate justice, as together we work to build a more sustainable future. Open to the public; please click “learn more” to register for the in-person symposium and see our full agenda.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 8, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Next in Food Sustainability and Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Radcliffe Institute</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What does climate change mean for our food systems? How do our food production and consumption habits contribute to the climate crisis? The four speakers in this year’s program will explore the complex interplay of food and climate change, challenging and illuminating our unsustainable relationships with meat and water, soil and sea. The presentations will adopt both regional and international perspectives – from the depletion of fish stocks in the United States to crop failures in rural communities in the Global South – while highlighting mitigation and adaptation strategies in these areas. In – person & Virtual sessions open to the public.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 8, 2023 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Urban Green Space as a Climate (and Equity) Solution </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Division of Continuing Education</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please join us for a virtual panel discussion on May 8, 2023, from 3-4pm ET as part of Harvard University’s Climate Action Week. Urban parks and green spaces are a key solution to climate change because they reduce the Urban Heat Island effect, mitigate flooding and damage from weather-related disasters, and increase the mental and physical health of the people living in these communities. Delivering both a climate change and an equity solution, our speakers will discuss the benefits of urban green spaces, some challenges in implementing these nature-based climate solutions, including displacement and gentrification, and how communities can scale up this vital climate change solution. Hear about these solutions from: Diane Regas, CEO, Trust for Public Land; Dr. Isabelle Anguelovski, Director of Barcelona Laboratory for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability; and, Catherine Werner, Sustainability Director for the City of St. Louis, MO.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 8, 2023 | 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Law School Environmental and Climate Justice Reception</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Law School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Energy & Environmental Law Program and the Emmett Environmental and Policy Law Clinic at Harvard Law School are celebrating Massachusetts-based advocates, attorneys, and policymakers advancing environmental and climate justice.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 9, 2023 | 8:00 am – 6:00 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Climate Symposium: Rising to the Climate Challenge </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This inaugural Harvard Climate Symposium focuses on the fundamental changes that we must make to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the requisite levels. The event will convene leaders in government, business, civil society, and academia, who are helping bring about these changes. The event represents the first major event of the Salata Institute’s Climate Action Accelerator, which will serve as both a resource and a partner to leaders around the world seeking to meet the climate challenge. Virtual sessions open to the public, in person conference by invitation only. Additional details and registration to be confirmed.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 10, 2023 | 8:30 am – 6:30 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Accelerating Climate Solutions </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Business School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate change is here, it’s urgent, and it affects every aspect of business and global society. Join us for a groundbreaking day of discussion and interaction around what it takes to discover, develop, scale, and achieve meaningful progress on climate solutions. Through expert panels, case discussions, and networking, we will consider the role of the firm, individual business leaders, and HBS, as well as new business and investment opportunities. The conference, hosted by the HBS Business & Environment Initiative as part of Harvard Climate Action Week, will bring together distinguished faculty, HBS alumni and other business leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs. In person conference – invitation only. Virtual sessions open to the public.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 10, 2023 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Building Our Resilient Future: Education Driving Hope, Innovation, and Action</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Graduate School of Education</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In conversation with national and local leaders, the Graduate School of Education will highlight an action – oriented agenda for the education sector with innovation and engagement as drivers for climate resilience and mitigation. This event will show how schools and communities are already making an impact in confronting climate change – altering our use of resources, creating exciting learning opportunities, and advancing equity in community approaches. The event will explore ways to accelerate progress, to spur collective effort, and to act with urgency. Participants will be asked to share stories of where they are finding hope and momentum now. In – person and open to the public. Additional details and registration coming soon.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 10-11, 2023 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">| – GEM23 Conference: Growing in a Green World</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Center for International Development</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join Harvard University’s Center for International Development (CID) for its flagship Global Empowerment Meeting, where change-makers from academia, government, business, civil society, and philanthropy will gather to share insights and develop action-focused strategies and solutions to combat climate change. GEM23: Growing in a Green World will explore different dimensions of climate change, with a particular lens on both the challenges and opportunities emerging from developing countries. The emphasis will be on action so that we have pathways to pursue evidence – driven solutions together. In – person conference – invitation only. Virtual sessions open to the public.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 10, 2023 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Designing Sustainable Solutions for a Better Built Environment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Graduate School of Design and Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">With mounting evidence of the impact of human activity on the global climate, the built environment is increasingly understood as a critical site for applied and conceptual research in questions of energy and ecology. In light of the increasing imperative to act on mitigating the causes and effects of climate change—and to devise new pathways for research and investigation—Harvard’s Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) and the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) are pleased to present, “Designing Sustainable Solutions for a Better Built Environment.” This event features a keynote address by Harvard’s Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, James Stock, followed by short presentations by CGBC affiliated faculty from the GSD, whose research ranges from a carbon-free electrical grid to radiant cooling devices. A five-minute Q&A session will follow each presentation. Faculty presenters include Holly Samuelson, Niall Kirkwood, Peter Rowe, Craig Douglas, Rosalea Monacella, Martin Bechthold, Erika Naginski, and Jonathan Grinham. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 10, 2023 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SEAS Nexus EventHarvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How can we better forecast climate risks? What sustainable energy technologies do we need? At the fifth annual SEAS Nexus, we are showcasing the ways our scientists and engineers accelerate promising ideas and transformative solutions to tackle our biggest climate challenges. As part of a daylong program at the Science and Engineering Complex, participants will hear about leading translational research from SEAS faculty and graduate students. Participants will also have a chance to connect with alumni, industry partners, and our wider community.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 10, 2023 | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Policy In ActionHarvard Kennedy School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Professor Henry Lee will conduct a fireside chat with Nat Keohane, the president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, former Special Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate in the Obama White House, and an alum of the political economy and government doctoral program at Harvard. Henry and Nat will discuss recent progress in the U.S. climate policy space (including the Inflation Reduction Act and U.S. participation in international climate agreements), and the actions that must be taken to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. This event will be open to the public. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">May 11, 2023 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Examining the Religious and Spiritual Implications of Climate ChangeHarvard Divinity School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What kind of religious and spiritual questions are raised by climate collapse? How might understanding the religious dimensions of climate collapse and responses to it inform scientific, business, policy, activist, and other professional communities seeking to develop sustainable and just climate solutions? Religion and spirituality play a crucial role in shaping drivers of climate change and responses to it worldwide. In this online conversation, Harvard Divinity School faculty members Matthew Ichihasi Potts, Terry Tempest Williams, Janet Gyatso, and Diane L. Moore will examine the religious and spiritual implications of climate change. This will be a virtual, public event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate, Health & Equity: Toward a sustainable future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1 – 6 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Spangler Center, Harvard Business School, 117 Western Avenue, Boston</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00L3j2Rfrik5ELs" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00L3j2Rfrik5ELs</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKER(S) Melissa Hoffer, Massachusetts Climate Chief</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Janet McCabe, EPA Deputy Administrator</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Heather McTeer Toney, Vice president, community engagement, Environmental Defense Fund</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Faculty from Harvard Chan School and Harvard Medical School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate change is actively harming human health — and the more we understand the harms, the better we can confront them.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On May 8, the Harvard Chan School will bring together leading scientists, policy makers, and activists to examine climate-driven threats to public health, including the spread of infectious diseases, the rise of food insecurity, and the surge in forced migration.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The symposium will also put a rigorous focus on solutions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Leading policy makers at the state and federal level will share their perspectives.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information at </span><a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/climate-health-equity-toward-a-sustainable-future/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/climate-health-equity-toward-a-sustainable-future/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO Stephanie Simon, </span><a href="mailto:ssimon@hsph.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ssimon@hsph.harvard.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Seminar: A Personal Reflection on Thirty Years of Energy Transitions - Michael Morgan</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:30pm to 2:20pm [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stanford, NVIDIA Auditorium, 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/energy_seminar_Mike_Morgan" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/energy_seminar_Mike_Morgan</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mike Morgan will share his reflections and lessons learned from 30 years as a leader and venture investor in a range of energy businesses that have seen significant transitions, including: natural gas infrastructure, residential solar, batteries + AI, and energy-optimizing software.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mike Morgan is a co-founding partner and chairman of Triangle Peak Partners, a manager of venture and growth equity investments in energy and technology. He also serves on the boards of three public companies navigating the transition to a more sustainable energy future. He is the former president and current lead director at Kinder Morgan, one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America. He is a current director and former lead director of Sunnova, a leading residential solar and energy storage company. He also serves as director of Stem, which combines advanced energy storage with a world-class AI-powered analytics platform.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mike is a frequent Stanford volunteer and has served in a variety of roles: as national chair of The Stanford Fund, co-chair of the Precourt Institute for Energy’s advisory council, and on the boards of the DAPER Fund, the Stanford LEAD Council, the GSB Management Board, the Undergraduate Cabinet, and the Parents’ Advisory Board.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mike earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and both a BA in Economics and an MA in Sociology from Stanford. He previously served as an Adjunct Professor at the Jones School of Business at Rice University.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Next in Food Sustainability and Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Radcliffe, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-next-in-food-sustainability-and-climate-change-program" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-next-in-food-sustainability-and-climate-change-program</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What does climate change mean for our food systems? How do our food production and consumption habits contribute to the climate crisis? The four speakers in this year’s program will explore the complex interplay of food and climate change, challenging and illuminating our unsustainable relationships with meat and water, soil and sea. The presentations will adopt both regional and international perspectives—from the depletion of fish stocks in the United States to crop failures in rural communities in the Global South—while highlighting mitigation and adaptation strategies in these areas.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kimberly Oremus, assistant professor, School of Marine Science and Policy, College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of Delaware</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Angela J. Rigden, assistant professor, Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Niki Rust, head of land, agriculture, and nature, UK Climate Change Committee</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Divya Solomon, doctoral student, resource policy and behavior, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Poster Session</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please join us in person for a student poster session showcasing work related to the broad themes of climate change and environmental justice after the conference at 4 PM. This will take place at the Knafel Center in Coolidge Room 105.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Toward Heartier Food Crops: Pursuing Non-Genetic Regulation of Plant Traits</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, May 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00pm to 5:00pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.eventzilla.net/e/toward-heartier-food-crops-2138594460" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.eventzilla.net/e/toward-heartier-food-crops-2138594460</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this webinar, Whitehead Member Mary Gehring will explore epigenetic mechanisms of information transfer from one generation of plants to the next. She will focus on the role of DNA methylation and demethylation in plant growth and development. And she'll discuss the prospects for epigenetic engineering of heartier plants -- which will be key to feeding a growing global population despite climate change's negative effects on agricultural yields.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Live webinar. Visit </span><a href="https://wi.mit.edu/events" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://wi.mit.edu/events</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> for details and to register.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Questions?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact Erin DeMarco at </span><a href="mailto:edemarco@wi.mit.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">edemarco@wi.mit.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Morison Prize and Lecture with danah boyd: Made, Not Found: Grappling with the Vulnerabilities of Data</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:00pm to 5:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Wong Auditorium, E51-115, 2 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About the talk:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Made, Not Found: Grappling with the Vulnerabilities of Data</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The U.S. census is a piece of data infrastructure upon which countless programs, policies, and decisions depend. In fact, many data produced in the 21st century ripples through complex sociotechnical systems, shaping actions far from the point of data production and collection. This is particularly visible when it comes to the development of artificial intelligence systems. By understanding how data are made, we can start to appreciate the various work that goes into ensuring that data are resilient. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this talk, danah will draw on lessons learned studying the construction of 2020 U.S. census data to grapple with the ways in which political forces shape data in order to shape the systems that depend on those data. This talk will weave through discussions of differential privacy, statistical repairwork, and epistemic contestations about what makes data "real" to showcase the invisible layers of data that we all take for granted. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">From danah boyd’s website:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">danah boyd is a Partner Researcher at Microsoft Research and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on the intersection of technology and society, with an eye to how structural inequities shape and are shaped by technologies. She is currently conducting a multi-year ethnographic study of the US census to understand how data are made legitimate. Her previous studies have focused on media manipulation, algorithmic bias, privacy practices, social media, and teen culture. Her monograph “It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens” has received widespread praise. She founded the research institute Data & Society, where she currently serves as an advisor. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and on the advisory board of Electronic Privacy Information Center. She received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Brown University, a master’s degree from the MIT Media Lab, and a Ph.D in Information from the University of California, Berkeley.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Politics of Trash: How Governments Used Corruption to Clean Cities, 1890–1929</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, May 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00PM - 7:00PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MA Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.masshist.org/events/politics-trash-how-governments-used-corruption-clean-cities-1890-1929" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.masshist.org/events/politics-trash-how-governments-used-corruption-clean-cities-1890-1929</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 - $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Patricia Strach, University of Albany, and Kathleen Sullivan, Ohio University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Politics of Trash explains how municipal trash collection solved odorous urban problems using nongovernmental and often unseemly means. Patricia Strach and Kathleen S. Sullivan tell a story of dirty politics and administrative innovation that made rapidly expanding American cities livable. When the efforts of sanitarians, engineers, and reformers failed, public officials turned to the tools of corruption as well as to gender and racial hierarchies. Effective waste collection involves translating municipal imperatives into new habits in homes and private spaces. To change domestic habits, officials relied on gender hierarchy to make the women of the white, middle-class households in charge of sanitation. When public and private trash cans overflowed, racial and ethnic prejudices were harnessed to single out scavengers, garbage collectors, and neighborhoods by race. These early informal efforts were slowly incorporated into formal administrative processes that created the public-private sanitation systems that prevail in most American cities today. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Creative Solutions for Sustainable Urban Environments</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, May 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:30 - 11:30am EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-solutions-for-sustainable-urban-environments-tickets-605087732697" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-solutions-for-sustainable-urban-environments-tickets-605087732697</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Part of the Creative Industries Festival 2023 collection</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can we transform our built environment to a nature positive one? Join our discussion!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In collaboration with the Sustainable and Resilient Futures Network, this session introduces architect Iva Stanisheva, an Oxford Brookes alumna and part of the Architects Climate Action Network, who will discuss circular economy in construction and the development of urban environments in the context of the climate crisis. The conversation continues with local experts Helen Gordon, Creative Director and Co-founder of Kite Creative (an Oxfordshire regenerative design and build interior studio and workshop) and Oliver Bannister, Project Manager and Project Lead at Ridge and Partners (a multidiscipline property and construction consultancy with a Head Office in Blenheim Park). The panel will focus on positive practices on the ground to transform Oxford(shire)'s built environment to a nature positive one. Audiences are invited to reflect, ask questions and take practical outcomes forward. The session is facilitated and moderated by Dr Esra Kurul, Lead of the Sustainable and Resilient Futures Network.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This session is part of the third International Creative Industries Festival, organised by the Creative Industries Research and Innovation Network (CIRIN) at Oxford Brookes University. Our slogan this year is “Joyful Resistance”! To learn more about our programme and different themes, please visit: Creative Industries Festival 2023.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy innovation for a net-zero future</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, May 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30 - 7:30pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Stata Center; Kirsch Auditorium (32-123), 32 Vassar Street Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-innovation-for-a-net-zero-future-tickets-560650158717" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-innovation-for-a-net-zero-future-tickets-560650158717</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an exciting panel on energy innovation for a net-zero future. Researchers from across MIT will discuss current research underway, focusing on the five priorities in the recent publication, “U.S. Innovation to Meet 2050 Climate Goals.”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers will present on the following topics: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Efficient building heating and cooling, presented by Christoph Reinhart, Alan and Terri Spoon Professor of Architecture and Climate, and Director, Building Technology Program, MIT Department of Architecture</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Net-zero aviation, presented by William H. Green, Hoyt Hottel Professor in Chemical Engineering, MIT Department of Chemical Engineering</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Net-zero power grid and electrification, presented by Anuradha Annaswamy, Senior Research Scientist, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Industrial products and fuels for a net-zero circular economy, presented by Bilge Yildiz, Breene M. Kerr (1951) Professor, MIT Departments of Nuclear Science & Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fusion energy at scale, presented by Dennis Whyte, Director, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, and Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, MIT Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderated by Anne White, Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Research Administration, School of Engineering Distinguished Professor of Engineering, MIT Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Getting to Zero</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, May 10 - Friday, May 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Minneapolis Marriott City Center, Minnesota</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://gettingtozeroforum.org/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://gettingtozeroforum.org/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $75 - $1000</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Getting to Zero Forum is the premier event dedicated to building decarbonization. With a growing number of climate emergencies across the United States and around the world, there is no more important time than now for the Getting to Zero Forum. The event brings together the world’s leading experts to share best practice approaches to reducing energy demand and decarbonization related to policy, program, and projects. It is the only event with a broad cross-section of stakeholders focused on ambitious building efficiency goals and is an ideal venue for organizing both the policy and building communities to achieve zero carbon ambitions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MA Tech 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, May 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:15am - 3:15pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">750 Main Street, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://masstech15.splashthat.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://masstech15.splashthat.com/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fifteen years ago Massachusetts leaders drove a burst of catalyzing activity: creating the billion-dollar Life Science Initiative and passing important climate legislation that kickstarted the energy transition. Join Deval Patrick, Katie Rae, and more colleagues across business and government in the Commonwealth for a retrospective on the decade and a half since and a call to action on where we go next. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Learning for Impact — Filling the Green Skills Gap for Climate Resilience</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, May 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:30pm to 7pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Northeastern, Arlington Campus, 1300 17th Street North, Suite 1500, Arlington, VA </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-for-impact-filling-the-green-skills-gap-for-climate-resilience-tickets-612301910497" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-for-impact-filling-the-green-skills-gap-for-climate-resilience-tickets-612301910497</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Washington, D.C.-area employers need workers with green skills to prepare the region for extreme weather, natural disasters, pandemics, longer allergy seasons, and other climate-related challenges. Neighborhoods, cities, states, and nations increasingly depend on advanced research, analysis, and management to prepare communities for unforeseeable climate changes.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Northeastern University’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) offers experiential learning through advanced degree and certificate programs that use real-world problems and hands-on experience to equip professionals with green skills for building climate resilience and sustainability.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us on May 10, 2023, at our regional campus in Arlington, to learn how partnering with CSSH and the Policy School can help your workforce get experiential opportunities for building skills in climate resilience and making a positive impact in our region, nation, and world.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The discussion will be led by:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Maria Ivanova, Director and Professor, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs (Policy School), Northeastern University, College of Social Sciences and Humanities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ichelle Wyman, Executive Director, the Thomas Lovejoy Amazon Biodiversity Center; Member, Policy School Advisory Committee, Northeastern University, College of Social Sciences and Humanities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">tephen Flynn, Director and Professor, Global Resilience Institute, Northeastern University, College of Social Sciences and Humanities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">osh Sawislak, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP; Distinguished Senior Fellow, Global Resilience Institute</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">racy Corley, Director of CSSH Programs in Arlington and Professor of the Practice in Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University College of Social Sciences and Humanities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Reserve your seat for this critical conversation on partnering for climate resilience!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Floodplain Futures: Flood Insurance and the Economy of Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/floodplain-futures-flood-insurance-and-the-economy-of-climate-change-tickets-579261585997" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/floodplain-futures-flood-insurance-and-the-economy-of-climate-change-tickets-579261585997</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Communities around the United States face the threat of being underwater. This is not only a matter of rising waters reaching the doorstep. It is also the threat of being financially underwater, owning assets worth less than the money borrowed to obtain them. Many areas around the country may become economically uninhabitable before they become physically unlivable.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rebecca Elliott is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science and author of Underwater: Loss, Flood Insurance, and the Moral Economy of Climate Change in the United States. In the book, she explores how families, communities, and governments confront problems of loss as the climate changes. She offers the first in-depth account of the politics and social effects of the US National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which provides flood insurance protection for virtually all homes and small businesses that require it. In doing so, the NFIP turns the risk of flooding into an immediate economic reality, shaping who lives on the waterfront, on what terms, and at what cost.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">New Orleans-based photographer Virginia Hanusik explores how invisible policies such as flood insurance have exacerbated the impacts of climate change. Her current work encourages thinking of coastal communities around the US as an interconnected system rather than as separate and expendable landscapes.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Houston-based Alice Liu will discuss the work of West Street Recovery, a horizontally structured grassroots organization which aims to use the disaster recovery process to build community power. Their work is rooted in an understanding that disasters amplify previously existing inequalities. There are no natural disasters: the destruction of climate disasters is produced by social, racial, and political factors.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">During this event Elliot, Hanusik, and Liu will discuss their current work and how invisible policies such as flood insurance have exacerbated the impacts of climate change.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information about this talk, please visit: </span><a href="https://mascontext.com/events/floodplain-futures-flood-insurance-and-the-economy-of-climate-change" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mascontext.com/events/floodplain-futures-flood-insurance-and-the-economy-of-climate-change</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MAS Context is supported in part by private donations. For information about how to support MAS Context, please visit: </span><a href="https://mascontext.com/support" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://mascontext.com/support</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If Science Created Climate Change, Can Science Solve it?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 - 7:30pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Venture Cafe: CIC Cambridge One Broadway, 5th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited and imagination encircles the world.” - Albert Einstein</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Be part of an experience that integrates behavioral science research from MIT & Harvard with field practices in collective wisdom generation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join a listening circle and be part of an experience that integrates behavioral science research from MIT and Harvard with field practices in collective wisdom generation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Facilitated by We Are Open Circle in partnership with Blue Green, this session will offer an opportunity to bridge the efforts of our intellects with our natural creative capacities as we tend to the rapid transformations of our world.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please note: This workshop will be an experiential learning exercise — active participation is encouraged. It is designed less to find answers, but instead to shift the questions we are asking about our environment and the way we are responding to it.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Part of the May 11, 2023 Venture Café event, “The Future of Climate Change: Where Space & Earth Collide.” More information at: </span><a href="https://venturecafecambridge.org/event/the-future-of-climate-change-where-earth-and-space-collide/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://venturecafecambridge.org/event/the-future-of-climate-change-where-earth-and-space-collide/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Green Infrastructure: How can we build a sustainable future?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, May 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 - 10:30 EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-infrastructure-how-can-we-build-a-sustainable-future-tickets-576208393817" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-infrastructure-how-can-we-build-a-sustainable-future-tickets-576208393817</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Due to our growing population and increased urbanisation, it is estimated that globally we build the equivalent of a city the size of Paris every single week!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">At present, the building and construction industry is responsible for almost 40% of global carbon emissions, of which 70% is from energy consumption and the remainder from construction materials. The strive for net-zero emissions would require these CO2 emissions to fall by 50% by 2030 according to the IEA. As the energy grid transitions away from fossil fuels, it is evident that the next step in the fight against climate change is tackling the carbon footprint of building materials, both the manufacture and supply of construction materials as well as the construction process itself. As such, we invite you to join us as we ask the question: How can we build a sustainable future?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This online event will include a panel discussion with experts in construction from both industry and academia to highlight the top priorities and challenges for decarbonising infrastructure, as well as cutting-edge research in the area. There will be the opportunity for you to ask the panellists your burning questions and understand the best practices for building a greener world. All staff, students and general public are welcome.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chair:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Professor Rachael Rothman - Professor of Sustainable Chemical Engineering, The University of Sheffield</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panellists:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr Danielle Densley Tingley - Senior Lecturer in Architectural Engineering, The University of Sheffield</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr Brant Walkley - Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, The University of Sheffield</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ricardo Moreira - Managing Director at XCO2, a company that focuses on sustainable infrastructure</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More speakers to be confirmed.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is a part of Festival of Debate 2023 which runs from 12 April to 26 May. For full listings please visit </span><a href="https://festivalofdebate.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://festivalofdebate.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">. If you tweet about the event, please use the Grantham Centre handle @granthamcsf. For information about more upcoming free Grantham Centre events, please visit our website.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Taking on Climate Lies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, May 16 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9am - 4pm EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">BU, Center for Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) 665 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taking-on-climate-lies-tickets-600702115197" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taking-on-climate-lies-tickets-600702115197</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Taking on Climate Lies symposium will take place from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on the 17th floor of Boston University's new Center for Computing & Data Sciences building– the greenest building in BU’s history and one of the most sustainable buildings in New England. We anticipate a lively program with fresh research findings from the team, keynote speaker Deputy Climate Chief Jonathan Schrag, lunch, and refreshments. Most of all, we look forward to your discussion and participation as we work to use the findings to create a better future. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This symposium will share the focused research findings on Data and Misinformation in an Era of Sustainability and Climate Change Crises.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">By BU Institute for Global Sustainability</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EBC Ascending Professionals Webinar: Ecological Restoration 101</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, May 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-ascending-professionals-webinar-ecological-restoration-101/#registration-details" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-ascending-professionals-webinar-ecological-restoration-101/#registration-details</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The EBC Ascending Professionals Committee invites you back for another “101” webinar on ecological restoration. This webinar will introduce professionals and project managers to ecological restoration and tools from the federal and state government to start project planning. This program will educate attendees on the purpose of ecological restoration, when it’s applied in projects, and offer a case study highlighting successes and challenges unique to New England. This type of work is crucial to decreasing our impact on the environment.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A robust panel discussion with the audience will conclude the webinar.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Reversing the Rivers: A Memoir of History, Hope, and Human Rights </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00 AM EDT </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/reversing-rivers-memoir-history-hope-and-human-rights" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/reversing-rivers-memoir-history-hope-and-human-rights</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">From 1994 to 2006, William F. Schulz headed Amnesty International USA. During this time, he and the organization confronted some of the greatest challenges to human rights, including genocides in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Sudan; controversies over the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the use of torture by the United States after 9/11; as well as growing concern about inequities in the American justice system, from police misconduct to the death penalty. Drawing upon his encounters with tyrants, the inspiration of brave human rights heroes, and collaborations with celebrities ranging from Patrick Stewart to Salma Hayek, Schulz uses poignant narrative and amusing anecdotes in Reversing the Rivers to discuss the day-to-day realities of struggling with life-and-death human rights crises.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKERS</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">William F. Schulz | Affiliate Professor, Meadville Lombard Theological School; Former Executive Director, Amnesty International USA (1994-2006)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mathias Risse (moderator) | Faculty Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Survival of the Quickest: How Climate Change Has Shaped Evolution</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, May 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online on Zoom or YouTube Live</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/seminars/2022/may-18-survival-of-the-quickest-how-climate-change-has-shaped-evolution/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/seminars/2022/may-18-survival-of-the-quickest-how-climate-change-has-shaped-evolution/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Daniel Richard</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Evolution acts most strongly during times of change – favouring those species that are best equipped to handle new challenges. In the distant past, climate change has acted as a strong driver of evolutionary change – shaping species and whole ecosystems as they adapt to their new environments. Given that we are in the midst of our own period of intense climate change – one of our own making – we’ll consider how evolution and natural selection may respond to redefine the plants and animals around us.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Global sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide by semi-arid forestation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, May 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 - 6pm BST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Imperial College London Exhibition Road London SW7 2BX United Kingdom</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-sequestration-of-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-by-semi-arid-forestation-tickets-588143883187" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-sequestration-of-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-by-semi-arid-forestation-tickets-588143883187</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The global carbon sequestration potential of semi-arid forests is described. Organic and inorganic carbon sequestration were studied in Israel’s planted Yatir forest, a 28 km2 Aleppo pine forest growing at the semi-arid timberline (with no irrigation or fertilization). The organic carbon sequestration rate (above and below ground) was measured as 550 g CO2 m−2 yr−1, by Eddy Covariance flux and Carbon Stock counting methods. Assuming that the soil composition at Yatir is representative, we estimate a global organic sequestration rate of roughly 3.0 billion tons CO2 yr−1, after future global forestation, by extrapolating to 20 % of the global semi-arid area. Consider also the inorganic carbon sequestration rate. A tree’s roots exhale CO2 into the soil after some of the tree’s glucose (produced by photosynthesis) has been oxidized to supply energy for the tree’s cellular processes. The bicarbonate concentration decreases with depth, corresponding to time, as the bicarbonates precipitate and are incorporated within the soil. At Yatir, in 1 Liter of sediment, the calcite precipitation rate was measured as 22 mg CO2 yr−1 L−1. Such calcite remains in place long term, not dissolving in low rainfall semi-arid regions. Taking 6 m as the global average depth of root respiration in semi-arid regions, extrapolating as above, roughly 0.8 billion tons of CO2 could potentially be precipitated globally each year in the USZ as calcite. The total organic plus inorganic sequestration rate of ~4 billion tons CO2 yr−1 then represents roughly 20 % of the present annual increase of 20 billion tons of CO2 being added to the present global atmospheric CO2 reservoir of ~3200 billion tons. Although the uncertainties are high, this estimate already demonstrates the global potential, the need for further measurements, and the need to begin implementing a global land management policy of widespread tree planting in semi-arid regions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About the speaker:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Murray Moinester, Emeritus Professor of Physics, received his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 1968, and then joined the faculty at Tel Aviv University. He served as guest professor for extended periods at many leading universities and accelerator laboratories, has extensive experience in experimental and computational methods, carried out many research programs in high energy particle physics, published some 250 scientific papers in refereed journals, and authored some 75 conference papers. Since retirement, he works in the fields of particle physics, archaeology on infrared spectral imaging & scientific dating, environmental radioactivity, and climate engineering.</span>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-86560997947506023582023-04-01T18:12:00.001-04:002023-04-01T18:12:17.626-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - April 2023<p><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. </span></p><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at <a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a>) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (<a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a>). </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, April 3</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Future We Want: What have we learned since Rio+20?<br />Monday, April 3<br />9am EDT [3:00 PM in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RI6C8etSRlOWrWJ2_t2X_g?timezone_id=Europe%2FBerlin">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RI6C8etSRlOWrWJ2_t2X_g?timezone_id=Europe%2FBerlin</a><br /><br />In this tenth year since the Rio+20 “Future We Want” was adopted, this webinar will explore ways the 2012 outcome laid the foundations and still advances the objectives the SDG Summit will seek to reinforce. <br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Social cost of carbon: What it is, why it matters, and why the Biden administration seeks to raise it<br />Monday, April 3<br />11:00 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT<br />Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Falk auditorium, Washington, DC<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/events/social-cost-of-carbon-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-why-the-biden-administration-seeks-to-raise-it/">https://www.brookings.edu/events/social-cost-of-carbon-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-why-the-biden-administration-seeks-to-raise-it/</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A pragmatists' guide to machine learning for Earth observation imagery<br />Monday, April 3<br />11:15am to 12:15pm<br />Harvard, SEC LL2.224, 150 Western Avenue, Allston, MA<br />More information at <a href="https://crcs.seas.harvard.edu/event/valerie-pasquarella-harvard-forest-and-google">https://crcs.seas.harvard.edu/event/valerie-pasquarella-harvard-forest-and-google</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Policy Seminar: Hélène Benveniste on "Climate Mobilities: Empirical Evidence & International Policy Responses"<br />Monday, April 3<br />12:00pm - 1:15pm<br />Rubenstein Building - David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Room 414AB<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ywq0WyQ5TRuFYvX1nx9IjQ">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ywq0WyQ5TRuFYvX1nx9IjQ</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Innovations in Long-Term Care Convening <br />Monday, April 3<br />12:30pm to 8:00pm<br />MIT, Samberg Conference Center, 6th Floor, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8L8249ue4RwmQjckfrVhyBEdsbMmXYY7vOVRlSIvvYtaQUw/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8L8249ue4RwmQjckfrVhyBEdsbMmXYY7vOVRlSIvvYtaQUw/viewform</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Beginning to End the Climate Crisis: A Discussion with Climate Activists<br />Monday, April 3<br />3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT<br />Kleinman Energy Forum, Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA <br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/events/beginning-to-end-the-climate-crisis-a-discussion-with-climate-activists/">https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/events/beginning-to-end-the-climate-crisis-a-discussion-with-climate-activists/</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet<br />Monday, April 3<br />6:00 PM ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/virtual_event_john_reid/">https://www.harvard.com/event/virtual_event_john_reid/</a><br />Free: $5 suggested donation<br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Pre-Release Screening & Discussion: NUCLEAR NOW!<br />Monday, April 3<br />6:30 – 9 p.m.<br />Harvard, Science Center Lecture Hall C, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://environment.harvard.edu/event/nuclear-now">https://environment.harvard.edu/event/nuclear-now</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, April 4</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nature-Positive Solutions for Climate Resilience<br />Tuesday April 4<br />9:00am EDT [1:00 p.m. GMT]<br />Online<br />RSVP at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MXGBcOukTmyFrP6rpFBmVw<br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Methane vs. CO2 in climate policy: The problem with global warming potentials<br />Tuesday, April 4<br />10:00am to 11:00am EDT<br />MIT, Building 54-915, 21 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA<br />Stream at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/94965503582#success">https://mit.zoom.us/j/94965503582#success</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Music in a Burning World<br />Tuesday, April 4<br />4 PM ET<br />Harvard, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Revg0KwEQ2S-nYTWii_uQw">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Revg0KwEQ2S-nYTWii_uQw</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What Would Be A Just Energy Transition<br />Tuesday, April 4<br />4:00 PM EDT<br />Faculty House, Garden Room 2,64 Morningside Dr., New York, NY <br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SWDebEFlTgW6gvRnYxOtUw">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SWDebEFlTgW6gvRnYxOtUw</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, April 5</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tilting on its Axis: How to Steady a Climate-Threatened World<br />Wednesday, April 5<br />12 PM ET<br />Penn Arts & Sciences, Weitzman School of Design, Perry World House <br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.alumni.upenn.edu/s/1587/gid2/16/interior.aspx?sid=1587&gid=2&pgid=39981&cid=83335&ecid=83335&crid=0&calpgid=36358&calcid=83330">https://www.alumni.upenn.edu/s/1587/gid2/16/interior.aspx?sid=1587&gid=2&pgid=39981&cid=83335&ecid=83335&crid=0&calpgid=36358&calcid=83330</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Reiki, Energy Medicine, and Post-Materialism: A Conversation with Research Scientist Dr. Natalie Dyer (T&T Gnoseologies Series)<br />Wednesday, April 5<br />1 – 2 p.m.<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/3116760490511/WN_z4Rjw88jQH6vfgPXez5ZnA">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/3116760490511/WN_z4Rjw88jQH6vfgPXez5ZnA</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The EU’s Energy Policy after Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine<br />Wednesday, April 5<br />2:00 pm to 3:15 pm<br />BU, Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road, Boston, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.bu.edu/european/2023/02/20/the-eus-energy-policy-after-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-04-05-23/">https://www.bu.edu/european/2023/02/20/the-eus-energy-policy-after-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-04-05-23/</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Inner Asia in the Anthropocene: Towards a Global Environmental History<br />Wednesday, April 5<br />1:15pm ET <br />Harvard, CGIS-S250, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrc-ipqTgpHND68s6OAXnzOfbllUvfsup2">https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrc-ipqTgpHND68s6OAXnzOfbllUvfsup2</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">"Pleistocene Park" Documentary Film Screening and Panel<br />Wednesday, April 5<br />7 – 9:30 p.m.<br />Harvard, Carpenter Center Theater, 24 Quincy Street, Cambridge<br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, April 6</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Multiple Impacts of Energy Efficiency: Social Indicators<br />Thursday, April 6<br />7:30 am EDT [1:30 PM in Brussels]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://copperalliance.zoom.us/webinar/register/6716770939743/WN_3QEqUxOKQ-S8Jp_7i_xy9A">https://copperalliance.zoom.us/webinar/register/6716770939743/WN_3QEqUxOKQ-S8Jp_7i_xy9A</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy webinar series: Reliability, energy markets, and the clean energy transition<br />Thursday, April 6<br />1:00pm to 2:00pm <br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hLJwmOIMQmWFCnJMpBG9Kg#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hLJwmOIMQmWFCnJMpBG9Kg#/registration</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Canary Live Boston<br />Thursday, April 6<br />5:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT<br />Greentown Labs 444 Somerville Ave Somerville, MA 02143<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-live-boston-tickets-539295245597">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-live-boston-tickets-539295245597</a><br />Cost: $49<br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solidarity, Community and Well Being: The Surprising Rewards of Degrowth<br />Thursday, April 6<br />7:00 pm EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcOiqrDgjG9c87erMjbKPjqjAz_bAL6bi">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcOiqrDgjG9c87erMjbKPjqjAz_bAL6bi</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, April 8</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wilder Lecture Series: Stay Wild<br />Saturday, April 8<br />12 – 1:30 p.m.<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kc-mvrDMpG9EevFNRVy203BZU8d9aYEz8">https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kc-mvrDMpG9EevFNRVy203BZU8d9aYEz8</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, April 10</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Policy Seminar: Weila Gong and Joanna Lewis on "China's Coal Transition"<br />Monday, April 10<br />12 – 1:15 p.m.<br />Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein 414AB, 1 Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-weila-gong-and-joanna-lewis-chinas-coal-transition">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-weila-gong-and-joanna-lewis-chinas-coal-transition</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, April 11</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nature Swagger<br />Tuesday, April 11<br />12:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2y4F_ZWCS8quYjYkKTbmKg">https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2y4F_ZWCS8quYjYkKTbmKg</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Annual Edgerton Center Teams Showcase<br />Tuesday, April 11<br />4:00pm to 5:00pm<br />MIT, Lobby 13, 105 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA <br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-edgerton-center-teams-showcase-tickets-569775823827">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-edgerton-center-teams-showcase-tickets-569775823827</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Justice as Racial Justice: Student Panel<br />Tuesday, April 11<br />4:30-5:30 pm<br />Harvard James Room East, Swartz Hall, 45 Francis Ave, Cambridge, MA</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, April 12</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Columbia Global Energy Summit 2023<br />April 12<br />8:00 AM in Eastern Time<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CWi_P4agQmyIjDA7CEqW3A">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CWi_P4agQmyIjDA7CEqW3A</a><br />PLEASE NOTE: You should complete this registration form only if you plan on joining the event virtually via Zoom. For in-person registration, visit https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events/<br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EBC Climate Change and Air Webinar: Let’s Do It – Actionable Climate Action Plans<br />Wednesday, April 12<br />9:00 am - 11:30 am EST<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-climate-change-and-air-webinar-lets-do-it-actionable-climate-action-plans/">https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-climate-change-and-air-webinar-lets-do-it-actionable-climate-action-plans/</a><br />Cost: $30 - $140</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Resilience: A Capacity to Absorb Disturbances and Shocks<br />Wednesday, April 12<br />4:00pm<br />Harvard, John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, Music Building<br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stories Are Cages, Stories Are Wings—So What Stories Do We Tell About Climate?<br />Wednesday, April 12<br />6:30pm<br />Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, April 13</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rethinking education for a climate-resilient future<br />Thursday, April 13<br />9:30 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT<br />Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.Washington, DC<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/events/rethinking-education-for-a-climate-resilient-future/">https://www.brookings.edu/events/rethinking-education-for-a-climate-resilient-future/</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Future of Business with AI<br />Thursday, April 13<br />9am - 4pm<br />MIT Samberg Conference Center, Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.imaginationinaction.co/the-future-of-business-with-ai">https://www.imaginationinaction.co/the-future-of-business-with-ai</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EBC Energy Resources Leadership Program: DOER Commissioner Elizabeth Mahony and DOER Leadership is:<br />Thursday, April 13<br />12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST<br />Prince Lobel Tye LLP, One International Place, Suite 3700, Boston, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-energy-resources-leadership-program-doer-commissioner-elizabeth-mahony-and-doer-leadership/">https://ebcne.org/event/ebc-energy-resources-leadership-program-doer-commissioner-elizabeth-mahony-and-doer-leadership/</a><br />Cost: $30 -$140<br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate and the Classroom: How K-12 teachers can bring climate change into their curricula, and how schools and communities can empower them to do so.<br />Thursday, April 13<br />1 - 2pm EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-and-the-classroom-tickets-574630835297">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-and-the-classroom-tickets-574630835297</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Barriers to Transforming Climate Dialogue<br />Thursday, April 13<br />4:00pm <br />John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, Music Building, 3 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, April 14</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Creating Pathways into Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Training Future Leaders<br />Friday, April 14<br />9:00 am - 12:00 pm<br />Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/creating-pathways-into-climate-adaptation-and-resilience-training-future-leaders/">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/creating-pathways-into-climate-adaptation-and-resilience-training-future-leaders/</a><br />Cost: $15 - $45</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, April 17</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Policy Seminar: Jahi Wise on "The Outlook for the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund"<br />Monday, April 17<br />12:00pm - 1:15pm<br />Harvard, Wexner Building - Room 434 A-B, 19 Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PQR_AaGeQv-QwK_fFcZk2Q">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PQR_AaGeQv-QwK_fFcZk2Q</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, April 18</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cities Climate Action Summit 2023<br />Tuesday, April 18 4:00pm - Thursday, April 20 12:00 EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cities-climate-action-summit-2023-tickets-539347471807">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cities-climate-action-summit-2023-tickets-539347471807</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing [SERC] Symposium 2023<br />Bringing together social scientists and humanists with engineers and computer scientists to showcase the work of the MIT community<br />Tuesday, April 18 <br />8am - 5:30pm <br />MIT Campus: E14, 6th floor (Media Lab)75 Amherst Street Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/serc-symposium-2023-tickets-528561139597">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/serc-symposium-2023-tickets-528561139597</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bifurcations Large and Small<br />Tuesday, April 18<br />10:00am to 11:00am<br />MIT, Building 54-915, 21 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA<br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Food Systems Transformation- Why We Are All Responsible<br />Tuesday, April 18<br />4:00 PM - 6:00 PM<br />Faculty House, 64 Morningside Dr., New York, NY <br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KwUoMLQ4Qqyv7g87-ATrJQ">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KwUoMLQ4Qqyv7g87-ATrJQ</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, April 19</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Fascism in America<br />Wednesday, April 19<br />12 PM ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UpWkWr6wRxS9Yna522wj5Q">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UpWkWr6wRxS9Yna522wj5Q</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Future of Climate Action: A Conversation with Gina McCarthy<br />Wednesday, April 19<br />5:00pm to 6:30pm<br />Harvard, Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWumARf88oY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWumARf88oY</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, April 20</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Value of a Whale: On the Illusions of Green Capitalism<br />Thursday, April 20<br />10:00 AM<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HUTgMhJ8Rv2ryo7pqhmxyQ">https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HUTgMhJ8Rv2ryo7pqhmxyQ</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Restorative Justice<br />Thursday, April 20<br />5-6:15PM EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pncZcuD1SOyOv1KkQrbWuA">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pncZcuD1SOyOv1KkQrbWuA</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, April 22</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Altered Access Panel: The Body<br />Saturday, April 22<br />1:00pm to 2:30pm<br />MIT ACT Cube, E15-001 Lower Level, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://listart.mit.edu/calendar/altered-access-panel-body">https://listart.mit.edu/calendar/altered-access-panel-body</a><br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Altered Access Panel: To Build<br />Saturday, April 22<br />1:00pm to 2:30pm<br />MIT ACT Cube, E15-001 Lower Level, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://listart.mit.edu/calendar/altered-access-panel-build">https://listart.mit.edu/calendar/altered-access-panel-build</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">TEDxMIT: Superpowers<br />Saturday, April 22<br />2:45 pm till 6:45 pm<br />MIT, Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tedx.mit.edu/resgister-april22-23">https://tedx.mit.edu/resgister-april22-23</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, April 24</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Journey in Engineering Space Systems: From the Mars Helicopter to Project Kuiper<br />Monday, April 24<br />4 PM ET<br />Harvard, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X7YySPD-QbKH2Z9g2bmg4g">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X7YySPD-QbKH2Z9g2bmg4g</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, April 25</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Amy Westervelt on Drilling, Denial and Disinformation<br />Tuesday, April 25<br />9am EDT [12:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-04-25/amy-westervelt-drilling-denial-and-disinformation">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-04-25/amy-westervelt-drilling-denial-and-disinformation</a><br />Cost: 0 - $20<br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Just Transition or Just a Transition? The Importance of Power, Organizing, and Framing in Decarbonization<br />Tuesday, April 25<br />4:15pm–6:00pm <br />The Heyman Center, Second Floor Common Room, Columbia University<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://sofheyman.org/events/climate-futures-climate-justice-just-transition-or-just-a-transition-the-importance-of-power-organizing-and-framing-in-decarbonization">https://sofheyman.org/events/climate-futures-climate-justice-just-transition-or-just-a-transition-the-importance-of-power-organizing-and-framing-in-decarbonization</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The economics of climate change<br />Tuesday, April 25<br />5:30 - 6:30am EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-economics-of-climate-change-tickets-574557626327">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-economics-of-climate-change-tickets-574557626327</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, April 26</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Postindustrial Ecology: New Values in Recovering Marine Ecosystems<br />Wednesday, April 26<br />12 PM ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cq-7x3iISBaDpH3soDpXqQ">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cq-7x3iISBaDpH3soDpXqQ</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">States and Nature: The Effects of Climate Change on Security<br />Wednesday, April 26<br />12:00pm to 1:30pm<br />MIT, E40-496, in-person limited to the MIT Community<br />and Online<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5ooD8Ydk4vd83Ac8VNEoQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5ooD8Ydk4vd83Ac8VNEoQ</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Making Sustainable Design, From the Classroom to the World<br />Wednesday, April 26<br />3pm EDT<br />MIT Museum 314 Main Street Cambridge, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-sustainable-design-from-the-classroom-to-the-world-tickets-596091103537">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-sustainable-design-from-the-classroom-to-the-world-tickets-596091103537</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, April 27</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Green Transition: Industrial Policy, Geopolitics and the Role of Business<br />Thursday, April 27<br />1:30 PM<br />Harvard Kennedy School, Wexner 330, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mTAxYtGrTPK6cwd6ZD_wDw">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mTAxYtGrTPK6cwd6ZD_wDw</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sustainable Finance Initiative Seminar: Henry Gonzalez, Green Climate Fund<br />Thursday, April 27<br />4pm to 5pm PT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/sfi_seminar_green_climate_fund#about_stream">https://events.stanford.edu/event/sfi_seminar_green_climate_fund#about_stream</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, May 4</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solve at MIT: Opening Plenary<br />Thursday, May 4<br />1:00pm to 2:30pm<br />MIT, Building W16: Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts Avenure, Cambridge, MA<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://solve.mit.edu/events/solve-at-mit-2023/custom/public-plenary#page-subnav">https://solve.mit.edu/events/solve-at-mit-2023/custom/public-plenary#page-subnav</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Education, Truth, and the Future of Democracy<br />Thursday, May 4<br />4:30 – 6 p.m. ET<br />Harvard, Askwith Hall, Longfellow Building, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA<br /></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-71169985919533829902023-02-26T23:04:00.005-05:002023-02-26T23:04:59.485-05:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - March 2023<div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Conferences<br />Lecture Series<br />Events<br /><br />These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. <br /><br />This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at <a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a>) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (<a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a>). <br /><br />A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. <br /><br />If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br /><br />Solar IS Civil Defense,<br />George Mokray<br />gmoke@world.std.com<br /><br /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books<br /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list<br /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list<br /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list<br /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events<br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds<br /><br />—————————<br /><br />Tuesday, February 28</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Powering the Mekong: Does “clean energy” mean more dams?<br />Tuesday, February 28<br />3am - 5am EST (15:00 - 16:00 BKK)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_56hHaxT_T-yZZpA7toeM6Q">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_56hHaxT_T-yZZpA7toeM6Q</a><br /><br />This webinar will examine the region’s energy trends and the role of hydropower in the context of the global energy crisis. It will focus on the region’s overall energy outlook, policymakers’ perceptions of hydropower dams as “clean energy”, the role of local communities in adopting clean energy and the importance of a just transition in the region and beyond. SEI Asia’s Research Fellow, Stefan Bößner will present.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Accelerating Climate Resilience Webinar: Resilience Hubs <br />Tuesday, February 28<br />11 a.m. - 12 p.m.<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAofuCpqjkvHdL9rWm6rCpxXQG9zctQQXJb">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAofuCpqjkvHdL9rWm6rCpxXQG9zctQQXJb<br /></a><br />The Accelerating Climate Resilience 2023 Speaker Series is launching in partnership with the Equity in Clean Energy Webinar Series. Join us on February 28th from 11am to 12pm to learn more about resilience hubs, including different types of resilience hubs, their co-benefits, and their connection to climate resilience planning. During this virtual panel discussion, you’ll have a chance to hear from three practitioners who are currently working on building resilience hubs in communities around the country:<br /><br />Penelope Funaiole, Prevention and Outreach Manager, City of Medford <br />Aubrey Germ, Climate and Resilience Planner, City of Baltimore<br />Missy Stults, PhD.Sustainability and Innovations Director, City of Ann Arbor<br /><br />You’ll also learn about the potential usage of clean energy in resilience hubs and about the benefits and opportunities of effectively establishing and promoting resilience hubs in your own community. <br /><br />————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Dorceta Taylor: Untold Stories of the Conservation Movement: Race, Class and Environmental Protection</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Tuesday, February 28</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">6:00pm<br />BC, Gasson Hall, 100 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Dorceta E. Taylor is a professor of environmental justice and the Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Yale School of the Environment. Dr. Taylor directs YSE's Environmental Fellows Program and the Yale Conservation Scholars Early Leadership Initiative. She is a leading expert in the field of institutional diversity and workforce dynamics in the environmental sector. In 2014 Taylor authored a landmark national report, The State of Diversity in Environmental Institutions: Mainstream NGOs, Foundations, and Government Agencies. Dorceta Taylor has also published several influential books including Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility (2014) and The Rise of the American Conservation Movement: Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection (2016). <br /><br />Part of the Rewilding Planet Earth Series<br />Sponsored by Environmental Studies Program, African and African Diaspora Studies Program, Department of Sociology, and the Department of History <br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">—————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Wednesday, March 1<br /><br />Biodiversity 8 Deepdive: Symbiosis is Challenging Survival of the Fittest<br />Wednesdays, March 1 – May 12<br />RSVP at <a href="https://bio4climate.org/course-offerings/biodiversity-8-deepdive-into-symbiosis/registration/">https://bio4climate.org/course-offerings/biodiversity-8-deepdive-into-symbiosis/registration/</a><br /><br />How has conventional interpretation of Darwin’s survival of the fittest shaped not only our understanding of science and extinction, but also economics and cultural values? Are we genetically doomed to compete with nature and with each other until our species joins the long list of other species headed for extinction?<br /><br />It might surprise you to know that the theory of symbiosis in nature is as old as survival of the fittest. New discoveries showing how most species cooperate and communicate can give us a more hopeful view of the future. <br /><br />Join us for a 12 week deep dive into the science, history, and cultural implications of how we understand evolution and interspecies relationships.<br /><br />Format<br />This is a 12 week course that meets every Wednesday, starting March 1 and running through May 12, 2023. Sessions will be held from 12 – 2pm ET and 7 – 9pm ET on Zoom to accommodate students’ schedules. <br /><br />Join a live class each week to discuss readings, enjoy expert presentations, and be challenged to do your own experiments. Past classes have even included discussions with the authors! You can also connect to the Biodiversity Deepdive community through an exclusive Google Groups forum. <br /><br />Your instructor<br />Jim Laurie discovered the magical power of nature in his work as a biologist in the chemical industry to clean toxic wastewater with “living machines”. His career turned to restoration biology and teaching. You will enjoy his interactive and thought provoking style which makes science accessible, while still being comprehensive.<br /><br />Course Description<br />In Biodiversity 7, we learned how to create Mini-Forests using the Miyawaki Method from author Hannah Lewis. Tony Hiss, the writer of Rescuing the Planet also visited class, sharing his ideas to protect large areas in North America and connect them with wildlife corridors. A third author, Kristin Ohlson, came to class and challenged us to look for connections and cooperation in nature. <br /><br />Competition is an important process in nature, but building relationships and sharing resources may be essential if a species wants to survive on a changing planet for millions of years. Our human civilization is now facing a Climate Emergency and experiencing the 6th major extinction episode. Will humans survive another century with our present belief systems? Kristin Ohlson declares, “We need better metaphors.” <br /><br />Biodiversity 8 Deepdive will explore recent discoveries in biology and the ancient wisdom of Indigenous observers in an effort to identify these better metaphors and weave together a more hopeful vision of the future than “survival of the fittest.” For example, the microbiome in our human gut was not appreciated until early in this century. Now we are finding that trees and mycorrhizal fungi work together in healthy soils to create a subsurface microbiome. Must multicellular organisms like plants, animals, and fungi nurture healthy microbiomes to ensure their own survival? Let’s find out. <br /><br />Another important area of discovery is the field of epigenetics. It appears that much of our genetic code is acting like ‘switches’ which turn other genes on or off depending on environmental changes. The genetic code doesn’t change, but the organism does, and these changes in the switching can be passed on to future generations. Paleontologist Peter Ward believes this might explain how quickly biodiversity often returns after extinction episodes. Life seems to be more resilient than is explained by random mutations alone.<br /><br />Robin Wall Kimmerer dives into these new discoveries and weaves into the narrative the stories of her Potawatomi Tribe in the Western Great Lakes and Midwest. Kimmerer asks us to listen to what the plants and animals are trying to teach us. Appreciating the communication between often very different species was obvious to many Indigenous scientists long before it was recognized in our research universities. Kimmerer’s book Braiding Sweetgrass has been recommended by many students in my previous Biodiversity courses, and will join the focus of this course.<br /><br /> Books used in the course:<br />1. Sweet in Tooth & Claw: Stories of Generosity & Cooperation in the Natural World – by Kristin Ohlson. <br />2. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants – by Robin Wall Kimmerer <br />3. LaMarck’s Revenge: How Epigenetics is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Evolution’s Past & Present – by Peter Ward<br /><br />Whether this is your first or eighth course, please join us if you are curious about nature and its power to restore ecosystems to abundance. The veterans of previous classes will help you catch up in your learning. We are developing into a “Symbiosis Team” to ameliorate or reverse the impacts of Global Warming. Everyone has much to learn and share and there is much to be done. We need and appreciate your enthusiasm on the team, and encourage people to join at the level that they are able to. Sliding scale pricing is available, as are scholarship options. To join us, register below!<br /><br />————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">2030 solar and wind roadmap for Pakistan<br />Wednesday, March 1<br />5:30am EST [11:30 AM in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://agora-energiewende-de.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RXguv17OS0-84V-_4ZzlWQ">https://agora-energiewende-de.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RXguv17OS0-84V-_4ZzlWQ</a><br /><br />In this joint webinar between the Institute of Policy Studies and Agora Energiewende, learn how Pakistan can accelerate the development of wind and solar power while improving energy security, reducing reliance on fossil fuel, and lowering costs for consumers. Experts from Pakistan and Europe will discuss up-to-date analysis on integrating renewables into Pakistan’s grid, the role of potential electric vehicle markets, and distributed energy solutions.<br /><br />The webinar will be held in English and include a Q & A session.<br /><br />We will publish the presentation on the day of the webinar in order to make sure you can access it no matter the internet connection.<br /><br />RECORDING<br />We are going to record the webinar to publish it on our website afterwards.<br /><br />We look forward to your participation and a lively discussion!<br /><br />————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Energy Efficient Circuits Beyond what have been known as the Fundamental Limits: Power Converter, Analog Interface and Frequency Generation<br />Wednesday, March 1</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:00pm to 1:00pm<br />MIT, Grier Room, Building 34-401, 34 Vassar Street, Cambridge<br /><br />Speaker: Taekwang Jang, ETH Zurich<br />Abstract: Circuit designers are entering an exciting new era where innovations in circuits are the key to reshaping the future. With the emerging trends in machine learning, IoE, brain-machine interface, 6G comm., quantum computing, and so on, we are required to make drastic improvements in performance. This talk introduces analog and mixed-signal circuit techniques that overcome what have been believed as the fundamental limits.<br /><br />Bio: T. Jang received Ph.D. in EE from the U. Michigan, and worked at Samsung for 5 years on PLL designs. In 2018, he joined ETH Zürich as an assistant professor, leading the Energy-Efficient Circuits and IoT Systems group. He is the recipient of the 2021/2022 ISSCC Outstanding European Paper Award.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">—————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Enhancing the Benefits of Human Mobility through Development Interventions<br />Wednesday, March 1</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:30pm to 2:00pm<br />MIT Building 9, 9-255 105 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge<br />This is an in-person event with a virtual option. To join the Zoom Webinar, registration is required: <a href="https://bit.ly/BenefitsHumanMobility">https://bit.ly/BenefitsHumanMobility</a><br /><br />About the speaker:<br />David Khoudour (he/him) is Global Human Mobility Adviser within the Recovery Solution and Human Mobility Team at the UNDP Crisis Bureau in New York City, where he coordinates UNDP work on migration and forced displacement. Prior to his current assignment, David worked as Regional Human Mobility Adviser at the UNDP Regional Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean in Panama and, before that, as Adviser for Migration and Development at the UNDP Colombia Office, supporting the Presidency of the Republic of Colombia in its response to the Venezuelan displacement crisis. He is also the co-chair of the KNOMAD Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Special Issues. Before joining UNDP in 2018, David was the Head of the Migration and Skills Unit at the OECD Development Centre, in Paris, and the chair of the KNOMAD TWG on Policy and Institutional Coherence. Until 2010, he was a researcher at the CEPII, a French economic think tank, and a lecturer at HEC Paris, the University Paris Nanterre and Sciences Po, from where he holds a PhD in Economics. David was also a Fulbright scholar at the University of California-Berkeley, as well as a professor of economics and the head of the Observatory on international migration at the Universidad Externado de Colombia in Bogota.<br /><br />Free and open to the public.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Reducing Child Poverty in the United States<br />Wednesday, March 1</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET <br />The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-attend-reducing-child-poverty-us">https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-attend-reducing-child-poverty-us</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">and Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-reducing-child-poverty-united-states">https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-reducing-child-poverty-united-states</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Ending child poverty remains an economic and moral imperative. Policy changes made during the COVID-19 pandemic caused dramatic reductions in child poverty and child food insecurity, but when the 2022 poverty and food insecurity numbers are released, we expect to see that much of these gains reversed. <br /><br />On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will convene leaders and experts to examine the economic impacts of child poverty and propose solutions to get back on track to a thriving American childhood. The event will feature a fireside chat between U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Amna Nawaz of PBS NewsHour. <br /><br />The forum will also include two panel discussions featuring Lauren Bauer (Brookings), Wendy Edelberg (Brookings), Robert Greenstein (Brookings), Vince Hall (Feeding America),Bradley Hardy (Georgetown University), Grace B. Hou (Illinois Department of Human Services), Christine James-Brown (Child Welfare League of America), Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach (Northwestern University), and Eric Schwartz (76 West Holdings). <br /><br />The event coincides with the release of three essays focused on delivering in-kind nutrition benefits to children; addressing place-based poverty; and instating a partially refundable Child Tax Credit. <br /><br />For updates on the event, follow @HamiltonProj on Twitter and join the conversation using #ChildPoverty. </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Sulfur and the organic carbon cycle<br />Wednesday, March 1</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">4:00pm to 5:00pm<br />MIT, Building 54, Room 209, 21 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA <br /><br />Organic matter (OM) burial in sediments is fundamental to planetary habitability and stability on timescales ranging from billions of years to decades or less. OM burial is tightly linked with biogeochemical processes in the sulfur cycle, which can both respire OM and potentially preserve organic matter through the process of OM sulfurization. We are only beginning to understand the implications of these mechanisms for climate and atmospheric oxygenation. In this talk, I will highlight our recent results from both deep time and modern systems that provide fresh insights into the timescales and drivers of organic sulfur formation, and into the impacts of microbial sulfur cycling on sedimentary OM burial more broadly. In both Mesoproterozoic basins and modern marine O2 deficient zones, we find evidence that OM transformations are driven by microbial sulfur cycling, and that these processes may represent important feedbacks with global climate and redox state. These results have direct applications related to the urgent human need to address climate change and remove billions of tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere, and I will share some of our efforts to understand the risks and potential for CO2 removal (CDR) via biomass sequestration in anoxic settings.<br /><br />About this Series: The Department Lecture Series at EAPS at MIT is a series of weekly talks given by leading thinkers in the areas of geology, geophysics, geobiology, geochemistry, atmospheric science, oceanography, climatology, and planetary science. For more information and Zoom password please contact Madelyn Musick: mmusick@mit.edu</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">—————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Psychology for a Safe Climate [PSC] In Conversation with Joelle Gergis: Humanity’s Moment<br />Wednesday, March 1<br />6:00 pm – 7:30 pm AEDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/psc-in-conversation-with-joelle-gergis-humanitys-moment-tickets-512564031817">https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/psc-in-conversation-with-joelle-gergis-humanitys-moment-tickets-512564031817</a><br /><br />This is the first event for 2023 in our online series titled PSC in Conversation. The series has been designed to invite deeper conversation in our community about the emotional and existential dimensions of climate change, looking at some of Australia's most interesting thinkers on this topic.<br /><br />Dr Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer. She is an internationally recognised expert in Australian and Southern Hemisphere climate variability and change who has authored over 100 scientific publications. Joëlle is a lead author on the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report — a global review of climate change science.<br /><br />Joëlle will be talking with PSC's Charles Le Feuvre, about her latest book, Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope.<br /><br />In Humanity’s Moment, Joëlle explains the science in the IPCC report with unflinching honesty, explaining what it means for our future, while sharing her personal reflections on bearing witness to the heartbreak of the climate emergency unfolding in real time. But this is not a lament for a lost world. It is an inspiring reminder that human history is an endless tug-of-war for social justice. We are each a part of an eternal evolutionary force that can transform our world. Joëlle shows us that the solutions we need to live sustainably already exist - we just need the social movement and political will to create a better world.<br /><br />—————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Thursday, March 2</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Tufts Energy Conference 2023</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Thursday, March 2 – Friday, March 3</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">5:00 PM EST<br />Tufts University 419 Boston Avenue Medford, MA 02155</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tufts-energy-conference-2023-tickets-529744308487">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tufts-energy-conference-2023-tickets-529744308487</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">The 2023 Tufts Energy Conference, The Energy Sector of the Future: Innovation, Equity, and Infrastructure, will convene a diverse and international group of leaders to explore how equity can be incorporated in innovation systems and infrastructure investments to bring about a just and affordable energy transition for all.<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">The Tufts Energy Conference is open to students, experts, and the public - creating a space to discuss the critical energy issues of today.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Systems Change for People and Planet: What You Need to Know<br />Thursday, March 2<br />10 a.m. EST (4 p.m. CET)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_du_IQb_QRVSAJAOnr9BvZg">https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_du_IQb_QRVSAJAOnr9BvZg<br /></a><br />Organiser: World Resources Institute (WRI)<br /><br />To limit global temperature rise, conserve nature, and build a fairer economy that benefits everyone, we will need deep change across every aspect of our economies at a pace and scale we have not yet seen. Because our world is complex and interconnected — small changes in one system can have unforeseen consequences in others — spurring transformative action requires a systemic approach.<br /><br />Join Systems Change Lab on March 2 at 10 a.m. EST (4 p.m. CET) to learn what you need to know about systems change. Systems Change Lab has identified more than 70 transformational shifts needed to protect both people and the planet, highlighting current action against climate, biodiversity and equity targets.<br /><br />————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">A Clean Energy Workforce and the Path to Equity<br />Thursday, March 2</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:00PM - 1:30PM</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Kleinman Energy Forum, Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104<br />and Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-clean-energy-workforce-and-the-path-to-equity-registration-518131815207">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-clean-energy-workforce-and-the-path-to-equity-registration-518131815207</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Speaker<br />NIKKI LUKE, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville<br />Moderator<br />SHELLEY WELTON, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy<br /><br />Visiting Scholar Nikki Luke chronicles how subsidized worker training programs in the South grew a workforce of laborers in utilities, energy efficiency, and solar panel manufacturing.<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— <br /><br />Moakley Chair Webinar Series: When Will This War End? Unraveling The Russia-Ukraine Crisis<br />Thursday, March 2<br />4:00 PM<br />Online <br />RSVP at <a href="https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejm5jgr50d4a71e4&oseq=&c=&ch=">https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejm5jgr50d4a71e4&oseq=&c=&ch=<br /></a><br />Speakers & Panelists <br />General George W. Casey, Jr. served 41 years in the U.S. Army following his graduation from Georgetown University. He is an accomplished leader and an authority on strategic leadership. He led the Army from 2007-2011 and is widely credited with restoring balance to a war-weary Army and leading the transformation to keep it relevant in the 21st Century. He was a stalwart advocate for military families, wounded Soldiers, and survivors of the fallen, and took on the tough issues of suicide and reducing the stigma attached to combat stress. Prior to this, he commanded the Multi-National Force – Iraq, a coalition of more than 30 countries, where he guided the Iraq mission through its toughest days. In his 15 years as a general officer, he held numerous senior leadership positions in Europe, the Middle East and in the United States. He is currently lecturing on leadership at the SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University, and to leaders of national and multinational corporations. He also lectures on International Relations at the Korbel School, University of Denver. He serves as the Chairman, USO Board of Governors; and on the boards of Denver University, Leonardo DRS; ColtCZ North America; the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality; the Center for Global Development, and several other organizations that support our servicemen and women, our Veterans and their families. He has published two books, Strategic Reflections, Operation Iraqi Freedom, July 2004-2007, about his experiences in Iraq, and Supporting Veterans After 50 Years of the All-Volunteer Force, with Dr. Joel Kupersmith, and several articles on leadership, including, “Leading in a ‘VUCA’ World”, Fortune.<br /> <br />Ambassador Karl Eikenberry is a faculty member of Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, currently specializing in Middle East security affairs. He is a former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (retired). From 2011-2019 he was the Director of the U.S.-Asia Security Initiative at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University. He was also an affiliate with the Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies' Center for International Security and Cooperation; Center for Democracy, Development, and Rule of Law; and The Europe Center. Prior to his arrival at Stanford, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2009 until 2011. Before appointment as Chief of Mission in Kabul, Ambassador Eikenberry had a thirty-five year career in the United States Army, retiring with the rank of lieutenant general. His military operational posts included as commander and staff officer with mechanized, light, airborne, and ranger infantry units in the continental U.S., Hawaii, Korea, Italy, and as the Commander of the American-led Coalition forces in Afghanistan. He held various policy and political-military positions, including Deputy Chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium; Director for Strategic Planning and Policy for U.S. Pacific Command at Camp Smith, Hawaii; and Assistant Army and later Defense Attaché at the United States Embassy in Beijing. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, has earned master’s degrees from Harvard University in East Asian Studies and Stanford University in Political Science, and was a National Security Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. Ambassador Eikenberry earned an Interpreter’s Certificate in Mandarin Chinese from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office while studying at the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Chinese Language School in Hong Kong and has an Advanced Degree in Chinese History from Nanjing University in the People’s Republic of China. His military awards include the Defense Distinguished and Superior Service Medals, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Ranger Tab, Combat and Expert Infantryman Badges, and master parachutist wings. He has received the Department of State Distinguished, Superior, and Meritorious Honor Awards, and Director of Central Intelligence Award. His foreign and international decorations include the Canadian Meritorious Service Cross, and French Legion of Honor. Ambassador Eikenberry is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and serves on the Academy’s Committee on International Security Studies. He belongs to the boards of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva, The Asia Foundation, American Councils for International Education, Asia Society of Northern California, National Bureau of Asian Research, and National Committee on American Foreign Policy. His articles and essays on U.S. and international security issues have appeared in Foreign Affairs, The Washington Quarterly, The American Interest, American Foreign Policy Interests, Lawfare, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Lawfare, Foreign Policy, Survival, Dædalus, The Financial Times, Parameters, and Military Review.<br /> <br />Professor Padraig O’Malley is the John Joseph Moakley Distinguished Professor of Peace and Reconciliation at UMass Boston’s the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies and author on topics related to divided societies. Born in Dublin, Ireland, O’Malley is an award-winning author and expert on democratic transitions and divided societies, with special expertise on Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Iraq. His latest book, The Two-State Delusion: Israel and Palestine – A Tale of Two Narratives, was published by Viking/Penguin Press in July 2015. His fifteen year documentation of the transition from Apartheid to democracy in South Africa, The Heart of Hope is available at the Nelson Mandela Foundation website. His work is archived at the South Africa History Association, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa; the Robben Island Museum, University of the Western Cape, South Africa; and the University of Massachusetts Boston, USA. O’Malley is also the founding editor of the New England Journal of Public Policy, a publication of UMass Boston’s John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies. O'Mally has recently authored a new book, Perils and Prospects of a United Ireland, which presents a wide-ranging and unique study of the questions around the future of Northern Irish politics, including the idea of reunification.<br /><br />————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Climate Change and Muslim Societies: Examples from Africa and Asia<br />Thursday, March 2</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">4 – 5:30 p.m.<br />Harvard, Sackler Lecture Hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RdpyRRe5SbC8-ZNGUArrqw">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RdpyRRe5SbC8-ZNGUArrqw</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Elfatih Eltahir, Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering and H.M. King Bhumibol Professor of Hydrology and Climate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br />Just like in other societies around the world, climate change will have significant impacts on Muslim societies. In this talk, Professor Eltahir will offer specific examples from Asia and Africa to illustrate how these impacts would affect, to varying degrees, important processes that shape economy, culture, and life. He will discuss case studies ranging from water availability in the Nile basin, transmission of malaria in villages of Niger, to heatwaves in crowded cities of South Asia, and outdoor conditions during the Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj. A common theme that emerges from these studies is how understanding natural phenomena as well as the current societal context is critical for accurately projecting future climate conditions at local scales.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">CONTACT INFO<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>islamicstudies@harvard.edu<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— <br /><br />Climatetech Intern Fair 2023<br />Thursday, March 2<br />4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET<br />Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, Massachusetts<br />RSVP at <a href="https://greentownlabs.com/event/climatetech-intern-fair-2023/">https://greentownlabs.com/event/climatetech-intern-fair-2023/</a><br /><br />There’s a place for everyone in climatetech! Join us to connect with cutting edge startups looking for bright and eager talent.<br /><br />Calling all students and soon-to-be graduates! Please join us for our annual Intern Fair, which focuses on connecting rockstar interns directly with Greentown Labs’ network of cutting-edge climatetech startups looking for bright and eager talent.<br /><br />At this internship fair, students from Boston and beyond can connect with Greentown startups and learn more about opportunities at their companies. Attendees will be able to connect in person with the startups that are not only developing climatetech solutions, but building a climate workforce that is ready to harness the massive economic opportunities of the energy transition.<br /><br />There’s a place for everyone in climatetech, whether they’ve previously worked in traditional energy, have experience tackling climate change, or are new to the climate and energy fields. The jobs are here. We just need you!<br /><br />THE TYPES OF ROLES YOU’LL FIND AT THE FAIR:<br />Business Administration<br />Data<br />Engineering<br />Marketing<br />Operations<br />Sales<br />Software<br />And more!<br />You can view all job openings on our careers page at <a href="https://greentownlabs.com/careers/">https://greentownlabs.com/careers/<br /></a><br />————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Design Activism: Border Ecologies and the Architecture of UN Missions<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Thursday, March 2</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">6:00pm to 8:00pm<br /> Long Lounge, 7-429, 7-429 77 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02139</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">and Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/malkit-shoshan-tickets-536285192447">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/malkit-shoshan-tickets-536285192447</a><br /><br />In the past decade, the Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory (FAST), led by Malkit Shoshan, spearheaded several experimental projects at the intersection of design and activism. <br /><br />The lecture will explore if and how design can mobilize social and cultural change by making visible suppressed and hidden realities focusing on two case studies: The Silver Lion-winning presentation of Border Ecologies and the Gaza Strip at the Venice Architecture Biennale, which traces the daily struggle of a small community of farmers living along one of the most militarized borders in the world, and the project BLUE: The Architecture of UN Peacekeeping Missions (Actar, 2023), which examines the impacts of United Nations missions on cities, communities, and the environment. FAST's projects question the legitimacy and effectiveness of the institutions society put in place to support communities across the world in times of crisis. <br /><br />FAST's cross-disciplinary and multiscalar projects deploy various design, research, engagement, and advocacy strategies. As they share insights into the precarity of daily life and the struggle to confront entrenched bureaucracies, they question the goals and effectiveness of powerful institutions and ask, among others, if and how public institutions can be shaped to center social and environmental justice and care.<br /><br />Lectures are free and open to the public. Lectures will be held Thursdays at 6 PM ET in 7-429 (Long Lounge) and streamed online unless otherwise noted. Registration required to attend in-person. Register here or watch the webcast on Youtube.<br /><br />Malkit Shoshan is a designer, author, and educator. She is the founding director of the Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory (FAST), which initiates and develops projects at the intersection of architecture, urban planning and human rights. In her work, she uses spatial design tools to make visible systemic violence, engage with various publics to co-design alternatives that center social and environmental justice, and advocate for systemic change.<br /><br />Shoshan is the area head of Art, Design, and the Public Domain Master in Design Studies, a design critic in Urban Planning at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, and a visiting scholar at NYU's Institute for Public Knowledge. She is the author and mapmaker of the award-winning book Atlas of the Conflict, Israel-Palestine (010 Publishers, 2011), the co-author of Village. One Land Two Systems and Platform Paradise (Damiani Editore, 2014), and the author and illustrator of BLUE: The Architecture of UN Peacekeeping Missions (Actar, 2023). Her additional publications include Zoo, or the letter Z, just after Zionism (NAiM, 2012), Drone (DPR-Barcelona, 2016), Spaces of Conflict (JapSam books, 2016), Greening Peacekeeping: The Environmental Impact of UN Peace Operations (IPI, 2018), and Retreat (DPR-Barcelona, 2020). Her work has been published and exhibited internationally. In 2021, she was awarded, together with FAST, the Silver Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale for their collaborative presentation Border Ecologies and the Gaza Strip.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Friday, March 3</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">From Land Carbon Sink to Net Zero Emissions: How can Land be Part of the Climate Solution? <br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Friday, March 3</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:00pm to 1:00pm<br />MIT, Parsons Laboratory , 48-316 15 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA<br /><br />The land biosphere plays a major natural contribution to climate stability by removing around one third of anthropogenic CO2 emissions from the atmosphere each year. However, anthropogenic disturbances of the land biosphere such as reactive nitrogen enrichment have altered ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycling, and the resulting increases in the emissions of non-CO2 greenhouse gases (CH4 and N2O) in particular can contribute to climate change. By integrating all three major GHGs (CO2, CH4 and N2O) together, our study shows that the cumulative warming capacity of concurrent biogenic CH4 and N2O is a factor of about two larger than the cooling effect resulting from the global land carbon sink. Land-use intensification using today’s practices to meet food and energy demands increases anthropogenic GHG emissions, which is not consistent with stabilizing the climate at low temperature scenarios. To achieve net-zero GHG emissions, it is essential to adopt climate-smart agriculture, forestry and land use practices to enhance carbon storage as well as reduce non-CO2 GHG emissions. The future role of the land biosphere on achieving Net-Zero emissions will depend on future land-use intensification pathways and on the evolution of the land carbon sink. Therefore, how we manage the global lands needs to become a central part in our strategy to mitigate climate change.<br /><br />About the Presenter:<br />Dr. Hanqin Tian is Schiller Institute Professor of Global Sustainability and Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Boston College. Dr. Tian has worked across the disciplinary lines of earth system science, ecology, biogeochemistry, hydrology, earth system modeling, remote sensing and data science. His research on global carbon and nitrogen cycling and greenhouse gas emissions is at the leading edge of the field. His research has resulted in 360 peer-reviewed research articles published in most prestigious journals including over 30 papers in Nature, Science, PNAS and their sister journals. Dr. Tian is a Highly Cited Researcher ranked by Clarivate Web of Science. He was also ranked among the world’s most influential climate scientists by the Reuters List. Dr. Tian is a coordinating lead author for the International Nitrogen Assessment and a contributing author for IPCC AR6. He has served on the Steering Scientific Committee of Global Carbon Project (GCP) and Co-Chair of the International Scientific Committee for Global Nitrous Oxide Budget Assessment. Dr. Tian is elected Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Geophysical Union (AGU), and Ecological Society of America (ESA). He was named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow (Brainy Award) in 2019.<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">“Culturally-Minded Disaster Response,” Virtual Discussion<br />Friday, March 3</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:00 PM - 1:30 PM<br />Online </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/1774">https://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/1774</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Columbia Climate School Virtual Talk by Fatima Mann, J. D<br />In the presentation with respect to disaster relief response, Fatima will address what currently exists for relief efforts, what efforts have arisen since Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey, what are the issues with the current infrastructure, policies that support the current infrastructure, policies that are being advocated to support more human-centered approaches, operational and policy recommendations for FEMA, and other relief programs.<br /><br />Fatima Mann Fatima Mann’s life’s mission is to assist others experience the full joy of loving and accepting themselves. Fatima learned how to serve others through joining AmeriCorps Vista in 2013, which catapulted her into a life of service. Her personal experiences and continuous service in the heart of systematically oppressed communities molded her into a cultivator of social equity. Serving as an AmeriCorps Vista, pushed her to become involved in combating police brutality through co-founding the Austin Justice Coalition (AJC) an Austin based social justice organization. Her work with AJC allowed her to participate in the creation of the body wearing camera policy for the Austin Police Department. She eventually attended and graduated from Southern University Law Center (SULC) in 2018. As a full-time law student Fatima co-founded Counter Balance: ATX (CBATX) a Austin-based self-care and social justice organization. Fatima served as Executive and Policy Director of CBATX, receiving several awards, the 2018 National Association of Social Workers Public Citizen of the Year Award, 2018 Measure Austin Big Data & Community Policing Appreciation Award, and the 2017 Austin Community College Equity Activist Award.<br /><br />Event Contact Information: Columbia Climate School<br />swalkes@climate.columbia.edu</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">—————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Sunday, March 5</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Transformation Beyond the Climate-bubble: The Case for Building a Climate Majority<br />Sunday, March 5</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST<br />Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transformation-beyond-the-climate-bubble-tickets-544452541207">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transformation-beyond-the-climate-bubble-tickets-544452541207</a><br /><br />Dr. Rupert Read will set out succinctly the case for building what has come to be called a new mass ‘moderate’ flank in climate action: reaching well beyond the ‘ghetto’ of existing activism, to those who won’t in fact consider themselves activists at all. A key way in which this can be done is through the lens of (transformative) adaptation; which acts as a ‘truth-bomb’, waking people up in a raft of interconnected ways, essentially through making the crisis real and immediate to people.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Rupert Read is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, former spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion and co-director of the new Moderate Flank Incubator. He is the author of several books, including This Civilisation is Finished; Parents for a Future and Why Climate Breakdown Matters.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Monday, March 6<br /><br />TEDxBoston: Countdown to Artificial General Intelligence<br />Monday, March 6<br />9:30am - 7pm<br />The 'Quin House in Back Bay, Boston, MA</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaFvwZiAM4iAb-7R-8wKxnPBO7N_Ecdl0NgyuWi_5o6EbMsw/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaFvwZiAM4iAb-7R-8wKxnPBO7N_Ecdl0NgyuWi_5o6EbMsw/viewform</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Full schedule at <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19uHE0X6n_WJ07q27PmWgBF7LZvJausBn/view">https://drive.google.com/file/d/19uHE0X6n_WJ07q27PmWgBF7LZvJausBn/view<br /></a><br />2022 was a breakthrough year for progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI). This year's advances in generative models include large language models like GPT-3.5 and ChatGPT, cross-modal models like DALL-E 2 and Stable Diffusion, and multi-modal models like Gato. The Metaculus community estimate for the arrival date of "Weak AGI" collapsed from 2042 to 2027.<br /><br />In 2023, on the cusp of an inflection point in the capabilities of AI, we stand on the shoulders of these accelerating technologies, ready to influence every part of human society. Together, we gather to discuss what this future could look like -- overcoming outstanding challenges that exist in deep learning and AI, and unlocking new heights in our own human intelligence. We have curated ideas/visions of what this future could look like?<br /><br />————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">The economic case for tackling climate change now<br />Monday, March 6<br />11:00 AM EST - 12:30 PM EST<br />Online only</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-climate-econ">https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-climate-econ</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Join the conversation on Twitter using #ClimateEcon<br />The dangers of global warming are increasingly evident—extreme weather, rising sea levels, wildfires, and melting glaciers—but there hasn’t been sufficient political will to take the steps needed to keep temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius, which scientists deem essential. <br /><br />To examine the economic case for moving sooner rather than later, the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy and the Center on Regulation and Markets at Brookings will convene a virtual conference on March 6 to discuss two recent papers. The first, by the IMF’s Tobias Adrian and coauthors, focuses on the benefits of phasing out coal as an energy source. Following the presentation, the World Bank’s Carolyn Fischer will react. The second, by Hutchins Nonresident Senior Fellow Glenn Rudebusch and coauthors, quantifies the inverse relationship between carbon prices and future temperatures, illustrating how climate policy choices determine climate outcomes. Following this presentation, Irene Monasterolo of EDHEC Business School will respond. Presenters and discussants. All four will then participate in a panel discussion on the broader implications of these issues.<br /><br />Viewers may submit questions by emailing events@brookings.edu, on Twitter using the hashtag #ClimateEcon, or at sli.do using the code #ClimateEcon. </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back<br />Monday, March 6</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:00pm to 1:15pm<br />WexG02 Seminar Room, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"> and Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_63dlE60PSbyw9IRVnlgXkQ">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_63dlE60PSbyw9IRVnlgXkQ</a> </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">You're invited to a book talk with Harvard Kennedy School's Bruce Schneier, author of "A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back." Schneier will be joined in conversation by moderator Archon Fung, Director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government. <br /><br />It’s not just computers—hacking is everywhere.<br /><br />Legendary cybersecurity expert and New York Times best-selling author Bruce Schneier reveals how using a hacker’s mindset can change how you think about your life and the world.<br /><br />A hack is any means of subverting a system’s rules in unintended ways. The tax code isn’t computer code, but a series of complex formulas. It has vulnerabilities; we call them “loopholes.” We call exploits “tax avoidance strategies.” And there is an entire industry of “black hat” hackers intent on finding exploitable loopholes in the tax code. We call them accountants and tax attorneys.<br /><br />In A Hacker’s Mind, Bruce Schneier takes hacking out of the world of computing and uses it to analyze the systems that underpin our society: from tax laws to financial markets to democracy. He reveals an array of powerful actors whose hacks bend our economic, political, and legal systems to their advantage, at the expense of everyone else.<br /><br />Once you learn how to notice hacks, you’ll start seeing them everywhere—and you’ll never look at the world the same way again. Almost all systems have loopholes, and this is by design. Because if you can take advantage of them, the rules no longer apply to you.<br /><br />Unchecked, these hacks threaten to upend our financial markets, weaken our democracy, and even affect the way we think. And when artificial intelligence starts thinking like a hacker—at inhuman speed and scale—the results could be catastrophic.<br /><br />But for those who would don the “white hat,” we can understand the hacking mindset and rebuild our economic, political, and legal systems to counter those who would exploit our society. And we can harness artificial intelligence to improve existing systems, predict and defend against hacks, and realize a more equitable world.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Energy Policy Seminar: "Measuring Air Pollution Co-Benefits of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Technology"<br />Monday, March 6</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:00pm - 1:15pm<br />Harvard, Rubenstein Building - David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Room 414AB</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">and Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MgJ1GX8zSQOkEnLI1XPnkw">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MgJ1GX8zSQOkEnLI1XPnkw</a><br /><br />Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Andrew Waxman, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Austin and Visiting Scholar at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Waxman will give a talk on "Measuring Air Pollution Co-Benefits of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Technology." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.<br /><br />Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Climate Positive Design - Going Beyond Neutral</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Monday, March 6</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">5:30pm<br />Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://web.mit.edu/webcast/lcau/s23/lecture/3/">https://web.mit.edu/webcast/lcau/s23/lecture/3/<br /></a><br />2023 Urbanism Spring Lecture Series: Pamela Conrad<br />Co-hosted by the City Design & Development Program (CDD), SMArchS Urbanism Program and Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism at MIT.<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Modelling Earth’s past and future climate: practices and possibilities<br />Monday, March 6<br />10pm EST [2:00 pm – 1:30 pm AEDT]<br />Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/modelling-earths-past-and-future-climate-practices-and-possibilities-tickets-531269841397">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/modelling-earths-past-and-future-climate-practices-and-possibilities-tickets-531269841397</a><br /><br />This panel brings together researchers who use powerful tools to simulate past and future climates to discuss practices and possibilities.<br /><br />Thanks to advances in climate science, supercomputing and modelling techniques over recent decades, we now have a robust scientific understanding of the drivers, scale and pace of climate change. However, we rarely see precisely how scientists model past and future climates.<br /><br />In this panel discussion, we bring together scientists who model past and future climates using software enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS): AuScope and ACCESS-NRI. This webinar represents a unique opportunity for both scientific and non-scientific communities to interact directly with the people who help us understand Earth’s climate better. Panellists, whose profiles are listed below, will discuss powerful collaborations that link past and future climate models and invite questions from the audience before (via this form) and during the session.<br /><br />The event will be held online through Zoom and will be recorded, with the recording made publicly available on the ACCESS-NRI and Auscope YouTube channels after the event .<br /><br />Panellists<br />Dr Romain Beucher (Facilitator)<br />Romain is the Leader of the ACCESS-NRI Model Evaluation and Diagnostics team. He is highly experienced in data exploration and analysis where he provides technical support, develops open-source software solutions and provides training to facilitate effective research and development of workflows. As a former researcher at AuScope and current Team leader at ACCESS-NRI, Romain will be guiding this discussion and drawing on his experience and the unique perspectives that AuScope and ACCESS-NRI bring to the discussion.<br /><br />Dr Claire Carouge<br />Claire is the leader of the ACCESS-NRI Land modelling infrastructure team. She is responsible for delivering a modelling infrastructure for the land research in Australia. Claire will provide insights into the way research software engineers model different parts of the climate system from her extensive experience working on ocean, atmosphere, land and atmospheric chemistry models.<br /><br />Professor Julie Arblaster<br />Julie is a professor in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment at Monash University and a Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX) Her research focuses on the global climate system and mechanisms of past, recent and future climate change. She is also a contributing author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report. Julie will give insights into the use of climate models in applications ranging from deep geologic time to the recovery of the ozone hole.<br /><br />Professor Louis Moresi<br />Louis is a professor of geophysics and geodynamics at the Australian National University who studies the evolution of the deep Earth over geological time, how this evolution is recorded in the geological record, and how to build computation modelling tools to simulate the Earth. He leads the development of AuScope’s Simulation, Analysis & Modelling program and is a strong believer in building vibrant scientific communities through shared models and open software tools.<br /><br />Dr Nicky Wright<br />Nicky is a Research Fellow in the School of Geosciences at The University of Sydney, where she works within Earthbyte, an AuScope enabled research group. She holds knowledge in marine geoscience and palaeoclimate, namely ancient seafloor and geography reconstruction, and is fascinated by the relationship and interaction between Earth’s geography and climate in the past and at different timescales.<br /><br />Dr Ben Galton-Fenzi<br />Ben is a principal research scientist with the Australian Antarctic Division, under the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. As part of his role as the Ice Sheet Coordinating Scientist he leads the Ice Sheet and Sea Level Section focused on understanding how and why the Antarctic ice sheet will respond to climate change. His research focuses on integrating observations, theory and models. Ben sits on several international programs and panels of experts across the World Meteorological Organization, and the World Climate Research Programme, including the Climate and Cryosphere core project.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— <br /><br />The State of the Transport System<br />Tuesday, March 7<br />10:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yBCLXeNqSOmw6uK12DEJHA">https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yBCLXeNqSOmw6uK12DEJHA<br /></a><br />Transport accounts for 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions and is the world’s second fastest growing source of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. If we are to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees C, major action is needed to transform the transport system. <br /> <br />Join Systems Change Lab and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities on March 7 for a high-level discussion of the current state of play in the global transport system and the five critical shifts needed to achieve global climate goals: <br />Guarantee reliable access to safe and modern mobility <br />Reduce avoidable vehicle and air travel <br />Shift to public, shared and non-motorized transport <br />Transition to zero-carbon cars and trucks <br />Transition to zero-carbon shipping and aviation <br /><br />Panelists will explore the shared importance of vehicle electrification and shifts to active mobility, the role of various actors in catalyzing new solutions for aviation and maritime shipping, the status of tipping points in driving exponential progress, and how a systems approach can help us reimagine transport as we know it. <br /><br />This session will set the stage ahead of Transforming Transportation 2023, organized by the World Bank and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. <br /><br />Moderator and Host: <br />Ani Dasgupta, President & CEO, World Resources Institute<br /><br />Opening Remarks:<br />Felipe Ramírez, Urban Mobility Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities <br /><br />Panelists: <br />François Bausch, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Mobility and Public Works and Minister of Defence, Luxembourg <br />Maruxa Cardama, Secretary General, SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport <br />Binyam Reja, Global Practice Manager for the Transport Practice in the Infrastructure Vice Presidency of the World Bank <br />Sandra Roling, Director of Transport, The Climate Group <br /><br />————— <br /><br /><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">The Changing Geopolitics of Critical Minerals and the Future of the Clean Energy Transition</div>Thursday, March 9<br />9:00 AM - 10:30 AM ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://engage.wilsoncenter.org/a/changing-geopolitics-critical-minerals-and-future-clean-energy-transition-1">https://engage.wilsoncenter.org/a/changing-geopolitics-critical-minerals-and-future-clean-energy-transition-1</a><br /><br />The relationship between China and the US is commonly portrayed in terms of geostrategic competition, often leading to pessimistic accounts of international cooperation. This, in turn, glosses over important institutional innovations and joint efforts around shared concerns on climate change and the clean energy transition. As the shift towards renewable energy accelerates demand for transition energy metals, such as lithium, nickel, and rare earths, how will resource consuming regions, including the United States, the European Union, Japan, and Korea, navigate their relationship with China and the larger developing world, which hold these mineral deposits and are likely to exercise sovereign control over natural resource management?<br /><br />Political support for renewable energy has undoubtedly increased over the past 10 years, but this has yet to translate into concrete political solutions—not only because of technological limitations in switching to renewables, but also due to increasing conflicts around critical minerals. Not only do we see geopolitics and securitization of minerals as an obstacle, there are also issues on ecological justice and equitable distribution of environmental burdens that hamper cooperation between mineral producers and consumers.<br /><br />Join us on March 9th to examine the challenges, policy options, and strategic diplomatic alliances needed to minimize confrontation in order to realize individual national commitments and climate emission reduction targets. The discussion will also focus on ways shifting geopolitical alliances are likely to impact prospects for cooperation and specific national initiatives to embrace clean energy.<br /><br />————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Productive Tension: Hands-On Steps to Fossil Fuel Abolition<br />Thursday, March 9</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12-1 pm EST<br />Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room, 474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA<br />and Online </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hIwBShg7S_-lseQyYfrkAQ">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hIwBShg7S_-lseQyYfrkAQ</a><br /><br />No Coal No Gas (NCNG) is a region-wide network of people who share three campaign goals: building a community of dissidents, showing what is possible, and shutting down New England’s last large coal-fired power plant. NCNG’s progress has been deeply rooted in studying, creating, and being willing to live with productive tension—a force that both pulls together and pushes apart. In this talk, Kendra Ford and Isaac Petersen will discuss power, pressure, and culture as key components of that productive tension. They share how analysis of those components grows NCNG’s strategy and resilience, plus applications for the broader movement towards abolishing fossil fuels.<br /><br />Isaac Brooke Petersen (he/they) is an activist, trainer, and poet. His first organizing experience was through his union as a graduate student at San Diego State University, where he earned his MFA in creative writing. Since 2018, he has lived on Massachusett land in Somerville, where he campaigned for trans rights and for drivers’ licenses for undocumented folks before throwing down with No Coal No Gas in late 2019. He makes a living as an axe-throwing coach and spends his free time with poetry and fiber arts.<br /><br />In 2019, Kendra Ford received an email from 350NH inviting folks to a direct action training at the library, and became part of the campaign to close the last coal plant in New England. In 2022, Kendra left a twenty-year ministry with Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Exeter, NH to join the 350NH staff. She is a trained facilitator of Joanna Macy’s Work The Reconnects, a set of practices to support climate (and all) activists facing the hardest realities in our beautiful world, and has led groups for 350NH, at the public library, and for multiple congregations. She lives in Portsmouth, NH with her husband, their nine-year-old, a ridiculous number of houseplants.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Wall Street Green Summit: Sustainable Energy<br />Tuesday, March 14</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">8:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT<br /><div>Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wall-street-green-summit-tuesday-morning-march-14th-sustainable-energy-tickets-502633689897">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wall-street-green-summit-tuesday-morning-march-14th-sustainable-energy-tickets-502633689897</a></div><div>Cost: $10</div><div><br /></div>12 expert speakers will share their knowledge on clean energy solutions, sustainable technology and cleantech including green ammonia and hydrogen.<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Topics and Speakers include:<br />Session 1 Moderator: Rob Parker, Managing Partner, Hono Hoku Advisers<br />Unlocking Sustainable Solutions with Performance Insurance: Tad Dritz, Bioconversion and Hydrogen Led, Ariel Re<br />Implementing Climate Technologies: Alex More, TMX Technologies<br />Insights into the IRA (Climate Law): Dan Spitzer, Partner, Hodgson Russ<br />Hydrogen and Decarbonization Strategies: Gokce Mete, Senior Manager, Hydrogen & Industry Decarbonization, South Pole<br />New Technology in Energy Storage: Ron MacDonald, President and CEO, Zinc8 Energy Solutions<br />Decarbonizing Your Business Travel Through Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Kennedy Ricci, President, 4AIR</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Session 2 Moderator: Nick Aster, Marketing Director, North America, South Pole<br />The Role of Waste to Energy in Advancing ClimateTech: Aviv Dekel, Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, Co-Energy<br />Can Artificial Intelligence Save the Planet? Alec Crawford, Author, Sustainability, Technology, AI and You<br />New Metrics for Green Investing: Shelley Goldberg, ESG Evangelist, The Green Impact Exchange<br />Energy Transition Innovation: Kristin Barbato, Co-Founder, Dynamo Energy Hub<br />Using Big Data and AI to Mitigate Energy Transition Risk: Antoine Halff, Founder, Kayrros<br />New Battery Materials: Terence Cryan, Executive Chairman, Westwater Resource, Inc.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Day 2 Morning Session of the Wall Street Green Summit 8:00am to 12:30 pm EST: Focus on Sustainable Energy Solutions and Technology<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— <br /><br />Unlocking Clean Energy Deployment: A Conversation with Sen. Brian Schatz About the Future of Transmission Permitting Reform on Capitol Hill <br />March 14<br />1:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CchWhyPmRte5Dvt6gPLlFg">https://wri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CchWhyPmRte5Dvt6gPLlFg</a><br /><br />With the influx of new clean energy incentives from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act, the importance of permitting reform to enable the deployment of clean energy infrastructure has become a key issue for legislators. <br /><br />Join World Resources Institute on March 14 for a conversation with Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, a champion for the clean energy future and committed advocate for climate-smart legislation in the U.S. Senate. The discussion will center around federal transmission permitting reform and the growing need to rapidly deploy clean energy infrastructure. <br /><br />Sen. Schatz, known as one the Senate’s “Three Climateers”, played an essential role in the negotiations which led to the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act. Schatz has vocalized his clear support for permitting reform legislation that will expedite the development of clean energy without undermining core environmental laws. <br /><br />The conversation with Sen. Schatz will be followed by a panel discussion of experts on transmission governance, prioritizing equity through the project siting and permitting process, and the overarching need to rapidly deploy clean energy infrastructure.<br />Time<br /><br />————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Scrubbing the Skies - Certifying soil carbon removals: A soil-focused assessment of the proposal for the European Framework for CDR<br />Tuesday, March 14</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT<br />Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scrubbing-the-skies-certifying-soil-carbon-removals-tickets-558843344487">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scrubbing-the-skies-certifying-soil-carbon-removals-tickets-558843344487</a><br /><div><br /></div>Join the Institute for Carbon Removal and Policy for the next event in its webinar series, “Scrubbing the Skies: The Role of Carbon Dioxide Removal in Combating Climate Change.” The series focuses on scientific, technological, legal, political, and justice-focused issues associated with carbon dioxide removal., and is hosted by Wil Burns, Co-Director of the Institute for Carbon Removal and Policy.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Our next webinar is titled: "Certifying soil carbon removals: A soil-focussed assessment of the proposal for the European Framework for Carbon Removal Certification."<br />The European Commission's recently proposed Framework for Carbon Removals Certification aims to incentivise carbon removal from the atmosphere – but is it well-suited to climate-friendly soil management?</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />In this webinar, two German-based researchers, Anne Siemons (Öko-Institut) and Hugh McDonald (Ecologic Institute) will introduce and critically assess the EU’s latest carbon removal policy proposal. In particular, they will evaluate whether the policy proposal will lead to high-quality soil carbon removals that are long-lasting, additional, robustly quantified, and sustainable. </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Panelists:<br />Anne Siemons, Senior Researcher Energy & Climate, Öko-Institut Postdoctoral Research <br />Hugh McDonald, Fellow, Ecologic Insitute<br />Moderator:<br />Wil Burns, Co-Director of the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Wednesday, March 15</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Energy Transitions and Deindustrialization<br />Wednesday, March 15</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Online<br /><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-transitions-and-deindustrialization-tickets-546283347197">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-transitions-and-deindustrialization-tickets-546283347197</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Join DePOT for a roundtable examining the connection between energy, energy transitions, and deindustrialization</div><div><br /></div>Current discussions around job losses in fossil fuel industries in North America and Europe and a just transition in response to climate change have called attention once again to the close relationship between deindustrialization, industrial transformation, and energy transitions. This panel will examine the role of energy in deindustrialization and industrial transformation processes, addressing both conceptual approaches and empirical case studies from various countries. Panelists will revisit past examples of deindustrialization, especially in coal mining, to reframe them as energy transitions and engage more explicitly with their energy histories and stories. Events in the 1970s, including but not limited to the multiple energy crises which have led to the emergence of the political concept of energy transition, serve as examples for the complex interplay between labour, environmentalism and energy production. Fifty years later, we still discuss energy transitions but do not necessarily agree on how it should be happening and how we support workers who will lose their jobs as a consequence of these major transformations of energy systems which are also always inherently social systems.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Please note: This online roundtable will be recorded and later uploaded to DePOT's YouTube channel. <br />Speakers<br /><div>Anna Bettini, University of Calgary<br /></div><div>Petra Dolata, University of Calgary<br /></div><div>William Gillies, Concordia University <br /></div><div>Jeff Manual, University of Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Fulbright Canada Research Chair, University of Calgary<br /></div><div>Chad Montrie, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Fulbright Canada Research Chair, University of Calgary<br /></div><div>Robert Suits, University of Edinburgh<br /></div><div>Amber Ward, University of St. Andrews</div></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Wednesday, March 15 </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">3pm EST [6:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">and Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F3j00001ZeAMrEAN">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F3j00001ZeAMrEAN</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Cost: $20 - $0 <br /><br />If you are not a member yet, now is the time to join our community and receive the great benefits of membership. We are a group of people seeking truth, insight and wisdom about the issues we face as individuals and as a society. Please join! You can become a monthly sustaining member for just $10 a month.<br /><br />Energy and infrastructure are taking center stage as President Biden’s team fans across the country touting his accomplishments and the benefits they bring to American families. Biden’s policy wins have secured vast amounts of funding, and that money is just beginning to flow, with new programs becoming available to everyday Americans. With hundreds of billions tagged for chip and battery plants, climate-smart agriculture, rail, modernizing the electric grid and tax incentives for citizens to run their homes and cars on electricity, ensuring these dollars and programs have real impact is now the name of the game.<br /><br />White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi plays a leading role in coordinating the implementation of the biggest investments in clean energy the United States has ever made. Join Climate One Host Greg Dalton in person with Ali Zaidi as we navigate the complicated maze of industrial policy intended to grow the economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Geoengineering - An overview of potential earth cooling technologies<br />Wednesday, March 15</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">9am EST [12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT]<br />Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/geoengineering-an-overview-of-potential-earth-cooling-technologies-tickets-549814779807">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/geoengineering-an-overview-of-potential-earth-cooling-technologies-tickets-549814779807</a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Learn about the Earth cooling technologies being researched and how they fit with other climate strategies with Dr. John Perona</div>Join us for the kickoff to Geoengineering Week with this overview of the geoengineering concept and the leading technologies being studied. Geoengineering describes technologies that cool the Earth by reflecting the sun's energy back into space or allowing heat from the Earth to escape the Earth's atmosphere. While not a substitute for carbon emissions reductions, or carbon sequestration, some researchers claim that these technologies could be critical to avoid the catastrophic consequences of global heating and climate change.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Because these techniques involve complex interactions with the Earth's energy balance, they are controversial and not yet well understood. Join us as we hear from Dr. John Perona on this important topic. He is author of From Knowledge to Power, a comprehensive handbook for both established and aspiring climate advocates. We will cover the following questions and more:<br /><div>What is the carbon cycle and how have man made emissions affected that cycle?<br /></div><div>How have these changes affected the Earths energy balance?<br /></div><div>How does geoengineering differ from carbon avoidance and carbon sequestration?<br /></div><div>What are the main technologies being considered within geoengineering?<br /></div><div>What are the potential benefits and risks of these technologies?<br /></div><div><br /></div>Panelist:<br />Dr. John Perona PhD, JD, Professor at Portland State University. John holds degrees in chemical engineering, biochemistry, and law, and is author of over 100 peer-reviewed articles. He teaches classes in synthetic biology, structure-function biochemistry, and metabolism and works to integrate science, law and policy for sustainability. He is the author of From Knowledge to Power, which has been called "A one-stop shop for anyone who wants to understand the fine details of climate science, past and future energy sources, and U.S. policies and political action to address the climate crisis."</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Climate migration: solutions and opportunities<br />Thursday, March 16</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">7am EST [12:00 GMT]<br />Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at h<a href="ttps://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/frontend/reg/tRegisterEmailNew.csp?pageID=42525&eventID=158&mc=WEB1&tempPersonID=53011">ttps://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/frontend/reg/tRegisterEmailNew.csp?pageID=42525&eventID=158&mc=WEB1&tempPersonID=53011</a><br /><br />The effects of climate change are being felt by people across the planet, but perhaps none more so than those from the global south. The relocation of millions of people leaving their homes as towns and cities become uninhabitable will have substantial economic, social and political consequences. How can we plan and prepare for this mass movement of people? And is there an opportunity for climate migration to reap unexpected benefits?<br /><br />Gaia Vince, journalist, broadcaster and honorary senior research fellow at UCL, explores these opportunities in her new book, Nomad Century. She joins us on 16 March from 12:00-13:00 for a live online conversation to explore the often neglected issue of climate refugees, how their movement will shape human society in years to come and the innovative solutions we’ll need to respond to this seismic shift. Alongside Nesta’s Head of Foresight Research Laurie Smith, Gaia will also share insights on whether mass climate migration may offer opportunities for development such as a new migrant workforce able to revitalise ageing societies.<br /><br />This event is for anyone interested in climate change and its broader implications, but particularly policymakers, academics and those working in organisations that support refugees and work in migration.<br /><br />In this free online event, Gaia and Laurie will explore radical solutions to climate change and climate mass migration and question whether efforts to capitalise on climate refugees should be seen as simply ‘giving up’ on the important work of climate change mitigation.<br /><br />Speakers<br />Gaia Vince<br />She/Her<br />Gaia Vince is a journalist, writer and broadcaster and an honorary senior research fellow at UCL. She writes for publications including The Observer and The Guardian and presents science programmes on BBC R4. She is the author of the groundbreaking work Adventures In The Anthropocene for which she spent 2.5 years travelling to over 50 countries to map the ways humans are changing the planet. She draws on her experiences of the state of the planet in her new book Nomad Century.<br /><br />Laurie Smith<br />He/Him<br />Laurie leads on strategic foresight for Nesta. He oversees much of the organisation's research into emerging trends, novel technologies and promising interventions. Prior to joining Nesta he worked at the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, where he most recently led on emerging technologies and futures. Previously he worked at the Academy of Medical Sciences on policy around medical science, public health and international health.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">50 years on from "The Limits to Growth", how do we learn what we already know? with Carlos Alvarez Pereira, Vice President of the Club of Rome <br />Thursday, March 16</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">10:30am EST [1:30pm to 3pm PST]</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Mills Campus, Northeastern University Oakland, California Campus, GSB 101 at the Oakland California</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">and Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://northeastern.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrf-qoqDIsGtSDZIO4Yr9VIove54UC2nmS">https://northeastern.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrf-qoqDIsGtSDZIO4Yr9VIove54UC2nmS</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Club of Rome’s 1972 report, "The Limits to Growth,” was an early and influential attempt to use computer modelling to forecast the likely future of human societies. A rigorous challenge to the viability of endless material growth on a finite planet, the book sold millions of copies and strongly influenced the global environmental movements of the 1970s. In this lecture, Carlos Alvarez Pereira, Vice President of the Club of Rome and co-editor of the 50th Anniversary reappraisal of the Club of Rome’s original report—Limits and Beyond: 50 Years on from The Limits to Growth, what Did We Learn and What's Next?—offers a comprehensive perspective on the original intention of "The Limits to Growth,” its global reception, and Club of Rome’s current efforts to influence a debate which is now more alive than ever. The Carlos Alvarez Pereira lecture will be followed by a half-day workshop to discuss questions related to the lecture’s guiding provocation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /></p><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Boston Metal: The Technology to Decarbonize the Steel Industry</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Thursday, March 16</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12 – 1PM<br />Tufts, Curtis Hall,474 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA (Please enter through the door off the brick patio on the south side of the building.)</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">and Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__dpOKA4HTA-EieEo5o3fGw">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__dpOKA4HTA-EieEo5o3fGw</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Join the Chairman & CEO of Boston Metal, Tadeu Carneiro, for a lecture about how the company is developing a breakthrough technology with the potential to eliminate 10% of global carbon emissions. The company’s patented molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) platform releases zero carbon emissions during the steel-making process, only oxygen. Free pizza will be served! This event is part of Tufts Environmental Studies' weekly environmental lectures.<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— <br /><br />SJN Climate Primer: Nature-based Carbon Removal Methods<br />Thursday, March 16<br />3:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2-o2jUt2Sr-zanjFhfupJQ">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2-o2jUt2Sr-zanjFhfupJQ</a><br /><br />Solutions Journalism Network invites journalists covering climate change or clean energy to join our webinar training sessions on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), an important area of climate mitigation to draw down the excess carbon in the Earth’s atmosphere. As part of its work to identify and examine promising responses to climate change, SJN is offering three one-hour sessions that will give you insight into the science of CDR, as well as some critical lenses to separate the solutions from the greenwashing. For those who aren’t familiar with solutions journalism, we’ll also have an optional 20-minute training after each panel where we’ll cover the basics of solutions reporting, and how to use it to deliver strong, impactful climate coverage. <br /><br />All three sessions will be moderated by Aman Azhar, a Washington, D.C.-based journalist who covers environmental justice for Inside Climate News, and who is also a 2022-23 Climate Solutions Fellow for SJN. Each webinar will feature carbon-removal experts and journalists discussing the science and the strategies for reporting on CDR. <br /><br />Nature-based Carbon Removal Methods <br />Scoping the potential and limits of organic approaches<br /><br />Confirmed panelists:<br />Paul West, Senior Scientist (Ecosystems), Project Drawdown<br />Yessenia Funes, Climate Director, Atmos<br />Katherine Hamilton, Conservation Finance and Policy Advisor<br /><br />————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">How to Talk About Climate Change So People Will Listen... And Act<br />Thursday, March 16</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">5:00 pm to 6:15 pm</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://bit.ly/FEJClimateComm">https://bit.ly/FEJClimateComm</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Speaker<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sarah Finnie Robinson<br />We know climate change is a critical issue... but how do we talk about it? Sarah Finnie Robinson, Senior Fellow of the BU Institute for Global Sustainability, is the Founding Director of the 51 Percent Project, a climate communication initiative. Join us on Zoom for a conversation about the barriers and accelerators to collective<br /><br />Contact Name<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sarah Champlin<br />Phone<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2245957083<br />Contact Email<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>smchamp@bu.edu<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Observatory Night: Monitoring Air Pollution from Space<br />Thursday, March 16</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">7 – 8 p.m.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UUo6Y7fP0N41Qw7KcKtcQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UUo6Y7fP0N41Qw7KcKtcQ<br /></a><br />SPEAKER(S) Caroline Nowlan, Atmospheric physicist<br />This April, a Smithsonian and NASA-led instrument named TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) will be launched onboard a satellite into a geostationary orbit. From this vantage point, TEMPO will be able to monitor air quality over most of North America every hour, with unprecedented spatial resolution. In this presentation, atmospheric physicist Caroline Nowlan will talk about how we measure air pollution from space and how TEMPO promises to revolutionize our understanding of the air we breathe.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Caroline Nowlan is a physicist in the Atomic and Molecular Physics Division at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, where she works on remote sensing of the Earth’s atmosphere using satellite and aircraft instruments. She is a member of the team working on NASA’s next-generation air quality satellite mission, TEMPO, and is an investigator on projects examining urban air pollution in the U.S. and Korea using remote sensing of the atmosphere from aircraft.<br />Please note: This is a virtual event that will be streamed to the CfA's Facebook and YouTube channels.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">CONTACT INFO<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>obsvnight@cfa.harvard.edu<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">—————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Saturday, March 18</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">MIT Climate Machine: The Image-in Session<br />Saturday, March 18</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">11:00am to 12:00pm<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-climate-machine-the-image-in-session-tickets-560584171347">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-climate-machine-the-image-in-session-tickets-560584171347</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">The MIT Climate Machine, a program of the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative, brings climate knowledge and engagement to arts experiences. After piloting its interactive exhibits at music festivals across the United States and Europe in 2022, the program is now seeking input on its products, strategy and future direction.<br /><br />We all engage with climate change in our own ways. Your unique experiences in your neighborhood and hometown shape your vision for our climate's future. Join us for an hour-long workshop of music sharing, AI art, and sharing to envision the future of climate change.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Sunday, March 19</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />TEDxBostonCollege: Press Play<br />Sunday, March 19<br />2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT<br />Robsham Theater Arts Center, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA<br />RSVP at tedxbostoncollege@gmail.com<br /><br />What does “Press Play” mean to you? Before the internet arose, this term would have been nonsensical; now after technology, the term "press play" is commonplace in the English language, signifying the start of something. More than that, it implies a choice to begin, to take on a challenge, and to progress to another stage. We hope this open-ended phrase catalyzes an idea that you feel you must share. The point of our theme is not to dissuade speakers who feel that their talk does not exactly fit within our theme. Instead, we hope our theme can act as a point of connection between a myriad of talk topics that span many industries and focuses. As a way to show that across the stories told there is a unifying human element to all of them. We embrace your unique perspective and encourage your creativity.<br /><br />Mabel Bassi, Student at Boston College<br />Mabel Bassi is a senior at Boston College, majoring in Neuroscience. She is from Huntington, Long Island. At school, she is involved with BC Campus Ministry as a Kairos Co-director and she is also a Thrive mentor in the Women's Center. Mainly, she is passionate about spirituality, self-reflection, and introspection. She will be delivering "How the Butterfly Effect and Mindfulness can Empower us and Fuel Change". She loves listening to Ted Talks because the Tedx platform gives people the ability to listen and learn from other people's experiences. People can feel connected to one another, even if there is no personal relationship with the speaker.<br /><br />—————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Monday, March 20</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">"The Climate Implications of U.S. LNG Facilities"<br />Monday, March 20</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:00pm - 1:15pm</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Harvard, Rubenstein Building - David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Room 414AB</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">and Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ezt-rGeSTS2qCdST2IAhVQ">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ezt-rGeSTS2qCdST2IAhVQ</a><br /><br />Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring James Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and member of the faculty at Harvard Kennedy School. Stock will give a talk on "What’s Up with Natural Gas Prices? The Climate Implications of U.S. LNG Facilities." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">—————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">ASC: Green Energy in Africa</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Monday, March 20</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">2:30 pm to 2:00 pm</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">BU, African Studies Center, 232 Bay State Road (Conference Room 505), Boston, MA</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">and Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpfuurpjIvE9yTmTVJqV-EMkQWHAAnsxLz">https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpfuurpjIvE9yTmTVJqV-EMkQWHAAnsxLz<br /></a><br />Why does Sub-Saharan Africa continue to lag behind the rest of the world in infrastructure investment, and what can African governments do to attract investment?</p> </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Sub-Saharan Africa faces an energy trilemma: the majority of the African population does not have access to electricity, electricity is inequitably distributed on the continent and electricity generation for a number of African countries is derived from coal or fossil fuels - which presents an opportunity for Africa’s green energy development. As infrastructure challenges persist and the European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism poses a threat to economic growth, the transition to green energy is imperative.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">The region has a natural resource abundance which is key to its green energy development. The recent discovery of lithium bodes well for the development of a battery storage manufacturing industry to support electricity generation. Further, funding to combat infrastructure challenges is available, but needs to be unlocked. A stable and predictable regulatory environment is also needed to attract further critical financing.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">On Monday, March 20 from 12:30-2:00 PM EDT, join the Boston University African Studies Center and the Boston University Global Development Policy Center for a presentation from Tsitsi Musasike, sustainable development and project finance specialist, on green energy in Africa.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">This talk is a part of the Spring 2023 Walter Rodney Seminar Series.<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Tuesday, March 21</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">The Transatlantic Energy Landscape—One Year After Russia's Invasion<br />Tuesday, March 21</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT<br />Online<br /><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-transatlantic-energy-landscapeone-year-after-russias-invasion-registration-543204578517">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-transatlantic-energy-landscapeone-year-after-russias-invasion-registration-543204578517</a></div><div><br /></div>This event is a part of Energy Week at Penn, a week of energy-focused events across Penn’s campus. <br />Browse and register for other Energy Week events: energyweek.penn.edu</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Two panels look at Russia's strategy of wartime energy weaponization through the lens of its long-term trend of using energy as a weapon.<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Since Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine commenced in February 2022, the Kremlin's long-term strategy of weaponizing energy resource and infrastructure dependence against western democratic norms has reached its apex. The Russian Federation under Vladimir Putin has notoriously used energy as a political weapon aimed at extracting geopolitical concessions from democracies across the European continent through real and threatened natural gas cutoffs for year. The Kremlin intentionally created a natural gas crisis in the year running up to its reinvasion of Ukraine to undermine EU foreign policy latitude. Over the past year, it has conducted more dramatic wartime energy weaponization, including major gas cutoffs across the European Union, and maritime activities near European offshore energy infrastructure that raised Transatlantic security concerns. Most distressing of all, for the past six months, the Russian military has conducted kinetic missile, rocket, and drone strikes against Ukrainian civil energy infrastructure aimed at exacerbating the wartime humanitarian crisis for Ukrainian civilians this winter. </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />This set of two panels looks at Russia's current strategy of wartime energy weaponization through the lens of its long-term trend of using energy as a weapon against Europe. Both discussions explore new futures, with global powers countering Russian malign energy actions and influence.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Panel One: The End of the Russian Energy Era in Europe: What's Next for Moscow<br />MODERATOR: <br />Dr. Anna Mikulska, Department of Russian and Eastern European Studies, University of Pennsylvania<br />SPEAKERS: Coming soon!<br />PANEL 2: Countering Russian Energy Weaponization from Lisbon to Kyiv: Sanctions, Export Controls, Physical Infrastructure Protection<br />MODERATOR: <br />Dr. Benjamin L. Schmitt, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, University of Pennsylvania</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Climate change – is there any hope?<br />Tuesday, March 21</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">2:30pm EST [19:30 – 20:30 GMT]<br />Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-is-there-any-hope-tickets-536169466307">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-is-there-any-hope-tickets-536169466307</a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Part of the Imagine! Belfast 2023 collection<br />Given everything that we know about climate change, is it possible to feel hopeful about the future?<br /></div><div><br /></div>Climate change, ecological breakdown, mass suffering - the barrage of bad news about our environment is relentless.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />This evokes powerful emotions: Anger, despair, powerlessness, depression. Millions suffer from a worldwide epidemic of 'climate anxiety.' The super-rich make preparations for apocalypse, unsettling the rest of us.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />The situation seems so bad that most of us would prefer not to think about it.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />But despair is demotivating. Given everything that we know about climate change, is it possible to feel hopeful about the future? </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Is there a way off the path that we seem to be on? What can we do collectively to save ourselves? How do we feel hopeful and motivated about the future?</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />In an event designed to uplift, inspire and motivate, award-winning Belfast-born environmentalist Adam McGibbon will introduce the following panel of experts, writers and scientists to discuss whether there's hope to be found in a time of climate crisis.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Kendra Pierre-Louis is an award-winning climate reporter whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Popular Science and the Gimlet/Spotify podcast How to Save a Planet. She is also the author of the book, "Green Washed: Why We Can't Buy Our Way to a Green Planet.”</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Jacquelyn Gill is a climate scientist, currently an Associate Professor of Paleoecology & Plant Ecology at the University of Maine. She hosts the climate podcast Warm Regards and has written extensively on climate hope. In 2017 she organized the March for Science in response to the election of Donald Trump, which resulted in 600 demonstrations on April 22, 2017 (Earth Day).</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Assaad W. Razzouk is a clean energy entrepreneur, author and broadcaster. He co-founded and runs a clean energy company financing, building and operating renewable energy projects in Asia. He is the author of the book “Saving the Climate Without the Bullshit”. He is also a Board member of ClientEarth, the environmental charity using the power of the law to protect people and planet.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Adam McGibbon (Moderator) is an award-winning activist originally from Belfast. He has led campaigns that have derailed university fee increases, shut down government fossil fuel financing and elected climate-friendly politicians in the UK and Ireland. He is currently a Campaign Strategist with the climate group Oil Change International. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, The New Statesman and elsewhere.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">MIT Energy storage student slam<br />Tuesday, March 21</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">5:00pm to 6:30pm<br />MIT Welcome Center (E38) 292 Main Street Cambridge, MA</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/energy_storage_student_slam#.Y_rwcC2ZOiI">https://calendar.mit.edu/event/energy_storage_student_slam#.Y_rwcC2ZOiI</a><br /><br />Join us for the Energy storage student slam on Tuesday, March 21 at 5:00 pm ET. MIT undergraduate and graduate students will participate in a rapid-fire series of presentations on energy storage. Students have three minutes to present a project on energy storage they are currently conducting or have recently completed that will help fight the climate crisis. Undergraduate and graduate students will be judged in separate competitions, and both will include prizes for first, second, and third place.<br /><br />More information is available on the event webpage.<br /><br />Agenda<br />5:00 pm Welcome and competition framing<br /><div>5:05 pm Graduate student slam presentations<br /></div><div>5:50 pm Undergraduate student slam presentations<br /></div></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— <br /><br />Wednesday, March 22<br /><br />Nuclear Weapons Today—peril and promise<br />Wednesday, March 22<br />8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrdeyqqjkjG9ULZhHT_wi5BX_F4jI0ihCU">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrdeyqqjkjG9ULZhHT_wi5BX_F4jI0ihCU</a><br /><br />The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds before midnight, but some have said that’s not even close enough. Indeed, with the US abandoning nuclear proliferation treaties, spending a trillion dollars in an upgrade of its nuclear arsenal, and conducting a proxy war with nuclear-armed Russia, we are staring a nuclear holocaust in the face.<br /><br />This webinar will present an update on current US nuclear weapons plans, including the Biden Nuclear Posture Review, current modernization of production facilities and weapons systems, the FY23 & FY 24 nuclear weapons budgets, the US role in the global nuclear arms race, and the role of war profiteers.<br /><br />It will also present an update on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, review the outcome of the First Meeting of States Parties and preview the Second Meeting of States Parties, and will discuss actions and opportunities for building grassroots support for the US to join the Treaty.<br /><br />————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Climate Change: Fundamentals and Regenerative Solutions (webinar)<br />Wednesday, March 22</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT<br />Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-fundamentals-and-regenerative-solutions-webinar-registration-461873204187">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-fundamentals-and-regenerative-solutions-webinar-registration-461873204187</a><br /><div><br /></div>This class introduces the history of climate change science and outlines inclusive and effective solutions going forward. It is inspired by the work of Project Regeneration, a solutions-focused approach to climate change that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation. In joining us for this 1-hour presentation, you’ll become more informed on the history of climate change science and successfully implemented solutions to slow and eventually stop the increase of greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. Participants will walk away with specific strategies they can implement in their own lives. Please register for this event ONLY at ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com rather than any third party websites, as they are not affiliated with our classes and events. Once registered through Eventbrite, the system will send you a confirmation email.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />For questions or further information, please call 941-861-5000 or email sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu. If you require special accommodations to attend one of our events, please contact us in advance at 941-861-5000 or sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Part of the Program: Sustainability collection<br />This class introduces the history of climate change science and outlines inclusive and effective solutions going forward.<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />NOTE: Classes and events may be canceled at any time due to low registration or other circumstances, with full refunds issued for paid events. Similar classes or events often are offered on future dates.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Reinvesting in Energy and Communities with the Inflation Reduction Act<br />Wednesday, March 22 </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">3:00 p.m. ET</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://rmi.org/events/">https://rmi.org/events/</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Join us for a webinar to learn about the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Program (EIR), a federal loan program established to support the shift to cleaner energy and revitalize communities. The program offers a unique opportunity to invest in renewable energy sooner rather than later and drive long-term community economic development beyond the energy sector. </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Through the EIR, utilities can access low-cost loans to save money on financing and invest in clean energy. The program also offers the ability to pay off retiring energy infrastructure, lowering long-term energy costs for customers. The EIR can also be used to remediate environmental damage, which would improve the health outcomes of local communities and provide even more employment opportunities. <br />The EIR offers a win-win scenario that can lower customer energy bills while allowing utilities to reinvest in clean energy and transmission upgrades. Register now to learn more about the potential of the EIR to revitalize communities. <br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Presenter: <br />Jeremy Richardson, RMI <br />This event will take place via Zoom. An email confirmation will be sent containing the Zoom link to join.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Thursday, March 23</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">How do corals adapt to rising temperatures?</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Thursday, March 23</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">3:30pm<br />Harvard, Northwest Labs B101, 52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA<br />Iliana Baums, Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University<br /><br />Abstract: Coarls build the three-dimensional structure of one of the most diverse ecosystems of the planet. Yet, their ecological role is threatened by climate change because small changes in ocean temperature cause coral holobiont dysbiosis. Despite sharp population declines, large standing genetic and phenotypic variation remains in even the most threatened reef builders. We now know that standing genetic diversity fuels coral adaptation. Therefore, a prominent goal of coral conservation is to protect genetic diversity. It is nevertheless tempting to breed only those coral hosts that are, for example, temperature stress resistant to hasten the process of adaptation. Selective breeding and conservation of standing genetic diversity are thus management strategies with conflicting goals. Further complicating the matter are recent insights that coral adaptation may proceed using unusual pathways. Over any organism’s lifetime, somatic genetic mutations accumulate. To limit damage from potentially deleterious somatic mutations, unitary animals generally do not pass them on to their offspring by segregating the germline from the soma early in development. It is commonly assumed that somatic mutations acquired during an animal’s lifetime are evolutionarily irrelevant because they cannot cross this barrier between the soma and germline (known as Weismann’s barrier), and thus cannot contribute to genetic variation of the next generation. Yet, somatic mutations can cross the Weismann barrier in some corals providing a path for adaptation. Advances in understanding coral adaptation underscore the need for broadly available, standardized methods to find stress resistant corals, to conserve genetic diversity, and to use these resources for restoration.<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Decarbonization Transformation in Chinese Cities: A Talk by Daizong Liu<br />Thursday, March 23</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">5:00pm to 7:00pm<br />MIT, Building 9, 9-255, 105 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, Cambridge, MA </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Zoom option please register at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcuqorDIiE9xj-UuqMsvKjPUII8AwpHXd">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcuqorDIiE9xj-UuqMsvKjPUII8AwpHXd</a><br /><br />Urban Science (11-6) and Sustainable Urbanization Lab (SUL) at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning are hosting a talk by Daizong Liu (刘岱宗), China Director of World Resources Institute (WRI) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.<br /><br />Daizong has over 20 years of professional experience in Urban Sustainable Development Strategy, Planning and Design, and Zero Carbon City Roadmap and Inventories. In his talk, Daizong will share his projects promoting sustainable cities in a number of cities in China, and discuss challenges and opportunities that China faces in achieving its decarbonization goals.<br /><br />We welcome you to join in-person at 9-255. Please register if you intend to attend the event so we can plan food accordingly. https://forms.gle/fYuHdmSJK1kHSK986<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">—————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Daniel Urban Kiley Lecture: “Biospheric Urbanism”<br />Thursday, March 23<br />6:30PM – 08:00</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Harvard, GSD, Gund Hall Piper Auditorium, Cambridge, MA<br /><br />The climate crisis poses the urgent challenge to make our urban environment more resilient in the face of unprecedented atmospheric changes such as rising temperatures, intensified rainfall, and longer droughts. <br /><br />A city can be understood as a sequence of artificial microclimates. Buildings change wind patterns and sunlight exposure, while streetscapes modify soil permeability, runoff, and solar radiation. For each man-made microclimate, a comparable natural condition can be studied. Research on habitats and on the survival strategies of the organisms living within them permits the introduction of plants into artificial urban environments that have similar climatic conditions. <br /><br />Using the logic of nature, cities can be transformed into complex urban ecologies, blurring the boundaries between the artificial and the natural. Science-based research allows the conception of solution-based projects, revealing our built environment as a network of microclimates in which plants combine the absorption of carbon dioxide with the production of evaporative cooling, simultaneously reducing the source of the problem and mitigating its effects. <br /><br />The built environment thus becomes a hybrid living organism, lying at the interface between a changing meteorology and an underused geology. Biospheric Urbanism conceives the urban environment as the intersection connecting what lies above and what lies below, using the intelligence of plants. <br /><br />Speaker<br />Bas Smets (b. 1975) has a background in landscape architecture, civil engineering and architecture. He founded his firm in Brussels in 2007 and has since completed more than 50 projects in more than 12 countries with his team of 25 architects and landscape architects. <br /><br />His realised projects include the Parc des Ateliers in Arles, the park of Thurn & Taxis in Brussels, the Mandrake Hotel in London, and the Himara Waterfront in Albania. . In 2022 he won the international competition for public space around the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. <br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Each of these projects is part of an interrelated research into the possible role and ambition of landscape projects. The aim is to invent ‘Augmented Landscapes’ by using the logics of nature. These augmented landscapes produce a new microclimate while providing new atmospheres. The collaboration with artists and scientists takes a central role in this research. <br /><br />A first monographic exhibition was presented in 2013 by deSingel International Arts Center in Antwerp and Arc-en-Reve centre for architecture in Bordeaux. Bas Smets has received numerous honours and awards, among which the Award for Urbanism and Public Space from the French Royal Academy of Architecture and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Monday, March 27</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Energy Policy Seminar: Eyck Freymann on "Chinese Perspectives on Climate Geopolitics"<br />Monday, March 27</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:00pm - 1:15pm<br />Harvard, Rubenstein Building - David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Room 414AB</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">and Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_68BY5r5KTmCTSuQtDCneeg">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_68BY5r5KTmCTSuQtDCneeg</a><br /><br />Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Eyck Freymann, joint Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and Columbia University. Freymann will give a talk on "Chinese Perspectives on Climate Geopolitics." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">—————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Our Fusion Future—Lawrence Livermore Director Kim Budil</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Monday, March 27 </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">3pm EST [6:00 PM PDT]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F3j00001e61u8EAA">https://commonwealthclub.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F3j00001e61u8EAA</a><br />Cost: $25 - $0<br /><br />In late 2022, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory made a long-sought breakthrough, achieving self-sustaining “fusion ignition” for the first time and generating breakeven energy. Supporters see fusion as a game changer for production of unlimited clean energy that can help to address climate change globally. <br /><br />Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Kimberly Budil, director of Lawrence Livermore, about the significance of this achievement. Dr. Budil is the 13th director of Lawrence Livermore. A physicist, she is an expert on high-power, ultra-fast lasers. She has held previous positions at the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Energy. She is the first woman to serve as LLNL director, and is one of the leading female scientists in the United States.<br /><br />We look forward to seeing you for an inspiring evening with one of the Bay Area’s key scientific leaders, discussing where Lawrence Livermore's fusion research could lead and how long it might take to positively impact our energy future.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— <br /><br />TEDxBoston: Planetary Stewardship - Ocean Exploration<br />Monday, March 27<br />4pm - 8pm<br />The 'Quin House in Back Bay<br />RSVP at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeScxdt-sSjq8swY2GuJGb_L8fIMekqXn2siHy1WJxTXVjT_A/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeScxdt-sSjq8swY2GuJGb_L8fIMekqXn2siHy1WJxTXVjT_A/viewform</a><br /><br />Ocean health is intimately linked to climate heath yet much of the global focus on climate change has focused on land interventions (e.g. greener buildings, cleaner energy, electric vehicles). On a planet which is 70% ocean we are just starting to learn the mysteries of the water that surrounds us. Peter de Menocal, Director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute said at the TEDx Planetary Stewardship event in November that today for most of us “oceans are a black box.” Come hear what we are learning about the changing nature of oceans, what mysteries remain, and why the health of the oceans is so vital for our future. Speakers will share actionable ideas being developed from some of the leading innovation centers and experts.<br /><br />————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Tuesday, March 28<br /><br /><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s [NESEA] BuildingEnergy Boston Conference</div>Tuesday, March 28<br />8:00 AM - 6:00 PM<br />The Westin Boston Seaport District, 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.nesea.org/conference/buildingenergy-boston">https://www.nesea.org/conference/buildingenergy-boston</a><br />Cost: $50 - $650<br /> <br />BuildingEnergy Boston is a conference designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. Conference sessions and showcase demos offer best practices and lessons learned, case studies and proven data, technical how-to’s, emerging technologies, and innovative policies and programs. If you are a professional in the built environment in any stage of your training and career, plan to immerse yourself in twio days of networking and intensive learning on March 28th and 29th. BuildingEnergy Boston 2023 anticipates offering credits for AIA, BPI, GBCI, PHIUS, and RESNET.<br /><br />—————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Climate Tech: Why It Needs the Humanities and Social Sciences<br />Tuesday, March 28</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">4:15pm–6:00pm EDT<br />The Heyman Center, Second Floor Common Room, Columbia University, NYC</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i2JAAVwGTM-TRQV7n_mrMA">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i2JAAVwGTM-TRQV7n_mrMA</a><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Climate tech — technologies to respond to climate change — gathered over $50 billion of startup funding in recent years and billions more in public support. Carbon tech is a subset of climate tech, denoting both technologies to suck carbon out of the atmosphere and use and store it as well as platforms to exchange abstractions of all this carbon. Successfully scaling some forms of climate tech and carbon tech will be critical for confronting climate change.<br /><br />However, these technologies will fail to be deployed without incorporating theories and practices from both the humanities and social sciences. This is due to a lack of demand and public support, the scarcity of visions of alternative business or ownership models, a failure to understand factors that would enable individuals and institutions to adopt the tech, contestation around the infrastructure to support these technologies, poor governance, and more.<br /><br />This talk makes a case for why humanities and social science practitioners should bother to engage with the development of these emerging technologies. Speakers will discuss what forms and methods generative engagement could take, how to avoid the pitfalls of instrumentalization by capital, and what's at stake if these fields continue to be on the sidelines of climate tech investment and debate.<br /><br />Speaker<br />Holly Jean Buck is a geographer and environmental social scientist studying rural futures, the politics of platforms, and how emerging technologies can address environmental challenges. She works as an Assistant Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, and has a Ph.D. in Development Sociology from Cornell University. She is the author of After Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and Restoration and Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero Is Not Enough.<br /><br />Moderator TBA <br /><br />Climate Futures/Climate Justice is an interdisciplinary event series exploring the relationship between climate justice, carbon tech, and climate futures. Climate scientists, engineers, anthropologists, geographers, science studies scholars, political ecologists, legal scholars, and historians connect to discuss justice-centered climate futures and engage defining issues of the carbon tech/climate justice nexus.<br /><br />This event will be in person at the Heyman Center and live-streamed online.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Wednesday, March 29</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Helping Bend the Arc at the Hinges of History: A Conversation with Larry Brilliant</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Wednesday, March 29</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">4:00pm to 6:00pm<br />Harvard, Memorial Church, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">and Online at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@HarvardWCFIA">https://www.youtube.com/@HarvardWCFIA</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Free and open to the public. No tickets required. Masking is encouraged. This event will be in person and streamed live on our YouTube channel. Please plan on being seated by 3:45 p.m. as the event will start promptly at 4:00 p.m.<br /><br />American epidemiologist, technologist, philanthropist, and author Larry Brilliant embodies optimism like few others. A hippie doctor in the 1960s, he spent time at an ashram in India to find spirituality during a tumultuous time. As predicted by his guru, he and his team would change the world. Under the auspices of the World Health Organization they made millions of house calls in India with the goal to eradicate smallpox—and they succeeded.<br /><br />Speaker<br />Dr. Larry Brilliant is a physician and epidemiologist, founder and CEO of Pandefense Advisory, senior counselor at the Skoll Foundation and a CNN medical analyst. Previously, he served on the board of the Skoll Foundation, was chair of the advisory board of the NGO Ending Pandemics, the president and CEO of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, vice president of Google, and the founding executive director of Google.org. He cofounded the Seva Foundation, an NGO whose programs have given back sight to more than five million blind people in two dozen countries. In addition, he cofounded The Well, a progenitor of today's social media platforms. <br /><br />Earlier in his career, Dr. Brilliant was an associate professor of epidemiology and international health planning at the University of Michigan. Dr. Brilliant lived in India for nearly a decade where he was a key member of the successful WHO Smallpox Eradication Programme for SE Asia as well as the WHO Polio Eradication Programme. He was the founding chairman of the National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee (NBAS), which was created by presidential directive of President George W. Bush; he was a member of the World Economic Forum's Agenda Council on Catastrophic Risk; and a "First Responder" for CDC's bioterrorism response effort. <br /><br />Recent awards include the TED Prize, Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People, "International Public Health Hero," and four honorary doctorates. He has lectured at Oxford, Harvard, Berkeley, and many other colleges; and spoken at the Royal Society, the Pentagon, NIH, the United Nations, and some of the largest companies and nonprofits all over the world. He has written for Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, and other magazines and peer reviewed journals, and was part of the Global Business Network where he learned scenario planning. Dr. Brilliant is the author of Sometimes Brilliant, a memoir about working to eradicate smallpox; and a guide to managing vaccination programs entitled “The Management of Smallpox Eradication.” <br /><br />Moderator<br />Erez Manela, Acting Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, is a professor of history at Harvard University, where he teaches international history and the history of the United States in the world. <br /><br />Manela has published extensively on the history of World War I and its aftermath. His prize-winning book The Wilsonian Moment: Self-Determination and the International Origins of Anticolonial Nationalism showed how US attempts to recast international order in the wake of World War I helped spark upheavals across the colonial world in 1919 and beyond. He has also researched the history of international development, notably on the World Health Organization's global smallpox eradication program in the 1960s and 1970s and what it tells us about the intersection of superpower relations, international development, and international organizations in that era.<br /><br />His current work examines the global discourse about World War II as a "race war" and how it shaped visions for the postwar international order. He also has a longstanding interest in the conceptual and methodological aspects of writing international history.<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Kim Stanley Robinson: “The Future of Climate, Technology, and Society” </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Wednesday, March 29</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">7:00pm<br />BC, Gasson Hall, 100, Gasson Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA<br /><br />Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the international bestselling Mars trilogy, and more recently New York 2140, Aurora, Shaman, Green Earth, and 2312, which was a New York Times bestseller nominated for all seven of the major science fiction awards—a first for any book. He was sent to the Antarctic by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Artists and Writers’ Program in 1995 and returned in their Antarctic media program in 2016. In 2008 he was named a “Hero of the Environment” by Time magazine, and he works with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, the Clarion Writers’ Workshop, and UC San Diego’s Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination. His work has been translated into 25 languages, and won a dozen awards in five countries, including the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy awards. In 2016 he was given the Heinlein Award for lifetime achievement in science fiction, and asteroid 72432 was named “Kimrobinson.” In 2017, he was given the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society. A prolific writer and speaker, his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Nature, and Wired, among many others, and he has lectured at more than one hundred institutions over the last 25 years. His novel, The Ministry for the Future, was selected as one of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2020. His most recent book, The High Sierra: A Love Story (May 2022) is a non-fiction exploration of Robinson’s years spent hiking and camping in the Sierra Nevada mountains, one of the most compelling places on Earth. <br /><br />Cosponsored by the Boston College Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Studies Program, the Lynch School's Center for Psychological Humanities and Ethics, and English Department<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Thursday, March 30</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Fortifying the Truth: Human Rights, Generative AI, and Deepfakes<br />Thursday, March 30</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">4 – 5 p.m.<br />Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/fortifying-truth-human-rights-generative-ai-and-deepfakes">https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/fortifying-truth-human-rights-generative-ai-and-deepfakes</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Samuel Gregory</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century is a talk series organized and facilitated by Dr. Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, and Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs, and Philosophy. Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the ethical aspects of the long-term impact of artificial intelligence on society and human life.<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Wednesday, April 5</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Reiki, Energy Medicine, and Post-Materialism: A Conversation with Research Scientist Dr. Natalie Dyer (T&T Gnoseologies Series)<br />Wednesday, April 5</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">1 – 2 p.m.<br />Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/3116760490511/WN_z4Rjw88jQH6vfgPXez5ZnA">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/3116760490511/WN_z4Rjw88jQH6vfgPXez5ZnA</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Hilary Flores-Hebert, Events & Finance Assistant cswr@hds.harvard.edu<br />This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. <br />Please join Research Associate Dr. Giovanna Parmigiani in a conversation with Dr. Natalie Dyer. Dr. Dyer is a Research Scientist with Connor Whole Health at University Hospitals, the President of the Center for Reiki Research, and a practicing Reiki master. They will talk about the role of Reiki and energy healing in improving health and well-being, the possibility of a non-materialist scientific paradigm, and dr. Dyer’s latest research on universal love.<br /> <br />Dr. Dyer is a Research Scientist with Connor Whole Health at University Hospitals and the President of the Center for Reiki Research. A shamanic Reiki master, Dr. Dyer studies the effect of Reiki biofield therapy on physical and psychological health and lead efforts to educate Reiki practitioners and the public about Reiki research. Dr. Dyer’s research is primarily focused on mindbody and biofield therapies for improving psychological health and wellbeing. Dr. Dyer also conducts research on universal love and is the co-creator of the Universal Love Scale, a psychometrically validated measure for the embodiment/experience of universal love. <br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Gnoseologies: Transcendence and Transformation Today<br />This online series focuses on ways of knowing that are often labeled as “non-rational.” Traditionally referred to as gnosis in Western philosophical and religious traditions, and often understood in contraposition to science (episteme), these ways of knowing are becoming more and more influential in contemporary societies, popular culture, and academic research. Going beyond dichotomies such as body and mind, ordinary and extraordinary, reason and experience, and matter and spirit, this series hosts scholars of different disciplines and practitioners interested in exploring and expanding the boundaries of what counts as “knowledge” today. </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">The EU’s Energy Policy after Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Wednesday, April 5</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">2:00 pm to 3:15 pm<br />BU, Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road, Boston, MA<br /><br />Join us for a lecture by Niels Fuglsang, Member of the European Parliament, elected for the Danish Social Democrats in 2019. Moderated by Cathie Jo Martin, Professor of Political Science, Boston University.<br /><br />During the last two decades, the European economy has become ever more dependent on Russian gas and oil. However, since the 24th of February 2022, there is broad consensus in Brussels that the energy imports must stop since the EU is effectively financing Russia's war against Ukraine by paying for Russian energy, all the while Mr. Putin can use energy as an instrument to harm the EU. But how can Europe get rid of Russian energy and are there any realistic alternatives?<br /><br />Niels Fuglsang serves in the Parliament's Industry- and Energy Committee and is the Parliament's rapporteur for the Energy Efficiency Directive, which is being negotiated in the spring of 2023. Niels holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Copenhagen and a PhD from the Copenhagen Business School. While writing his PhD dissertation he was visiting researcher at Boston University in the fall of 2017.<br /><br />Contact Name<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Elizabeth Amrien<br />Phone<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>617-358-0919<br />Contact Email<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>edamrien@bu.edu<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Thursday, April 6</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Canary Live Boston<br />Thursday, April 6<br />5:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT<br />Greentown Labs 444 Somerville Ave Somerville, MA 02143<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-live-boston-tickets-539295245597">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-live-boston-tickets-539295245597</a><br />Cost: $49<br /><br />Canary Media and Post Script Media — leaders in climate journalism — are hosting a live event at Greentown Labs in Somerville, Ma. on Thurs., April 6 from 5:00–9:00pm ET.<br />On stage: The leading voice in clean energy podcasting, Stephen Lacey, will record a live episode of The Carbon Copy with some very special guests. Then experienced New England reporters will dig into a discussion on the region's efforts to decarbonize.<br />Off stage: We'll be celebrating Canary's 2nd birthday! And you’ll have time for socializing and networking over food and drink. See the agenda and speakers below.<br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-79133070569040705172023-01-28T23:49:00.002-05:002023-01-28T23:49:50.102-05:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - February 2023<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Conferences**</span></p><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ethics and Solar Geoengineering: Justice, Legitimacy, and Governance in a Climate Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">February 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sustainability Connect 2023: A Forum on the Future of Sustainability at MIT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EBC Tenth Annual Offshore Wind Conference: T-minus 7 years to 30GW by 2030</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The 1619 Education Conference</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">February 18 - February 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mathemalchemy Symposium: Exploring the Intersections of Mathematics, Art, & Education</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 24</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Lecture Series**</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Global Energy Trends 2023: Crisis, Contingencies, and Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Explore the Shape-Shifting Media Climate with Earth’s Publicist - David Fenton</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cancel Wars: How Universities Can Foster Free Speech, Promote Inclusion, and Renew Democracy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Vandana Shiva: My Life in a Biodiversity of Movements</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 6 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Green Shipping Corridors: Getting Maritime Shipping to Net Zero</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 7 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental Justice Roundtable</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate change in Africa: Exploring citizen experiences and perspectives</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Through the Grapevine: Socially Transmitted Information and Distorted Democracy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sustainable Places: Climate Adapted Cities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Action in Nigeria: Risks, Urgencies, and Opportunities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Living Between Worlds, with Grace, Dignity, and Power</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Role of Carbon Capture in Meeting Net-zero Carbon Goals</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Living with Climate Change in Northern New England</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">** Events **</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Seminar: Leon Clarke, Bezos Earth Fund </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mini-Symposium on Environmental Justice and Energy Sustainability </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chilean Constitutional Reform: Mother Nature, Mapuche Women, and Decolonial Perspectives</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Falling Sky and The Yanomami Struggle</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Navigating Energy Transitions: The implications of 1.5°C scenarios for Canada’s Paris-aligned energy transitions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Quartette: Stories from the Lives of Four Women Jazz Musicians—Maxine Sullivan, Velma Middleton, Melba Liston, and Shirley Scott</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Foreign Policy of Technology</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Interspecies Attentiveness: An Artist Panel Discussion</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cambridge, MA: BEUDO: A Path to Reducing Building Emissions in Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wikipedia edit-a-thon on climate change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Housing as a Climate Lever, with Scott Wiener</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 6 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Using an International Human Rights Framework for Climate Justice Advocacy in the United States</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Restoring the Earth’s lungs - How can forests support climate change mitigation?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Understanding the threat of white Christian nationalism to American democracy today: Findings from the PRRI and Brookings Christian Nationalism Survey</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rethinking China’s rise, restraints, and resilience</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Transition in the Food Industry: A Solutions Approach</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Digital Green New Deal: Wiring Gaia in the Anthropocene</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Energy Transition and Indigenous Communities in the US and Canada </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Change and Health: A Health Policy and Bioethics Consortium</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can companies save the planet? Sustainable investment between greenwashing and real impact: Finance Company climate claims </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Analyzing Earth’s “Fine Prints”: Utilization of High-Resolution Geological Records to Elucidate Future Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Business Climate Challenge Energy Management Workshop</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 21 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nomad Century - How to Survive the Climate Upheaval</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Inclusive Insurance: A U.S. Roadmap for Climate-Related Disasters</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">February 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Paul R. Ehrlich's Life: A Journey through Science and Politics</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 23 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Are Economic and Judicial Sanctions Effective in Combatting Authoritarianism? Evidence from Venezuela, Hungary & Poland </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">When Wounds Travel: Ecologies of War and Healthcare East of the Mediterranean</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Clean Energy Workforce and the Path to Equity </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at </span><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (</span><a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">). </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:gmoke@world.std.com" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Conferences**</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ethics and Solar Geoengineering: Justice, Legitimacy, and Governance in a Climate Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">February 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, T-520 Nye A, B, C (three Rooms), 79 JFK Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/ethics-and-solar-geoengineering-justice-legitimacy-and-governance-climate-crisis" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/ethics-and-solar-geoengineering-justice-legitimacy-and-governance-climate-crisis</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If you are not Harvard affiliated, contact </span><a href="mailto:emilydriscoll@hks.harvard.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">emilydriscoll@hks.harvard.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> for permission to attend in person. A video of the event will be available for viewing later.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Ethics and Solar Geoengineering conference is motivated by the following question: how, if at all, should countries engage in solar geoengineering research and possible deployment? This increasingly divisive question is in part one for scientists and modelers: we need a clearer picture of the risks and benefits of various deployment regimes. But solar geoengineering also raises normative questions concerning justice, legitimacy, and governance of the technology and these questions are best answered with the help of political philosophers and ethicists. This conference aims to bring together philosophers, theorists, and public policymakers, and representatives from communities who are especially impacted by the climate crisis in order to explore the normative dimensions of disagreement concerning the development and possible deployment of solar geoengineering technologies.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact Emily Driscoll 617-998-5488</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sustainability Connect 2023: A Forum on the Future of Sustainability at MIT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 AM – 2:30 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Samberg Conference Center, MIT Chang Building (E52), 7th Floor 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainability-connect-2023-a-forum-on-the-future-of-sustainability-at-mit-tickets-506692881047" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainability-connect-2023-a-forum-on-the-future-of-sustainability-at-mit-tickets-506692881047</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sustainability Connect brings together the community working to create a more sustainable MIT. For Sustainability Connect 2023, we’re looking back on ten years of the Office of Sustainability, celebrating the successes you made possible, and envisioning the future of a sustainable MIT as guided by Fast Forward: MIT's Climate Action Plan for the Decade. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EBC Tenth Annual Offshore Wind Conference: T-minus 7 years to 30GW by 2030</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30 am - 12:30 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/efcf3c51-c787-4cbe-9c05-79d7bbe87cfa/regProcessStep1" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://web.cvent.com/event/efcf3c51-c787-4cbe-9c05-79d7bbe87cfa/regProcessStep1</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> for in person</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/3173fc57-d292-4d46-a71b-0fcc27593e8d/regProcessStep1" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://web.cvent.com/event/3173fc57-d292-4d46-a71b-0fcc27593e8d/regProcessStep1</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> for online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $50 - $150</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We are 7 years away from the Biden Administration’s goal of achieving 30 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind by 2030. Trillions in federal funding and financial incentives for renewable energy and grid improvements are available from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act. New England continues to be in great position for reaping social, economic, and environmental benefits from sowing commercial-scale offshore wind energy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Vineyard Wind LLC, a joint venture of Avangrid Renewables LLC and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, is building Vineyard Wind 1 with two cable making landfall at Covell’s Beach in Barnstable and connect to the grid at a substation in Hyannis. Vineyard Wind 1 is an 800-megawatt (MW) project located 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and will generate electricity in 2024 for more than 400,000 homes and businesses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This first-in-the-nation, commercial-scale wind farm will create 3,600 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) job years, save customers $1.4 billion over the first 20 years of operation, and is expected to reduce carbon emissions by more than 1.6 million metric tons per year, the equivalent of taking 325,000 cars off the road annually. The project’s progress is the result in part due to over 10 years and hundreds of meetings with fishermen and fishing organizations with the goal of enabling both industries to grow together offshore.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In December 2022, the 1,232 MW Commonwealth Wind development, owned by Avangrid Renewables, was determined by Avangrid to no longer be commercially viable. Avangrid in a filing with the state Department of Public Utilities indicating its development was no longer commercially viable due to escalating costs, requesting that the state should dismiss its current power purchasing agreements. Avangrid requested that the State instead include the 1,200 megawatts of wind energy planned for the Commonwealth Wind development in its next round of offshore wind solicitation, which is scheduled for spring 2023.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The 400 MW Mayflower Wind project, owned by Shell and Ocean Winds (a joint venture between Engie and EDP Renewables) received their contract approvals in 2022 and are advancing through permitting. In October 2022, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources and Rhode Island Energy, a PPL company, announced its procurement process for 600-to-1,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy. Answers to Bidder questions were provided on December 19th. Rhode Island Energy is considering a series of non-pricing criteria in the proposals, including statewide economic impacts, proposed labor agreements, siting and permitting and an Environmental Impacts and Environmental and Fisheries Mitigation Plan. Proposals are expected to create benefits in social, environmental justice, economic development, job creation and port development.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Equinor Wind US, Ørsted, and Mayflower Wind continue to advance their other offshore wind development projects in the Northeast. RWE Renewables Americas and Diamond Offshore Wind are advancing their New England Aqua Ventus LLC (NEAV) floating wind demonstration project. NEAV uses a concrete semi-submersible floating platform supporting a 10-12 MW commercial wind turbine and is in a federally designated area 2 miles south of Monhegan Island, 14 miles off the coast of Maine. Offshore Wind Port planning and development activity is advancing in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This year’s EBC offshore wind conference will start off with an update from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) will provide an update and forecast on offshore wind procurement in the Commonwealth. Representatives from port facilities and wind developers will summarize their progress and outlook for their projects.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We will also include an update on trends and innovations driving the industry including new technical engineering guidance from NREL and ACP, new research on gravity based foundations from Tufts and improved efficiency of offshore wind production by MIT, advancements in floating wind, lessons learned from litigation, and draft guidance to improve the federal permitting process.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">General Continuing Education Certificates are awarded by the EBC for this program (3.5 training contact hours). Please select this option during registration if you wish to receive a certificate.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The 1619 Education Conference</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">February 18 - February 19</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 AM - 5:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://pulitzercenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4MO9FaN-SYW63WgfCh6hrQ" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://pulitzercenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4MO9FaN-SYW63WgfCh6hrQ</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Pulitzer Center’s 1619 Materials Collection and 1619 Education Programs and Initiatives have inspired hundreds of educators across the U.S. to engage their students with the themes of The 1619 Project, and to connect with a community of educators committed to helping students better understand the role of Black people in shaping American society and the legacies of slavery that still exist today.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Taking place on February 18 and 19, the second 1619 Education Conference will offer participants the opportunity to learn from The 1619 Project Education Network members about the units they created and implemented as part of the program, the strategies and resources they found most helpful, and their key takeaways from their experience connecting the project to their students. The conference will also allow attendees to view the creative ways our Afterschool Program Partners explored The 1619 Project with students in outside-of-school programs and participate in learning workshops with project resources.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">There are educators #Teaching1619 in all education contexts. If you’re an outside-of-school educator, librarian, or community leader, you may find resources to spark students' creativity, teamwork, critical thinking, and media literacy skills in these activities for afterschool educators which give various entry points into exploring multimedia components and text excerpts from The 1619 Project.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The conference will include an exploration of project resources and a Q&A for educators interested in joining the second cohort of the Network. Participants will also hear from contributors to The 1619 Project and professors who have connected the project books to schools of education.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The 1619 Education Conference is open to all, but we especially encourage educators interested in applying to the 2023 1619 Education Network cohort to attend. The Pulitzer Center team will follow up with more details on the day-by-day schedule as we get closer to the event: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://pulitzercenter.org/event/1619-project-education-conference-2023" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://pulitzercenter.org/event/1619-project-education-conference-2023</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mathemalchemy Symposium: Exploring the Intersections of Mathematics, Art, & Education</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 24</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10 am to 4:00 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">808 Gallery – 808 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/math-art-education-symposium-registration-465737833397" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/math-art-education-symposium-registration-465737833397</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Schedule:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10 am – Coffee, Pastries, & Social time</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:30 am – Welcome & Introduction to the Day – Li-Mei Lim (Boston University) & Ty Furman (Boston University)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:45 am – Talk by Ingrid Daubechies (Duke University)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:30 am – Panel – Math as a Source of Artistic Inspiration</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists: Gregory Gomez – Boston University, Bathsheba – Independent Artist, Erik Demaine– MIT, Thaddeus Beal – Independent Artist</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 pm – Light lunch</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:15 pm – Talk by Bronna Butler (Artist)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00 pm – Panel – Art as a Tool for Education – Panelists: Diana Davis – Instructor in Mathematics at Phillips Exeter Academy,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:45 pm – Closing Talk by Edmund Harriss (University of Arkansas)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:30 pm – Reception</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Biographies (alphabetical order)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bathsheba likes to think about shapes. 3D printed steel is her primary medium along with subsurface laser damage in glass. The shapes she explores aren’t moldable, so most artmaking and manufacturing methods don’t work well for her which is why she got into 3D printing. Around the turn of the millennium a window opened, as 3D printing (which had been around for many years at that point) got cheaper and better. The technology suited her style, and her designs were among the first printed objects to be sold outside the industry.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thaddeus Beal was educated at Yale, Stanford, and The Museum School. He has shown all over New England and in New York City, and is currently represented by the Soprafina Gallery, Boston. He has won three fellowships (and been a finalist twice) in the Mass Council competitions and one from the NE Arts Foundation. His work is is in collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston..</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bronna Butler’s early interest in both the arts and science/math resulted in two rotating careers, one in art and another in finance/science. Her current artwork – multifaceted glass, mirror, and metal sculptures focusing on recreational mathematics, portraits of mathematicians and physicists, and science in general – unites her two passions. She strives to include puzzles, enigmas, and optical illusions in her pieces. Stylistically, her glass and oil painting techniques are derived from the Baroque and Renaissance periods when artists were involved in the “science” of the arts (the chemistry of their paints/materials, precise anatomy, and perspective, etc.) and the content and purpose of art frequently included science and mathematics.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ingrid Daubechies is a Belgian physicist and mathematician and the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. She is best known for her work with wavelets in image compression. Daubechies is recognized for her study of the mathematical methods that enhance image-compression technology. She was awarded a Leroy P. Steele prize for exposition in 1994 for her book Ten Lectures on Wavelets. From 1992 to 1997 she was a fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronical Engineers.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Diane Davis is passionate about transforming math courses, at every level of education, to active learning. To teach her own college courses, she built on Exeter’s materials, modifying them and also writing her own problem books from scratch. Since 2012, she has taught courses for high school math teachers at Exeter’s Anja S. Greer Conference on Mathematics and Technology, on how to write and teach problem-based curricula. In 2016, she did a study comparing the pedagogical effectiveness of discussion-based and lecture-based math courses. She showed that while students in the two types of courses learned a similar amount of material, students in discussion-based courses learned more communication skills, and chose to take significantly more math classes in subsequent semesters than those in lecture-based courses. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Erik Demaine is a Professor in Computer Science at MIT. Demaine’s research interests range throughout algorithms, from data structures for improving web searches to the geometry of understanding how proteins fold to the computational difficulty of playing games. He received a MacArthur Fellowship (“genius grant”) as a “computational geometer tackling and solving difficult problems related to folding and bending—moving readily between the theoretical and the playful, with a keen eye to revealing the former in the latter”. He appears in the origami documentaries Between the Folds and NOVA’s The Origami Revolution. He cowrote a book about the theory of folding (Geometric Folding Algorithms), and a book about the computational complexity of games (Games, Puzzles, and Computation). Together with his father Martin, his interests span the connections between mathematics and art, including curved-crease sculptures in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Renwick Gallery in the Smithsonian.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gregory Gomez is a sculptor and painter and an Associate Faculty and Chair of Undergraduate Sculpture in Boston University’s College of Fine Art. His works reference nature, found graphic information, lost language, references to mathematics and other archetypical forms to inform his work. The resulting sculptures, paintings and drawings are mysterious, semi-scientific messages filled with symbology that draw viewers in with their cryptic meaning, visually and tactilly rich materials.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">His body of public sculpture can be found at Harvard Medical School, The Challenger Learning Center in Tallahassee, Florida, and Addison Elevated Train Station and Austin Branch Library in Chicago, Illinois. He has permanent installations in the Williamson College of Business Administration, in Ohio, and most recently completed commissions for Grinnell College, in Iowa and the Transit Center in Montpelier, Vermont.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Edmund Harris is a mathematician, teacher, artist and maker, working at the University of Arkansas. He has done research on the geometry of tilings and patterns, such as the Penrose tiling, but these days he usually describes myself as pursuing unusual applications of mathematics. Some of these are really quite traditional, for example working with physicists to model the geometry of two dimensional crystals, but others are more exotic controlling robots and working with architects and designers. In all this he is driven by a passion to communicate the beauty and utility of mathematical thinking.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Li-Mei Lim (Mathemalchemy at BU collaborator) is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Boston University. She earned her BS from MIT and her PhD from Brown University, both in mathematics. Her research is in the field of analytic number theory and automorphic forms. Her other professional interests include mathematical education and outreach. She also currently serves as the Executive Director for PROMYS, a summer program for talented high school students.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Lecture Series**</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Global Energy Trends 2023: Crisis, Contingencies, and Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1pm ET [10:00 AM in Pacific Time]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8716721700966/WN_KdfRxCSWQSePleJWXm1icQ" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8716721700966/WN_KdfRxCSWQSePleJWXm1icQ</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We’re in the midst of an energy transition that continues to evolve and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. This leaves energy sector participants facing a host of overlapping challenges.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Last year, world leaders gathered at COP26 to set targets for decarbonizing the global economy and the table was set for the energy transition. Since then, the energy landscape has changed dramatically. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Massive change is coming, thanks to the legislative and policy achievements of the first two years of the Biden administration. The current global energy crisis, which has led to sky-high prices and a weakening world economy, is set to only increase the attractiveness of renewables going forward. As renewable penetration on the grid continues to increase, technologies that can provide grid services and on-demand supply or demand reduction are expected to follow. Whether through increasing demand response and load optimization services or through increased installations of flexible generation assets.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this webinar, we examine the key trends that commentators – including GridBeyond’s experts – agree will be at the forefront of discussions about developments in the energy sector in 2023 and beyond.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Time</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Explore the Shape-Shifting Media Climate with Earth’s Publicist - David Fenton</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.earth.columbia.edu/videos/channel/sustain-what" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.earth.columbia.edu/videos/channel/sustain-what</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Viewing links and background added before showtime</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Longtime journalist Andy Revkin of the Columbia Climate School in conversation with David Fenton, who, through more than 40 years as a social-change strtegist and publicist, helped craft a host of high-profile campaigns - from ending apartheid and New York fracking to making the case for the Green New Deal.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Drawing on his new book, The Activist's Media Handbook, Fenton will describe his learning curve navigating massive changes in the media landscape and offer guidance for anyone trying to make information matter in pursuit of a better planet.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cancel Wars: How Universities Can Foster Free Speech, Promote Inclusion, and Renew Democracy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.harvard.com/event/virtual_event_sigal_ben-porath/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.harvard.com/event/virtual_event_sigal_ben-porath/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a virtual event. Please follow the link on this page to register.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The "Ethics in Your World" series, presented with the Harvard Book Store, features leading thinkers taking on tough problems that matter to us all.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About Constructing Basic Liberties:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">College campuses have become flashpoints of the current culture war and, consequently, much ink has been spilled over the relationship between universities and the cultivation or coddling of young American minds. Philosopher Sigal R. Ben-Porath takes head-on arguments that infantilize students who speak out against violent and racist discourse on campus or rehash interpretations of the First Amendment. Ben-Porath sets out to demonstrate the role of the university in American society and, specifically, how it can model free speech in ways that promote democratic ideals.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In Cancel Wars, she argues that the escalating struggles over “cancel culture,” “safe spaces,” and free speech on campus are a manifestation of broader democratic erosion in the United States. At the same time, she takes a nuanced approach to the legitimate claims of harm put forward by those who are targeted by hate speech. Ben-Porath’s focus on the boundaries of acceptable speech (and on the disproportional impact that hate speech has on marginalized groups) sheds light on the responsibility of institutions to respond to extreme speech in ways that proactively establish conversations across difference. Establishing these conversations has profound implications for political discourse beyond the boundaries of collegiate institutions. If we can draw on the truth, expertise, and reliable sources of information that are within the work of academic institutions, we might harness the shared construction of knowledge that takes place at schools, colleges, and universities against truth decay. Of interest to teachers and school leaders, this book shows that by expanding and disseminating knowledge, universities can help rekindle the civic trust that is necessary for revitalizing democracy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sigal Ben-Porath is professor at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is also a member of the philosophy and the political science departments, and a fellow at the Institute for Law and Philosophy. She received her doctorate in political philosophy from Tel-Aviv university in 2000, and was a fellow at Princeton University’s Center for Human Values, Tel-Aviv University’s Safra Center for Ethics, and the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. Her recent books are Cancel Wars (Chicago 2022), Free Speech on Campus (Penn Press, 2017) as well as Making Up Our Mind (with Michael Johanek, Chicago 2019). She chaired Penn's Committee on Open Expression 2015-2019, and serves on the board of the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy. In recent years she has offered guidance to many campuses on policy development and responses to controversies surrounding speech.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jane Kamensky earned her BA (1985) and PhD (1993) in history from Yale University. She is Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History at Harvard University and Pforzheimer Foundation Director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Harvard Radcliffe Institute. A historian of British America and the United States, she is the author of numerous books, including A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley (2016), which won four major prizes and was a finalist for several others. She is currently completing her next book, Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution, as a Leon Levy Biography Fellow at the CUNY Graduate Center. A former Commissioner of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Kamensky serves as a Trustee of the Museum of the American Revolution, and as one of the principal investigators on the NEH/ Department of Education-funded initiative, Educating for American Democracy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Vandana Shiva: My Life in a Biodiversity of Movements</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 6 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston College, Robsham Theater Arts Center, Robsham Theater Arts Center, Chestnut Hill, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://events.bc.edu/event/vandana_shiva_presented_by_rewilding_planet_earth#.Y9INnS2ZOiI" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.bc.edu/event/vandana_shiva_presented_by_rewilding_planet_earth#.Y9INnS2ZOiI</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Part of by Rewilding Planet Earth Series</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Vandana Shiva, a world-renowned environmental thinker, activist, feminist, philosopher of science, writer and science policy advocate, is the founder of Navdanya Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology in India and President of Navdanya International.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Trained as a Physicist at the University of Punjab, she completed her Ph.D. on the ‘Hidden Variables and Non-locality in Quantum Theory’ from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. She later shifted to inter-disciplinary research in science, technology, and environmental policy, which she carried out at the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, India.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In 1982 she founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology (RFSTE), an independent research institute that addresses the most significant problems of ecology of our times, and two years later, Navdanya (‘nine seeds’) the movement in defense of biodiversity and the contributions made to the climate, environment and society by small farmers.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The recipient of many awards, including the Right Livelihood Award, (the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’) and the Sydney Peace Prize, she has been named among the top five “Most Important People in Asia” by AsiaWeek.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">She is a prolific writer and author of numerous books and serves on the board of the International Forum on Globalization, and member of the executive committee of the World Future Council.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Green Shipping Corridors: Getting Maritime Shipping to Net Zero</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 7 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10am [8 am MT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://rmi.org/events/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://rmi.org/events/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A green shipping corridor is more than a way to get from point A to B. It’s how an essential, hard-to-abate sector will start to decarbonize this decade. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Green shipping corridors allow ships to travel along their route with low-carbon energy, principally green hydrogen and its derivatives ammonia and methanol. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How do we start building these corridors? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This interactive, one-hour webinar, co-hosted by RMI and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, will discuss the state-of-play in green shipping corridor development and cover important considerations when selecting their location. The webinar will also introduce a practical, free handbook, based on real-world experience and local data, to help ports, shipping companies, fuel producers, financiers, and governments start developing green shipping corridors. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental Justice Roundtable</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:30pm - 9pm ET [4:30pm to 6pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford ChEM-H Building, John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Rotunda, E241 × 290 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/deans_lecture_series_on_environmental_justice" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/deans_lecture_series_on_environmental_justice</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dean's Lecture Series:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please join leading scholars and thought leaders for wide-ranging discussions around the frontiers of research, education, practice and impact for environmental justice.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dean Arun Majumdar, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This upcoming Environmental Justice Roundtable with Honorable Shalanda H. Baker, Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch, Professor Beth Rose Middleton Manning, and Professor Rodolfo Dirzo as moderator will showcase the scholarship of Environmental Justice (EJ) and discuss the interaction of EJ and public policy. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Together, these speakers will bring a unique and comprehensive perspective to the conversation by exploring their respective fields of expertise which will help build a better understanding of environmental justice and how to move forward with policy change.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate change in Africa: Exploring citizen experiences and perspectives</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kJzM5EOrQRqYdDqb91nkEg" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kJzM5EOrQRqYdDqb91nkEg</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers and Presenters</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Joseph Asunka, CEO of Afrobarometer</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CID's "Road to GEM23" cliamte and development series precedes and helps launch the May 2023 Global Empowerment Meeting (GEM23), "Growing in a Green World". This spring, CID strives to elevate and learn from voices from the countries on the frontlines of the climate crisis, and feature important learnings from the leaders who will be active participants at GEM23. On February 10, 2023, CID presents Joseph Asunka, CEO of Afrobarometer, who will discuss 'Climate change in Africa: Exploring citizen experiences and perspectives'</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate change is wreaking havoc across Africa. Severe droughts are striking the Sahel and parts of West Africa; East African glaciers are melting; Cyclone Idai in 2019 and deadly floods in KwaZulu Natal have devastated southern Africa. How are ordinary Africans experiencing these extreme weather conditions? What do they want (and expect) their governments and other development actors to do about climate change? Do they think they have a role to play in addressing the effects of climate change? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Afrobarometer, a pan-African survey research organisation, has been collecting, analysing, and disseminating data on the views and experiences of ordinary Africans with regard to governance, democracy, the economy, and society since 1999. The latest rounds of the survey have included questions on climate change. In general, about half of Africans have heard of climate change. Among this group, most say it is making life more difficult, and they want their governments to take immediate action, even at considerable cost to the economy and jobs. But Africans also see the fight against climate change as a shared responsibility among governments, the international and business communities, and themselves. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a virtual only event open to the public. Registration is required. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact Claire McCarthy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">617-495-5931</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Through the Grapevine: Socially Transmitted Information and Distorted Democracy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Allison Dining Room, Taubman Building 5th Floor, Harvard Kennedy School</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ash.harvard.edu/event/american-politics-seminar-series-taylor-carlson" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ash.harvard.edu/event/american-politics-seminar-series-taylor-carlson</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">You’re invited to join Taylor Carlson, author and assistant professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis for a talk on "Through the Grapevine: Socially Transmitted Information and Distorted Democracy." This discussion is part of the American Politics Speaker Series sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and the Center for American Political Studies.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lunch will be served. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sustainable Places: Climate Adapted Cities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8am EST [13:00 – 14:00 GMT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainable-places-climate-adapted-cities-tickets-514162843907?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&keep_tld=1" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainable-places-climate-adapted-cities-tickets-514162843907?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&keep_tld=1</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for an online discussion exploring how cities can adapt to climate change using nature-based solutions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this Sustainable Places: Climate Adapted Cities event we will explore how city strategists are using nature-based solutions to help urban infrastructures adapt to unprecedented climate impacts, including heatwaves, flooding, air and water pollution and storms. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solutions like green roofs and walls, rain gardens and green spaces are already being delivered by the new but fast-growing field of urban green infrastructure, but there are also challenges created by retrofitting buildings, transport, water and energy systems.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join our panel of experts to explore how the built environment sector can help implement, manage and maintain biodiverse urban landscapes – and the changes needed to get there. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We will discuss new opportunities for employment, training and skills; financing mechanisms that account for more than just economic returns; real empowerment of people, communities and organisations; and radical collaborations between health, ecology, planning, design, construction management and maintenance. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We will imagine what scale of change might be possible for healthier, fairer and more resilient societies, and what steps we can take to make cities nature-based. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About the speakers</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Host:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Blanche Cameron, Environmental Design Lecturer, The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panel:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wendy Allen, award-winning garden designer specialising in biodiversity, and gardens for climate change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Drew Davy, Senior Sustainability Insights Manager, Grosvenor Property UK</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dusty Gedge, President of the European Federation of Green Roof Associations, Founding Director of living </span><a href="http://roofs.org/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">roofs.org</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">John Little, biodiverse urban public realm landscapes innovator, Hilldrop wildlife gardens </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Action in Nigeria: Risks, Urgencies, and Opportunities</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00-1:30 p.m. EST </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events/climate-action-in-nigeria-risks-urgencies-and-opportunities/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events/climate-action-in-nigeria-risks-urgencies-and-opportunities/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">While international organizations and global financial institutions debate the future of investment in fossil fuels on the African continent, African nations continue to suffer the worst impacts of climate change. The October 2022 devastating floods in Nigeria were the worst in half a century and displaced more than one million people while causing massive damage to agricultural production and industrial activity. Intensifying discussions over Nigeria's role in adaptation to and mitigation of climatic changes underline the importance of exploring different perspectives–across sectors and different parts of Nigerian society–on what kind of climate action the country should prioritize.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs for this panel discussion. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderators:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ariwoola Ogbemi, Senior Advisor, Equinor and Adjunct Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Harry Verhoeven, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Ibidun Adelekan, Professor of Geography, University of Ibadan</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tariye Gbadegesin, CEO and Managing Director, ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq, Head of the Energy Transition Office, Sustainable Energy for All</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Living Between Worlds, with Grace, Dignity, and Power</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday February 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3pm EST [12pm PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvf-mvrD8qGNUBS287pVRGQr77bUBhKQF4?mc_cid=3db3567dff&mc_eid=5c91f0d9a1" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvf-mvrD8qGNUBS287pVRGQr77bUBhKQF4?mc_cid=3db3567dff&mc_eid=5c91f0d9a1</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">"New worlds don't just happen. We speak them into being…" Please join us for our fourth year of monthly conversations exploring how we might live, with both impact and serenity, in these strange times.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If if was in doubt before, it's clear now: We live between old worlds and new—as we move from the fossil age to renewables, from linear take-make-waste economies to circular, from the post-war geo-political-economic order to a world of climate crisis and geopolitical instability—something that we can't yet name. Between working inside the structures and norms of modern life, and challenging them from "outside;" between working to help institutions adapt, and working to re-invent or replace them. Between tinkering at the margins and committing to reinventing everything. Between fear and hope, resignation and ambition, despair and courage.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gramsci called it "the time of monsters." Arundhati Roy was more hopeful: "Another world is not only possible, She is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing."</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In these monthly calls, hosted by Gil Friend and Ken Homer, we explore the challenges of navigating the world of messes we've inherited and built—from climate and Covid to biodiversity and fascism to identity and pluralism—with grace, dignity, and power. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">(You can find our previous sessions—and other gems—on Gil's YouTube channel at </span><a href="https://bit.ly/3wKcE9z" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bit.ly/3wKcE9z</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">. If you like what you see, please Like and Subscribe.)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Who joins these conversations? Executives. Sustainability professionals. Investors. Activists. Entrepreneurs. Seekers. Up-and-comers. A poet or two. And you! </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And consider inviting someone who might enrich the conversation. (Maybe even someone who shares our concerns, but is different than you or me.) </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Role of Carbon Capture in Meeting Net-zero Carbon Goals</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, Maeder Hall Auditorium Princeton NJ and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/andlinger-center-highlight-seminar-jennifer-wilcox-us-dept-of-energy-registration-514136665607" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/andlinger-center-highlight-seminar-jennifer-wilcox-us-dept-of-energy-registration-514136665607</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jennifer Wilcox, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">President Biden has laid out a bold and ambitious goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions in the U.S. by 2050. The pathway to that target includes cutting total greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and eliminating them entirely from the nation’s electricity sector by 2035. Meeting those objectives will require investing in technology research, design, development, and deployment, including investments in carbon capture at point sources as well as carbon dioxide removal approaches that target accumulated atmospheric carbon.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These approaches are critical to achieving net-zero and must be deployed in parallel, which will require the use of resources including land, water, and in some cases, low-carbon energy. Therefore, carbon capture and storage and carbon dioxide renewal technologies must be deployed strategically in terms of regional goals and requirements. The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management will play an important role in the transition to net-zero carbon emissions by reducing the environmental impacts of fossil energy production and use – and helping decarbonize other hard-to abate sectors – through investments in technology solutions including CCS, direct air capture, and the deployment of carbon capture technologies to produce low-carbon products and fuel, including hydrogen.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jennifer Wilcox is the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management at the U.S. Department of Energy and is on leave as the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, she was the James H. Manning Chaired Professor of Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She was also a senior fellow at the World Resources Institute, where she led the Carbon Removal Program.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wilcox holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and an M.A. in chemistry from the University of Arizona, as well as a B.A. in mathematics from Wellesley College. Wilcox’s research takes aim at the nexus of energy and the environment, developing both mitigation and adaptation strategies to minimize negative climate impacts associated with society’s dependence on fossil fuels. She has served on committees of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Physical Society to assess carbon capture methods and impacts on climate. She is the author of the first textbook on carbon capture and co-edited the CDR Primer.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">All seminars are held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lunch is provided at 12:00 noon.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Visit </span><a href="http://acee.princeton.edu/highlight-seminar-series" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">acee.princeton.edu/highlight-seminar-series</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> for more info.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Living with Climate Change in Northern New England</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00PM - 6:15PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MA Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston and</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Living-with-Climate-Change-in-Northern-New-England-In-Person" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Living-with-Climate-Change-in-Northern-New-England-In-Person</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> for in person</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Living-with-Climate-Change-in-Northern-New-England-Virtual" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Living-with-Climate-Change-in-Northern-New-England-Virtual</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> for online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Author: Emma C. Moesswilde, Georgetown University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Comment: Christopher M. Parsons, Northeastern University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a hybrid event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In the early modern centuries, natural variabilities in Earth’s climate disrupted the seasonal rhythms that governed landscapes and livelihoods in the Northern Atlantic world. This paper uncovers the impacts of and responses to the changing meteorological and material realities of seasons in rural New England communities. Emma C. Moesswilde’s research explores how farmers and fishers have long responded flexibly and creatively to climate change. She contends that living with variable climate change on seasonal scales facilitated multiscalar adaptations across rural agro-ecologies, which can provide new perspectives on how rural populations can adapt to global warming today.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Environmental History Seminar invites you to join the conversation. Seminars bring together a diverse group of scholars and interested members of the public to workshop a pre-circulated paper. Learn more.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Purchasing the $25 seminar subscription gives you advance access to the seminar papers of all seven seminar series for the current academic year. Subscribe at </span><a href="http://www.masshist.org/research/seminars" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">www.masshist.org/research/seminars</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">. Subscribers for the current year may login to view currently available essays. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">** Events **</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Seminar: Leon Clarke, Bezos Earth Fund </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, January 30</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:30pm to 2:20pm [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Precourt Institute for Energy, NVIDIA Auditorium, Stanford University and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.stanford.edu/event/energy_seminar_gabrielle_wong-parodi_earth_system_science" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.stanford.edu/event/energy_seminar_gabrielle_wong-parodi_earth_system_science</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Leon Clarke is the Director of Decarbonization Pathways at the Bezos Earth Fund. Leon joined the Earth Fund from the University of Maryland (UMD), where he served as the Research Director for the Center for Global Sustainability and Acting Director. He held a joint appointment with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Before UMD, Dr. Clarke worked for 16 years at the Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), a collaboration between PNNL and UMD. He led the Integrated Human Earth System Science Group at JGCRI for 10 years. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Clarke has served as an author and coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the National Climate Assessment, and the National Research Council. Dr. Clarke holds a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and a master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mini-Symposium on Environmental Justice and Energy Sustainability </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00 PM - 4:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 32-141, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="http://sites.google.com/mit.edu/symposium-ej-es/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://sites.google.com/mit.edu/symposium-ej-es/</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Decarbonization in electricity generation is advancing at a rapid pace. However, there is growing recognition that this rapid transition has wider consequences, motivating the need to consider existing and emerging challenges – particularly equity and justice issues – such as mining impacts, "Not In</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Decarbonization in electricity generation is advancing at a rapid pace. However, there is growing recognition that this rapid transition has wider consequences, motivating the need to consider existing and emerging challenges – particularly equity and justice issues – such as mining impacts, "Not In My Backyard" oppositions to siting of carbon-free energy facilities, and others. Clearly, a broader global perspective as well as social dimensions are essential to tackling climate change as well as improving the equity of energy generation. Our goal is to increase the awareness about environmental justice issues among the MIT students/community and to seed research/development for tackling these issues. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This symposium is supported by the MIT Climate Nucleus’ new Independent Activities Program (IAP) ‘The Imperative of Justice’.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chilean Constitutional Reform: Mother Nature, Mapuche Women, and Decolonial Perspectives</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://radcliffe-nenmf.formstack.com/forms/2023_ramamehtalecture" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://radcliffe-nenmf.formstack.com/forms/2023_ramamehtalecture</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - for in person</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rhHNkdL7Q72u9z2Ydcfm3w" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rhHNkdL7Q72u9z2Ydcfm3w</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - for online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard Radcliffe Institute is pleased to welcome Elisa Loncón Antileo to deliver the Rama S. Mehta Lecture for 2022–2023. In 2021, Loncón was elected as one of the representatives of the Mapuche people to the Chilean Constitutional Convention, and was then named the Convention’s first president (July 2021–January 2022). The Convention was tasked with rewriting the dictatorship-era constitution, a process that began after mass protests across the nation in 2019 and a national vote in favor of replacing the old constitution in 2020. Although Chilean voters rejected the proposed revisions in September, the process of developing the recommendations—which directly addressed issues of gender parity in representation and environmental protections, among other changes—was instructive and will inform subsequent efforts toward reform.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In her talk, Loncon will discuss her experience—from personal, professional, and philosophical perspectives—leading the historic Chilean Constitutional Convention as an Indigenous woman, as well as lessons learned from her involvement. The roles of gender and indigeneity are inextricably linked in her analysis, and she will share her thoughts in the context of the Mapuche philosophy and knowledge paradigm, feminine spirits of the earth, and research methodologies shared by Indigenous peoples.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Born in the Mapuche community of Lefweluan in Chile, Elisa Loncón Antileo is a linguist and an Indigenous rights and languages activist. She holds a PhD in humanities from the University of Leiden and a second PhD in literature from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Currently a professor in the Department of Education at the University of Santiago de Chile, Loncón researches the teaching of Mapudungun. She is also affiliated with the Center for Indigenous and Intercultural Studies of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. In 2021, Loncón was awarded the René Cassin Human Rights Award from the Basque Government to recognize her substantial contributions to the defense of human rights and was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and one of Financial Times’s 25 most influential women.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discussant</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Emil’ Keme, 2022–2023 Harvard Radcliffe Institute fellow and professor, Department of English, Emory University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Falling Sky and The Yanomami Struggle</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, January 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 PM - 6:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Princeton, Chancellor Green and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://environment.princeton.edu/event/the-falling-sky-and-the-yanomami-struggle/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://environment.princeton.edu/event/the-falling-sky-and-the-yanomami-struggle/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Livestream at </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY4HvaEHEIs" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY4HvaEHEIs</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The world-renowned shaman and Indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa will visit Princeton on Tuesday, January 31. He will speak at Chancellor Green’s Rotunda at 4:30 pm. Kopenawa is the author of the classic The Falling Sky and is at the forefront of struggles to guarantee Indigenous rights and to safeguard the Amazon rainforest.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kopenawa will be accompanied by the acclaimed photographer Cláudia Andujar, the anthropologists Bruce Albert and Ana Maria Machado, and the Indigenous artists and activists Ehuana Yaira, Morzaniel Ɨramari, Joseca Mokahesi, and Dario Yanomami.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On February 3, the group will participate in the North American debut of The Yanomami Struggle, an exhibition at The Shed in New York dedicated to the collaboration and friendship between Andujar and the Yanomami people. The exhibition includes more than 80 drawings and paintings by Yanomami artists. Visitors will also discover new video works by contemporary Yanomami filmmakers. These works will appear alongside more than 200 photographs by Claudia Andujar that trace the artist’s encounters with the Yanomami and continue to raise visibility for their struggle to protect their land, people, and culture.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Yanomami Struggle is organized by the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain and Instituto Moreira Salles in partnership with the Brazilian NGOs Hutukara Associação Yanomami and Instituto Socioambiental. Throughout the Spring, the Brazil LAB and the Department of Anthropology will help to organize guided tours for student groups to The Yanomami Struggle exhibition at The Shed in New York.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The event at Princeton, The Falling Sky and The Yanomami Struggle, is being organized by the Brazil LAB, the Department of Anthropology, and HMEI, together with other units at Princeton.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Not on campus? Watch the livestream on the Brazil LAB YouTube channel.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Navigating Energy Transitions: The implications of 1.5°C scenarios for Canada’s Paris-aligned energy transitions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VNCmNJgPT5WZBIt-Dc85-g" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VNCmNJgPT5WZBIt-Dc85-g</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy scenarios have a key role to play in guiding the energy transition by informing investor expectations and policy decision making. The recent IISD Navigating Energy Transitions report conducts an unprecedented analysis of the most influential modelled pathways consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C. The research finds that all major 1.5°C scenarios agree: there is no room for new oil and gas development. This conclusion, shared by the International Energy Agency, has important implications for fossil fuel production both globally and in Canada and must be accounted for in Canadian policy-making.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This webinar will unpack key findings from IISD’s report, outline barriers to energy transitions, and highlight solutions to overcome such challenges. Additionally, it will provide Canadian policy-makers and financial institutions with information on how they can navigate the current energy crisis, while maintaining ambition to limit warming to 1.5°C. The event will connect to current policy developments, including the proposed cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector and clean electricity regulations. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Following a presentation of the report’s key findings, panelists will reflect on intersections with key Canadian policy areas and industries, and engage in a moderated discussion on the national implications of 1.5°C energy scenarios. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Agenda</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Introduction</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dan Woynillowicz, Principal, Polaris Strategy + Insight </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Presentation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Olivier Bois von Kursk, Policy Analyst, IISD</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Interventions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Caroline Lee, Research Lead, Mitigation, Canadian Climate Institute</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jan Gorski, Program Director, Oil and Gas, Pembina Institute</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderated Panel Discussion</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Audience Q&A</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Closing Remark</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Quartette: Stories from the Lives of Four Women Jazz Musicians—Maxine Sullivan, Velma Middleton, Melba Liston, and Shirley Scott</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-maxine-gordon-fellow-presentation-virtual" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-maxine-gordon-fellow-presentation-virtual</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Maxine Gordon, a jazz producer, consultant, and scholar, will discuss her work at Radcliffe–a book that presents the genius of four Black women, all jazz musicians taking their places as luminaries in jazz history, who speak for themselves using archival research framed in the “jazz geography” of their lives.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Foreign Policy of Technology</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:30 - 11:30am EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The German Marshall Fund of the United States, 1744 R Street, NW, Washington DC and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.gmfus.org/event/foreign-policy-technology-ambassador-nate-fick" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.gmfus.org/event/foreign-policy-technology-ambassador-nate-fick</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Department of State established the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP) to address “the national security challenges, economic opportunities, and implications for US values associated with cyberspace, digital technologies and digital policy.” Its inaugural ambassador at large, Nathaniel C. Fick, is a veteran of the tech industry with in-depth front-line exposure to these policy matters.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Bureau comes into being just as the need for what GMF Digital refers to as “the foreign policy of technology” becomes clear. The Biden administration’s National Security Strategy calls for creation of a new “techno-industrial alliance” as the weaponization of cyberspace, digital authoritarianism and tech protectionism reveal the need for a robust cyber-diplomacy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for a discussion with Amb. Fick on Thursday, February 2 at 10:30 am ET at GMF’s offices in Washington DC, with GMF Board Member David Ignatius and GMF Digital Director Karen Kornbluh. The panel will discuss the plan for the new bureau and what it has already accomplished, as well as how it fits into the overall US approach to digital democracy, national security and industrial policy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a hybrid event and in-person space is limited, so guests should register as soon as possible. We will also provide a live stream of the program. If you have any questions, please contact Tony Franquiz at </span><a href="mailto:TFranquiz@gmfus.org" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">TFranquiz@gmfus.org</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Interspecies Attentiveness: An Artist Panel Discussion</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00pm to 7:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Bartos Theater, 20 Ames Street Building E15, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interspecies-attentiveness-an-artist-panel-discussion-tickets-484363292647" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interspecies-attentiveness-an-artist-panel-discussion-tickets-484363292647</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Alan Michelson, Špela Petrič, and Miriam Simun, exhibiting artists in Symbionts: Contemporary Artists and the Biosphere, will convene in a panel discussion exploring interspecies communication and symbiosis.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Whether it is trees offering nectar to tempt bees (Simun), tobacco and its role in human ritual (Michelson), or plants and their gardeners (Petrič), many species engage with the vegetal and offer a form of what Petrič calls “vegetal consciousness.” Exhibition curators Natalie Bell and Caroline A. Jones will guide the discussion to explore human collaborations with varied species and the role of digital media and technologies in facilitating our exploration and pursuit of these ways of knowing, thinking, or communicating beyond the human.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Access the livestream on Thursday, February 2 from 6–7:30 PM EDT. Video recording will with Closed Captions will be available at a later date. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cambridge, MA: BEUDO: A Path to Reducing Building Emissions in Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00pm - 8:30 pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.mothersoutfront.org/events/cambridge-ma-20230202/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.mothersoutfront.org/events/cambridge-ma-20230202/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Did you know that buildings account for 80% of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions? And that those emissions have been increasing? AND that there’s an upcoming opportunity to reverse that trend?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In the coming months, the City Council will be voting on a set of amendments to the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) that would require owners of large buildings to steadily reduce their fossil fuel emissions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please join us for a virtual community meeting on these important amendments.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, physician and founding co-director of the Cambridge Health Alliance Center for Health Equity Education and Advocacy, will talk about the public health aspects of emissions and their disproportionate impact on communities of color and lower-income residents in our city.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Seth Federspiel, climate program manager for the City of Cambridge, will give a brief overview of the proposed BEUDO amendments. We’ll also have ample time for questions and discussion.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT: </span><a href="mailto:info.ma.cambridge@mothersoutfront.org" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">info.ma.cambridge@mothersoutfront.org</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wikipedia edit-a-thon on climate change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 3:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 14, 14N-132 (DIRC), 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://libcal.mit.edu/calendar/events/wikipedia_iap2023" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://libcal.mit.edu/calendar/events/wikipedia_iap2023</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wikipedia is now 22 years old and is the largest encyclopedia ever written, providing a free and reliable reference on hundreds of thousands of topics. But it's still incomplete! Come learn how the collaborative website works and how to make contributions. We'll cover how to make edits and improve articles and read Wikipedia with a critical eye, with a focus on climate change information. Articles related to climate change range from articles about technology, to policy and laws, to impacts on particular geographies or environments. We'll go over some areas to get started, how to work with other editors interested in this topic, tips for using the libraries to find reliable sources, and some considerations for writing scientific articles on Wikipedia.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">No prior experience with Wikipedia is needed, and contributions in languages other than English are welcome. We will start with a tutorial and overview, and then use the second half of the workshop for hands-on work. Use the computers in the room, or bring your laptop. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Housing as a Climate Lever, with Scott Wiener</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 6 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9pm EST [6:00 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco and</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?&_ga=2.248747970.417910296.1671998998-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001c6MuwEAE" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?&_ga=2.248747970.417910296.1671998998-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001c6MuwEAE</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">California’s attempt to increase housing and reduce carbon pollution is upsetting the power balance between local and state officials. With new laws empowering Sacramento to require more home construction, cities and counties are scrambling to decide what to build where. It’s getting messy and fraying friendships and alliances. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Would you agree to increased housing density in your neighborhood? How about in the next neighborhood over? Infill development that increases urban density tends to decrease reliance on cars and cut carbon footprints. At the same time, multi-story apartments in urban cores usually cost more per square foot to build than one or two-story houses where land is cheaper. So how do we balance environmental concerns with “neighborhood preservation”? How do racial exclusion and displacement play into the situation? </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join Climate One Host Greg Dalton in conversation with California State Senator Scott Wiener, followed by a panel discussion, as we unpack the connections between housing, climate and justice.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Using an International Human Rights Framework for Climate Justice Advocacy in the United States</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 pm - 1:15 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">TBD, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://hls.harvard.edu/events/using-an-international-human-rights-framework-for-climate-justice-advocacy-in-the-united-states/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://hls.harvard.edu/events/using-an-international-human-rights-framework-for-climate-justice-advocacy-in-the-united-states/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Frontline communities affected by the climate crisis and other environmental harms may pursue various legal strategies to achieve climate and environmental justice, including both domestic civil rights and international human rights frameworks. Join OPIA for a community discussion with Wasserstein Fellow Maryum Jordan ’14, Climate Justice Attorney at Earthrights International, who will discuss such strategies and share some of her ongoing work with a coalition of Indigenous Tribes threatened by forcible climate displacement. Maryum will also discuss career paths for climate and environmental justice advocacy both in the U.S. and abroad.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Maryum Jordan (She/Her/Hers) first worked at EarthRights from 2014-2018 where she worked in both the Amazon and U.S. offices. During this time, she developed international legal and advocacy strategies with Indigenous community leaders and grassroots organizations in Peru and Ecuador, and represented clients in human rights litigation against multinational corporations. Before her return to EarthRights in 2022, Maryum served as counsel for the Special Litigation and Advocacy Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. There, she supported legal and advocacy strategies in relation to cross-cutting racial justice issues including environmental racism and anti-Blackness in the U.S. immigration system. She also coordinated pro bono assistance to monitor law enforcement activity at demonstrations and to provide support to arrested protestors.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Maryum received her J.D. in 2014 from Harvard Law School where she was actively involved in the International Human Rights Clinic and the Law and International Development Society. She earned her B.A. from Harvard College.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lunch provided. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Restoring the Earth’s lungs - How can forests support climate change mitigation?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:30am - 9:45am [2:30pm - 3:45pm CET]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventleaf.com/Attendee/Attendee/RegistrationForm?EId=cXSaaZVRGPCGCsHHRnVnkw%3D%3D&SId=a2393b15-ba74-4eae-9a33-42da99bf2cf1" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventleaf.com/Attendee/Attendee/RegistrationForm?EId=cXSaaZVRGPCGCsHHRnVnkw%3D%3D&SId=a2393b15-ba74-4eae-9a33-42da99bf2cf1</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Nature Restoration Law, the first of its kind, is a proposal adopted by the European Commission in June 2022 which aims to restore damaged ecosystems and revive nature across Europe. The proposal is seen as instrumental in avoiding ecosystem collapse and preventing the worst impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">According to the European Commission, 80% of European habitats are in poor condition. The proposal aims to cover at least 20% of the EU's land and sea areas by 2030 with nature restoration measures, and eventually extend these to all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050. To reach these targets, while accounting for national circumstances, the law would require Member States to develop National Restoration Plans, in close cooperation with scientists, interested stakeholders and the public. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Forests comprise 45% of European land. They act as the Earth’s lungs by absorbing enormous amounts of carbon from the atmosphere and are vital for combating climate change. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, eliminating emissions from deforestation and increasing carbon removals by promoting forest regrowth and landscape restoration could reduce global emissions by up to 30%.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Forests also provide non-carbon services such as providing water and food security and medicines and materials, regulating global rainfall patterns, and reducing the risk of disasters. They also host more than 50% of the world’s land-based species.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Life Terra project seeks to plant 500 million trees in Europe. Tree planting is regarded as the most cost-effective solution to capturing carbon. It also supports nature restoration and prevents biodiversity loss.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to discuss the Commission’s proposal for the Nature Restoration Law in the context of forests. How can tree planting and forest restoration support climate change mitigation? What role can projects like Life Terra play in reaching the Commission's targets, and how can projects like this be replicated elsewhere?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Life Terra is co-financed by the European Commission through the LIFE Programme (LIFE19 CCM/NL/001200).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The content of this publication represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility. The Agency does not accept any responsibility for use that may be made of the information it contains.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">PANELLISTS</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Luisa Samarelli, Head of Unit Nature Conservation, DG ENV, European Commission</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg MEP, Substitute ENVI Committee, European Parliament</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kelsey Perlman, Forest and Climate Campaigner, FERN</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Marta Múgica, Professional planting coordinator, Life Terra</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More to be announced soon. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MODERATOR</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Niko Kurmayer, Journalist, EURACTIV</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Understanding the threat of white Christian nationalism to American democracy today: Findings from the PRRI and Brookings Christian Nationalism Survey</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 AM EST - 11:30 AM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/events/understanding-the-threat-of-white-christian-nationalism-to-american-democracy-today/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.brookings.edu/events/understanding-the-threat-of-white-christian-nationalism-to-american-democracy-today/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join the conversation on Twitter using #WhiteChristianNationalism</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The rising influence of white Christian nationalism in some circles of American politics is posing a major threat to the health of our democracy and our culture. A new PRRI/Brookings survey of more than 6,000 Americans takes a closer look at the underpinnings of white Christian nationalism, providing new measures to estimate the proportion of Americans who adhere to and reject Christian nationalist ideology. The survey also examines how Christian nationalist views intersect with white identity, anti-Black sentiment, patriarchy, antisemitism, anti-Muslim sentiments, anti-immigrant attitudes, authoritarianism, and support for violence. Additionally, the survey explores the influence Christian nationalism has among our two political parties and major religious subgroups today. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On February 8, Governance Studies at Brookings and the Public Religion Research Institute will host the release of this new groundbreaking national survey. A panel of experts will discuss the survey results and what they reveal about Christian nationalism, the state of American democracy, and the health of our society. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Viewers can submit questions for speakers by emailing </span><a href="mailto:events@brookings.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">events@brookings.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> or via Twitter at @BrookingsGov by using #WhiteChristianNationalism.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rethinking China’s rise, restraints, and resilience</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00 AM EST - 12:15 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/events/rethinking-chinas-rise-restraints-and-resilience/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.brookings.edu/events/rethinking-chinas-rise-restraints-and-resilience/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join the conversation on Twitter using #RethinkingChina</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Over the 40 years since the country opened to the world, China has undergone significant economic, political, and social changes that have led to unprecedented growth. China has become increasingly powerful both domestically and internationally, challenging long-held assumptions about free markets and democratic institutions. Recent geopolitical, ideological, and economic clashes between the U.S. and China have fomented speculation that the world has entered a new Cold War.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Wednesday, February 8, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings will host a panel discussion featuring distinguished authors of new books focusing on the historical, political, and economic elements that are shaping the current state of the U.S.-China relationship. They will discuss the factors that have led to China’s drastic transformation and new domestic and external challenges and how they will affect the future of U.S.-China relations and of the world.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Viewers can submit questions by emailing </span><a href="mailto:events@brookings.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">events@brookings.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> or via Twitter by using #RethinkingChina.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Transition in the Food Industry: A Solutions Approach</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00 AM - 12:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PjYAjtM_TTibfEyxgowwqA" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PjYAjtM_TTibfEyxgowwqA</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Robert Boer, Director, Blue Horizon</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Franco Fubini, CEO, Natoora</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jed Lynch, CFO, 80 Acres Farms</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Albert Sparrow, Global Head of Agri & Foodtech - ESG Sustainable Tech, Santander</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Matt Myers, Managing Partner, Climate Tech Circle</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ignacio Neri, MS Sustainability Management '23, Columbia Climate School [moderator]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This webinar is hosted by ENVENT, Columbia's Environmental Entrepreneurs student organization.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Contact Information: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ignacio Neri Barranco</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:jin2112@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">jin2112@columbia.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Digital Green New Deal: Wiring Gaia in the Anthropocene</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9NCIf70hSuCdhW3u6xs0TA" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9NCIf70hSuCdhW3u6xs0TA</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A presentation from 2022–2023 Matina S. Horner Distinguished Visiting Professor Karen Bakker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bakker is an author, professor, and researcher of environmental governance and innovation. Through a book and web portal, she will explore how the tools of the Digital Age could be mobilized to address some of the most pressing socio-environmental challenges of the Anthropocene, including biodiversity loss, climate change, and water insecurity.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Energy Transition and Indigenous Communities in the US and Canada </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 8</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM - 7:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Faculty House, 64 Morningside Drive, New York and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/energy-transition-opportunities-and-challenges-indigenous-communities-us-and-canada" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/energy-transition-opportunities-and-challenges-indigenous-communities-us-and-canada</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a panel of experts for a discussion about opportunities and risks for indigenous communities in the North American energy transition.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">According to the US Department of Energy, wind resources on US tribal lands could meet up to 32% of US electricity needs. Similarly, according to MSCI, 79% of US lithium reserves are located within 35 miles of an Indian reservation. These data highlight the critical role that indigenous peoples and lands will play in the transition to a low carbon economy–in the US and globally. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Our panel will discuss the Biden administration's efforts to strengthen indigenous consultation and environmental justice around natural resources and renewable energy development with US native communities. We will also explore how Canadian indigenous leaders are developing equity-based partnerships to develop renewable energy and critical minerals projects under the principles of Free Prior and Informed Consent–and whether such partnerships can meet the needs of indigenous groups in the US as well as ESG-focused investors and project developers.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Robert Johnston, Executive Director, Columbia SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Niilo Edwards, CEO, First Nations Major Projects Coalition</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kate R. Finn, Esq., Executive Director, First Peoples Worldwide, University of Colorado</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Chief Sharleen Gale, Chair, First Nations Major Projects Coalition & Chief, Fort Nelson First Nation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wahleah Johns, Director, Office of Indian Energy Policy, US Department of Energy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mark Podlasly, Chief Sustainability Officer, First Nations Major Projects Coalition</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gare Smith, Partner and Head of Business & Human Rights Practice, Foley Hoag</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event will be hosted in person in New York City and live-streamed via Zoom. All in-person attendees are required to have received a full COVID-19 vaccination series.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is open to the press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk (</span><a href="mailto:nv2388@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">nv2388@columbia.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information about the event, please contact </span><a href="mailto:energypolicyevents@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">energypolicyevents@columbia.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Contact Information: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Center on Global Energy Policy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:energypolicyevents@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">energypolicyevents@columbia.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Change and Health: A Health Policy and Bioethics Consortium</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, February 10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 pm - 1:30 pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejj7emuf9ab78fcf&oseq=&c=&ch=" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejj7emuf9ab78fcf&oseq=&c=&ch=</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As one of the largest economic sectors globally, health care represents nearly 10% of GDP spending across O.E.C.D. countries. This significant activity produces an estimated 5-10% of global greenhouse gases, presenting opportunities to directly reduce this impact through changes to energy supply, waste, purchasing, and care models. Equally important, health care has a special interest in addressing climate change. Across the globe, human health is negatively impacted by the ramifications of climate change, such as heat, storms, flood, and fires. The health care sector must provide leadership on this critical issue to protect and improve the health of its patients.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What should the role of the health care sector be when it comes to climate change policies and advocacy? Dr. Aaron Bernstein and Anand Bhopal discuss the opportunities and challenges.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Can companies save the planet? Sustainable investment between greenwashing and real impact: Finance Company climate claims </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 15 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10am - 11:30 am EST [16.00-17.30 CET]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.cleanenergywire.org/events/can-companies-save-planet-sustainable-investment-between-greenwashing-and-real-impact" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.cleanenergywire.org/events/can-companies-save-planet-sustainable-investment-between-greenwashing-and-real-impact</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sign up for our journalists' webinar! Many companies worldwide claim that they are caring for climate and environment. They promise climate and carbon neutrality not only for toothpaste or travel, but also products from the financial sector. As part of Clean Energy Wire's focus series on company climate claims, the 3rd joint online event in collaboration with the German Sustainable Finance Research Platform will take a close look at the investment side of these promises.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Journalists who want to gain deeper insights into the pitfalls of greenwashing in the financial sector and get a better grip on the validity of climate claims and impact investments are invited to join us on 15 February 2023.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Launch of the first euro banknotes. Photo: ECB</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The narrative of climate action’s impact on the economy has been turned upside down in recent years, as a growing number of companies see environmental credentials as an asset and a vehicle to attract investors that are looking for sustainable options to put their money into. As advertisement billboards and product brochures become awash in climate claims and sustainability labels, guidance by journalists on how to differentiate between legitimate efforts and mere greenwashing of business practices is needed more than ever. To fulfil this role, journalists must equip themselves with the necessary tools for unpicking climate claims in finance and understanding how developments in the abstract world of banking and investment eventually translate into concrete emissions reduction – or not.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">At the 3rd installment of a joint online event series by the German Sustainable Finance Research Platform and Clean Energy Wire, we aim to provide some of this equipment to reporters who are keen on exposing false claims and giving credit to honest corporate climate action when it is deserved. Verena von Ondarza, a reporter for German public broadcaster NDR who spent an entire year piecing together the status quo of sustainable finance journalism, together with two leading academics in the field, Alexander Bassen and Timo Busch from the University of Hamburg, will share their expertise on the practical and theoretical tools for making sense of this complex topic. Journalists attending our session will learn about:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The DWS story – how German media portrays one of the first sustainability lawsuits in the financial sector</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Common misconceptions about greenwashing and their consequences</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The true impact of impact investments and how it can be measured</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Why mandatory sustainability reporting could become a tipping point for climate action</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What the EU plans to do against greenwashing risks</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">AGENDA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">16.00 - 16.10 </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Welcome and opening words</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">By Benjamin Wehrmann, Clean Energy Wire</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">16.10 - 16.30</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Reporting on Sustainable Finance – Understanding market mechanisms and detecting greenwashing</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">By Verena von Ondarza, German public broadcaster NDR and Sustainable Finance Journalism Fellow at Stiftung Mercator</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Key points:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Case Study: How German Media report on Sustainable Finance Products and Greenwashing</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Great Expectations on the impact of Sustainable Finance and how common misunderstandings may produce greenwashing allegations</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Baseline for detecting real greenwashing</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Followed by Q&A</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">16.30 - 16.50</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Identifying real impact - how the financial sector could play a substantial role in fostering sustainability in the non-financial sector</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">By Timo Busch, Professor of management & sustainability at the University of Hamburg; scientific advisor on climate for the German government</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Key points:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Study on real impact of impact funds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How do these insights affect our understanding of the financial sector‘s impact on real world problems?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How to distinguish different types of impact?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Followed by Q&A</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">16.50 - 17.10</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The case for transparency: Why all companies should care about sustainability reporting & how this could increase the financial sector's impact</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">By Alexander Bassen, Professor of capital markets and management at the University of Hamburg; co-developer of EU's Sustainability Reporting Standards</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Key points:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Why upscaling impact needs a broader base of sustainability information</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The concept of double materiality</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">At a turning point: mandatory sustainability reporting is on the rise</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Followed by Q&A</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">17.10 - 17.25</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Open debate & question time</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">17.25 - 17.30</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Conclusion and outlook</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SPEAKERS</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Verena von Ondarza is Fellow of Stiftung Mercator for Sustainable Finance in Journalism. As freelance reporter she works for German Public Broadcasting ARD (television) and NDR info (radio) and </span><a href="http://tagesschau.de/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">tagesschau.de</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">. She is observing the development of the surging market for sustainable finance products including regulatory loopholes, discussions on Greenwashing and and real impact. Verena von Ondarza has studied economics at Humboldt University and the University of Hamburg.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Prof. Dr. Timo Busch is professor for business administration at University of Hamburg and senior fellow at the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth of University of Zurich. Before he worked for ETH Zürich and the Wuppertal Institute. He is member of the steering committee on the Science Platform Climate Protection advising the German government as well as member of the editorial board of the journals Organization & Environment, Journal of Business Ethics, and Business Strategy and the Environment.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen is a full professor of capital markets and management at the University of Hamburg. He teaches courses in financeand investment, ESG and capital markets and reporting. Alex is a member of the German Council for Sustainable Development – advisory body of the German Federal Government, the Sustainable Finance Advisory Council of the German Federal Government, the German Advisory Council on Global Change of the German Federal Government, and the EFRAG Project Task Force EU Sustainability Reporting Standard (PTF ESRS). He is an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Oxford (Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment) and a Visiting Professor at the Hong Kong Baptist University.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Analyzing Earth’s “Fine Prints”: Utilization of High-Resolution Geological Records to Elucidate Future Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, February 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A7BBrsp_REmCFoEpXfR0dg" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A7BBrsp_REmCFoEpXfR0dg</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A presentation from 2022–2023 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Fellow Hong Yang</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Yang is recognized for his interdisciplinary work in paleoclimate research. He will use an integrated biogeochemical, paleobiological, and modeling approach to analyze decadal-scale atmospheric CO2, temperature, and other biological and ecological records within a millennium during the middle Miocene global warming period, some 15 million years ago, to contextualize high-resolution paleoclimate data in modeling future global climate changes.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Business Climate Challenge Energy Management Workshop</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 21 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8am - 10am [13:00 – 15:00 GMT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-climate-challenge-energy-management-workshop-tickets-513925514047" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-climate-challenge-energy-management-workshop-tickets-513925514047</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Participants of the Mayor's Business Climate Challenge are invited to join an Energy Management Workshop.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Mayor’s Business Climate Challenge (BCC) is an energy efficiency programme supporting businesses across London reduce their energy consumption by 10% to accelerate progress towards the city’s net zero target.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Emissions from heating and powering London’s commercial and industrial buildings currently make up 36% of the capital’s carbon footprint. Decarbonising the city’s building stock is pivotal to reach the Mayor's net zero target by 2030 and ensure a green and clean recovery from the pandemic and support green jobs.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Every business participating in the BCC will receive an energy audit, a report detailing energy-reducing recommendations, guides, training, and access to the io-gen energy management tool.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This training session will focus on energy management, how to use the io-gen platform to understand energy use in the building, identify wasted energy and monitor energy savings.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">By taking part in this FREE training session, you will learn:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How energy is being used in your business, its cost and associated carbon emissions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How to measure energy consumption and understand your business's energy bills</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How to log, monitor and track energy use </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How to share your energy use with staff and other stakeholders</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How to use energy data to reduce waste and improve efficiency</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In addition, you will meet and network with other businesses on a similar energy saving journey, allowing you to share learning and experience. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please note that the event will be recorded and circulated for your training benefit, so please keep your cameras off if you wish not to be recorded.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Full details about the Mayor's Business Climate Challenge service can be found here: </span><a href="http://www.businesshub.london/resource/business-climate-challenge/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">www.businesshub.london/resource/business-climate-challenge/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nomad Century - How to Survive the Climate Upheaval</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, February 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1pm - 2:30pm EST [6:00 PM – 7:30 PM GMT]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nomad-century-how-to-survive-the-climate-upheaval-gaia-vince-tickets-470953403307" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nomad-century-how-to-survive-the-climate-upheaval-gaia-vince-tickets-470953403307</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In Conversation with prize-winning author Gaia Vince - Exploring how migration is the solution to the seismic consequences of climate change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">NOMAD CENTURY is an urgent investigation of the most underreported, seismic consequence of climate change: how it will force us to change where – and how – we live. Gaia Vince’s latest book is packed with solutions and also a rousing call to arms, describing how we can plan for and manage the now unavoidable climate migration while we restore the planet to a fully habitable state.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In partnership, ENORB is hosting a conversation with Gaia to explore her urgent species emergency investigation. With every degree of temperature rise, a billion people will be displaced from areas in which humans have lived for thousands of years. While we must do everything we can to mitigate climate change impacts, the brutal truth is that huge swathes of the world are becoming uninhabitable. From Bangladesh to Sudan to the western United States, the quadruple threat of drought, heat, wildfires and flooding will utterly reshape Earth’s human geography in coming decades. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this rousing call to arms, the Royal Science Book-prize winning author Gaia Vince describes how we can plan for and manage this unavoidable climate migration while we restore the planet to a fully habitable state. The vital message of Gaia’s book is that migration is not the problem – it’s the solution. Please see Gaia's 8 point Manifesto taken from her book.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Come and discuss this with us. The conversation will be moderated and led by ENORB Director Mark Ereira-Guyer, Moussa Sangare and Haja Nana Salifu Dagarti. Moussa is the President & Co-ordinator of the Ivorian Community of Greece and Board member of the Greek Forum of Refugees. Haja Nana is the founder and director of the Salifu Dagarti Foundation, an environmentalist, agriculturalist, business coach, human rights activist and also a UN fellow. She is also an officer of the Global African Congress UK.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Inclusive Insurance: A U.S. Roadmap for Climate-Related Disasters</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">February 22</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YC5oVPDiSNmxdRrZtjUJ7A" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YC5oVPDiSNmxdRrZtjUJ7A</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Over the past year, the U.S. has experienced how climate-driven disasters threaten lives and livelihoods, from devastating hurricanes in Florida and Puerto Rico to catastrophic flooding in California. These types of acute climate shocks cause disproportionate harm to people with lower-income and people of color, driven by historical disinvestment, less resilient building stock, and less access to financial resources. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Insurance is one important tool for financial protection from the economic shocks of disasters. However, many people most in need of economic resources for recovery face a disaster insurance system that is inaccessible, unaffordable, and not designed for their needs. A new report by Ceres offers a roadmap for how local, state, and federal regulators and policymakers can improve the disaster insurance system to make it more inclusive. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We will hear from public and private sector experts about the state of disaster recovery in the U.S. and the role insurance plays in financial protection, discuss where our current insurance system falls short in protecting those households most harmed by climate-driven disasters, and explore the opportunities for change within our current regulatory, legal, and market structures. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">During this webinar, participants will: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Understand the state of the disaster insurance gap in the U.S. and who is affected. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Explore different perspectives on the drivers of disaster insurance gaps.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Understand what role federal, state, and private sector leaders can play given the U.S. insurance regulatory structure. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Gather insights into promising policy and regulatory actions at both the federal and state level.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Featuring: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Steven Rothstein (Ceres) </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Carolyn Kousky (EDF) </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Yommy Chiu (Swiss Re) </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Reese May (SBP) </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Daniel Schwarcz (UMN School of Law)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Paul R. Ehrlich's Life: A Journey through Science and Politics</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, February 23 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">8:30PM [5:30 PM PST]</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Toni Rembe Rock Family Auditorium, San Francisco and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-02-23/paul-r-ehrlichs-life-journey-through-science-and-politics" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-02-23/paul-r-ehrlichs-life-journey-through-science-and-politics</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $10 - $50</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A renowned scientist and environmental advocate looks back on a life that has straddled the worlds of science and politics.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Acclaimed as a public scientist and as a spokesperson on pressing environmental and equity issues, Paul R. Ehrlich reflects on his life, from his love affair with his wife Anne, to his scientific research, public advocacy, and concern for global issues. Interweaving the range of his experiences—as an airplane pilot, a desegregationist, a proud parent—Ehrlich’s offers valuable insights on pressing issues such as biodiversity loss, overpopulation, depletion of resources, and deterioration of the environment. A lifelong advocate for women’s reproductive rights, Ehrlich also helped to debunk scientific bias associating skin color and intelligence and warned some 50 years ago about a possible pandemic and the likely ecological consequences of a nuclear war.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">His new book Life: A Journey Through Science and Politics, focuses on the human predicament, including problems of governance and democracy in the 21st century, and insight into the ecological and evolutionary science of our day. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding global change, our planet’s wonders, and a scientific approach to the present existential threats to civilization.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Paul Ehrlich is the Bing Professor of Population Studies, Emeritus, and president of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University. He has carried out field, laboratory and theoretical research on the dynamics and genetics of insect populations, the evolutionary interactions of plants and herbivores, the behavioral ecology of birds and reef fishes, the effects of crowding on human beings, human cultural evolution, and health problems related to industrialization. He is author and co-author of more than 1,100 scientific papers and articles and more than 40 books. Ehrlich is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a Foreign Member of the Royal Society. Among his many other honors is the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Crafoord Prize. He has appeared on more than 1,000 TV and radio programs and was a correspondent for NBC News.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Are Economic and Judicial Sanctions Effective in Combatting Authoritarianism? Evidence from Venezuela, Hungary & Poland </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, February 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1 to 2:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">BU, Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.bu.edu/european/2023/01/21/are-economic-and-judicial-sanctions-effective-in-combatting-authoritarianism-evidence-from-venezuela-hungary-poland-02-27-23/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.bu.edu/european/2023/01/21/are-economic-and-judicial-sanctions-effective-in-combatting-authoritarianism-evidence-from-venezuela-hungary-poland-02-27-23/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lunch provided.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for a a Panel Discussion with Bojan Bugaric, Professor of Law, University of Sheffield; Javier Corrales, Dwight W. Morrow 1895 professor of Political Science, Amherst College, and Fernanda G. Nicola, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American University. Moderated by Daniela Caruso, Professor of Law, Boston University.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Are Economic and Judicial Sanctions Effective in Combatting Authoritarianism? Evidence from Venezuela, Hungary & Poland</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">When Wounds Travel: Ecologies of War and Healthcare East of the Mediterranean</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 1</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-omar-dewachi-fellow-presentation-virtual" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2023-omar-dewachi-fellow-presentation-virtual</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Omar Dewachi. 2022–2023 Hrdy Fellow, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; associate professor of medical anthropology and global health, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Trained in medicine and anthropology, Omar Dewachi works at the intersections of global health, history of medicine, and political anthropology. In this online lecture, he will conduct a critical historical and ethnographic exploration of the biopolitical unravelings following the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and its reverberations across the region, focusing on the individual, collective, and institutional struggles to cope with, and care for, war-related afflictions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Clean Energy Workforce and the Path to Equity</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, March 2</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kleinman Center for Energy Policy 220 S. 34th St. University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-clean-energy-workforce-and-the-path-to-equity-registration-518131815207" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-clean-energy-workforce-and-the-path-to-equity-registration-518131815207</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please note this is a hybrid event. We look forward to welcoming guests to the Kleinman Center’s Energy Forum. In accordance with the University of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 guidelines, masks are optional for all visitors. PennOpen Pass and PennOpen Campus screenings are no longer required for entry to our events. Further details for joining in-person or virtually will be emailed with your registration. Boxed lunches will be available to go following the event!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Electricity is central to society—for organizing, communicating, working, and providing care. Depending on how we design and implement it, energy infrastructure can either enrich or impoverish a society.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this talk, energy justice scholar Nikki Luke chronicles how subsidized worker training programs in the South, modeled after Van Jones’s “green jobs, not jails” program, grew a workforce of laborers in utilities, energy efficiency, and solar panel manufacturing. Based on interviews and observational data with union, charitable, and community college job training providers in Georgia, Luke demonstrates that more work must be done to instill high-road labor practices in the South, curtail geographical competition at the expense of workers, and support a social wage.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nikki Luke is an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Luke is a 2022-2023 Kleinman Center Visiting Scholar.</span>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-31457650792629522332022-12-31T17:06:00.000-05:002022-12-31T17:06:01.369-05:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - January 2023<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Conferences**</span></p><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War: Social and Economic Costs of the Current Nuclear Weapons Buildup<br />Saturday, January 21<br /><br />Addressing Climate Emergency for Small Islands States: The case of the Maldives<br />Monday, January 30<br /><br />**Lecture Series**<br /><br />Recanati-Kaplan Talks: Two Years After Insurrection: A Conversation with Dr. Barbara F. Walter & Farai Chideya<br />Wednesday, January 4<br /><br />An Introduction to Nuclear Weapons<br />Fridays, January 6 through January 27<br /><br />Beyond Plastics Webinar - Pollution by Chemicals and Plastics: The Stealth Threat to Planetary Health<br />Thursday, January 12<br /><br />GreenGov Webinar Series — Advancing the Global Sustainable Development Goals in our Personal and Professional Spheres<br />Friday, January 13<br /><br />Cool as a Cucumber: The food and climate nexus at MIT (an IAP series)<br />Wednesday, January 18 (More dates through February 1, 2023)<br /><br />NECEC Emerging Trends Series: Decarbonizing Building Heating<br />Thursday, January 19<br /><br />Space Food for the Final Frontier<br />Thursday, January 19, Friday, January 20, Friday, January 27<br /><br />Computational modeling for clean, reliable, and affordable electricity<br />Monday, January 23 More dates through January 27, 2023<br /><br />A Changing Planet Seminar by Sir James Bevan<br />Tuesday, January 24<br /><br />MIT AgeLab Aging & Equity Series: Climate Change and Health: Age and Intergenerational Considerations<br />Friday, January 27<br /><br />**Events**<br /><br />SEA-CO2 Seminar: Sensing Exports of Anthropogenic Carbon through Ocean Observation, an upcoming ARPA-E program on mCDR MRV technology development<br />Monday, January 9<br /><br />Gaming Climate Change: Challenges and More Challenges<br />Tuesday, January 10<br /><br />Accelerate to Net Zero Europe: The Carbon Trust Event Series<br />Wednesday, January 11<br /><br />Harvard Climate Justice Design Fellowship Virtual Showcase<br />Wednesday, January 11<br /><br />US Green Building Council-LA Net Zero Accelerator Demo Day & Expo<br />Thursday, January 12<br /><br />American Perceptions of Climate Change (IAP Workshop)<br />Thursday, January 12<br /><br />What Magic Can Teach Us About Misinformation<br />Friday, January 13<br /><br />Small-Scale Agricultural Climate Resiliency <br />Tuesday, January 17<br /><br />How Low-Carbon Ammonia Can Help Fight Climate Change<br />Wednesday, January 18<br /><br />The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal - Report launch<br />Thursday, January 19<br /><br />Homelessness in The United States: Context, Scope, and Approaches<br />Friday, January 20<br /><br />LDEO Earth Science Colloquium Dr. Jade D'Alpoim Guedes<br />Friday, January 20<br /><br />At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth, with Madeline Ostrander<br />Tuesday, January 24<br /><br />U.N. Perspective Series: Clean Water & Sanitation<br />Wednesday, January 25<br /><br />Democracy and peace at stake? The rise of geo-strategy in energy transition<br />Wednesday, January 25<br /><br />US Nuclear Weapons Accidents: A Brief History and the Evolution of Response<br />Thursday, January 26<br /><br />Brian Eno and Donna Grantis: Arts’ Role in the Climate Crisis<br />Friday, January 27<br /><br />Interspecies Attentiveness: An Artist Panel Discussion<br />Thursday, February 2<br /><br />Wikipedia edit-a-thon on climate change<br />Friday, February 3<br /><br />Housing as a Climate Lever, with Scott Wiener<br />Monday, February 6 </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— <br /><br />These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. <br /><br />This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at <a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a>) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (<a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a>). <br /><br />A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. <br /><br />If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br /><br />Solar IS Civil Defense,<br />George Mokray<br />gmoke@world.std.com<br /><br /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books<br /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list<br /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list<br /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list<br /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events<br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />**Conferences**</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War: Social and Economic Costs of the Current Nuclear Weapons Buildup<br />Saturday, January 21<br />1:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST <br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/Ciay2o7gekuNmQ4K0x1pEg2">https://secure.everyaction.com/Ciay2o7gekuNmQ4K0x1pEg2</a><br /><br />The 2023 “Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War” Conference will be held virtually on Saturday January 21, 1-6 pm (Eastern). This annual gathering is one of the major national conferences addressing this acute problem. Given the tragic events in Ukraine, tensions with China over Taiwan, and provocations from North Korea, we need to accelerate effort toward clear analysis, peaceful resolutions and nuclear disarmament. The subtheme this year will be “The Social and Economic Costs of the Nuclear Weapons Buildup”. Particular attention will be given to the destructive effect of excessive weapons spending on human needs. Attendees should sign up for one Breakout in the first set (3 pm) and one in the second set (4:30 pm).<br /><br />1:00 pm Welcome and Tasks of the Day – Jonathan King<br />Ukraine, Taiwan and North Korea – Phyllis Bennis (Institute for Policy Studies)<br />Dangers of First Use – Elaine Scarry (Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security);<br />Nuclear Winter -Alan Robock (Rutgers University);<br />Extraordinary Costs of Nuclear Weapons Upgrades – William Hartung (Quincy Institute).<br />2:00 pm –Social and Economic Costs of the Nuclear Weapons Buildup (Rosemary Kean, Chair):<br />Poverty as a Byproduct of the War Economy Shailly Gupta Barnes (Kairos Center and Poor Peoples Campaign);<br />Starving Public Health -Deborah Burger (National Nurses United);<br />Unmet Housing Needs – MA State Rep Mike Connolly;<br />Weapons Budgets Undermined the Pandemic Response- Jonathan King (MIT & Fund Healthcare not Warfare).<br />2:55 pm Break.<br />3:05 pm First Set of Breakouts (See Details)<br />4:00 pm Keynote Addresses:<br />Archbishop of Santa Fe John C. Wester<br />Jeremy Corbyn (invited)<br />Representative Ayanna Pressley (Invited)<br />4:30 pm Second Set of Breakouts (See Details)<br />5:30 pm Opportunities for Progress (Marcy Winograd, Chair):<br />Poor People’s Campaign – Rev. Liz Theoharis;<br />Mobilizing Nurses and Frontline Health Workers -Sandy Eaton (Mass Nurses and MassCARE);<br />Broadening our Reach: Medea Benjamin (CodePINK).<br />Next Steps: Cole Harrison (MAPA)<br />6:00 pm Adjourn.<br /><br />Breakouts Details: Two sets, allowing participation in two Breakouts:<br />Breakouts Group I (3:05 – 4:00 pm):<br />Advancing Back from the Brink -Dr. Joseph McCabe (GBPSR); Dr. Ira Helfand (PSR). Reporter Susan Entin.<br />Resisting a New Cold War with China: John Ratliff (Mass Peace Action); Joseph Gerson (Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security); Wei Yu (CodePINK); Phyllis Bennis (IPS). Reporter-Steve Gallant<br />Cutting Budgets for Nuclear Weapons– David Borris (CAPA); Paul Shannon (AFSC); Savannah Wooten (People over the Pentagon); Sayre Sheldon (WAND); William Hartung (Quincy Institute). Reporter-Louise Coleman<br />Addressing the Housing Crises: Build Homes Not Bombs: Jodie Evans (CodePINK); Michael Kane (Alliance of HUD Tenants); Savina Martin (Mass Poor Peoples Campaign); State Rep Mike Connolly; Sr. Linda Bessom ( Pax Christi). Reporter Drew King.<br />No Wars No Warming: Vernon Walker (CREW-350MA); Ed Aguilar (CPA-PA); Rosalie Anders (MAPA); Teddy Ogborn (CodePINK); Giselle Herzfeld (Rocky Mt Flats Peace Center). Reporter-Pat Hynes<br />Promoting ND in the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Progressive Organizations – Elaine Scarry (CPDCS); Jackie Cabasso (Mayors for Peace); Vicki Elson; Russell Freedman (PDA); Cherrill Spencer (WILPF); Reporter-Cynthia MacBain.<br />Supporting Veterans: Bonnie Gorman (Veterans for Peace and MAPA); Gerry Condon (Veterans for Peace); Roger Quindell (WI Vets for Peace); Jim Anderson (PANYS). Reporter-Mike Van Elzakker<br />Contacting Young People Advocating for Peace. Alex Neilly (Northeastern University); Peter Bergel (Oregon); Emma Pike (Nuclear Age Peace Foundation); Emily Rubino (PANYS); Calla Walsh (MAPA). Reporter Merri Ansara<br />Breakouts Group II (4:30 – 5:30 pm):<br />Interplay of Racism and Militarism at Home and Abroad: Rosemary Kean (MAPA) ; Liz Bejjalieh (CAPA); Vaughn Goodwin (MA PPC); Jeff Klein (Dorchester People for Peace); Reporter –Bonnie Gorman<br />Promoting the TPNW within the US – Timmon Wallis (Nuclear Ban -US); Dave Pack (Peace Action Kansas City); Sally Jones (PANYS); Molly McGinity (IPPNW);Ray Acheson (WILPF). Reporter Kathy Malley-Morrison<br />Promoting Peace Between the Koreas – Colleen Moore (Women Across the DMZ); Mike van Elzakker (MAPA); Seung Hee Jeon(New England Koreans for Peace); Jeffrey Lewis (Middlebury Institute) Reporter-Joseph Gerson<br />Pressing for Negotiations in Ukraine – Marcy Winograd (CODEPINK); Susan Mirsky (MAPA); Phyllis Bennis (IPS); Cole Harrison (MAPA) Frances Jeffries (Rotary). Reporter- Danaka Katovich<br />Divestment and Direct Action focused on the Nuclear Weapons industry – David Swanson & Greta Zarro (World Beyond War); Rev. Paul Dordal (PA); Susi Snyder (Don’t Bank on the Bomb); Shea Lebow (CodePINK); Bill Glassmire (Corvallis Divests from War). Reporter- Paul Shannon.<br />Working with Nurses, Public Health Professionals and Healthcare Workers -Fund Healthcare not Warfare. Dr. Bob Gould (APHA); Sandy Eaton (MassCARE); Catherine DeLorey (Fund Health not War); Cate Henning (MAPA). Reporter – Anne Cheney.<br />Campus Education and Organizing- Invest in Minds not Missiles. Prof. Bob Redwine (MIT); Margaret Engel (PANYS), CAPA Student; Luissa Vahedi (Am Public Health Assn); Reporter-Steve Slaner.<br />Promoting Peace in Municipal and State Legislatures; MA State Rep Carol Doherty; Sen. Jamie Eldridge (Mass Legislature); Tara Currie (Brooklyn for Peace ); Dennis Carlone (Cambridge City Council); Reporter– Cherrill Spencer.<br />Engaging Communities of Faith /Promoting Pope Francis’ Encyclical -Mike Moran (Pax Christi); Keith Harvey (AFSC) Sofia Wollman (Peace Action Maine); John Bach (Cambridge Quakers). Reporter- Peter Metz <br /><br />————— <br /><br />Addressing Climate Emergency for Small Islands States: The case of the Maldives<br />Monday, January 30<br />9:00am to 5:00pm<br />MIT, Building 9-354, 9-354 MIT, at Samuel Tak Lee Building, 105 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge<br /><br />Global sea levels rise at 3 to 4 millimeters a year; NASA scientists predict that with the current rate of global warming, almost 80% of low-lying island nations such as the Maldives will become uninhabitable by the year 2050. By understanding climate change mitigation, adaptation policies, and advocacy practices by the Maldives and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS), this workshop will discuss potential strategies to tackle current and emerging global climate change challenges for MIT's Climate Initiative. <br /><br />Speakers: <br />Ms. Thilmeeza Hussain<br />Special Envoy of the President of the General Assembly. She is the Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations, concurrent Ambassador of the Maldives to the United States, and non-resident High Commissioner to Canada, posts she assumed in 2019.<br /><br />Mr. Ali Naseer Mohamed<br />Former Ambassador to United Nations, Chair of Alliance of Small Island State (AOSIS), Thought leader in crafting solutions of key issues at UNGA, G77 and SIDS Conferences. Led Maldives foreign policy implementation from 2013-2017<br /><br />**Lecture Series**</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————— <br /><br />Recanati-Kaplan Talks: Two Years After Insurrection: A Conversation with Dr. Barbara F. Walter & Farai Chideya<br />Wednesday, January 4<br />7 pm ET<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.92ny.org/event/farai-chideya-and-barbara-f-walter">https://www.92ny.org/event/farai-chideya-and-barbara-f-walter</a><br /><br />Since supporters of then President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021, over 900 people have been charged — from assault, to destruction of government property.<br /><br />Words like “Insurrection” continue to be featured on news outlets — and after the FBI raid on Trump’s Mar a Lago resort in August, Twitter references to “civil war” jumped 3,000%.<br /><br />To unpack what is going on — and why — join us for a special conversation with Dr. Walter from the nationally syndicated radio show, Our Body Politic with the host, creator, and award-winning journalist, Farai Chideya.<br /><br />Dr. Barbara F Walter has over 20 years of experience in the field, and in 2017 she joined the CIA Political Instability Task Force analyzing international data to predict where conflict might happen next. She’s the Rohr Chair of International Affairs at the School of Global Policy & Strategy at the University of California, San Diego and author of the New York Times bestselling book, How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />An Introduction to Nuclear Weapons<br />Fridays, January 6 through January 27<br />11:00am to 12:00pm<br />MIT, Building 32-155, 155 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/introduction_to_nuclear_weapons">https://calendar.mit.edu/event/introduction_to_nuclear_weapons<br /></a><br />Is nuclear war possible? How close have we come? What can be done to prevent it?<br /><br />These talks are will provide a broad overview of the ways in which nuclear weapons have impacted our world, and the ways in which they may bring it to ruin.<br /><br />Lecture 1 (1/6): Nuclear weapons design, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, potential biological and societal effects, nuclear winter<br />Lecture 2 (1/13): The nuclear arms race, nuclear crises, Ukraine and Taiwan, accidental nuclear war<br />Lecture 3 (1/20): Nuclear proliferation, nuclear coercion, North Korea and Iran<br />Lecture 4 (1/27): Arms control, risk reduction, prospects for the future<br /><br />No prerequisites, no homework, not for credit.<br /><br />Content warning: 1st talk will cover bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with some graphic detail.<br /><br />Editorial Comment: This is an MIT Independent Activities Period [IAP] program. IAP was started by students back in the 60s©™allrights reserved and allowed anyone from a janitor to a professor emeritus to teach a course. It’s what got me interested in events listing back in the 1970s.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Beyond Plastics Webinar - Pollution by Chemicals and Plastics: The Stealth Threat to Planetary Health<br />Thursday, January 12<br />7pm<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://bennington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlfuiorDktHNGKbqS9YQ9YwUf8hLngeUYk">https://bennington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlfuiorDktHNGKbqS9YQ9YwUf8hLngeUYk</a><br /><br />Plastic is a paradox. It is at once the signature material of our age and also one of the greatest environmental and health threats we now face. Its production drives climate change, releasing massive quantities of greenhouse gasses, and during its use and degradation it releases an uninterrupted flow of chemicals and microplastics. Plastics and their additives have been found in every corner of the ecosystem, including human blood. But what is it doing there? It may be too soon to know precisely, but looking at the animal models and the known toxic effects of plasticizing chemicals, researchers can tell us a lot. <br /><br />Join Beyond Plastics at 7pm ET on Thursday, January 12 when pediatrician and toxicologist, Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, will summarize what we know, what we don’t know, and what researchers strongly suspect about the impact of plastics on human health and future generations.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />GreenGov Webinar Series — Advancing the Global Sustainable Development Goals in our Personal and Professional Spheres<br />Friday, January 13<br />1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=QSiOQSgB1U2bbEf8Wpob3uaZYPQyDmVFlDP599RHvaVUMVdVTU1aVUxWR1BHRzNHUENWWjk0VlpaMi4u">https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=QSiOQSgB1U2bbEf8Wpob3uaZYPQyDmVFlDP599RHvaVUMVdVTU1aVUxWR1BHRzNHUENWWjk0VlpaMi4u</a><br /><br />Sustainability & Resilience in the Community, Part 2 – Food Systems (Friday, January 13) — Join Caryn Long Earl, Director, Bureau of Food Distribution, PA Dept. of Agriculture and Jane Clements, CEO, Feeding Pennsylvania, as they discuss food insecurity issues in Pennsylvania, how they have been affected by COVID and inflation over the last few years, and government and non-profit programs trying to address these systemic challenges of hunger.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Cool as a Cucumber: The food and climate nexus at MIT (an IAP series)<br />Wednesday, January 18 (More dates through February 1, 2023)<br />2:00pm to 4:00pm<br />Please sign up for each session here: <a href="https://forms.gle/Cixxmv9m6z7eowUi9">https://forms.gle/Cixxmv9m6z7eowUi9</a><br /><br />How can the MIT community – with our research, projects, forks, and imagination - create a more just and sustainable food system in the age of climate change?<br /><br />Sessions 1/2 will be dynamic opportunities to learn about research and design projects happening in and around campus related to food, agriculture, climate change, and justice. You may be asked for your input into how to make a project work on campus or join a conversation around imagining a future initiative. Session 3 will be a hands-on cooking session, where we will learn to cook a climate-friendly meal. More details to follow. Hosted by the MIT Office of Sustainability with partners from across MIT. <br /><br />Dates and Times:<br />January 18, 2-4pm (zoom)<br />January 25, 2-4pm (zoom)<br />February 1, 2-4pm (in person, location tbd)<br /><br />Please sign up for each session here: <a href="https://forms.gle/Cixxmv9m6z7eowUi9">https://forms.gle/Cixxmv9m6z7eowUi9<br /></a><br />We will update anyone on any scheduling changes. Email susyj@mit.edu with any questions.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />NECEC Emerging Trends Series: Decarbonizing Building Heating<br />Thursday, January 19<br />10:00-11:30am<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/necec-emerging-trends-series-decarbonizing-building-heating-tickets-483891330997">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/necec-emerging-trends-series-decarbonizing-building-heating-tickets-483891330997</a><br /><br />One of the toughest barriers to achieving net zero by is how to decarbonize thermal side of energy production (e.g. building heating). Electrification with heat pumps has been proposed as a broadly applicable solution, however electrification may not be a viable solution in many cases., and we need to consider biomass, RNG and/or green-hydrogen based solutions<br /><br />At this event NECEC will convene leaders in the built environment along with technology experts and developers to discuss the pros and cons of each solution. This will cover a range of low carbon options utilizing many technologies such as (but not limited to) Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and District Energy.. We will also hear from local community representatives about their challenges and which solutions might deliver the best results for EJ communities.<br /><br />Agenda<br />10.00 - Welcome remarks-Joe Curtatone, President, NECEC<br />10:10 - Panel<br />Mike Bakas, Executive Vice President Ameresco<br />Dr. David Dvorak, PhD, P.E.; Director, New England Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership<br />Jackie Bliss, Chief Customer officer, Vicinity<br />Zeyneb Magavi, Co-Executive Director, HEET<br />Michael Walsh, Founding Partner, Groundwork Data<br />Moderated by Alistair Pim, Vice President for Innovation and Policy, NECEC<br />11:10 - Q&A<br />11:30 - End<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Space Food for the Final Frontier<br />Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 10:00am to 1:00pm<br />Friday, January 20, 2023 at 10:00am to 1:00pm<br />Friday, January 27, 2023 at 10:00am to 1:00pm<br />MIT, Building 35, 35-308, 127 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge<br /><br />Humans are returning to the Moon, and eventually Mars! But what will they eat on the way there? What role does food play in the success of a human spaceflight mission? With more humans embarking upon longer space missions, astronauts are no longer just concerned with eating; they want to eat well. Some of the world’s most talented chefs are working with cutting-edge deep tech startups to develop delicious steaks and fine chocolates for the next generation of space travelers. Providing food that meets strict nutritional requirements while being stable in a microgravity environment is no easy feat. Research shows that cooking and eating together strengthens astronauts' mental health and group dynamics, which in turn improves their performance in space. It requires both scientific expertise and creative thinking.<br /><br />Hear from NASA experts and astronauts, award winning-chocolatiers and space nutrition innovators about the challenges and needs of space food systems for the next era of space exploration. <br /><br />Learn about the challenges and innovations in space food for long-duration missions and how food science and culinary experiences are pushing the boundaries to overcome space constraints. And if you're a chocolate lover, you're in luck! We will feature a tasting of Space Truffles created by Astreas—the first commercial space food company—the future of functional foods designed for astronauts<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Computational modeling for clean, reliable, and affordable electricity<br />Monday, January 23 More dates through January 27, 2023<br />9:00am to 1:00pm<br />MIT, Building E51-335, 70 Memorial Drive, Cambridge<br />Register by January 20. Email Pablo Duenas (pduenas@mit.edu)<br /><br />This 5-session hands-on learning experience introduces analysis techniques to model and understand the role of electric power systems within a carbon-constrained economy. The massive deployment of intermittent renewables energy resources, the anticipated surge of active demand response and batteries, the development of smart grids, or the reliability of supply are among the critical challenges that must be faced by mathematical models for optimization, analysis, and simulation of complex decision-making processes in electricity systems. Besides a theoretical description of models, the instructors will provide students with a collection of prototypes that will allow them to run study cases and to explore the effect of different mathematical formulations on the outcomes. The use of these models in some real-world applications is also presented.<br /><br />January 23<br />Part 0: Why models? Operating and planning under ever-evolving conditions<br />Part 1: Daily operation under renewable uncertainty<br />1. Economic dispatch and unit commitment<br />2. Stochastic unit commitment<br />January 24<br />Part 2: Operation planning: getting ready within a year<br />3. Mid-term hydro-thermal coordination<br />4. Deterministic and stochastic model<br />January 25<br />Part 3: Investing in generation to supply a growing demand<br />5. Generation expansion planning<br />6. GenX model: an expansion model for studying low-carbon energy futures<br />January 26<br />Part 4: Investing in transmission lines to unlock renewable potential<br />7. Transmission expansion planning<br />8. openTEPES model: G&T operation and expansion planning with renewable and storage<br />January 27<br />Part 5: Empowering end consumers for a clean and affordable transition<br />9. A simplified model for scheduling a microgrid<br />10. DECARB model: enabling buildings responsiveness for decarbonization<br /><br />Instructors<br />Andres Ramos – Professor at Universidad Pontificia Comillas, arght@mit.edu<br />Javier Garcia – Professor at Universidad Pontificia Comillas, javiergg@mit.edu<br />Pablo Duenas – Research Scientist at MIT Energy Initiative, pduenas@mit.edu<br />Tim Schittekatte – Research Scientist at MIT Energy Initiative, schtim@mit.edu<br /> <br />PREREQUISITES: None (some GAMS/Python familiarity is helpful)<br />LIMITED: Students welcome to individual sessions<br /><br />————— <br /><br />A Changing Planet Seminar by Sir James Bevan<br />Tuesday, January 24<br />6am - 7am EST [11-12pm GMT]<br />Imperial College, Lecture Theatre 1, Blackett Building, South Kensington Campus, London and<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-changing-planet-seminar-by-sir-james-bevan-tickets-483124226567">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-changing-planet-seminar-by-sir-james-bevan-tickets-483124226567</a><br /><br />Nature and biodiversity have traditionally been thought of as part of our rural environment. However, we are realising more the critical role that the natural environment and green infrastructure play in our urban spaces and how they can support better outcomes for people, the environment and the economy. They can also help tackle the climate emergency and get us to Net Zero. The Environment Agency has a central role to play in all of these things. Environment Agency Chief Executive, Sir James Bevan, will talk about the Environment Agency’s work and the role that nature and biodiversity will play in our future cities.<br /><br />About the speaker:<br />Sir James Bevan joined the Environment Agency (EA) as Chief Executive in late November 2015. Sir James has had a long career in government. His previous roles include UK High Commissioner to India, Chief Operating Officer at the UK Foreign Office, and as a visiting fellow at the Harvard University Center for International Affairs. He has also held a number of senior posts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office including in Washington, Paris and Brussels. Sir James has a BA Honours in Social Anthropology from the University of Sussex. He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 2006 and was awarded a Knighthood in 2012.<br />Joining the event<br /><br />This will be a hybrid event, with the opportunity for Imperial staff and students to attend at one of two campus locations (South Kensington and Silwood Park).<br /><br />Online<br />Guests can join the seminar remotely on zoom. Details to be sent to those who register.<br />The Changing Planet seminar series is run by students and staff on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet (SSCP) Doctoral Training Partnership. It offers the chance to hear the latest in understanding, adapting to and mitigating environmental problems, complementing the diversity of environmental research at Imperial College London and beyond. Please be aware that our seminars are recorded. If you do not wish to appear on the recording please alert a member of staff. For any further enquiries regarding the Changing Planet seminar series, please contact us atgrantham.events@imperial.ac.uk.<br /><br />Sign up to receive the Grantham Institute's Weekly Update email, featuring the latest news and events about climate change and the environment at Imperial.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />MIT AgeLab Aging & Equity Series: Climate Change and Health: Age and Intergenerational Considerations<br />Friday, January 27<br />2:00pm<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0ottiePNQXq1DsO3AYmssw">https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0ottiePNQXq1DsO3AYmssw</a><br /><br />featuring Dr. Latrica Best<br />Children and older people are often the focus of research and policies related to climate change and health. However, previous research and public health endeavors have often examined these two groups in isolation, without fully considering the ways in which climate change is impacting the health of these groups from an intergenerational perspective. This talk will consider the importance of age in discussions regarding climate change and highlight the need to incorporate intergenerational approaches to climate-related health inequities. Join the MIT AgeLab in this IAP session in hearing from Dr. Best! <br /><br />**Events**</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />SEA-CO2 Seminar: Sensing Exports of Anthropogenic Carbon through Ocean Observation, an upcoming ARPA-E program on mCDR MRV technology development<br />Monday, January 9<br />11:00 AM - 12:00 PM<br />MIT, Building 3-370, 33 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge<br /><br />Presenters: Simon Freeman (ARPA-E) & Daniel Rogers (ARPA-E)<br /><br />This seminar is an outreach effort seeking to inform the ocean sciences and sensor development community about ARPA-E and the upcoming SEA-CO2 program. This program seeks to accelerate the development of the marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) industry through the development of Measurement, Reporting and Validation (MRV) technologies.<br /><br />More information at <a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/sea-co2_seminar_sensing_exports_of_anthropogenic_carbon_through_ocean_observation_an_upcoming_arpa-e_program_on_mcdr_mrv_technology_development#.Y6izMy2ZOiI">https://calendar.mit.edu/event/sea-co2_seminar_sensing_exports_of_anthropogenic_carbon_through_ocean_observation_an_upcoming_arpa-e_program_on_mcdr_mrv_technology_development#.Y6izMy2ZOiI</a><br /><br />————— <br /><br />Gaming Climate Change: Challenges and More Challenges<br />Tuesday, January 10<br />6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gaming-climate-change-challenges-and-more-challenges-tickets-415467844507">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gaming-climate-change-challenges-and-more-challenges-tickets-415467844507</a><br /><br />Ed McGrady will discuss climate change gaming for professional use and the associated challenges.<br />Georgetown University Wargaming Society<br />Climate change games are often a welcome break from our natural focus on games of war and destruction. However they present significant challenges to the aspiring designer. These challenges can be divided into those of mechanics, science, and culture. But, wait, a lot of these challenges may not be what you expect! The challenge with mechanics is being able to represent in the game everything you need to represent in order to allow the players to address climate issues. It's a lot. The challenge with science is not that you do not have it, rather its the large abundance of science you do have, your ability to distill it down into something manageable, and the need to get disparate climate change experts to agree on something. Finally, the culture of climate change advocacy, politics, and processes does have a huge impact on your ability to design the game. But not because of climate deniers, rather the culture of the climate science and response community can itself present challenges. This can even extend to your own workforce. All of these challenges can be overcome, but for those of us seeking to build simulation games, vice “toy” or “educational” games, these challenges can present a big barrier to successful climate change game design. This talk will discuss each of these issues, from the perspective of someone who has had to address them, and overcome them (sometimes surrender to them), in multiple climate simulation games. When possible I will offer solutions, at least solutions I have found useful.<br /><br />Dr. ED McGrady, Principal, MonksHood Media LLC, Senior Adjunct at CNAS<br />Dr. McGrady writes, speaks, and teaches on the design of professional games. He is an adjunct senior fellow in gaming at CNAS, teaches and manages game design courses for MORS/Virginia Tech, and runs a business devoted to using games and game techniques to bring innovative experiences in new areas. His recent book, Roll to Save: Gaming Disease Response, describes designing games in support of public health professionals. In the past Dr. McGrady built and directed a team of 10-20 analysts at CNA devoted to the design and execution of professional games. Dr. McGrady has deployed as an analyst with US Forces in Haiti during operation Uphold Democracy, onboard USS Nimitz for Desert Storm and with operational E-2C squadrons. Dr. McGrady holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has published extensively and is widely cited for his work on the mathematics of aggregation and fragmentation.<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Accelerate to Net Zero Europe: The Carbon Trust Event Series<br />Wednesday, January 11<br />3am - 5:30am [9:00 AM – 11:30 AM CET]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/accelerate-to-net-zero-europe-the-carbon-trust-event-series-tickets-451747497927">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/accelerate-to-net-zero-europe-the-carbon-trust-event-series-tickets-451747497927</a><br /><br />Accelerate to Net Zero: Europe live event will share insights and discussion on the challenges and opportunities ahead as we accelerate efforts to reach for Net Zero. <br />Learn from climate leaders in your region and be inspired to take action in your organisation. Join us to learn more about:<br />How to develop a plan for your organisation to reach Net Zero<br />How to seize the business opportunities from the climate transition<br />How to be prepared for a low-carbon future<br /><br />Join the decision makers looking to align with Net Zero. Confirmed speakers include representative from Carlsberg, Ørsted, RISE, BASF, the European Commission and more. Discover the full agenda at <a href="https://assets.foleon.com/eu-west-2/uploads-7e3kk3/48218/eu_agenda_a2n0.4f9f3ee783a6.pdf">https://assets.foleon.com/eu-west-2/uploads-7e3kk3/48218/eu_agenda_a2n0.4f9f3ee783a6.pdf<br /></a><br />We're pleased to offer subtitles in 27+ languages.<br />Please note this event is for Carbon Trust clients and stakeholders only and is not suitable for consultancies or competitors. We reserve the right to decline your registration in order to ensure an appropriate event audience.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Harvard Climate Justice Design Fellowship Virtual Showcase<br />Wednesday, January 11<br />12:00 PM EST<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harvard-climate-justice-design-fellowship-virtual-showcase-tickets-495251850617">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harvard-climate-justice-design-fellowship-virtual-showcase-tickets-495251850617</a><br /><br />What does the landscape of climate injustice look like across the United States?<br /><br />Join us for a virtual project showcase of the inaugural Climate Justice Design Fellowship of the Harvard University Climate+Data Initiative. The projects of the seven fellows explore stories of climate displacement, impacts of hazardous waste contamination, opportunities to build adaptive infrastructure, visions for urban futures, and other aspects of environmental justice from around the country.<br /><br />The CJDF fellows are leaders in civil society and government institutions in Portland, OR; New Orleans, LA; Philadelphia, PA; Los Angeles, CA; Ann Arbor, MI; Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; and Harlem, NY. They have powerful insight into the most important issues facing these diverse locales. Supported by scholars and engineers from the Harvard University Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Graduate School of Design, and Salata Institute, their work uses the tools of data, design, and web technology to analyze patterns, visualize effects, and share individual stories of historical decisions, present day injustice, and alternative futures in a changing climate.<br />Please register to access the link to the livestream.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />US Green Building Council-LA Net Zero Accelerator Demo Day & Expo<br />Thursday, January 12<br />9am - 11:30am EST [12:00 PM – 2:30 PM PST]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/usgbc-la-net-zero-accelerator-demo-day-expo-tickets-465362019327">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/usgbc-la-net-zero-accelerator-demo-day-expo-tickets-465362019327</a><br /><br />Let's jump into 2023 with inspiration, innovation, and action!<br />This annual event is one of our most compelling, featuring live and interactive demonstrations from our NZA 2023 cohort, updates from NZA alumni, and an intro to companies in our SoCal CleanTech Express program with the Consulate General of Canada. A panel discussion on "Sustainable ROI" with investors partners will follow our opening keynote, and we'll wrap up with interactive, virtual breakouts for solution-focused deep dives as well as future opportunities to connect directly on pilot projects via our first-ever Flight Manual. <br /><br />Save the date for Thursday, January 12, 2023 from 12p - 2p PST with extended networking from 2p to 2:30p PST and start your new year inspired!<br /><br />————— <br /><br />American Perceptions of Climate Change (IAP Workshop)<br />Thursday, January 12<br />10:00am to 11:30am<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrLcUn0Zm2DxJTgXsCz1vM_jecm6zPw82rKX8TNxJYfMUxDQ/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrLcUn0Zm2DxJTgXsCz1vM_jecm6zPw82rKX8TNxJYfMUxDQ/viewform</a><br /><br />Over 50% of Americans are worried about climate change – but why is the rest of the country not? Are they duped by misinformation and corporate propaganda... and/or is there something else going on? And how do we get more Americans to support action on climate change?<br /><br />In this workshop, we will review academic literature and real-world projects on understanding and engaging with Americans across the ideological spectrum on the topic of climate change. <br /><br />Weaving presentation and discussion, we will draw upon learnings from the fields of political science, psychology, sociology, and communications to unpack how – and why – Americans think the way they do about climate change and how to effectively engage them on science and solutions. <br /><br />Led by Laur Hesse Fisher, Program Director, MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI). She leads ESI's program on climate change engagement and communication, which includes a journalism fellowship, the MIT Climate Portal, the MIT Climate Primer and TILclimate podcast. She also is the Lead for Learning & Assessment at DEPLOY/US, an organization working to elevate climate leadership in the political right-of-center.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />What Magic Can Teach Us About Misinformation<br />Friday, January 13<br />12 – 1 p.m.<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejj7s4sid7ee6b90&oseq=&c=&ch=">https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejj7s4sid7ee6b90&oseq=&c=&ch=</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Introduction: Carmel Shachar, Executive Director, Petrie-Flom Center<br />Moderator: Stephen P. Wood, MS, ACNP-BC. Visiting Fellow, Harvard Law School: Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics<br />Jeanette Andrews, Magician, Artist, and Speaker (Affiliate Alumni, metaLAB (at) Harvard)<br />Dr. Ross McKinney, Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Medical Scientist, Association of American Medical Colleges<br />Jay Olson, PhD, Behavioural Science Fellow, Government of Canada<br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />This panel joins together the fields of medicine, magic, and ethics. We will explore how misinformation and disinformation about health is created and spread, and how expectation violation theory, a theory of communication that analyzes how individuals respond to unanticipated violations of social norms and expectations, can help to counteract these narratives. The panel will also discuss what can be learned from magicians, who are often seen as ethical disinformation designers. Panelists will point to how magic acts as fertile ground to approach the topics of misinformation and disinformation in safe, gentle ways. Finally, we will dive into how illusions shed light on the larger implications of neuroethics and epistemic injustice in the future.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Small-Scale Agricultural Climate Resiliency <br />Tuesday, January 17<br />1:00pm to 2:00pm<br />MIT, Building E51, E51-376, 70 Memorial Drive, Cambridge<br /><br />Sarah Coughlin (J-PAL)<br />Jack Ellington (J-PAL) <br /><br />————— <br /><br />How Low-Carbon Ammonia Can Help Fight Climate Change<br />Wednesday, January 18<br />12 - 1pm<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6DOoY4VnS56q1eaCpUiP1g">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6DOoY4VnS56q1eaCpUiP1g<br /></a><br />Modern society depends on ammonia (NH3), a chemical compound that plays a central role in modern agriculture, delivering nitrogen essential for soil fertility. Ammonia is also a key feedstock in plastics, rubber, and other products. <br /><br />Current methods for making ammonia produce significant carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions—almost 2% of the global total. Low-carbon production methods can dramatically reduce these emissions. Low-carbon production of ammonia also creates a fuel that could help decarbonize a range of sectors.<br /><br />In November, a team including several scholars from the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs released the ICEF Low-Carbon Ammonia Roadmap, which explores a number of topics including low-carbon ammonia production options, infrastructure needs, potential uses for low-carbon ammonia, and policy options. <br /><br />Please join us for a discussion with the report’s co-authors as they present their findings and recommendations. <br /><br />Moderator:<br />David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA and Chair, ICEF Innovation Roadmap Project<br />Panelists:<br />Zhiyuan Fan, Ph.D. student and Research Associate, Columbia University<br />Dr. Julio Friedmann, Chief Scientist and Chief Carbon Wrangler, Carbon Direct<br />Ann-Kathrin Merz, Industry Analyst, First Ammonia and Research Assistant, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia SIPA<br /><br />This webinar will be hosted via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with access details. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.<br /> <br />This event is open to press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk (nv2388@columbia.edu).<br /> <br />For more information about the event, please contact energypolicyevents@columbia.edu<br /><br />————— <br /><br />The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal - Report launch<br />Thursday, January 19<br />11am - 12:30pm [16:00 – 17:30 GMT]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-state-of-carbon-dioxide-removal-report-launch-registration-450547779537">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-state-of-carbon-dioxide-removal-report-launch-registration-450547779537</a><br /><br />Join us at the launch of a significant new report, The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal – a first-of-its kind, independent, scientific assessment, tracking the development of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) globally.<br /><br />At this launch event, lead authors will discuss key findings from the report. They will present the global state of CDR development, tracking progress on its scale up, public perceptions, policies and innovation.<br /><br />After short presentations, the authors will be joined by expert contributors and will answer audience Q&A.<br />Presenting authors:<br />Oliver Geden, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)<br />Jan Minx, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC)<br /> Gregory Nemet, University of Wisconsin-Madison<br />Steve Smith, University of Oxford<br />Special guest speaker:<br />Jen Wilcox, US Department of Energy<br />The event will be chaired by Catherine Brahic, Environment Editor at The Economist.<br /><br />To find out more about the report and receive a copy of the report directly to your inbox on 19 January, visit our website. <br />Organised in collaboration with CO2RE, the Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub.<br />Please note that this is an online only event. You will be sent a Zoom link ahead of the event.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Homelessness in The United States: Context, Scope, and Approaches<br />Friday, January 20<br />10:00am to 11:00am<br />MIT, Building E51, E51-376, 70 Memorial Drive, Cambridge<br /><br />Sara van Nes (J-PAL)<br />Anisha Sehgal (J-PAL)<br /><br />————— <br /><br />LDEO Earth Science Colloquium Dr. Jade D'Alpoim Guedes<br />Friday, January 20<br />3:00 PM - 4:00 PM<br />Online <br />RSVP at <a href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=8RZ92sjI5W2sOTWU8-tUEmJsFx_jbYe9n4oillMD.calprdapp06">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=8RZ92sjI5W2sOTWU8-tUEmJsFx_jbYe9n4oillMD.calprdapp06</a><br /><br />Dr. Jade Alpoim Guedes, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.<br />Dr. D’Alpoim Guedes is an environmental archaeologist and ethnobiologist who employs an interdisciplinary research program to understand how humans adapted their foraging practices and agricultural strategies to new environments and have developed resilience in the face of climatic and social change. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth, with Madeline Ostrander<br />Tuesday, January 24<br />6 - 7pm<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://boston-public-library.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fS3mJifISJyjUDikGPpfKA">https://boston-public-library.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fS3mJifISJyjUDikGPpfKA<br /></a><br />As part of the Boston Public Library's Central Author Talk Series, science journalist and author Madeline Ostrander will discuss her recently published book At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth as part of the Boston Public Library's theme of climate justice activism. Acting as interlocutor for this conversation is Greg M. Epstein, Humanist chaplain at Harvard and MIT, Convener for Ethical Life at MIT's Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life, and New York Times bestselling author. Following their discussion, there will be time for audience Q&A.<br /><br />Porter Square Books will be supplying books for this event, and all books ordered through them will come with a bookplate signed by the author. Order at <a href="https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781250620514">https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781250620514</a>, and put in BPLEVENT23 as a coupon code in your order.<br /><br />About the book<br />From rural Alaska to coastal Florida, a vivid account of Americans working to protect the places they call home in an era of climate crisis.<br /><br />How do we find a sense of home and rootedness in a time of unprecedented upheaval? What happens when the seasons and rhythms in which we have built our lives go off-kilter?<br /><br />Once a distant forecast, climate change is now reaching into the familiar, threatening our basic safety and forcing us to reexamine who we are and how we live. In At Home on an Unruly Planet—a book lauded as "marvelous" by bestselling author Bill McKibben and a work of "searching intelligence and uncommon empathy" by Pulitzer prize-winner Elizabeth Kolbert—science journalist Madeline Ostrander reflects on this crisis not as an abstract scientific or political problem but as a palpable force that is now affecting all of us at home. <br /><br />Ostrander offers vivid accounts of people fighting to protect places they love from increasingly dangerous circumstances. A firefighter works to rebuild her town after catastrophic western wildfires. A Florida preservationist strives to protect one of North America's most historic cities from rising seas. An urban farmer struggles to transform a California city plagued by fossil fuel disasters. An Alaskan community heads for higher ground as its land erodes.<br /><br />She pairs deeply reported stories of hard-won optimism with lyrical essays on the strengths we need in an era of crisis. The book is required reading for anyone who wants to make a home in the twenty-first century.<br /><br />“A hopeful, urgent, and universal message about our collective ability to face the climate changes we can no longer ignore.”<br />—Kirkus starred review<br /><br />About the author<br />Madeline Ostrander is a science journalist and the author of At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth. Her work has appeared in the NewYorker.com, The Nation, Sierra Magazine, PBS's NOVA Next, Slate, and numerous other outlets. Her reporting on climate change and environmental justice has taken her to locations such as the Alaskan Arctic and the Australian outback. She's received grants, fellowships, and residencies from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Artist Trust, the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, the Fund for Investigative Journalism, the Jack Straw Cultural Center, the Mesa Refuge, Hedgebrook, and Edith Cowan University in Australia. She is the former senior editor of YES! magazine and holds a master's degree in environmental science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She lives in Seattle with her husband. To learn more, please visit her website: <a href="https://madelineostrander.com/">https://madelineostrander.com/</a>.<br /><br />About the interlocutor<br />Greg M. Epstein serves as the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University, as well as the president of the Harvard Chaplains, Harvard University’s corps of over forty chaplains from more than 20 different religious, spiritual, and ethical traditions. Greg also serves the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as humanist chaplain and as Convener for Ethical Life at the MIT Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life. For nearly two decades, he has built a unique career as one of the world’s most prominent humanist chaplains—professionally trained members of the clergy who support the ethical and communal lives of nonreligious people. To learn more, visit this link: <a href="https://linktr.ee/gregmepstein">https://linktr.ee/gregmepstein</a>.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />U.N. Perspective Series: Clean Water & Sanitation<br />Wednesday, January 25<br />5:00 PM - 7:00 PM<br />The Foundry, 101 Rogers Street, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/un-perspective-series-clean-water-sanitation-tickets-473414444347">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/un-perspective-series-clean-water-sanitation-tickets-473414444347</a><br /><br />The U.N. Perspective Series are free events aiming to build community and convene global and local perspectives on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Presented by the United Nations Association of Greater Boston (UNAGB), each U.N. Perspective Series focuses on a specific SDG and opens dialogue between global experts, local leaders, and the Greater Boston community.<br /><br />This January, in anticipation of the 2023 UN Water Conference in New York next March, we will be focusing on SDG 6: Clean Water & Sanitation to learn from leaders, both local and global, who are championing water equity in the Boston community and beyond.<br /><br />UN Water shares that “water is inextricably linked to the three pillars of sustainable development, and it integrates social, cultural, economic and political values. It is crosscutting and supports the achievement of many SDGs through close linkages with climate, energy, cities, the environment, food security, poverty, gender equality and health, amongst others. With climate change profoundly affecting our economies, societies and environment, water is indeed the biggest deal breaker to achieve the internationally agreed water-related goals and targets, including those contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”<br /><br />This event is free, but registration is required. Please note that the event is open to all ages, but the lecture is tailored to adult audiences.<br /><br />Meet Our Panel:<br />Our panel of experts is still being determined. Check back in soon!<br /><br />Agenda:<br />5:00-5:45pm: Networking and Registration<br />5:45-6:45pm: Panel Q+A Facilitated by Youth Moderator<br />6:45-7:00pm: Open Networking<br />7:00pm: End of Event<br /><br />Interested in sponsoring this event or the U.N. Perspective Series?<br />Reach out to UNAGB’s Director of Development, Alex Bostian, at alex.bostian@unagb.org to learn more.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Democracy and peace at stake? The rise of geo-strategy in energy transition<br />Wednesday, January 25<br />12pm - 2pm EST [18:00 – 20:00 CET]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/democracy-and-peace-at-stake-the-rise-of-geo-strategy-in-energy-transition-tickets-481550018067">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/democracy-and-peace-at-stake-the-rise-of-geo-strategy-in-energy-transition-tickets-481550018067</a><br /><br />Join us for Olivia Lazard's NGO Academy Online Keynote on the ecological and geopolitical implications of the ongoing energy transition!<br />What are the ecological and geopolitical implications of the worldwide ongoing energy transition and industrial revolution? Will the energy transition really lead to a more peaceful world? There are reasons to question this assumption. As the world races to extract more mineral resources needed for clean and digital techs, the reality is that geo-economic forces keen on upending the rules based order are at work. They come from various geographies, although a lot of them tend to arise from China and Russia. The extraction revolution at the heart of the industrial process to create the clean tech economy is often connected to highly corrupt and predatory behaviours that threaten the stability of countries at the heart of the scramble for resources, and by the same token, threaten the integrity and solidity of democratic societies. <br /><br />The keynote will give a global picture of what is at play, and some of the threats unleashing at present and looming on the horizon. This will provide the basis for a discussion over how these threats may impact regions like the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe. <br /><br />Olivia Lazard is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe. Her research focuses on the geopolitics of climate, the transition ushered by climate change, and the risks of conflict and fragility associated to climate change and environmental collapse. Lazard is an environmental peacemaking and mediation practitioner as well as a researcher. With an original specialization in the political economy of conflicts, she has worked for various NGOs, the UN, the EU, and donor states in the Middle East, Latin America, Sub-Saharan and North Africa, and parts of Asia. In her fieldwork, her focus was to understand how globalization and the international political economy shaped patterns of violence and vulnerability patterns as well as how they formed new types of conflict systems that our international governance architecture has difficulty tackling with agility. It is also through fieldwork that she came to observe the ways in which the plundering of ecosystems feeds conflict systems across the world and contributes to climate disruptions. Prior to joining Carnegie Europe, Lazard set up her own consultancy firm, Peace in Design Consulting, which remains exclusively active in conflict and fragile zones.<br /><br />————— <br /><br />US Nuclear Weapons Accidents: A Brief History and the Evolution of Response<br />Thursday, January 26<br />1:00pm<br />MIT, Building E40-496 Pye Conference Room, 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge<br /><br />Abstract: Officially, there have been more than 30 accidents involving US Nuclear Weapon since 1945 (but none since 1980!). How do these happen? What types of controls are in place to prevent or mitigate them? How does the US Government respond to these incidents? During this session, we will use historical examples (Damascus, AR Accident and others), and draw on personal experiences, to examine this important topic.<br /><br />Speaker: John D. Turner <br />Lieutenant Colonel John Turner earned his BS in American Politics with a Minor in Nuclear Engineering from The United States Military Academy. Commissioned in 2002, Lt Col Turner has held various staff and leadership positions within the Department of Defense, including three combat tours as a Field Artillery Officer before transitioning to his current role as a Nuclear and Counter WMD Officer. Other notable assignments include time spent at Headquarters, US European Command and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. John earned his Master of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary and a graduate certificate in Nuclear Weapons Effects, Policy, and Proliferation from the Air Force Institute of Technology. Prior to MIT, John served as a Policy and Plans Officer at Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) at Ft. Bragg, NC.<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Brian Eno and Donna Grantis: Arts’ Role in the Climate Crisis<br />Friday, January 27<br />1pm - 2pm EST [12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brian-eno-and-donna-grantis-arts-role-in-the-climate-crisis-tickets-466594485667">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brian-eno-and-donna-grantis-arts-role-in-the-climate-crisis-tickets-466594485667</a><br /><br />A talk with Brian Eno and Canadian guitarist Donna Grantis as they grapple with this moment and arts' role in tackling climate change.<br /><br />British musician, producer, and artist Brian Eno is a fierce advocate for our collective future in the midst of climate change.<br />Eno recently shared with Pitchfork, “I’m more and more convinced that our only hope of saving our planet is if we begin to have different feelings about it: perhaps if we became re-enchanted by the amazing improbability of life; perhaps if we suffered regret and even shame at what we’ve already lost; perhaps if we felt exhilarated by the challenges we face and what might yet become possible. Briefly, we need to fall in love again, but this time with Nature, with Civilisation and with our hopes for the future.”<br />He founded EarthPercent to direct funding to the frontlines of climate justice while reducing the environmental impact of the music industry as a way for artists and music organizations to pledge a percentage of their income to support combating the climate crisis.<br /><br />Join us for a conversation between Brian Eno and EarthPercent member and Canadian guitarist Donna Grantis (Prince, 3rdeyegirl) as they grapple with this moment and the arts’ role in tackling climate change.<br /><br />About the panelists: <br />Brian Eno - musician, producer, visual artist, and activist first came to international prominence in the early 70s as a founding member of British band, Roxy Music, followed by a series of solo albums and collaborations. His work as producer includes albums with Talking Heads, Devo, U2, Laurie Anderson, James, Jane Siberry, and Coldplay, while his long list of collaborations include recordings with David Bowie, Jon Hassell, Harold Budd, John Cale, David Byrne, Grace Jones, Karl Hyde, James Blake, and recently with his brother, Roger, on Mixing Colours. In August 2021, they performed together for the very first time, to a rapturous audience at the Acropolis in Athens. <br /><br />Brian Eno’s visual experiments with light and video continue to parallel his musical career, with exhibitions and installations all over the globe. To date he has released more than 40 albums of his own music and exhibited extensively, as far afield as the Venice Biennale, St. Petersburg’s Marble Palace, Ritan Park in Beijing, Arcos de Lapa in Rio de Janeiro, and the sails of the Sydney Opera House. He is a founding member of the Long Now Foundation, a trustee of Client Earth and patron of Videre est Credere. In April 2021, he launched EarthPercent, which raises money from the music industry for some of the most impactful environmental charities working on the climate emergency.<br />His latest album, ‘FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE’ was released on October 14, 2022.<br /><br />Donna Grantis is an artist, guitarist, and composer from Toronto. From 2012 to 2016 she performed and recorded with Prince as a member of his funk-rock trio 3RDEYEGIRL, and supergroup New Power Generation. In 2019, Grantis fronted a 5-piece electric jazz quintet and released her critically acclaimed debut album, DIAMONDS & DYNAMITE. She was named one of the greatest female guitarists of all time by Guitar Player Magazine. <br /><br />Her newest creative project, Culture vs Policy, fuses the emotive power of music with thought-provoking dialogue about the climate and ecological crises. In collaboration with climate scientists, activists, Indigenous leaders, policymakers, researchers, and sociologists, Grantis seeks to highlight in her art narratives that are at once existential and empowering. She aims to utilize sound to evoke feelings in the listener, while exploring how we relate to human impacts on planet Earth.<br /><br />————<br /><br />Interspecies Attentiveness: An Artist Panel Discussion<br />Thursday, February 2<br />6:00pm to 7:30pm<br />MIT, Bartos Theater, 20 Ames Street Building E15, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interspecies-attentiveness-an-artist-panel-discussion-tickets-484363292647">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interspecies-attentiveness-an-artist-panel-discussion-tickets-484363292647</a><br /><br />Alan Michelson, Špela Petrič, and Miriam Simun, exhibiting artists in Symbionts: Contemporary Artists and the Biosphere, will convene in a panel discussion exploring interspecies communication and symbiosis.<br /><br />Whether it is trees offering nectar to tempt bees (Simun), tobacco and its role in human ritual (Michelson), or plants and their gardeners (Petrič), many species engage with the vegetal and offer a form of what Petrič calls “vegetal consciousness.” Exhibition curators Natalie Bell and Caroline A. Jones will guide the discussion to explore human collaborations with varied species and the role of digital media and technologies in facilitating our exploration and pursuit of these ways of knowing, thinking, or communicating beyond the human.<br /><br />Access the livestream on Thursday, February 2 from 6–7:30 PM EDT. Video recording will with Closed Captions will be available at a later date. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />Wikipedia edit-a-thon on climate change<br />Friday, February 3<br />1:00pm to 3:00pm<br />MIT, Building 14, 14N-132 (DIRC), 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge<br />RSVP at <a href="https://libcal.mit.edu/calendar/events/wikipedia_iap2023">https://libcal.mit.edu/calendar/events/wikipedia_iap2023</a><br /><br />Wikipedia is now 22 years old and is the largest encyclopedia ever written, providing a free and reliable reference on hundreds of thousands of topics. But it's still incomplete! Come learn how the collaborative website works and how to make contributions. We'll cover how to make edits and improve articles and read Wikipedia with a critical eye, with a focus on climate change information. Articles related to climate change range from articles about technology, to policy and laws, to impacts on particular geographies or environments. We'll go over some areas to get started, how to work with other editors interested in this topic, tips for using the libraries to find reliable sources, and some considerations for writing scientific articles on Wikipedia.<br /><br />No prior experience with Wikipedia is needed, and contributions in languages other than English are welcome. We will start with a tutorial and overview, and then use the second half of the workshop for hands-on work. Use the computers in the room, or bring your laptop. <br /><br />————— <br /><br />Housing as a Climate Lever, with Scott Wiener<br />Monday, February 6 <br />3pm EST [6:00 PM PST]<br />The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco and<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?&_ga=2.248747970.417910296.1671998998-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001c6MuwEAE">https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?&_ga=2.248747970.417910296.1671998998-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001c6MuwEAE</a><br />Cost: $5<br /><br />California’s attempt to increase housing and reduce carbon pollution is upsetting the power balance between local and state officials. With new laws empowering Sacramento to require more home construction, cities and counties are scrambling to decide what to build where. It’s getting messy and fraying friendships and alliances. <br /><br />Would you agree to increased housing density in your neighborhood? How about in the next neighborhood over? Infill development that increases urban density tends to decrease reliance on cars and cut carbon footprints. At the same time, multi-story apartments in urban cores usually cost more per square foot to build than one or two-story houses where land is cheaper. So how do we balance environmental concerns with “neighborhood preservation”? How do racial exclusion and displacement play into the situation? <br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join Climate One Host Greg Dalton in conversation with California State Senator Scott Wiener, followed by a panel discussion, as we unpack the connections between housing, climate and justice.</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-3034691087706284362022-11-28T23:06:00.003-05:002022-11-28T23:06:39.309-05:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - December 2022<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Conferences**</span></p><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />TEDxMIT: What Defines a Mind?<br />Sunday, December 4<br /><br />————— <br /><br />**Lecture Series**<br /><br />Economic Diversification in Nigeria: The Politics of Building a Post-Oil Economy<br />Thursday, December 1<br /><br />Beyond Data: Reclaiming Human Rights at the Dawn of the Metaverse<br />Thursday, December 1<br /><br />Susan Chomba: Will Ongoing Grand Restoration Schemes Reverse or Accelerate Biodiversity Loss?<br />Thursday, December 1<br /><br />Bradford Seminar: “Critical Data Gaps in Climate Change Adaptation Modeling”<br />Monday, December 5<br /><br />Inside Putin's Head: The Threat of Nuclear Strike in Ukraine<br />Monday, December 5<br /><br />HMEI Faculty Seminar: “The Urbasphere: How Humans, Infrastructure and Nature Shape the Emerging Environment of Cities”<br />Tuesday, December 6<br /><br />Jewish Climate Action Network Webinars:<br />Decarbonizing<br />Wednesday, December 7<br />&<br />Calculating Your Energy Benchmark<br />Tuesday, December 13<br /><br />Climate Change and Health Equity<br />Thursday, December 8<br /><br />Transforming Policy, Procurement & Data to Achieve Carbon-Free Electricity in New England<br />Friday, December 9<br /><br />MIT Starr Forum: Energy as a Weapon of War: Russia, Ukraine, and Europe in Challenging Times<br />Friday, December 9<br /><br />Earthquakes and the End Times: Global Disasters and Apocalyptic Predictions in the Early Modern English Atlantic<br />Tuesday, December 13<br /><br />A Changing Planet Seminar: Going Circular: Addressing Climate Change through Circular Development<br />Wednesday, December 14<br /><br />An Introduction to Nuclear Weapons<br />Fridays, January 6 through January 27, 2023<br /><br />————— <br /><br />**Events**<br /><br />Keeping the (Decarbonized) Lights On: US Housing, Equity, and the Energy Transition<br />Friday, December 2<br /><br />Hurricanes and Breezes: Visualizing Climate Change<br />Friday, December 2<br /><br />Peter Zeihan: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization<br />Friday, December 2 <br /><br />The Appallingly Bad (Neoclassical) Economics of Climate Change<br />Sunday, December 4<br /><br />Rocky Mountain Institute Discussion — How Can We Accelerate Our Clean Energy Future?<br />Tuesday, December 6 <br /><br />Are Industry Regulators Ready for the Climate Transition?<br />Tuesday, December 6<br /><br />The 2022 Climate Risk Scorecard: Assessing U.S Financial Regulator Action<br />Tuesday, December 6<br /><br />Farmers-Scientists panel on Climate-Smart Agriculture<br />Wednesday, December 7<br /><br />And on His Farm He Had..A Photovoltaic System? Where Solar and Farming Meet<br />Wednesday, December 7<br /><br />Cyber Negotiations: The Case of Ransomware<br />Wednesday, December 7<br /><br />Farming + Fresh Water - "Solving Complex Problems" (12.000) Final Presentation<br />Wednesday, December 7<br /><br />After Biden-Xi Handshake: Is U.S.-China Climate Collab About to Heat Up?<br />Wednesday, December 7<br /><br />Greta Thunberg in conversation with Naomi Klein<br />Thursday, December 8<br /><br />Stefan Rahmstorf: 2022 Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication<br />Friday, December 9 <br /><br />Nature-Based Adaptation: Getting to Scale<br />Friday, December 9 <br /><br />Zaporizhzhia: Facing the Dangers of Nuclear Plants in War and Peace <br />Sunday, December 11 <br /><br />Environmental Destruction: The Effects of War, Pollution & Capital<br />Wednesday, December 14<br /><br />Great Decisions with Rachel Kyte | Climate Change<br />December 14</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. <br /><br />This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at <a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a>) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (<a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a>). <br /><br />A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. <br /><br />If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br /><br />Solar IS Civil Defense,<br />George Mokray<br />gmoke@world.std.com<br /><br /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books<br /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list<br /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list<br /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list<br /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events<br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds<br /><br />**Conferences**<br /><br />TEDxMIT: What Defines a Mind?<br />Sunday, December 4<br />2:45 pm till 6:45 pm<br />MIT, Stata Center<br />RSVP at <a href="https://tedx.mit.edu/resgister-dec4">https://tedx.mit.edu/resgister-dec4</a><br /><br />More information at <a href="https://tedx.mit.edu">https://tedx.mit.edu</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">—————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />**Lecture Series**</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Economic Diversification in Nigeria: The Politics of Building a Post-Oil Economy</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Thursday, December 1</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">10:00 am to 11:00 am</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_66HYAcxuSziTQxckqlv96g">https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_66HYAcxuSziTQxckqlv96g</a><br /><br />Nigeria has for long been regarded as the poster child for the ‘curse’ of oil wealth. Yet, despite this, Nigeria achieved strong economic growth for over a decade in the 21st century, driven largely by policy reforms in non-oil sectors. In “Economic Diversification in Nigeria: The Politics of Building a Post-Oil Economy,” Zainab Usman argues that Nigeria’s major development challenge is not the ‘oil curse’, but rather one of achieving economic diversification beyond oil, subsistence agriculture, informal activities, and across its subnational entities. Through analysis drawing on economic data, policy documents, and interviews, Usman poses that Nigeria’s challenge of economic diversification is situated within the political setting of an unstable distribution of power among the individual, group, and institutional actors.</p> <p>Since the turn of the century, policymaking by successive Nigerian governments has, despite superficial partisan differences, been oriented towards short-term crisis management of macroeconomic stabilization, restoring growth, and selective public sector reforms. To diversify Nigeria’s economy, this book argues that successive governments must reorient towards a consistent focus on pro-productivity and pro-poor policies, alongside comprehensive civil service and security sector overhaul. These policy priorities, Nigeria’s ruling elites are belatedly acknowledging, are crucial to achieving economic transformation; a policy shift that requires a confrontation with the roots of perpetual political crisis, and an attempt to stabilize the balance of power towards equity and inclusion.</p> <p>Join the Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) for a discussion with Zainab Usman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on her new book. This webinar is part of the Fall 2022 Global Economic Governance Book Talk Series.<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Beyond Data: Reclaiming Human Rights at the Dawn of the Metaverse<br />Thursday, December 1</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">11:00am to 12:00pm<br />Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/beyond-data-reclaiming-human-rights-dawn-metaverse">https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/event/beyond-data-reclaiming-human-rights-dawn-metaverse</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Towards Life 3.0: Ethics and Technology in the 21st Century is a talk series organized and facilitated by Dr. Mathias Risse, Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, and Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs, and Philosophy and Sushma Raman, Executive Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Drawing inspiration from the title of Max Tegmark’s book, Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the series draws upon a range of scholars, technology leaders, and public interest technologists to address the ethical aspects of the long-term impact of artificial intelligence on society and human life. Please find the registration link below.<br /><br />Panelist: <br />Elizabeth M. Renieris | Founder & CEO, HACKYLAWYER; Technology & Human Rights Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy<br /><div>Mathias Risse (Moderator) | Faculty Director, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy<br /></div>Elizabeth M. Renieris is a law and policy expert focused on data governance and the human rights implications of new and emerging technologies. Elizabeth is the founder & CEO of HACKYLAWYER, a consultancy focused on law and policy engineering, and a Technology & Human Rights Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she is designing a recalibrated human rights framework for data governance.<br /><br />A leading authority on digital identity, cross-border data protection and privacy laws (CIPP/E, CIPP/US), and emerging technologies such as blockchain and AI, Elizabeth has advised the World Bank, the U.K. Parliament, and the European Commission, as well as a variety of international organizations and NGOs, on these subjects. She has worked on three continents as a government attorney, outside counsel with two prominent international law firms, and in-house counsel at two digital identity startups, and serves as an advisor to the MIT Computational Law Report. <br /><br />Virtual Event Details<br />This event will be livestreamed on YouTube Live. Attendees registered for this event (link below) will receive a link for the livestream 1 hour before the event where you can participate in the live chat and ask questions during the event.<br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Susan Chomba: Will Ongoing Grand Restoration Schemes Reverse or Accelerate Biodiversity Loss?</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Thursday, December 1</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">1:30pm</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Boston College</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://bccte.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bxTZLOKPT7WXahg49wN5jw">https://bccte.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bxTZLOKPT7WXahg49wN5jw<br /></a><br />Dr. Susan Chomba is the Director of Vital Landscapes at the World Resources Institute (WRI). She leads WRI Africa’s work on forest protection and landscape restoration, food systems transformation, water and governance. She is a scientist with extensive research and development experience in more than 20 countries on the continent. Susan is a global ambassador for the Race to zero and Resilience under the UN High-Level Champions for Climate Action. She serves on advisory boards of several organizations and has received several global recognitions for her work, including being named as one of Global Landscapes Forum’s ‘16 Women Restoring the Earth’ in 2021 and one of the top 25 women shaping climate action globally by Greenbiz.<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Bradford Seminar: “Critical Data Gaps in Climate Change Adaptation Modeling”<br />Monday, December 5</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:15 PM - 1:15 PM<br />Princeton, 300 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Online at <a href="https://mediacentrallive.princeton.edu">https://mediacentrallive.princeton.edu</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">More information at <a href="https://environment.princeton.edu/event/bradford-seminar-critical-data-gaps-in-climate-change-adaptation-modeling/">https://environment.princeton.edu/event/bradford-seminar-critical-data-gaps-in-climate-change-adaptation-modeling/<br /></a><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Andrew Reid Bell, assistant professor of Earth and environment at Boston University, will present “Critical Data Gaps in Climate Change Adaptation Modeling.” This seminar will be held in-person (PUID holders only) and available via livestream (open to all).<br /><br />Bell will discuss his approach to agent-based modeling — in which system-level outcomes emerge from interactions among individuals and their environment — that captures environmental forcings on migration. He will focus on data gaps in modeling people’s adaptation to climate hazards and shocks such as sea-level rise and the frontier of opportunities for resolving parts of them.<br /><br />This event is part of the David Bradford Energy and Environmental Policy Seminar Series organized by the Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment (C-PREE) in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and co-sponsored by the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI).</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— <br /><br />Inside Putin's Head: The Threat of Nuclear Strike in Ukraine<br />Monday, December 5<br />5:00-6:30 PM <br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejgysmgcd1dd9330&oseq=&c=&ch=">https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejgysmgcd1dd9330&oseq=&c=&ch=</a><br /><br />—————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">HMEI Faculty Seminar: “The Urbasphere: How Humans, Infrastructure and Nature Shape the Emerging Environment of Cities”<br />Tuesday, December 6</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:30 PM - 1:30 PM<br />Princeton, 10 Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Online </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NdJzllChSS6dTTrqMc1qag">https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NdJzllChSS6dTTrqMc1qag</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Elie Bou-Zeid, professor of civil and environmental engineering and associated faculty in HMEI, will present “The Urbasphere: How Humans, Infrastructure and Nature Shape the Emerging Environment of Cities” in Guyot Hall, Room 10, and online via Zoom. Bou-Zeid is the final speaker in the fall 2022 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series.<br /><br />In the past 50 years, the global population living in cities increased from 35% to 55%, and may be nearly 70% by 2050. Urban population density and its associated infrastructure and resource needs create an environment unlike any other on Earth. Understanding and managing the “urbasphere” has never been more urgent as cities emerge as the central stage for confronting global challenges related to climate, population, resources and equity, among others.<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">—————— <br /><br />Jewish Climate Action Network Webinars:<br />Decarbonizing<br />Wednesday, December 7<br />7:00 - 8:30 PM (Eastern time)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/event_step2/MTYwNjEz/179930">https://www.flipcause.com/secure/event_step2/MTYwNjEz/179930</a><br /><br />In this fun webinar, you'll learn how to run a "Decarbonizers" program this year. It's a super-powerful, super-easy, peer-to-peer program, designed to motivate members of YOUR local synagogue/community to substantially reduce carbon in their households. You'll work on the steps, how it fits into climate activism, also the obstacles. Taught by Fred Davis, President of JCAN-MA. He has been a leader, a professional and an advocate in the arena of clean energy since 1978.<br /><br />This was postponed from November 16th due to unforeseen circumstances.<br /><br />And<br /><br />Calculating Your Energy Benchmark<br />Tuesday, December 13<br />12:00 - 1:30 PM (Eastern time)<br /><a href="https://www.flipcause.com/secure/event_step2/MTYwNTk1/179888">https://www.flipcause.com/secure/event_step2/MTYwNTk1/179888<br /></a><br />Calculating your synagogue's "benchmark" -- its carbon footprint -- provides a baseline for ongoing reduction efforts. The methodology is straightforward, all it takes is this webinar and 2-3 hours of concentration. Led by Andrew Webster. Learn how to use the overhauled Bentshmarking spreadsheet MIPL-JCAN Carbon Calculator for Houses of Worship. For years, JCAN has trained green-teams in how to use this tool to calculate the carbon footprint of their synagogue facility.<br /><br />——————</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Climate Change and Health Equity<br />Thursday, December 8<br />12 – 1 p.m.<br />Online<br />CONTACT INFO<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>vcp_hpsp@hms.harvard.edu<br />Questions? Email: vcp_hpsp@hms.harvard.edu<br /><br />Panelists<br />Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH<br />Co-Director, Center for Health Equity Education & Advocacy, Cambridge Health Alliance;<br />Health Equity Fellow, Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health;<br />Faculty Affiliate, Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School<br />Caleb Dresser, MD<br />Assistant Director, Climate & Human Health Fellowship; Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;<br />Instructor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School<br />Tracey L. Henry, MD, MPH, MS<br />Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine; Climate and Equity Fellow, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health<br />Thread Director, Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Racial Advocacy, Emory University School of Medicine<br />Alden Landry, MD, MPH<br />Assistant Dean, Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School;<br />Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center<br /><br />Equity and Social Justice Webinar Series<br /><br />————— <br /><br />Transforming Policy, Procurement & Data to Achieve Carbon-Free Electricity in New England<br />Friday, December 9<br />9:00 am-12:30 pm<br />Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Blvd 17th Floor Boston<br />and Livestreaming <br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/12922-transforming-policy-procurement-data-to-achieve-cfe-in-ne-tickets-436614785577">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/12922-transforming-policy-procurement-data-to-achieve-cfe-in-ne-tickets-436614785577</a><br />Cost: $0 - $100<br /><br />Recent Studies on 24/7 and Emissionality: Time & Location Matching <br />Convener/Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Raab, Raab Associates, Ltd.<br />Dr. Jesse Jenkins, Associate Professor Princeton University<br />Dr. Kathleen Spees, Principal, Brattle Group<br />Mark Dyson (invited), Managing Director, CFE Program, RMI<br /><br />At this Roundtable, we will examine what it will take for New England’s states and other important entities, such as municipalities, universities, customers, utilities, and the federal government, to achieve their carbon-free electricity (CFE) commitments. These commitments come in the form of mandatory federal and state requirements, Renewable Portfolio and Clean Energy Standards, and voluntary purchases by corporations and nonprofits of Renewable and Clean Energy Certificates that match their buyers’ annual electricity consumption. <br /><br />While these strategies have resulted in significant carbon emission reductions, they will not be sufficient to achieve a carbon-free electricity system. There is growing recognition that “not all kWhs are created equal.” Electricity-related carbon emissions vary hour by hour (even minute by minute) depending on the power plants that are operating at the time. They also vary by location, based on the mix of generation in the grid or utility system (even down to the circuit) where the customer is located. Carbon free resources that reduce the use of power plants with high levels of emissions, such as coal plants, reduce more carbon than carbon free sources that reduce the use of plants with lower emissions, e.g., natural gas or even renewable generation. Similarly, actions that reduce consumption in “dirtier” systems or grids, reduce more carbon emissions than actions in a “cleaner” system<br /><br />As a result, customers, producers, policymakers and researchers are looking more closely at matching consumption with CFE by time and location. The two strategies currently receiving the most attention are, 1) procuring CFE on a 24/7 hourly matching basis; and 2) procuring electricity based on its “emissionality,” a practice that targets emissions where and when they are highest. <br /><br />This panel will present three ground-breaking studies on what it will take to achieve CFE and whether 24/7 hourly matching or emissionality will be a more effective strategy (theoretically) or equally effective (practically).<br /><br />Changing Policies, Procurements, and Data to Achieve Time & Location Matching<br />Guest Moderator: Janet Gail Besser<br />Tanuj Deora (invited), Director, Clean Energy, White House CEQ<br />Dr. Caroline Golin, Global Head, Energy Market, Development & Policy, Google<br />Misti Groves, VP Market & Policy Innovation, CEBA & CEBI<br />Mason Emnett, Senior VP Policy Constellation<br />Neil Fisher, Partner, Northbridge<br /><br />Whether focusing on 24/7 hourly matching or emissionality, changes in policies, procurement practices and data access will be needed to achieve CFE. <br /><br />On December 8, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration issued an Executive Order requiring 100 percent CFE by 2030 for all federal buildings and facilities--at least half of which must be locally supplied clean energy to match 24/7 hourly demand. In August 2022, the White House Council on Environmental Quality provided initial implementing instructions, with additional guidance forthcoming.<br /><br />Large corporate electricity buyers, such as Google and the Clean Energy Buyers Alliance, have been pursuing CFE procurement, using 24/7 and emissionality strategies. Meanwhile, suppliers have been working to provide these buyers with the CFE products they need to apply these strategies. Speakers will share how their collective experience in other states and regions could be applied in New England.<br /><br />Finally, experts have been focusing on the policies and procurement practices that will need to be modified to enable and support CFE procurement, as well as the underlying data and data access that will be required to execute these strategies. These include next generation procurement strategies that can be implemented by customers, government agencies, and even by utilities procuring electricity supplies for default service. These strategies could also necessitate a reframing of overall mandates and goals, and major revisions to supporting policies.<br /><br />————— <div><br /></div><div>MIT Starr Forum: Energy as a Weapon of War: Russia, Ukraine, and Europe in Challenging Times<br />Friday, December 9</div><div>12:00 PM - 1:15 AM</div><div>Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/8716637662420/WN_Yd1_bF0DS3mKt30f_7gxdg">https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/8716637662420/WN_Yd1_bF0DS3mKt30f_7gxdg</a><br /><br />Speakers:<br />Margarita Balmaceda is the Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University; and an Associate of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. Her most recent book is "Russian Energy Chains: the Remaking of Technopolitics from Siberia to Ukraine to the European Union."<br />Constanze Stelzenmüller is the Director and Fritz Stern Chair of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. She is an expert on German, European, and trans-Atlantic foreign and security policy and strategy. <br /><br />Co-Chairs:<br />Carol Saivetz is a Senior Advisor in the MIT Security Studies Program. She is the author and contributing co-editor of books and articles on Soviet and now Russian foreign policy issues.<br />Elizabeth Wood is a Professor of History at MIT. She is the author most recently of Roots of Russia's War in Ukraine as well as articles on Vladimir Putin, the political cult of WWII, right-wing populism in Russia and Turkey, and US-Russian Partnerships in Science. She is Co-Director of the MISTI MIT-Eurasia Program.<br /><br />Email<br />svanmell@mit.edu<br />Website <a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/starr_forum_energy_as_a_weapon_of_war_russia_ukraine_and_europe_in_challenging_times#">https://calendar.mit.edu/event/starr_forum_energy_as_a_weapon_of_war_russia_ukraine_and_europe_in_challenging_times#</a><br /><br /></div><div>—————<br /><br />Earthquakes and the End Times: Global Disasters and Apocalyptic Predictions in the Early Modern English Atlantic<br />Tuesday, December 13<br />5:00PM - 6:15PM<br />This is an online event.<br />RSVP at <a href="https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Environmental-History-Seminar-Prof-Jennifer-Egloff-Virtual-Event">https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Environmental-History-Seminar-Prof-Jennifer-Egloff-Virtual-Event</a><br /><br />Author: Jennifer Egloff, NYU Shanghai<br />Comment: Conevery Bolton Valencius, Boston College<br />Throughout early modern Europe and the Atlantic World, individuals recorded details of earthquakes in diaries and letters, contemplated meanings in sermons, and learned about distant disasters via broadsides and pamphlets. Highlighting the contemporary providential worldview, this paper argues that numbers contained in earthquake reports were particularly significant. By recording precisely when earthquakes occurred—and making correlations with distant earthquakes—individuals interpreted God’s messages apocalyptically, arguing that particular earthquakes correlated with those described in Revelation. Some people combined this with additional chronological information to predict when Judgment Day would occur. This paper explores the extent to which New Englanders were unique in their providential and apocalyptical interpretations of global disasters, compared to their Atlantic counterparts.<br /><br />The Environmental History Seminar invites you to join the conversation. Seminars bring together a diverse group of scholars and interested members of the public to workshop a pre-circulated paper. Learn more.<br /><br />Purchasing the $25 seminar subscription gives you advanced access to the seminar papers of all seven seminar series for the current academic year. Subscribe at www.masshist.org/research/seminars. Subscribers for the current year may login to view currently available essays. </div><div><br /></div><div>—————— </div><div><br /></div><div>A Changing Planet Seminar: Going Circular: Addressing Climate Change through Circular Development<br />Wednesday, December 14<br /><div>6am - 7:30am (11:00 - 12:30 GMT)<br /></div><div>Grantham Institute Board Room, Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus, London, UK</div><div>and Livestream</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/going-circular-addressing-climate-change-through-circular-development-tickets-451718721857">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/going-circular-addressing-climate-change-through-circular-development-tickets-451718721857</a></div><br />Circular development is a regenerative approach to the way in which we design, plan and manage urban ecosystems. It has the potential to help city-regions mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt for climate change. It will ecologically regenerate urban systems; turn cities into producers as well as consumers of resources; and enable them to adapt more easily to the tumultuous changes in the landscape. However, it does incur a whole range of challenges to implementation. Perhaps the greatest of these is the low value the economic system attributes to circular activities, which are needed to address climate change.<br /><br />Join us in person at Grantham Institute Board room, or watch the online screening at Silwood PArk’s F&H rooms, or online for an intriguing discussion with Prof Jo. There will be time for questions after her presentation and a networking session will follow.<br /><br />About our speaker<br />Jo Williams is a senior lecturer in Sustainable Urbanism at the Bartlett School of Planning. She co-developed the innovative MSC Sustainable Urbanism and was the director of the programme from 2010 – 2012. She is currently Director of the International Circular Cities Hub which she founded in collaboration with the Ellen Macarthur Foundation. She works closely with industry (e.g. ARUPs, Zed Architects, Happolds, WSP, CBRE, WS Atkins), government (municipalities, regional and national governments in Europe and Asia), interest groups (e.g. Asia- Pacific Zero Carbon Hub), International bodies (European Environment Agency and United Nations). She has acted as an advisor to a number of regional, national and international bodies including: the United Nations task force on the Marrakech process, the European Environment Agency; the World Congress on Smart Cities, the UK Peak Oil committee, the Horizon Scanning team and UK Department of Business, Innovation and Enterprise; and the GLA London Renewables. She is on the steering panel for several large research projects and conferences focussed on low carbon and smart urbanism. She reviews papers for several journals (including Energy Policy, Journal Cleaner production, Environment and Planning B) that are important in the field of sustainable urbanism and energy policy. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and written “Zero Carbon Homes – A Road Map” a book published by EarthScan-Routledge<br /><br />Joining the event<br />This will be a hybrid event, with the opportunity for Imperial staff and students to attend at one of two campus locations (South Kensington and Silwood Park).<br /><br />In Person<br />South Kensington Campus – The Grantham Institute Boardroom, followed by a networking reception.<br />Silwood Park Campus – Fisher and Haldane. There will be a live stream of the event here followed by a networking reception.<br />Online<br /><br />Guests can join the seminar remotely on zoom. Details to be sent to those who register.<br /><br />The Changing Planet seminar series is run by students and staff on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet (SSCP) Doctoral Training Program. It offers the chance to hear the latest in understanding, adapting to and mitigating environmental problems, complementing the diversity of environmental research at Imperial College London and beyond. Please be aware that our seminars are recorded. If you do not wish to appear on the recording please alert a member of staff. For any further enquiries regarding the Changing Planet seminar series, please contact us at grantham.events@imperial.ac.uk .</div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>An Introduction to Nuclear Weapons<br />Fridays, January 6 through January 27, 2023</div><div>11:00am to 12:00pm<br />MIT, Building 32-155, 155 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge</div><div>and Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/introduction_to_nuclear_weapons#.Y4GEyS2ZOiI">https://calendar.mit.edu/event/introduction_to_nuclear_weapons#.Y4GEyS2ZOiI</a><br /><br />Is nuclear war possible? How close have we come? What can be done to prevent it?<br /><br />These talks are will provide a broad overview of the ways in which nuclear weapons have impacted our world, and the ways in which they may bring it to ruin.<br /><br />Lecture 1 (1/6): Nuclear weapons design, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, potential biological and societal effects, nuclear winter<br />Lecture 2 (1/13): The nuclear arms race, nuclear crises, Ukraine and Taiwan, accidental nuclear war<br />Lecture 3 (1/20): Nuclear proliferation, nuclear coercion, North Korea and Iran<br />Lecture 4 (1/27): Arms control, risk reduction, prospects for the future<br /><br />No prerequisites, no homework, not for credit.<br /><br />Content warning: 1st talk will cover bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with some graphic detail.</div><div><br /></div><div>Editorial Comment: This is an MIT Independent Activities Period [IAP] program. IAP was started by students back in the 60s©™allrights reserved and allowed anyone from a janitor to a professor emeritus to teach a course. It’s what got me interested in events listing back in the 1970s.</div><div><br /></div><div>————— <br /><br />**Events**<br /><br />Keeping the (Decarbonized) Lights On: US Housing, Equity, and the Energy Transition<br />Friday, December 2<br />12:15 PM - 1:15 PM EST<br />Online <br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hJosld4uQd-zVVdPZSmwWQ">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hJosld4uQd-zVVdPZSmwWQ</a><br /><br />Because housing produces about one-fifth of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonizing housing is a major focus of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act and several other initiatives. In this talk, Carlos Martín, project director of the Center’s Remodeling Futures Program, will discuss the multiple–and often overlapping–approaches to decarbonizing housing: energy efficiency, electrification, and renewable energy. He’ll also discuss efforts to help policymakers develop strategies that harness the skills of the tradespeople who will do much of the needed work as well as efforts to address inequities in our current residential energy system.<br /><br />Contact james chaknis<br />617-495-7908<br /><br />—————<br /><br />Hurricanes and Breezes: Visualizing Climate Change<br />Friday, December 2<br />12 PM ET<br />Online on Zoom<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rZ-Q2dV9RRmiVb4jAkqvBA">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rZ-Q2dV9RRmiVb4jAkqvBA</a><br /><br />What role can visualization play in understanding and managing climate change? Data analytics experts Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenbergwill discuss a series of projects that visualize and portray climate and weather, and explore issues that these projects have raised.<br /><br />Viégas and Wattenberg are long-time collaborators who led IBM’s Visual Communication Lab and co-founded Flowing Media, Inc., a visualization studio focused on media and consumer-oriented projects. Before joining the Harvard faculty, they also co-founded and led the “Big Picture” team at Google and Google Research’s PAIR (People + AI Research) initiative, which researches and designs AI systems that improve human-AI interactions. The systems Viégas, Wattenberg, and their teams have created are used daily by millions of people. With the goal of democratizing AI technology and visualization, their work engages with important societal questions, expectations, and values, including those related to climate change.<br />Harvard Radcliffe Institute gratefully acknowledges the Ethel and David Jackson Fund for the Future Climate, which is supporting this event.<br /><br />Speakers<br />Fernanda Viégas, Sally Starling Seaver Professor, Harvard Radcliffe Institute, and Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences<br />Martin Wattenberg, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences<br />Moderator<br />Edo Berger, codirector of the science program, Harvard Radcliffe Institute, and professor of astronomy, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences<br /><br />————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Peter Zeihan: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization<br />Friday, December 2 </div><div>3:30PM (12:30 PM PST)</div><div>Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.160862525.109267825.1669261983-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001ZJXxPEAX">https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.160862525.109267825.1669261983-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001ZJXxPEAX</a></div><div>Cost; $10 -$15</div><div><br /></div><div>Was 2019 the last great year for the world economy? For generations, everything has been getting faster, better and cheaper. Complex, innovative industries were created to satisfy consumers, but are we at the brink of not being able to sustain ongoing demand?<br /><br />Geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan asserts it is only a matter of time before major changes will start to unfold that will affect how we manufacture goods, grow food and produce energy. Additionally, the list of countries able to sustain this model is much smaller than you might think.<br /><br />Zeihan issues an urgent call to avoid what he sees as a catastrophic ending and maps out what the “next” world will look like.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Registered guests will receive a complimentary copy of The End of the World Is Just the Beginning, courtesy of the Ken and Jaclyn Broad Family Fund. Domestic shipping only.</div><div><br /></div><div>—————</div><div><br /></div><div>The Appallingly Bad (Neoclassical) Economics of Climate Change</div><div>Sunday, December 4</div><div>2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST</div><div>Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-appallingly-bad-neoclassical-economics-of-climate-change-tickets-472172178697">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-appallingly-bad-neoclassical-economics-of-climate-change-tickets-472172178697</a></div><div><br />Join Steve Keen to find out how economists made their own inaccurate predictions about the damage climate change causes.<br /><br />Forecasts by economists of the economic damage from climate change have been notably sanguine, compared to warnings by scientists about damage to the biosphere. This is because economists made their own predictions of damages, using three spurious methods: assuming that about 90% of GDP will be unaffected by climate change, because it happens indoors; using the relationship between temperature and GDP today as a proxy for the impact of global warming over time; and using surveys that diluted extreme warnings from scientists with optimistic expectations from economists.</div><div><br />Nordhaus has misrepresented the scientific literature to justify using a smooth function to describe the damage to GDP from climate change. Correcting for these errors makes it feasible that the economic damages from climate change are at least an order of magnitude worse than forecast by economists, and may be so great as to threaten the survival of human civilization.</div><div><br />Professor Steve Keen is a Distinguished Research Fellow at University College London's Institute for Strategy, Resilience & Security, the author of The New Economics: A Manifesto (2021) Debunking Economics (2011) and Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? (2017), and one of the few economists to anticipate the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, for which he received the Revere Award from the Real World Economics Review.</div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Rocky Mountain Institute Discussion — How Can We Accelerate Our Clean Energy Future?<br />Tuesday, December 6 </div><div>11:00 a.m. ET<br />Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://rmi.org/events/">https://rmi.org/events/</a></div><div><br />Governments and companies are acknowledging and acting on climate change like never before, offering hope that major economies have set their sights on a clean energy future. With this shift, what’s possible? The conceptual phase of the clean energy transition is over, and we can make this the decade we turn the tide on climate change. RMI must inspire the world to act faster, and our innovative experts are all in. Join our new CEO, Jon Creyts, and three emerging RMI leaders to hear how we can accelerate our clean energy future by acting on one of our core convictions: Hope, Applied.</div><div><br /></div><div>—————</div><div><br /></div><div>Are Industry Regulators Ready for the Climate Transition?<br />Tuesday, December 6</div><div>12:00PM - 1:30PM</div><div>Kleinman Energy Forum, Fisher Fine Arts Library, 220 S 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA<br />and Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/are-industry-regulators-ready-for-the-climate-transition-registration-472896685717">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/are-industry-regulators-ready-for-the-climate-transition-registration-472896685717</a></div><div><br /></div><div>MEREDITH FOWLIE, Class of 1935 Endowed Chair in Energy, UC Berkeley<br />Moderator<br />SUSANNA BERKOUWER, Assistant Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy, Wharton School<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Many of the industries on the front lines of the climate transition are subject to extensive economic regulation. Are these regulatory regimes up to the task of coordinating an efficient and equitable climate transition? UC Berkeley economist Meredith Fowlie will discuss how economic regulation in key industries (such as electricity, natural gas, and insurance) is being tested by climate-related pressures. She will also talk about opportunities for regulatory innovation and some design challenges ahead.</div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>The 2022 Climate Risk Scorecard: Assessing U.S Financial Regulator Action</div><div>Tuesday, December 6</div><div>1:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/1816667317884/WN_oAMC6tAJRLi9XTHQsDiAGQ">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/1816667317884/WN_oAMC6tAJRLi9XTHQsDiAGQ</a></div><div><br />The 2022 Climate Risk Scorecard, published in June 2022, benchmarked U.S. federal financial regulator progress on climate-related financial risk and communicated progress to various stakeholders, including state and federal regulators, Congress, the public, investors, NGOs, the media, the market, and regulated entities. The Scorecard demonstrates the rapidly changing risk management landscape, highlighting regulatory actions in the United States. This webinar will review and highlight regulator actions addressing climate-related financial risk, explore progress made in the six months since the 2022 Scorecard’s publication, and discuss important next steps. <br /><br />In this webinar, attendees will: <br />Review the 2022 Scorecard results for nine federal financial regulators. <br />Hear from federal financial regulators on why their agencies are addressing climate risk, and the major steps they have taken so far. <br />Discover the current progress in the climate risk landscape, and the next steps necessary to effectively manage these risks. <br />Demonstrate an understanding of the regulatory and market shift that is already happening, and the importance of continued action (including finalizing OCC/FDIC’s Climate Principles, and SEC’s climate disclosure rule). <br /><br />Explore the scorecard at <a href="https://www.ceres.org/accelerator/regulation/scorecard">https://www.ceres.org/accelerator/regulation/scorecard</a></div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Farmers-Scientists panel on Climate-Smart Agriculture<br />Wednesday, December 7</div><div>8am EST [2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CET]<br />Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/farmers-scientists-panel-on-climate-smart-agriculture-tickets-466191901527">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/farmers-scientists-panel-on-climate-smart-agriculture-tickets-466191901527</a><br /><div><br /></div>Organized jointly by The Global Plant Council and WIKIFARMER.<br />Scientists, working on staple crops of huge economical and food safety importance, will present the latest climate-smart agriculture ideas to farmers. Each expert will focus on one particular staple crop: wheat, corn, potato, and rice.<br />Agenda and Confirmed Panellists:<br />Welcome by Isabel Mendoza (The Global Plant Council) and Stella Provelengiou (Wikifarmer)<br />Introduction by Bill Davies, Lancaster Environment Centre<br />Climate-Smart Agriculture solutions <br />Matthew Reynolds (Cimmyt) - Wheat<br />Christian Bachem (Wageningen University and Solynta) - Potato <br />Yu Wang (University of Illinois) - Maize/corn<br />Q&A</div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>And on His Farm He Had..A Photovoltaic System? Where Solar and Farming Meet<br />Wednesday, December 7</div><div>11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST<br />Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/and-on-his-farm-he-hada-photovoltaic-system-where-solar-and-farming-meet-tickets-469142807767">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/and-on-his-farm-he-hada-photovoltaic-system-where-solar-and-farming-meet-tickets-469142807767</a><br /><div><br /></div>The hour-long event, sponsored by PNC Bank, will feature Michael Roth, a Washington & Jefferson College alumnus who serves as the Director of Conservation and Innovation at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.</div><div><br />While some see solar power and farmland as incompatible, others see it as the new normal. These polarized views can often create confusion. Additionally, solar power on farmland raises a number of critical issues like food security, climate change, and farm vitality. Fortunately, with proper planning, a happy medium can be found. </div><div><br />This webinar will focus on the growing field of agrivoltaics (sometimes referred to as agrisolar, dual-use solar, or low-impact solar) in Pennsylvania. The term ‘agrivoltaics’ refers to the co-location of agriculture and photovoltaic energy generation systems. An understanding of agrivoltaics is necessary as the search for land parcels that can accommodate the United States’ growing solar power sector continues. </div><div><br />Agriculture occupies about 43% of the lower forty-eight states’ surface area, while another 5% is taken up by roads and urban areas, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. To accommodate the demand for additional solar panels in order to meet the nation’s climate goals, at least some farmland will inevitably needed. Thus, we need to identify ways to allow agriculture and solar power to complement one another. </div><div><br />Michael Roth is the Director of Conservation and Innovation at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. In this role, he researches, analyzes, and presents new and emerging issues to farmers and policymakers in the Commonwealth. Previously, Roth served as the Policy Director and Executive Policy Specialist at PA DOA. Roth earned his master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Pittsburgh and his bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Washington & Jefferson College.</div><div><br /></div><div>—————<br /><br />Cyber Negotiations: The Case of Ransomware<br />Wednesday, December 7<br />12:00 pm - 1:00 pm<br />Zoom<br />RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rMSgqEfxRfC_HSj-ig8UlA">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rMSgqEfxRfC_HSj-ig8UlA<br /></a><br />Professor Lawrence Susskind will present information on a new technique in the Defensive Social Engineering toolbox of Cyber Negotiation. This is a new class of non-technical strategies against cyberattacks being developed. Cyber defenders can use Defensive Social Engineering along with technical tools to defeat or compromise attackers.<br /><br />Watch this video on Social Cyberdefense of Urban Critical Infrastructure: <a href="https://youtu.be/fMmfVJv8b-o">https://youtu.be/fMmfVJv8b-o</a><br /><br />—————</div><div><br /></div><div>Farming + Fresh Water - "Solving Complex Problems" (12.000) Final Presentation<br />Wednesday, December 7<br />7:00 PM - 10:00 PM<br />MIT, Huntington Hall (10-250) 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge</div><div>and Online</div><div><br />Come see this year's Terrascope students present proposals to increase agricultural productivity while protecting access to fresh water in Navajo Nation. Questions welcome from the audience as well as the expert panel.<br /><br />Free and open to the public. Reception to follow.<br /><br />Can’t make it? Watch our livestream: h<a href="ttps://terrascope.mit.edu/portfolio_page/class-of-2026-farming-fresh-water/">ttps://terrascope.mit.edu/portfolio_page/class-of-2026-farming-fresh-water/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>For more information, contact:<br />Michelle Contos (617-253-4074) – terrascope-office@mit.edu<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>After Biden-Xi Handshake: Is U.S.-China Climate Collab About to Heat Up?<br />Wednesday, December 7</div><div>7:30 PM – 9:00 PM EST<br />Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/after-biden-xi-handshake-is-us-china-climate-collab-about-to-heat-up-tickets-470606876837">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/after-biden-xi-handshake-is-us-china-climate-collab-about-to-heat-up-tickets-470606876837</a><br /><div><br /></div>The U.S. and China have hurtled toward decoupling in recent years. Relations between the world’s biggest superpowers reached an unprecedentedly low point this year, as most U.S.-China bilateral dialogues — including on climate — were frozen after Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan this August.</div><div><br />Yet, climate change waits for no one. Climate, perhaps more than any other field in the bilateral relationship, demands the highest level of collaboration between the U.S. and China. What are the biggest opportunities and challenges for U.S.-China climate cooperation going forward? Does the handshake seen around the world between Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden — as well as the resumption of informal talks between U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart, and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s planned visit to China in 2023 — portend that U.S.-China climate partnership will soon warm up again?</div><div><br />Join China Institute-Serica U.S.-China Next-Gen Leaders Circle online on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 7:30PM Eastern Time/Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 8:30AM Beijing Time with a panel of top experts across sectors — from investors, policymakers, philanthropists, academics, and nonprofits — to discuss the road ahead for U.S.-China climate collaboration in the age of decoupling. <br />Speaker: </div><div><br />Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee is the UN Resident Coordinator in China, the highest-ranking representative of the UN Development System in China. He has more than 25 years of experience in international cooperation, sustainable development, humanitarian coordination and peace and security. Most recently, he served as the UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya after holding other leadership positions across the Organization, including as Resident Representative of the UNDP and Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Kenya; Regional Director for the Middle East and Europe for the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Denmark; and Chief of Staff in the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). He also held leadership positions with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Indonesia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, and in UN Peacekeeping Operations with the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH). Mr. Chatterjee has also served in the Red Cross Movement (IFRC) as the Chief Diplomat and Head of Resource Mobilization in Switzerland. Mr. Chatterjee holds a master’s degree in public policy from Princeton University in the United States of America and a bachelor’s degree from the National Defence Academy in India.<br /><br /></div><div>Panelists:<br />Andrew Chung has been a tech investor and entrepreneur for over 20 years with deep experience investing in climate tech and healthtech as an early investor in breakthrough companies that created US$30 billion of market value. He founded 1955 Capital that focuses on sustainability (energy, food, agriculture), education, health, and other emerging technologies. Prior to launching 1955 Capital, Chung was a general partner at Khosla Ventures, a venture capital firm with over $6 billion under management and the world’s largest sustainable technology venture portfolio. As a thought leader in sustainable technology and U.S.-China collaboration, Chung served on a White House roundtable on advanced manufacturing during the Obama Administration and has advised global leaders on energy policy. He has given talks on the future of food and energy, moonshot entrepreneurship, ESG investing, and U.S.-China relations at numerous global conferences. Chung holds a BA in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. He currently serves on the Dean’s Advisory Cabinet at the Harvard John A. Paulson School for Engineering and Applied Sciences, where he sits on the Harvard Life Sciences & Innovation Task Force, and served on the Advisory Board for the Wharton Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership.</div><div><br />Professor Xuhui Lee is Sara Shallenberger Brown Professor of Meteorology, Director of the Yale Center for Earth Observation, and Program Coordinator of the Yale-Tsinghua dual degree program. His research areas include boundary-layer meteorology, micrometeorological instrumentation, remote sensing, and carbon cycle science. One focus of his research activity is on biophysical effects of land use on the climate system. Other ongoing projects investigate greenhouse gas fluxes in the terrestrial environment (forests, cropland and lakes), isotopic tracers in the cycling of carbon dioxide and water vapor, and urban climate mitigation. He is recipient of the 2015 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biometeorology from the American Meteorological Society. His recent textbook Fundamentals of Boundary-Layer Meteorology offers the accumulation of insights gained during his academic career as a researcher and teacher in the field of boundary-layer meteorology.</div><div><br />Moderator:<br />Jeremy Goldkorn is co-host of the Sinica podcast and editor-in-chief of SupChina.com. He moved to China in 1995 and became managing editor of Beijing's first independent English-language entertainment magazine. In 2003, he founded the website and research firm, Danwei, which tracked Chinese media, markets, politics and business. It was acquired in 2013 by the Financial Times. Goldkorn is founder of Great Wall Fresh, a social enterprise to help Chinese peasant farmers run small tourism businesses catering to foreign outdoor enthusiasts. He has lived in a workers dormitory, produced a documentary film about African soccer players in Beijing, and rode a bicycle from Peshawar to Kathmandu via Kashgar and Lhasa. He moved to Nashville Tennessee in 2015 and is a board member of the Tennessee China Network.</div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Greta Thunberg in conversation with Naomi Klein</div><div>Thursday, December 8</div><div>2pm EST [19:00 GMT]</div><div>Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greta-thunberg-in-conversation-with-naomi-klein-tickets-461706706187">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greta-thunberg-in-conversation-with-naomi-klein-tickets-461706706187</a></div><div>Cost: £11.06 - £30.92 [with book]</div><div><br />Greta Thunberg will be joined by Naomi Klein and others to discuss the climate emergency – and how we can stop it.<br /><br />Have we run out of time to change the world, or is there still hope? The Climate Book gathers the wisdom and experience of more than 100 experts – from geophysicists and meteorologists, to engineers, economists and indigenous leaders – to show how the ecological and sustainability crises are all connected, and to give us the tools and knowledge we need to find hope through action.</div><div><br />Thunberg became a prominent figure in the fight against greenwashing, denial and climate justice in 2018, when she inspired an international movement of school strikes against government inaction. She frequently addresses parliaments and world summits, and in 2019, a collection of her speeches, No One Is Too Small To Make a Difference, made her Waterstones author of the year.</div><div><br />Guardian environment editor Damian Carrington will host the evening, which will include a conversation between Greta Thunberg and Naomi Klein. They will also be joined by Saleemul Huq, Director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development based in Bangladesh, Pakistani climate justice advocate Ayisha Siddiqa and Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics. </div><div><br />£1 from every ticket sold will be donated to Fridays For Future.<br />This event will be hosted on a third-party live streaming platform Zoom, please refer to their privacy policy and terms and conditions before purchasing a ticket to the event. After registering, please refer to your confirmation email for access to the event.<br />Closed captions will be available for this event.<br /><br /></div><div>—————</div><div><br />Stefan Rahmstorf: 2022 Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication<br />Friday, December 9 <br />7am EST (10:00am PST)<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.climateone.org/events/stefan-rahmstorf-2022-stephen-h-schneider-award-outstanding-climate-science-communication">https://www.climateone.org/events/stefan-rahmstorf-2022-stephen-h-schneider-award-outstanding-climate-science-communication</a><br /><br />Climate One is delighted to present the 2022 Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication to climate scientist and ocean expert Dr. Stefan Rahmstorf. <br /><br />In a year of unprecedented oceanic changes, Dr. Rahmstorf exemplifies the rare combination of superb scientist and powerful communicator in his work to convey the impact of climate on oceans, sea level rise, and increasing extreme weather events. <br /><br />—————— <br /><br />Nature-Based Adaptation: Getting to Scale<br />Friday, December 9 <br />9:00 am - 12:00 pm<br />CDM Smith, 75 State Street, Boston<br />and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/nature-based-adaptation-getting-to-scale/">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/nature-based-adaptation-getting-to-scale/</a><br />Cost: $15 - $45<br /><br />Flooding risks, sea level rise, storm surges, and extreme heat are accelerating with a changing climate. Ecosystems are also at risk, along with the social, economic, and environmental benefits they provide. Nature-based climate adaptation approaches offer opportunities to bring people into greater harmony with ecology, secure and enhance ecosystem services for future generations, and cost-effectively reduce some flooding risks. Funders, regulators, adaptation professionals, and the public now view nature-based adaptation as no longer an aspiration, but a priority or requirement. Pilot projects are being scaled up to billions of oysters, miles of shoreline, and hectares of wetlands. But how feasible and effective are they? And how do we effectively regulate and build the capacity to plan and implement them at scales that match the urgency of risks, speed of climate changes, and our own expectations? Join us to learn about the opportunities and barriers to scaling up nature-based approaches to climate adaptation, from planning to permitting to implementation.<br /><br />Forum Co-Chairs<br />Nasser Brahim, Senior Climate Resiliency Specialist, Woods Hole Group<br />Mark Costa, Water Resources and Civil Engineer, VHB<br />Melanie Gárate, Director of Climate Engagement, Stone Living Lab<br /><br />Forum Speakers<br />Alison Bowden, Director of Science & Strategy, The Nature Conservancy<br />Pippa Brashear, Resilience Principal, SCAPE<br />Jason Burtner, South Shore Regional Coordinator, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)<br />Leah Feldman, Coastal Policy Analyst, Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (RI CRMC)<br />Heidi Nutters, Senior Program Manager, San Francisco Estuary Partnership<br />Steve Rochette, Chief of Public Affairs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District<br /><br />—————— <br /><br />Zaporizhzhia: Facing the Dangers of Nuclear Plants in War and Peace <br />Sunday, December 11 <br />1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST <br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvdeGqqjsoEt2Q05E4H-A7_2doPCMPPeH7">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvdeGqqjsoEt2Q05E4H-A7_2doPCMPPeH7</a><br /><br />As we learned from Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, dangers are inherent to the generation of nuclear power. These dangers expand exponentially in wartime. With six reactors, Zaporizhzhia is the largest nuclear plant in Ukraine and all of Europe. It has been occupied by Russian military forces since early March but has continued to be operated by its Ukrainian staff. Near the frontline of the war, the plant has been damaged by shelling of disputed origins, and all six reactors have been shut down. Faced with the dangers of a possible incident that could transform the plant into a massive dirty bomb and fallout impacting much of Europe and possibly Russia, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been leading efforts to establish a safety and security zone at, and around, the plant.<br /><br />In this webinar, Russian and U.S. experts will explain the present situation at the Zaporizhzhia plant, the dangers by the plant and others across Ukraine, and what the international community do to prevent a nuclear catastrophe.<br /><br />Oleg V. Bodrov is an engineer-physicist, environmentalist, former member of the Council of IPB, chairman of the Public Council of the South Coast of the Gulf of Finland, St. Petersburg, Russia. He was elected a board member of the International Peace Bureau in October 2022.<br /><br />A leader of the Russian peace, environmental protection and nuclear safety movements, Bodrov works in coalition with partners from the Baltic Sea countries is working to reduce the level of confrontation between NATO and Russia in the Baltic. He is one of the organizers of the campaign “The Baltic Sea – the sea of peace, peace among people and environmental protection!”<br /><br />He has authored reports at international anti-war conferences in Helsinki, Paris, New York, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, produced documentaries on the consequences of nuclear weapons production and “peaceful nuclear energy, which are translated into English, German and Japanese, and promotes safe decommissioning of nuclear power plants based on world best practices and democratic participation of authorities, the nuclear industry and the public.<br /><br />Linda Pentz Gunter founded Beyond Nuclear in 2007 and serves as its international specialist as well as its media and development director. She also writes for and curates Beyond Nuclear International. Prior to her work in anti-nuclear advocacy, she was a journalist for 20 years in print and broadcast, working for USA Network, Reuters, The Times (UK) and other US and international outlets.</div><div><br /></div><div>—————</div><div><br /></div><div>Environmental Destruction: The Effects of War, Pollution & Capital<br />Wednesday, December 14</div><div>7am - 11am [12:00 – 16:00 GMT]</div><div>Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-destruction-the-effects-of-war-pollution-capital-tickets-426078390937">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-destruction-the-effects-of-war-pollution-capital-tickets-426078390937</a><br /><div><br /></div>(In)Justice International are proud to put out a call for attendees and papers/abstracts for our December Workshop which is open to all academics, researchers, students (of any level), Barristers, reporters and people who have lived experienced of the devastating traumas of environmental destruction. </div><div><br />The workshop invites holistic, intersectional approaches relating to war, oppression, pollution, neoliberalism, discrimination and climate change. For example, one could take the influence of capital and, by association, neoliberalism where the drive for profit can create unnecessary pollution across the world. Global organisations often seek the least expensive means of production often characterised by a low paid (poverty stricken) workforce. Allied to the weaker Health and Safety regulations in many countries, productivity targets are often enforced. <br />As a consequence, any shortcuts that result in greater productivity at the expense of the environment or working conditions are either ignored or encouraged which, in turn, can result in the ‘dumping’ of waste products as opposed to recycling or disposal processes that cost more money. Indeed, this ‘dumping’ tends to take place in the poorer neighbourhoods and, therefore, affects those more susceptible to poverty than more elite sections of society (see https://www.injustice-intl.org/environment).</div><div><br />War on the other hand can result in similarly devastating consequences. The use of heavy ammunition, the raising of buildings and power stations the war has exacerbated levels of pollution. In addition, war intensifies relations appertaining to forced migration (and subsequent discriminatory practices) alongside concerns over energy supplies with those countries that have agreed to zero emissions targets beginning to resort back to the burning of fossil fuels. All-in-all, there is an exacerbation of the causes of climate change and an increase in relative poverty if not absolute poverty. </div><div><br />And with climate change, the poorest are disproportionately affected.</div><div><br />These are but a few of the examples that can lead to both an intersectional and holistic account of the overwhelming havoc being caused by environmental destruction. From whatever the preferred approach of the speaker/researcher on the subject, (In)Justice International welcomes the submission of abstracts.<br />Agenda<br />12-12.10 (GMT) Brief Introduction.<br />12.10-13.10 Four fifteen-minute presentations.<br />13.10-13.30 Breakout sessions<br />13.30-13.50 Q&A<br />13-50-14.00 Break<br />14.00-15.00 Four fifteen-minute presentations.<br />15.00-15.20 Breakout session<br />15.20-15.40 Q&A<br />15.40-15.50 Closing remarks<br />Presentations in this event could lead to publication in either our journals (please click on <a href="https://www.injustice-intl.org/cfp1-call-for-journal-abstracts">https://www.injustice-intl.org/cfp1-call-for-journal-abstracts</a>) or books (<a href="https://anthempress.com/crime-criminality-and-injustice-hb">https://anthempress.com/crime-criminality-and-injustice-hb</a>). It could also secure a place at our World Convention in Finland 2023 (see CfPs on <a href="https://www.injustice-intl.org/copy-of-call-for-abstracts-papers-2">https://www.injustice-intl.org/copy-of-call-for-abstracts-papers-2</a>).</div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Great Decisions with Rachel Kyte | Climate Change<br />December 14</div><div>6:00 PM - 7:30 PM<br />Hybrid Event at the Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall, 700 Boylston Street, Boston</div><div>and Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.worldboston.org/calendar/2022/12/14/climate-change">https://www.worldboston.org/calendar/2022/12/14/climate-change<br /></a><br />The ideological divide in the United States on the subject of climate change has impeded progress in curbing greenhouse emissions. But extreme weather events at both ends of the thermometer have focused attention on the consequences of inaction. What role will the United States play in future negotiations on climate?<br /><br />Join WorldBoston for a discussion of this complex topic with Rachel Kyte, Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University. The program will feature expert remarks from Dean Kyte, live audience Q&A, and time for networking and discussion with other globally-oriented participants over light refreshments.<br /><br />This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. This program will take place at the Boston Public Library from 6:00 to 7:30 PM ET and will also be live-streamed to Zoom from 6:00 to 7:00 PM ET.<br /><br />Email<br />nmase@worldboston.org<br />Website<br /><a href="https://www.worldboston.org/calendar/2022/12/14/climate-change">https://www.worldboston.org/calendar/2022/12/14/climate-change</a></div></div>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-44609812387954172922022-10-29T22:46:00.001-04:002022-10-30T00:28:54.179-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - November 2022<p><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Conferences**</span></p><div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><div><br /><br />2022 C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium & Awards Retaking the helm: Steering clean energy through perilous storms<br />Wednesday, November 2<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Advancing Environmental Justice and Conservation Innovation: Rethinking Institutions, Governance, and Collaborative Processes<br />November 3<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Yale Clean Energy Conference <br />Thursday, November 3rd, 2022, 4:30 PM EDT — Friday, November 4th, 2022, 6:30 PM EDT<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Science, Technology & the Human Future<br />Thursday, November 3 - Saturday, November 5<br /><br />———— <br /><br />TransCultural Exchange’s 2022 International Conference on Opportunities in the Arts: Create the Future<br />Friday, November 4 - Sunday, November 6<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Net Zero Carbon Industry by 2050: Myth or Reality? - 4th of November 2022<br />Friday, November 4<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Annual Climate Symposium 2022 at Harvard Business School<br />Saturday, November 5 4:00 PM – Sunday, November 6, 5:00 PM EDT<br /><br />————<br /><br />COP [Conference of Parties] 27: Global Climate Conference<br />Sunday, November 6 - Friday, November 18<br /><br />————<br /><br />Innovations in Education for the Global Village Online Summit<br />Tuesday, November 8<br /><br />———— <br /><br />The First Ecology and Sustainability Forum in Metaverse<br />Friday, November 11<br /><br />———— <br /><br />World Sustainability Conference 2022<br />Saturday, November 12<br /><br />———— <br /><br />TEDxBoston: Planetary Stewardship<br />Sunday, November 13 - Monday, November 14<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Convergence: The Promise and Reality of AI & Quantum<br />Monday, November 14<br /><br />————<br /><br />Passive House Symposium<br />Wednesday, November 16<br /><br />———— <br /><br />International Sustainability Conference 2022<br />Friday, November 18<br /><br />————<br /><br />**Lecture Series**<br /><br />Energy Policy Seminar: "Towards Quantitative Comparison of the Risks and Benefits of Solar Geoengineering"<br />Monday, October 31<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Leapfrogging in energy technologies: Evidence from China’s electric vehicle industry with Hengrui Liu<br />Monday, November 3<br /><br />————<br /><br />Redesigning Our Communities for Life After Fossil Fuels<br />Saturday, November 12<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Living Between Worlds, with Grace, Dignity, and Power<br />Wednesday, November 16<br /><br />———— <br /><br />EnergyBar: Go Move 2022 Kickoff<br />Wednesday, November 16<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Transforming Policy, Procurement & Data to Achieve Carbon-Free Electricity in New England<br />Friday, December 9<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Earthquakes and the End Times: Global Disasters and Apocalyptic Predictions in the Early Modern English Atlantic<br />Tuesday, December 13<br /><br />**Events**<br /><br />Planning Transformation Coastal Adaptation with a Climate Justice Lens<br />Monday, October 31<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Centering Gender at COP 27<br />Tuesday, November 1<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Social & Environmental Impact: Can you be profitable and save the planet?<br />Thursday, November 3<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Mapping the Circular Economy in Greater Boston<br />Thursday, November 3<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Derivatives and Bank Climate Risk Report<br />Friday, November 4<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Energy Seminar: The Decarbonization Imperative - Michael Lenox, Darden School of Business<br />Monday, November 7<br /><br />———— <br /><br />The future of our ecosystems in a sustainable future<br />Tuesday, November 8 <br /><br />———— <br /><br />Mobilizing Finance for Clean Energy in Emerging Markets<br />Tuesday, November 8<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Can We Eat Our Way Out of Climate Change?<br />Tuesday, November 8 <br /><br />———— <br /><br />Climate Solutions Roundtable - Decarbonize Cambridge Built Environment<br />Tuesday, November 8<br /><br />———— <br /><br />"Nature-Based Solutions: Engineering for a Coastal Climate Future" <br />Thursday, November 10<br /><br />———— <br /><br />The Farm on the Roof<br />Thursday, November 10 <br /><br />———— <br /><br />Can Offshore Wind be an Innovation Anchor for the New Blue Economy?<br />Monday, November 14<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Concentration and Crises: Exploring the Deep Roots of Vulnerability in the Global Industrial Food System<br />Tuesday, November 15<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Energy Policy in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Can Coal be Curbed?<br />Tuesday, November 15<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Reimagining the Digital Public Sphere<br />Tuesday, November 15<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Frances Moore Lappé, Aligning with the Earth: What Will it Take?<br />Tuesday, November 15<br /><br />———— <br /><br />“Degenerations of Democracy”: A Clough Distinguished Lecture by Craig Calhoun<br />Thursday, November 17<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Silent Spring Revolution<br />Thursday, November 17<br /><br />———— <br /><br />On the Contradictions of Sustainability<br />Tuesday, November 22<br /><br />———— <br /><br />“Democratizing the Economy or Introducing Economic Risk? Gig Work During the Covid-19 Pandemic”<br />Tuesday, November 29<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Educating for the Anthropocene: Schooling and Activism in the Face of Slow Violence<br />Wednesday, November 30<br /><br />———— <br /><br />Stefan Rahmstorf: 2022 Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication<br />Friday, December 9 <br /><br />———— </div><div><br /></div><div>These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. <br /><br />This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at <a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a>) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (<a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a>). <br /><br />A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. <br /><br />If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br /><br />Solar IS Civil Defense,<br />George Mokray<br />gmoke@world.std.com<br /><br /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books<br /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list<br /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list<br /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list<br /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events<br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds<br /><br />**Conferences**</div><div><br /></div><div>2022 C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium & Awards Retaking the helm: Steering clean energy through perilous storms<br />Wednesday, November 2<br />8:30 AM - 5:00 PM</div><div>Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://tamei.regfox.com/c3e-symposium-2022-online">https://tamei.regfox.com/c3e-symposium-2022-online</a></div><div><br />The need for clean, reliable, and affordable energy globally is abundantly apparent. Severe weather, conflict, and a global pandemic have made energy supply, access, and prices even more volatile. Realizing a decarbonized energy system requires new strategies, policies, and innovative technologies, <br /><br />The need for clean, reliable, and affordable energy globally is abundantly apparent. Severe weather, conflict, and a global pandemic have made energy supply, access, and prices even more volatile. Realizing a decarbonized energy system requires new strategies, policies, and innovative technologies, all while driving the creation of new jobs and improving the quality of life for all people. At the 11th Annual U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium & Awards, key thought leaders will explore how we can steadily pursue sustainable energy goals through current and future challenges.</div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Advancing Environmental Justice and Conservation Innovation: Rethinking Institutions, Governance, and Collaborative Processes<br />November 3<br />10am to 2:30pm EST [1:00 pm to 5:30 pm PT]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-school-mantell-symposium-environmental-justice-and-conservation-innovation">https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/bren-school-mantell-symposium-environmental-justice-and-conservation-innovation</a><br /><br />Please join us for a special event that will catalyze the Bren School’s efforts to advance environmental justice and conservation innovation. The symposium will include panel discussions featuring leaders in the environmental justice and conservation innovation space as well as Bren School faculty and the first cohort of Michael Mantell Fellows. <br /><br />———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Yale Clean Energy Conference <br />Thursday, November 3rd, 2022, 4:30 PM EDT — Friday, November 4th, 2022, 6:30 PM EDT</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/aea7d4be-b582-474d-9a6e-08acbad4ed82/summary">https://web.cvent.com/event/aea7d4be-b582-474d-9a6e-08acbad4ed82/summary</a></div><div>Cost: $40 - $80</div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Science, Technology & the Human Future</div><div>Thursday, November 3 - Saturday, November 5</div><div>Harvard, Cambridge</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.sts20th.org/registration/">https://www.sts20th.org/registration/</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div>The Program on Science, Technology & Society at Harvard Kennedy School is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a Symposium on Science, Technology and the Human Future, to be held at Harvard from November 3-5, 2022. This major event will feature a wide range of high profile speakers across political, academic, and broader society.</div><div><br />The Symposium begins at 5pm on Thursday, November 3 with a keynote lecture by novelist Arundhati Roy, including performances of original music and fiction written by Harvard students. We continue on Friday with panels on the role of science and technology in shaping the human future, including the future of knowledge, life, policy, and cities. Saturday includes open discussions on how STS can position us to better understand and govern ourselves, our societies, and our Earth.</div><div><br />CONTACT INFO<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Laura Flynn, 617-495-5636</div><div><br /></div><div>————</div><div><br /></div><div>TransCultural Exchange’s 2022 International Conference on Opportunities in the Arts: Create the Future<br />Friday, November 4 - Sunday, November 6<br />Colleges of the Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts with attendant activities and events throughout the city of Boston and its neighboring city, Cambridge.<br /><a href="https://transculturalexchange.org/conference-2022/registration/">https://transculturalexchange.org/conference-2022/registration/</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>————</div><div><br /></div><div>Net Zero Carbon Industry by 2050: Myth or Reality? - 4th of November 2022<br />Friday, November 4</div><div>7:50am - 12:45pm [12:50 – 17:45 CET]<br />Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/net-zero-carbon-industry-by-2050-myth-or-reality-4th-of-november-2022-tickets-398791665607">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/net-zero-carbon-industry-by-2050-myth-or-reality-4th-of-november-2022-tickets-398791665607</a></div><div><br />An interactive online research conference for leaders of industry, students and associations interested in facing the climate change.<br />Following the COP26 climate summit, countries and companies all over the world have committed to reduce their carbon emissions by 2050. Some have set challenging targets to achieve carbon neutrality before this. </div><div><br />But is this achievable? Are the changes which have to be made too radical? Or not ambitious enough? </div><div><br />High carbon emission costs (and high energy prices) will influence strategic choices, whilst improvements in digital technologies will influence both the way we operate and the way we work.<br />Industrial leaders and young sustainability champions will show their commitment to being part of the climate change solution through a series of case studies on: <br /><div>The Circular Economy<br /></div><div>Energy Transition<br /></div><div>Digital Operations<br /></div><div>Digital Engineering and Construction<br /></div>Mixed breakout groups of industry managers and students will discuss these contributions and commitments in order to better understand the “2050 challenge”.<br />Conference chaired by: Mercedes Alonso, Executive Vice President, Renewable Polymers and Chemicals, Neste.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also happening on November 10: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/net-zero-carbon-industry-by-2050-myth-or-reality-10th-of-november-2022-tickets-398792929387">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/net-zero-carbon-industry-by-2050-myth-or-reality-10th-of-november-2022-tickets-398792929387</a></div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Annual Climate Symposium 2022 at Harvard Business School<br />Saturday, November 5 4:00 PM – Sunday, November 6, 5:00 PM EDT<br />Harvard Business School Aldrich Hall Soldiers Field Road Boston</div><div>RSVP <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-climate-symposium-2022-at-harvard-business-school-tickets-400257389627">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-climate-symposium-2022-at-harvard-business-school-tickets-400257389627</a></div><div>Cost: $40-$60</div><div><br /></div><div>Please join us for the Annual Climate Symposium 2022 at Harvard Business School. A student run conference focused on climate.</div><div><br /></div><div>Conference ticket includes:<br /></div><div>Saturday Evening Early Bird Welcome Event: This event is included for first 100 ticket sales (early-bird) and for conference panelists/speakers. Invitations will be extended after that as space allows.<br />Sunday All Day Conference: 8AM - 5PM on Harvard Business School Campus. Featuring incredible keynotes, facilitated panel discussions, start-up pitch competition and refreshments provided throughout the day. Conference agenda will be made available on our website linked below.<br />Check out our website at <a href="https://climatesymposium.mailchimpsites.com">https://climatesymposium.mailchimpsites.com</a> for a more detailed agenda!<br />STUDENTS can use code student2022 for 50% tickets. MUST show student ID at check-in!<br />The expected dress code for the conference is business attire.</div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>COP [Conference of Parties] 27: Global Climate Conference<br />Sunday, November 6 - Friday, November 18<br />Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt and Online</div><div>More information at <a href="https://cop27.eg/#/">https://cop27.eg/#/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>CERES online events at COP27</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.ceres.org/events/ceres-cop27">https://www.ceres.org/events/ceres-cop27</a></div><div><br /></div><div>————</div><div><br /></div><div>Innovations in Education for the Global Village Online Summit<br />Tuesday, November 8</div><div>Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://whova.com/portal/registration/iegv_202211/">https://whova.com/portal/registration/iegv_202211/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>We are excited to announce that Fernando Reimers, Ford Foundation Professor of Practice in International Education, is keynoting Hope Collaborative's November Global Village Summit at Harvard with DWF. Professor Reimers has developed curriculum aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals which is in use in many schools throughout the world. During the COVID-19 pandemic he led numerous comparative studies examining the educational consequences of the pandemic and identifying options to sustain educational opportunity and to build back better.<br /> <br />On November 8 2022, leaders and social mission advocates, academics, industry and government leaders, and government policy makers from around the world will come together for the 2022 Innovations in Education for the Global Village: Values, Vision and Impact Summitonline. The summit will feature discussion and debate on the critical challenges humanity faces educating people living in under-resourced regions, and the role that leaders and companies can play in delivering solutions that work. Featured speakers include distinguished experts and leading thinkers in the area of poverty reduction through the scaling of quality education.<br /> <br /><div>Fernando Reimers, Director of the Global Education Initiative at Harvard University<br /></div><div>Professor Karthik Muralidharan, Professor of Economics at University of California San Diego<br /></div><div>Christopher Dede, Senior Research Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Education<br /></div><div>Bhuvana Santhanam, Head of Global Outreach of Sri Sathya Sai Lok Seva Group of Trusts<br /></div><div>Robert Schwartz, Senior Advisor to the Harvard Project on Workforce at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy<br /></div><div>Sylvia Schmelkes, Provost of Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City<br /></div> <br />The goal of the 2022 summit is to outline and prioritize key research, best-practices to date, and challenges with the intention of driving positive change and effecting a lasting impact with a roadmap for innovation and impact. The 2022 summit will lay a foundation that focuses on how to organize and align the best thinkers, academics, practitioners, government policy makers, corporations, and organizations globally. Attendees will include distinguished thinkers, practitioners, and leaders from top universities, business schools, global foundations, leading service organizations, multinational corporations, professional students, and guests from around the world. It will be a joyful day of debate, learning, and sharing set against the Harvard University setting. We plan to publish a book that captures best 2022 thinking, research, and best practices.</div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>The First Ecology and Sustainability Forum in Metaverse<br />Friday, November 11</div><div>3 am - 8am EST [12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Gulf Standard Time United Arab Emirates Time]</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-first-ecology-and-sustainability-forum-in-metaverse-tickets-443508695447">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-first-ecology-and-sustainability-forum-in-metaverse-tickets-443508695447</a></div><div>Cost: $25<br /><br />We bring together Sustainability, Co-Creation and Maecenas in Metaverse. To find solutions major issues of planetary crisis.<br />The First Meta Eco Forum will take place online in Metaverse on 11 of November. </div><div><br />Metaverse Conference Room is designed by renowned digital artists and has beautiful ecology theme. We have international speakers, moderators and partners from all around the globe. The event is innovative and first of a kind. We are holding MetaEcoForum in virtual reality. Technology paired with creativity resulting an immersive 3D environment. Metaverse will add value by delivering a suite of complimentary digital experience. </div><div><br />The principal matters of the Forum:<br /><div>Humans and Nature as prime movers<br /></div><div>Web 3.0 as a technology to connect people to the green stage of development<br /></div><div>Ecology and technology in pop science format<br /></div><div>What tools come into our lives to meet the coming challenges? <br /></div><div>What is Ecology of consciousness <br /></div><div><br /></div>Let's create a better sustainable future together!<br />Link to enter the metaverse will be sent to your e-mail on the eve of the event.</div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>World Sustainability Conference 2022<br />Saturday, November 12</div><div>2AM - 12PM EST [8:00 AM – 6:00 PM WAT]<br />RSVP at h<a href="ttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-sustainability-conference-2022-tickets-362861457387">ttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-sustainability-conference-2022-tickets-362861457387</a></div><div>Cost: $75 - $100</div><div><br />The World Sustainability Conference is an annual gathering of professionals and renowned persons who present their expert ideas on sustainability. It is an online platform that bring together prominent sustainability experts to discuss resolving issues plaguing the earth with seasoned peers.</div><div><br />The theme for this year's online event is "Life and Development in the 21st Century: Developing Feasible Roadmaps for Sustainable Communities”.</div><div><br />Here are some of our Invited Speakers<br />Professor Steven L. Schwarcz, Star Distinguished Professor of Law & Business, Duke University<br />Professor Gang Pan, Director, Centre of Integrated Water-Energy-Food (iWEF), Nottingham Trent University<br />Dr. Adenike Akinsemolu, Director, The Green Institute<br />Professor Patrick Paul Walsh, Professor of International Development, University College Dublin, Ireland<br />Professor Indra Abeysekera, Professor and Chair of Accounting and Finance, Charles Darwin University, Australia<br />Director Namita Vikas, Founder & Managing Director auctusESG<br />Professor Onesimus Otieno, Professor of Biological Science, Oakwood University, United States<br />Dr. Adegbemisilu Abiola, Senior Lecturer, Science Education Department, Adekunle Ajasin, Nigeria<br />Dr. Purnima Devi Barman, Founder Hargila Army & Wildlife Biologist, Aranyak, India<br />Dr. Ozak Esu, Video Host, Climate Now & Technical Project Manager R&D, Hilti Group, Liechtenstein<br />Dr. Miguel Amado, Associate Professor Habilitation in Architecture Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa<br />Dr. Eugene Eteris, Managing Director, European Integration Institute, Denmark<br />More speakers will be announced over the coming weeks.<br /><br /></div><div>Sub-themes:<br />Education<br />Natural Resources and Energy<br />Economics<br />Culture and Equality<br />Biodiversity and Environment</div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>TEDxBoston: Planetary Stewardship<br />Sunday, November 13: MIT Media Lab<br /><div>8:30 am - 7:30 pm <br /></div><div>75 Amherst Street, Cambridge<br /></div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxboston-planetary-stewardship-registration-427227979387">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxboston-planetary-stewardship-registration-427227979387</a></div><div>Monday, November 14: New England Aquarium<br /></div><div>8:30 am to mid-afternoon<br /></div><div>1 Central Wharf Boston<br /></div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxboston-planetary-stewardship-registration-427227979387">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxboston-planetary-stewardship-registration-427227979387</a></div><br />Join us for our inaugural Planetary Stewardship Event that will elevate transformative ideas on climate and establish Boston as a hub for driving powerful ideas toward global climate and sustainability solutions. </div><div><br />More details + Speaker Schedule at <a href="https://tedxboston.com/planetary-stewardship/">https://tedxboston.com/planetary-stewardship/</a></div><div><br />Timed to align with the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference, this 2-day event is designed to spotlight actionable ideas for human activity to achieve a sustainable relationship with the planet’s natural systems. 100 talks from a broad range of experts will explore how research and scaling of technologies and practices can bring us closer toward planetary stewardship goals.<br />The talks will take place at anchor sites across Boston (MIT, New England Aquarium, GBH, The ‘Quin House, Codman Academy) exploring the economic and social structure of several major systems: energy, mobility, agriculture, construction, manufacturing, plastics, resource exploration and extraction, etc., and how they interact with nature’s great systems: atmosphere (air), lithosphere (soil and rock), hydrosphere (oceans), and biosphere (flora and fauna). Speakers will explore initiatives to reduce and reverse environmental damage caused by human endeavors, and bring together community activists who feel compelled to force that change, along with scientists who are inventing and implementing ways to solve these problems. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Convergence: The Promise and Reality of AI & Quantum<br />Monday, November 14</div><div>9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST<br />Little Theater, Kresge Auditorium48 Massachusetts Avenue #W16-035 Cambridge</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/convergence-the-promise-and-reality-of-ai-quantum-tickets-412863765637">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/convergence-the-promise-and-reality-of-ai-quantum-tickets-412863765637</a></div><div>Cost: $149 – $349</div><div><br /></div><div>MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and MIT’s Center for Quantum Engineering are teaming up to assemble leaders across AI and quantum to discuss the promise and practical realities - as we know them today - about these technologies, and how they will affect the economy and the world. <br />Join us for Convergence: The Promise and Reality of AI & Quantum, a one-day program that is essential for those wanting to understand where quantum research stands and harness the power of quantum and AI. This program will be held in-person at MIT and virtually.</div><div><br /></div><div>—————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Passive House Symposium<br />Wednesday, November 16<br />BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston<br /><div>RSVP at <a href="https://passivehousema.org/symposium">https://passivehousema.org/symposium</a></div><div>Cost: $50 - $100<br /></div><div><br /></div>We welcome you to join us as we return to an in-person Symposium and Push the Boundaries of Passive House. Featuring presentations, case-studies, panel discussions, and networking, all in-person at the BSA Space in Boston. Session topics include the new Stretch Code and Specialized Opt-In Code, Retrofit Case-Studies, Winthrop Center, Northland Newton, Mass Timber, Electrification, and Existing Building Policy. <br /><br />Sessions: <br />Happening Now - The New Stretch Code and the Specialized Opt-In Stretch Code<br />Maggie McCarey, Energy Efficiency Director, MA Department of Energy Resources, kicks off our Symposium with a presentation and discussion of the new building code changes, including updates to the Stretch Code, the new “Net Zero” specialized code, Passive House certification requirements, and energy reduction metrics.<br />Salem Heights - A Deep Energy Retrofit Case Study<br />This session presents a case study of the just the retrofit of Salem Heights affordable housing high rise apartments, including retrofitting with people in place.<br />Northland Newton Development – The Path to Passive House<br />With over 700 units across 8 buildings, this massive new project in Newton aims to be the largest all-electric Passive House development in the world. Hear from the developer, architect, contractor, and PH consultant. <br />Deep Energy Retrofits on the Cusp<br />Tim McDonald, Onion Flats, and Wes Stanhope, Building Evolution Corp, present their research on tackling existing buildings. <br />Mass Timber & Passive House: Low-Carbon Construction<br />This session dives into the details on an all-electric mass timber Passive House in Roxbury from both the CPHC and Structural Engineer.<br />All-Electric Senior Living in Newton<br />David Roache, Mark Development, Senior Vice President of Development, and Marine Sanchez, RDH Building Science, Senior Passive House Consultant, present on this in-development project in Newton that features over 200 units of independent living, assisted living, and memory care services.</div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>International Sustainability Conference 2022<br />Friday, November 18</div><div>11:00 AM – 3:00 PM WAT<br />Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-sustainability-conference-2022-tickets-438877312857">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-sustainability-conference-2022-tickets-438877312857</a><br /><br />The International Sustainability Conference is an annual Dialogue-to-Action Conference for Sustainability Practitioners.<br />With more than 700 participants from 32 countries, the #international Sustainability Conference is an opportunity for anyone to connect and learn from global leaders on the practical ways that we as a continent and even globally can build resilient systems.</div><div><br />Over 2500 organizations have been reached since 2014, and over 50 countries registered for the virtual conference held last year alone.<br />As the Lagos Business School Sustainability Centre invites sustainability enthusiasts, experts, and the general public to participate in this conference, you will have the opportunity to obtain knowledge that can be put into action in order to incorporate sustainability in the process of building resilience in your organization.<br /><br /></div><div>**Lecture Series**</div><div><br /></div><div>Energy Policy Seminar: "Towards Quantitative Comparison of the Risks and Benefits of Solar Geoengineering"<br />Monday, October 31</div><div>12 – 1:15 p.m.<br />Harvard Kennedy School, Rubenstein Building, 414AB, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge</div><div>and online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-towards-quantitative-comparison-risks-and-benefits-solar-geoengineering">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-towards-quantitative-comparison-risks-and-benefits-solar-geoengineering</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S) David Keith, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University<br />Join us in-person or online for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring David Keith, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University. Keith will give a talk entitled "Towards Quantitative Comparison of the Risks and Benefits of Solar Geoengineering." Q&A to follow.<br />CONTACT INFO<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Elizabeth Hanlon - ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu<br /><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Leapfrogging in energy technologies: Evidence from China’s electric vehicle industry with Hengrui Liu<br />Monday, November 3</div><div>12-1:30 pm </div><div>Tufts, Crowe Room (Goddard 310), 160 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2uMf6erJZ63-2HqLfgeyPyybPltaylMnnvHqImGdN3qJryw/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2uMf6erJZ63-2HqLfgeyPyybPltaylMnnvHqImGdN3qJryw/viewform<br /></a><br />To some extent, China’s automobile industry has achieved leapfrogging in manufacturing EVs. China’s pace of EV development has been astonishing. Even a decade ago, the technological gaps between China and developed countries were huge in the internal combustion engine and hybrid-electric vehicles. However, questions remain: What were the limits to leapfrogging, and how did China overcome those limits? What is the role of the domestic innovation system in leapfrogging in EV? What is the role of technology transfer in leapfrogging in EV? How does China’s EV industry differ from the solar PV industry regarding innovation and technology transfer through the global value chain? At an upcoming seminar, Hengrui Liu will present his latest findings on these issues.</div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Redesigning Our Communities for Life After Fossil Fuels</div><div>Saturday, November 12<br />2pm - 6pm EST [1:00 – 5:00 pm CST] </div><div>in-person and virtual</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://bio4climate.org/redesigning-our-communities-for-life-after-fossil-fuels-november-12/">https://bio4climate.org/redesigning-our-communities-for-life-after-fossil-fuels-november-12/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>It’s time to scale way back, redesign how we’re living and roll up our sleeves to restore our ecosystems, soil, biodiversity and connections with our neighbors.<br />As we learn and take action on how to live within the Earth’s limits, it’s vital that we co-invent and redesign our new lifestyles with every member of our community, especially our underserved community members, and even look to them for their expertise on how to be resilient.</div><div><br />Too often, communities of color and low income communities have been left out of the conversation, the plans and the funding, despite often being the most seriously impacted by the climate and other crises. Let’s move forward by coming together, learning from one another, and supporting each other as we strengthen our resilience and face the challenges ahead.<br />Join us!</div><div><br /></div><div>Keynote: Life After Fossil Fuels</div>Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute<br />Richard Heinberg is a Senior Fellow at Post Carbon Institute and is the author of 14 books, including POWER: LIMITS AND PROSPECTS FOR HUMAN SURVIVAL, along with hundreds of essays and articles, some of which have appeared in NATURE, WALL STREET JOURNAL and THE AMERICAN PROSPECT. He has lectured on 6 continents and has appeared in numerous environmental documentary films. </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Plus much more!<br /><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Living Between Worlds, with Grace, Dignity, and Power</div><div>Wednesday, November 16</div><div>3pm EST (12:00 PM PST)</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvf-mvrD8qGNUBS287pVRGQr77bUBhKQF4">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvf-mvrD8qGNUBS287pVRGQr77bUBhKQF4</a></div><div><br /></div><div>In these monthly calls [every third Wednesday], we explore the challenges of navigating the world of messes we've inherited and built—from climate and Covid to biodiversity and fascism to identity and pluralism—with grace, dignity, and power. <br /><br />(You can find our previous sessions at https://bit.ly/3wKcE9z. If you like what you see, please Like and Subscribe.)<br /><br />Who joins these conversations? Executives. Sustainability professionals. Investors. Activists. Entrepreneurs. Seekers. Up-and-comers. A poet or two. And you! <br /><br />And consider inviting someone who might enrich the conversation. (Maybe even someone who shares our concerns, but is different than you or me.)</div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>EnergyBar: Go Move 2022 Kickoff</div><div>Wednesday, November 16</div><div>5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST<br />Greentown Labs 444 Somerville Avenue Somerville</div><div>and online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energybar-go-move-2022-kickoff-tickets-403738792597">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energybar-go-move-2022-kickoff-tickets-403738792597</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Join us to celebrate the kickoff of Go Move 2022, a Greentown Go startup-corporate partnerships accelerator program focused on decarbonizing transportation, in partnership with BASF and Magna.</div><div><br />At this Kickoff Event, attendees will hear from inspiring industry experts, lightning pitches from the startup finalists, and network with industry leaders.<br />To decarbonize the transportation sector, which is responsible for 16 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, we need solutions to electrify transportation, enable alternative fuels, increase efficiency, and promote shared mobility and micromobility.</div><div><br />In this program track, we bring startups and corporates together to accelerate the commercialization of technologies from EVs, to hydrogen refueling technologies, to automotive lightweighting innovations, and more. How do you want to transform transportation?<br /><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Transforming Policy, Procurement & Data to Achieve Carbon-Free Electricity in New England<br />Friday, December 9</div><div>9:00 am-12:30 pm</div><div>Foley Hoag LLP 155 Seaport Blvd 17th Floor Boston</div><div>and Livestreaming </div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/12922-transforming-policy-procurement-data-to-achieve-cfe-in-ne-tickets-436614785577">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/12922-transforming-policy-procurement-data-to-achieve-cfe-in-ne-tickets-436614785577</a></div><div>Cost: $0 - $100<br /><br />Recent Studies on 24/7 and Emissionality: Time & Location Matching </div><div>Convener/Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Raab, Raab Associates, Ltd.<br />Dr. Jesse Jenkins, Associate Professor Princeton University<br />Dr. Kathleen Spees, Principal, Brattle Group<br />Mark Dyson (invited), Managing Director, CFE Program, RMI</div><div><br />At this Roundtable, we will examine what it will take for New England’s states and other important entities, such as municipalities, universities, customers, utilities, and the federal government, to achieve their carbon-free electricity (CFE) commitments. These commitments come in the form of mandatory federal and state requirements, Renewable Portfolio and Clean Energy Standards, and voluntary purchases by corporations and nonprofits of Renewable and Clean Energy Certificates that match their buyers’ annual electricity consumption. <br /><br />While these strategies have resulted in significant carbon emission reductions, they will not be sufficient to achieve a carbon-free electricity system. There is growing recognition that “not all kWhs are created equal.” Electricity-related carbon emissions vary hour by hour (even minute by minute) depending on the power plants that are operating at the time. They also vary by location, based on the mix of generation in the grid or utility system (even down to the circuit) where the customer is located. Carbon free resources that reduce the use of power plants with high levels of emissions, such as coal plants, reduce more carbon than carbon free sources that reduce the use of plants with lower emissions, e.g., natural gas or even renewable generation. Similarly, actions that reduce consumption in “dirtier” systems or grids, reduce more carbon emissions than actions in a “cleaner” system<br /><br />As a result, customers, producers, policymakers and researchers are looking more closely at matching consumption with CFE by time and location. The two strategies currently receiving the most attention are, 1) procuring CFE on a 24/7 hourly matching basis; and 2) procuring electricity based on its “emissionality,” a practice that targets emissions where and when they are highest. <br /><br />This panel will present three ground-breaking studies on what it will take to achieve CFE and whether 24/7 hourly matching or emissionality will be a more effective strategy (theoretically) or equally effective (practically).<br /><br />Changing Policies, Procurements, and Data to Achieve Time & Location Matching<br />Guest Moderator: Janet Gail Besser<br />Tanuj Deora (invited), Director, Clean Energy, White House CEQ<br />Dr. Caroline Golin, Global Head, Energy Market, Development & Policy, Google<br />Misti Groves, VP Market & Policy Innovation, CEBA & CEBI<br />Mason Emnett, Senior VP Policy Constellation<br />Neil Fisher, Partner, Northbridge<br /><br />Whether focusing on 24/7 hourly matching or emissionality, changes in policies, procurement practices and data access will be needed to achieve CFE. <br /><br />On December 8, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration issued an Executive Order requiring 100 percent CFE by 2030 for all federal buildings and facilities--at least half of which must be locally supplied clean energy to match 24/7 hourly demand. In August 2022, the White House Council on Environmental Quality provided initial implementing instructions, with additional guidance forthcoming.<br /><br />Large corporate electricity buyers, such as Google and the Clean Energy Buyers Alliance, have been pursuing CFE procurement, using 24/7 and emissionality strategies. Meanwhile, suppliers have been working to provide these buyers with the CFE products they need to apply these strategies. Speakers will share how their collective experience in other states and regions could be applied in New England.<br /><br />Finally, experts have been focusing on the policies and procurement practices that will need to be modified to enable and support CFE procurement, as well as the underlying data and data access that will be required to execute these strategies. These include next generation procurement strategies that can be implemented by customers, government agencies, and even by utilities procuring electricity supplies for default service. These strategies could also necessitate a reframing of overall mandates and goals, and major revisions to supporting policies.</div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Earthquakes and the End Times: Global Disasters and Apocalyptic Predictions in the Early Modern English Atlantic</div><div>Tuesday, December 13</div><div>5:00PM - 6:15PM<br />This is an online event.</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Environmental-History-Seminar-Prof-Jennifer-Egloff-Virtual-Event">https://18308a.blackbaudhosting.com/18308a/Environmental-History-Seminar-Prof-Jennifer-Egloff-Virtual-Event</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Author: Jennifer Egloff, NYU Shanghai<br />Comment: Conevery Bolton Valencius, Boston College<br />Throughout early modern Europe and the Atlantic World, individuals recorded details of earthquakes in diaries and letters, contemplated meanings in sermons, and learned about distant disasters via broadsides and pamphlets. Highlighting the contemporary providential worldview, this paper argues that numbers contained in earthquake reports were particularly significant. By recording precisely when earthquakes occurred—and making correlations with distant earthquakes—individuals interpreted God’s messages apocalyptically, arguing that particular earthquakes correlated with those described in Revelation. Some people combined this with additional chronological information to predict when Judgment Day would occur. This paper explores the extent to which New Englanders were unique in their providential and apocalyptical interpretations of global disasters, compared to their Atlantic counterparts.<br /><br />The Environmental History Seminar invites you to join the conversation. Seminars bring together a diverse group of scholars and interested members of the public to workshop a pre-circulated paper. Learn more.<br /><br />Purchasing the $25 seminar subscription gives you advanced access to the seminar papers of all seven seminar series for the current academic year. Subscribe at www.masshist.org/research/seminars. Subscribers for the current year may login to view currently available essays. <br /><br />**Events**</div><div><br /></div><div>Planning Transformation Coastal Adaptation with a Climate Justice Lens<br />Monday, October 31<br />10am - 11:30am<br />Northeastern, Renaissance Park, 310R, 1135 Tremont Street, Boston<br /><br />More at <a href="https://calendar.northeastern.edu/event/planning_transformational_coastal_adaptation_with_a_climate_justice_lens_by_julia_hopkins_civil_and_environmental_engineering_and_laura_kuhl_school_of_public_policy_and_urban_affairs">https://calendar.northeastern.edu/event/planning_transformational_coastal_adaptation_with_a_climate_justice_lens_by_julia_hopkins_civil_and_environmental_engineering_and_laura_kuhl_school_of_public_policy_and_urban_affairs<br /></a><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br />Centering Gender at COP 27<br />Tuesday, November 1<br />10:00-11:00 a.m. EDT<br />Zoom Webinar</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/centering-gender-cop27?utm_source=Center%20on%20Global%20Energy%20Policy%20Mailing%20List&utm_campaign=6517fb3e4f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_07_15_01_21_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0773077aac-6517fb3e4f-102381642">https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/centering-gender-cop27?utm_source=Center%20on%20Global%20Energy%20Policy%20Mailing%20List&utm_campaign=6517fb3e4f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_07_15_01_21_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0773077aac-6517fb3e4f-102381642</a><br /><br />The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is rapidly approaching. In order for COP27 to successfully address the scale of the climate crisis, attending nations must consider the gender balance of their delegations and hosted speakers. Women’s political leadership is integral to climate change, political awareness, and government action.<br /> <br />The Center on Global Energy Policy will host a panel of experts to discuss the contribution of women to climate diplomacy and the important role of a gender framework in promoting successful climate action. The panel will feature Catherine McKenna, who launched Women Leading on Climate at COP26 in Glasgow, and Amy Myers Jaffe, who recently released a commentary on women and gender in climate diplomacy. <br /><br />Moderator:<br /><div>Amy Myers Jaffe, Research Professor and Managing Director, Climate Policy Lab, The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and Co-chair of the Women in Energy Steering Committee, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA<br /></div>Panelists: <br /><div>Catherine McKenna, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA and Founder and Principal, Climate and Nature Solutions<br /></div><div>Additional panelist to be announced<br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Social & Environmental Impact: Can you be profitable and save the planet?<br />Thursday, November 3</div><div>12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT<br />Online<br />RSVP at h<a href="ttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-environmental-impact-can-you-be-profitable-and-save-the-planet-tickets-431057694167">ttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-environmental-impact-can-you-be-profitable-and-save-the-planet-tickets-431057694167</a><br /><br />Join us for a virtual Keynote Debate as leading industry experts discuss the challenges of balancing sustainability and profitability.<br />In 1994, business writer and entrepreneur, John Elkington, coined the phrase, the triple bottom line (TBL), which encourages businesses to commit to measuring their social and environmental impact, and not just the financials of the standard bottom line. Thus the “three Ps” of profit, people, and planet was born. In recent years, firms and investors have embraced ESG, or environment, social, and corporate governance, at an accelerating pace. ESG approaches seek to manage these sustainability related issues, historically sidelined by traditional finance. Faced with an alphabet soup of sustainability standards and reporting frameworks, business leaders must think strategically to balance the demands of shareholders and other stakeholders.<br />In July 2022, the business magazine The Economist declared that ESG was a broken system and needs urgent repair. Forbes pointed out that ESG factors are, “complex, multi-dimensional and continuously evolving”. It is unsurprising, then, that so many companies face challenges in understanding ESG, its impact, and how best to integrate the requirements of ESG into existing business practices. So, how do firms navigate the complicated waters of the TBL and ESG, and retain their profitability, while advancing social and environmental concerns?</div><div><br />Tune in via Zoom on November 3rd as our panel of experts debate this fascinating and topical issue, seeking to answer the question: Can you still be profitable and save the planet? The panel discussion and networking event is part of ongoing celebrations for the 30th anniversary of Tufts Gordon Institute, as we celebrate our mission to create the next generation of transformational leaders with purpose, equipped with the mindset and skill set to greet the dynamic changes facing our society.</div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div>Mapping the Circular Economy in Greater Boston</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Thursday, November 3</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT<br />Venture Café Cambridge One Broadway Cambridge <br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mapping-the-circular-economy-in-greater-boston-tickets-449774727317">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mapping-the-circular-economy-in-greater-boston-tickets-449774727317</a><br /><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">In this session, Circular Economy Club Boston will give a brief introduction to the circular economy and what business opportunities it presents for our region.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Participants will have the chance to map out the existing circular economy initiatives in our region, brainstorm ideas, and learn how they can apply circular economy frameworks and models to their businesses, projects, and initiatives.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Whether you are an entrepreneur, teacher, non-profit leader, or government representative, you will walk away from this session with an understanding of the opportunities the circular economy provides for your sector.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />For more information on venture cafe: https://venturecafecambridge.org/sessions/mapping-the-circular-economy-in-greater-boston/?type=session<br /><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Derivatives and Bank Climate Risk Report</div><div>Friday, November 4</div><div>11:00 AM</div><div>Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/9616642914661/WN_MtsDUhXZR0a6JJwFyMzlGQ">https://ceres-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/9616642914661/WN_MtsDUhXZR0a6JJwFyMzlGQ<br /></a><br />U.S. banks have made strong progress in understanding the climate risk and impact of their lending activity, but huge parts of banks’ businesses are still a black box in terms of climate. This webinar will discuss Ceres’ recent report “Derivatives and Bank Climate Risk” and make the case that derivatives should be (at least) as important for banks to address as investment banking. Given that the derivatives market is $600 trillion in size, accounts for more than 10% of the revenue of the largest banks, and it is highly interconnected to the rest of the financial system, it is a proverbial “elephant in the room” when it comes to banks’ climate strategies. If we want to decarbonize at the speed required by science, derivatives must be part of the solution and not a roadblock to bank climate action. <br /><br />In this webinar, attendees will: <br />Identify the findings of Ceres’ recent report on the climate risk and impact of banks’ derivative portfolios. <br />Interpret the recommendations Ceres has for banks and how these tie into previous banking reports. <br />Discover how derivatives should fit into banks’ target-setting and carbon accounting calculations.<br /><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Energy Seminar: The Decarbonization Imperative - Michael Lenox, Darden School of Business<br />Monday, November 7<br />1:30 - 2:30pm (EST) [4:30pm to 5:20pm PT]<br /><a href="https://stanford-pilot.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=ce161bc6-f6ae-4626-8c71-af1501842462">https://stanford-pilot.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=ce161bc6-f6ae-4626-8c71-af1501842462</a><br /><br />Speaker bio<br />Michael Lenox is the Tayloe Murphy Professor in Business Administration at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. He helped found and served as the inaugural president of the multiple-university Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability. Prior to joining Darden in 2008, Professor Lenox was a professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, where he served as the area coordinator for Fuqua's Strategy Area and the faculty director and founder of Duke's Corporate Sustainability Initiative. He received his Ph.D. in Technology Management and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999 and the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Science in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia.<br /><br />Lenox's primary expertise is in the domain of technology strategy and policy. He is broadly interested in the role of innovation and entrepreneurship for economic growth and firm competitive success. In particular, he explores the business strategy and public policy drivers of the direction of innovative activity. Professor Lenox also has a long-standing interest in the interface between business strategy and public policy as it relates to the natural environment. Recent work includes the books "Can Business Save the Earth" (2018) and "The Decarbonization Imperative" (2021) both from Stanford University Press.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>More information at https://events.stanford.edu/event/energy_seminar_the_decarbonization_imperative_-_michael_lenox_darden_school_of_business</div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>The future of our ecosystems in a sustainable future<br />Tuesday, November 8 </div><div>7am to 8am EST [12:00 – 13:00 London]<br />RSVP at h<a href="ttps://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=37365&eventID=138&mc=WEB&CSPCHD=000004000000GiqTfGufgUNIPZFTs5e$72THRRFP7ru1RP2ENO">ttps://www.eventsforce.net/nesta/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=37365&eventID=138&mc=WEB&CSPCHD=000004000000GiqTfGufgUNIPZFTs5e$72THRRFP7ru1RP2ENO</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Human destruction of the natural environment is often thought of as terminal. Once ecosystems are eradicated from places - for instance through forest clearance or nuclear catastrophe - there is no hope of their return. In her latest book, Islands of Abandonment, Cal Flyn shows this not to be the case. War zones and abandoned cities flourish in the absence of human-induced environmental catastrophe, becoming important sites of ecological richness.<br /><br />Join us in conversation with Cal Flyn and our Sustainable Future Mission Manager Oliver Zanetti. We’ll be talking to Cal about her research - from the recolonisation of piles rock from mining waste to examples of species reconquering nuclear sites and polluted lakes - and how we can find hope in the face of environmental catastrophe.<br /><br />Why you should come<br />This event is for anyone interested in the resilience of our ecosystems, whether you’re working in the sector or just interested in the future of our natural world. Cal and Olly will discuss environmental renewal, the future of our ecosystems and how an optimistic approach to ecology could be the key to overcoming climate anxiety and inactivism.</div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Mobilizing Finance for Clean Energy in Emerging Markets</div><div>Tuesday, November 8<br />5 am</div><div>Online at <a href="https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/livestream">https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/livestream</a></div><div><br />Nearly 600 million people across Africa lack access to energy. At the same time, developed nations are falling short on their promise to deliver US$100 billion a year in climate finance to less wealthy countries. According to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the financing gap for climate in developing economies amounts to $23 trillion between now and 2030—or roughly $1.5 trillion per year. To make matters worse, countries around the world are facing the greatest energy crises since the 1970s, forcing many European energy companies to scramble and find new sources like Africa for energy supply.<br /> <br />Please join Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, along with the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, for a special event to explore concrete actions that can be taken to mobilize private capital for energy opportunities in Africa and other emerging markets while pushing forward with aggressive climate action.<br /> <br />The discussants will explore a range of ideas and issues including: tools for de-risking emerging markets investments; novel approaches to blended finance to unlock and mobilize capital; and how the decision makers can ensure equitable solutions in finance. <br /><br />Moderator:<br />Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy and Co-Dean, Columbia Climate School<br />Speakers:<br />Tariye Gbadegesin, Managing Director and CEO, ARM-Harith Infrastructure Fund<br /><div>Dr. Mo Ibrahim, Founder and Chair, Mo Ibrahim Foundation<br /></div><div>Andrew Kamau, CBS, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Mining, Government of Kenya<br /></div><div>Jake Levine, Chief Climate Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation<br /></div><br />This event will be hosted in person in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. All in-person attendees are required to register to attend the event and register to enter the Climate Action Innovation Zone. Please note: these are two separate registration pages and all attendees will need to register via both forms to access the event. We encourage you to explore the other event offerings taking place in the Climate Action Innovation Zone during COP27.<br /><br />Advance registration for in-person attendance is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email. <br /><br />The event will be live streamed on the CGEP website. Registration is not required to view the live stream. The video recording will be added to our website following the event.<br /><br />This event is open to press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk (nv2388@columbia.edu).<br /><br />For more information about the event, please contact energypolicyevents@columbia.edu.</div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Can We Eat Our Way Out of Climate Change?</div><div>Tuesday, November 8 </div><div>2pm EST (5:00 PM PST)</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2022-11-08/can-we-eat-our-way-out-climate-change">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2022-11-08/can-we-eat-our-way-out-climate-change</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Providing nutritious, safe and affordable food in the face of the Earth’s changing climate is an urgent global challenge. How can we produce enough food for everyone at the same time as improving our relationship with our environment? And can what we eat contribute to a more sustainable future for communities on the West Coast, across North America and around the world?<br /><br />Join the conversation with Peter Dhillon, chairman of Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., and Steve Banwart, dean for global development at the University of Leeds, as they explore how we begin to tackle the tensions between climate change and food supply.<br /><br />They’ll discuss how fostering closer collaboration and partnership between researchers, food producers, policymakers, communities and businesses worldwide will help us find pathways toward a radically different global food system—one that works with nature and adapts to our changing climate. They’ll also delve into how we challenge assumptions to break new ground in developing climate-smart, socially just solutions that will create a positive future for our people and planet.<br /><br />As the first Canadian chairman of Ocean Spray, Peter Dhillon has experienced first hand what it takes to build a global plant-based cooperative that remains closely connected to first nation, indigenous and immigrant communities. As chair of the the British Columbia Food Security Task Force, he was also instrumental in providing recommendations to the Canadian government on agricultural development needed in the province, which relies heavily on imported produce from California.<br /><br />Professor Steve Banwart is the dean for global development at the University of Leeds, and also the director of the Global Food and Environment Institute, which brings together leading scientists, engineers and social scientists working with universities, alumni, farmers and citizens around the world to find new solutions to enhance the future habitability of our planet. <br /><br />All attendees are welcome to join us after the program for complimentary wine, soft drinks, and light snacks. Please join us.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Climate Solutions Roundtable - Decarbonize Cambridge Built Environment<br />Tuesday, November 8</div><div>7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST<br />Harvard Innovation Labs 125 Western Avenue Boston</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-solutions-roundtable-decarbonize-cambridge-built-environment-tickets-450889170647">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-solutions-roundtable-decarbonize-cambridge-built-environment-tickets-450889170647</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Are you concerned about Climate Change and want to solve it through innovation? Join us on Tuesday 8th Nov, 7pm at the i-lab<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We hope to build a diverse community of people interested in solving Climate Change related problems through innovation. <br />Session 2 will focus on decarbonizing Cambridge built environment. Depending on interest we could form a team or two for MIT Energy Hack (Theme - Decarbonize the Built Environment) on Nov 11-13th. </div><div><br />During the first session, members came up with four different solutions to eliminate disposable food/takeout containers from Cambridge ecosystem. One of those solutions was a valid startup idea that could've taken shape with four interested members, who were open to new ideas. First session wasn't perfect, but we could try that in this session :) <br />After all, Cambridge houses are a prime target for decarbonization - old and inefficient appliances, under renovation, money savvy home owners etc. Probably, the best ecosystem to test and learn! </div><div><br />Here's the current approach:<br /><div>Foster peer-to-peer learning with content from diverse sources<br /></div><div>Organize discussion roundtables with parallel thinking principles<br /></div><div>Enable authentic connections in an empathetic environment<br /></div><div><br /></div>Target audience: Engineers, Scientists, Entrepreneurs, Conservationists, Policy advocates, Students, Artists, and Misfits. No prior knowledge required. <br />Background material would be shared with registered participants and brainstorming session is conducted using six thinking hats method. Roundtables are currently organized in-person only. Participation is limited to about 20 members per session. Snacks will be provided, please bring your own dinner.<br /><br /></div><div>Community values:<br /><div>Respect each other: Empathize with others, value others’ opinion, no judgements, honor RSVP, arrive on time, avoid using phone during workshop, etc.<br /></div><div>Be fully present: If you're speaking with someone or brainstorming in a group, please focus your attention in that moment<br /></div><div>Be open to new ideas :)<br /></div>Climate is a system problem and we need a system solution!</div><div><br />P.S.: If you're interested, but can't make it for this event, please sign up for the mailing list to be in the loop for future events. If you have any questions, please email Yogi at niy397@g.harvard.edu</div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>"Nature-Based Solutions: Engineering for a Coastal Climate Future" <br />Thursday, November 10<br />9am- 10am EST [12pm to 1pm PT]</div><div>Online</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://stanford.zoom.us/j/97974309671?pwd=N3llN0k4MjFRNXRlcWtQaUJqakdzQT09">https://stanford.zoom.us/j/97974309671?pwd=N3llN0k4MjFRNXRlcWtQaUJqakdzQT09</a></div>Password: 314159</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Julia Hopkins, Northeastern </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>The Farm on the Roof</div><div>Thursday, November 10 </div><div>5:30pm<br />Boston College, Devlin Hall, Room 101, 255 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill<br /><br />Anastasia is the chief impact officer and co-founder of the Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm. She is a passionate and outspoken crusader for urban agriculture and green infrastructure, Anastasia spent several years working in the food and beverage industry before her desire to make a more meaningful contribution to the food system led her to co-found Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm in 2010, and the farm's non-profit sister organization, City Growers, in 2011.<br /><br />She wears many hats for the business, all centered on creating strong and meaningful connections between the farm and the community. She has spoken to audiences internationally about topics such as circular economies and designing sustainable cities, and published a book about the business, titled The Farm on the Roof: What Brooklyn Grange Taught us About Entrepreneurship, Community, and Growing a Sustainable Business.<br /><br />A born-and-raised New Yorker, Anastasia is dedicated to making the city that raised her a greener and more resilient place to live.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Editorial Comment: Years of links to urban and advanced agriculture at <a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> which is also a free listserv. Contact me if you wish to be on the mailing list.</div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Can Offshore Wind be an Innovation Anchor for the New Blue Economy?<br />Monday, November 14</div><div>2:00 PM EST<br />District Hall Boston 75 Northern Avenue Boston<br /></div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/can-offshore-wind-be-an-innovation-anchor-for-the-new-blue-economy-tickets-397142974327">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/can-offshore-wind-be-an-innovation-anchor-for-the-new-blue-economy-tickets-397142974327</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Join SeaAhead, MassCEC, and Orsted to learn about and celebrate startups innovating in the New Blue Economy.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The United States' East Coast is a growing Hub for bluetech innovation that can anchor and drive the New Blue Economy – where the explosive growth of the offshore wind industry can also spur innovation in related sectors, including maritime, coastal resilience, biodiversity conservation, and more. </div><div><br />Startups are developing solutions to an array of intersectional challenges across the Blue Economy and can play a key role in building effective, competitive, and responsible ocean-based industries. However, it is often difficult for startups to gain traction, as stakeholders and supply chains can be hesitant to rely on innovations without a track record of implementation. Startups need to find appropriate entry points to gain access to opportunities that will allow them to prove their concepts and value.</div><div><br />The purpose of this Showcase is to give visibility to novel solutions and facilitate connections between startups and the key stakeholders that can harness innovation that will help secure a more resilient ocean future.</div><div><br />Innovation Showcase: SeaAhead, MassCEC, & Ørsted will select up to eight startups to give 5-minute flash talks before an audience of Blue Economy stakeholders and investors in the Northeast. <br /><div>If you are a startup interested in presenting at this event, learn more and apply here: h<a href="ttps://share.hsforms.com/1psVIE-G8QK-dwoCXoVQhdQ4g3xy">ttps://share.hsforms.com/1psVIE-G8QK-dwoCXoVQhdQ4g3xy</a><br /></div><div>Participants will be eligible to receive one of up to three one-year SeaAhead Startup Community Memberships, sponsored by Ørsted. <br /></div><div>Startups selected to participated will receive the opportunity to meet with experts from SeaAhead, MassCEC, and Ørsted to tailor their talks to the offshore wind audience.<br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>———— </div><div><br /></div><div>Concentration and Crises: Exploring the Deep Roots of Vulnerability in the Global Industrial Food System<br />Tuesday, November 15<br />12:30 pm - 1:15 pm<br />Harvard Law School, WCC, 1015 Classroom, 18 Everett Street, Cambridge</div><div><br />The world is in the grips of a multi-dimensional food crisis. The effects of the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the climate emergency are wreaking havoc on global food supply chains and contributing to rising world hunger. This talk outlines some of the key features of the global food system that makes it prone to crises in the face of shocks, identifying concentration as a common thread at multiple scales of the system. It draws lessons from the origins of this multi-level concentration to inform the current food systems transformation agenda. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Energy Policy in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam: Can Coal be Curbed?<br />Tuesday, November 15</div><div>3 – 4 p.m.<br />Harvard, Littauer Building, Malkin Penthouse, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/event-registration?s=a1n6g000000nJmzAAE&c=7014V000002IuliQAC">https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/event-registration?s=a1n6g000000nJmzAAE&c=7014V000002IuliQAC</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S) Cecilia Springer, Assistant Director of Boston University Global Development Policy Center<br />David Dapice, Senior Economist for Mainland Southeast Asia at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia<br />Benny Subianto, Vietnam Program Visiting Fellow at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia<br /><br />The Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia at the Ash Center invites you to a discussion about the future of energy policy in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Specifically, panelists will examine whether coal use can be curbed in light of the region’s growing demand for energy. Joining us will be Cecilia Springer, Assistant Director of Boston University Global Development Policy Center; David Dapice, Senior Economist for Mainland Southeast Asia at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia; and Benny Subianto, Vietnam Program Visiting Fellow at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia. Light refreshments will be served.</div><div><br /></div><div>CONTACT INFO<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>info@ash.harvard.edu</div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Reimagining the Digital Public Sphere</div><div>Tuesday, November 15</div><div>4:30pm to 5:45pm</div><div>Northeasternm Alumni Center, Pavilion, 716 Columbus Place, 6th Floor, Boston</div><div>RSVP at <a href="https://camd.northeastern.edu/event/deans-distinguished-speaker-ethan-zuckerman/">https://camd.northeastern.edu/event/deans-distinguished-speaker-ethan-zuckerman/</a> </div><div><br />Join the CAMD Office of the Dean for a conversation with Ethan Zuckerman, Founder of the Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure and Professor of Public Policy at UMASS Amherst. </div><div><br />Ethan Zuckerman has written two books, Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them, and Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection. <br />This Dean’s Distinguished Lecture is co-sponsored by the School of Journalism, the Department of Communication Studies, the Center for Design, the Burnes Center for Social Change, the Network Science Institute, and the NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks.</div><div><br />This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. There will be a short reception after the event. An RSVP link will be available here starting November 1st.<br /><br /></div><div>For more information, contact:<br />Katherine Calzada - k.calzada@northeastern.edu</div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Frances Moore Lappé, Aligning with the Earth: What Will it Take?<br />Tuesday, November 15</div><div>7:00pm<br />Boston College, Fulton Hall, 511, 257 Beacon St, Chestnut Hill<br /><br />Beginning with her own awakening to the roots of hunger and ecological devastation she shares her journey of asking the question behind the question--that is, until she got to the biggest of all: Why are we, such a bright species, creating together a world that as individuals none of us would choose? She captures in dramatic data and images of the waste, destruction, hunger, and ill health built into our dominant food and agricultural systems. <br /><br />She emphasizes, however, dramatic stories illustrating the power of our “mental maps” either to blind us or to enable us to see possibility. She shares stories of more democratic rules and practices bringing to life an underappreciated, global transformation holding the promise of ecological health and human thriving for all.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>————— </div><div><br /></div><div>“Degenerations of Democracy”: A Clough Distinguished Lecture by Craig Calhoun</div><div>Thursday, November 17</div><div>4:00pm to 6:30pm [4:00-5:30: Program, 5:30-6:30: Reception]<br />Boston College, Gasson Hall, 100, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hil<br /><br />Craig Calhoun is a world-renowned social scientist whose work connects sociology to culture, communication, politics, philosophy, and economics. Currently the University Professor of Social Sciences at Arizona State University, he has previously served as Director of the London School of Economics, President of the Social Science Research Council, and University Professor of the Social Sciences at New York University. <br /><br />As the first speaker in the Clough Center’s relaunched “Distinguished Lecture” series, Prof. Calhoun will address the issues explored in his most recent book, Degenerations of Democracy, co-authored with Charles Taylor and Dilip Gaonkar. Challenging commonplace narratives, this work interrogates the underlying causes of democratic decline, and examines the most promising strategies for revitalizing democracy across the globe. Calhoun’s respondent is Elizabeth McKenna, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and an expert in social movements, political parties, and grassroots democratic politics.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div>————— </div></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Silent Spring Revolution<br />Thursday, November 17</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">6:00 PM - 7:30 PM<br />John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Smith Hall, Columbia Point Boston and Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silent-spring-revolution-tickets-439621197837">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silent-spring-revolution-tickets-439621197837<br /></a><br />Douglas Brinkley discusses his forthcoming book Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, and the Great Environmental Awakening, which explores the rise of environmental activism. </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">On the Contradictions of Sustainability<br />Tuesday, November 22</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:00 PM EST [18:00 – 19:30 CET]<br />Online<br />RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-the-contradictions-of-sustainability-tickets-442714058667">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-the-contradictions-of-sustainability-tickets-442714058667</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">This talk explores the contradictions of sustainability: between greenwashing, politics of production, and overconsumption.<br /><br />As the earth burns and drowns in front of our eyes due to our overconsumption, we, designers, promote the discourse on designing for a better world but carry on with business as usual. In an era of instant gratification—made easier by access to cheap credit and contactless societies—designers are utilizing their power to conflate need and desire more than ever, but branding it as sustainable to evade responsibility.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Through entries from Danah Abdulla’s recent book Designerly Ways of Knowing: A Working Inventory of Things a Designer Should Know, this talk will explore the contradictions of sustainability: the way brands greenwash their practices to signal their good and ethical practices, and how they continue to create products and services branded as sustainable that we just do not need, but never challenging the systems that created the problems, to begin with. The talk will conclude by considering how we can design over time and confront the effects these products and services we think we need have on the world (and the worlds within that world).<br /><br />Danah Abdulla (she/her) is a designer, educator and researcher interested in new narratives and practices in design that push the disciplinary boundaries and definitions of the discipline. She is head of Graphic Design at Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Arts (University of the Arts London), and a founding member of the Decolonising Design platform. Her first book Designerly Ways of Knowing: A Working Inventory of Things a Designer Should Know was published by Onomatopee (2022).</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">“Democratizing the Economy or Introducing Economic Risk? Gig Work During the Covid-19 Pandemic”<br />Tuesday, November 29</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12:30pm to 2:00pm<br />MIT Building 9-255, 105 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA<br /><br />Daniel Auguste, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Florida Atlantic University., Faculty Affiliate, Social Policy Institute, Washington University, MIT MLK Visiting Assistant Professor 2022-2023 <br /><br />Synopsis: The growth of the gig economy has coincided with increased economic precarity in the new economy, but we know less about the extent to which gig work may fuel economic insecurity among American households. We examine the extent to which the expansion of the gig economy may exacerbate labor market inequality, as well as the degree to which a family’s wealth endowment may protect people against adverse economic consequences of the gig economy.<br /><br />Bio: Daniel Auguste is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Florida Atlantic University and a faculty affiliate at the Social Policy Institute at Washington University in St. Louis. He earned his PhD in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research interests include inequality, stratification, economic and organizational sociology, and entrepreneurship. More specifically, Auguste's research agenda seeks to understand the structural forces determining who gets what, who participates and to what level they participate in the capitalist production process--questions that have been at the center of sociological inquiry for decades. Drawing on structural sociological theories and using large-scale survey data and various statistical methodologies, Auguste offers new theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence to these timeless questions.<br /><br />Panelists:<br />Daniel Acheampong, Co-Founder & General Partner, visiblehands.vc<br /><div>Jenny Larios Berlin, Entrepreneur in Residence at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship; Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management<br /></div><div>Jason Jackson, Assistant Professor in Political Economy and Urban Planning, DUSP<br /></div><div>Elisabeth Reynolds, Principal Research Scientist and Executive Director, MIT Industrial Performance Center; Lecturer, DUSP</div></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Educating for the Anthropocene: Schooling and Activism in the Face of Slow Violence<br />Wednesday, November 30</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">12 – 1 p.m.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Online</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8CuffneAQR-nxiIgWLjJTA">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8CuffneAQR-nxiIgWLjJTA<br /></a><br />SPEAKER(S) Peter Sutoris, Environmental anthropologist, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Education at the University of York, and Honorary Senior Research Associate at University College London.<br /><br />Education has never played as critical a role in determining humanity's future as it does in the Anthropocene, an era marked by humankind's unprecedented control over the natural environment. Drawing on a multi-sited ethnographic project among schools and activist groups in India and South Africa, Peter Sutoris explores education practices in the context of impoverished, marginal communities where environmental crises intersect with colonial and racist histories and unsustainable practices. He exposes the depoliticizing effects of schooling and examines cross-generational knowledge transfer within and beyond formal education. Finally, he calls for the bridging of schooling and environmental activism, to find answers to the global environmental crisis.</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Please contact myanne_krivoshey@gse.harvard.edu if you have questions/requests regarding accessibility.<br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">————— </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">Stefan Rahmstorf: 2022 Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication<br />Friday, December 9 </div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">7am EST (10:00am PST)</div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;">RSVP at <a href="https://www.climateone.org/events/stefan-rahmstorf-2022-stephen-h-schneider-award-outstanding-climate-science-communication">https://www.climateone.org/events/stefan-rahmstorf-2022-stephen-h-schneider-award-outstanding-climate-science-communication</a></div><div class="ApplePlainTextBody" dir="auto" style="-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />Climate One is delighted to present the 2022 Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication to climate scientist and ocean expert Dr. Stefan Rahmstorf. <br /><br />In a year of unprecedented oceanic changes, Dr. Rahmstorf exemplifies the rare combination of superb scientist and powerful communicator in his work to convey the impact of climate on oceans, sea level rise, and increasing extreme weather events. </div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-9991200970576228902022-09-29T15:42:00.000-04:002022-09-29T15:42:30.158-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - October 2022<p> <span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Conferences**</span></p><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cambridge Science Festival</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunday, October 2 - Sunday, October 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">HONK! Festival 2022</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, October 7, 3 PM – Sunday, October 9, 6 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Winter Is Coming: Europe’s Energy Crisis and What It Means for Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Eighth Annual Columbia Global Energy Summit </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 12 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ClimateTech</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 12, 9:00 AM – Thursday, October 13, 5:00 PM EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Global Environmental Justice Conference 2022 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 13 - Friday, October 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Love.Earth.Justice.2022 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunday, October 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Power of Design</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education: The Urgency of Now!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">October 18, October 26, and November 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT D-Lab 20th Anniversary Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, October 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EBC Fourth Annual New England Energy Leadership Conference</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Yale Clean Energy Conference </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 3 — Friday, November 4</span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————</span><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Lecture Series**</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">People and Primates Recasting the Anthropocene Dynamic</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Federal Funding Learning Series #4 - How Unprecedented Incentives and Funding in the Inflation Reduction Act Can Advance Local Climate Action</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Description</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Amazon Forest and Climate Change: A Sustainable Pathway to Avoid a Tipping Point</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental Justice in Albaydha: The Story of a Rural Desert Community</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Starr Forum: An Update on Russia's War Against Ukraine</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, October 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">China and Japan in the Global Politics of Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 17</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Seeing the forest beneath the trees: Mycorrhizal fungi as trait integrators of ecosystem processes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Ocean’s Natural Way to Stop Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Getting to Net-Zero: A Canadian Perspective</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 24</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental Justice in an Age of Upheaval</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Planning Transformational Coastal Adaptation with a Climate Justice Lens </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Events**</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">African Perspectives on Climate and Climate Adaptation in Eygpt</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rural Renaissance: Revitalizing America’s Hometowns through Clean Power</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Deploying the Synergies Between Energy Access and Sustainable Development</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Global Refugee Crisis: What can scientists and engineers do to ease the suffering and protect the vulnerable?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wholehearted Regeneration: Boosting Communal and Climate Resilience One Pocket Forest at a Time</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Governing the 'China Boom' in the Amazon Basin: Social and Environmental Regulation Amid A Commodity Supercycle</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Research and development for the public good: Strengthening societal innovation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Pedagogy of the Rainforest: An Indigenous Yanomami Perspective</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Great Decisions | Outer Space</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Disinformation and free speech: perspectives on the future of information</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brain, Body + Breath</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, October 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nouriel Roubini: Megathreats </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Pale Blue Dot under Pressure: Climate Change, Justice, and Resilience in Our Rapidly Warming World</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, October 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Energy Night 2022</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, October 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental, Energy, and Engineering Career Fair</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">October 24</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Trauma to Transformation: A Set of Existential Opportunities to Address Environmental Justice and the Climate Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Seminar: Lauren Culver, Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 31 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wet + Dry: Landscapes of Resilience and Material Exploration</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at </span><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (</span><a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">). </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:gmoke@world.std.com" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Conferences**</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cambridge Science Festival</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunday, October 2 - Sunday, October 9</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://cambridgesciencefestival.org/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cambridgesciencefestival.org</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Including </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Borealis, a sound and light show representing the Northern Lights in Kendall Square</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">DearTomorrow: Envisioning a Sustainable Future in a Time of Climate Change at Boston Public Library</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and many, many other events all over town.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">HONK! Festival 2022</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, October 7, 3 PM – Sunday, October 9, 6 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Davis Sq, Somerville, MA 02144, United States</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://honkfest.org/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://honkfest.org</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Street bands from all over the world, playing, marching, and holding workshops</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Winter Is Coming: Europe’s Energy Crisis and What It Means for Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Eighth Annual Columbia Global Energy Summit </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 12 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9am - 4pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Columbia University, Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Room/Area: Roone Arledge Auditorium</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP for in person event at </span><a href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=o1Bpuj-SmdiKM_8ztC-wY4pM1SbLTnIP74W41TTu.calprdapp05" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=o1Bpuj-SmdiKM_8ztC-wY4pM1SbLTnIP74W41TTu.calprdapp05</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP for Livestream at </span><a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hMFhV27fR7ePjB4P-OocVg" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hMFhV27fR7ePjB4P-OocVg</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information at </span><a href="https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/columbia-global-energy-summit-2022" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/columbia-global-energy-summit-2022</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ClimateTech</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 12, 9:00 AM – Thursday, October 13, 5:00 PM EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Media Lab 75 Amherst St Cambridge, MA 02139 and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://event.technologyreview.com/climatetech-2022" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://event.technologyreview.com/climatetech-2022</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> for complete information.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $395 – $1,295</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Technology Review's conference on solutions for climate change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">New technologies across all industries are making it possible to craft business plans that transition to clean energy systems while maintaining - if not improving - market competitiveness. Net zero 2050 commitments no longer need to be based on hope, but instead can be built on technology, policy, and societal changes that will re-architect the economy for a sustainable future. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us in Boston or virtually for MIT Technology Review's first conference on solutions for climate change, ClimateTech, for an attendee-centric experience that features globally renowned experts, live presentations, interactive Q&As, expert-led discussions and rich networking experiences. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">ClimateTech will explore: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Matters: Technology is a critical mechanism to bend the emissions curve down and provide clean energy to feed our insatiable need for power. We examine the opportunities that will clean up our energy infrastructure while maintaining market competitiveness. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">All Systems Go: Climate change is a global problem with many interconnected, contextual, and collectively essential solutions. None is a silver bullet. We examine the ways individuals and organizations can make sustainable behavior the default.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Global Environmental Justice Conference 2022 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 13 - Friday, October 14</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://resources.environment.yale.edu/calendar/listing/117856" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://resources.environment.yale.edu/calendar/listing/117856</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Yale Center for Environmental Justice and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are partnering this year to present the Fourth Annual Global Environmental Justice Conference at the Yale School of the Environment. This year’s conference will focus on the intersection of equitable climate action and sustainable development. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact: </span><a href="mailto:kristin.barendregt-ludwig@yale.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">kristin.barendregt-ludwig@yale.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Love.Earth.Justice.2022 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sunday, October 16</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2-5pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street, Worcester and online via Zoom</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information or to register, visit: </span><a href="https://bit.ly/lej-2022" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bit.ly/lej-2022</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The event aims to inspire people of faith to take climate action and build climate resilience. A celebratory multi-faith worship opens the afternoon, with Rev. Vernon K. Walker of CREW (Communities Responding to Extreme Weather) preaching; several workshops to build skills and engagement follow. The event is organized and presented by Massachusetts Interfaith Power and Light and Worcester Congregations for Climate and Environmental Justice. Admission is free; donations appreciated during the free will offering. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Prior registration requested for Zoom access and for planning purposes.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Power of Design</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:30am to 5:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Virtual Event</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://web.mit.edu/webcast/sap/f22/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://web.mit.edu/webcast/sap/f22/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The MIT Morningside Academy for Design (MIT MAD) is celebrating its launch with The Power of Design, a day of dynamic presentations by design luminaries and thought leaders. The in-person and online audiences will join for an expansive dialogue about how interdisciplinary design can influence and frame our responses at this time of extraordinary global need.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The forum will reveal the importance of design to a variety of disciplines and enterprises: from the humanities to STEM, from industrial production to community-based solutions. Each of the three sessions will be followed by a conversation moderated by an MIT faculty member, with audience engagement encouraged.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Session 1: Design Catalyzes Innovation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Maria Yang</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Design practices are key drivers of research and innovation in different fields—from health, to mobility, to sustainability. The first session explores the history, present, and future of design in order to emphasize how design drives advanced research, produces new knowledge, and fosters new modes of coexistence.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Session 2: Design Transforms Learning</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Skylar Tibbits</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Positioning design at the core of education is transforming how we teach and learn at all levels. Our second session brings to light the forms of design pedagogy which are emerging at academic institutions across the world. Design gives students powerful tools to understand, reframe, and address in novel ways our most demanding challenges.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Session 3: Design Empowers Society</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Dava Newman</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The last session focuses on how to make design innovations address societal needs and become accessible to everyone. The contributors explore the forms of business and social entrepreneurship that allow designers to scale up new products and consolidate new types of design practices.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hosted in the new Exchange Room at the MIT Museum, the event will be free of charge for the MIT community, open to the public, and live streamed at </span><a href="http://design.mit.edu/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">design.mit.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education: The Urgency of Now!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">October 18, October 26, and November 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.aashe.org/conference/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.aashe.org/conference/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $10 - $300</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education brings together sustainability leaders from around the world in a virtual format to share effective models, policies, research, collaborations and transformative actions that advance sustainability in higher education and surrounding communities.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">New Format for 2022</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This year’s virtual Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education (#GCSHE) will take place on three separate dates – Oct. 18, Oct. 26 and Nov. 3! Save the date to join us for a new format that will allow increased conversation, connection and learning.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT D-Lab 20th Anniversary Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, October 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 AM - 6:00 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Two locations: MIT D-Lab, 265 Massachusetts Ave, 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139 (morning) and MIT Media Lab</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-d-lab-20th-anniversary-events-october-21-tickets-416019805437" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-d-lab-20th-anniversary-events-october-21-tickets-416019805437</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Email</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:nadamsx@mit.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">nadamsx@mit.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Website </span><a href="https://d-lab.mit.edu/20th-anniversary" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://d-lab.mit.edu/20th-anniversary</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MORNING OPEN HOUSE</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">At MIT D-Lab - MIT Building N51, 3rd floor - Directions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00-9:45: Morning Coffee Reception</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 – 11:30: Morning Program</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Build-it activity with D-Lab Founding Director Amy Smith</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Evaporative Cooling Lecture-Demonstration with D-Lab Research Engineer Eric Verploegen</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Humanitarian Innovation session with Humanitarian Innovation Program Coordinator Heewon Lee</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Coffee with D-Lab Executive Director Ana Pantelic</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SurgiBox history and demo with D-Lab Intstructor and COO of SurgiBox Macauley Kenney</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">And more!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Register!</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">AFTERNOON SHOWCASE & SYMPOSIUM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">At the MIT Media Lab - MIT Building E14, 6th floor - Directions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 – 1:30: Lunch</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lunch with affinity group tables and a student and alumni showcase </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:30 – 5:00: Afternoon Program</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">OPENING REMARKS - Ana Pantelic, D-Lab Executive Director</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">PANEL DISCUSSIONS</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, AND DUCT TAPE</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this discussion, members of the wider D-Lab community (including alumni, community partners, students and faculty) will talk about the role that design plays in development. The panel will explore this theme in terms of their personal journey as well as their experiences in using design as a tool for community empowerment. The discussion will be led by Founding Director Amy Smith who will weave in her own experiences with D-Lab, development, design, and duct tape from the past 20 years.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">John Jal Dak of Youth Social Advocacy Team (Uganda, South Sudan)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">John Ochsendorf, Professor, MIT Departments of Architecture and of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director, Morningside Academy of Design</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mustafa Naseem, Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Emily Young, MIT D-Lab lecturer and Moving Health CEO</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Viviana Rivera, MIT ’23.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">COLLABORATIVE DESIGN IN ACTION - A conversation curated by MIT D-Lab Associate Director for Research Kendra Leith and MIT D-Lab Inclusive Economies Specialist Libby McDonald</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">THAT TRANSFORMATIVE D-LAB STUDENT EXPERIENCE - A conversation with D-Lab students and alumni curated by D-Lab Associate Director of Academics Libby Hsu, with introduction by Maria Yang, Associate Dean of Engineering, Gail E. Kendall Professor; MIT D-Lab Faculty Academic Director.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CLOSING REMARKS - Kim Vandiver, Forbes Director of the MIT Edgerton Center; Director, Project Manus; MIT D-Lab Faculty Research Director</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00-6:00: Reception</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A toast to D-Lab and all of the students, alumni, instructors, researchers, community partners, staff, and members of the MIT community who have been part of it! Refreshments will be served.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">EBC Fourth Annual New England Energy Leadership Conference</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 am - 12:15 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/d70a5632-09e4-434c-b87e-d5f988240322/register" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://web.cvent.com/event/d70a5632-09e4-434c-b87e-d5f988240322/register</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $25 - $120</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Please join EBC for the fourth annual New England Energy Leadership Conference bringing together state leaders in energy policy and programs from across New England. This virtual conference provides an opportunity for the state energy leaders to present their energy plans, program priorities, and implementation strategies that reflect the challenges for their respective states. Leaders will also discuss the ways in which New England states are working together on regional energy issues.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers will cover their top 3-4 energy priorities for the year, including:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Efficiency</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Renewable Energy</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Offshore Wind</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Net-Zero Emissions</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Storage</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Electric Vehicles</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Clean Energy Jobs</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Grid Modernization</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Emerging Technologies</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Also participating will be ISO New England, the organization that is authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to perform three critical, complex, interconnected roles: grid operation, market administration, and power system planning for the region.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A robust panel discussion between the speakers and attendees will conclude the program.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">VERGE 22: THE CLIMATE TECH EVENT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 25 - Thursday, October 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">SAN JOSE CONVENTION CENTER, SAN JOSE, CA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information at </span><a href="https://events.greenbiz.com/events/verge/2022" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://events.greenbiz.com/events/verge/2022</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $50 - $1975</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Yale Clean Energy Conference </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 3, 4:30 PM EDT — Friday, November 4, 6:30 PM EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information at </span><a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/aea7d4be-b582-474d-9a6e-08acbad4ed82/summary" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://web.cvent.com/event/aea7d4be-b582-474d-9a6e-08acbad4ed82/summary</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Lecture Series**</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">People and Primates Recasting the Anthropocene Dynamic</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:30 PM - 1:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://environment.princeton.edu/event/hmei-faculty-seminar-agustin-fuentes/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://environment.princeton.edu/event/hmei-faculty-seminar-agustin-fuentes/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Agustin Fuentes, professor of anthropology, will present “Multispecies Mutual Ecologies: People and Primates Recasting the Anthropocene Dynamic” in Guyot Hall, Room 10, and online via Zoom. Fuentes is the second speaker in the fall 2022 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Human-driven responses to current climate and ecological crises are many and varied and, in some instances, do more harm than good. Fuentes will draw on biocultural, ethnographic, demographic and ecological examples to argue for a more inclusive, integrative, and transdisciplinary approach to addressing planetary challenges that decenters mainstream human ecological tactics and recognizes multispecies mutual ecologies to evolve more optimistic views for the future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This seminar is free and open to the public with registration. Lunch will be available in the Guyot Atrium at noon. All attendees can register here in advance to attend this event via Zoom livestream</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Federal Funding Learning Series #4 - How Unprecedented Incentives and Funding in the Inflation Reduction Act Can Advance Local Climate Action</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Description</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://rmi-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsce6qrD4sHNEvQfyLOn8pEQBOksCg-IyI" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://rmi-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsce6qrD4sHNEvQfyLOn8pEQBOksCg-IyI</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The City Renewables Accelerator, co-led by RMI and WRI, is excited to announce a 4th installment of our federal funding learning series. To date, our learning series has focused on helping local governments and community partners understand, navigate, and pursue federal funding opportunities that can advance ambitious local climate action and resilience projects. This upcoming session will spotlight the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, help communities better understand the latest federal funding opportunities and related changes, and highlight the most up-to-date tools and resources.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Amazon Forest and Climate Change: A Sustainable Pathway to Avoid a Tipping Point</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 AM - 11:00 AM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudOGqpzktHtFk3RcJabclIypjlmPgxmLJ" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudOGqpzktHtFk3RcJabclIypjlmPgxmLJ</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Carlos Nobre and Ailton Fabricio-Neto (University of Sao Paulo and UFES, Brazil)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Based upon the book, Our Warming Planet: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, published by World Scientific, a unique set of authoritative lectures on climate change impacts and adaptation by world-recognized leading scientists. There is nothing like it available elsewhere.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Bi-Weekly Webinar Series: Each of the 25 chapters in the new book will be presented by its author as a slide-based lecture in A Bi-Weekly Webinar Series hosted by CCRUN, a NOAA RISA Project. The series presents key adaptation topics including methods for impacts and adaptation assessment, impacts on sectors, effects on different regions and countries, and adaptation policy and practice.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The book Our Warming Planet: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation on which the webinar series is based can be purchased as an e-book, soft cover, or hard cover copy at the World Scientific Publishing website: </span><a href="https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12312" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12312</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Webinars will take place bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 10:00–12:00PM. No purchase of book necessary for viewing the webinar series. All webinars are recorded and made available on the CCRUN website: </span><a href="http://www.ccrun.org/resources/lectures-in-climate-change-volume-2/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://www.ccrun.org/resources/lectures-in-climate-change-volume-2/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Event Contact Information: </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Manishka de Mel</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="mailto:manishka.demel@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">manishka.demel@columbia.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental Justice in Albaydha: The Story of a Rural Desert Community</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00pm to 7:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Northeastern, West Village F 020, Boston</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://cssh.northeastern.edu/impactlab/from-boston-to-beirut-reimagining-social-change-in-the-middle-east/#_ga=2.193858666.690818571.1664338852-667078588.1640460424" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://cssh.northeastern.edu/impactlab/from-boston-to-beirut-reimagining-social-change-in-the-middle-east/#_ga=2.193858666.690818571.1664338852-667078588.1640460424</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Part of the Open Classroom Series</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">As climate crises displace people around the world, what can be learned from Albaydha, a semi-nomadic rural community in Saudi Arabia whose grazing lands were destroyed by desertification? Offered in collaboration with the Dukakis Center's Open Classroom, this session will examine how participatory processes informed by Social Impact Lab (SIL) principles and frameworks have engaged over a thousand families in the design and implementation of a community-led resettlement initiative. The program employs sustainable building technologies and ecosystem regeneration while honoring traditional family structures and cultural practices. Lebanese social investor and human rights advocate Lynn Zovighian and SIL Director Rebecca Riccio will explain how their commitment to centering community members’ voices has led to this project being designated a national housing pilot for vulnerable communities in Saudi Arabia.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Ted Landsmark, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Director, Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is part of the Social Impact Lab's weeklong series From Boston to Beirut: Reimagining Social Change in the Middle East. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">We recognize that members of our community will be observing Yom Kippur October 4-5 and wish you a meaningful holy day and fast. We will make the recordings of all events available on the event website as soon as possible so you can have access to the content. We also encourage students to attend one of the three student-only workshops with Lynn Zovighian on Thursday, October 6 and Friday, October 7.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Registration is required to attend in person or online. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Starr Forum: An Update on Russia's War Against Ukraine</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, October 7</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Virtual Event</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Zoom webinar | Registration required: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/UkraineWarUpdate" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">bit.ly/UkraineWarUpdate</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Volodymyr Dubovyk is an associate professor at the Department of International Relations and director of the Center for International Studies at Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University (Ukraine). He has conducted research at the Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland, taught at the University of Washington (Seattle) and at St. Edwards University/University of Texas (Austin). He is the co-author of “Ukraine and European Security” and has published numerous articles on US-Ukraine relations, regional and international security, and Ukraine’s foreign policy. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Michael Kofman serves as a senior research scientist at the Center for Naval Analyses, and a fellow at the Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington, DC. His research focuses on Russia and the former Soviet Union, specializing in the Russian armed forces, military thought, capabilities, and strategy. Previously, he served at National Defense University as a research fellow, and subject matter expert, advising senior military and government officials on issues in Russia and Eurasia. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Steven Simon is the Robert E Wilhelm Fellow at the MIT Center for International Studies. He has served as the National Security Council (NSC) senior director for the Middle East and North Africa during the Obama Administration and as the NSC senior director for counterterrorism in the Clinton White House. His academic appointments include: the John J McCloy ’16 Professor of History at Amherst College, lecturer in government at Dartmouth College, and as Professor in the Practice of International Relations at Colby College. Most recently, he has written and provided commentary on the US policy toward the war in Ukraine.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Carol Saivetz is a senior advisor in the MIT Security Studies Program. She is the author and contributing co-editor of books and articles on Soviet and now Russian foreign policy issues.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Elizabeth Wood is professor of history at MIT. She is the author most recently of Roots of Russia's War in Urkaine as well as articles on Vladimir Putin, the political cult of WWII, right-wing populism in Russia and Turkey, and US-Russian Parternships in Science. She is co-director of the MISTI MIT-Eurasia Program.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MIT Security Studies Program (SSP), MISTI MIT-Russia</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Free & open to the public </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Also watch it on YouTube.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">China and Japan in the Global Politics of Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 17</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:15pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online Only</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsf-qrqT0iE9UdZh57eJGY0b9_qfXxcDWM" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsf-qrqT0iE9UdZh57eJGY0b9_qfXxcDWM</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kelly Gallagher, Academic Dean; Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy; Director, Climate Policy Lab; Co-Director, Center for International Environment & Resource Policy, The Fletcher School Tufts University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Miranda Schreurs, Professor of Environment and Climate Policy, School of Government, Bavarian School of Public Policy, Technical University of Munich</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Christina L. Davis, Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; and Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Seeing the forest beneath the trees: Mycorrhizal fungi as trait integrators of ecosystem processes</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hybrid: Biological Laboratories 1080, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://oeb.harvard.edu/event/oeb-seminar-series-richard-phillips" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://oeb.harvard.edu/event/oeb-seminar-series-richard-phillips</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Richard Phillips, Professor, Department of Biology, Science Director, Research and Teaching Preserve, Indiana University Bloomington</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Abstract: Global environmental change is shifting the distribution and abundances of species globally; yet, the ecosystem consequences of such profound change are poorly understood. Here, I present a framework that seeks to unify the heterogeneity of plant-microbe-soil interactions in forests, as a means for predicting the impacts of community change. The Mycorrhizal-Associated Nutrient Economy (MANE) hypothesis predicts that species that associate with different types of mycorrhizal fungi possess an integrated suite of nutrient-use traits that lead to the maintenance of biogeochemical syndromes in forests. Specifically, it predicts that trees that associate with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi possess nutrient acquisitive traits (e.g., fast-decaying litters and nutrient scavenging), such that soils dominated by AM trees contain greater abundances of N-cycling microbes, accelerated carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) losses via leaching and gaseous efflux, and enhanced C and N retention via mineral stabilization. By contrast, trees that associate with ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi possess nutrient conservative traits (e.g., slow-decaying litters and nutrient mining), such that soils dominated by ECM trees are characterized by high fungal to bacterial ratios, slow C and N cycling, and limited C and N stabilization to minerals. To test MANE, I combined observations, experiments, syntheses and modeling in forest stands across the US, and examined the effects of trait variation and community composition on ecosystem processes. I found strong support for MANE in temperate forests (relative to boreal and sub-tropical/tropical forests), and in eastern forests relative to western forests. The response variables that most consistently track the relative abundance of AM vs. ECM trees are soil variables, and mycorrhizal dominance is a good predictor of forest sensitivity to numerous global change factors. Given that these dynamics appear to be detectable by remote sensing and can be incorporated into large-scale models, the MANE framework can serve as a useful tool for predicting forest response to global change. Finally, I discuss key knowledge gaps pertaining to MANE, specifically the need for: improved quantification of the costs/benefits of mycorrhizal-mediated nutrient uptake, an enhanced understanding of root-microbe effects on soil organic matter formation, stabilization and turnover, and increased knowledge about how mycorrhizal community composition affect forest productivity. Collectively, these results suggest that shifts in the relative abundance of AM and ECM trees will likely have profound implications for how forests function and the services they provide.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The hybrid seminar will take place in the Biological Laboratories, Room 1080. Registration is required to attend via Zoom. Please note, Zoom attendees are muted during the talk, but are able to ask questions during Q&A.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: Mycorrhizal fungi has been a topic of great interest to all the ecological designers and soil scientists I know for decades. Understanding soil systems and the carbon cycle is of utmost importance in dealing with climate.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Ocean’s Natural Way to Stop Climate Change</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">New England Aquarium, Simons Theatre 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="http://support.neaq.org/site/Calendar?id=108586&view=Detail" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://support.neaq.org/site/Calendar?id=108586&view=Detail</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The John H. Carlson Lecture featuring Caltech Professor Jess Adkins, PhD ’98</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">With the burning of fossil fuels, the human race is conducting an experiment of unprecedented magnitude—carbon dioxide (CO2) is warming the planet and we are not sure how this will turn out. Even as we move to electrify the economy and leave fossil fuels behind, we must find ways to remove CO2 from the Earth’s atmosphere to avoid the worst outcomes of climate change. Reducing CO2 emissions alone is no longer enough. In this talk, Dr. Adkins—a chemical oceanographer who studies the history of the Earth’s climate—will share how a project that started with the basic science question of ‘How quickly do corals dissolve when the ocean acidifies?’ turned into a possible way to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at scale.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Free and open to the public. Students and families welcome.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Doors open at 5:30pm with exhibits from MIT students and climate scientists in the Simons Theatre lobby.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About the Speaker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jess Adkins is the Smits Family Professor of Geochemistry and Global Environmental Science in the California Institute of Technology's Department of Environmental Science and Engineering. As a chemical oceanographer, Adkins focuses on geochemical investigations of past climates using corals, sediments, and their interstitial waters; rate of deep ocean circulation and its relation to mechanisms of rapid climate changes; metals as tracers of environmental processes; and radiocarbon and U-series chronology. After completing a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Haverford College, Adkins earned his PhD in 1998 studying chemical oceanography, paleoclimatology, and geochemistry in the MIT–Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program. Adkins joined the faculty of the California Institute of Technology in 2000.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">About the Series</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The John H. Carlson Lecture Series communicates exciting new results in climate science. Free of charge and open to the general public, the lecture is made possible by a generous gift from MIT alumnus John H. Carlson to the Lorenz Center in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT, and is presented in partnership with the New England Aquarium and the Lowell Institute. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Getting to Net-Zero: A Canadian Perspective</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 24</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:15 PM - 1:15 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Online via Media Central Live</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://environment.princeton.edu/event/bradford-seminar-getting-to-net-zero-a-canadian-perspective/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://environment.princeton.edu/event/bradford-seminar-getting-to-net-zero-a-canadian-perspective/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Simon Donner, a professor of climatology at the University of British Columbia, will present “Getting to Net-Zero: A Canadian Perspective.” This seminar will be held in-person (PUID holders only) and available via livestream (open to all).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Donner will discuss the Canadian government’s approach to achieving its recently passed goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, which requires shifting from incremental to transformational public policy in a physically large country with decentralized governance and a substantial fossil fuel industry. He will examine the lessons for American climate action based on his work as a member of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body, which was created to advise the federal government on realizing its 2050 goal.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is part of the David Bradford Energy and Environmental Policy Seminar Series organized by the Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment (C-PREE) in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and co-sponsored by the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental Justice in an Age of Upheaval</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 27</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00-1:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tufts, Curtis Hall Multipurpose Room and Online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NaZH9SNoTQOLmxbTRBtHmQ" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NaZH9SNoTQOLmxbTRBtHmQ</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Bond, Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">COVID-19 withdrew government oversight of many dirty industries. Some industries found this an opportune moment to dump pollution into nearby communities with brazen disregard for environmental law and public health. The talk describes how engaged social research helped shine an unflattering light on the pandemic negligence of a hazardous waste incinerator in upstate NY and a mammoth refinery in the Caribbean. Anthropology – as a method of inquiry and as a matter of emphasis – came to play an instrumental role in broadcasting both sites into national news and federal deliberation, and effectively demanding change. This talk also reflects on: 1) the pursuit of justice within a complicit system; 2) the ability of anthropology to build common ground in an age of upheaval; and 3) following the example of frontline residents, insists on revolutionary hope in dark times.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Bond teaches anthropology and the environment at Bennington College, where he also helps direct the Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA). Bond is a cultural anthropologist whose research focuses on the scientific measurement and political management of the disastrous qualities of crude oil. He has conducted ethnographic research on leaky refineries in the Caribbean, on the figure of the Keystone XL Pipeline, corporate social responsibility in the tar sands of Alberta, and the scientific and political response to the BP Oil Spill. Bond is currently working on three projects: a critical history of the category of the environment; a collaborative ethnography on the ends of oil in northern Alaska; and a community-engaged response to the discovery of the chemical PFOA in Bennington, VT, and Hoosick Falls, NY. His research has been supported by Wenner Gren, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), and the National Science Foundation; his publications have appeared in Anthropology Now, Cultural Anthropology, and American Ethnologist. Bond holds a PhD in Anthropology from the New School for Social Research. He has taught on the environment and public action at Bennington since 2013 and is the associate director of the Elizabeth Coleman Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA). He is also co-founder of the Bennington College Prison Education Initiative.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Planning Transformational Coastal Adaptation with a Climate Justice Lens </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 31</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00am to 11:30am</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Northeastern, Renaissance Park, 310R 1135 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Julia Hopkins (Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Laura Kuhl (School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Attend a series of in-person public talks and brainstorms led by collaborators on BARI-affiliated projects. Your attendance and insights will help to build stronger projects and partnerships across disciplines and in our local communities.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information at </span><a href="https://calendar.northeastern.edu/event/planning_transformational_coastal_adaptation_with_a_climate_justice_lens_by_julia_hopkins_civil_and_environmental_engineering_and_laura_kuhl_school_of_public_policy_and_urban_affairs#.YzPO9i2ZOiI" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://calendar.northeastern.edu/event/planning_transformational_coastal_adaptation_with_a_climate_justice_lens_by_julia_hopkins_civil_and_environmental_engineering_and_laura_kuhl_school_of_public_policy_and_urban_affairs#.YzPO9i2ZOiI</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">**Events**</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">African Perspectives on Climate and Climate Adaptation in Eygpt</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00 PM - 1:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n1Okquq6Qv6qXfp50zCR7w" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n1Okquq6Qv6qXfp50zCR7w</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In November 2022, Egypt will host the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27), the UN’s annual conference on climate change. The country finds itself in an important position. Egypt as the host country will be looked upon to be a strong voice for the Global South and help further just energy transitions in growing economies. Moreover, Egyptian perspectives on climate adaptation can also help shed light on the priorities of many other developing countries and emerging markets. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Center on Global Energy Policy will host a panel of Egyptian experts drawn from academia, international organization, and civil society to share their views on the inter-linked challenges of energy governance, water management, and public services delivery in Africa's most urbanized state against a background of sea-level rises, erratic climate financing, and growing water scarcity.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Dr. Harry Verhoeven, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Lama El Hatow, Johns Hopkins University</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Dr. Mohamed Nada, World Bank Group</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Eng Mohamed Kamal, Greenish Foundation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This webinar will be hosted via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with access details. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is open to press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk (</span><a href="mailto:nv2388@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">nv2388@columbia.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">For more information about the event, please contact </span><a href="mailto:energypolicyevents@columbia.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">energypolicyevents@columbia.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Insecurity and the COVID-19 Pandemic</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 4</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00PM - 1:30PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-insecurity-and-the-covid-19-pandemic-registration-416840891327" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-insecurity-and-the-covid-19-pandemic-registration-416840891327</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy insecurity, or the inability to pay one’s energy bills, is a problem facing millions of American households. In this lecture, Sanya Carley discusses the results from a four-wave survey that she and her coauthors administered to a representative sample of low-income U.S. households during the COVID-19 pandemic. She examines the findings on the prevalence of energy insecurity, the factors that contribute to it, what strategies households use to cope when facing energy insecurity, and how well temporary protections help energy insecure households. Carley also considers a set of reflections and recommendations on policy and scholarship.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Sanya Carley is the Paul H. O’Neill Professor and Director of the Master of Public Affairs programs at Indiana University. Carley is a 2022-2023 Kleinman Center Visiting Scholar.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Shelley Welton is a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy with the Kleinman Center and Penn Carey Law. Her research focuses on how climate change is transforming energy and environmental law and governance.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rural Renaissance: Revitalizing America’s Hometowns through Clean Power</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9am - 10am EST (12:00 - 1:00 p.m. AZ Time)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://asu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ca1hHFL-Tvy9leOBARztPg" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://asu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ca1hHFL-Tvy9leOBARztPg</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for a virtual discussion with L. Michelle Moore, CEO of Groundswell, social entrepreneur, and former White House official. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In her new book, Rural Renaissance: Revitalizing America’s Hometowns through Clean Power, Moore argues we don’t have to wait for new legislation or technologies to begin our work to bring the far-reaching benefits of clean power to small communities, particularly in rural America. Michelle describes five pathways to clean power in rural America and strategies for achieving them.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderated by Lauren Withycombe Keeler, assistant professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, this event is in partnership with Island Press, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that shines a spotlight on crucial issues and focuses attention on sustainable solutions.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">You can purchase Rural Renaissance from the independently owned Changing Hands Bookstore.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Deploying the Synergies Between Energy Access and Sustainable Development</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Digital Zukunftssalon in the "The Forces of Transformation” series</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 AM - 6:00 AM EDT (10.30 am to 12.00 pm CET)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/218475582309100300" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/218475582309100300</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Securing universal access to clean and reliable energy is a critical milestone for both: realising the just and green transformations of our energy systems and achieving the other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted through the Agenda 2030.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On 6 October 2022 the Wuppertal Institute will hold a digital Zukunftssalon from 10.30 am to 12.00 pm CET as part of the "The Forces of Transformation" series to dive deeper into "Deploying the synergies between energy access and sustainable development".</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">By 2020 730 Million people still lived without access to electricity and almost a third of the world population relied on inefficient and unhealthy fuels and technologies for cooking their daily meals. Overcoming these energy inequalities and marginalisation is one of the core tasks for the realisation of just energy transitions. Moreover, energy marginalisation not only implies living conditions out of the reach of energy infrastructures. Very often it is also linked to poor access to other basic services, such as health, education, water, sanitation, transport and communication networks. And energy is often key for securing the provision of such services. Indeed energy is inextricably linked to virtually all other sustainable development goals (SDGs).</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In the last decade, important advances have been achieved in attending the energy needs of marginalised population. However, the current pace of change is insufficient for reaching universal access to electricity, clean fuels, and technologies for cooking by 2030, as set under the SDG7. Moreover, the dynamics in other SDGs is similarly worrying. Therefore, more than ever before it is important to understand and effectively deploy the synergies between energy access and other sustainable development dimensions. In principle, energy can (em)power practically any component of the livelihoods of people. However, achieving real and long-lasting impacts remains a crucial challenge.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What are those general synergies between energy access and other SDGs?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How can energy access projects recognise and effectively attend the context-specific development opportunities, motivations and challenges of the involved communities?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">What are the factors that influence the actual impact on sustainable development from energy access projects?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In this digital Zukunftssalon Dr. Long Seng To, Joint Director of the Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience (STEER) at Loughborough University, and Dr. Julia C. Terrapon-Pfaff, Co-Head of the Research Unit International Energy Transitions at the Wuppertal Institute, will discuss both conceptual advances and evidence from empirical research about how energy access interventions can effectively spark sustainable development of the involved communities. The online seminar will be hosted by Dr. Willington Ortiz, Researcher in the Research Unit International Energy Transitions at the Wuppertal Institute.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Global Refugee Crisis: What can scientists and engineers do to ease the suffering and protect the vulnerable?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">2:00 pm to 3:30 pm </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://trusted.bu.edu/s/1759/2-bu/19/1col.aspx?sid=1759&gid=2&pgid=11886&cid=22801" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://trusted.bu.edu/s/1759/2-bu/19/1col.aspx?sid=1759&gid=2&pgid=11886&cid=22801</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Muhammad H. Zaman, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and International Health Director, Center on Forced Displacement</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The UN refugee agency estimated earlier this year that more than 100 million people are forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution, and climate change. Since then, the number has continued to increase due to ongoing war in Ukraine, economic devastation in Afghanistan, floods in Pakistan and protracted crises in many other places. While this is one of the great global challenges of our time, historically, the issues surrounding refugees have been looked at from the lens of international relations or humanitarian aid, with science and engineering research playing a minimal role. Research at Boston University aims to change this paradigm. In this talk, Professor Zaman will discuss some of his work in the lab, in the field, and in the classroom that aims to address this issue: innovative approaches that are being developed and utilized in refugee camps and urban informal settlements for disease surveillance and better access to healthcare among the most vulnerable, policy recommendations that we have been a part of in multiple countries hosting refugees and internally displaced communities, and pedagogical strategies developed at BU to train more informed, well-rounded, socially conscious and ethical leaders of the future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact Name</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Kati Reusche</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Phone 617-353-6044</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Contact Email</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="mailto:kreusche@bu.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">kreusche@bu.edu</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wholehearted Regeneration: Boosting Communal and Climate Resilience One Pocket Forest at a Time</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 6</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">3 – 4:30pm ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cambridge Public Library, Main Branch, 449 Broadway, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bio4climate.org/events/cambridge-science-festival-talk/?blm_aid=25138" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bio4climate.org/events/cambridge-science-festival-talk/?blm_aid=25138</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On Thursday, October 6, we are joining the Cambridge Science Festival’s climate hub to share insights on ecosystem restoration and urban rewilding. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Maya Dutta, Assistant Director of Regenerative Projects at Bio4Climate will share her work on Miyawaki Forests, which includes caring for the first forest of this kind planted in the Northeast US in Danehy Park, Cambridge in September 2021. She will share the story of that project and ongoing rewilding work in the Greater Boston area and beyond, and discuss how this method and other forms of ecosystem restoration can build community resilience, equity, and wellbeing while addressing global climate change. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This presentation and Q&A session will run for approximately an hour and a half, from </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Governing the 'China Boom' in the Amazon Basin: Social and Environmental Regulation Amid A Commodity Supercycle</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:00 am to 10:00 am</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0M4otLYVQJeZgs9Kz3Zv3w" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0M4otLYVQJeZgs9Kz3Zv3w</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Latin America’s recent commodity 'supercycle,' a synchronized and sustained price increase lasting more than five years, was largely driven by a major influx in Chinese investment, finance and demand for raw materials. Throughout that boom – and the slump that followed – Amazon basin countries sought to balance economic, social and environmental priorities by strengthening and then relaxing their regulatory regimes. To what extent has the cooling of the 'China boom' led to a region-wide relaxation of social and environmental standards? And where protections were relaxed, did those reforms lead to greater, faster or higher-risk Chinese investment? In forthcoming research, Paulo Esteves, Coordinator, Socio-Environmental Platform and the Global South Unit for Mediation, BRICS Policy Center of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, and Rebecca Ray, Senior Academic Researcher with the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, explore the implications for managing environmental and social protections amid natural resource booms, protecting the cultural and biological diversity of the Amazon basin and promoting host country governance throughout the Belt and Road Initiative</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us on Tuesday, October 11, for a discussion on governing the 'China boom' in the Amazon basin. This webinar is part of the Fall 2022 Global China Research Colloquium.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers:Paulo Esteves, Coordinator, Socio-Environmental Platform and the Global South Unit for Mediation, BRICS Policy Center of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rebecca Ray, Senior Academic Researcher, Boston University Global Development Policy Center</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cecilia Springer (Moderator), Assistant Director, Global China Initiative, Boston University Global Development Policy Center</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Research and development for the public good: Strengthening societal innovation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 11</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-research-and-development" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-research-and-development</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join the conversation on Twitter using #USInnovation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Investments in research and development (R&D) are important keys to future prosperity. What countries spend on generating new knowledge, products, services, and processes is important for economic development and technology innovation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Yet currently there are a number of barriers to R&D support in the United States. There exist limitations in terms of vision, strategy, and policies that could keep America from achieving vital national goals. A new report by Governance Studies Vice President Darrell West will address these barriers and outline ways to strengthen societal innovation in the United States, and do more to safeguard the country’s future.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">On October 11, join Governance Studies at Brookings for an in-depth discussion on how to invest in R&D for the public good.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Viewers can submit questions for speakers by emailing </span><a href="mailto:events@brookings.edu" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">events@brookings.edu</a><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"> or via Twitter at @BrookingsGov by using #USInnovation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Pedagogy of the Rainforest: An Indigenous Yanomami Perspective</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2022-emil-keme-fellow-presentation-virtual" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2022-emil-keme-fellow-presentation-virtual</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">"Ancestral principles held by Indigenous peoples represent the grounding force against environmental injustices and destruction in Abiayala (The Americas). By focusing on The Falling Sky (2013), a testimonial and biographical account by Indigenous Yanomami elder, Davi Kopenawa, I show the Yanomami’s relationship to the rainforest and the 'more than human' world (Abram 2013) in the Amazonian forests in the northeast region of present-day Brazil and Venezuela. Indigenous peoples and their worldview demonstrate to humanity a different way of living and caring for the Earth, one that understands the Earth and all their expressions as a living being and that humanity is not separate from nature.”</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Emil’ Keme, a.k.a. Emilio del Valle Escalante, is an Indigenous K’iche’ Maya scholar and activist and a professor in the Department of English at Emory University. He is a member of the Maya anti-colonial, binational collective Ix’balamquej Junajpu Wunaq’.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Great Decisions | Outer Space</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, October 12</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM 7:30 PM</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02116</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.worldboston.org/calendar/2022/10/12/outer-space" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.worldboston.org/calendar/2022/10/12/outer-space</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The launch of Sputnik 1 in October 1957 marked the beginning of the space era and of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. In the 21st century, there are many more participants in space, including countries such as India and China, and commercial companies such as SpaceX. How will the United States fare in a crowded outer space?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Join us for a discussion of this complex topic with Lori Garver, former Deputy Administrator of NASA.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This program will simultaneously be streamed to Zoom from 6:00 to 7:00 PM ET.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Copies of Lori Garver's recently published memoir, Escaping Gravity, will be available for purchase at the event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Disinformation and free speech: perspectives on the future of information</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 13</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12:00pm to 1:30pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT, Building 14, The Nexus, Hayden Library (Room 14S-130), 160 MEMORIAL DR, Cambridge, MA 02139</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disinformation-and-free-speech-perspectives-on-the-future-of-information-tickets-425870238347" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disinformation-and-free-speech-perspectives-on-the-future-of-information-tickets-425870238347</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Political discourse depends on the sharing of accurate information and an open exchange of ideas. Can we have both?</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A panel of experts from a range of disciplines will share their perspectives on how fact, fiction, and opinion converge, diverge, and occasionally collide. Based on their research, the speakers will share their views on how access to accurate information aligns with free speech; how we can help people evaluate information; and much more.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Panelists:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Adam Berinsky, Mitsui Professor of Political Science and Director of the MIT Political Experiments Research Lab</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Karger, Professor of Computer Science and member of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Rand, Erwin H. Schell Professor and Professor of Management Science and Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Moderator: Alexia Hudson-Ward, Associate Director of Research and Learning, MIT Libraries</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In-person event is open to current MIT community members only; lunch will be provided to in-person attendees who pre-register.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Live stream is available to anyone. Link will be emailed to registrants prior to the event. Streaming will begin at 12:15pm.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Pre-register for either option here: </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disinformation-and-free-speech-perspectives-on-the-future-of-information-tickets-425870238347" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/disinformation-and-free-speech-perspectives-on-the-future-of-information-tickets-425870238347</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A link to the recording will be emailed to all registrants when it becomes available.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brain, Body + Breath</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Saturday, October 15</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00pm</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Museum, 314 Main Street, Cambridge MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://tickets.mitmuseum.org/events/0f8f0038-981f-adc1-06d6-d3e9d8056834" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://tickets.mitmuseum.org/events/0f8f0038-981f-adc1-06d6-d3e9d8056834</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lower Level Seated - $20</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Upper Level General Admission - $5</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Seating is limited. Advance purchase is strongly recommended.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Brain, Body + Breath is a multisensory musical experience created by composer and innovator Tod Machover for the opening of the new MIT Museum.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Featuring three Machover world premieres, the concert explores the ways that music affects our bodies and minds while we produce, create or listen to sound.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The three compositions will be accompanied by spectacular graphics by Peter Torpey and performed by a handpicked ensemble of young New York-based soloists, led by violinist Marina Kifferstein. Tod Machover will conduct.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">need for affordable, climate-resilient housing in all markets across the country.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This forum is in a hybrid format. Attendees will have the option of being in-person, networking at the Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, or tuning in virtually.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers:</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jane Carbone, LEED AP, Director of Development, Homeowners' Rehab Inc.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">David Downs, Vice President, Catholic Charities POP (Progress of Peoples) Development Corporation</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lee Reiners, Policy Director, Duke Financial Economics Center</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Laurie Schoeman, Director, Climate and Sustainability, Capital Enterprise Community Partners</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Nouriel Roubini: Megathreats </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 18</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12pm EDT (3:00 PM PDT)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.166293049.620828836.1664163783-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001YTzcIEAT" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.166293049.620828836.1664163783-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001YTzcIEAT</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $10</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">In the 1970s, the United States faced stagflation: high rates of inflation combined with stagnant employment and growth. Global economist Nouriel Roubini predicts we are heading toward another Great Stagflation that will be difficult to recover from.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Is it too late to avoid this economic catastrophe? Financial and geopolitical certainties that we once took for granted have disappeared, and Roubini says we are now facing a period of severe instability, conflict and chaos. He offers a sobering analysis of 10 "megathreats" that are interconnected, immense in scale, and bearing down on us.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Hear more as Roubini predicts what is likely to unfold if we don’t reverse course and act now.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">NOTES</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This program is online-only. Please pre-register to receive a link to the live-stream event.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Pale Blue Dot under Pressure: Climate Change, Justice, and Resilience in Our Rapidly Warming World</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, October 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">9:15 AM–4:30 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Radcliffe Institute, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 and online</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2022-a-pale-blue-dot-under-pressure-symposium" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2022-a-pale-blue-dot-under-pressure-symposium</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate change is one of the, if not the, most significant threats facing our planet today. It affects life on Earth in countless known, and many still unknown, ways—from atmospheric health to wellness; natural ecosystems to small businesses; global security to neighborhood food insecurity; and international policy to individual decision-making—while exacerbating underlying patterns of inequality. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Mike and Nina Patterson Science Symposium will explore these interconnected issues through sessions investigating global climate systems and climate disasters, public policy, health, climate justice and activism, and methods of adaptation and remediation.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The program will begin with a keynote address on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 4 PM. Please return to this page for additional information in the coming weeks. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Energy Night 2022</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Friday, October 21</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Museum 314 Main Street Building E-28 Cambridge, MA 02142</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-energy-night-2022-tickets-418033769257" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-energy-night-2022-tickets-418033769257</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">MIT Energy Night is the first flagship event of the MIT Energy and Climate Club. It showcases close to 40 interactive presentations highlighting MIT’s unique innovation in climate and energy, annually drawing over 1,000 attendees. Presenters include MIT research labs, early-stage start-ups, and other climate and energy-focused companies. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Night is free and open to the public. This is a great opportunity to witness the cutting-edge energy research developing across MIT’s ecosystem and spark conversations with students, researchers, faculty, and industry leaders.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">You can find out more by visiting our website at </span><a href="https://www.mitec-night.org/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.mitec-night.org/</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental, Energy, and Engineering Career Fair</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">October 24</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">John B. Hynes Convention Center, Junior Ballroom, 302 & 304, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ejby3x4b3360f40a&llr=jrtn7kqab" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ejby3x4b3360f40a&llr=jrtn7kqab</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Career Fair is free for all students and job seekers to attend.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Trauma to Transformation: A Set of Existential Opportunities to Address Environmental Justice and the Climate Crisis</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 25</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4 PM ET</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Radcliffe Institute, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 OR Online on Zoom</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">RSVP at </span><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2022-mustafa-santiago-ali-lecture" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2022-mustafa-santiago-ali-lecture</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Mustafa Santiago Ali will discuss opportunities to address environmental justice and the climate crisis as part of the Kim and Judy Davis Dean’s Lecture Series and Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s focus area on climate change.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A thought leader, international speaker, policy maker, community liaison, trainer, and facilitator, Mustafa Santiago Ali is the vice president of environmental justice, climate, and community revitalization for the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the founder and CEO of Revitalization Strategies. Before joining NWF, he was the senior vice president of the Hip Hop Caucus (HHC), a national nonprofit organization, where he led the strategic direction, expansion, and operation of HHC’s portfolio on climate, environmental justice, and community revitalization. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ali previously worked for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for 24 years, beginning as a student at age 16. He was a founding member of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and most recently served as senior advisor for environmental justice and community revitalization and assistant associate administrator. He has lectured at over 100 colleges and universities, including Howard, Harvard, Yale, UC Berkeley, Duke, George Washington, Georgetown, and Spelman. Ali currently serves as a board member of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Union of Concerned Scientists, TREE, Roddenberry Foundation, and Climate Hawks Vote. He is a cohost of HHC’s radio show and podcast, The Coolest Show.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Ali uses a holistic approach to revitalizing vulnerable communities, helping them to move from surviving to thriving. Throughout his career, he has worked with more than 500 domestic and international communities to secure environmental, health, and economic justice.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Discussant</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Stephanie LeMenager RI ‘17, Barbara and Carlisle Moore Professor of English and Environmental Studies, University of Oregon</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Seminar: Lauren Culver, Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, October 31 </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:30pm - 2:30pm ET (4:30pm to 5:20pm PT)</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><a href="https://stanford-pilot.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=389f460e-1741-41c2-bc16-af1501842447" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://stanford-pilot.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=389f460e-1741-41c2-bc16-af1501842447</a><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Lauren Culver is an energy specialist with the World Bank. From 2012-2014, she served as an advisor within the State Department's Bureau of Energy Resources advising U.S. policymakers on energy markets and technologies. Previously, Lauren was a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she counseled the Undersecretary for Energy on innovation and manufacturing. Lauren earned a PhD in Management and Science and Engineering from Stanford University, an MS in Technology and Policy and an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from MIT, and a BS in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———— </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wet + Dry: Landscapes of Resilience and Material Exploration</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 3</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30 – 8 p.m.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Harvard, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Surfacedesign is a landscape architecture and urban design firm based in San Francisco, California. This internationally award-winning practice focuses on creating dynamic parks, campuses, plazas, waterfronts, civic landscapes and private gardens. The firm’s approach emphasizes and celebrates the unique context and imaginative potential of each project. The studio’s design process is rooted in asking novel questions and listening to a site and its users – a process that has led to engaging and inspiring landscapes that are rugged, contemporary, and crafted.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Increasingly, water has become a central focus of all landscape interventions. Holistic, systems-based design thinking that actively engages water extremes—from drought to flooding/sea level rise— is at the core of Surfacedesign’s practice. Challenging the formal manifestations of municipal guidelines and standards for water management, each project engages water as an integral design element. James and Roderick will share a range of work from the residential to the infrastructural. These works celebrate water systems and explore how planting, topography and cultural narratives can reinforce water resiliency.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speakers</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">James A. Lord, FASLA, Partner, Surfacedesign Inc </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">James A. Lord is a founding partner of Surfacedesign, Inc. James’ innovative design approach and stewardship of the firm’s design practice has established Surfacedesign as an international leader in urban design and sustainability. He leads projects in New Zealand, Hawaii, Mexico, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. James received his MLA from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and his BARCH from the University of Southern California. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Roderick Wyllie, FASLA, Partner, Surfacedesign Inc </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Roderick Wyllie is an award-winning landscape architect and a founding partner of Surfacedesign, Inc. Roderick has led a variety of complex projects within the office, including the Uber Campus in Mission Bay, San Francisco’s Bayfront Park, The Land’s End Visitor Center, The Barnacles at Pier 9 and Expedia Global Headquarters in Seattle. His horticultural knowledge and passion for material authenticity reinforce craftsmanship and attention to detail into each project at Surfacedesign. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">More information at </span><a href="https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/event/james-a-lord-and-roderick-wyllie-of-surfacedesign-wet-dry-landscapes-of-resilience-and-material-exploration/" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/event/james-a-lord-and-roderick-wyllie-of-surfacedesign-wet-dry-landscapes-of-resilience-and-material-exploration/</a></div>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-8689746510869274152022-08-29T00:09:00.001-04:002022-08-29T14:12:33.626-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - September 2022**Index**<br><br>
**Conferences**<br><br>
MIT Conference on Mining, Environment and Society<br>
Wednesday, September 7, 10:00 AM – Friday, September 9, 1:30 PM EDT<br><br>
EBC 4th Annual New England Climate Change and Resiliency Summit<br><br><br><br>
Tuesday, September 13<br><br><br>
Advancing the New European Bauhaus<br>
Thursday, September 15<br><br>
Reimagining the Role of Business in the Public Square<br>
Thursday, September 15<br><br>
International Conference on Sustainable Development<br>
Monday, September 19, 2022 - Tuesday, September 20, 2022 (all day)<br><br>
2022 MIT Sustainability Conference<br>
Tuesday, September 20<br><br>
NYC AgTech Week 2022 <br>
September 26 to October 1 <br><br><br>
**Lecture Series**<br><br>
Cross-sectoral Climate Change Impacts in Europe: Our Warming Planet: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation<br>
Wednesday, September 7<br><br>
Redesigning Our Communities for Life After Fossil Fuels<br>
Saturday, September 10 <br><br>
Rising to the Global Climate Challenge: Australia's Leadership<br>
Tuesday, September 13<br><br>
Deploying the Synergies Between Energy Access and Sustainable Development: Digital Zukunftssalon in the “The Forces of Transformation” series<br>
Tuesday, September 13<br><br>
What Are the Soil Carbon Sequestration Potentials of Biochar and Enhanced Weathering?: Towards a Durable Understanding of Soil Carbon as a Tool for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation<br>
Tuesday, September 13<br><br>
The Connective Tissue: Transmission in Support of Decarbonization<br>
Friday, September 30<br><br>
**Events**<br><br>
Facing Our Climate Anxiety Health Crisis<br>
Sunday, September 4<br><br>
Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It<br>
Tuesday, September 6<br><br>
Wole Soyinka in Conversation with Henry Louis Gates<br>
Wednesday, September 7<br><br>
EBC Energy Resources Webinar: Plugging In – Perspectives on Interconnection and Microgrids<br>
Thursday, September 8<br><br>
Discussion with Reverend Mariama White-Hammond, Boston’s Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space<br>
Thursday, September 8<br><br>
Inverter Technology: Unlocking the Full Potential of Heat Pumps to Decarbonize the Northeast<br>
Friday, September 9<br><br>
Mid-Cambridge PLANT SWAP<br>
Saturday September 10 <br><br>
Green Anarchy or Eco-Socialism: a debate on scale and tactics<br>
Monday, September 12<br><br>
Save Democracy and the Planet<br>
Monday, September 12<br><br>
California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric—and What It Means for America's Power Grid<br>
Tuesday, September 13 <br><br>
Greentown Labs EnergyBar: Climatetech Career Fair<br>
September 13<br><br>
Confronting Climate Change with Design for Resilience<br>
Tuesday, September 13 <br><br>
Environmental Justice: Past, Present, and Future <br>
Thursday, September 15<br><br>
The 32nd First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony<br>
Thursday, September 15<br><br>
Funding Climate, Energy & Sustainability Ventures<br>
Thursday, September 15<br><br>
The State of the European Green Deal: Quo vadis EGD?<br>
Friday, September 16<br><br>
XRBoston Stop the Fossil Fuel Industry, Now: September Week of Rebellion<br>
September 17 - September 25<br><br>
Boston Local Food Festival<br>
Sunday, September 18<br><br>
Our Veterans, Wounds of War<br>
Monday, September 19 <br><br>
MIT.nano September Seminar: Electronic skins for robotics and wearables<br>
Monday, September 19<br><br>
Anjali Waikar, Operations Director, Litigation, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)<br>
Monday, September 19<br><br>
Aging & the Economy<br>
Tuesday, September 20<br><br>
Climate Change: A Solutions Approach (webinar)<br>
Wednesday, September 21<br><br>
Environmental Justice: Case Studies on Policy, Advocacy and Litigation Trends<br>
Wednesday, September 21<br><br>
How Innovation Districts Can Embrace Risk and Strengthen Community<br>
Wednesday, September 21<br><br>
Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station (FRRACS)<br>
Wednesday, September 21<br><br>
Reaching Net-Zero with Credit Transparency <br>
Thursday, September 22<br><br>
Sustainability Festival<br>
Thursday, September 22<br><br>
Drawing Us Together: Public Life and Public Health in Contemporary Comics<br>
Thursday, September 22<br><br>
Responding to a Perfect Storm of Crises in Ukraine and Beyond: A European Perspective<br>
Friday, September 23<br><br>
13th Annual Dance for World Community Festival<br>
Saturday, September 24<br><br>
Creating a Climate Action Plan Centered in Justice, Part 1<br>
Tuesday, September 27<br><br>
Climate Change Impacts: How Massachusetts Can Stand in Solidarity with Cuba<br>
Wednesday, September 28<br><br>
Cleantech Open Northeast Finals Judging, Awards & Showcase<br>
September 29<br><br>
Low-Carbon Hydrogen Accelerator Final Showcase<br>
September 29<br><br>
On Reckonings, Reimagining, and The Third Reconstruction: A Conversation with Historians Joseph Peniel and Ibram X. Kendi<br>
Thursday, September 29<br><br>
Gutman Library Virtual Book Talk: The Voices of the Trees<br>
Monday, October 3<br><br>
These kinds of events are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them.<br><br>
This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at <a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a>) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (<a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a>). <br><br>
A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. <br><br>
If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.<br><br>
Thanks for reading.<br><br>
Solar IS Civil Defense,<br>
George Mokray<br>
gmoke@world.std.com<br><br>
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Zero Net Energy links list - quarterly listserv - <a href="https://zeronetenrg.blogspot.com">https://zeronetenrg.blogspot.com</a> <br>
City Agriculture links list - quarterly listserv - http://cityag.blogspot.com<br>
Geometry links list - bimonthly listserv - <a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a><br>
Notes on lectures and books - bimonthly - <a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a><br>
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**Conferences**<br><br>
MIT Conference on Mining, Environment and Society<br>
Wednesday, September 7, 10:00 AM – Friday, September 9, 1:30 PM EDT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-conference-on-mining-environment-and-society-tickets-358555056827">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-conference-on-mining-environment-and-society-tickets-358555056827</a><br>
Cost: $25 – $150<br><br>
This virtual conference will examine environmental and social challenges around mining, and what stakeholders can do to address them.<br><br>
MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI) will host an online conference on September 7-9, 2022 on “Mining, Environment, and Society”.<br>
In the face of the urgent threat of climate change, economies are undergoing a transition from conventional to renewable sources of energy. What does this mean for the world’s future resource needs? We can expect to see less extraction of coal and oil—but more mining of metals like lithium, copper, cobalt, and nickel, which come with their own social and environmental impacts. This conference will bring together social and natural scientists, policymakers, industry stakeholders, and environmental organizations to examine the nature of these conflicting challenges and explore opportunities to collaborate for solutions.<br><br>
The event is one of a series led by MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative to examine the environmental and social considerations of specific industries.<br>
To promote dialogue and collaboration, registered attendees will have the opportunity to network in panel-specific chatrooms before, during and after the conference, will receive the complete registered attendee list, and presenters will have the option to upload their slides for the registered audience to view. Sessions will feature moderated Q&A. Session recordings will be made available to registered attendees after the conference.<br><br>
There is a charge for attendance. Entry charges will fund the live video production of the conference and recordings, and post-conference research and publications.<br>
The schedule is here. For more information, email us at esi-mine@mit.edu.<br><br><br><br>
EBC 4th Annual New England Climate Change and Resiliency Summit<br>
Tuesday, September 13<br>
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/5c474204-d65e-4d8c-a870-c5d34078a656/register">https://web.cvent.com/event/5c474204-d65e-4d8c-a870-c5d34078a656/register</a><br>
Cost: $25 - $190<br><br>
Unprecedented policy, regulatory, and funding decisions related to how we address climate change are being made at the state and federal level. Whether you are in the public sector, work in industry, or provide environmental consulting services, climate change adaptation and mitigation impacts your work. The fourth annual EBC New England Climate Change and Resiliency Summit will provide an opportunity to learn how New England is addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with adapting to climate change and reducing vulnerability to climate change impacts, working to meet state and federal greenhouse gas reduction goals, and transitioning to a carbon-free economy. For those in the environmental business community at the frontlines of adaptation and transition, the Summit is a forum to listen, learn, network and ask questions related to rapidly developing policy and programs connected to climate change.<br><br>
Representatives from the six New England States will provide updates on their specific climate change plans, program priorities, and implementation strategies. The major focus will be on those key elements that are moving each state’s programs forward in preparation for the impact of climate change.<br><br>
General Continuing Education Certificates are awarded by the EBC for this program (3.0 training contact hours). Certificates are automatically provided via email link for registered attendees at the conclusion of the webinar.<br><br>
Speaker Agenda:<br>
Rhode Island <br>
Terry Gray, Director, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<br>
Shaun O’Rourke, Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank<br>
Connecticut<br>
Rebecca French, Director of the Office of Climate Planning, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection<br>
Massachusetts<br>
Mia G. Mansfield, Director of Climate Adaptation and Resilience, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts<br>
Vermont – Invited<br>
New Hampshire<br>
Kirsten Howard, Resilience Program Coordinator, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services<br>
Nathalie DiGeronimo, Resilience Project Manager, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services<br>
Maine<br>
Sarah Curran, Deputy Director, Climate Planning & Community Partnerships, Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, State of Maine<br><br><br><br>
Advancing the New European Bauhaus<br>
Thursday, September 15<br>
RSVP <a href="https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/kick-off-conference-of-the-project-advancing-the-1">https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/kick-off-conference-of-the-project-advancing-the-1</a><br><br>
This international online conference marks the kick-off of the UBA flagship project "Advancing the New European Bauhaus” (AdNEB). The event features experts from the field and interesting discussions. The President of the German Environment Agency Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner as well as Ruth Reichstein (Advisory Board of the President of the European Commission) and Michela Magas (High Level Roundtable New European Bauhaus) will discuss in the opening panel the opportunities and challenges of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative to promote healthy, climate and environmentally friendly, high quality living for all.<br><br>
Following a general introduction to the project AdNEB, there will be four parallel workshops focusing on urban retrofitting, climate adaptation, mobility inventions and multifunctional inner urban development.<br><br>
A keynote by Prof. Dr. Harriet Bulkeley (Durham University and Utrecht University) on "Environmental Politics in the Anthropocene City” will be a further highlight (see Conference Agenda at https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/kick-off-conference-of-the-flagship-project).<br><br>
The conference will be held in English<br><br>
The Webex access link will be sent after registration is completed.<br><br><br><br>
Reimagining the Role of Business in the Public Square<br>
Thursday, September 15<br>
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.<br>
Harvard Business School Campus, Soldier’s Field Road, Allston
RSVP at <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/a189dbde-1f4d-467f-b87d-fd087d43e9bf/summary">https://web.cvent.com/event/a189dbde-1f4d-467f-b87d-fd087d43e9bf/summary</a><br><br>
Over the past two-plus years, the world has been forced to focus on several complex and interrelated challenges, including a global pandemic; the climate crisis and a series of environmental disasters; social unrest around policing and racial inequity; eroding confidence in globalization and capitalism itself, and; increasing skepticism about democracy as a pathway to positive change. Independently and together, these challenges are fueling demands around sustainability, economic and social justice, and the long-term interests of a broad range of stakeholders. Customers and employees, as well as investors, activists, and policymakers, increasingly lay these challenges at the doorstep of businesses. This event is dedicated to facilitating an exchange of ideas among leaders from business, public policy, law, academia and civil society about practical, principled, and effective ideas to make meaningful progress on ESG commitments, metrics, and accountability.<br><br><br><br>
International Conference on Sustainable Development<br>
Monday, September 19, 2022 - Tuesday, September 20, 2022 (all day)<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://ic-sd.org/register/">https://ic-sd.org/register/</a><br><br>
ICSD is the top academic international conference for discussing sustainable development issues. The parallel sessions include over 300 oral and poster presentations from researchers and development practitioners from across the world, presenting their work on topics ranging from gender equity to climate change to economic development, all focused on solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<br><br>
In addition, ICSD’s plenaries allow participants to hear thought provoking speeches and conversations from leaders in the field of sustainable development. Speakers and panelists include heads of state, UN officials, CEOs, economists, and university professors.<br><br>
ICSD is a truly global event with programming that spans across all time zones and welcomes participants from all across the world – 149 countries in 2020 to be exact! Side events offer participants additional opportunities to meet with fellow participants, explore specific topics with more detail, and learn something new.<br><br>
This year’s theme celebrates our 10 year anniversary: A Decade of ICSD.<br><br>
Registration is officially open and free for all!<br>
To stay updated on the conference, you can also follow ICSD on Twitter, on Instagram, connect with ICSD on Facebook, or subscribe to our newsletter.<br><br>
Event Contact Information: ICSD<br>
info@ic-sd.org<br><br><br><br>
2022 MIT Sustainability Conference<br>
Tuesday, September 20<br>
8:00am to 5:00pm<br>
Boston Marriott Cambridge 50 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://ilp.mit.edu/Sustainability22">https://ilp.mit.edu/Sustainability22</a><br>
Cost: $2250<br><br>
Here at MIT, sustainability can mean many things. New materials for everything from electronics to infrastructure which are both functional and kind to the environment. “Green” government and corporate policies which regulate energy and greenhouse gas production. Innovative urban planning for a city of the future which is efficient, but also accessible and abundant. Whether stated in economic, environmental, social, or technological terms, sustainability is the capacity to endure – to consume, grow, and thrive – but not to be consumed and perish in the process. Join us for 2022 MIT Sustainability Conference: Technologies and Industry which explores how MIT and its community of researchers and corporate members are leading the way in sustainability research.<br><br>
NYC AgTech Week 2022 <br>
September 26 to October 1 <br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2022/6/23/nyc-agriculture-collective-thought-for-food-partner-for-nyc-agtech-week-2022">https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2022/6/23/nyc-agriculture-collective-thought-for-food-partner-for-nyc-agtech-week-2022</a><br><br><br>
**Lecture Series**<br><br>
Cross-sectoral Climate Change Impacts in Europe: Our Warming Planet: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation<br>
Wednesday, September 7<br>
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudOGqpzktHtFk3RcJabclIypjlmPgxmLJ">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudOGqpzktHtFk3RcJabclIypjlmPgxmLJ</a><br><br>
Paula Harrison, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK<br>
We are excited to announce the next few webinars featuring lectures from Our Warming Planet: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, published by World Scientific. <br><br>
Access recordings from previous sessions here: http://www.ccrun.org/resources/lectures-in-climate-change-volume-2/<br><br>
Purchase book: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12312<br>
Get 30% off by using the discount code: WSWARMING30<br><br>
Event Contact Information: Manishka De Mel<br>
manishka.demel@columbia.edu<br><br><br><br>
Redesigning Our Communities for Life After Fossil Fuels: A series of virtual and in-person community events in 6 locations in the U.S. and Canada – Sept 2022 to March 2023<br>
Saturday, September 10 <br>
1:00 – 4:30 pm ET <br>
RSVP at <a href="https://bio4climate.org/redesigning-our-communities-for-life-after-fossil-fuels-september-10/registration/">https://bio4climate.org/redesigning-our-communities-for-life-after-fossil-fuels-september-10/registration/</a><br>
Cost: $5 - $40<br><br>
Keynote Address: Life After Fossil Fuels<br>
Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute<br>
Richard Heinberg is a Senior Fellow at Post Carbon Institute and is the author of 14 books, including POWER: LIMITS AND PROSPECTS FOR HUMAN SURVIVAL, along with hundreds of essays and articles, some of which have appeared in NATURE, WALL STREET JOURNAL and THE AMERICAN PROSPECT. He has lectured on 6 continents and has appeared in numerous environmental documentary films. <br><br>
The Power of Ecosystem Restoration<br>
Maya Dutta, Assistant Director of Regenerative Projects, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate<br>
Why Growing Food Must Be Our Top Priority<br>
Philip Bogdonoff, Board Member and Co-Founder, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate D.C. Chapter<br>
Transforming Dirt to Soil: Restoration Principles to Create a Local Green-Space Network<br>
Kyree Clark, Network Builder, Community Gardens, IMPACT Silver Spring, Montgomery County Racial Equity (MORE) Network<br>
Thinking Outside the Box To Transform Our Food Infrastructure<br>
Graciela Rivera-Oven, Chief Executive Officer, UpCounty Hub<br>
How to Substitute Native Plants for Lawn <br>
and Easy Ways to Handle Stormwater in Your Yard<br>
Kit Gage, Interim President, Friends of Sligo Creek and Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional<br>
Equitable Access to Land for People of Color<br>
Tope Fajingbesi, CPA FCA, Managing Partner, Dodo Farms<br>
How to Start or Improve Your Backyard Compost<br>
Benny Erez, Director of Urban Agriculture and Compost Guru, EcoCity Farms<br>
How Permaculture Can Change Your Family Culture and the World for the Better<br>
Bridgette Downer, Organic Farmer Permaculturist, Chicken of the Woods Farm<br>
Youth Education: Teaching What the Classroom Doesn’t Provide on Regenerative Agriculture<br>
Kayla Agonoy, Deputy Director, EcoCity Farms<br>
From Housing to Villaging: 5 Essentials<br>
Beck Mordini, Founder and Director, Villaging<br>
Capturing Rainwater with Rain Barrels, Cisterns, and Bioretention Techniques<br>
Danila Sheveiko, Fern Glade Urban Farm & Native Plant Nursery<br><br>
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate is partnering with the Post Carbon Institute and many local community groups to bring you a series of events on transitioning our communities to manage our ecological crises. These events will take place virtually on Zoom and in-person at community events in 6 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our first location is in Montgomery County, Maryland and the surrounding area.<br><br>
Join us and our local community hosts, the Montgomery County Racial Equity (MORE) Network and Impact Silver Spring, for our virtual event on Saturday, September 10 as we share resources, expertise, and actionable solutions to build resilience for these rapidly changing times<br><br>
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate has been partnering with GBH on a climate lecture series and previous events can be accessed at
<a href="https://forum-network.org/lectures/drying-rivers-and-drought-what-we-can-do-massachusetts/">https://forum-network.org/lectures/drying-rivers-and-drought-what-we-can-do-massachusetts/</a><br><br><br><br>
Rising to the Global Climate Challenge: Australia's Leadership<br>
Tuesday, September 13<br>
4:00pm - 5:15pm ET<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rising-to-the-global-climate-challenge-australias-leadership-registration-401509514767">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rising-to-the-global-climate-challenge-australias-leadership-registration-401509514767</a><br>
This will be a hybrid event, with virtual access provided via Zoom – details of how to take part, either virtually or in-person, will be found in your order confirmation email.This will be a hybrid event, with virtual access provided via Zoom – details of how to take part, either virtually or in-person, will be found in your order confirmation email.<br><br>
As increasingly extreme weather events swept the country – such as the devastating wildfires of early 2020 – local advocates and activists contested widespread climate disinformation and mobilized people power to achieve meaningful governmental action. These efforts helped to bring about the groundbreaking Climate Change Bill, expected to become law in Australia in This will be a hybrid event, with virtual access provided via Zoom – details of how to take part, either virtually or in-person, will be found in your order confirmation email.<br><br>
This will be a hybrid event, with virtual access provided via Zoom – details of how to take part, either virtually or in-person, will be found in your order confirmation email.<br><br><br>
This will be a hybrid event, with virtual access provided via Zoom – details of how to take part, either virtually or in-person, will be found in your order confirmation email.<br>
the coming weeks, which pledges to cut the country’s emissions 43% by 2030.<br><br>
Climate change remains a highly divisive issue across the globe, but Australia’s gradual move toward this progressive new law is an example of cohesion in a fracturing world. It demonstrates that national governments are acknowledging the extent of this shared global problem and are enacting policies that make a difference.<br><br>
Join Perry World House and the Annenberg Public Policy Center for a conversation on these developments with former Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull and Penn’s Michael E. Mann, moderated by Kathleen Hall Jamieson. Turnbull will share how his government gained traction on critical climate issues, such as the development of new renewable energy projects like the Snowy Hydro 2.0 hydroelectricity scheme, and together they will examine how to make progress on climate change by tackling rampant disinformation and moving governments toward effective action.<br><br>
This keynote conversation, part of Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium, “A Fracturing World: The Future of Globalization,” also serves as the launch event for the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media (PCSSM), which will be led by Professor Mann and housed at the Annenberg Public Policy Center. University of Pennsylvania President M. Elizabeth Magill will provide introductory remarks for the program.<br><br>
Introduction<br>
M. Elizabeth “Liz” Magill is the University of Pennsylvania’s ninth president. A legal scholar and inspiring leader, Magill came to Penn after serving as Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Virginia; prior to her role at UVA, she was the Richard E. Lang Professor and Dean of the Stanford Law School. A scholar of administrative and constitutional law, Magill is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Law Institute. She has been a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, held a fellowship in the Law and Public Affairs Program at Princeton University, and was the Thomas Jefferson visiting professor at Downing College, Cambridge University.<br><br>
Speakers<br>
Michael E. Mann is Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania, with a secondary appointment in the Annenberg School for Communication. He is director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media (PCSSM). He is also a co-founder of the award-winning science website RealClimate.org and the author of five books, including The Tantrum that Saved the World and The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet.<br><br>
Malcolm Turnbull was the 29th prime minister of Australia. Prior to entering politics, he enjoyed successful careers as a lawyer, investment banker, and journalist. He entered the Australian Parliament in 2004 and during that time served as minister for the environment and water resources, minister for communications, and as prime minister from 2015-18. Mr. Turnbull has a deep interest in energy issues and renewable energy. He recognized the urgent need for large-scale storage to make intermittent renewables reliable and started the construction of the Snowy Hydro 2.0 pumped-hydro scheme. Mr. Turnbull is the author of several books including The Spycatcher Trial (1988), Fighting for the Republic (1999) and his memoir A Bigger Picture (2020).<br><br>
Moderator<br>
Kathleen Hall Jamieson is the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication, the Walter and Leonore Director of the University’s Annenberg Public Policy Center, and Program Director of the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands. She has authored or co-authored 17 books, including Creating Conspiracy Beliefs: How Our Thoughts Are Shaped and Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President, which won the 2019 R.R. Hawkins Award from the Association of American Publishers.<br><br><br><br>
Deploying the Synergies Between Energy Access and Sustainable Development: Digital Zukunftssalon in the “The Forces of Transformation” series<br>
Tuesday, September 13<br>
4:00 AM - 5:30 AM EDT (10am - 11:30am Germany)<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/218475582309100300">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/218475582309100300</a><br><br>
Securing universal access to clean and reliable energy is a critical milestone for both: realising the just and green transformations of our energy systems and achieving the other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted through the Agenda 2030.<br><br>
On 13 September 2022 the Wuppertal Institute will hold a digital Zukunftssalon from 10.00 to 11.30 am as part of the "The Forces of Transformation" series to dive deeper into "Deploying the synergies between energy access and sustainable development".<br><br>
By 2020 730 Million people still lived without access to electricity and almost a third of the world population relied on inefficient and unhealthy fuels and technologies for cooking their daily meals. Overcoming these energy inequalities and marginalisation is one of the core tasks for the realisation of just energy transitions. Moreover, energy marginalisation not only implies living conditions out of the reach of energy infrastructures. Very often it is also linked to poor access to other basic services, such as health, education, water, sanitation, transport and communication networks. And energy is often key for securing the provision of such services. Indeed energy is inextricably linked to virtually all other sustainable development goals (SDGs). <br><br>
In the last decade, important advances have been achieved in attending the energy needs of marginalised population. However, the current pace of change is insufficient for reaching universal access to electricity, clean fuels, and technologies for cooking by 2030, as set under the SDG7. Moreover, the dynamics in other SDGs is similarly worrying. Therefore, more than ever before it is important to understand and effectively deploy the synergies between energy access and other sustainable development dimensions. In principle, energy can (em)power practically any component of the livelihoods of people. However, achieving real and long-lasting impacts remains a crucial challenge.<br><br>
What are those general synergies between energy access and other SDGs? <br>
How can energy access projects recognise and effectively attend the context-specific development opportunities, motivations and challenges of the involved communities?<br>
What are the factors that influence the actual impact on sustainable development from energy access projects?<br><br>
In this digital Zukunftssalon Dr. Long Seng To, Joint Director of the Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience (STEER) at Loughborough University, and Dr. Julia C. Terrapon-Pfaff, Co-Head of the Research Unit International Energy Transitions at the Wuppertal Institute, will discuss both conceptual advances and evidence from empirical research about how energy access interventions can effectively spark sustainable development of the involved communities. The online seminar will be hosted by Dr. Willington Ortiz, Researcher in the Research Unit International Energy Transitions at the Wuppertal Institute.<br><br><br><br>
What Are the Soil Carbon Sequestration Potentials of Biochar and Enhanced Weathering?: Towards a Durable Understanding of Soil Carbon as a Tool for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation<br>
Tuesday, September 13<br>
3:00 PM Eastern <br>
RSVP at <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3779137337725556493">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3779137337725556493</a></a><br><br>
In our sixth webinar of 2022, “Biochar and Enhanced Weathering,” we will discuss two emerging soil sequestration technologies with leading U.S. experts. Dr. Johannes Lehmann (Cornell University) will discuss the path ahead for biochar utilization. Dan Maxbauer (Carleton College) will describe the technical potential for crushed silicate rocks to sequester CO2 through enhanced mineral weathering.<br><br>
Dan Maxbauer is an Assistant Professor in the Geology Department at Carleton College where he teaches courses on climate science and the carbon cycle. His most current research is focused on carbon dioxide removal through enhanced weathering in agricultural systems. Along with undergraduate students from Carleton, Dan is overseeing an agricultural field trial for enhanced weathering through applications of crushed basalt and a commercially available slag fertilizer.<br><br>
Johannes Lehmann focuses his research and teaching in soil biogeochemistry and soil fertility management. His specialization is in soil organic matter and nutrient studies of managed and natural ecosystems with a focus on soil carbon sequestration, nutrient recycling from wastes, biochar systems, circular economy, and sustainable agriculture in the tropics (especially Africa). His research stretches from ultra-fine scale microscopy to examine carbon stabilization in soils to global-scale carbon and nutrient cycles.<br><br><br><br>
The Connective Tissue: Transmission in Support of Decarbonization<br>
Friday, September 30<br>
9:00 am-12:30 pm<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9-30-22-roundtable-transmission-in-support-of-decarbonization-tickets-367862495627">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9-30-22-roundtable-transmission-in-support-of-decarbonization-tickets-367862495627</a><br>
Cost: $0 - $100<br><br>
FERC Transmission NOPR(s) and Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission<br>
Co-Keynotes<br>
Chairman Richard Glick, FERC<br>
Chairman Matthew Nelson, MA DPU<br>
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has embarked on an ambitious, and likely ground-breaking, multi-faceted effort to revamp the nation’s transmission planning, cost allocation, and project development/ interconnection processes in support of decarbonization and the enhanced reliability, resilience, and cost-effectiveness of our electricity system. This began with an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANOPR) issued in July 2021 and has thus far resulted in the promulgation of a detailed NOPR in April focused primarily on regional transmission planning and cost allocation, and a second NOPR, focusing mainly on interconnection, released in mid-June.<br><br>
In support of its inquiry into transmission reform, and in recognition of the critical roles that states currently do play in transmission siting and decarbonization - and could play in transmission-related planning and cost allocation - FERC, in partnership with NARUC, has launched a first-of-its-kind Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission. The Task Force is comprised of all five FERC Commissioners and ten state public utility Chairs/Commissioners representing every region of the country.<br><br>
We are honored to have as our co-keynote speakers FERC Chairman Richard Glick, who also co-Chairs the Task Force, and MA DPU Chairman Mathew Nelson, one of the two state Chairs/Commissioners representing the entire Northeast on the Task Force.<br><br>
Key Innovations in Transmission Planning, Procurement, and Cost Allocation<br>
Doreen Harris, President & CEO NYSERDA<br>
Abe Silverman, General Counsel, NJ BPU<br>
Aubrey Johnson, VP System Planning, MISO <br>
Robert Ethier, VP System Planning, ISO New England<br><br>
Virtually every major study on decarbonization has concluded that we need to double or triple the amount of transmission in the United States to fully decarbonize our economy. While FERC is busy revamping federal rules around transmission, the states and regional transmission organizations (RTOs) continue to forge ahead with major innovations in transmission-related planning, procurement, and cost allocation. <br><br>
In this panel, we will hear from state and RTO leaders at the cutting edge of those innovations, which include:
New York’s recent terrestrial transmission RFP, which resulted in the selection and approval of two major north-to-south lines - one bringing hydro from Quebec to NYC and the other delivering solar and other renewables from upstate NY to downstate NY. We will also hear about NY’s plans for building transmission to support its ambitious offshore wind (OSW) development plans.<br><br>
New Jersey’s recent first-in-the-nation RFP dedicated specifically to offshore wind transmission, including network transmission options. This pioneering effort was supported by extensive PJM modeling and utilized FERC’s state agreement approach. The winners of this RFP should be announced in time for discussion at the Roundtable. <br><br>
MISO’s recent $10 billion long-range transmission plan demonstrates many of the best practices illustrative of FERC’s recent transmission NOPR, including looking at a broader range of benefits over a 20–40-year time horizon, a large portfolio of “multi-value” projects across the region, the use of scenario analysis, and an innovative approach to cost allocation. This portfolio of projects is slated for approval in July.<br><br>
ISO New England’s 2050 Transmission Study, conducted in close coordination with the New England states (through NESCOE), seeks to better understand the transmission that will be needed to support increased electricity demand (which is likely to double with electrification of buildings and vehicles to over 50 GW). ISO’s initial analysis showed that approximately half of our current transmission lines could be overloaded. In the study’s next phase, which should be complete prior to this Roundtable, ISO-NE will identify potential solutions to those overloads. <br><br><br>
**Events**<br><br>
Facing Our Climate Anxiety Health Crisis<br>
Sunday, September 4<br>
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EDT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/facing-our-climate-anxiety-health-crisis-tickets-402198645977">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/facing-our-climate-anxiety-health-crisis-tickets-402198645977</a><br><br>
Join author and researcher Britt Wray speaking about transforming eco-distress into purposeful and compassionate action<br><br>
Human responses to the global climate crisis and the earth’s current ecological state tend to span a wide range, including shock, grief denial numbness and rage. Embedded within the catastrophic risk of the climate crisis or issues of social justice, economic inequality, and cultural bias. Hear how we can create personal practices and collaborative activities to strengthen ourselves and our communities. Find out how we can meet our ecological grief and dread, turning it into purposeful action while staying connected to our emotional landscape.
Britt Wray is an author and researcher working at the forefront of climate change and mental health. She is currently a Human and Planetary Health Fellow at Stanford University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.<br><br><br><br>
Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It<br>
Tuesday, September 6<br>
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. AZ Time<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://asu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sDc_UV36SMuolAMM6s0T2A">https://asu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sDc_UV36SMuolAMM6s0T2A</a><br><br>
Join us for a virtual seminar led by M. Nolan Gray, a professional city planner, expert in urban land-use regulation, and Affiliated Scholar with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.<br><br>
In his new book, Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It, Gray lays the groundwork for this ambitious cause by clearing up common confusions and myths about how American cities regulate growth and examining the major contemporary critiques of zoning.<br><br>
In this discussion, Gray explains how zoning has failed to address even our most basic concerns about urban growth over the past century, and how we can think about a new way of planning a more affordable, prosperous, equitable, and sustainable American city.<br><br>
Moderated by David Crummey, Vice President, Community Development Banking (Arizona), PNC, this event is in partnership with Island Press, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that shines a spotlight on crucial issues and focuses attention on sustainable solutions.<br><br>
Co-hosted by the Sustainable Cities Network at ASU.<br><br><br><br>
Wole Soyinka in Conversation with Henry Louis Gates<br>
Wednesday, September 7<br>
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM <br>
Main Library, 449 Broadway, Lecture Hall, Cambridge<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://cambridgepl.libcal.com/event/8906232">https://cambridgepl.libcal.com/event/8906232</a><br><br>
Join Nobel Prize Laureate Wole Soyinka as he discusses his work with acclaimed literary critic Henry Louis Gates.<br><br>
Nigerian playwright and political activist Wole Soyinka received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. Soyinka, who writes in English, is the author of five memoirs, several novels, and 19 plays shaped by a diverse range of influences, including avant-garde traditions, politics, and African myth. His poetry similarly draws on Yoruba myths, his life as an exile and in prison, and politics.<br><br>
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder, Professor Gates has authored or co-authored twenty-four books and created twenty-one documentary films, including Wonders of the African World and African American Lives.<br><br>
This event is sponsored by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation.<br><br>
Registration is required.<br><br><br><br>
EBC Energy Resources Webinar: Plugging In – Perspectives on Interconnection and Microgrids<br>
Thursday, September 8<br>
9:00 am - 11:30 am EST<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/1a4656b8-1164-4bd0-a186-8124672763b7/register">https://web.cvent.com/event/1a4656b8-1164-4bd0-a186-8124672763b7/register</a><br>
Cost: $25 - $120<br><br>
Power grids are facing a major transformation, driven by the need to integrate renewable energy, improve energy efficiency, and allow consumers more control over their energy consumption. This EBC Energy Resources Webinar will present an overview of the current trends, policies, and processes required to connect renewables and behind the meter assets, such as microgrids, to the regional electric system. This webinar will explore the interconnection process from planning through permitting. Panelists will provide perspectives and experiences from a regulated utility company, private renewable energy generation developers, environmental permit specialists, and distributed energy resource development engineers.<br><br>
A robust panel discussion with the audience will conclude the webinar.<br><br><br><br>
Discussion with Reverend Mariama White-Hammond, Boston’s Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space<br>
Thursday, September 8<br>
12 – 1PM<br>
Tufts, Breed Memorial Hall, 51 Winthrop Street, Medford<br>
RSVP for Zoom at <a href="https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vk1bQ2vLTdOvGIOHaiEnNA">https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vk1bQ2vLTdOvGIOHaiEnNA</a><br><br>
Join for lunch and a discussion with Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, Boston’s Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space. She will review how Boston has demonstrated its leadership as a Green New Deal city, including the ordinance around emissions standards and the launch of a green jobs program for environmental justice communities. Vegetarian food will be served, with vegan and gluten-free options available. Registration is not required for in person attendance.<br><br><br><br>
Inverter Technology: Unlocking the Full Potential of Heat Pumps to Decarbonize the Northeast<br>
Friday, September 9<br>
1pm-2pm<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://nesea.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=424">https://nesea.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=424</a><br><br>
Join Jon Hacker, Manager of Energy Efficiency Business Development for Daikin USA, for our final BuildingEnergy NYC pre-conference webinar.<br><br>
During this session you’ll gain a better understanding of what an inverter is, how it impacts heat pump and air conditioner operation, benefits inverters bring to occupants, and how inverters play a crucial role in decarbonizing buildings in NY and the northeast.<br><br><br><br>
Mid-Cambridge PLANT SWAP<br>
Saturday September 10 <br>
NOON to 2 pm (Rain date—in case of DOWNPOUR—is Sunday Sep. 11, 12-2)<br>
Fayette Park, (near the corner of Broadway and Fayette Street), Cambridge<br>
Contact: hmsnively@aol.com<br>
As always, bring anything you’d like to share. No need for elegant packaging, but please do write down the names of plants. We expect to have perennials, seedlings, seeds, indoor plants, catalogs, pots, tools, and lots of "whatever." Feel free to just come, chat with neighbors, talk gardening. And if you can help with setup or cleanup, thank you. Please let me know. <br><br>
But one caveat: we have to make sure this isn’t a superspreader of.. Asian jumping worms! They have spread so widely that it’s hard to be sure anyone’s yard is free of them. If you don’t know about them, see https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/fact-sheets/jumpingcrazysnake-worms-amynthas-spp <br><br>
"Houseplants are fine… and so are seedlings started in potting soil.. And of course seeds, tools, pots, etc. Bring ‘em on!
But if you're digging anything straight out of the soil, you have 2 choices:<br>
If possible, please wash off the plant roots--dunk them in water till you see no soil on the roots, therefore probably no worm eggs. Then bring them bare root in wet newspaper or a plastic bag, or repot them in clean potting soil.
If you don't have time to wash them off, we'll put them in a separate area where people can help themselves, knowing they could possibly have worm eggs. Not likely, but possible. <br><br>
"And we'll have a couple people around who know about worms, and some info sheets. Yup, we're all sick of following protocols, but we'll just be careful and make it work. 'Spread the word, not the worm!'"<br><br><br><br>
Green Anarchy or Eco-Socialism: a debate on scale and tactics<br>
Monday, September 12<br>
10AM - 11:30AM EST (4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CEST)<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-anarchy-or-eco-socialism-a-debate-on-scale-and-tactics-tickets-384215708527">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-anarchy-or-eco-socialism-a-debate-on-scale-and-tactics-tickets-384215708527</a><br><br>
Which alternative to techno-capitalism is better able to address the global change challenges we face: Green Anarchy or Eco-Socialism?<br><br>
The debaters: <br>
Benjamin Sovacool—energy and climate change scholar, Editor of Energy Research & Social Science, University of Sussex, United Kingdom, and Aarhus University, Denmark<br>
Matthew T. Huber— Eco-Socialist and Marxist Geographer, Author of Climate Change as Class War (Verso 2022), Syracuse University<br>
The facilitator: <br>
Alexandra Köves— an ecological economist and associate professor at the Institute of Operations and Decision Sciences at Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary.<br><br>
The Movements: <br>
Green Anarchy and Eco Socialism, have emerged as alternative strategies to resolve global challenges such as the climate crisis, which neoliberal capitalism, time and again, has demonstrated an inability to address. <br><br>
While sharing a similar urgency and critique on the role techno-capitalism and fossil capital are playing in global ecocide, there are substantial differences between them. Green Anarchists and other “small is beautiful” advocates aspire to empower local communities through mutual aid in a decentralized response to societal and ecological collapse, while those who identify as Eco-Socialists are focused more on harnessing the coercive power of the state for a centralized intervention that will transform society at national and ultimately international scales. <br><br>
The Debate:<br>
Acknowledging that both perspectives have a substantial diversity of views within them, this debate will focus on the essential differences, including scale and tactics to transform society, between the communitarian/anarchist and more centralized socialist approaches. The schism and polemical war between them has the potential for undermining the already daunting challenge of disrupting the techno-capitalist juggernaut that inevitably prioritizes profits over people and planet.<br><br>
To discuss and debate the commonalities, differences and potential synthesis between localized Green Anarchy and more centralized Eco-Socialist interventions, this special debate will explore: <br>
How does the emphasis on scale and tactics differ in these two approaches and why does it matter?<br>
Can anarchists/localists and socialists/Marxists find synthesis to counter the fossil capitalism status quo, or will the ideological clash continue? <br>
Will the differences between the approaches further fracture efforts to transform society or find resolution and become a path toward rapidly reducing climate and other global risks and increase societal resilience?<br><br><br><br>
Save Democracy and the Planet<br>
Monday, September 12<br>
9PM - 10:30PM (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT)<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/save-democracy-and-the-planet-tickets-387695958047">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/save-democracy-and-the-planet-tickets-387695958047</a><br><br>
Take political action to protect democracy and our planet.<br><br>
As our planet burns and political tensions rise, American democracy is under attack, due to partisan gridlock and disinformation that block climate action and social change.<br>
Would you like to help save democracy and our planet in this time of crisis? <br>
To learn more, sign up for Save Democracy and the Planet, our free Zoom event on Monday, September 12, at 6pm Pacific Time.<br><br>
A select group of community leaders will speak about taking effective political action to build a more just and sustainable world. Meet our speakers:<br>
Jared Huffman, U.S. Representative (CA02): Shoring up national climate progress<br>
Ellie Cohen, The Climate Center: How California can lead the nation beyond net zero GHG<br>
Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Marin County Supervisor: Climate action and local democracy<br>
Laura Neish, 350 Bay Area: How to help climate and democracy win the midterms<br><br><br><br>
Learn how to make a difference in the critical midterm elections, by taking actions such as: helping people vote and supporting green champions of democracy in federal, state and local elections. <br><br>
In dark times like ours, action is the antidote to despair. Each of us can make a difference to change the world we live in. Find out how you can join your neighbors to be a part of the solution to our political and climate crises.<br><br>
This free community meetup will be hosted by Green Change director Fabrice Florin with Time to Lead on Climate co-chairs Belle Cole and Bill Carney.<br>
You will receive an email with the Zoom call link after you register, with reminders before the event. If you have any questions, please email us: team@greenchange.net . <br>
We hope to see you soon!<br><br><br><br>
California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric—and What It Means for America's Power Grid<br>
Tuesday, September 13 <br>
2:30pm EST (5:30 PM PDT)<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.131900230.858343528.1661301838-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001XecT7EAJ">https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.131900230.858343528.1661301838-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001XecT7EAJ</a><br>
Cost: $5 - $30<br><br>
If you are not a member yet, now is the time to join our community and receive the great benefits of membership. We are a group of people seeking truth, insight and wisdom about the issues we face as individuals and as a society. Please join! You can become a monthly sustaining member for just $10 a month.<br><br>
Author Katherine Blunt provides what is being called a "revelatory, urgent narrative with national implications," exploring the decline of California’s largest utility company that led to countless wildfires—including the one that destroyed the town of Paradise—and the human cost of infrastructure failure<br><br>
Pacific Gas and Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries, establishing California as a desirable home and economic powerhouse. In California Burning, Wall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer finalist Katherine Blunt examines how that legacy fell apart—unraveling a long history of deadly failures in which PG&E endangered millions of Northern Californians, through criminal neglect of its infrastructure. She says that as PG&E prioritized profits and politics, power lines went unchecked—until a rusted hook purchased for 56 cents in 1921 split in two, sparking the deadliest wildfire in California history.<br><br>
Beginning with PG&E’s public reckoning after the Paradise fire, Blunt chronicles the evolution of PG&E’s shareholder base, from innovators who built some of California's first long-distance power lines to aggressive investors keen on reaping dividends. Following key players through pivotal decisions and legal battles, California Burning reveals the forces Blunt says shaped the plight of PG&E: deregulation and market-gaming led by Enron Corp., an unyielding push for renewable energy, and a swift increase in wildfire risk throughout the West, while regulators and lawmakers pushed their own agendas.<br><br><br><br>
Greentown Labs EnergyBar: Climatetech Career Fair<br>
September 13<br>
5:30pm ET – 7:30pm ET<br>
Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://greentownlabs.com/event/energybar-climatetech-career-fair/">https://greentownlabs.com/event/energybar-climatetech-career-fair/</a><br><br>
Join us in Somerville to learn about career opportunities with our community of world-changing climatetech startups!<br>
We’re proud to support climatetech startups as they develop their technologies, scale their businesses, and grow their teams. Greentown startups are not only developing climatetech solutions—they’re building a climate workforce that is ready to harness the massive economic opportunities of the energy transition. And that climate workforce is hiring.<br><br>
There’s a place for everyone in climatetech, whether they’ve previously worked in traditional energy, have experience tackling climate change, or are new to the climate and energy fields. The jobs are here. We just need you!<br><br>
You can view all job openings on our careers page here.<br><br>
ABOUT ENERGYBAR<br>
EnergyBar is Greentown Labs’ signature networking event that fosters conversation and collaboration among entrepreneurs, investors, corporate leaders, students, neighbors, and other climate champions passionate about innovations in climatetech and the energy transition.<br><br><br><br>
Confronting Climate Change with Design for Resilience<br>
Tuesday, September 13 <br>
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/confronting-climate-change-with-design-for-resilience-tickets-399157790697">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/confronting-climate-change-with-design-for-resilience-tickets-399157790697</a><br><br>
The 9th Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy and Design will explore success stories of sustainable engineering and design while considering the following questions:<br>
How can urban planners, architects and engineers incorporate nature-based solutions to build resiliency and sustainability in our communities?<br>
What climate resilient living solutions have been implemented “on the front lines” of climate change and how can these strategies be scaled up more broadly?<br>
To learn more, please visit: https://mcgill.ca/x/3oK<br><br><br><br>
Environmental Justice: Past, Present, and Future <br>
Thursday, September 15<br>
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm EDT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8cRwBRcJW4bnL3U">https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8cRwBRcJW4bnL3U</a>
Confirmation information will be sent a week before the event to all pre-registered attendees (in person and livestream). <br><br>
The Robert R. Wilson Distinguished Lecture will feature the Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., who is credited for coining the term "environmental racism," which he declared from his prison cell after being arrested during the protests. Chavis will discuss the past, present and future of environmental justice with Catherine Coleman Flowers, activist and recent McArthur Genius Grant awardee.<br><br><br><br>
The 32nd First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony<br>
Thursday, September 15<br>
6:00 pm<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://improbable.com/ig/2022-ceremony/">https://improbable.com/ig/2022-ceremony/</a><br><br>
Winners — Ten new Ig Nobel Prize winners will be introduced. Each winner (or winning team) has done something that makes people LAUGH, then THINK<br><br>
Presenters — A gaggle of genuine, genuinely bemused Nobel laureates handed the Ig Nobel Prizes to the new Ig Nobel winners. Here’s the gaggle:<br>
Frances Arnold (chemistry, 2018)<br>
Marty Chalfie (chemistry, 2008)<br>
Esther Duflo (economics, 2019)<br>
Jerome Friedman (physics, 1990)<br>
Eric Maskin (economics, 2007)<br>
Rich Roberts (physiology or medicine, 1993)<br>
Barry Sharpless (chemistry, 2001)<br>
Donna Strickland (physics, 2018)<br><br>
Theme — the theme of the 2022 ceremony, evinced in the opera and other bits, is: Knowledge.<br><br>
Mini-Opera — A new mini-opera (called “The Know-It-All Club”) will premiere as part of the ceremony. The opera features Maria Ferrante, Ivan Gusev, Jupiter Montalvo, Ted Sharpe, Yulia Yun, and a peppering of other Know-It-Alls.<br><br>
24/7 Lectures — Several of the world’s great thinkers will tell us, briefly, what they are thinking about (first in 24 seconds, then in 7 words) in the 24/7 Lectures. This year’s 24/7 lecturers:<br><br>
Rosemary Mosco [topic: Pigeons]<br>
Thomas Michel [topic: Medical Knowledge<br>
Edward Tufte [topic: Information]<br>
Paper Airplanes Throwing — You or your institution can submit a video to be included in the ceremony — The deadline for that is July 31, 2022. We especially welcome schools and libraries (feel free to display your school or library name blatantly, if you wish!). Have everyone aim their paper airplane at the camera. Keep your video brief — ten seconds max. An iPhone video works fine. Landscape orientation is best, but portrait is okay, too. For examples, watch the paper plane throwing in last year’s ceremony. Submit your video to <marc ATTTTTT improbable DOTTTTT com><br><br><br><br>
Funding Climate, Energy & Sustainability Ventures<br>
Thursday, September 15<br>
6:00pm to 7:30pm<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://bit.ly/3QeyPPM">https://bit.ly/3QeyPPM</a><br><br>
Ventures<br>
Early-Stage Founder & Funder Panel<br><br>
Join founders and funders with a passion for impact who are leading and funding innovative ventures helping to build a better world by solving climate, energy, and sustainability challenges.<br><br>
Are you a founder or potential entrepreneur seeking to better understand funding options, timing, and resources available to you? Regardless of where you are in your entrepreneurial journey, join us to gain insights on forming, building, financing, operating, and scaling a venture with impact.<br><br>
In this virtual session both founders and funders will offer advice to strengthen your fund-raising strategy with real-world, real-time, insights on funding sources, when to raise, resources available, how to engage funders, what funders value in their decision process, the vital role of your story, what worked (and did not), overall learnings, and finding your path to impact, success, and fulfillment.<br><br>
The event kicks off with an informal panel of founders who are currently raising or have recently raised SBIR, Pre-Seed, Seed, or Series A funding. An informal funder roundtable follows. We will take your questions throughout the session and conclude with panelists offering advice to the audience.<br><br>
Please register today and join us on September 15th @ 6pm ET. This session will focus on climate, energy, and sustainability ventures but all are welcome. Pre-registration is required. Sign up today!<br><br>
*** Please note this session will not be recorded and will not be available on demand ***<br><br>
Founders Panel<br>
Sissi Liu, CEO & Co-Founder at Metalmark Innovations<br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/liusissi/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/liusissi/</a><br><br>
Elise Strobach, CEO & Co-Founder at Aeroshield<br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elise-strobach/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/elise-strobach/</a><br>
Nick Myers, CEO & Co-Founder at Phoenix Tailings<br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholaswilliammyers/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholaswilliammyers/</a><br><br>
Funder Panel<br>
Rajesh Mehta, Program Director, NSF SBIR/STTR<br>
<a href="https://ww.linkedin.com/in/rajesh-mehta-311a755/">www.linkedin.com/in/rajesh-mehta-311a755/</a><br><br>
Meghan Bader, Director, Breakthrough Energy <br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghanbader/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghanbader/</a><br><br>
Pat Murray, Director, The Ridgevale Group <br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-murray-2962ba58/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-murray-2962ba58/</a><br><br>
Lou Schick, Director of Investments, Clean Energy Ventures<br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-schick-1518504/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-schick-1518504/</a><br><br>
Moderator<br>
Alice Nichols, National Trainer for NSF I Corps, Dept of Energy, National Renewable Energy (NREL) instructor Energy I Corps
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-nichols-8954771/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-nichols-8954771/</a><br><br><br><br>
The State of the European Green Deal: Quo vadis EGD?<br>
Friday, September 16<br>
10AM - 12PM (14:00 - 16:00 GMT+2)<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CG1ujzFXRk6J3DTvk0Ko5A">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CG1ujzFXRk6J3DTvk0Ko5A</a><br><br>
This meeting is part of a series of events organized by ERCST on the European Green Deal. This workstream aims to bring together policymakers and stakeholders on a regular basis to take stock of current developments in the EGD framework.<br><br>
Since the the publication of the Fit for 55 proposals in July 2021, the legislative process is entering a crucial phase. The co-legislators advanced their positions on many key dossiers and are getting ready to enter the inter-institutional negotiations.<br><br>
However, geopolitical developments led to modifications of the initial proposals which spilled over to the key EGD files as portrayed in the REPowerEU plan. On the other hand, the voting on some files in the European Parliament – for example on the EU ETS and on inclusion of nuclear energy and gas in the Taxonomy – or the negotiations in the EU Council show the polarisation of views and how complex these discussions are.<br><br>
This meeting intends to assess those developments and whether the EU institutions are succeeding in striking the right balance between the economic, social and climate aspects of a successful and sustainable transition.<br><br><br><br>
XRBoston Stop the Fossil Fuel Industry, Now: September Week of Rebellion<br>
September 17 - September 25<br>
Extinction Rebellion Boston is holding a week of rebellion from Saturday Sept 17 to Sunday Sept 25. We are calling on the Massachusetts and federal government to ban all new fossil infrastructure and make a rapid transition away from existing fossil fuel infrastructure and onto renewable sources of energy.<br><br>
More information at <a href="https://xrboston.org/news/september-week-rebellion-events/?link_id=0&can_id=c24e327d71079787c6f56a6ac1caa7b3">https://xrboston.org/news/september-week-rebellion-events/?link_id=0&can_id=c24e327d71079787c6f56a6ac1caa7b3</a><br><br><br><br>
Boston Local Food Festival<br>
Sunday, September 18<br>
11am-5pm<br>
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston <br>
more information at <a href="https://www.bostonlocalfood.org/bostonlocalfoodfestival">https://www.bostonlocalfood.org/bostonlocalfoodfestival</a><br><br><br><br>
Our Veterans, Wounds of War<br>
Monday, September 19 <br>
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpcOGsqTgpHdUugmsjIa-VdRcIxVCb6pcR">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpcOGsqTgpHdUugmsjIa-VdRcIxVCb6pcR</a><br><br>
In their new book Our Veterans: Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs, Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven explore the physical, emotional, social, economic, and psychological impact of military service and the problems that veterans face when they return to civilian life. The authors critically examine the role of advocacy organizations, philanthropies, corporations, and politicians who purport to be “pro-veteran.” They describe the ongoing debate about the cost, quality, and effectiveness of healthcare provided or outsourced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). They also examine generational divisions and political tensions among veterans, as revealed in the tumultuous events of 2020, from Black Lives Matter protests to the Trump-Biden presidential contest. Frank and revealing, Our Veterans proposes a new agenda for veterans affairs linking service provision to veterans to the quest for broader social programs benefiting all Americans.<br><br>
Suzanne Gordon is Senior Policy Analyst at the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute and the author of many books.<br><br>
Steve Early is a freelance journalist, labor organizer, lawyer, and the author of, most recently, Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Nation, among others.<br><br>
This event is a Zoom webinar. Register to attend. We will also present the authors in person for a book talk at Porter Square Books on September 21. RSVP at https://www.portersquarebooks.com/rsvp-our-event-steve-early-suzanne-gordon<br><br><br><br>
MIT.nano September Seminar: Electronic skins for robotics and wearables<br>
Monday, September 19<br>
10:00am to 11:00am<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://mitnano.mit.edu/events/sept-seminar-Takao-Someya/registration">https://mitnano.mit.edu/events/sept-seminar-Takao-Someya/registration</a><br>
Virtual with a livestream viewing option at MIT, 12-0168<br><br>
Takao Someya, Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo<br><br>
The human skin is a large-area, multi-point, multi-modal, stretchable sensor, which has inspired the development of electronic skin for robots that simultaneously detect pressure and thermal distribution. By improving its conformability, the application of electronic skin, some of which are created using high-definition printing technology, has expanded from robots to human bodies, reaching a point where ultrathin semiconductor membrane can be directly laminated onto the skin.<br><br>
Such intimate and conformal integration of electronics with the human skin allows continuous monitoring of health conditions. The ultimate goal of the electronic skin is to non-invasively measure human activities under natural conditions, enabling electronic skin and human skin to interactively reinforce each other. In this talk, Someya will review recent progress in stretchable thin-film electronics for applications to robotics and wearables, and address issues and the future prospect of electronic skin.<br><br>
BIOGRAPHY<br>
Takao Someya was appointed dean of School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo in 2020, where he has been member of faculty since 1997 and professor since 2009. He also conducted research at Columbia University’s Nanocenter and at Bell Labs.<br><br>
Someya served on the board of directors of the Material Research Society 2009-2011. He is chief scientist at RIKEN and team leader at its Center for Emergent Matter Science since 2015. His expertise is stretchable and organic electronics, developing the world's first stretchable electronic skin for robotic application. He was awarded the 16th Leo Esaki Prize in 2019.<br><br><br><br>
On the Public Interest Path: Changing Lanes Along the Way<br>
Monday, September 19<br>
12:45 - 2:10 PM <br>
Northeastern, 240 Dockser, 65 Forsyth Street, Boston<br><br>
Anjali Waikar, Operations Director, Litigation, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)<br><br><br><br>
Aging & the Economy<br>
Tuesday, September 20<br>
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm <br>
BU, Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road, Boston<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.bu.edu/european/2022/08/19/aging-the-economy">https://www.bu.edu/european/2022/08/19/aging-the-economy</a>/<br><br>
Speakers Tim Vlandas<br>
Join us for a lecture by Tim Vlandas, Associate Professor in the Department of Social Policy and Fellow in St Antony’s College, both at the University of Oxford. Moderated by Cathie Jo Martin, Professor of Political Science at Boston University.<br><br>
Nearly 10% of the world population is over 65 while this share is almost twice as large in Europe and North America. In this talk, Tim Vlandas explores the political effects of aging electorates on the economic performance of advanced capitalist countries. Grey voters have different policy preferences, economic concerns and electoral behavior. As a result, governments facing aging electorates change their policy and economic priorities. Aging therefore alters the relationship between democracy and capitalism.<br><br>
Dr Tim Vlandas is holds a PhD in Political Economy from the London School of Economics. His main area of expertise is comparative political economy, with a particular interest in the relationship between electoral politics, public policies and socio-economic outcomes. His research has been published in over 25 academic journals and has received awards from the American Political Science Association and the European Network for Social Policy Analysis. It has been cited by the UK House of Commons, World Bank, International Labour Organisation, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, European Commission, and the United Nations.<br><br>
Contact Email edamrien@bu.edu<br><br><br><br>
Climate Change: A Solutions Approach (webinar)<br>
Wednesday, September 21<br>
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-a-solutions-approach-webinar-registration-318574935207">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-a-solutions-approach-webinar-registration-318574935207</a><br><br>
This class introduces climate change science and solutions, and what you can do locally to make a difference. It is inspired by the work of Project Drawdown, a solutions-focused approach to climate change, sharing both global and local perspective on the issue and its many solutions. In joining us for this 1-hour presentation, you’ll become more informed on small and large, successfully implemented solutions to slow and eventually stop the increase of greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. Participants will walk away with specific strategies they can implement in their own lives. Please register for this event ONLY at ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com rather than any third party websites, as they are not affiliated with our classes and events. Once registered through Eventbrite, the system will send you a confirmation email.<br><br>
The presentation uses technology for a fun and interactive discussion, so bring your smartphones or tablets .<br><br>
For questions or further information, please call 941-861-5000 or email sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu. If you require special accommodations to attend one of our events, please contact us in advance at 941-861-5000 or sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu.<br><br>
NOTE: Classes and events may be canceled at any time due to low registration or other circumstances, with full refunds issued for paid events. Similar classes or events often are offered on future dates.<br><br><br><br>
Environmental Justice: Case Studies on Policy, Advocacy and Litigation Trends<br>
Wednesday, September 21<br>
12:45 - 2:10 PM <br>
Northeastern, 240 Dockser, 65 Forsyth Street, Boston<br><br>
Roundtable Panelists:<br>
Deborah Jackson, Managing Director, Northeastern Law’s Center for Law, Equity, and Race (CLEAR)<br>
Sofia Owen ’14, Director of Environmental Justice Legal Services and Staff Attorney, Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE)<br>
Staci Rubin ’10, Vice President, Environmental Justice, Conservation Law Foundation (CLF)<br>
Moderator: Lee Breckenridge, Professor of Law Emeritus, Northeastern University School of Law<br><br>
More at <a href="https://law.northeastern.edu/news-events/daynard/#_ga=2.109942029.987364188.1661658169-667078588.1640460424">https://law.northeastern.edu/news-events/daynard/#_ga=2.109942029.987364188.1661658169-667078588.1640460424</a><br><br><br><br>
How Innovation Districts Can Embrace Risk and Strengthen Community<br>
Wednesday, September 21<br>
3PM - 4PM (12:00 - 1:00 p.m. AZ Time)<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://asu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ISDATD8MQ7Ghgoe9a27Thg">https://asu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ISDATD8MQ7Ghgoe9a27Thg</a><br><br>
Join us for a virtual seminar led by Matt Enstice, President & CEO of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC).<br><br>
In his new book, City Forward: How Innovation Districts Can Embrace Risk and Strengthen Community, Matt explains how BNMC works to promote a shared goal of equity among companies and institutions with often opposing motivations and intentions.<br><br>
In this discussion, Matt offers insight about how innovation districts can speak about equity in an inclusive manner and keep underrepresented voices at the decision-making table.<br><br>
Moderated by Meagan Ehlenz, assistant professor in the School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning, this event is in partnership with Island Press, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that shines a spotlight on crucial issues and focuses attention on sustainable solutions.<br><br>
Co-hosted by the Sustainable Cities Network at ASU.<br><br><br><br>
Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station (FRRACS) Open House at the Leventhal Map & Education Center<br>
Wednesday, September 21<br>
6:00 PM EDT<br>
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-house-fore-river-residents-against-the-compressor-station-frracs-tickets-407996487477">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-house-fore-river-residents-against-the-compressor-station-frracs-tickets-407996487477</a><br><br>
Join Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station (FRRACS) for an Open House at the Leventhal Map and Education Center in the Boston Public Library’s Central Branch in Copley Square. Hear from residents of the Fore River Basin, on the South Shore of greater Boston, about their ongoing 7 1/2 year fight against Enbridge’s Weymouth Compressor Station. This Compressor Station, the only one in the United States to be located in a densely populated coastal area, poses a serious threat to the health, safety, environment, and economy of Greater Boston’s South Shore, and is sited adjacent to three Environmental Justice communities.<br><br>
Folks can explore the Leventhal Center exhibit in which FRRACS is featured, titled: More or Less in Common: Environment and Justice in the Human Landscape. The exhibit also includes the stories of many other fights for environmental justice and the differences in environmental and social outcomes in different communities around the world, based on wealth, class, and race. The exhibit lets folks think critically about the environmental movement and relationship with environmental justice. <br><br>
Registration is encouraged, though not required. For event reminders, please register. <br>
FRRACS is a community-based group for residents of Weymouth, Quincy, & Braintree, MA who are concerned about the Enbridge compressor station. Learn more at www.nocompressor.com<br><br><br><br>
Reaching Net-Zero with Credit Transparency <br>
Thursday, September 22<br>
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT<br>
RSCP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reaching-net-zero-with-credit-transparency-viridios-climate-week-nyc-tickets-403800818117">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reaching-net-zero-with-credit-transparency-viridios-climate-week-nyc-tickets-403800818117</a><br><br>
Join Marcelo Labre in exploring how to reach Net-Zero through focusing efforts on carbon credit price transparency.<br><br>
With the climate crisis igniting the need for collective action to reduce carbon emissions, ESG investing has become a must-have for all portfolios. To meet net-zero emission reduction targets, corporates are increasingly turning to voluntary carbon markets and are looking for accurate carbon credit valuations and pricing.<br><br>
This is where Viridios AI comes in, by providing clear, reliable, and organized market information, it creates transparency around the value and price of carbon credits and their co-benefits. It also helps demonstrate the wider role carbon projects play in delivering sustainable development.<br><br><br><br>
Sustainability Festival<br>
Thursday, September 22<br>
11:00 am to 2:00 pm<br>
BU, Marsh Plaza, 735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston<br><br>
Boston University’s annual Sustainability Festival returns for 2022! Connect with groups and departments across BU and the Boston area dedicated to sustainability and the environment.<br><br><br><br>
Drawing Us Together: Public Life and Public Health in Contemporary Comics<br>
Thursday, September 22<br>
4 – 5 p.m.<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2022-drawing-us-together-opening-discussion-virtual">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2022-drawing-us-together-opening-discussion-virtual</a><br><br>
SPEAKER(S): Hillary Chute, author; Distinguished Professor of English and Art + Design, Northeastern University<br>
Joel Christian Gill, cartoonist and historian; the Inaugural Chair of Boston University’s Master of Fine Arts in Visual Narrative<br>
James Sturm, cofounder and director of the Center for Cartoon Studies<br><br>
Cartoonists and scholars Hillary Chute, Joel Christian Gill, and James Sturm will discuss comics and their ability to tell stories across time, experience, and identity.<br>
The global pandemic and recent movements for racial justice have tested public and private institutions in this country; our sense of collective wellbeing; and familial, social, and civic lives. “Drawing Us Together: Public Life and Public Health in Contemporary Comics” explores these challenges and the interconnectedness of contemporary public life and public health through the medium of comics. Authors and artists share a range of stories across time, experience, and identity through the interplay among images and words. Register online.<br><br>
CONTACT INFO events@radcliffe.harvard.edu<br><br><br><br>
Responding to a Perfect Storm of Crises in Ukraine and Beyond: A European Perspective
Friday, September 23
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
BU, Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering, Colloquium Room, 610 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
RSVP at <a href="https://www.bu.edu/european/2022/08/19/responding-to-a-perfect-storm-of-crises-in-ukraine-and-beyond-a-european-perspective-09-23-22/">https://www.bu.edu/european/2022/08/19/responding-to-a-perfect-storm-of-crises-in-ukraine-and-beyond-a-european-perspective-09-23-22/</a><br><br>
Join us on Friday, September 23, for a lecture by Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management. Commissioner Lenarčič will draw on his experience in leading the European Union’s humanitarian aid and disaster response work to illustrate how the Ukraine crisis has amplified an already unprecedented level of humanitarian needs around the world, and how Europe and the broader international community are responding. He will also look at the vital role of cooperation between Europe and the United States in addressing this ‘new normal’ of crisis and conflict.<br><br>
Contact Elizabeth Amrien edamrien@bu.edu<br><br><br><br>
13th Annual Dance for World Community Festival<br>
Saturday, September 24<br>
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT<br>
Massachusetts Ave. (between Putnam Ave & Bow St) Cambridge, MA 02138<br><br>
Greater Boston’s Famously Inclusive Dance Event Celebrates a New Era of Live Dance Performances, Community Gathering, and Collective Activism. It’s the Dance for World Community’s 15th Annual Festival and Everyone is Invited!<br><br>
FREE-to-the-Public, the Indoor/Outdoor Event takes place on Massachusetts Avenue between Harvard/Bow Street and Putnam Avenue featuring:<br>
Stellar Performances in a Diverse Array of Dance Forms<br>
Introductory-Level Dance Classes in over 20 Forms of Dance<br><br>
Exhibitions and Other Activities by Local Non-Profits<br>
Arts & Crafts and Food Vendors<br>
With the support of the area’s business community, local government, non-profit sector and other collaborating agencies, the Festival celebrates the remarkable breadth of talent from Greater Boston’s diverse dance communities.<br><br>
More information at <a href="https://masspeaceaction.org/event/13th-annual-dance-for-world-community-festival/">https://masspeaceaction.org/event/13th-annual-dance-for-world-community-festival/</a><br><br><br><br>
Creating a Climate Action Plan Centered in Justice, Part 1<br>
Tuesday, September 27<br>
1PM - 2:30PS EST (10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT)<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-a-climate-action-plan-centered-in-justice-part-1-tickets-403119038897">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-a-climate-action-plan-centered-in-justice-part-1-tickets-403119038897</a><br><br>
How can your business center justice in your climate action plans? Join B Corps across the U.S. & Canada to explore tangible steps to take.<br><br>
At the core of climate justice is the recognition that those who are least responsible for climate change are more likely to suffer its most devastating effects, now and in the future. Globally and in the U.S. & Canada, these populations are disproportionately People of Color and systematically oppressed communities. It’s essential that our climate action and net zero transition plans center climate justice by placing the needs and voices of those who are most impacted by climate change at the forefront. This call will explore ways businesses can center justice in their climate action and net zero transition plans including considerations within scopes 1, 2 and 3 of greenhouse gas emissions. Most of this virtual event will include presentations from B Corp businesses and frontline community leaders. You'll also connect with your peers for shared learning, reflection on our collective work towards climate justice to date, and opportunities for the work ahead.<br><br>
Topics will include<br>
An overview of net zero and how you can center justice in reducing your scopes 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions.
How frontline communities are affected disproportionately by climate change.<br>
How businesses can start to identify, reflect and act on the harms to frontline and impacted communities they might be causing.<br>
How businesses can adopt a climate justice framework to guide their climate action.<br>
Stories/examples of B Corp partnerships and work to date to advance climate justice.<br><br>
Who should attend?<br>
This interactive, informational session is designed for business and organizational leaders who want to learn more about climate justice and how to embed it into their work. It is particularly relevant to those in the B Corp business community looking to drive climate solutions and collective action that center people and justice. <br><br>
Stay tuned for Part 2 in late October when we will dig more into how your company can advance climate justice and hear directly from frontline community representatives.<br><br><br><br>
Climate Change Impacts: How Massachusetts Can Stand in Solidarity with Cuba<br><br>
Wednesday, September 28<br>
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://masspeaceaction.org/event/climate-change-impacts-how-massachusetts-can-stand-in-solidarity-with-cuba/">https://masspeaceaction.org/event/climate-change-impacts-how-massachusetts-can-stand-in-solidarity-with-cuba/</a><br><br>
CREW will be joined by Jessica Fernandez Casañas, head of the Climate Change Department of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba! Ms. Fernandez will discuss the Republic of Cuba’s plan for climate mitigation and resilience, and then have a Q&A about how people in the United States can look forward and create cooperative relationships with the people of Cuba as the impacts of climate change are felt all around the world. This event is being co-sponsored by Massachusetts Peace Action. There will be a Spanish interpreter present at the event.<br><br>
Ms. Fernandez worked as a teacher before joining the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment as a senior specialist in 2017. Ms. Fernández has participated in national and international events and meetings related to the issues of desertification and drought, disaster risk reduction, climate change, gender, and more. She has held responsibilities working on the Convention to Combat Desertification and Drought, and the coordination of the National Reports to said Convention. She collaborated in the evaluation and proposals of national policies, plans and strategies; as well as national and international projects- including coordinating technical assistance at the international level for collaboration between Cuba and the European Union, as part of the EU’s Euroclima+ Plan.<br><br>
Editorial Comment: Cuba has gone through “peak oil” when the Soviet Union collapsed and their supply of cheap oil and gas dried up in the 1990s. Their experience may have something to teach us and the rest of the world.<br><br><br><br>
Cleantech Open Northeast Finals Judging, Awards & Showcase<br>
September 29<br>
3:00 pm – 7:00 pmEDT<br>
Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-cleantech-open-northeast-regional-finals-awards-showcase-tickets-390155935907">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-cleantech-open-northeast-regional-finals-awards-showcase-tickets-390155935907</a><br>
Cost: $0 -$10<br><br>
Join us for this event! Open to all. <br><br>
Join us for an afternoon and evening of live pitching, awards and showcasing to honor the 2022 Northeast Cohort in the completion of the accelerator program and to select the Northeast Regional Finalists. All of the 2022 Cleantech Open Northeast startups will be showcased throughout the event and the Top Finalists will pitch to the live audience for the Final Round Judges to select the 2022 Cleantech Open Northeast Regional Winners.<br><br>
The Regional Finals Awards & Showcase is the largest Cleantech Open Northeast event of the year, bringing together industry professionals, entrepreneurs and innovators to celebrate the region’s top cleantech startups. This is a public event at Greentown Labs and all Mentors are encouraged to attend.<br><br>
The schedule for this event will be created and shared soon.<br>
Also coming soon is the finals website, where you can learn more about the 2022 Cohort. The Top Finalists will be posted the evening before the event.<br>
ABOUT CLEANTECH OPEN NORTHEAST<br>
Cleantech Open is the world’s oldest and largest cleantech accelerator and business plan competition. Our mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today’s most urgent energy, environmental, and economic challenges. A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, Cleantech Open provides the infrastructure, expertise, and strategic relationships that turn clever ideas into successful global cleantech companies. Over the past eight years, Cleantech Open has awarded over $5 million in cash and services. During that time, our 1,600 alumni companies have raised more than $1.2 billion in external funding. Fueled by a network of more than 2,000 volunteers, Cleantech Open unites the public and private sectors in a shared vision for making America’s cleantech sector a thriving economic engine. <br><br>
NECEC is the Northeast regional affiliate for Cleantech Open, executing the Northeast accelerator and business plan competition and building the region’s innovation network with NECEC’s successor program for cleantech entrepreneurs, Navigate.<br><br><br><br>
Low-Carbon Hydrogen Accelerator Final Showcase<br>
September 29<br>
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Central<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://greentownlabs.com/event/low-carbon-hydrogen-accelerator-final-showcase/">https://greentownlabs.com/event/low-carbon-hydrogen-accelerator-final-showcase/</a><br>
Agenda and speaker details to be announced. This event will be a hybrid event. A recording of the event will be emailed to all registrants.<br><br>
On Thursday, Sept. 29, join us at Greentown Labs Houston to celebrate the culmination of the Low-Carbon Hydrogen Accelerator—the 2022 program in the Greentown Go Energize track—a-first-of-its-kind startup-corporate partnerships accelerator focused on advancing innovations that are key to enabling a low-carbon hydrogen economy in partnership with EPRI, Shell, the City of Houston, and the Urban Future Lab at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.<br><br>
Together, these partners have supported seven innovative startups building the low-carbon hydrogen technologies required to enable economy-wide decarbonization. Attendees will hear the Low-Carbon Hydrogen Accelerator participants speak about their technologies, their demonstration and validation work with EPRI and Shell, and where they are headed next.<br><br>
Learn about the startups below!<br>
Advanced Ionics (Milwaukee, WI) is enabling green hydrogen production without the green premium.<br>
Arco Technologies (Bologna, Italy) is developing a proprietary Anion Exchange Membrane electrolyzer with the lowest capital expenditures and operating expenses possible today.<br>
Clean Power (Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) is developing a novel, low-cost, highly durable hydrogen polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell delivering zero-emission electricity.<br>
Element Resources (Houston, TX) is enabling compressed hydrogen storage tank technology.<br>
Smartpipe Technologies (Houston, TX) is developing a robust self-monitored repurposed pipeline system for hydrogen with minimal environmental disruption.<br>
SPEC Sensors (Newark, CA) is creating a robust and reliable meshed sensor network for hydrogen leak detection and line-monitoring systems.<br>
RUNWITHIT Synthetics (Alberta, Canada) is creating a live, digital twin modeling platform that generates decision-support data for regional hydrogen-demand scenarios.<br><br>
Check out the Low-Carbon Hydrogen Accelerator landing page for more information on this program at <a href="https://greentownlabs.com/lcha/">https://greentownlabs.com/lcha/</a><br><br><br><br>
On Reckonings, Reimagining, and The Third Reconstruction: A Conversation with Historians Joseph Peniel and Ibram X. Kendi<br>
Thursday, September 29<br>
7:00 pm<br>
BU, Thurman Center, Main Event Space - 1st floor, 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Brookline<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-event-with-historians-peniel-joseph-and-ibram-x-kendi-tickets-403149158987">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-event-with-historians-peniel-joseph-and-ibram-x-kendi-tickets-403149158987</a><br><br>
Acclaimed historians Ibram X. Kendi and Peniel Joseph will join in conversation at a live event, “On Reckonings, Reimagining, and The Third Reconstruction.“ This free event will focus on Joseph’s latest work, “The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century.” Kendi and Joseph will explore key learnings from past movements, and how this moment in time may provide an opportunity to achieve Black dignity and full citizenship at long last.<br><br>
Contact Name Cristal Balis<br>
Phone 7735200049<br>
Contact Email cristalb@bu.edu<br><br><br><br>
Gutman Library Virtual Book Talk: The Voices of the Trees<br>
Monday, October 3<br>
12 – 1 p.m.<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dil1G4hdSEaoxQRe73ZB7A">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dil1G4hdSEaoxQRe73ZB7A</a><br><br>
Authors Fernando M. Reimers and Elisa Guerra<br><br>
Dive into a parallel world of the lives of trees<br>
where they show us how we humans harm nature, living beings, resources, the climate, being part of the same ecosystem and causing great damage to our planet.<br>
The trees teach us to be more caring and collaborative with our environment through six different stories developed in a different country within the Americas in different contexts such as a plaza, a park, a school, a museum, and a nature reserve.<br><br>
This book will help children discover different relevant aspects of global citizenship, a theme that has been recognized as a priority for the curricula of a new educational paradigm.<br>
Join authors Fernando M. Reimers and Elisa Guerra in conversation about their book.<br><br>
Please note that all of Gutman Library virtual events are open to the public and are live-captioned.<br><br>
gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-45493821276832255212022-07-30T17:29:00.000-04:002022-07-30T17:29:20.269-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - August 2022Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - August 2022<br><br>
**Index**<br><br>
**Conferences**<br><br>
Decolonizing and Regrowing Our Food Systems<br>
Friday, August 5 - Sunday, August 7<br><br>
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TEDxBoston Traction<br>
Monday August 15<br><br>
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**Lecture Series**<br><br>
Flourish Fiction Summer Workshop Series 2022!<br>
Open Feedback Workshop<br>
August 3<br><br>
End-of-Summer Showcase<br>
August 24<br><br>
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How to Cover the Climate Crisis — and Fight Disinformation<br>
August 8 – September 4<br><br>
**Events**<br><br>
Continued Conversations: Indigenous Land Rights with Dina Gilio-Whitaker<br>
Monday, August 1<br><br>
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Project Carbdown: ERW MRV - Dirk Paessler, Carbon Drawdown Initiative<br>
Tuesday, August 2<br><br>
——— <br><br>
World Sustainability Collective - Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases Remova<br>l
Tuesday, August 2<br><br>
——— <br><br>
Informational webinar on Environmental Justice Data Fund Grants<br>
Wednesday, August 3<br><br>
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Debating Eco-Socialist Futures<br>
Wednesday, August 3<br><br>
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EPA Environmental Justice Outreach Session: General Issues<br>
Wednesday, August 3<br><br>
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Bridging the Great American Divide<br>
Wednesday, August 3 <br><br>
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Engineering Solutions for Earth's Oceans presented by STEMSpark<br>
Thursday, August 4<br><br>
——— <br><br>
EnergyBar August 2022: Summer Rooftop Networking<br>
Thursday, August 4<br><br>
——— <br><br>
A Half-Built Garden: Ruthanna Emrys in conversation with Ada Palmer<br>
Thursday, August 4<br><br>
——— <br><br>
Cool: Women Leaders Reversing Global Warming<br>
Friday, August 5 <br><br>
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Reclaim Rock City Free Community Fair! <br>
Saturday August 6<br><br>
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Deep Dialogue Part 2 on weatherizing and electrifying heating in our residential buildings<br>
Monday, August 8<br><br>
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The Rise of Eco-Fascism - Lowell Bliss<br>
Tuesday, August 9<br><br>
——— <br><br>
Building Business Resilience in the Climate Change Era<br>
Wednesday, August 10<br><br>
——— <br><br>
A Global Energy Revolution: Blueprint for a Prosperous, Zero-Carbon Future<br>
Thursday, August 11<br><br>
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CLF Boston Reuse: Highlighting Circular Materials Innovation<br>
Thursday, August 18<br><br>
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Carbofex: Biochar at Scale - Founder and CEO Sampo Tukiainen<br>
Tuesday, August 23<br><br>
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Embedding sustainability in governance, structure and culture<br>
Wednesday, August 24<br><br>
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Wetlands, mangroves and global warming!<br>
Wednesday, August 24<br><br>
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These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. <br><br>
This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html). <br><br>
A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. <br><br>
If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.<br><br>
Thanks for reading,<br>
Solar IS Civil Defense,<br>
George Mokray<br>
gmoke@world.std.com<br>
<a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books<br>
<a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list<br>
<a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list<br>
<a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list<br>
<a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events<br>
<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds<br><br>
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**Conferences**<br><br>
Decolonizing and Regrowing Our Food Systems<br>
Friday, August 5 - Sunday, August 7<br>
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA and Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://whova.com/web/svpe5bvjQOTfM1bhecxw-LIgynjAFqtBK1FpGrmqYPE%3D/">https://whova.com/web/svpe5bvjQOTfM1bhecxw-LIgynjAFqtBK1FpGrmqYPE%3D/</a><br>
Cost: $250 - $50 with scholarships available<br><br>
Over 60 educational workshops, panel discussions, keynote session with Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, a children’s conference, live music, food trucks and more.<br><br>
25 workshops available online as livestreams and on demand after the conference for those who prefer to attend remotely.<br><br>
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TEDxBoston Traction<br>
Monday August 15<br>
RSVP at johnkwerner09@gmail.com<br><br>
The format will include TED Talks on how far we've come and where we go from here. Meet the speakers at https://tedxboston.com/events/quin-house-8-15-22/ <br>
Speakers range from: Airline CEO; Artist; Director Lab @MIT; Lindbergh; Teacher of the Year; Mother that *choose* to be Locked-up; Manifesto-writer; NatGeo Explorer; NYT Bestselling Author; Political Innovator; Psychiatrist; Wrestler; Volleyball Pro; Start-up Founder; Surgeon; World Champion Accordionist. Speaker topics range from: Accordion Music; Being Invisible; Brain Disease; Clothes; Dentistry + AI; First-class Air Travel; Gridlock; Happiness; Incarceration; Kindness; Oldest Lab @MIT; Philanthropy for Cures; Cities; Reflective Surfaces; Size Discrimination; Sports; Teaching; Women & Work, and more. What to attend? Email johnkwerner09@gmail.com<br><br>
**Lecture Series**<br><br>
Announcing our Flourish Fiction Summer Workshop Series 2022!<br>
These four events will help you make progress towards a finished piece of climate fiction. Registration is open now! Join for all four or any combination.<br><br>
Summer is officially here (for those of us on the northern hemisphere of planet Earth), and it brings with it some of the year’s best chances to experience natural splendor. We pass amongst trees as they put forth their lushest greenery, we hike up mountains as they reach ever upwards to the clear blue sky, and we sit on the beach as the vast ocean sends its waves crashing against yellow sand.<br><br>
However, the hot weather can also be a reminder of the threats facing this planet. Many communities are already dealing with oppressive and deadly heat, and the situation is due to get worse before it gets better. How does a climate-conscious individual balance enjoyment of warmer weather with concerns over a warmer planet? At Flourish Fiction, we believe it’s not only possible but essential to hold both these ideas at once. We must relish in the joys of this world, while also pushing towards meaningful climate solutions.<br><br>
That’s why we’re excited to announce our summer workshop series! The goal of these workshops is to help our community to take the leap into writing hopeful climate fiction, possibly for the first time, embracing art as a means of envisioning a brighter future.<br><br>
Open Feedback Workshop – August 3, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
End-of-Summer Showcase – August 24, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
Each event can potentially stand alone, but we encourage you to register for and attend all of them, because they’ll progressively move you towards a finished story at the end of the summer.<br><br>
Read on for more information about each workshop!<br><br>
Open Feedback Workshop<br>
August 3<br>
8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-feedback-workshop-tickets-372043832117">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-feedback-workshop-tickets-372043832117</a><br><br>
This workshop will be a safe space to share work and get feedback from the group. Feel free to bring whatever you’re working on, whether it’s inspired by a previous Flourish workshop or something completely different. Anything is fair game: story ideas, flash fiction, short story excerpts, novel excerpts, and poems. If you can share it in five minutes, then you’re good to go. This will be a valuable chance to get thoughtful feedback from real human beings who are passionate about climate fiction.<br><br>
End-of-Summer Showcase<br>
August 24<br>
8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/end-of-summer-showcase-tickets-371858357357">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/end-of-summer-showcase-tickets-371858357357</a><br><br>
Community members with work that’s finished or near-finished will have the chance to showcase it in short snippets to an audience of supportive peers and representatives from the climate fiction community. Pieces will be selected from the wider pool of Flourish submissions.<br><br>
This will be a great chance to preview work that could be published in the Flourish Fiction fall line-up.<br><br>
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"How to Cover the Climate Crisis — and Fight Disinformation," organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and sponsored by Google News Initiative. During this four-week massive open online course, which will be held from August 8 – September 4, 2022, students will learn about climate science and climate journalism, as well as efforts to fight disinformation that tries to undermine climate science. <br><br>
RSVP at <a href="https://journalismcourses.org/course/how-to-cover-the-climate-crisis/#1">https://journalismcourses.org/course/how-to-cover-the-climate-crisis/#1</a><br><br>
**Events**<br><br>
Continued Conversations: Indigenous Land Rights with Dina Gilio-Whitaker<br>
Monday, August 1<br>
6:00 PM EDT<br>
Boston Public Library, Central Branch (Rabb Hall), 700 Boylston Street, Boston<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/continued-conversations-indigenous-land-rights-with-dina-gilio-whitaker-tickets-378019676027">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/continued-conversations-indigenous-land-rights-with-dina-gilio-whitaker-tickets-378019676027</a><br><br>
Join us with Dina Gilio-Whitaker for a conversation on indigenous land rights, environmental justice, and forms of resilience, featuring maps from our collections and a screening of The Penobscot: Ancestral River, Contested Territory. <br><br>
Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Colville Confederated Tribes descendant) is a renowned scholar, educator, journalist, and author in American Indian studies. In her most recent book As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock(Beacon Press, 2019), Dina applies her expertise in environmental justice to create a foundation for thinking through what environmental justice policy means in Indian country. The only book of its kind, it stands as a primer for governments and organizations of all kinds who are engaging in environmental justice work with Indigenous peoples.<br><br>
This talk is part of our Continued Conversations series in conjunction with our current environmental justice exhibition, More or Less in Common: Environment and Justice in the Human Landscape.<br><br>
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Project Carbdown: ERW MRV - Dirk Paessler, Carbon Drawdown Initiative<br>
Tuesday, August 2<br>
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-carbdown-erw-mrv-dirk-paessler-carbon-drawdown-initiative-tickets-387133856787">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-carbdown-erw-mrv-dirk-paessler-carbon-drawdown-initiative-tickets-387133856787</a><br><br>
OpenAir is excited to present This Is CDR, an online event series that explores the wide range of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions currently being researched, developed, and deployed, and contextualize them for policy proposals OpenAir seeks to advance in New York, and other states, localities, and jurisdictions worldwide.<br><br>
This week on This Is CDR, we are pleased to welcome Carbon Drawdown Initiative Founder and CEO Dirk Paessler and geologist Ingrid Smet to tell us about Project Carbdown, a long-term field enhanced rock weathering (ERW) field trial, with a focus on the Project's efforts to develop effective and practical measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) of ERW as a method of durable carbon removal.<br><br>
About Dirk: After founding and running Internet/software companies for 30 years, Dirk Paessler turned his attention to climate solutions in 2020. With Carbon Drawdown Initiative he works on speeding up negative emissions together with CTO Ralf Steffens. They currently focus on enhanced rock weathering on croplands as one of the few CDR solutions that can be scaled up to climate relevancy in the next 2-3 decades.<br><br>
About Ingrid: Geologist Ingrid Smet obtained a PhD for her geochemical research into Greek volcanoes after which she explored active volcanoes worldwide as a tour organizer. Her research focus shifted to climate change mitigation when in late 2020 she was hired by FSM software company Fieldcode to set up their CO2 removal project. She carries out multiple enhanced weathering field trials in Greece, combining existing agriculture with locally found olivine-rich rocks, in collaboration with Project Carbdown.<br><br>
About Carbon Drawdown: Carbon Drawdown Initiative GmbH was founded in January 2020 and is focused on promoting research, public discourse, and impact investment in the field of “negative emissions”. This involves the removal of carbon from the atmosphere with subsequent long-term storage of that carbon. This CO₂ removal is crucial to counteracting climate change by achieving “net zero”. This is especially important considering that certain emissions are difficult to avoid and will continue to occur in the future. The next step would then be to reverse the impact of historical emissions to bring current temperatures back down. If this does not happen, the excessively warm climate will continue for millennia.<br><br>
In addition to public discourse, political work, and early investment in start-ups with innovative concepts for CO₂ removal, the Carbon Drawdown Initiative also launched its own Enhanced Weathering project: “Project Carbdown” tries to measure the actual speed of basalt weathering with synchronized experiments in the lab, in pot experiments and in nature. It is a collaboration of more than 20 scientists and engineers across Europe. Partners are various international universities, including the Alfred Wegener Institute and the universities of Hamburg, Erlangen, Mainz, and Wageningen. <br><br>
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World Sustainability Collective - Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases Removal<br>
Tuesday, August 2<br>
4PM - 5PM EDT (08:00 – 09:00 BST)<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-sustainability-collective-atmospheric-greenhouse-gases-removal-tickets-383847868307">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-sustainability-collective-atmospheric-greenhouse-gases-removal-tickets-383847868307</a><br><br>
World Sustainability Collective is holding a 60-minute free live online event for business owners with a positive sustainability business model on Tuesday, 2nd August 2022 at 8am UK time.<br><br>
World Sustainability Collective is thrilled to introduce you to our special guest speaker, Professor Richard Templer of Imperial College London, who will be talking and answering questions about Atmosperic Greenhouse Gas Removal during our next live online event on 2nd August 2022 at 8am UK time!<br><br>
Professor Richard Templer of Imperial College London holds a joint appointment with the Department of Chemistry and the Grantham Institute. He is the Director of Innovation at the Grantham Institute and the founder of their centre for climate change innovation – a collaboration with the Royal Institution.<br><br>
He is the current Hofmann Chair in Chemistry and is a member of the London Sustainable Development Commission and advisory body to the Mayor of London.<br><br>
Prompted by the outcome of collaborative research on biorefining he led, Professor Templer was part of a successful bid to the European Institute for Innovation and Technology to create a Climate Knowledge Innovation Community. In 2010 he became the Director of Climate-KIC UK and Director of Education. He and his team created a programme of education to inspire climate innovators and entrepreneurs and developed and ran the UK Cleantech Accelerator. The education programme has now trained more than 2,000 students from across the world in the arts of environmentally sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship. <br><br>
Professor Templer stood down from the Climate-KIC in 2015 and joined the Grantham Institute to work on creating the Centre for Cleantech Innovation. The Centre launched in 2021 in its home at the Royal Institution. It’s activities support the education and training of cleantech innovators and entrepreneurs and enhance their R&D by enabling access to the College’s science and engineering ecosystem. <br><br>
The Royal Institution, Mayor of London, HSBC, Slaughter & May, Pollination Group, Arup and the Centre for Net Zero are founding partners. The centre is also the London location for two UKRI-funded national hubs, the CO2 Removal Hub and the Centre for Greening Finance and Investment.<br><br>
Professor Templer advises a number of national programmes in climate innovation in Germany and Denmark, and works with private investors in climate innovation in an effort to support the acceleration of the transition to a sustainable and resilient low-carbon society.<br><br>
Register today and get your FREE ticket for our live online event on 2nd August 2022 at 8am UK time “Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Removal”.<br><br>
Our event attendees will be encouraged to ask questions, so we are looking forward to having an interactive session! This is a must attend event and a unique opportunity to engage in the discussion with WSC Founder, Bill Colquhoun and Professor Richard Templer of Imperial College London!<br><br><br>
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The more voices, the more powerful we can be as a collective!<br><br>
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Informational webinar on Environmental Justice Data Fund Grants<br>
Wednesday, August 3<br>
1 pm<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfND9fVU36BWxT9ixh_arMqj-N-T4Kgof_jKG-F7tUhlLRb-w/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfND9fVU36BWxT9ixh_arMqj-N-T4Kgof_jKG-F7tUhlLRb-w/viewform</a><br><br>
"The (Environmental Justice) Data Fund has set aside $1 million in available grant funds for smaller-scale or early-stage data projects, including organizational capacity building for data work. The EJ Data Fund will award grants in two tiers: $25,000 and $50,000. The fund anticipates making 20 to 40 of these grants and will prioritize locally focused community-led organizations as the primary recipients.<br><br>
"If you are unsure of whether your organization currently engages in relevant data work, please know that these funds can be used to build capacity in service of building future data projects. The purpose of these funds is to support organizations who might currently lack the resources to begin building their capacity to collect, analyze, and use data to inform
their work."<br><br>
For more information about the grant funds, go to <a href="https://www.environmentaljusticedatafund.com/">https://www.environmentaljusticedatafund.com/</a><br><br>
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Debating Eco-Socialist Futures<br>
Wednesday, August 3<br>
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/debating-eco-socialist-futures-tickets-384184224357">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/debating-eco-socialist-futures-tickets-384184224357</a><br>
Cost: $0 -$25<br><br>
What are the most useful frameworks to help the Left to organize our climate justice movements? What demands should we prioritize, and what strategies can we borrow from history and from other social movements? How can utopian thinking expand our horizons in what must be a massive fight for a more sustainable future?<br><br>
Centering class struggle, transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy, anti-capitalist economic alternatives like degrowth and socialist planning: can all of these ideas (and more!) be woven into a clear message and a blueprint for change?<br><br>
Join a panel of environmental thinkers to discuss left climate strategy and to assess where we are and what could be possible.<br><br>
A conversation with Drew Pendergrass, co-author of Half-Earth Socialism: A Plan to Save the Future from Extinction, Climate Change and Pandemics, Matthew Huber, author of Climate Change as Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet, Andrea Vetter, co-author of The Future Is Degrowth: A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism, and Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, author of Reconsidering Reparations and Elite Capture. Moderated by Thea Riofrancos.<br><br>
***Register through Eventbrite to receive a link to the video conference on the day of the event. This event will also be recorded and live captioning will be provided.***<br><br>
Speakers:
Drew Pendergrass is a PhD student in Environmental Engineering at Harvard University. His current research uses satellite, aircraft and surface observations of the environment to correct supercomputer models of the atmosphere. His environmental writing has been published in Harper’s, the Guardian, Jacobin, and Current Affairs. He is co-author of Half-Earth Socialism.
Matthew T. Huber is Professor of Geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is the author of Lifeblood and Climate Change as Class War.<br><br>
Andrea Vetter is a transformation researcher, activist and journalist, using degrowth, commons and critical eco-feminism as tools. She is co-author of The Future is Degrowth.<br><br>
Thea Riofrancos is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College. She is the author of Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador (Duke University Press, 2020), co-author of A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal (Verso Books, 2019), and currently writing Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism for W.W. Norton. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, and The Guardian, among others.<br><br>
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. He is the author of the book Reconsidering Reparations and Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else). He has published in academic journals ranging from Public Affairs Quarterly, One Earth, Philosophical Papers, and the American Philosophical Association newsletter Philosophy and the Black Experience. Táíwò’s theoretical work draws liberally from the Black radical tradition, anti-colonial thought, German transcendental philosophy, contemporary philosophy of language, contemporary social science, and histories of activism and activist thinkers. His public philosophy, including articles exploring intersections of climate justice and colonialism, has been featured in The New Yorker, The Nation, Boston Review, Dissent, The Appeal, Slate, Al Jazeera, The New Republic, Aeon, and Foreign Policy.<br><br>
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EPA Environmental Justice Outreach Session: General Issues<br>
Wednesday, August 3<br>
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EST
RSVP at <a href="https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItc-2tpzoqE1b_Sy57ZdzqB84IexyC_i4">https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItc-2tpzoqE1b_Sy57ZdzqB84IexyC_i4</a><br><br>
Virtual Public Outreach Session on EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management’s Environmental Justice (EJ) Action Plan focused on General Environmental Justice topics (To Be Determined).<br><br>
Registration for Virtual Public Outreach Session on EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management’s Environmental Justice (EJ) Action Plan focused on General Environmental Justice topics (To Be Determined).<br><br>
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Land and Emergency Management has developed and is seeking stakeholder input on a draft EJ Action Plan. This public outreach session will focus on general Environmental Justice topics (To Be Determined).<br><br>
The EPA will be hosting five virtual public outreach sessions, each on a different aspect of the draft plan, to provide the public with an opportunity to submit input before the plan is finalized.<br><br>
If you cannot attend the webinar session that is specific to your timezone, EPA encourages you to register for another session that works for you. Interpretation and disability access support will also be provided.<br><br>
If you are unable to attend any of the outreach sessions, you will be able to submit written input by email to EJActionPlanOLEM21@epa.govuntil August 1, 2022.<br><br>
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Bridging the Great American Divide<br>
Wednesday, August 3 <br>
9:00 PM EST<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.162931708.1344668403.1658692302-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001XFx61EAD">https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.162931708.1344668403.1658692302-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001XFx61EAD</a><br>
Cost: $5<br><br>
Most Americans say they support climate action, but you wouldn’t know it from Congress or the courts—or from most of the media. People on both the left and the right experience the same devastating floods, the same life-threatening heatwaves and the same catastrophic wildfires. Climate change knows no borders. Yet individuals tend to socialize within insulated political tribes, operate in completely different information bubbles and see the problems and solutions through different lenses.<br><br>
Joan Blades, co-founder of LivingRoomConversations.org (and before that, MoveOn.org) and John Gable, founder of AllSides.com, have been working to burst those bubbles and bridge the divides. Together, they model an all-too-rare friendship, with deep respect for each other's views. How can the rest of us learn to bridge ideological divides, develop trust, and find the common ground needed to rebuild respectful civil discourse?<br><br>
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Engineering Solutions for Earth's Oceans presented by STEMSpark<br>
Thursday, August 4<br>
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT<br>
43 Church Street, Dedham, MA<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/engineering-solutions-for-earths-oceans-presented-by-stemspark-tickets-375409037537">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/engineering-solutions-for-earths-oceans-presented-by-stemspark-tickets-375409037537</a><br><br>
The Dedham Public Library is pleased to host STEMSpark's interactive program "Animal Adaptations", a fun and engaging event perfect for kids in K-5th grade. Environmental science and engineering come together to inspire creative problem solving to help clean up and save our oceans! Space is limited so registration is REQUIRED for this program. Please email dedhamlibraryyouth@minlib.net with any questions. <br><br>
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EnergyBar August 2022: Summer Rooftop Networking<br>
Thursday, August 4<br>
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EDT<br>
Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville?aff=ebdssbdestsearch<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energybar-august-2022-summer-rooftop-networking-tickets-333145255427">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energybar-august-2022-summer-rooftop-networking-tickets-333145255427</a><br><br>
EnergyBar is Greentown Labs' networking event devoted to connecting partners and investors to our community of climatetech entrepreneurs!<br><br>
Please join us on Thursday, August 4 for a summer edition of our signature EnergyBar networking event! Entrepreneurs, investors, students, and friends of climatetech are invited to attend, meet colleagues, and expand our growing regional climatetech network. Come network and enjoy a beverage on the Greentown roof deck! <br><br>
This event is currently slated to be in-person and masks are encouraged but not required while inside Greentown Labs. Greentown provides medical grade masks at the front desk of each location. Please reach out Jill Kirkpatrick (jill@greentownlabs.com), Senior Manager of Events, with any questions on our safety policy. <br><br>
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A Half-Built Garden: Ruthanna Emrys in conversation with Ada Palmer<br>
Thursday, August 4<br>
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-half-built-garden-ruthanna-emrys-in-conversation-with-ada-palmer-tickets-387702778447">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-half-built-garden-ruthanna-emrys-in-conversation-with-ada-palmer-tickets-387702778447</a><br><br>
Join us for a brilliant evening of speculative fiction to the tune of queer family, climate action, alien first contact, and Jewish traditions, with author Ruthanna Emrys in conversation with Ada Palmer! <br><br>
The event is free and online, and captions are provided; RSVP on Eventbrite to get the Zoom link! It will take place Thursday, August 4th, from 7 PM Eastern time, and everyone is welcome. <br><br>
About the Book:
A literary descendent of Ursula K. Le Guin, Ruthanna Emrys crafts a novel of extraterrestrial diplomacy and urgent climate repair bursting with quiet, tenuous hope and an underlying warmth. A Half-Built Garden depicts a world worth building towards, a humanity worth saving from itself, and an alien community worth entering with open arms. It's not the easiest future to build, but it's one that just might be in reach.<br><br>
On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay. She heads out to check what she expects to be a false alarm—and stumbles upon the first alien visitors to Earth. These aliens have crossed the galaxy to save humanity, convinced that the people of Earth must leave their ecologically-ravaged planet behind and join them among the stars. And if humanity doesn't agree, they may need to be saved by force.<br><br>
But the watershed networks that rose up to save the planet from corporate devastation aren't ready to give up on Earth. Decades ago, they reorganized humanity around the hope of keeping the world livable. By sharing the burden of decision-making, they've started to heal our wounded planet.<br><br>
Now corporations, nation-states, and networks all vie to represent humanity to these powerful new beings, and if anyone accepts the aliens' offer, Earth may be lost. With everyone’s eyes turned skyward, the future hinges on Judy's effort to create understanding, both within and beyond her own species.<br><br>
About our Guests:<br>
Ruthanna Emrys lives in a mysterious manor house on the outskirts of Washington, DC with her wife and their large, strange family. Her stories have appeared in a number of venues, including Strange Horizons, Analog, and Tor.com. She is the author of the Innsmouth Legacy series, which began with Winter Tide. She makes home-made vanilla, obsesses about game design, gives unsolicited advice, and occasionally attempts to save the world.<br><br>
Ada Palmer is a professor in the history department of the University of Chicago, specializing in Renaissance history and the history of ideas. Her Terra Ignota series explores a future of borderless nations and globally commixing populations. The first volume Too Like the Lightning was a Best Novel Hugo finalist, and won the Compton Crook Award, while Ada received the Campbell Award. She composes music including the Viking mythology cycle Sundown: Whispers of Ragnarok, and performs with the group Sassafrass. She writes about history for a popular audience at exurbe.com and about SF and fantasy-related matters at Tor.com.<br><br>
Editorial Comment: My online friend, the writer Cory Doctorow, has written very highly of this book and it definitely sounds interesting. It is NOT a climate dystopia but a possibly positive future.<br><br>
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Cool: Women Leaders Reversing Global Warming<br>
Friday, August 5 <br>
8:30pm EST<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.166037758.1344668403.1658692302-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001Wq1VeEAJ">https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.166037758.1344668403.1658692302-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001Wq1VeEAJ</a><br>
Cost: $10<br><br>
Women and girls all over the world are using intelligence, creativity, energy, and courage to help stop global warming. Paola Gianturco and her 12-year-old granddaughter Avery Sangster set out to chronicle their stories, interviewing and photographing women politicians, corporate executives, scholars, heads of grassroots groups, and presidents of organizations that are all dedicated to combating global warming. These women leaders are based in 10 countries: the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Tanzania, Australia, Sri Lanka, India, and Hong Kong.<br><br>
Learn more about what women around the world are doing through the book co-authored by this granddaughter-grandmother team, COOL: Women Leaders Reversing Global Warming. Gianturco and Sangster will be joined by one of the leaders they interviewed, Sheila Watt-Cloutier. Watt-Cloutier, an Inuit activist, will share her thoughts about life in the Arctic and how her Indigenous people are climate change sentinels for the world.<br><br>
Tackling global warming takes all ages. Paola, Avery and the leaders in their book demonstrate that when the generations listen to one another, change is possible. We invite young people and adults to come, learn together, and be inspired to take action in your own communities.<br><br>
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Reclaim Rock City Free Community Fair! <br>
Saturday August 6<br>
12-6 PM<br>
Ringer Park, Allston, MA<br>
For more info, contact reclaimrockcity@gmail.com<br><br>
Join your neighbors to make connections, enjoy free music, games, sports, poetry, freebies, and collaborative art! All ages.<br><br>
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Deep Dialogue Part 2 on weatherizing and electrifying heating in our residential buildings<br>
Monday, August 8<br>
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm<br>
RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83538742353<br><br>
Roger Luckmann, Ed Woll, and Arnie Epstein of our Research Team have been exploring the challenges of weatherizing and electrifying heating in our residential buildings and potential solutions.<br>
Residential buildings emit the majority of building emissions. <br><br>
For the second part of our Deep Dialogue, continuing from July 25, we discuss our view of approaches to meet the emissions reduction targets for these buildings and review the building emission reduction scenarios identified by the administration in their just released 2030 CECP (Clean Energy and Climate Plan).<br><br>
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The Rise of Eco-Fascism - Lowell Bliss<br>
Tuesday, August 9<br>
3PM - 4PM EDT (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT)<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-rise-of-eco-fascism-lowell-bliss-tickets-249030576157">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-rise-of-eco-fascism-lowell-bliss-tickets-249030576157</a><br><br>
Lowell led the writing team for the Lausanne Global Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel “Call to Action” and is one of the few evangelical Climate Leaders with the Climate Reality Project. He and his wife, Robynn (co-author of Expectations and Burnout), were church planting missionaries for fourteen years in India and Pakistan. They now reside with their three children in the tal lgrass prairie ecosystem of Kansas. Lowell has authored or contributed to People, Trees and Poverty: A Snapshot of Environmental Missions; Environmental Missions: Planting Churches and Trees; and Creation Care and the Gospel: Reconsidering the Mission of the Church. He is also a missionary with Christar USA and Interim Executive Director at We Stand With Paris. Lowell will speak to us on The Rise of Eco-Fascism.<br><br>
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Building Business Resilience in the Climate Change Era<br>
Wednesday, August 10<br>
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-business-resilience-in-the-climate-change-era-tickets-374580750107">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-business-resilience-in-the-climate-change-era-tickets-374580750107</a><br><br>
Is your business climate-forward?<br>
The climate might seem outside the purview of your small to medium-sized businesses, but no business is immune when extreme weather events disrupt global supply chains. Meanwhile, consumer demand for sustainable business practices and products is skyrocketing and customers are ditching brands that violate their values. Employees, too, prefer to work with organizations that align with their values.<br><br>
This webinar helps you understand what it takes to start and grow a resilient business, what you need to adapt to climate-related risks and market pressures, align to Net-Zero Emission policies, and Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) practices.<br><br>
Read my article on Medium as a preface to this webinar at https://medium.com/@martin.gierczak/building-business-resilience-in-the-climate-change-era-e977f2091be1<br>
Learn more about the speaker, Martin Gierczak, Vice-President, Resilience - Canada/North America at <a href="https://linktr.ee/martingierczakpublishing">https://linktr.ee/martingierczakpublishing</a><br><br>
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A Global Energy Revolution: Blueprint for a Prosperous, Zero-Carbon Future<br>
Thursday, August 11<br>
8:30PM - 10:30PM EDT (5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT)<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-global-energy-revolution-blueprint-for-a-prosperous-zero-carbon-future-tickets-390707585907">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-global-energy-revolution-blueprint-for-a-prosperous-zero-carbon-future-tickets-390707585907</a><br><br>
Join us to hear how the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is transforming the global energy system to secure a clean, prosperous, zero-carbon future for all! RMI is catalyzing rapid, market-based change in the world’s most critical geographies to be aligned to a 1.5°C future.<br><br>
There is no charge for this online event but please register in advance:<br>
<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlf--oqjosHtWXPofkh5xE1quZoXl-OKzF">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlf--oqjosHtWXPofkh5xE1quZoXl-OKzF</a> <br><br>
Our presenter for this talk is Justin Locke, who is the managing director for RMI’s Global South Program, which includes three geographical programs covering small island developing states, sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia. In addition, there is also a focus on climate finance access via the Climate Finance Access Network, and work force development through the Energy Transition Academy. The Global South Program aims to accelerate the transition of developing and emerging economies from a heavy dependence on fossil fuels to a diverse platform of renewables and energy efficiency while establishing a blueprint for the global energy transition.<br><br>
There will be time for questions from the audience.<br><br>
Editorial Comment: RMI has been doing exemplary energy work for decades.<br><br>
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CLF Boston Reuse: Highlighting Circular Materials Innovation<br>
Thursday, August 18<br>
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT<br>
290 Congress Street, Boston, MA<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clf-boston-reuse-highlighting-circular-materials-innovation-tickets-381014383277">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clf-boston-reuse-highlighting-circular-materials-innovation-tickets-381014383277</a><br><br>
CLF Boston's Reuse Working Group consists of professionals from across the Architect/Engineer/Contractor (AEC) industries as well as state and local policy makers, all dedicated to furthering reuse and waste diversion efforts on construction projects throughout the greater Boston area. We meet monthly to discuss current and upcoming initiatives, events, and projects related to reuse, share best practices, and learn from a variety of guest speakers. <br><br>
This month we are excited to meet in person at the BSA Space, where we will host researchers from Washington State University (WSU) who have developed a revolutionary set of products made from reused building materials. By using waste and scrap gypsum wall board in their products, these researchers have created a product that not only helps to solve a critical waste stream in New England, but can help accelerate the change in our region towards a more circular economy. This meeting will provide an opportunity to view their material in person and provide critical feedback for use in further development. <br><br>
Guest Speaker Profiles:<br>
Taiji Miyasaka Professor, School of Design & Construction <br>
David Drake Assistant Professor, School of Design & Construction<br><br>
Taiji and David are with the WSU Reuse Design Laboratory, where they work with industry to identify C&D waste streams where robust recycling and reuse is constrained by a lack of current applications. They apply their expertise as designers and researchers to develop new products made from these low-value wastes, expanding markets for C&D waste recyclers, and reducing costs for construction and demolition industries.<br><br>
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Carbofex: Biochar at Scale - Founder and CEO Sampo Tukiainen<br>
Tuesday, August 23<br>
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carbofex-biochar-at-scale-founder-and-ceo-sampo-tukiainen-tickets-390440196137">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carbofex-biochar-at-scale-founder-and-ceo-sampo-tukiainen-tickets-390440196137</a><br><br>
OpenAir is excited to present This Is CDR, an online event series that explores the wide range of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions currently being researched, developed, and deployed, and contextualize them for policy proposals OpenAir seeks to advance in New York, and other states, localities, and jurisdictions worldwide.<br><br>
This week on This Is CDR we are pleased to welcome Carbofex Founder and CEO Sampo Tukiainen to tell us about the company’s pyrolysis systems that use waste biomass to produce biochar and renewable energy at scale.<br><br>
About Sampo:<br>
Sampo Tukiainen is the CEO and founder of Carbofex, a revolutionary CO2-removal (biochar) company. Carbofex developed the first biochar based CO2-removal methodology with Puro.earth, and was the first company to sell biochar based CO2-removal certificates.<br><br>
Carbofex was also the first company to successfully build and operate a large scale allothermal continuous pyrolysis process, and utilise the energy excess in the district heating network of the city of Tampere. <br><br>
Sampo Tukiainen has worked in the renewables industry for the past 20 years pioneering pyrolysis technology. Over the years he has been active in the implementation of a variety of innovative projects from gasification to pyrolysis and liquid biofuels, with more than 15 international projects under his belt.<br><br>
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Embedding sustainability in governance, structure and culture<br>
Wednesday, August 24<br>
7am - 8:30 am EDT (12:00 PM – 1:30 PM BST)<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/embedding-sustainability-in-governance-structure-and-culture-tickets-377715636637<br><br>
This session will focus on strategies for embedding sustainability in governance, structure and culture with some case studies and examples. The event will include presentations from health leaders, followed by a panel discussion.<br><br>
AGENDA<br>
Governance and climate change<br>
Richard Smith - Chair, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change<br>
Embedding sustainability in governance and culture<br>
Dr Adrian James - President, Royal College of Psychiatrists<br>
An action plan for tackling climate change<br>
Dr Liz Marder - Treasurer, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health<br><br>
Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and question and answer session on how organisations can make the changes needed to embed sustainability in organisational culture, the challenges and opportunities. Participants will be encouraged to direct questions and get involved to ensure an engaging and informative discussion on actions that members of UKHACC can take forward after the session.<br><br>
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Wetlands, mangroves and global warming!<br>
Wednesday, August 24<br>
8PM - 9PM EDT (8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Singapore Standard)<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wetlands-mangroves-and-global-warming-tickets-384509186327">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wetlands-mangroves-and-global-warming-tickets-384509186327</a><br><br>
A live, interactive tour using Zoom, where we will travel to Sungei Buloh, or Bamboo River in Malay. Situated at the northwestern part of Singapore, this 202 hectare wetlands (used to be 103 ha) is home to birds, otters, water snakes (yes it is!), crocodiles and eagles.<br><br>
Let's talk about global warming, wetlands and how nature is affected by climate change, and what places are doing to reduce the effects of climate change and adapt to a changing / warming planet.<br><br>
Let's talk a little about the birds; there are resident and also migratory birds, and September is the month were they start coming here, to Singapore. Many come all the way from Siberia, Tibet and China, to escape the cold.<br><br>
For enquires about the tour, pls email: kevin@crts.asia<br><br>
Editorial Comment: Wetlands and mangroves are potent tools in protecting shorelines and drawing down carbon from the sky. If I were king of the world, I’d focus on these liminal spaces first as, from what I’ve read, they give the biggest bang for the buck. There are seagrasses which can draw down 35 times the carbon than any terrestrial plants can.<br><br>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-70856263610764582482022-07-01T00:21:00.001-04:002022-07-01T00:21:15.692-04:00Energy (and Other) Events - July 2022**Index**<br><br>
**Lecture Series**<br><br>
Announcing our Flourish Fiction Summer Workshop Series 2022!<br>
Prompt Generation Workshop – July 6, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
Infinite Hope: Imagining a Better World – July 20, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
Open Feedback Workshop – August 3, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
End-of-Summer Showcase – August 24, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br><br>
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Heat Pump Water Heaters- Builders share their experience<br>
Tuesday, July 12<br><br>
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The Storage Opportunity: Customer Demand, Market Reform, and Technology Innovation<br>
Thursday, July 21<br><br>
**Events**<br><br>
Conservative [UK] solutions to air pollution • Webinar and Q&A<br>
Monday, July 4<br><br>
Boston Climate Tech Social 2.0<br>
Wednesday, July 6<br><br>
BE+ Building Tech Forum 2022<br>
Thursday, July 7<br><br>
Circular Economy Boston Kick-Off Meeting<br>
Thursday, July 7<br><br>
EAP Lab: Floating Wetlands<br><br><br>
Saturday, July 9<br><br>
Energy After War: How Ukraine Affects Us All<br>
Tuesday, July 12<br><br>
Ecological Protection<br>
Friday, July 15<br><br>
EPA National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call<br>
Tuesday, July 19<br><br>
Extreme Heat Boston<br>
Wednesday, July 20<br><br>
Patti Poppe: Navigating PG&E through Climate Disruption<br>
Thursday, July 21<br><br>
Worlds of Gray and Green: Mineral Extraction as Ecological Practice<br>
Wednesday, July 27<br><br>
UVA's Opening Reception: Inspiring Change for the Climate Crisis<br>
Thursday, July 28<br><br>
EnergyBar August 2022: Summer Rooftop Networking<br>
Thursday, August 4<br><br>
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These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. <br><br>
This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html). <br><br>
A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. <br><br>
If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.<br><br>
Thanks for reading,<br>
Solar IS Civil Defense,<br>
George Mokray<br>
gmoke@world.std.com<br>
<a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books<br>
<a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list<br>
<a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list<br>
<a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list<br>
<a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events<br>
<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds<br><br>
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**Lecture Series**<br><br>
Flourish Fiction<br><br>
Announcing our Flourish Fiction Summer Workshop Series 2022!<br>
These four events will help you make progress towards a finished piece of climate fiction. Registration is open now! Join for all four or any combination.<br><br>
Summer is officially here (for those of us on the northern hemisphere of planet Earth), and it brings with it some of the year’s best chances to experience natural splendor. We pass amongst trees as they put forth their lushest greenery, we hike up mountains as they reach ever upwards to the clear blue sky, and we sit on the beach as the vast ocean sends its waves crashing against yellow sand.<br><br>
However, the hot weather can also be a reminder of the threats facing this planet. Many communities are already dealing with oppressive and deadly heat, and the situation is due to get worse before it gets better. How does a climate-conscious individual balance enjoyment of warmer weather with concerns over a warmer planet? At Flourish Fiction, we believe it’s not only possible but essential to hold both these ideas at once. We must relish in the joys of this world, while also pushing towards meaningful climate solutions.<br><br>
That’s why we’re excited to announce our summer workshop series! The goal of these workshops is to help our community to take the leap into writing hopeful climate fiction, possibly for the first time, embracing art as a means of envisioning a brighter future.<br><br>
Prompt Generation Workshop – July 6, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
Infinite Hope: Imagining a Better World – July 20, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
Open Feedback Workshop – August 3, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
End-of-Summer Showcase – August 24, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
Each event can potentially stand alone, but we encourage you to register for and attend all of them, because they’ll progressively move you towards a finished story at the end of the summer.<br><br>
Read on for more information about each workshop!<br><br>
Prompt Generation Workshop<br>
July 6<br>
8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prompt-generation-workshop-tickets-369898294757">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prompt-generation-workshop-tickets-369898294757</a><br><br>
Are you interested in writing climate fiction but struggling with where to begin? Or do you have so many ideas you couldn’t possibly pursue all of them? Writing intriguing prompts rather than fully formed stories can help get the juices flowing, with the additional benefit of inspiring others.<br><br>
In this workshop, we’ll go over some key elements of an engaging prompt, and we’ll each have an opportunity to generate as many prompts as we can. The prompts will be shared anonymously via Flourish Fiction, potentially leading to a whole host of new stories from the Flourish community and beyond.<br><br>
Infinite Hope: Imagining a Better World<br>
July 20<br>
8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/infinite-hope-imagining-a-better-world-tickets-371160449897">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/infinite-hope-imagining-a-better-world-tickets-371160449897</a><br><br>
This workshop will be hosted in collaboration with the Civic Imagination Project, and they describe it as “a future-focused workshop highlighting the power of stories as tools for fostering civic imagination and inspiring real-world change.”<br><br>
Together, we will engage in collective worldbuilding by brainstorming elements of a future world where humans have managed to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. Then we will each individually come up with outlines for stories that might happen at any point between the present day and that imagined future. At the end, you’ll have the chance to share your story and explore how it might weave together with stories from other participants.<br><br>
For a longer description of this program: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-feedback-workshop-tickets-372043832117">https://www.civicimaginationproject.org/copy-of-origin-stories</a><br><br>
Open Feedback Workshop<br>
August 3<br>
8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-feedback-workshop-tickets-372043832117">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-feedback-workshop-tickets-372043832117</a><br><br>
This workshop will be a safe space to share work and get feedback from the group. Feel free to bring whatever you’re working on, whether it’s inspired by a previous Flourish workshop or something completely different. Anything is fair game: story ideas, flash fiction, short story excerpts, novel excerpts, and poems. If you can share it in five minutes, then you’re good to go. This will be a valuable chance to get thoughtful feedback from real human beings who are passionate about climate fiction.<br><br>
End-of-Summer Showcase<br>
August 24<br>
8 PM ET / 5 PM PT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/end-of-summer-showcase-tickets-371858357357">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/end-of-summer-showcase-tickets-371858357357</a><br><br>
Community members with work that’s finished or near-finished will have the chance to showcase it in short snippets to an audience of supportive peers and representatives from the climate fiction community. Pieces will be selected from the wider pool of Flourish submissions.<br><br>
This will be a great chance to preview work that could be published in the Flourish Fiction fall line-up.<br><br>
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Heat Pump Water Heaters- Builders share their experience<br>
Tuesday, July 12<br>
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PDT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heat-pump-water-heaters-builders-share-their-experience-tickets-339004691157">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heat-pump-water-heaters-builders-share-their-experience-tickets-339004691157</a><br><br>
Join the Electrify Coalition as we hear from 3 home builders about their experience installing heat pump water heaters in new homes.<br><br>
Installing Heat Pump Water Heaters (HPWH) in new homes is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to incorporate efficient, reliable, low-cost water heating into buildings. Yet, the vast majority of builders are not familiar with and not using advanced water heating technology.<br><br>
Join the Advanced Water Heating Initiative (AWHI), EEBA and Electrify Now for a webinar that will profile three American homebuilders who are installing heat pump water heaters in new homes and loving it. Our discussion will highlight the experiences these builders have had with this important technology and cover the following topics:<br>
Installing HPWHs in new, all-electric homes
Why builders are installing and excited about HPWH<br>
What are the benefits and challenges of installing HPWH in new homes?<br>
Are builders modifying their homes to fit and take advantage of HPWH?<br>
What are homeowner’s saying when they buy homes with HPWHs?<br>
Any lessons that can be applied to installing HPWHs in existing homes?<br><br>
Panelists<br>
Juan Fernandez - Owner, CVF Homes in San Antonio TexasLeigha Dickens of Deltec Homes in Asheville, NC<br>
Stefan Orenda of Mandalay Homes in Prescott, AZ<br><br>
Learning objectives of webinar:<br>
Guidelines for how to install HPWHs in new or existing homes and how that differs from gas or electric resistance water heaters<br>
How to communicate with customers on the monetary and energy saving potential of these devices.<br>
How to incorporate heat pump water heaters into new home design and construction<br>
The role water heaters play in the decarbonization and transformation of the electric grid.<br><br>
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The Storage Opportunity: Customer Demand, Market Reform, and Technology Innovation<br>
Thursday, July 21<br>
1:00 PM<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gVofSrPVTyq2CblBafNwcw">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gVofSrPVTyq2CblBafNwcw</a><br><br>
Women in clean energy webinar series<br>
In the face of increased extreme weather events and an uncertain electric grid, customers are demanding more control over their energy in the form of battery storage and other distributed energy technologies. The shifting regulatory policies that impact these assets, the rapidly evolving suite of technology applications, and new approaches to marketing storage products to consumers all point to significant growth, but with no shortage of complicating factors and barriers. Join experts across the storage and energy sectors to discuss the latest trends and what to expect from this critically important technology as the United States deploys more clean energy and distributed resources nationwide.<br><br>
**Events**<br><br>
Conservative [UK] solutions to air pollution • Webinar and Q&A<br>
Monday, July 4<br>
1pm - 2pm (18:00 – 19:00 BST UK)<br>
Online event<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conservative-solutions-to-air-pollution-webinar-and-qa-tickets-354575824837">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conservative-solutions-to-air-pollution-webinar-and-qa-tickets-354575824837</a><br><br>
Earlier this year the Government used our new Brexit freedoms to improve our air quality by proposing a more ambitious target for slashing our fine particulate matter levels — the most harmful pollutant — from 20 micrograms to 10 by 2040.<br><br>
With air pollution causing the leading environmental threat to human health and an estimated cost to society of £1.7 billion per year — this new target, if delivered, is a clear win for the taxpayer, public health, and the environment.<br><br>
Now you’ve been elected, we hope that you’ll join the CEN councillor network for a discussion on how to reach our air quality targets. We will explore what powers and means different levels of councils have to cut air pollution, what policies they can implement, and what we need to do to tackle pollution from different sectors like transport or industry, all in a way that is distinctly Conservative.<br><br>
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Boston Climate Tech Social 2.0<br>
Wednesday, July 6<br>
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EDT<br>
The Last Hurrah, 60 School Street, Boston<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-climate-tech-social-20-tickets-375635133797">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-climate-tech-social-20-tickets-375635133797</a><br><br>
Gathering climate-interested students and professionals in the Boston area to facilitate connections this summer and beyond<br><br>
Come to our Boston climate social event to meet others interested or working in the climate space! Started with MBA students coming from different schools, this meet-up is open to students from other disciplines and industry professionals in the area. Folks from all competencies welcome and encouraged to come to chat about this interdisciplinary space - everyone from operating to investing to research roles. Hope to see you there!<br><br>
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BE+ Building Tech Forum 2022<br><br>
Thursday, July 7<br>
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT<br>
District Hall Boston, 75 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/be-building-tech-forum-2022-tickets-356645114137">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/be-building-tech-forum-2022-tickets-356645114137</a><br><br>
Cost: $65 – $160<br><br>
Green technology firms and building product companies will discuss innovations in building technology advancing us towards our vision.<br>
Built Environment Plus envisions a thriving and diverse community, creating a built environment of net positive systems of water and energy, of financial and social equity, and of ecological and human health.<br>
Which innovations in building technology are advancing us towards this vision?<br>
https://builtenvironmentplus.org/btf22/<br>
At BTF ’22, green technology firms and building product companies will answer this question and explore the future of building science.<br>
Start the night with food, drinks and networking, followed by a series of presentations where industry leaders discuss advances in building technologies.<br>
All presentations are split into education tracks organized by topic.<br>
Polish the night off with more food and drinks and table top networking sessions with the presenters.<br>
5:00 – 6:00pm Networking + Welcoming<br>
6:00 – 7:30pm Presentations<br>
7:30 – 9:00pm Networking<br><br>
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Circular Economy Boston Kick-Off Meeting<br>
Thursday, July 7<br>
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT<br>
Waikiki Poke, Sushi, Bubble Tea, & Smoothie, 27 Holland Street, Somerville, MA<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.meetup.com/circular-economy-boston/events/286753176/">https://www.meetup.com/circular-economy-boston/events/286753176/</a><br><br>
This is a kick-off meeting for this meet-up group to get to know each other and talk about what upcoming events we want to organize. The event will be at a local restaurant that participates in the circular economy. We will enjoy Poke and bubble tea too.<br><br>
Get food/drinks<br>
Intros<br>
Discuss the purpose of the group<br>
Brainstorm activities and future events<br>
Discuss chopvalue and circular initiatives at restaurants<br>
Continue eating/mingling<br><br>
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EAP Lab: Floating Wetlands<br>
Saturday, July 9<br>
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT<br>
Kendall/MIT Open Space, 292 Main Street, Cambridge, MA <br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leap-lab-floating-wetlands-tickets-343361051147">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leap-lab-floating-wetlands-tickets-343361051147</a><br><br>
Celebrating the Charles River and Mother Nature<br><br>
LEAP Labs are geared towards kids and families!<br>
Join the Charles River Conservancy and MIT Sea Grant for hands-on activities and take a walk to visit the floating wetland on the Charles. Microscopes, an engineering challenge, and more!<br><br>
11:00am-12:00pm Hands-on activities<br>
12:00pm-12:30pm Walk to the floating wetland on the Charles<br>
Registration is recommended! <br><br>
Keeping us safe: This event will follow all MIT policies and Covid safety guidelines. Face coverings are not required, but you are most welcome to wear one if you wish. More info on MIT policies can be found at now.mit.edu/policies.<br>
All minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Responsible adults, please keep a close eye on your kids.<br>
With any questions, email us at openspace@mit.edu.<br><br>
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Energy After War: How Ukraine Affects Us All<br>
Tuesday, July 12<br>
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-after-war-how-ukraine-affects-us-all-tickets-368629670267">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energy-after-war-how-ukraine-affects-us-all-tickets-368629670267</a><br>
Cost: $0 – $15<br><br>
Join us as we will collectively gain insight on up-to-date research on the changing energy landscape as it related to global events.<br><br>
In February of this year, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, global energy markets have been in a state of flux. With energy companies divesting from Russian providers and strategic oil reserves across Europe and America running dry, the immediate future of conventional energy production and usage is rife with unknowns. To complicate matters further: the direct attacks on Ukrainian nuclear power plants and the stability of Chernobyl renew questions regarding the use of nuclear power. The matter goes beyond energy itself–the increase in military spending will affect social safety nets, such as healthcare, and environmental protection. This panel will synthesize what has happened across global energy markets since February 2022, how that affects us in the present, and how this will change our future energy landscape.<br><br>
Join us on July 12th at 1pm, as we will collectively gain insight on up-to-date research, policy, and real-world information on the changing landscape of the energy system as it relates to global events. We will engage experts in economics, supply chain modeling, and policy to offer insights on questions such as: How has the recent conflict impacted global energy markets? How does this mitigate climate change issues? Finally, we will discuss strategies on how to advocate for consideration of climate change issues amongst global events.<br><br>
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Trees and Forests: Methane and other greenhouse gas emissions<br>
Wednesday, July 13<br>
6:30 PM <br>
RSVP at <a href="https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tDdw93moQ1GNUnK-vQnSyA">https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tDdw93moQ1GNUnK-vQnSyA</a><br><br>
Jon Gewirtzman, PhD student<br>
Editorial Comment: Methane in the short-term may be more important than CO2.<br><br>
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Ecological Protection<br>
Friday, July 15<br>
6:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST (9am - 12 pm Berkeley, CA)<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ecological-protection-registration-367672326827">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ecological-protection-registration-367672326827</a><br><br>
The Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force presents:<br>
CEMTF 3RD Virtual Summit Series: Environmental Protection<br>
Summit Schedule:<br>
9:00 - 9:15 AM <br>
Land Acknowledgement <br>
Corrina Gould, Tribal spokesperson for the Confederated Villages of Lisjan & Co-Founder, Sogorea Te' Land Trust<br>
Welcome<br>
Cheryl Davila, Chair of CEMTF/ Former Councilmember, City of Berkeley<br>
Keynote speaker<br>
Marcy Winograd from Code Pink speaking about the military and climate<br>
10– 11:00 AM Petrochemicals. Plastics and Climate<br>
Ben Schleifer and Sarah Packer or Andrea Braswell from the Center for Environmental Health<br>
Carol Kiatkowski, Green Science Policy Institute<br>
11:05 – 11:50 AM Deforestation and the Threat of Wildfire<br>
Maya Khosla—Wildlife Biologist and Filmmaker<br>
Greg Simon–Author of Flame and Fortune in the American West, about the 1991 Oakland fire<br>
11:50 Announcements about coming summit events<br><br>
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EPA National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call<br>
Tuesday, July 19<br>
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epa-natl-environmental-justice-community-engagement-call-july-19-2022-registration-372254752987">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epa-natl-environmental-justice-community-engagement-call-july-19-2022-registration-372254752987</a><br><br>
EPA invites EJ advocates to participate in National EJ Community Engagement calls. These calls are free & open to the public.<br><br>
DATE: Tuesday, July 19, 2022<br>
TIME: 2 p.m. Eastern, 1 p.m. Central, Noon Mountain, 11 a.m. Pacific<br>
AGENDA: <br>
Leadership Updates<br>
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Lead Paint Remediation Program update <br>
Engagement Session and Dialogue: Q&A about ongoing EJ initiatives<br><br>
The purpose of these calls is to inform communities about EPA's environmental justice work and enhance opportunities to maintain an open dialogue with environmental justice advocates. As environmental justice continues to be integrated into EPA programs and policies, the Agency hopes that these calls will help reaffirm EPA’s continued commitment to work with community groups and the public to strengthen local environmental and human health outcomes. EPA has increased the frequency of these engagement calls to learn more from stakeholders and communities and to provide updates about ongoing initiatives.<br><br>
Registration: Due to limited space, participation in this call will be on a first come, first-served basis. Pre-registration is highly suggested, but not required. If registration has reached capacity, please see the links below for instructions on how to access the call if seating is available on the day of the meeting. If you are unable to join the call, a summary will be posted to the U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Justice’s website after. <br><br>
Interpretation: If you need English-language interpretation assistance, or special accommodations for a disability or other assistance, you can submit a request when registering for the meeting. Please submit your request by July 15, to give EPA sufficient time to process. <br><br>
For more information about EPA's National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Calls, please visit the website or email: Johnathan Garza (garza.johnathan@epa.gov)<br>
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Extreme Heat Boston<br>
Wednesday, July 20<br>
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT<br>
Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston, MA<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/extreme-heat-boston-tickets-372284582207">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/extreme-heat-boston-tickets-372284582207</a><br><br>
Join a conversation about extreme summertime heat and share your perspectives on local resilience plans.<br><br>
Boston is known for its picturesque and snowy city streets. We budget for plows, salt on our roads, and do the “penguin shuffle” to get to the car. But, surprisingly, it is summertime extreme heat that holds the most danger by causing more deaths in the US than all other weather hazards combined. <br><br>
As daily temperatures continue to increase in Massachusetts, the Museum of Science, Boston invites you to join us for this locally focused deliberative forum around climate change, extreme heat, and local resilience plans to prepare for a hotter Boston.<br><br>
Using materials developed by working with community groups and civic partners, you will explore local extreme heat issues using community science collected data, local resilience plans, and a strong call to action.<br><br>
This is a free, evening-long, in-person forum. Snacks will be provided. Masks are encouraged but optional. Parking at the Museum garage will be validated at the event.<br><br>
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Patti Poppe: Navigating PG&E through Climate Disruption<br>
Thursday, July 21<br>
3PM EST (6:00 PM PDT)<br>
The Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, Taube Family Auditorium, San Francisco, CA <br>
5:30 p.m. doors open & check-in<br>
6–7 p.m. program (all times PDT)<br>
COST Online:<br>
Free for members<br>
$5 nonmembers<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2022-07-21/patti-poppe-navigating-pge-through-climate-disruption">https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2022-07-21/patti-poppe-navigating-pge-through-climate-disruption</a><br><br>
SPEAKERS<br>
Patricia Poppe, CEO, PG&E<br>
Greg Dalton, Founder & Host, Climate One<br><br>
As the CEO of PG&E, Patti Poppe is charged with navigating the company through epic wildfires, disrupted energy markets, and lingering public distrust of the utility. The company is undergrounding 10,000 miles of electric lines, working with GM and Ford on incorporating EV batteries into homes and the grid, deploying batteries at large power plants, and pushing to change net metering rates that pay homeowners for electricity generated on their roofs.<br><br>
In 2006, PG&E was perceived to be one of the most progressive utilities in the country. They supported California’s landmark climate law AB 32, and a few years later, quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its opposition to climate action. But recently, a string of self-imposed disasters has damaged the company’s image and public trust. A company gas line exploded in San Bruno, killing eight people, and failure of PG&E equipment caused a rash of deadly wildfires — Butte, Tubbs, Camp, Kincade and Dixie — killing 113 people and burning nearly 1.5 million acres. The company’s 2019 bankruptcy was the largest ever for a U.S. utility.<br><br>
Climate One welcomes you back for our first in-person event at the Commonwealth Club. Join PG&E CEO Patti Poppe and Climate One host Greg Dalton for a radio and podcast discussion of what one of the country’s largest utilities is doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a time of turmoil in energy markets and accelerating climate impacts in the American West.<br><br>
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Worlds of Gray and Green: Mineral Extraction as Ecological Practice<br>
Wednesday, July 27<br>
7pm - 9pm EST (10:00 am – 11:00 am AEST in Sydney, Australia)<br>
Online event<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/worlds-of-gray-and-green-mineral-extraction-as-ecological-practice-tickets-377115782457">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/worlds-of-gray-and-green-mineral-extraction-as-ecological-practice-tickets-377115782457</a><br><br>
Sociologist Sebastián Ureta, explores how the waste produced from mining interacts with human and non-human ecologies.<br><br>
In the second seminar of SEI’s Occasional Talks Series, sociologist and SEI’s 2023 Environmental Humanities Visiting Fellow Sebastián Ureta, explores how the waste produced from mining interacts with human and non-human ecologies.<br><br>
The Anthropocene has arrived riding a wave of pollution. From ‘forever chemicals’ to oceanic garbage patches, human-made chemical compounds are seemingly everywhere. Concerned about how these compounds disrupt multiple lives and ecologies, environmental scholars, activists and affected communities have sought to curb the causes of pollution, focusing especially on the extractive industries.<br><br>
In this talk, Sebastián Ureta will draw on his recently published book with Patricio Flores, Worlds of Gray and Green, to challenge us to rethink extraction as ecological practice. Adopting an environmental humanities analytic lens, this book offers a rich ethnographic exploration of the waste produced by Chile's El Teniente, the world's largest underground mine. Deposited in a massive dam, the waste — known as tailings — engages with human and non-human entities in multiple ways through a process the authors call geosymbiosis. Some of these geosymbioses result in toxicity and damage, while others become the basis of lively novel ecologies. A particular kind of power emerges in the process, one that is radically indifferent to human beings but that affects them in many ways. Learning to live with geosymbioses offers a tentative path forward amid ongoing environmental devastation.<br><br>
Speakers<br>
Associate Professor Sebastián Ureta, Universidad Alberto Hurtado<br>
Dr Sophie Chao (Chair), University of Sydney<br>
Professor Susan Park (Chair), University of Sydney<br>
Associate Professor Thom van Dooren (Chair), University of Sydney<br>
This event is part of the Sydney Environment Institute’s Occasional Talks Series, which provides a space for a diverse range of international speakers to share their ideas about pressing environmental challenges. This event brings together SEI’s research theme Biocultural Diversitiesand research project Unsettling Resources.<br><br>
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UVA's Opening Reception: Inspiring Change for the Climate Crisis<br>
Thursday, July 28<br>
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT<br>
UVA's Art Exhibit Gallery at the Arthaus, 43 North Beacon Street, Allston<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uvas-opening-reception-inspiring-change-for-the-climate-crisis-registration-371203408387">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uvas-opening-reception-inspiring-change-for-the-climate-crisis-registration-371203408387</a><br><br>
UVA's Opening Reception with the curator and the artists at UVA's Exhibit Gallery at Arthaus<br><br>
Inspiring Change for the Climate Crisis , organized and curated by Adriana G. Prat, designed and installed by Unbound Visual Arts, July 24 - September 16, 2022. <br>
Live music, refreshments, wine, and lively discussions with the curator and artists. <br><br>
UVA's Arthaus Gallery, 43 N. Beacon St., Allston, MA<br>
CDC-recommended masks required in the gallery. Bring your own or pick up a free one at the gallery.<br>
Featuring 16 artists from the i3C artists group and 5 UVA affiliated artists <br>
i3C Artists: Steve Bennett, Cedric Harper, Martha Heller, C.J. Lori, Maria Celeste Linardi, Michelle Lougee, Rebecca McGee Tuck, Michael Manning, Sarah Meyers Brent, Shelby Meyerhoff, Carol Moses, Jeffrey Nowlin, Paula Pitman Brown, Steven Rudin, Luna Sconty, Cynthia Staples.<br>
UVA artists: Si Chen in collaboration with Hui Huang, Muriel Horvath, Pauline Lim, Nilou Moochhala, Michaela Morse<br><br>
Curatorial Statement:<br>
The current environmental crisis is multifactorial: pollution, extreme weather, loss of biodiversity, and other tragedies - too complex, too intertwined, and yet too urgent. A collective problem that requires collective solutions. But, as individuals, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless. We wonder, “How can I contribute to the solution?”
This exhibit of 2D and 3D artworks offers the perspective of multidisciplinary artists exploring various aspects of this crisis. Some address the impact of consumerism by reinventing reclaimed materials, or by creating a dialog with humanity's waste and pollution. Some explore the effect of climate change in our local communities or global ecosystems, and others celebrate natural beings and their interconnection, pointing to their unique beauty and vulnerabilities.<br><br>
We hope to inspire in the viewer a sense of wonder, as well as an awareness that change is not only possible but also a necessary and powerful element for critical environmental transformation. Awareness and recognition of the crisis are the first personal steps to change the current trend. We can tap into each of our creative strengths, deliver action, big or small, and contribute to the ripple effect needed to resolve this global crisis. This joint force is fierce and those in power are listening.<br><br>
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EnergyBar August 2022: Summer Rooftop Networking<br>
Thursday, August 4<br>
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EDT<br>
Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energybar-august-2022-summer-rooftop-networking-tickets-333145255427">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/energybar-august-2022-summer-rooftop-networking-tickets-333145255427</a><br><br>
EnergyBar is Greentown Labs' networking event devoted to connecting partners and investors to our community of climatetech entrepreneurs!<br><br>
Please join us on Thursday, August 4 for a summer edition of our signature EnergyBar networking event! Entrepreneurs, investors, students, and friends of climatetech are invited to attend, meet colleagues, and expand our growing regional climatetech network. Come network and enjoy a beverage on the Greentown roof deck! <br><br>
This event is currently slated to be in-person and masks are encourage but not required while inside Greentown Labs. Greentown provides medical grade masks at the front desk of each location. Please reach out Jill Kirkpatrick (jill@greentownlabs.com), Senior Manager of Events, with any questions on our safety policy.<br><br>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-39168624768559987832022-05-31T16:52:00.004-04:002022-05-31T16:54:11.503-04:00Energy (and Other) Events - June 2022**Index** <br><br>
**Conferences**<br><br>
Numbers and Nature: Mitchell J. Feigenbaum Symposium<br>
Thursday, June 2 - June 3<br><br>
MA Solidarity Economy / Worker Co-op Festival & Gathering<br>
Saturday & Sunday, June 4-5<br><br>
The Pulitzer Center's 2022 Annual Conference<br>
Interconnected: Reporting the Climate Crisis<br>
June 9 - 10<br><br>
Eurekafest!<br>
Wednesday, June 15<br><br>
**Lecture Series**<br><br>
Weaning Buildings Off Fossil Gas & Market (Redesign) Pathways to a Decarbonized Grid <br>
Friday, June 10<br><br>
Portable Heat Pumps - Low Cost Supplemental Heating and Cooling<br>
Wednesday, June 22<br><br>
**Events**<br><br>
Webinar: Get All the 𝚍̶𝚒̶𝚛̶𝚝̶ SOIL on Soil Conservation in Urban Agriculture<br>
Wednesday, June 1<br><br>
Boston MA Budget Hearings on American Rescue Plan Act Funds<br>
Wednesday, June 1<br><br>
Countdown: An Evening with Alan Weisman<br>
Wednesday, June 1<br><br>
Wanjira Mathai on Sustainable Development and the Power of Women <br>
Tuesday, June 7<br><br>
Commonwealth Kitchen Food Show<br>
Thursday, June 9<br><br>
Right to a Healthy Environment: Symposium<br>
June 9, 2022 <br><br>
Ukraine and beyond: Lessons in refugee education<br>
A Brookings-Yidan Prize event on key issues in refugee education<br>
Tuesday, June 21<br><br>
Climate Change, Our Youths, and Mental Health<br>
Monday, June 27<br><br>
Education meets the metaverse: The promise and the worry<br>
A Brookings-Yidan Prize event on the future of education in the 21st century<br>
Tuesday, June 28<br><br>
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These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. <br><br>
This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html). <br><br>
A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. <br><br>
If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.<br><br>
Thanks for reading,<br>
Solar IS Civil Defense,<br>
George Mokray<br>
gmoke@world.std.com<br>
<a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books<br>
<a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list<br>
<a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list<br>
<a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list<br>
<a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events<br>
<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds<br><br>
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**Conferences**<br><br>
Numbers and Nature: Mitchell J. Feigenbaum Symposium<br>
Thursday, June 2 - June 3<br>
9:00am to 5:30pm<br>
MIT, Building 6, Room 120, 182 MEMORIAL DR (REAR), Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/numbers-and-nature-mitchell-j-feigenbaum-symposium-registration-333126399027">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/numbers-and-nature-mitchell-j-feigenbaum-symposium-registration-333126399027</a><br><br>
AGENDA- THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2022<br>
8:00 Registration<br>
9:00 Welcome<br>
Daniel Rothman — Professor of Geophysics and Co-Director of the Lorenz Center, MIT-EAPS <br>
Predrag Cvitanović — Professor and Glen P. Robinson Chair in Nonlinear Sciences, Georgia Tech<br>
9:10 - MORNING LECTURE SESSION 1<br>
Overcoming the Random Closed Packed Barrier: Crystallization in Granular Media <br>
Harry Swinney — Professor Emeritus, UT Austin<br>
How to Compute the Universe <br>
Stephen Wolfram — Founder and CEO, Wolfram Research<br>
Folds, Cuts and Isometries: Art and Science <br>
L. Mahadevan — Professor of Physics, de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics, and Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard<br>
10:40 Coffee Break<br>
11:00 - MORNING LECTURE SESSION 2<br>
Turbulence, From Newton’s Quadratic Law of Drag to Mitch Feigenbaum and Recent Times <br>
Yves Pomeau — Emeritus Research Director, French National Centre for Scientific Research<br>
Fluids Experiment <br>
Bjorn Hof — Professor of Physics, IST Austria<br>
Life and Death of Turbulence <br>
Nigel Goldenfeld — Swanlund Chair and Center for Advanced Study Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<br>
12:30 Lunch | Ida Green Lounge, Green Building, Room 54-923<br>
2:00 AFTERNOON LECTURE SESSION<br>
Geometry, Topology, and Electrophysiology: How Excitable Tissues Sense their Shapes<br>
Adam Cohen — Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Physics, Harvard<br>
Cognitive Neuroscience<br>
Josh Tennenbaum — Professor of Computational Cognitive Science, MIT-BCS<br>
Optics, Vision, and Evolution, after Mitchell Feigenbaum, 1944-2019<br>
Jean-Pierre Eckmann — Professeur Honoraire, University of Geneva<br>
Collective Dynamics with Complex Connectivity<br>
Boris Schraiman— Professor of Physics, UC Santa Barbara<br>
4:00 Coffee Break<br>
4:30 KEYNOTE LECTURE<br>
Mirrors and Mirages<br>
Sir Michael Berry — Melville Wills Professor of Physics (Emeritus), University of Bristol<br>
5:30 Reception | Hockfield Court, outside Stata Center east entrance<br><br>
AGENDA- FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2022<br>
8:30 Registration<br>
9:00 MORNING LECTURE SESSION 1<br>
Overview; Feigenbaum’s Role in Chaos <br>
Albert Libchaber — Detlev W. Bronk Professor of Physics, Rockefeller University<br>
Broken Symmetries in Living Systems <br>
Nikta Fakhri — Thomas D. and Virginia W. Cabot Career Development Professor, MIT-Physics<br>
Hydrodynamics and Microbes <br>
Alex Petroff — Professor of Physics, Clark University<br>
10:40 Coffee Break<br>
11:00 MORNING LECTURE SESSION 2<br>
Singularity in a Teacup — When Nature Gives Infinity<br>
Dwight Barkey — Professor of Mathematics, University of Warwick<br>
TBA <br>
Michael Brenner — Michael F. Cronin Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics, Harvard<br>
TBA <br>
John Bush — Professor of Applied Mathematics and Fluid Dynamics, MIT-Math<br>
12:30 Lunch | Ida Green Lounge, Green Building, Room 54-923<br>
2:00 AFTERNOON LECTURE SESSION 1<br>
Encoding Patterns in Single-Cell Locomotion: Oscillations, Synchronization, and Excitability<br>
Kirsty Wan — ERC Starting Grantee, Senior Lecturer, University of Exeter<br>
The Mysteries of Gaps and Pile-Ups at Planetary Resonances<br>
Renu Malhotra — Louise Foucar Marshall Science Research Professor and Regents Professor of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona<br>
TBA<br>
Sara Seager — Class of 1941 Professor of Planetary Science, Professor of Physics, and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT-EAPS, Physics and AeroAstro<br>
3:30 Coffee Break<br>
4:00 AFTERNOON LECTURE SESSION 2<br>
TBA<br>
5:30 Adjourn<br><br>
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MA Solidarity Economy / Worker Co-op Festival & Gathering<br>
Saturday & Sunday, June 4-5<br>
10:00am-4:00pm<br>
RAIN DATE: June 11-12, 2022<br>
Global Village Farm, Grafton, MA <br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ma-solidarity-economy-festival-gathering-registration-327544072137">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ma-solidarity-economy-festival-gathering-registration-327544072137</a><br><br>
Another World Is Here! Let’s Build It Together <br>
Join us for a weekend of festivities, networking, learning, visioning, strategizing and movement building. <br><br>
The Massachusetts Solidarity Economy Network (MASEN) is organizing a two-day gathering on June 4-5, 2022 to celebrate, learn, strategize and build together at Global Village in Grafton, MA. Camping will be available for overnighters - a great opportunity to build relationships and have fun together around a bonfire, swimming, and maybe some music (bring an instrument). Here’s a link to a rideshare board. We will be providing Spanish interpretation and childcare.<br><br>
Saturday, June 4th - Festival & Solidarity Economy/Worker Co-op Teach-in<br>
Enjoy and celebrate the solidarity economy (SE) in Massachusetts:<br>
Co-op vendors: As a major backbone of the SE, we’ll be spotlighting co-op businesses - come meet them and shop their wares.<br>
Learn about solidarity economy organizations and initiatives. <br>
Come to a participatory Solidarity Economy 101 teach-in. What’s the relationship between co-ops and the solidarity economy? <br>
Open space: brief workshops and discussions that anyone can offer, so come with your ideas. <br>
Come and enjoy cultural offerings and hands-on activities, including farm work. <br>
Are you a member of a worker co-op? If YES, we want to support you with funds to be here! Please use this url: https://bit.ly/3y2An9q to sign up for a worker co-op stipend for Saturday June 4.<br>
Organized in partnership with the Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power (COWOP).<br><br>
Sunday, June 5th - State of the Solidarity Economy Movement & Collective Strategy<br>
Help us build and strengthen the solidarity economy movement in Massachusetts. All are welcome, whether you are new to this movement or an old hand.<br>
Build relationships, network and do some speed dating.<br>
Participate in collective visioning, strategizing, setting priorities.<br>
Learn and exchange on a range of topics such as childcare, culture and SE, co-op policy, local SE case studies<br><br>
The venue: Global Village<br>
This event is held at Global Village, an international initiative building centers for education, training and movement building. Global Village is part of creating a new sustainable economy and cooperative living spaces with low-income immigrant communities of color and other colonized and marginalized people.<br><br>
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The Pulitzer Center's 2022 Annual Conference <br>
Interconnected: Reporting the Climate Crisis<br><br>
June 9 - 10<br>
RSVP at https://www.tfaforms.com/4981120<br>
More information at <a href="https://pulitzercenter.org/events/pulitzer-center-2022-annual-conference">https://pulitzercenter.org/events/pulitzer-center-2022-annual-conference</a><br><br>
We are pleased to invite you to join us for the Pulitzer Center's annual conference, taking place onJune 9 & 10, 2022, with virtual programming in five languages for a global audience.<br><br>
Interconnected: Reporting the Climate Crisis will feature unique and engaging discussions centered on the Pulitzer Center’s mission of quality journalism and education, bringing together journalists, editors, educators, students, and experts from around the world at the forefront of climate change and environmental reporting. <br><br>
Across two days of plenary sessions, panel discussions, Q&As, and informal networking, attendees will examine emerging trends in journalism through the lens of Pulitzer Center investigations; explore new and innovative tools for conducting cross-newsroom and cross-border investigations; and discover career opportunities made possible through Pulitzer Center climate reporting grants and fellowships.<br><br>
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Eurekafest!<br><br><br>
Wednesday, June 15<br><br>
10:00am to 12:00pm<br>
MIT, Stata Center, Stata Center32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA<br>
More information at <a href="https://lemelson.mit.edu/inventeams#current-inventeams">https://lemelson.mit.edu/inventeams#current-inventeams</a><br><br>
Join us for the 16th annual EurekaFest celebration to honor young inventors! This year's showcase will be held on Wednesday June 15, 2022 from 10-12 in Stata<br><br>
EurekaFest is an event that empowers student inventors, honors role models, and encourages creativity and problem solving. Programming includes an introduction to the 2022 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams — teams of high school students from across the country who received an InvenTeam grant to build a working prototype to solve a real-world problem in their community or beyond.<br><br>
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**Lecture Series**<br><br>
Weaning Buildings Off Fossil Gas & Market (Redesign) Pathways to a Decarbonized Grid <br>
Friday, June 10<br><br>
9:00 am-12:30 pm<br>
Convener/Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Raab, Raab Associates, Ltd. <br>
Host: Foley HoagHost: Foley HoagHost: Foley Hoag<br>
To attend in-person* or to livestream:<br>
*All visitors to Foley Hoag must be fully vaccinated and boosted.<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weaning-buildings-off-fossil-gas-market-pathways-to-a-decarbonized-grid-tickets-314024093517">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weaning-buildings-off-fossil-gas-market-pathways-to-a-decarbonized-grid-tickets-314024093517</a><br>
Cost: $0 - $100<br><br>
Weaning New England’s Buildings Off Fossil Gas<br>
Judith Judson, VP & Head of US Strategy, National Grid<br>
William Akley, President & COO of Gas, Eversource Energy<br>
Rebecca Tepper, Chief Energy & Environment, MA Attorney General’s Office<br>
Amy Boyd, Director of Policy, Acadia Center<br><br>
Decarbonizing buildings will likely be New England’s greatest carbon emissions reduction challenge in the coming decades - particularly in our existing building stock heated by natural (aka fossil) gas. Options for decarbonizing these buildings include deep weatherization, electrification, decarbonizing the gas itself by using renewable natural gas and hydrogen, and/or geothermal energy. Various important developments are currently underway in the region. These include consideration of a Clean Heat Standard in Vermont, suspension of subsidies for new natural gas hook-ups in Connecticut, and the establishment of a Clean Heat Commission in Massachusetts.<br><br>
In this Roundtable, we focus on what may prove to be the most promising development for building decarbonization in the region--Massachusetts DPU’s 20-80 Docket [Role of Gas Local Distribution Companies as the Commonwealth Achieves its Target 2050 Climate Goals]. Specifically, we examine the Massachusetts’ gas distribution companies recently filed strategic gas decarbonization plans and proposed common regulatory reform framework. These filings are, in large part, based on the recently released Technical Analysis of Decarbonization Pathways conducted by E3 on behalf of the gas distribution companies. Leaders from National Grid and Eversource will present their strategic decarbonization plans, as well as the key findings from the E3 study and their joint regulatory reform framework. This will be followed by critiques of these proposals and the underlying study from leading voices on behalf of consumer and environmental advocates.<br><br>
Market (Redesign) Pathways to a Decarbonized New England Grid<br>
Katie Dykes, Commissioner, Connecticut DEEP<br>
Gordon van Welie, President & CEO, ISO New England<br>
Todd Schatzki, Principal, Analysis Group<br>
Peter Fuller, Principal, Autumn Lane Consulting<br><br>
As a result of the New England states participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), carbon-emitting generation in New England pays a price for carbon it emits. But that price is too small - in and of itself - to shepherd in the amount of new carbon-free electricity resources that New England needs to decarbonize its electricity grid. Hence, many New England states have been issuing their own solicitations to procure clean energy resources (e.g, from offshore wind and hydro from Quebec). Meanwhile, ISO New England, the New England states, and diverse regional stakeholders have been exploring various ways to redesign our wholesale markets to better align with our decarbonization aspirations. These ideas include the incorporation of a more impactful carbon price in wholesale energy markets and the introduction of a new forward clean energy market (FCEM). <br><br>
At this Roundtable, we will examine the strengths and weaknesses of these various options, as well as stakeholder preferences regarding these choices. We begin with the findings of a recent ISO-New England sponsored comparative study conducted by Analysis Group. The study, which includes significant input from the New England States and NEPOOL stakeholders, compares the status quo with various approaches, including carbon pricing, FCEM, and a hybrid design combining carbon pricing and FCEM. We will then hear our panelists’ reactions to the study, and a spirited discussion about what New England should do.<br><br>
Materials from our March 25th Roundtable
Materials from our 3/25 Roundtable, Federal Support for Clean Energy & Equitably Decarbonizing the Northeast, including speaker and convener biographies; a list of registrants; RTO Insider's 3.29.22 Edition (with coverage on page 23); and a link to the on-demand video are available on our website. Please note that there were no speaker slides to post for this Roundtable. The video can be viewed for free by employees of our Sponsor organizations. For non-Sponsors it costs $100 to view at the General rate and $50 at the Discounted rate. <br><br>
2022 Roundtable Sponsorship Drive<br><br><br>
We are currently accepting new NE Roundtable Sponsors for 2022. If you would like to learn more about the benefits of Roundtable Sponsorship, please email Susan at susan@raabassociates.org.<br><br>
Remaining 2022 NE Roundtable Dates<br>
September 30 • December 9 <br>
(Topics, Speakers, & Registration TBD)<br><br>
Raab Associates, Ltd / <a href="http://www.raabassociates.org">www.raabassociates.org</a><br><br>
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Portable Heat Pumps - Low Cost Supplemental Heating and Cooling<br>
Wednesday, June 22<br>
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portable-heat-pumps-low-cost-supplemental-heating-and-cooling-tickets-335311213867">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portable-heat-pumps-low-cost-supplemental-heating-and-cooling-tickets-335311213867</a><br><br>
Portable heat pumps are a way to lower utility bills by efficiently warming or cooling a single room - a great solution for renters.<br><br>
Portable heat pumps can heat or cool your home just like a regular heat pump, but with the additional advantage of being transportable. They come in window mounted options or roller options which are easier to move from room to room. They are a great solution for supplemental heat to reduce your reliance on gas or electric baseboard heating, and since they are portable, they are a great solution for renters. <br><br>
These units are often used to heat or cool highly used spaces like kitchens or living rooms or to cool a bedroom for sleeping, and a single unit can heat and cool a small apartment. They offer the efficiency of a heat pump without the cost of whole house or ductless heat pumps. <br><br>
Join the Electrify Coalition as we investigate portable and window heat pumps just in time for summer in the northern hemisphere. We will answer questions like:<br>
How much do portable and window heat pumps costs?<br>
What are some of the top brands?<br>
How do you install and use them?<br>
Do they really work?<br>
What are things to consider when purchasing one?<br>
What are their advantages over ductless and whole house heat pumps?<br>
Where do I buy them?<br><br>
Panelist<br>
Sean Armstrong is a leading Electrification expert in North America and has co-authored five user-friendly guides to building electrification, both new construction and retrofits. His firm, Redwood Energy, has led the nation in residential ZNE design since 2011 with more than 5,000 100% solar powered homes. <br><br>
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**Events**<br><br>
Webinar: Get All the 𝚍̶𝚒̶𝚛̶𝚝̶ SOIL on Soil Conservation in Urban Agriculture<br>
Wednesday, June 1<br>
12pm<br>
Contact Abigail at abigail.appleman@usda.gov <br>
Registrations after 11:00am (Eastern) on June 1 will not receive the link to the live webinar but will receive a link to the recording afterward. <br><br>
Is it just dirt, or is your soil alive? Join our virtual event, hosted by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Pennsylvania, to hear from:<br>
Resource Soil Scientist Dr. Kefeni Kejela - Urban Soils<br>
and State Soil Scientist Yuri Plowden - Soil Your Undies!<br><br>
We'll talk about urban soils and their properties, soil quality and management, life within the soil, and an invitation to Soil Your Undies*. There will also be time for questions and answers.<br><br>
Enter your information to register for this USDA-NRCS webinar. This event will be held virtually using MS Teams at noon on June 1, 2022. You will receive a reminder with a link to join the day before.<br><br>
Questions? Contact Abigail at abigail.appleman@usda.gov <br><br>
*literally<br><br>
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Boston MA Budget Hearings on <br>
Wednesday, June 1, at 2 PM - Housing<br>
Friday, June 3, at 10 AM - Climate, Mobility, and Digital Equity<br>
Friday, June 3, at 2 PM - Public Health<br>
More information at https://bostoncan.org/ and
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n7b8Ur3XLU9QY0zdbJI3tp5ij185C8bElvKOblVYBtE/edit#">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n7b8Ur3XLU9QY0zdbJI3tp5ij185C8bElvKOblVYBtE/edit#</a><br><br>
Did you know the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocated nearly $560 million to the City of Boston with $350 million of those funds earmarked for new, transformative investments?! The City Council is holding hearings this week to discuss the allocation of these funds and we need YOUR voice there:<br><br>
There are many ways to testify at a hearing: register ahead of time for live virtual testimony, send a pre-recorded testimony, send an email, or attend the meeting in person at the Iannella Chamber on the 5th floor of City Hall! See more details on our talking points at our Budget Hearing Info sheet. We need YOUR voice advocating for:<br>
Crane Ledge Woods<br>
BERDO staffing & software resources<br>
BPS retrofits<br>
Housing retrofitting & anti-displacement<br>
Tree canopy<br><br>
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Countdown: An Evening with Alan Weisman<br>
Wednesday, June 1<br>
7 PM – 8:15 PM <br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2537801879683909/">https://www.facebook.com/events/2537801879683909/</a><br><br>
Join us for a live virtual interview with bestselling author, Alan Weisman, in conversation about his multiple-award-winning book Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth? The conversation will be moderated by Population Balance Executive Director Nandita Bajaj.<br><br>
ABOUT THE BOOK<br>
Weisman traveled to more than 20 countries to ask what experts agreed were probably the most important questions on Earth — and also the hardest: How many humans can the planet hold without capsizing? How robust must the Earth’s ecosystem be to assure our continued existence? Can we know which other species are essential to our survival? And, how might we actually arrive at a stable, optimum population, and design an economy to allow genuine prosperity without endless growth?<br><br>
Weisman visits an extraordinary range of the world’s cultures, religions, nationalities, tribes, and political systems to learn what in their beliefs, histories, liturgies, or current circumstances might suggest that sometimes it’s in their own best interest to limit their growth. The result is a landmark work of reporting: devastating, urgent, and, ultimately, deeply hopeful.<br><br>
By vividly detailing the burgeoning effects of our cumulative presence, Countdown reveals what may be the fastest, most acceptable, practical, and affordable way of returning our planet and our presence on it to balance. Weisman again shows that he is one of the most provocative journalists at work today, with a book whose message is so compelling that it will change how we see our lives and our destiny.<br><br>
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Wanjira Mathai on Sustainable Development and the Power of Women <br>
Tuesday, June 7<br>
11:30am EST<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.159403646.2102446830.1653886399-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001VZZycEAH">https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.159403646.2102446830.1653886399-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001VZZycEAH</a><br><br>
Africa is responsible for less than 4 percent of the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions. Yet its people are already suffering some of the world’s most devastating climate impacts. And as the Global North looks to reduce its addiction to fossil fuels, the minerals required to do so increasingly depend on exploiting natural resources in the Global South, exacerbating a cycle of extraction, environmental devastation, dislocation, and political and social instability. How can these ongoing injustices be stopped and rectified? <br><br>
Wanjira Mathai is the vice president and regional director for Africa at the World Resources Institute, and the daughter of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, who empowered more than 4,000 women’s groups to protect and restore their local forests, even in the face of death threats. Wanjira herself has tackled such global issues as landscape restoration, youth leadership and sustainable development. She has focused on the power of emotional intelligence and has repeatedly been named one of the 100 Most Influential African Women.<br><br>
Join Climate One for an in-depth conversation with Wanjira Mathai.<br><br>
NOTES<br>
This is a free, online-only program; please pre-register to receive a link to the live-stream event. <br><br>
This program is free for everyone, thanks to our generous supporters. We welcome donations made during registration to support the production of our online programming.<br><br>
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Commonwealth Kitchen Food Show<br>
Thursday, June 9<br>
85 Northern Avenue – across from the ICA, next to District Hall, Boston, MA<br>
11am-4pm: Private Industry Show<br>
4pm-7pm: Show opens to the public!<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://commonwealthkitchen.org/foodshow/">https://commonwealthkitchen.org/foodshow/</a><br>
Cost: $15<br><br>
For one day only, we’ll be serving up culinary magic alongside over 90 of Boston’s most talented, creative and diverse food entrepreneurs and culinary trendsetters. <br><br>
We're bringing together CWK members, grads, and alums, including food trucks, caterers, bakers. brewers, sauce makers, and packaged goods companies all under a giant tent in Boston's Seaport District! 85 Northern Ave!<br><br>
The event will take place outside, under a big tent. Rain or Shine<br><br>
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Right to a Healthy Environment: Symposium <br>
June 9, 2022 (Virtual Program)<br>
1:00 - 4:30 PM<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/right-to-a-healthy-environment-in-us-law-tickets-325027956367">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/right-to-a-healthy-environment-in-us-law-tickets-325027956367</a><br><br>
The Right to a Healthy Environment in US Law: Justice for Communities Today and Tomorrow is a symposium and CLE course (approval pending in NY and CA) that focuses on the newly-endorsed right to a healthy environment and draws connections between this right and efforts to promote environmental justice in the United States. <br><br>
The event will consist of a keynote speech on environmental racism, a panel on environmental justice, and a panel on youth engagement and intergenerational obligations. <br><br>
The event is hosted by the Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy at the Northeastern University School of Law on behalf of the Bringing Human Rights Home Lawyers’ Network. All are welcome! <br><br>
Opening Remarks. Martha Davis, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Northeastern University School of Law <br>
Keynote Speaker. Dominique Day, United Nations Working Group on People of African Descent/ Daylight Law <br>
Session I - Implementing Environmental Justice. Moderator: Rachel Gore Freed, Vice President and Chief Organizer, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. <br>
Panelists: Ka’sha Bernard, Center for International Environmental Law <br>
Ann Marie Chischilly, VP, Native American Initiatives at Northern Arizona University <br>
Katrina Kuh, Haub Distinguished Professor of Law, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University <br>
Sharon Lavigne, Founder, RISE St. James/2021 Goldman Environmental Prize Recipient<br>
Session II - Future Generations. Moderator: Erin Daly, Professor of Law, Dignity Rights Project, Delaware Law School at Widener University. <br>
Panelists: Julia Olson, Executive Director and Chief Legal Counsel, Our Children’s Trust <br>
Ramin Pejan, Senior Attorney, Earthjustice <br>
Samia Shell, Ron Brown Scholar, St. John’s University School of Law<br>
Jonathan Todres, Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law <br><br>
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Ukraine and beyond: Lessons in refugee education<br>
A Brookings-Yidan Prize event on key issues in refugee education<br>
Tuesday, June 21<br>
9:30 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT<br>
Online Only<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-ukraine-refugee-education">https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-ukraine-refugee-education</a><br><br>
Join the conversation on Twitter using #BrookingsYidanPrize<br>
Since February 2022, the war on Ukraine has disrupted the education of millions—as more than half of Ukrainian children have left their homes, and over 1,800 education institutions have been damaged. The next months will determine how many of these children are able to access education in their host communities across Europe. Globally, nearly half of all refugee children are out of school. Millions of Syrian, Afghan, Rohingya and other refugee children are unable to access education. In this—and all crises—host communities must be prepared, national policies responsive, and funding available.<br><br><br><br>
The initial education response by countries hosting Ukrainian refugee children has primarily been promising, leading refugee education advocates to question the double standard facing children from other countries. They also worry resources will be shifted away from other already underfunded humanitarian crises. Others have posited that the favorable response by European host communities presents an opportunity to improve refugee education policies globally and advance more innovative practices.<br><br>
On June 21, the Center for Universal Education and the Yidan Prize Foundation will co-host a virtual event to explore critical issues in global education today. Join Maysa Jalbout, Erum Mariam, Viktoriia Gnap, Zarlasht Halaimzai, and David Edwards as they address key questions including: Are the European countries neighboring Ukraine prepared to deliver education to millions of refugee children? What are the roles of teachers and civil society in responding to the crisis? What could Europe learn from other countries hosting large numbers of refugees? How could education responses for Ukrainian, Rohingya, Afghan refugees and others help inform the development of more sustainable system-level solutions?<br><br>
This webcast is the first in a Brookings-Yidan Prize event series on the future of education in the 21st century. Together, the two organizations are exploring emerging and timely topics in education likely to have deep implications for decades to come.<br><br>
Viewers can submit questions via email to events@brookings.edu or via Twitter at #BrookingsYidanPrize.<br><br>
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Climate Change, Our Youths, and Mental Health<br><br>
Monday, June 27<br>
9pm EST<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.157697657.2102446830.1653886399-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001VXhqVEAT">https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.157697657.2102446830.1653886399-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001VXhqVEAT</a><br><br>
If you are not a member yet, now is the time to join our community and receive the great benefits of membership. We are a group of people seeking truth, insight and wisdom about the issues we face as individuals and as a society. Please join! You can become a monthly sustaining member for just $10 a month.<br><br>
Join us for an in-depth discussion focused on the latest Youth Climate Survey by Blue Shield on how climate change is affecting the mental health of our youth community. <br><br>
We'll be talking with David W. Bond, who is the director of behavioral health at Blue Shield of California—Promise Health Plan, where he leads initiatives to restore, sustain and enhance the behavioral health and well being of the state's Medi-Cal and Medicare beneficiaries; Kat Lee, a youth environmental activist and youth organizer for APEN (Asian Pacific Environmental Network)' and Maya Gomez, a Whitney High School sophomore and a student representative for the Mind Out Loud program.<br><br>
Join us in-person for this timely talk!<br><br><br>
NOTES<br>
This program has 2 types of tickets available: In-person and online-only. For online viewing, pre-register to receive a link to the live-stream event.<br><br>
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Education meets the metaverse: The promise and the worry<br>
A Brookings-Yidan Prize event on the future of education in the 21st century<br>
Tuesday, June 28<br>
10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-education-metaverse">https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-education-metaverse</a><br><br>
Join the conversation on Twitter using #BrookingsYidanPrize<br>
When education trails technology, the technology rather than educators defines what counts as educational opportunity. This is largely what happened when “educational” apps designed for use on smartphones and tablets meant for adults were introduced to children.<br><br>
Today, as the metaverse infrastructure is still under construction, researchers, educators, policymakers, and digital designers have a chance to lead the way rather than get caught in the undertow. To leverage the potential of the metaverse as a 3D, global, interconnected, immersive, and real-time online learning space, we need new ways to connect the physical world with augmented and virtual reality experiences.<br><br>
On June 28, the Center for Universal Education and the Yidan Prize Foundation will co-host a virtual event to consider a path for bringing the best educational practices into the metaverse, stemming in part from a recent policy brief. A moderated discussion of expert panelists will seek to answer questions such as: How can those creating educational products for the metaverse work with educators and scientists to ensure that children experience real human social interaction as they navigate virtual spaces? How can we empower and support children as they safely explore these spaces? Is there a real eye to diversity in the representation and access to what is created?<br><br>
This webcast is the second in a Brookings-Yidan Prize event series on the future of education in the 21st century. Together, the two organizations are exploring emerging and timely topics in education likely to have deep implications for decades to come.<br><br>
Viewers can submit questions via email to events@brookings.edu or via Twitter at #BrookingsYidanPrize.<br>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-91219266809339967372022-05-01T15:19:00.020-04:002022-05-06T20:40:57.383-04:00Energy (and Other) Events - May 2022——— <br>
Index<br>
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Conferences<br>
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Tuesday, May 3<br>
Graduate workshop: Data-driven environmental economics research from the EPA<br><br>
Thursday, June 2 - June 3<br>
Numbers and Nature: Mitchell J. Feigenbaum Symposium<br><br>
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Lecture Series<br>
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Tuesday, May <br>
CAN WE RESIST THE HIJACKING OF DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA & BEYOND?<br>
Cambridge Forum (<a href="https://www.cambridgeforum.org/?cat=3">https://www.cambridgeforum.org/?cat=3</a>)<br><br>
Friday, May 13<br>
Building Climate Resilience in Transportation Systems<br>
MIT Mobility Forum, (<a href="http://mmi.mit.edu/events">http://mmi.mit.edu/events</a>)<br><br>
Wednesday, May 11 <br>
Networking on the Trails: Mass Audubon’s Climate Initiatives<br>
Climate Adaptation Forum (<a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/events/">https://climateadaptationforum.org/events/</a>)<br><br>
Friday, June 10<br>
Market (Redesign) Pathways to a Decarbonized Grid; and Weaning Buildings Off Fossil Gas <br>
NE Restructuring Roundtable (<a href="http://www.raabassociates.org/main/roundtable.asp%29">http://www.raabassociates.org/main/roundtable.asp)</a><br><br>
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Monday, May 2<br>
Mandating Climate Disclosures: Impacts on Sustainability and Financial Markets<br>
Bazaar of Ideas: Moving Stuff Around<br><br>
Wednesday, May 4<br>
The Power of Protest: A Film Screening: The Boys Who Said No!<br><br>
Thursday, May 5<br>
Net Zero MA.: Legislation + Energy Sources for Achieving 2050 Climate Goals<br>
Summit: Inventing the Future of Money<br>
Environment, Ethics and Embodiment: Buddhist Approaches to Climate Change<br><br>
Friday, May 6<br>
Improving climate models with hybrid AI approaches<br><br>
Saturday May 7<br>
Fayette Park plant swap<br>
Wake up the Earth Festival<br><br>
Monday, May 9<br>
Circular Economy for Sustainable Development: The Role of Land, Fuels, and Manufacturing<br><br>
Tuesday, May 10<br>
American governance: The way forward<br>
Energy Companies and the Energy Transition: Transforming the Organization<br>
Manufacturing the Clerical Predator: How the Catholic Hierarchy Creates and Maintains a Culture of Abuse<br><br>
Friday, May 13<br>
Carbon Neutral Geothermal Building In the Hudson Valley<br><br>
Tuesday, May 17<br>
Securing the Future of Agriculture<br><br>
Wedneday, May 18<br>
NECEC Emerging Trends Series: Deploying Climate Solutions<br>
A Changing Planet Seminar: Seasonal rainfall over Eastern Africa and the Tropics: Trends, Climate Models and Projections<br><br>
Thursday, May 19<br>
Climate Conversations: Adaptation in Agriculture<br>
The End of the Petrostate - How Electrification will Reshape the World<br><br>
Friday, May 20<br>
Bringing Together Varied Communities, As in the Covid Pandemic and Climate Change<br><br>
Wednesday, May 25<br>
MA Attorney General Climate Debate<br><br>
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These kinds of events are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. <br><br>
This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (<a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html">what I did and why I did it at http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a>) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (<a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a>).<br><br>
A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. <br><br>
If anyone knows of such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.<br><br>
Thanks for reading,<br><br>
Solar IS Civil Defense,<br>
George Mokray<br>
gmoke@world.std.com<br><br>
<a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books<br>
<a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list<br>
<a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list<br>
<a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list<br>
<a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events<br>
<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history%20">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history </a>- articles, ideas, and screeds<br><br>
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Conferences<br>
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Graduate workshop: Data-driven environmental economics research from the EPA<br>
Tuesday, May 3<br>
1:00 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://brookings.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sY_DzFvERoOMHhI2k0blqQ">https://brookings.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sY_DzFvERoOMHhI2k0blqQ</a><br>
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) creates and maintains a wealth of data that can inform high-quality research on the most pressing policy issues in environmental economics. However identifying, accessing, and understanding these data can be a formidable task. On May 3, the Brookings Center on Regulations and Markets is hosting a workshop to help young scholars overcome these issues.<br><br>
The workshop is specifically aimed at graduate students who are interested in environmental economics and policy; who want to learn more about issues of current regulatory importance; and who want to understand the data that has been and can be used to explore these issues. The program will feature agency personnel who will give an overview of various data sets and researchers who have used EPA data in their graduate work. In addition, scholars from Brookings and academic institutions across the country will discuss their experience with EPA data. Attendees will gain a better appreciation of the types of data EPA creates and maintains, how to access and use that data, and how to match research questions to the data.<br><br>
Registration is open to current graduate students (pre-docs and post-docs are also welcome to attend) and will be held over Zoom.<br><br>
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PROGRAM AGENDA<br>
1:00 pm Welcome and introductory remarks<br><br>
Katja Seim, Professor of Economics, Yale School of Management<br>
Richard Allen, U.S. EPA Chief Data Officer<br>
1:20 pm Overview of EPA datasets relevant to economics<br>
This session features two talks give a broad overview of potentially relevant EPA data: a summary of lessons learned from over a dozen researchers who have used EPA data and suggestions for generating research ideas.<br>
Lessons Learned from Using EPA Data<br>
Jay Shimshack, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Batten School, University of Virginia<br>
Where to get Research Ideas <br>
Alex Marten, U.S. EPA Statistical Officer and Associate Director, National Center for Environmental Economics<br>
1:50 pm Break<br>
2:00 pm Short talks by EPA data owners and users<br>
This session is comprised of four talks by EPA staff who can describe some of the most relevant EPA data sets and how to access them.<br>
EmPOWER and Related Data<br>
Justine Huetteman, U.S. EPA, Clean Air Markets Division<br>
Toxics Release Inventory and Chemical Data Reporting<br>
Speaker to be announced<br>
ECHO Data Downloads<br>
Courtney Tuxbury, U.S. EPA, Office of Compliance<br>
EJSCREEN/RSEI for Environmental Justice Analysis<br>
Peiley Lau, U.S. EPA, National Center for Environmental Economics<br>
2:30 pm Longer talks #1 and #2<br>
The session features two longer talks by young scholars who have used EPA data in their research.<br>
Air Quality System Monitoring and Strategic Behavior<br>
Eric Zou, University of Oregon and NBER<br>
Toxics Releases and Children<br>
Irene Jacqz, Iowa State University and Harvard University<br>
3:15 pm Break<br>
3:30 pm Longer talk #3<br>
In this talk, Professor Evans will describe 2 research projects that use data obtained from public records requests to EPA and a state environmental agency. She will use the projects to share insights on navigating the public records request process.<br>
Using Public Records Requests to Complement Available EPA Data<br>
Mary Evans, University of Texas, LBJ School of Public Affairs<br>
4:00 pm Short talks by data users<br>
This session features talks by younger scholars who have used various EPA data sets in their research. These data include the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, the Water Quality Portal, the Safe Drinking Water Information System, and air quality monitoring data.<br>
Lavender Yang, Carnegie Mellon University<br>
Tina Andarge, University of Massachusetts-Amherst<br>
Jiameng Zheng, UIUC<br>
4:30 pm End<br><br>
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Numbers and Nature: Mitchell J. Feigenbaum Symposium<br>
Thursday, June 2 - June 3<br>
9:00am to 5:30pm<br>
MIT, Building 6, Room 120, 182 MEMORIAL DR (REAR), Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
Registration Information TBA<br><br>
AGENDA- THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2022<br>
8:00 Registration<br>
9:00 Welcome<br>
Daniel Rothman — Professor of Geophysics and Co-Director of the Lorenz Center, MIT-EAPS <br>
Predrag Cvitanović — Professor and Glen P. Robinson Chair in Nonlinear Sciences, Georgia Tech<br>
9:10 - MORNING LECTURE SESSION 1<br>
Overcoming the Random Closed Packed Barrier: Crystallization in Granular Media <br>
Harry Swinney — Professor Emeritus, UT Austin<br>
How to Compute the Universe <br>
Stephen Wolfram — Founder and CEO, Wolfram Research<br>
Folds, Cuts and Isometries: Art and Science <br>
L. Mahadevan — Professor of Physics, de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics, and Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard<br>
10:40 Coffee Break<br>
11:00 - MORNING LECTURE SESSION 2<br>
Turbulence, From Newton’s Quadratic Law of Drag to Mitch Feigenbaum and Recent Times <br>
Yves Pomeau — Emeritus Research Director, French National Centre for Scientific Research<br>
Fluids Experiment <br>
Bjorn Hof — Professor of Physics, IST Austria<br>
Life and Death of Turbulence <br>
Nigel Goldenfeld — Swanlund Chair and Center for Advanced Study Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<br>
12:30 Lunch | Ida Green Lounge, Green Building, Room 54-923<br>
2:00 AFTERNOON LECTURE SESSION<br>
Geometry, Topology, and Electrophysiology: How Excitable Tissues Sense their Shapes<br>
Adam Cohen — Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Physics, Harvard<br>
Cognitive Neuroscience<br>
Josh Tennenbaum — Professor of Computational Cognitive Science, MIT-BCS<br>
Optics, Vision, and Evolution, after Mitchell Feigenbaum, 1944-2019<br>
Jean-Pierre Eckmann — Professeur Honoraire, University of Geneva<br>
Collective Dynamics with Complex Connectivity<br>
Boris Schraiman— Professor of Physics, UC Santa Barbara<br>
4:00 Coffee Break<br>
4:30 KEYNOTE LECTURE<br>
Mirrors and Mirages<br>
Sir Michael Berry — Melville Wills Professor of Physics (Emeritus), University of Bristol<br>
5:30 Reception | Hockfield Court, outside Stata Center east entrance<br><br><br><br><br>
AGENDA- FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2022<br><br><br>
8:30 Registration<br><br>
9:00 MORNING LECTURE SESSION 1<br>
Overview; Feigenbaum’s Role in Chaos <br>
Albert Libchaber — Detlev W. Bronk Professor of Physics, Rockefeller University<br>
Broken Symmetries in Living Systems <br>
Nikta Fakhri — Thomas D. and Virginia W. Cabot Career Development Professor, MIT-Physics<br>
Hydrodynamics and Microbes <br>
Alex Petroff — Professor of Physics, Clark University<br>
10:40 Coffee Break<br>
11:00 MORNING LECTURE SESSION 2<br>
Singularity in a Teacup — When Nature Gives Infinity<br>
Dwight Barkey — Professor of Mathematics, University of Warwick<br>
TBA <br>
Michael Brenner — Michael F. Cronin Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics, Harvard<br>
TBA <br>
John Bush — Professor of Applied Mathematics and Fluid Dynamics, MIT-Math<br>
12:30 Lunch | Ida Green Lounge, Green Building, Room 54-923<br>
2:00 AFTERNOON LECTURE SESSION 1<br>
Encoding Patterns in Single-Cell Locomotion: Oscillations, Synchronization, and Excitability<br>
Kirsty Wan — ERC Starting Grantee, Senior Lecturer, University of Exeter<br>
The Mysteries of Gaps and Pile-Ups at Planetary Resonances<br>
Renu Malhotra — Louise Foucar Marshall Science Research Professor and Regents Professor of Planetary Sciences, University of Arizona<br>
TBA<br>
Sara Seager — Class of 1941 Professor of Planetary Science, Professor of Physics, and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT-EAPS, Physics and AeroAstro<br>
3:30 Coffee Break<br>
4:00 AFTERNOON LECTURE SESSION 2<br>
TBA<br>
5:30 Adjourn<br><br>
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Lecture Series<br>
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Cambridge Forum (<a href="https://www.cambridgeforum.org/?cat=3">https://www.cambridgeforum.org/?cat=3</a>)<br>
CAN WE RESIST THE HIJACKING OF DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA & BEYOND?<br>
Tuesday, May 3<br>
5:00 PM<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/4016503966173/WN_4MLtogH2RBynJHpgfS0sHg">https://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/4016503966173/WN_4MLtogH2RBynJHpgfS0sHg</a><br><br>
It feels like a new Cold War is upon us – Russia poses an alarming extrinsic threat to the American concept of freedom, and to Western ideas of democratic values. Russia’s terrible assault on Ukraine and the recent elections of pro-Putin regimes in Hungary and Serbia, coincide with a growing threat to American democracy from within its own borders.<br><br>
JOHN SHATTUCK, an international legal scholar and human rights leader, is currently Professor of Practice in Diplomacy at Tufts after a long and distinguished career in academia and government. In the early post-Cold War years, he was responsible for coordinating and implementing U.S. efforts to promote human rights, democracy and international labor rights. The first U.S. official to reach and interview survivors of the genocide at Srebrenica, he helped negotiate the Dayton peace agreement that ended the war in Bosnia and was instrumental in the establishment of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. He also served President Clinton as U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic from 1998-2000. <br><br>
His new book ‘Holding Together: the hijacking of rights in America’ is co-authored with SUSHMA RAMAN, Executive Director and Mathias Risse, faculty director at the Harvard Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Shattuck and Raman will join the Forum to discuss the current world crisis with regard to human rights, a fight which challenges Americans domestically, as well as internationally. Raman is the host of Justice Matters podcast and a contributor to Foreign Policy magazine; she brings two decades of experience in launching and leading social justice and human rights’ initiatives to her position as director at the Carr Center. <br><br>
Are you alarmed at the steady deterioration of common purpose among your fellow Americans or are you more concerned about the international disregard for human rights and democratic values, we have witnessed in Ukraine and beyond? Join our spirited discussion!<br><br>
Our next Forum on Tuesday, May 17 "HARNESSING THE POWER OF SEAWEED: the miracle crop" will investigate the amazing properties of a common and ubiquitous aquatic plant – seaweed! If you want to learn more about the advantages of growing, eating and utilizing this rich natural resource you won’t want to miss our program. Zoom registration details follow shortly.<br><br>
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MIT Mobility Forum (<a href="http://mmi.mit.edu/events">http://mmi.mit.edu/events</a>), "a weekly seminar series showcasing the groundbreaking transportation research occuring across the Institute"<br><br>
Building Climate Resilience in Transportation Systems<br>
Friday, May 13<br>
12:00pm to 1:00pm<br>
Virtual Event<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0uduurqTooEtw5jV5YDTyeuAs2ObxoaqxV">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0uduurqTooEtw5jV5YDTyeuAs2ObxoaqxV</a><br><br>
Andrew Whittle, Edmund K. Turner Professor in Civil Engineering<br>v
Building the Future of Transportation<br>
Friday, May 20, 2022 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm<br>
Virtual Event<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0uduurqTooEtw5jV5YDTyeuAs2ObxoaqxV">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0uduurqTooEtw5jV5YDTyeuAs2ObxoaqxV</a><br><br>
Gill Pratt, Chief Scientist and Executive Fellow for Research of Toyota Motor Corporation<br><br>
WEBSITE<br>
<a href="http://mmi.mit.edu/events">http://mmi.mit.edu/events</a><br><br>
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Climate Adaptation Forum (https://climateadaptationforum.org/events/)<br><br>
Networking on the Trails: Mass Audubon’s Climate Initiatives<br>
Wednesday, May 11 <br>
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm<br>
Mass Audubon’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, 280 Eliot Street, Natick, MA<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/27ed5527-1095-4485-9a6e-46194419cae7/regProcessStep1">https://web.cvent.com/event/27ed5527-1095-4485-9a6e-46194419cae7/regProcessStep1</a><br><br>
Join the Climate Adaptation Forum community for a learning and networking opportunity at Mass Audubon’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick, MA! Mass Audubon will present on their important climate initiatives and be available for Q&A. The property will then be yours to explore! Get to know and connect with like-minded people over a drink or two and stir up some climate action!<br><br>
Registration is free. Advance registration is required for entry.<br><br>
Climate Adaptation Forum<br>
Phone: 617-505-1818<br>
Email: ebc@ebcne.org<br><br>
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Sweltering Heat Waves and Increasing Drought: Can the Northeast handle the heat?<br>
Friday, June 3<br>
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET<br>
UMass Club, 32nd Floor, 1 Beacon Street, Boston<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/sweltering-heat-waves-and-increasing-drought-can-the-northeast-handle-the-heat/">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/sweltering-heat-waves-and-increasing-drought-can-the-northeast-handle-the-heat/</a><br>
Hybrid format: register to attend in-person or as a virtual attendee<br>
Cost: $15 - $45<br><br>
The Climate Adaptation Forum is a collaboration between the Environmental Business Council and the Sustainable Solutions Lab at the University of Massachusetts Boston.<br><br>
In the Northeast, extreme heat and drought may seem inconsequential when it comes to our list of weather woes. However, increasingly hot summers and lower levels of groundwater are showing us that those issues are not limited to the Western US – infamous for forest fires and drought. The Forum will bring in a diverse panel of speakers who will explore what we can learn from practitioners across the country who are already feeling the heat, as well as what our region is doing to mitigate these critical threats to our public and environmental health.<br><br>
Join the Climate Adaptation Forum for this first in-person event since 2020! Another first – this forum will also be organized in a hybrid format. Attendees will have the option of being in-person, networking at the UMass Club in Boston, MA, or tuning in virtually from their locations around New England, the country, or even internationally! More information on these two attendance options can be found below.<br><br>
Forum Speakers<br>
Keynote Speaker:<br>
Brenda Burman, Executive Strategy Advisor, Central Arizona Project<br>
Presenters:<br>
Zoe Davis, Climate Resilience Project Coordinator, City of Boston, MA<br>
David Hondula, Director, Office of Heat Response and Mitigation, City of Phoenix, AZ<br>
Dr. Margaret Redsteer (presenting virtually), Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences University of Washington Bothell<br>
Viktoria Zoltay, Hydrologist, Office of Water Resources, Department of Conservation and Recreation Commonwealth of Massachusettsm, Forum Co-Chairs<br>
Aaron Weieneth, Manager of Climate Change and Resilience, AECOM<br>
Melanie Gárate, Climate Resilience Manager, Mystic River Watershed Association<br><br>
Editorial Comment: Planning for Extreme Heat <a href="https://solarray.blogspot.com/2022/04/planning-for-extreme-heat-ny-phoenix.html">https://solarray.blogspot.com/2022/04/planning-for-extreme-heat-ny-phoenix.html</a></a><br><br>
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NE Restructuring Roundtable (http://www.raabassociates.org/main/roundtable.asp)<br><br>
Market (Redesign) Pathways to a Decarbonized Grid; and Weaning Buildings Off Fossil Gas <br>
Friday, June 10<br>
9:00 am-12:30 pm<br>
Foley Hoag LLP, 155 Seaport Boulevard 17th Floor, Boston, MA<br>
in-person and livestream<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weaning-buildings-off-fossil-gas-market-pathways-to-a-decarbonized-grid-tickets-314024093517">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weaning-buildings-off-fossil-gas-market-pathways-to-a-decarbonized-grid-tickets-314024093517</a><br>
Cost: $0 - $100<br><br>
Convener/Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Raab, Raab Associates, Ltd. <br>
Market (Redesign) Pathways to a Decarbonized New England Grid<br>
Katie Dykes, Commissioner, Connecticut DEEP<br>
Gordon van Welie, President & CEO, ISO New England<br>
Todd Shatzki, Principal, Analysis Group<br>
Peter Fuller, Principal, Autumn Lane Consulting<br><br>
As a result of the New England states participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), carbon-emitting generation in New England pays a price for carbon it emits. But that price is too small - in and of itself - to shepherd in the amount of new carbon-free electricity resources that New England needs to decarbonize its electricity grid. Hence, many New England states have been issuing their own solicitations to procure clean energy resources (e.g, from off-shore wind and hydro from Quebec). Meanwhile, ISO New England, the New England states, and diverse regional stakeholders have been exploring various ways to redesign our wholesale markets to better align with our decarbonization aspirations. These ideas include the incorporation of a more impactful carbon price in wholesale energy markets and the introduction of a new forward clean energy market (FCEM). <br><br>
At this Roundtable, we will examine the strengths and weaknesses of these various options, as well as stakeholder preferences regarding these choices. We begin with the findings of a recent ISO-New England sponsored comparative study conducted by Analysis Group. The study, which includes significant input from the New England States and NEPOOL stakeholders, compares the status quo with various approaches, including carbon pricing, FCEM, and a hybrid design combining carbon pricing and FCEM. We will then hear our panelists’ reactions to the study, and a spirited discussion about what New England should do.<br><br>
Weaning New England’s Buildings Off Fossil Gas<br><br>
Judith Judson, VP & Head of US Strategy. National Grid<br>
William Akley, President & COO of Gas, Eversource Energy<br>
Rebecca Tepper, Chief Energy & Environment, MA AGO's Office <br>
Amy Boyd, Director of Policy, Acadia Center<br><br>
Decarbonizing buildings will likely be New England’s greatest carbon emissions reduction challenge in the coming decades - particularly in our existing building stock heated by natural (aka fossil) gas. Options for decarbonizing these buildings include deep weatherization, electrification, decarbonizing the gas itself by using renewable natural gas and hydrogen, and/or geothermal energy. Various important developments are currently underway in the region. These include consideration of a Clean Heat Standard in Vermont, suspension of subsidies for new natural gas hook-ups in Connecticut, and the establishment of a Clean Heat Commission in Massachusetts.<br><br>
In this Roundtable, we focus on what may prove to be the most promising development for building decarbonization in the region--Massachusetts DPU’s 20-80 Docket [Role of Gas Local Distribution Companies as the Commonwealth Achieves its Target 2050 Climate Goals]. Specifically, we examine the Massachusetts’ gas distribution companies recently-filed strategic gas decarbonization plans and proposed common regulatory reform framework. These filings are, in large part, based on the recently-released Technical Analysis of Decarbonization Pathways conducted by E3 on behalf of the gas distribution companies. Leaders from National Grid and Eversource will present their strategic decarbonization plans, as well as the key findings from the E3 study and their joint regulatory reform framework. This will be followed by critiques of these proposals and the underlying study from leading voices on behalf of consumer and environmental advocates.<br><br>
Remaining 2022 NE Roundtable Dates<br>
September 30 • December 9 <br>
(Topics, Speakers, & Registration TBD)<br><br>
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Events<br>
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Mandating Climate Disclosures: Impacts on Sustainability and Financial Markets<br>
Monday, May 2<br>
4:45pm to 7:00pm<br>
MIT Building 2, Room 190, 2-190 182 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA<br>
Monday, May 2, 2022 — 4:45-6:15 PM — Reception to Follow<br><br>
Host: Deborah Lucas, Sloan Distinguished Professor of Finance and Director, MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy<br>
Panelists: Robert Eccles, Visiting Professor of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford<br>
Carol Geremia, President, MFS Investment Management<br>
Michelle Hanlon, Howard W. Johnson Professor of Accounting, MIT Sloan School of Management<br>
Robert Pozen, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management<br>
John Sterman, Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management<br>
Moderator: Jason Jay, Senior Lecturer and Director, MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative<br><br>
THIS HYBRID EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL<br><br>
In person:<br>
MIT Covid Pass users: No registration required.<br>
Non-MIT Covid Pass users: Please register in advance for a Tim Ticket, which will allow access to MIT buildings and the event:<br>
https://visitors.mit.edu/?event=51dea2c3-8ef9-4381-b02a-a635fdc90da8<br><br>
Face coverings are now optional indoors at MIT for everyone.<br><br>
Livestream: Link to be provided in the week leading up to the event.<br><br>
Contact: gcfp@mit.edu<br>
More information at <a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/mandating_climate_disclosures_impacts_on_sustainability_and_financial_markets">https://calendar.mit.edu/event/mandating_climate_disclosures_impacts_on_sustainability_and_financial_markets</a><br><br>
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Bazaar of Ideas: Moving Stuff Around<br>
Monday, May 2<br>
7:00pm to 9:00pm<br>
MIT, Building 13, Lobby 13, 105 Massachusetts Avenue (Rear), Cambridge, MA<br><br>
Terrascope students showcase their ideas for facilitatiing sustainable, pedal-powered hauling of trash, recycling and compost.<br><br>
Design for Complex Environmental Issues 2.00C/1.016/EC.746 Final Projects<br>
7:00-8:00 Students present their designs and answer questions from the general public<br>
8:00-8:30 Students present their ideas to a panel of experts and answer the experts' questions. The public is welcome to watch, and if time is available may have the opportunity to ask questions as well<br>
8:30-9:00 Students available to show designs and answer questions from the general public<br><br>
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The Power of Protest: A Film Screening: The Boys Who Said No!<br>
Wednesday, May 4<br>
7pm-9:30pm<br>
MIT, tbd<br><br>
This is a hybrid event.<br>
For Virtual Attendance: please register at <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TYlRUvWEQwutkdR5HTHiJQ">https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TYlRUvWEQwutkdR5HTHiJQ</a><br><br>
For In-Person Attendance: Non-MIT-Community,<br>
please go here to register<br>
<a href="http://covidapps.mit.edu/visitors#attend-mit-events">http://covidapps.mit.edu/visitors#attend-mit-events</a><br><br>
(Covid guidelines) or email weinmann@mit.edu<br><br>
Refreshment will be served.<br><br>
The Boys Who Said No! offers valuable lessons in what it takes to change the direction of national policy and for the voices of protest to be heard. Most importantly, the film demonstrates how moral courage is catching; how taking a stand encourages others to do the same; and how speaking out can reverberate through a whole country.<br><br>
The Boys Who Said No! is a riveting panorama of draft resistance in the Vietnam War--complete with historical events including the shooting at Kent State and The Pentagon Papers. The film contains fascinating footage of the political figures of the day such as Martin Luther King (not to mention Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon), as well as hundreds of college students across America.<br><br>
Professor Emeritus Ruth Perry will make introductory remarks and moderate the post-screening discussion. Mr. Robert Eaton, a protester featured in the film, will be our guest for questions and discussion.<br><br>
This is a hybrid event: To virtually attend, please register here.<br><br>
For non-MIT Community members, please go here to register<br>
(Covid guidelines or email weinmann@mit.edu)<br>
Refreshment will be served.<br><br>
Questions: Email: weinmann@mit.edu<br>
Radius @MIT (The Technology and Culture Forum)<br>
40 Massachusetts Ave., W11, Cambridge, MA 02139<br><br>
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Net Zero MA.: Legislation + Energy Sources for Achieving 2050 Climate Goals<br>
Thursday, May 5<br>
7:30 AM EDT<br>
MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston, MA<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/net-zero-ma-legislation-energy-sources-for-achieving-2050-climate-goals-tickets-313660967397">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/net-zero-ma-legislation-energy-sources-for-achieving-2050-climate-goals-tickets-313660967397</a><br>
Cost: $15<br><br>
With urgency growing to reach net-zero in Mass, join the State House News Service for a timely, in-person discussion with key legislators and industry leaders.<br><br>
Having committed Massachusetts to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Beacon Hill leadership is shifting its focus towards the policies and programs that might help the state honor that commitment: The House recently passed far-reaching legislation designed to attract more competition in the offshore wind sector and to boost its economic benefits, along with funding to upgrade the electric grid. The Senate has responded by unveiling a broad climate bill, one that includes solar energy initiatives and requires that all vehicles sold in the Commonwealth be electric by 2035. These efforts follow Gov. Baker's renewable energy proposal, filed last year, that targets the offshore wind price cap and would create a $750 million clean energy investment fund with federal relief money.<br><br>
With urgency growing and so many factors at play, join us for a timely, in-person discussion with Gov. Baker, key legislators, and industry leaders on the issues driving clean energy and climate change policy. The State House News Forum, the events division of the State House News Service, brings together leaders on a wide range of impactful public policy issues.<br><br>
Keynote speaker: Gov. Charlie Baker<br>
Panel 1: The Legislative Road Ahead<br>
Key members of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy, including House Chair Rep. Jeffrey Roy and Senate Chair Michael Barrett, will discuss proposed renewable energy and climate legislation under consideration with Katie Lannan of the State House News Service. <br>We’ll explore the component parts of the proposals and the considerations that may affect the outcome this legislative session.<br>
Panel 2: Visions for Renewable and Other Clean Energy Sources<br>
What’s the outlook, both near-term and 10 years ahead, for critical sources of renewable and clean energy? <br>
Moderator: Jon Chesto, business reporter, the Boston Globe<br>
Panelist: Judith Judson, VP of US Strategy, National Grid<br>
Panelist: Daniel Hubbard, Director of External Affairs & General Counsel, Mayflower Wind<br>
Panelist: Bill White, President and CEO, Avangrid Renewables<br>
Panelist: Bill DiCroce, President and CEO, Vicinity Energy<br>
For more information about the event, contact Dylan Rossiter at dylan.rossiter@statehousenews.com. Attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination.<br>
Program:<br>
7:30 a.m. — Doors open for networking and light refreshments<br>
8:30 a.m. — Keynote address from Gov. Charlie Baker<br>
8:45 a.m. — Panel 1: The Legislative Road Ahead<br>
9:25 a.m. — Panel 2: Visions for Renewable and Other Clean Energy Sources<br>
10:15 a.m. — Event end<br><br>
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Summit: Inventing the Future of Money<br>
Thursday, May 5<br>
12 – 1 p.m.<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://hopin.com/events/inventing-the-future-of-money/registration">https://hopin.com/events/inventing-the-future-of-money/registration</a><br><br>
SPEAKER(S) Scott Duke Kominers, HBS Professor <br>
Vasant Prabhu, CFO of Visa<br>
Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation<br><br>
Join the HBS DI, HBAP, and D^3 for a one-hour virtual event to unpack where money is moving and where the opportunity lies — and for who. We’ll look at what this new world means economically and especially technologically. And as a case study, we’ll explore the opportunities and hurdles of a US-backed digital currency.<br><br>
We are excited to bring in the perspectives of Vasant Prabhu, the CFO of Visa and Sheila Warren, the CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation. HBS professor Scott Kominers will moderate a conversation on what the future of money looks like from Vasant and Sheila’s vantage points, focusing in on leveraging technology and the role of digital currency in that future.<br><br>
CONTACT INFO digitalinitiative@hbs.edu<br><br>
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Environment, Ethics and Embodiment: Buddhist Approaches to Climate Change<br>
Thursday, May 5<br>
4:30pm to 6:00pm<br>
MIT, Welcome Center Lecture Hall (E38), E38 292 Main Street, Cambridge<br><br>
The T.T. and W.F. Chao Distinguished Buddhist Lecture Series engages the rich history of Buddhist thought and ethical action to advance critical dialogues on ethics, humanity, and MIT’s mission “to develop in each member of the MIT community the ability and passion to work wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind.”<br><br>
Lecture By Willa Blythe Baker<br>
(free and open to the public)<br>
A book signing with Willa Blythe Baker will follow the lecture. A limited number of copies of The Wakeful Body: Somatic Mindfulness As a Path to Freedom will be available for free on a first-come, first-served basis.<br><br>
About the speaker<br>
Lama Willa Blythe Baker is the Founder and Spiritual Director of Natural Dharma Fellowship in Boston (MA) and its retreat center Wonderwell Mountain Refuge in Springfield (NH). She received her PhD in Religion from Harvard University in 2013, and was a Visiting Lecturer in Buddhist Ministry at Harvard Divinity School from 2013-2017. In the 1990s she completed two three-year retreats, after which she was authorized as a dharma teacher and lineage holder (lama) in the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.<br><br>
Her books include Essence of Ambrosia (2005), Everyday Dharma (2009), The Arts of Contemplative Care (2012) and The Wakeful Body(2021). Her articles have appeared in the Journal of International Buddhist Studies, Lion’s Roar, Buddhadharma, Tricycle Magazine, and other publications. She serves on the Advisory Board for One Earth Sangha, and has worked as Contemplative Faculty for the Mind and Life Institute.<br><br>
Information: <a href="http://chaobuddhism.mit.edu">http://chaobuddhism.mit.edu</a><br>
Contact: languages-events@mit.edu<br><br>
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Improving climate models with hybrid AI approaches<br>
Friday, May 6<br>
1 – 2 p.m.<br>
Harvard, Science and Engineering Complex, LL2.221, Cambridge, MA<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdn2tTPySCKBYOgwNJXDDJ0t9ptyaSd1YBv16MwqBNQfa_15g/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdn2tTPySCKBYOgwNJXDDJ0t9ptyaSd1YBv16MwqBNQfa_15g/viewform</a><br><br>
SPEAKER(S) Tapio Schneider, Theodore Y. Wu Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering California Institute of Technology<br><br>
While climate change is certain, precisely how climate will change is less clear. But breakthroughs in the accuracy of climate projections and in the quantification of their uncertainties are now within reach, thanks to advances in the computational and data sciences and in the availability of Earth observations from space and from the ground. I will survey the design of a new Earth system model (ESM), developed by the Climate Modeling Alliance (CliMA). The talk will cover key new concepts, including how AI techniques can be combined with process-informed models and how they can be used to dramatically accelerate algorithms for learning from data and for quantifying uncertainties.<br><br>
CONTACT INFO jstrom@seas.harvard.edu<br><br><br><br><br><br>
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Fayette Park plant swap<br><br>
Saturday May 7<br>
12 to 2<br>
At Fayette Park (off Fayette St, near corner of Broadway), Cambridge, MA, USA<br>
Rain date—in case of DOWNPOUR—is Sunday May 8, 12-2.<br><br>
As ever, bring anything you’d like to share. No need for elegant packaging, but please do write down the names of plants. We expect to have perennials, seedlings, seeds, indoor plants, catalogs, pots, tools, and lots of "whatever." Feel free to just come, chat with neighbors, talk gardening. It should be great just to see each other again!<br><br>
But, one caveat: we have to make sure this isn’t a superspreader of.. Asian jumping worms! They have spread so widely that it’s hard to be sure anyone’s yard is free of them. If you don’t know about them, here’s a good informative link:<br>
<a href="https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/fact-sheets/jumpingcrazysnake-worms-amynthas-spp">https://ag.umass.edu/landscape/fact-sheets/jumpingcrazysnake-worms-amynthas-spp</a><br><br>
So.. given the need to be careful, here’s the deal:<br>
Houseplants are fine. So are seedlings grown in potting soil. And of course seeds, tools, etc. Bring ‘em on!<br><br><br>
But if you’re digging anything straight out of the soil, you have two choices:<br>
= If possible, please wash off the plant roots—dunk them in water till you see no soil on the roots, therefore probably no worm eggs. Then bring them bare root in wet newsprint or a plastic bag, or repot them in clean potting soil. <br>
= If you don’t have time to wash them off, we’ll put them in a separate area where people can help themselves, knowing that the soil could possibly have worm eggs. Not likely, but possible.<br><br>
We will try to set up an area with a bucket for washing plants. And we’ll have a couple people around who know plenty about worms and can guide the process.<br><br>
Can you tell that we’re figuring this out as we go? It’s not fun creating yet another protocol when we’re all so sick of them, but it’s best to be careful. “Spread the word, not the worm.”<br><br>
Editorial Comment: The prophetic sf novel The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner includes a cascading series of environmental catastrophes, including invasive worms which destroy plants as well as protesters who block highways and chant, “Stop, you’re killing me!"<br><br>
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Wake up the Earth Festival<br>
Saturday, May 7<br>
Parade at 11:00 AM, food and booths 12:00-6:00 PM<br>
This year we will be extending our celebration along the park stretching from Stonybrook to Jackson Square. We will be having some activities and entertainment along the park and entertainment at Jackson Square. More details to come.<br>
<a href="https://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org/calendar/wake-up-the-earth">https://www.spontaneouscelebrations.org/calendar/wake-up-the-earth</a><br><br>
The Wake up the Earth festival is a 44 year old event bringing together hundreds of people from around Boston to celebrate community and our planet. It’s a phenomenal day of food, parades, organizations, and festivities. It is returning for the first time in three years since the pandemic began, on Saturday, May 7 from 12:00-6:00 PM. BCAN will be having a table we’re sharing with the HERO nurturing Center and the Crane Ledge Woods Coalition. We need volunteers to help with several roles! This could include tabling (with talking points provided!), banner holding in the parade, help setting up, and more. Go to our spreadsheet for tasks to sign up for.<br><br>
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Circular Economy for Sustainable Development: The Role of Land, Fuels, and Manufacturing<br>
Monday, May 9<br>
12 – 1:30 p.m.<br>
Harvard, Wexner Building, Room 102, Marc Heng and Family Conference Room, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/circular-economy-sustainable-development-role-land-fuels-and-manufacturing">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/circular-economy-sustainable-development-role-land-fuels-and-manufacturing</a><br><br>
SPEAKER(S) Henrique Pacini, Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development<br>
Francis X. Johnson, Senior Research Fellow at Stockholm Environmental Institute<br><br><br>
Please join the Environment and Natural Resources Program (ENRP) for a seminar on "Circular Economy for Sustainable Development: The Role of Land, Fuels, and Manufacturing," featuring Francis X. Johnson, Senior Research Fellow at Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI), and Henrique Pacini, Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Dr. Johnson will discuss governing land and biomass use for a climate-compatible bioeconomy, and Dr. Pacini will discuss governing materials and pollution pathways.<br><br>
CONTACT INFO Elizabeth Hanlon - ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu<br><br>
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American governance: The way forward<br>
Tuesday, May 10<br><br><br>
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. EDT<br><br>
Online: <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/events/american-governance-the-way-forward">https://www.brookings.edu/events/american-governance-the-way-forward</a><br>
RSVP at <a href="https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-american-governance">https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-american-governance</a><br><br><br><br>
American democracy is in crisis—and solutions are needed more than ever. Public trust in elected officials and democratic institutions has plummeted; state legislatures are restricting voting rights and access to the ballot box; and Americans across the political spectrum are pessimistic about the future of the nation and unsure of democracy’s persistence. The factors responsible for this include a failure to safeguard the democracy, rule of law, and ethics pillars that have upheld American governance for nearly two and a half centuries. The results of that failure were never more evident than over the past four years. A new Brookings Press book, "Overcoming Trumpery: How to Restore Ethics, Rule of Law, and Democracy," analyzes what went wrong and exactly how to fix it. Edited by Brookings Senior Fellow Norman Eisen, the volume brings together a group of distinguished scholars and practitioners to provide an independent assessment of the problem and its solutions.<br><br><br>
On May 10, Governance Studies at Brookings will host Eisen and seven of his co-authors as part of a two-panel webinar to mark the book’s public launch and discuss the key issues and the reforms the authors propose to address them. The first panel will consider the situation in the states in advance of the 2022 midterm elections. The second panel will address the issues at the federal level. Both panels will consider how to close democracy, rule of law, and ethics gaps going forward.<br><br>
Viewers can submit questions by emailing events@brookings.edu or on Twitter using #OvercomingTrumpery.<br><br>
Panel 1: The view from the states: Crisis and response<br>
Moderator: Norm Eisen, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings<br>
Mel Barnes, Staff Counsel, Law Foward<br>
Victoria Bassetti, Consultant, Brookings<br>
Jeffrey Mandell, Founder, President, and Lead Counsel, Law Forward<br><br>
Panel 2: Closing the gaps at the federal level<br>
Moderator: Norm Eisen, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings<br>
Virginia Canter, Chief Ethics Counsel, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)<br>
Joseph Foti, Chief Research Officer, Open Government Partnership<br>
Walter M. Shaub Jr., Senior Ethics Fellow, Project on Government Oversight (POGO); Former Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics<br>
Anne Weismann, Former Chief Counsel and Chief FOIA Counsel, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)<br><br>
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Energy Companies and the Energy Transition: Transforming the Organization<br>
Tuesday, May 10<br>
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM<br>
Online<br><br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/energy-companies-and-energy-transition-transforming-organization">https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/events-calendar/energy-companies-and-energy-transition-transforming-organization</a><br><br>
The transition away from a fossil fuel-based energy system to one based on cleaner energy technologies raises profound questions for traditional oil and gas companies. In looking to the world’s future energy requirements, some of these companies are looking for ways to evolve into broader energy companies to reach net-zero targets by 2050. They will require new capabilities, leadership, and cultures as they shift their business models, capital allocation, and organizational capabilities.<br><br>
To better understand the opportunities, experiences, and challenges facing oil and gas companies in adapting to the energy transition, the Center on Global Energy Policy will host a panel of experts with experience in the sector.<br><br><br><br>
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Moderator:<br><br><br><br><br>
Amy Myers Jaffe, Co-Chair, Women in Energy Steering Committee, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA and Managing Director, Climate Policy Lab, Fletcher School, Tufts University <br><br>
Speakers:
Andrea Galieti, Vice President for Policy and Partnerships, bp<br>
Sunaina Ocalan, Director, Corporate Strategy and Climate Change, Hess Corporation<br>
Ariwoola Ogbemi, Senior Advisor, Equinor<br><br>
This webinar will be hosted via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with access details. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.<br><br>
This event is open to press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk (nv2388@columbia.edu).<br><br>
For more information about the event, please contact energypolicyevents@columbia.edu<br><br>
Event Contact Information: <br>
Center on Global Energy Policy<br>
energypolicyevents@columbia.edu<br><br>
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Manufacturing the Clerical Predator: How the Catholic Hierarchy Creates and Maintains a Culture of Abuse<br>
Tuesday, May 10<br>
4 – 6 p.m.<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a6_KXI-3QgOWt3PtFjuFsg">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a6_KXI-3QgOWt3PtFjuFsg</a><br><br>
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. <br>
The Catholic Church has overseen the world's longest lasting and most widespread campaign of institutional sexual abuse. Why is it that after sixteen centuries of documented evidence and decades of continuous international public exposure, new revelations of the scope and magnitude of the abuse crisis continue to shock the public? In this webinar, organizer and film director Sarah Pearson will present her documentary film featuring former and current priests who reveal how clerical pedophilia is not a phenomenon that occurs as the result of an external perversion of the Catholic hierarchy, but rather, a distinct form of sexual violence that is produced, manufactured, and reproduced within the clerical system. <br><br>
Panelists include: <br>
Anne Barrett Doyle, Co-Director, Bishop Accountability <br>
Shaun Dougherty, President, Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests <br>
Denise Buchanan, Founding Board Member, Ending Clergy Abuse <br>
Peter Isely, Program Director, Nate’s Mission <br><br>
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Carbon Neutral Geothermal Building In the Hudson Valley<br>
Friday, May 13<br>
1pm–5pm<br>
New Paltz, NY<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://nesea.org/be-event/net-zero-mixed-use-building-hudson-valley">https://nesea.org/be-event/net-zero-mixed-use-building-hudson-valley</a><br>
Cost: $25<br><br>
NESEA returns to the Hudson Valley for a Pro Tour of Zero Place, an award-winning building that is poised to bring the town of New Paltz 6 commercial and 46 residential units. Thanks to generous sponsor support, all attendees are being given the member price of $25, which will include the tour, CEUs, and lunch.<br><br>
Under the building, the 15 geothermal wells act as a heat sink or "thermal battery" for the ground-water loop running through the building, with separate heat pump units for all residential, common area, and retail units. 100% of the domestic hot water for the building is provided by the integrated geothermal system, specifically designed for ultra-efficient performance.<br><br>
This project was recognized as a Round One Winner in NYSERDA’s Buildings of Excellence competition. This competition was launched in March 2019 and has awarded over $31 million to over three dozen exemplary new construction projects.<br><br>
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Securing the Future of Agriculture<br>
Tuesday, May 17<br>
9:00am to 5:00pm<br>
MIT Building W16: Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA<br><br>
Sustainable food production is challenged on many fronts. There will be more mouths to feed using fewer resources on less land. The environment is warming, rainfall patterns are changing, and atmospheric carbon dioxide is increasing. Industrial farms based on the oil economy will need to give way to new energy systems in less than a generation. Geopolitical instability threatens global food security, and the rate of crop improvement remains stubbornly slow.<br><br>
There is plenty of room for innovation. Seeds are the key to revolutionizing agricultural productivity, and the 21st Century brought powerful new genomic tools to accelerate genetic gain.<br><br>
This symposium — cosponsored by the MIT Whitehead Institute and Inari — covers how some of these tools, developed here in Cambridge, are being used to advance crop improvement.<br><br>
Morning Session <br>
Where We Find Opportunities for Crop Improvement<br><br>
Afternoon Session <br>
Bring on the Compute: How Data and Deep Learning Will Deliver Tomorrow's Crops<br><br>
Have a question about the event? Email: SecuringAgFuture@inari.com<br><br>
INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE AN MIT ID ARE REQUIRED TO ORDER A TIM TICKET VISITOR PASS TO ACCESS THIS EVENT. Visit the following page to order your pass: <a href="https://visitors.mit.edu/?event=f4a2a203-a30b-4c6f-b170-ea0196c3acd2">https://visitors.mit.edu/?event=f4a2a203-a30b-4c6f-b170-ea0196c3acd2</a><br><br>
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NECEC Emerging Trends Series: Deploying Climate Solutions<br>
Wedneday, May 18<br>
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT<br>
Greentown Labs, 444 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/necec-emerging-trends-series-deploying-climate-solutions-tickets-323371190937">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/necec-emerging-trends-series-deploying-climate-solutions-tickets-323371190937</a><br>
Cost: $0 – $25<br><br>
Connecting City Leaders & Entrepreneurs<br><br><br><br>
Cities are ground zero in the fight against climate change. They consume more than 78 percent of the world’s energy and produce more than 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.<br><br>
These statistics present a tremendous challenge but also an enormous opportunity to deploy the solutions necessary to achieve our climate goals.
Boston (home to NECEC and Greentown Labs) and New York (a city NECEC works closely with) are two of the cities ranked most “at risk” for climate change by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. To mitigate this risk, these cities are making real commitments and taking significant action toward creating a just and equitable clean energy future while also building a diverse climate economy for their residents. Additionally, the Northeast proudly fosters a robust community of climatetech disruptors who are creating solutions that cities and towns can deploy to reduce their carbon footprint, save their residents money, and improve their quality of life.<br><br>
And while these solutions are being created in Boston, New York, and across the Northeast, city leaders and technology innovators often don’t know each other or know how to engage one another. Cities frequently lack the resources and expertise to identify, vet, and purchase the latest technologies; while entrepreneurs have difficulty finding places to pilot and deploy their solutions.<br><br>
In this Emerging Trend Series, NECEC and Greentown Labs are coming together to unite city leaders and entrepreneurs on the same stage to learn from each other and explore how they can work together to accelerate our transition to a just and equitable clean energy future and diverse climate economy. We’ll discuss the challenges cities face in reaching their climate goals, how entrepreneurs can best connect with cities given public procurement laws, and examples of solutions that are ready to deploy in cities. <br>
Agenda<br>
10:00 - Welcoming Remarks. Joe Curtatone, President, President of NECEC and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, City of Somerville<br>
10:08 - Opening Remarks. H.G. Chissell, Founder & CEO of Advanced Energy Group<br>
10:15 - Mayoral Panel Discussion: Advancing local climate goals: how technology can help?<br>
11:00 - Conversation between City leaders and Entrepreneurs.Moderator: former NECEC President Peter Rothstein<br>
11:20 - Panel Reflection. Ryan Dings, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Greentown Labs <br>
11:30 - Lightning pitches. Moderator: Moneer Azzam, Principal, Beacon Climate Innovations <br>
11:50 - Networking and Technology Showcase.<br><br>
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A Changing Planet Seminar: Seasonal rainfall over Eastern Africa and the Tropics: Trends, Climate Models and Projections<br>
Wednesday, May 18<br>
11:00 - 12:30 GMT-04:0<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/east-africa-tropics-seasonal-rainfall-trendsclimate-models-projection-tickets-324129830047">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/east-africa-tropics-seasonal-rainfall-trendsclimate-models-projection-tickets-324129830047</a><br><br>
Abstract<br>
Much of the tropics experience a strong seasonal cycle of rainfall, with marked wet and dry seasons. These seasons are of key societal importance to populations across the global tropics, impacting sectors including agriculture, health and energy. Recent declines in seasonal rainfall across Eastern Africa are linked with decreasing food security and other challenges. Yet, future projections suggest an increase in rainfall over Eastern Africa. This discrepancy between recent trends and future projections is known as the East Africa Climate Change Paradox. Furthermore, climate models used to produce projections under future climate do not capture the correct seasonal cycle over Eastern Africa, leading to questions on the reliability of projections. This adds to the challenges around communication of future projections over the region. In other regions, changes during the dry seasons may present challenges for perennial crops, including cocoa.<br><br>
About the speaker<br>
Caroline is based at the Grantham Institute, and her research is on topics around exploring climate change-related risk for populations whose livelihoods are strongly dependent on seasonal rainfall, predominantly focused on Africa. She completed her PhD at the University of Reading, during which she developed a methodology for quantifying the seasonal cycle and analysed future projections of changing precipitation seasonality over Africa. Since then, she has worked on a range of projects, including research on rainfall seasonality (including recent trends and model representation) over East Africa, sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasting over East and West Africa, and changing climatic suitability for cocoa growth across Africa and South America (in collaboration with Mars-Wrigley confectionery). Previously, she completed her BSc in Mathematics with Geography at the University of Exeter and an MSc in Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate at Reading.<br><br>
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Climate Conversations: Adaptation in Agriculture<br>
Thursday, May 19<br>
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-conversations-adaptation-in-agriculture-tickets-317620329957">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-conversations-adaptation-in-agriculture-tickets-317620329957</a><br><br>
Join us for a conversation about how U.S. farmers are responding to changing climate conditions and how policies can support these efforts.<br><br>
Extreme rainfall, rising temperatures, and changing production conditions are just some of the hazards climate change creates for agriculture. Join us for a conversation about how farmers are responding to these challenges in the United States and how policies can support or hinder innovative practices. Speakers will be announced soon. <br>
The conversation will be webcast on the Climate Conversations: Adaptation in Agriculture webpage on Thursday, May 19, 2022 from 3-4pm ET. Closed captioning will be provided. The conversation will include questions from the audience and will be recorded and available to view on the page after the event.<br>
Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action is a monthly webinar series from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that aims to convene high-level, cross-cutting, nonpartisan conversations about issues relevant to national policy action on climate change.<br><br>
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The End of the Petrostate - How Electrification will Reshape the World<br>
Thurssday, May 19<br>
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-end-of-the-petrostate-how-electrification-will-reshape-the-world-tickets-319681986427">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-end-of-the-petrostate-how-electrification-will-reshape-the-world-tickets-319681986427</a><br><br>
Join the Electrify Coalition as we explore the potential of Renewable Energy and Electrification to end the Petrostate.<br><br>
Russia's war in Ukraine has again brought the world face to face with the lose-lose dynamics of our dependence on fossil fuels for energy. The uneven distribution of fossil fuels resources and the ensuing wealth and power that accrues to a handful of individuals, corporations and states too often results in bad outcomes. <br><br>
With autocrats invading sovereign nations with arms paid for by oil and gas revenues, and gigantic multinational oil and gas corporations using their immense profits to maintain the earth scorching status quo, its hard to avoid the conclusion that fossil fuels have corrupted our world. Add to that the aptly named "resource curse" where countries with fossil fuel resources usually end up poorer than their neighbors without them, and it's time to switch to a clean energy dynamic for the 21st century. <br><br>
Renewable energy and electrification offers a distributed, democratic, self sufficient alternative to the petrostate. The wind and sun reach every corner of the earth. For the first time, formerly energy challenged countries can be energy producers by constructing cost effective solar farms and wind turbines. Even individuals can be nearly energy independent by installing solar panels on their roofs and powering their homes with efficient electric appliances.<br><br>
Join the Electrify Coalition as we explore the potential of renewable energy and electrification to end the petrostate and change the global balance of energy power. We'll discuss the rapid pace of change in energy generation globally and the latest estimates on how quickly we might achieve an end to our reliance on fossil fuels and the corrupting power that comes with this limited resource.<br><br>
Donations: <br>
Please consider making a donation for this webinar to the Electrify Everyone Fund. All proceeds from your donations go towards installing free heat pump water heaters in low income homes through the nonprofit Community Energy Project. Your donation will help reduce carbon emissions and lower utility bills for these families. Thank you!<br><br>
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Bringing Together Varied Communities, As in the Covid Pandemic and Climate Change<br>
Friday, May 20<br>
2:30 – 5 p.m.<br>
Online<br>
RSVP at <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/873b731b-36c5-4695-8cf5-423fceaa7ba1/summary">https://web.cvent.com/event/873b731b-36c5-4695-8cf5-423fceaa7ba1/summary</a><br><br>
SPEAKER(S) Janet Ancel, Member, Vermont General Assembly, Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means<br>
Edgar H. Schein, Emeritus Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management and Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management<br>
Elena Cherepanov, Professor, Cambridge College; Clinical Lead for Refugees, Lynn Community Health Center<br><br><br>
From the Community Mental Health perspective, the health—including mental health—of communities is based on community self-determination and self-care. This is composed of community understanding and activation. How can this be facilitated through health professionals’ preventive and reparative intervention? We present some concepts and experiences of various degrees of complexity and success. These days we do not lack life stresses on which to test these ideas; we have chosen the COVID pandemic and environmental threats as examples. We offer this exchange to enhance clarity and effectiveness for those engaged in community health promotion.<br><br><br><br><br>
CONTACT INFO Information via Emily Pierce: ce@williamjames.edu : (781) 312-248<br><br>
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MA Attorney General Climate Debate<br>
Wednesday, May 25<br>
6-7pm<br>
Online<br><br>
RSVP at <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QcIQzQ-8SP2tZjXUehx0yg">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QcIQzQ-8SP2tZjXUehx0yg</a><br><br>
350MA is proud to host the Massachusetts Attorney General Climate Debate, with candidates Andrea Campbell, Quentin Palfrey, and Shannon Liss-Riordan, moderated by Boston Globe climate reporter Sabrina Shankman.<br><br>
————————<br>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-38565354882884686792022-04-02T21:58:00.025-04:002022-04-02T22:32:24.521-04:00Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - April 2022<p> These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. </p><p><br />This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at <a data-cke-saved-href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html" data-original-title="" href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html" title="">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a>) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (<a data-cke-saved-href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html" data-original-title="" href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html" title="">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a>). <br /><br />A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in doing it, if it hasn’t already been done. <br /><br />If anyone knows whether such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br /><br />Solar IS Civil Defense,<br />George Mokray<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:gmoke@world.std.com">gmoke@world.std.com</a><br /><br /><a data-cke-saved-href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/" href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/" href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="https://zeronetenrg.blogspot.com/" href="https://zeronetenrg.blogspot.com/">https://zeronetenrg.blogspot.com</a> - zero net energy links list<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="http://cityag.blogspot.com/" href="http://cityag.blogspot.com/">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/" href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com/">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com/" href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com/">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history" href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds<br /><br />—————— <br />Conferences<br />—————— <br /><br />Migration Summit<br />Monday, April 4 - April 29, 2022<br /><br />Virtual Event<br />The Migration Summit 2022, organized by the MIT Refugee Action Hub (ReACT), Na’amal, Karam Foundation and the MIT Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL), is a month-long global convening designed to build bridges between diverse communities of displaced learners, universities, companies, nonprofits and NGOs, social enterprises, foundations, philanthropists, researchers, policy makers, employers and governments around the key challenges and opportunities for refugee and migrant communities. The Migration Summit in April 2022 will explore this year’s theme “Education and Workforce Development in Displacement” through virtual and in-person events hosted by participating partners around the world.<br /><br />Visit <a data-cke-saved-href="https://react.mit.edu/migrationsummit/" href="https://react.mit.edu/migrationsummit/">https://react.mit.edu/migrationsummit/</a> to register and to read the full event description.<br /><br />———————— <br /><br />Living Climate Futures <br />Friday, April 22 - April 23<br />MIT Campus, Various Locations<br /><br />Living Climate Futures culminates in a two-day symposium of events and activities, April 22-23.<br /><br />Some events are open to the public and require Tim Tickets (see FAQ).<br /><br />Others are for the MIT community (preference to students) and community partners only.<br /><br />Full Description: <a data-cke-saved-href="http://livingclimatefutures.org/" href="http://livingclimatefutures.org/">livingclimatefutures.org</a><br /><br />Friday, April 22<br />11:00 AM - 1:00 PM<br />Virtual visit with Chicago high school student activists<br />3:00 PM - 5:00 PM<br />Indigenous Earth Day at MIT<br />Saturday, April 23<br />9:00 AM - 12:00 PM<br />Environmental Justice + Climate Resilience Tours<br />2:00 PM - 5:00 PM<br />Community Partner Panel Discussion + Youth Forum<br />(all details subject to change - sign up for each event in Eventbrite to get updates)<br /><br />———————— <br /><br />TEDxMIT<br />Saturday, April 23<br />Stata Center<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="https://tedxboston.com/upcoming-events/" data-original-title="" href="https://tedxboston.com/upcoming-events/" title="">https://tedxboston.com/upcoming-events/</a></p><div><br /></div><div>______________</div><div><br /></div><div><div>MIT Sloan New Space Age Conference 2022<br />Friday, April 29<br />MIT Media Lab, 75 Amherst Street, Building E14 - 6th Floor, Cambridge<br />Tickets now available: <a data-cke-saved-href="http://newspaceage.org/" href="http://newspaceage.org/">http://newspaceage.org/</a><br />Cost: $10 – $175<br /><br />A student-led event at MIT Sloan.<br /><br />MIT's Astropreneurship & Space Industry Club is proud to host the seventh annual New Space Age Conference as a platform to advance growth of the private space industry. 2022 speakers will discuss new technologies and services being implemented to close the business case for the emerging space economy. Join students, academics, and industry professionals to learn more !</div><div><br /></div><div>______________</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>2022 Hybrid Interfaith Summit - Together in Climate Chaos; Interfaith Solidarity for Climate Resilient Communities; an Interfaith Summit on How to Respond to Climate Change</div><div>May 1</div><div>4pm-6pm</div><div>zoom and in person</div><div>Native American Indian Center of Boston, 105 South Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. You have a choice of either attending in-person, or virtually on zoom.</div><div>RSVP at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElc-yqqTgjEtBaSf15bzUUptAuOCnu5Hzw</div><div><br /></div><div>In the wake of the National Climate Assessment and UN report in 2021 on the projected serious consequences of unchecked climate change, interfaith leaders from the greater Boston area will come together with Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) to host the fourth annual interfaith summit.</div><div><br /></div><div>This now abbreviated summit will focus on the role of faith communities in helping their community members build resilience, whether from future climate impacts such as floods, extreme heat, and severe storms, or more immediate concerns like a pandemic. We will shall share knowledge on the types of changes we are already seeing and can expect to see in the Northeast, discuss practical ways congregations can prepare themselves and their surrounding community, and discern together how our spiritual practices could help sustain not only our efforts, but also our souls, hearts, and minds, as we engage in this most critical mission.</div><div><br /></div><div>There will be an optional half-hour of networking from 6:00pm-6:30pm on the same zoom line that participants are encouraged but not mandated to attend.<br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div>_______________<br />Lecture Series<br />——————— <br /><br />Real Organic Book Club<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.realorganicproject.org/real-organic-friends/" data-original-title="" href="https://www.realorganicproject.org/real-organic-friends/" title="">https://www.realorganicproject.org/real-organic-friends/</a><br /><br />We are pleased to announce the first several dates for our 2022 Real Friends book club:<br />Paul Hawken, May 5, 6pm EDT<br />Anne Bikle, June 2, 6pm EDT<br />David Montgomery, July 7, 6pm EDT<br />Vandana Shiva, to be announced<br />Dan Barber, to be announced<br /><br />Providing you with the opportunity to engage with these prominent Real Organic board members is just one of the ways we would like to thank you for your ongoing support of our work. The book club meetings should be fun and interesting. It will be a chance to talk with these important thinkers about their work.<br /><br /></div><div>———<br />Events<br />———<br /><br />PAOC Colloquium: Ecological and evolutionary responses to global change across realms<br />Monday, April 4<br />12:00pm to 1:00pm<br />Virtual Event<br /><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/99605116338#success" target="_blank">https://mit.zoom.us/j/99605116338#success</a><br /><br />Malin Pinsky (Rutgers)<br />The same ecological and evolutionary processes operate across land and sea, and yet ocean life survives in a dramatically different fluid environment. The ocean is, in effect, a 1.3 sextillion liter water bath with muted thermal variation through time and space, limited oxygen, and intense convective and conductive processes. In this talk, I will trace some of the consequences for evolution, physiology, population dynamics, and conservation at sea, including striking contrasts and similarities to patterns on land. I will present evidence that marine animals live closer to their upper thermal limits than do species on land, that marine species have responded faster to temperature change, and that species can but do not universally evolve in response to rapid environmental change. Finally, I will discuss some of the unique conservation challenges these dynamics create for ocean life and potential solutions through proactive ocean planning and by harnessing evolutionary rescue for climate resilience.<br /><br />About This Event<br />The PAOC Colloquium is a weekly interdisciplinary seminar series that brings together the whole PAOC community. Seminar topics include all research concerning the physics, chemistry, and biology of the atmospheres, oceans and climate, but also talks about e.g. societal impacts of climatic processes. The seminars take place on Monday from 12-1pm. Contact <a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:paoc-colloquium-comm@mit.edu">paoc-colloquium-comm@mit.edu</a> for more information and Zoom password.<br /><br />——————— <br /><br />How Do We Think about Population in the Anthropocene?<br />Monday, April 4<br />5:00 PM - 6:30 PM<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alison-bashford-how-do-we-think-about-population-in-the-anthropocene-registration-252378048537" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alison-bashford-how-do-we-think-about-population-in-the-anthropocene-registration-252378048537">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alison-bashford-how-do-we-think-about-population-in-the-anthropocene-registration-252378048537</a><br /><br />Alison Bashford explores first how modern (post c. 1780) population changes have entered discussion on the Anthropocene. Second, she asks how historians specifically, might (not should) begin to answer this question, with attention to both accelerating global net population growth and local population decline. She considers the ‘Anthropocene’ (not, say, ‘climate change’), since the former is an historical as well as a geological phenomenon, and, it turns out, a familiar one. <br /><br />Alison Bashford's work traces the fortunes and trends of historical work on global population from the mid-twentieth century into the era when the Anthropocene was named. The catastrophic register of ‘the population bomb’ era, including its connection to ecological sciences and then environmentalist politics, is the immediate antecedent to political responses to the Anthropocene crisis. That much we already know. Here Allison Bashford explores how and why ‘population’ went from center-stage to off-stage. Discussion of population growth and ‘population control’ became highly charged and then became almost unspeakable. For better or worse this was a remarkable success story of and for ‘critique’: of health systems, of political economy, of Cold War geopolitics, variously via feminist studies, race and postcolonial studies, via Marxism and left science studies from the 1970s onwards. After and in the light of that impact, she asks how or whether ‘population’ might productively be considered via a ‘postcritique’ humanities and social sciences, not least bringing historians into that conversation.<br /><br />Event Speakers<br />Alison Bashford, Laureate Professor in History at the University of New South Wales<br />Response by Kavita Sivaramakrishnan, Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University<br />Chaired by Maureen Raymo, Co-Founding Dean of the Climate School at Columbia University<br /><br />———————— <br /><br />Delivering on Net Zero<br />Tuesday, April 5<br />11 a.m. – 12 p.m.<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LIzv_Hu7Rr2bFiUg3rYJBg" href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LIzv_Hu7Rr2bFiUg3rYJBg">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LIzv_Hu7Rr2bFiUg3rYJBg</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S) Kwasi Kwarteng, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy<br />CONTACT INFO <a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu">mrcbg@hks.harvard.edu</a><br /><br />————————<br /><br />Getting Off Russian Gas: Implications for Germany and Europe <br />Tuesday, April 5<br />5:30 - 6:15pm CEST<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://email.gmfus.org/s/4434c98e8e6db288802f00e67ddb3141db242047" href="https://email.gmfus.org/s/4434c98e8e6db288802f00e67ddb3141db242047">https://email.gmfus.org/s/4434c98e8e6db288802f00e67ddb3141db242047</a><br /><br />Jacob Kirkegaard<br />Moderator: Sudha David-Wilp<br />External Speaker: Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm<br /><br />Before Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, allies warned Germany of the risks associated with energy dependence on Russia. Now, Germany and other EU member states are hurriedly seeking ways to replace Russian fossil fuels. In his Zeitenwende speech, Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a "responsible, forward-looking energy policy," but economic concerns already threaten to thwart his vision. What would be the economic effects for Germany and Europe if they wean themselves off Russian gas sooner rather than later? To discuss this question and more, we will speak with economic experts Veronika Grimm and Jacob Kirkegaard in this month’s edition of #TransatlanticTuesdays. Next month, we will cover the military pillar of the Zeitenwende speech.<br /><br />If you have any questions, please contact Callie Starn at <a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:CStarn@gmfus.org">CStarn@gmfus.org</a>.<br /><br />———————— <br /><br />Governing the Climate? The Paris Agreement at Work<br />Wednesday, April 6<br />8:00 AM to 9:30 AM<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qAQ4M7biR0WefGBH-ES5Nw" href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qAQ4M7biR0WefGBH-ES5Nw">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qAQ4M7biR0WefGBH-ES5Nw</a><br /><br />It has been more than six years since COP 21 was held in Paris in December 2015. We’re now able to take a step back, take stock, and ask some important questions about the Paris process: How can very ambitious emissions reduction goals be met by voluntary national commitments? Do commitments translate into transformative policies? What are the most promising mechanisms, initiatives, and developments that could enable developing countries to deliver on ambitious emissions reduction targets? How does the formal regime (post-Paris process) interact with initiatives, actions and commitments from the industrial and financial sectors? How will the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine impact international climate policy? The Center on Global Energy Policy and the Columbia Global Centers | Paris will host a panel of experts to address these questions, and more.<br /><br />Moderator: Pierre Noël, Global Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA<br />Panelists: Scott Barrett, Lenfest-Earth Institute Professor of Natural Resource Economics, Columbia University; Alliance (Visiting) Professor, Sciences Po; and Centennial (Visiting) Professor, London School of Economics<br />Amy Dahan, Emeritus Research Director at the CNRS (Paris, France)<br />Paul Watkinson, Counsellor to Director for European and International Action, Ministry for Ecological Transition, France – former chief negotiator, former chair of Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice of UNFCCC<br /><br />This webinar will be hosted via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email with access details. The event will be recorded and the video recording will be added to our website following the event.<br /><br />This event is open to press, and registration is required to attend. For media inquiries or requests for interviews, please contact Natalie Volk (<a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:nv2388@columbia.edu">nv2388@columbia.edu</a>).<br /><br />For more information about the event, please contact <a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:energypolicyevents@columbia.edu">energypolicyevents@columbia.edu</a>.<br /><br />———————— <br /><br />Flipgrid Live Event: Responding to Environmental Racism<br />Thursday, April 7<br />3:00 PM EDT TO 3:30 PM EDT<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://retailevents.microsoft.com/event/registration?id=Flipgrid_Live_Event1877343570" href="https://retailevents.microsoft.com/event/registration?id=Flipgrid_Live_Event1877343570">https://retailevents.microsoft.com/event/registration?id=Flipgrid_Live_Event1877343570</a><br /><br />Please join us at 3:00pm EDT on Thursday, April 7 for a special event with journalist, poet, and Pulitzer Center reporting fellow Irene Vázquez, hosted in partnership with Flipgrid Live! Irene will talk about what environmental racism is, and how Black and Indigenous organizers are responding to the effects of climate change in their communities.<br /><br />This event is designed for teachers and students ages 12 and up, but is open to all.<br /><br />Irene Vázquez is a poet, editor, and journalist from Houston, Texas. She is an incoming editorial assistant at Levine Querido. Irene is a recent graduate of Yale College, where she was an Edward A. Bouchet Fellow. Her writing explores Black placemaking, feminisms, and ecopoetics in the U.S. South and Caribbean. Vázquez is a 2020 recipient of a NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists Scholarship as well as a We Need Diverse Books Internship Grant. Her work has been published in The Texas Observer, Curbed, and Sargasso: A Journal of Caribbean Literature, Language and Culture. When she's not writing, she likes drinking coffee, watching women’s basketball, and reminding people that the South has something to say.<br /><br />———————— <br /><br />Climate Doom and Eco-Anxiety<br />Thursday, April 7<br />6:00 PM - 7:00 PM<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo" href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo</a><br /><br />This will be a Q&A panel event with four panelists working on climate change and the way it shapes mental health, media, art, and activism. Climate anxiety is the feelings of grief, despair, angst, and doom surrounding the deterioration of the climate. Climate anxiety is on the rise, 2/3 of young Americans and over half of all Americans are anxious about its effect on their mental health. As young people witness slow action to address climate change, this feeling of anxiety continues to grow. The panelists will delve into how various forms of art and activism can foster hope and engagement as we work through climate anxiety. The audience will learn more about resources and opportunities to address climate anxiety while staying active in pushing for change. This conversation will be hosted over Zoom and will be moderated by Columbia undergraduate student and Columbia Climate Conversations creator, Lauren Ritchie. The event will be open to anyone who RSVPs, not limited to only Columbia students. <br /><br />Event Contact Information: <br />Earth Institute Events<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:events@ei.columbia.edu">events@ei.columbia.edu</a><br /><br />———————— <br /><br />Decarbonizing Europe is Important and Challenging<br />Friday, April 8<br />9 – 10 a.m.<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JAb5ED3xSEu5Iku2zy96uA" href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JAb5ED3xSEu5Iku2zy96uA">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JAb5ED3xSEu5Iku2zy96uA</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S) Dan Jørgensen, Minister of Climate, Energy, and Utilities, Kingdom of Denmark<br />As a global leader in efforts to combat climate change, Denmark is aiming to phase out its oil and gas production and produce more than 100 percent of its electricity demand by renewables by 2027. Dan Jørgensen, the Danish Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities, will be our guest for the next HPCA Virtual Forum, “Conversations on Climate Change and Energy Policy,” on April 8. Minister Jørgensen played a significant role in maintaining the focus on reducing the rise of global temperatures during COP26 in Glasgow, serving as co-leader on the consultations in the “ambition track.” In addition, he launched the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) during the COP. The April 8th discussion will focus on climate policy in general, including the Paris Agreement, COP26, and Danish and European efforts to decarbonize their economies.<br /><br />CONTACT INFO <a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:jason_chapman@hks.harvard.edu">jason_chapman@hks.harvard.edu</a><br /><br />———————— <br /><br />Crimes against humanity, genocide, and ecocide: Of rights, responsibilities, and international order<br />The eighth annual Justice Stephen Breyer Lecture on International Law<br />Friday, April 8<br />11:00 AM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-breyer-lecture" href="https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-breyer-lecture">https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-breyer-lecture</a><br /><br />Join the conversation on Twitter using #InternationalLaw<br />On April 8, 2022, as part of the eighth annual Justice Stephen Breyer Lecture on International Law, Foreign Policy at Brookings will host Philippe Sands, professor of law at University College London and Samuel and Judith Pisar visiting professor of law at Harvard Law School, for a keynote address on rights, responsibilities, and international order.<br /><br />Sands will explore the evolution of the rights of individuals and groups under international law, from the introduction of the ideas of aggression, crimes against humanity, and genocide — introduced at the Nuremberg Trial, in the autumn of 1945 — to the treatment of these issues in current times, including ISIS and the Yazidis; the Rohingya in Myanmar; the Uighurs in China; and the Chagosians and the Chagos Archipelago. He will also address the current situation in Ukraine and touch on new ideas to extend the reach of international law to criminalize severe harm to the environment.<br /><br />After the keynote address, Nonresident Senior Fellow Ted Piccone will join Sands for a conversation on the role of international law in prosecuting crimes against humanity, genocide, and ecocide. A panel discussion of distinguished experts on these issues will follow their conversation.<br /><br />Viewers can submit questions by email to <a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:events@brookings.edu">events@brookings.edu</a> or on Twitter using #InternationalLaw.<br /><br />———————— <br /><br />2022 Urbanism Spring Lecture Series: Dalia Munenzon on Climate Adaptive Cities<br />Tuesday, April 12<br />12:30pm to 1:45pm<br /><br />Virtual Event<br />Co-hosted by the City Design & Development Program (CDD), SMArchS Urbanism Program and Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism at MIT.<br /><br />This lecture, Climate Adaptive Cities, will be streamed online here: <a data-cke-saved-href="http://web.mit.edu/webcast/lcau/s22/lecture/9/" href="http://web.mit.edu/webcast/lcau/s22/lecture/9/">http://web.mit.edu/webcast/lcau/s22/lecture/9/</a> <br />The webcast link includes a section where you can submit questions to the speaker for the Q&A period in real time.<br /><br />———————— <br /><br />Compensation for a Just Energy Transition to a Zero-Carbon World<br />Thursday, April 14<br />9:00 AM - 10:30 AM<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uiPWB2wAROSgXy_yPCFOOw" href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uiPWB2wAROSgXy_yPCFOOw">https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uiPWB2wAROSgXy_yPCFOOw</a><br />You will automatically receive a Zoom link to join the event upon registration.<br />Registration is free but required.<br /><br />Limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in line with the Paris Agreement, requires significant reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) by 2030 and net-zero GHG emissions by mid-century, and ultimately depends on a rapid shift away from fossil fuels.<br /><br />As we take measures to decarbonize the global energy system, we also need to consider the distributional equity impacts of the energy transition on workers, communities, states, and foreign and domestic investors, and to reflect on the role that international and domestic legal frameworks play and should play in addressing those impacts.<br /><br />The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law—joint centers of the Earth Institute / Columbia Climate School and Columbia Law School at Columbia University—will co-host a 90-minute webinar on April 14 at 9am EST / 3pm CEST, focusing on legal approaches to compensation for a just energy transition.<br /><br />Webinar discussions will cover, among others, the following topics:<br />A critique of the issue of compensation under investment treaties, including the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), from a climate change perspective<br />A review of arbitral tribunals’ approaches to the valuation of fossil fuel assets in selected investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) cases<br />A case study of Germany's compensation scheme for lignite producers, as an example of a compensation scheme under domestic law<br />A discussion of possible principles or criteria on compensation for a just energy transition under domestic and international law, taking into account the impact of the transition on workers, communities, states, and companies<br /><br />Moderator: Michael Burger, Executive Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law<br /><br />Panelists: Martin Dietrich Brauch, Senior Legal and Economics Researcher, CCSI<br />Kyla Tienhaara, Canada Research Chair in Economy and Environment, School of Environmental Studies and the Department of Global Development Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada<br />Blanca Gómez de la Torre, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration, ECIJA GPA; former National Director for International Affairs and Arbitration at the Office of the Attorney-General Office of Ecuador<br />Sarah Brown, Senior Energy & Climate Analyst, Ember<br /><br />———————— <br /><br />“Saving the News: Why the Constitution Calls for Government Action to Preserve Freedom of Speech,” a Conversation with Martha Minow and Heather Hendershot<br />Thursday, April 14<br />5:00pm to 6:30pm<br />Virtual Event<br />This event is virtual and will be streamed live on Zoom (<a data-cke-saved-href="http://mit.zoom.us/j/96579656038" href="http://mit.zoom.us/j/96579656038">mit.zoom.us/j/96579656038</a>) and recorded.<br /><br />In her 2021 book Saving the News: Why the Constitution Calls for Government Action to Preserve Freedom of Speech, our guest Martha Minow “outlines an array of reforms, including a new fairness doctrine, regulating digital platforms as public utilities, using antitrust authority to regulate the media, policing fraud, and more robust funding of public media. As she stresses, such reforms are not merely plausible ideas; they are the kinds of initiatives needed if the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the press continues to hold meaning in the twenty-first century.”<br /><br />Martha Minow has taught at Harvard Law School, where she also served as Dean, since 1981. In addition to Saving the News, she is author of When Should Law Forgive? (2019), In Brown’s Wake: Legacies of America’s Constitutional Landmark (2010), among many other books and articles. She is an expert in human rights and advocacy for members of racial and religious minorities and for women, children, and persons with disabilities, she also writes and teaches about digital communications, democracy, privatization, military justice, and ethnic and religious conflict.<br /><br />Heather Hendershot is Professor of Comparative Media Studies at MIT and studies TV news, conservative media, political movements, and American film and television history. She is author of the forthcoming book When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America, which follows her 2016 title Open to Debate: How William F. Buckley Put Liberal America on the Firing Line. She has held fellowships at Vassar College, New York University, Princeton, Harvard, Radcliffe, and Stanford, and she has also been a Guggenheim fellow. Her courses emphasize the interplay between creative, political, and regulatory concerns and how those concerns affect what we see on the screen.<br /><br />————————<br /><br />FIRE AND FLOOD: A People’s History of Climate Change, from 1979 to the Present<br />Thursday, April 14<br />3 P.M. PDT<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.188851369.368955509.1648949338-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001Tvq5jEAB" href="https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.188851369.368955509.1648949338-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001Tvq5jEAB">https://commonwealthclub.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.188851369.368955509.1648949338-149928173.1643172478#/instances/a0F3j00001Tvq5jEAB</a><br /><br />Join us for an online talk with environmental journalist Eugene Linden.<br /><br />In his new book, Fire and Blood, Linden examines the role of business interests in muddying messages from scientists and derailing attempts to galvanize the public. He tells a story of big monied interests doing what they do to protect short-term profits against longer-term threats. One of the through-lines of the book is the insurance industry’s response to climate change, which for a long time was painfully slow, but recently has pivoted quite dramatically. Florida and California are seeing the housing insurance sector retreat from entire regions because of the unmanageable risks of fire and flood—some believe that the housing markets in parts of those two states are another bad season or two away from collapse. In a larger sense, big business, which for so long has been a woeful headwind to needed change, is waking up to the need to act very quickly now, as the long term has become the near term with terrifying speed.<br /><br />Eugene Linden is an award-winning journalist and author on science, nature and the environment. He is the author of nine books of non-fiction and one novel. His previous book on climate change, Winds of Change, explored the connection between climate change and the rise and fall of civilizations and was awarded the Grantham Prize Special Award of Merit. For many years, Linden wrote about nature and global environmental issues for Time, where he garnered several awards, including the American Geophysical Union’s Walter Sullivan Award.<br /><br />This is an online-only program; you must pre-register to receive a link to the live-stream event. We welcome donations made during registration to support the production of our online programming.<br /><br />————————<br /><br />The Ongoing Crisis for Afghan Refugees<br />Friday, April 15<br />12:00pm to 1:30pm<br />Virtual Event<br />Please register for the virtual Zoom webinar at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://bit.ly/AfghanRefugeeCrisis" href="https://bit.ly/AfghanRefugeeCrisis">https://bit.ly/AfghanRefugeeCrisis</a><br /><br />Panel discussion with experts :: Part of the Myron Weiner Seminar Series on International Migration <br />Panelists:<br />Dipali Mukhopadhyay is Associate Professor in the global policy area at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on the relationships between political violence, state building, and governance during and after war. She is currently serving as senior expert on Afghanistan for the U.S. Institute of Peace and is an affiliated scholar with Columbia University's Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies. She is also the Vice President of the American Institute for Afghanistan Studies. <br /><br />Nilofar Sakhi is a professorial lecturer of International Affairs at Elliott School of George Washington University. She is also a senior fellow (NR) at the Atlantic Council, South Asia Program. Sakhi is a scholar and policy practitioner who has written extensively on various aspects of peacemaking and peacebuilding processes, transnational security, and human security. Her recent book is on Human Security and Agency: Reframing productive power in Afghanistan.<br /><br />Omar Sharifi is a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. He was the former Senior Research Fellow and Kabul Director of the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies (AIAS). He is also a member of the advisory board of the Civil Society Development Center (CSDC) and member of the Board of Directors of the Afghan Alumni Association and Afghanistan 1400. In addition, Omar worked as a National Consultant for UNICEF Afghanistan. He is an Asia Society Fellow and a member of Afghan 21 Young Leaders Forum.<br /><br />Moderator:<br />Anna Hardman is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Tufts University and is a co-chair for the Inter-University Committee on International Migration at MIT CIS. Her research focuses on urban economics (regulation and the informal sector in housing markets in developing countries, the development and provision of services in peri-urban areas, and neighborhood income distribution) and on migration (remittances and the impact of immigration on housing markets in migrants' home and host communities).<br /><br />———————— <br /><br />Energy Policy Seminar: Alexandre Strapasson on "Biofuels and Negative Emissions Technologies"<br />Monday, April 18<br />12 – 1 p.m.<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-alexandre-strapasson-biofuels-and-negative-emissions-technologies" href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-alexandre-strapasson-biofuels-and-negative-emissions-technologies">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-alexandre-strapasson-biofuels-and-negative-emissions-technologies</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S) Alexandre Strapasson, Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs<br />DETAILS <br />If the world is to prevent a major increase in the global mean surface temperature, it will be necessary not only to reduce carbon emissions, but also to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Photosynthesis is a natural mechanism to obtain such reductions. However, is it possible to store carbon while also using biomass energy?<br />Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Alexandre Strapasson, Research Fellow with the Environment and Natural Resources Program. Dr. Strapasson will explore how bioenergy and land use can provide negative emissions, including new technologies and trends, as well as the main opportunities and risks associated with them.<br /><br />CONTACT INFO Elizabeth Hanlon (<a data-cke-saved-href="mailto:ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu">ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu</a>)<br /><br />———————— <br /><br />Energy Poverty and Global Justice Issues: Narasimha Rao, Yale <br />Monday, April 18<br />2:30 PM EDT — 3:30 PM<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CDGme6PBRRCPRhdQ9Py01Q" href="https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CDGme6PBRRCPRhdQ9Py01Q">https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CDGme6PBRRCPRhdQ9Py01Q</a><br /><br />This lecture is part of the Yale Energy Justice Speaker Series and will be led by Dr. Narasimha Rao, Yale University Professor of Energy Systems <br /><br />Dr. Narasimha D. Rao's research examines the relationship between energy systems, human development and climate change. He is the recipient of the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant (2015-2019) for a project entitled Decent Living Energy -energy and emissions thresholds for providing decent living standards for all. His research interests also include investigating income inequality, infrastructure, and climate policy. His methods include household energy modeling, econometrics, input-output, and policy analysis. <br /><br />Dr. Rao is also a Senior Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. He received his PhD from Stanford University in Environment and Resources, Masters from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Electrical Engineering and Technology Policy, and A.B from Dartmouth College. <br /><br />Readings: <br />Energy Progress Report on Sustainable Development Goal 7, 2021 <a data-cke-saved-href="https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/data/files/download-documents/2021_tracking_sdg7_report.pdf" href="https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/data/files/download-documents/2021_tracking_sdg7_report.pdf">https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/data/files/download-documents/2021_tracking_sdg7_report.pdf</a> <br />Arto et. al, 2016, “The energy requirements of a developed world.” <a data-cke-saved-href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2016.04.001" href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2016.04.001">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2016.04.001</a> <br />Rao and Baer, 2012, “”Decent Living” Emissions: A Conceptual Framework,”<a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/4/4/656" href="https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/4/4/656">https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/4/4/656</a><br /><br />————————<br /><br />Sello Verde: Becoming Climate-Positive Organizations<br />Tuesday, April 19<br />6:00 PM EDT<br /><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sello-verde-becoming-climate-positive-organizations-tickets-253403987147" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sello-verde-becoming-climate-positive-organizations-tickets-253403987147">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sello-verde-becoming-climate-positive-organizations-tickets-253403987147</a><br /><br />Emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are responsible for climate change and global warming. Limiting these emissions is one of the biggest challenges human beings have ever faced.<br /><br />What is net zero? How is it different from climate positive or carbon negative? Does climate neutrality still matter?<br /><br />Speaker: Imran Anwar, Chief Innovation Officer, Microsoft, New York, US. IMRAN™ is best known as “father of the Internet & Email industry in Pakistan” and is among early pioneers of the Internet. He co-founded PKNIC & the .PK ccTLD; and launched the global branded credit card industry there with MasterCard. He achieved these disruptions overcoming threats and resistance from religious-fundamentalist dictatorship of a military ruler.<br /><br />————————<br /><br />Exploring evolutionary immunogenomics: Lessons from our ancestors and past pandemics<br />Wednesday, April 20 <br />12:00 AM ET<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://view6.workcast.net/register?cpak=5259998115912167&referrer=ScienceWebsite" href="https://view6.workcast.net/register?cpak=5259998115912167&referrer=ScienceWebsite">https://view6.workcast.net/register?cpak=5259998115912167&referrer=ScienceWebsite</a><br /><br />SPEAKER Luis Barreiro, Ph.D.<br />MODERATOR Jackie Oberst, Ph.D.<br />This webinar is brought to you by the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office.<br />Humans display remarkable immune response variation when exposed to identical immune challenges. However, our understanding of the genetic, evolutionary, and environmental factors that impact this interindividual and interpopulation immune response heterogeneity is still in its early days. In this webinar, three fundamental questions concerning the recent evolution of the human immune system will be discussed: (1) the degree to which individuals from different populations vary in their innate immune responses; (2) the genetic variants accounting for such differences; and (3) the evolutionary mechanisms that led to the establishment of these variants in modern human populations. How past selective events might have contributed to the uneven distribution of immune-related disorders across populations will also be considered.<br /><br />During this webinar, viewers will:<br />Gain insight into how past pandemics, such as Yersinia pestis, the agent of the Black Death, led to the evolution of the human immune system<br />Discover how the unique immunogenetic variation in present-day populations has impacted population differences in immune response to pathogens and susceptibility to immune-related disorders<br />Learn how cutting-edge techniques, such as RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), are used in evolutionary immunogenomics<br />Be able to ask questions during the live broadcast.<br />This webinar will last for approximately 60 minutes.<br /><br />————————<br /><br />In the Name of Your Daughter<br />Tuesday, April 26<br />7:00 PM Eastern<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaWtnXNXjBu2MqiGPyaiJ95eCdxQzu7dw9qAZTxBDDeHcGqw/viewform" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaWtnXNXjBu2MqiGPyaiJ95eCdxQzu7dw9qAZTxBDDeHcGqw/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaWtnXNXjBu2MqiGPyaiJ95eCdxQzu7dw9qAZTxBDDeHcGqw/viewform</a><br /><br />Healthy Tomorrow, a nonprofit working to stop FGM (female genital mutilation) in Mali and worldwide, will host an online screening of In the Name of Your Daughter on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 7:00 PM Eastern / 4:00 PM Pacific time. <br /><br />The film documents a safe house in Tanzania that shelters courageous girls who fled from home to escape FGM at the hands of their families and communities. It gives a rare insider view of life in the safe house for girls and staff, and of emotional interactions with the families.<br /><br />In a post-show panel, director Giselle Portenier and Healthy Tomorrow founder Susan McLucas will discuss the film and the current global movement against FGM and take questions from viewers. <br /><br />The event is free of charge. Donations are invited to support the work of Healthy Tomorrow and Hope for Girls and Women which runs the safe house.<br /><br />For more information about Healthy Tomorrow, visit <a data-cke-saved-href="http://stopexcision.net/" href="http://stopexcision.net/">StopExcision.net</a> <br /><br />——————— <br /><br />A Changing Planet Seminar: Antarctic marine ecosystems under pressure<br />Wednesday, April 27<br />11:00 - 12:00 GMT-04:00<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-changing-planet-seminar-antarctic-marine-ecosystems-under-pressure-tickets-304770606087" href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-changing-planet-seminar-antarctic-marine-ecosystems-under-pressure-tickets-304770606087">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-changing-planet-seminar-antarctic-marine-ecosystems-under-pressure-tickets-304770606087</a><br /><br />Dr Sian Henley, Lecturer in Marine Science, University of Edinburgh<br />This event is taking place in person, with a livestream (online access via Zoom) for those attending attending online.<br /><br />Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems are under increasing pressure from global climate change and direct human impacts. Decisive, immediate action on climate change mitigation is required at the global scale, as well as effective management at the local scale, to protect these ecosystems and their societal benefits worldwide.<br /><br />The Southern Ocean is globally important for regulating climate by taking up atmospheric carbon dioxide, connecting the world’s oceans and ocean-climate system, and supporting key species and ecosystem services. Global climate change and ocean acidification are impacting the health and productivity of the Southern Ocean, with knock-on effects on these critical processes as well as regional fisheries (e.g. Antarctic krill) and other ecosystem services.<br /><br />The first Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean (MEASO, 2021) has shown significant changes in Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems, driven by global climate change and direct human impacts. MEASO is an international collaboration of over 200 researchers from 19 countries. A team of scientists from the MEASO initiative attended the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 to present the key findings and advocate for urgent global reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to instigate climate recovery and to avoid irreversible deterioration of Southern Ocean ecosystems and associated loss of their wide-ranging societal benefits. In this talk, I will present an overview of the key findings and make the case that only by mitigating global climate change, alongside effective local conservation and management, can we effectively safeguard these vulnerable polar oceans now and into the future.<br /><br />About the speaker<br />Dr Sian Henley is a Lecturer in Marine Science at the University of Edinburgh. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS), a member of the Southern Ocean Task Force for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, and a Science Theme Leader within the Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society (SAGES). Sian has a diverse range of research interests from polar ocean ecosystem change to climate change impacts on children worldwide, and is a passionate lecturer, educator and communicator across the spectrum of marine and polar science.<br /><br />————————<br /><br />Bears Ears is Listening: We Are Still Here and The Land is Calling Us Back<br />Thursday, April 28<br />1 – 2 p.m.<br />RSVP at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pR2zWCsDRQ6fMEwVH6OomQ" data-original-title="" href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pR2zWCsDRQ6fMEwVH6OomQ" title="">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pR2zWCsDRQ6fMEwVH6OomQ</a><br /><br />Cynthia Wilson, (RPL Native and Indigenous Rights Fellow) and Angelo Baca ( Cultural Resources Coordinator for Utah Diné Bikéyah) will speak from their experience as Indigenous community organizers helping to secure the protection of Bears Ears National Monument. Located in southeast Utah, Bears Ears was subjected to Proclamation 9681 by President Trump in 2017 to reduce protected lands by more than 1.1 million acres. Following an Indigenous-led movement to protect Bears Ears, a reparative proclamation to modify the boundaries was issued by President Biden in October, 2021. Cynthia Wilson and Angelo Baca will discuss lessons learned from listening, organizing, mobilizing, and planning from a placed-based approach while engaging local Tribal voices, advancing community priorities and goals of ancestral land protection.</div>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602404.post-79265286141612765812022-02-27T17:39:00.012-05:002022-02-27T21:58:54.872-05:00Energy (and Other) Events - March, 2022<p><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">These kinds of events below are happening all over the world every day and most of them, now, are webcast and archived, sometimes even with accurate transcripts. Would be good to have a place that helped people access them. </span></p><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">This is a more global version of the local listings I did for about a decade (what I did and why I did it at <a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com/2013/11/what-i-do-and-why-i-do-it.html</a>) until September 2020 and earlier for a few years in the 1990s (<a href="https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html">https://theworld.com/~gmoke/AList.index.html</a>). </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A more comprehensive global listing service could be developed if there were enough people interested in making it happen, if it hasn’t already been done. </span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">If anyone knows whether such a global listing of open energy, climate, and other events is available, please put me in contact.</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Thanks for reading,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Solar IS Civil Defense,</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">George Mokray</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">gmoke@world.std.com</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com">http://hubeventsnotes.blogspot.com</a> - notes on lectures and books</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com">http://solarray.blogspot.com</a> - renewable energy and efficiency - zero net energy links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://cityag.blogspot.com">http://cityag.blogspot.com</a> - city agriculture links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com">http://geometrylinks.blogspot.com</a> - geometry links list</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://hubevents.blogspot.com">http://hubevents.blogspot.com</a> - Energy (and Other) Events</span><br style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history">http://www.dailykos.com/user/gmoke/history</a> - articles, ideas, and screeds</span><div><span style="font-family: Geneva;"><span style="font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">—————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">Conferences</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">—————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">Climate Implications of Computing & Communications Workshop<br />Thursday, March 3 - Friday, March 4<br /><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-implications-of-computing-communications-workshop-registration-243650744937">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-implications-of-computing-communications-workshop-registration-243650744937</a><br /><br />This workshop focuses on exploring initiatives that can potentially lower the climate impacts of the computing and communications sectors.<br />About this event<br />When you register for March 3rd, you will receive access to BOTHMarch 3rd and 4th virtual links, and be registered for both days.<br />This virtual two-day event (March 3 & 4) will feature discussions and opportunities for collaboration with MIT faculty and industry leaders during multiple sessions. The demand for computing and wireless communications technologies is expected to increase significantly, resulting in a considerable impact on the planet. The MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, and MIT Schwarzman College of Computing are hosting a workshop to explore initiatives that could lower the climate impacts of the computing and communications (e.g. telecommunications) sectors. <br /><br />Topics will include:<br />Algorithms and custom hardware for efficient computing<br />Wireless, networked, and distributed systems<br />Energy-efficient sources and delivery systems<br />Materials and hardware for new architectures <br />Confirmed speakers include:<br />Takashi Ando, Principal Research Staff Member, IBM Research<br />Ahmad Bahai, Chief Technology Officer, Texas Instruments<br />Bill Dally, Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President of Research, NVIDIA<br />Jeff Dean, Senior Vice President, Google Research and Google Health<br />Dario Gil, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, IBM<br />Evgeni Gousev, Senior Director, Qualcomm<br />Helen Greiner, CEO, Tertill; Co-Founder, iRobot<br />Heidi Hemmer, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Verizon<br />Sam Naffziger, Senior Vice President, Corporate Fellow, and Product Technology Architect, AMD<br />Heike Riel, IBM Fellow, Head Science & Technology, Lead IBM Research Quantum Europe, IBM Research<br />MIT faculty participation includes:<br />Jesús del Alamo, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<br />Joel Emer, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science <br />Song Han, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<br />David Perreault, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<br />Vivienne Sze, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<br />Bilge Yildiz, Nuclear Science and Engineering<br />EVENT AGENDA:<br />March 3 | Day 1 of Workshop<br />10:00 - 11:30: The climate impacts of computing and communications<br />Welcome: Anantha Chandrakasan, Dean of the MIT School of Engineering and the Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<br />Moderator: Vivienne Sze, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT <br />Speakers: Dario Gil, IBM Senior Vice President and Director of Research & Jeff Dean, Senior Vice President of Google Research and Google Health<br />11:30 - 11:45: Break<br />11:45 - 12:45: Algorithms for efficient computing<br />Moderator: Song Han, Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT<br />Speakers: Helen Greiner, Co-Founder of iRobot and CEO of Tertill & Evgeni Gousev, Senior Director, Qualcomm<br />12:45 - 1:00: Break<br />1:00 - 2:00: Custom hardware for efficient computing<br />Moderator: Joel Emer, Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT<br />Speakers: Bill Dally, Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President of Research of NVIDIA & Ahmad Bahai, CTO of Texas Instruments<br />March 4 | Day 2 of Workshop<br />10:00 - 11:15: Wireless, networked, and distributed systems<br />Moderator: Muriel Medard, Cecil H. Green Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT <br />Speaker: Heidi Hemmer, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Verizon<br />11:15 - 11:30: Break<br />11:30 - 12:30: Energy-efficient systems<br />Moderator: David Perreault, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT<br />Speaker: Sam Naffziger, AMD Senior Vice President, Corporate Fellow, and Product Technology Architect<br />12:30 - 12:45: Break<br />12:45 - 2:00: Hardware for new architectures<br />Moderator: Bilge Yildiz, Breene M. Kerr (1951) Professor in the Departments of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at MIT<br />Panelists: Jesús del Alamo, Donner Professor and Professor of Electrical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT; Takashi Ando, Principal Research Staff Member, IBM Research; and Heike Riel, IBM Fellow, Head Science & Technology, Lead IBM Research Quantum Europe, IBM Research<br /><br />————————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">Soil Carbon Storage: Combating Climate Change From the Ground Up<br />Friday, March 25<br />9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soil-carbon-storage-combating-climate-change-from-the-ground-up-registration-253163929127">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soil-carbon-storage-combating-climate-change-from-the-ground-up-registration-253163929127</a><br />Cost: $0 – $70<br /><div><br /></div>Event Information<br />The Soil and Water Conservation Society Southern New England Chapter (SWCS SNEC) is proud to present our 2022 Annual Winter Conference.<br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">About this event<br />Join soil scientists and environmental professionals from across New England on Friday, March 25th at SNEC's annual Winter Conference. We are very pleased to announce Dr. Rattan Lal as our keynote speaker. Dr. Lal is a globally renowned soil scientist whose research ranges from regenerative agriculture, soil carbon sequestration, soil restoration, natural resource management, and global food security. Lal received the Glinka World Soil Prize in 2018, the World Food Prize in 2020, the Good Will Ambassador of IICA in 2020, and the Padma Shri Award in 2021. </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><br />Dr. Lal will be joined by several presenters representing all angles of soil conservation who will dive into topics like blue carbon, carbon credits, regenerative agriculture, soil productivity, and climate change regulations and mitigation. Participants of this year's conference are eligible to receive continuing education credits and will also have the opportunity to network with other attendees. Secure your spot and register today! Email info@swcssnec.org if you have any questions.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">Editorial Comment: Geotherapy not geoengineering, please</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/2021/04/geotherapy-not-geoengineering-please.html">http://solarray.blogspot.com/2021/04/geotherapy-not-geoengineering-please.html</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">———————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">Climate Change & Ethics : Where are we? <br />March 25 and 26<br />http://ethics.iit.edu/ClimateChangeEthics</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-ethics-where-are-we-a-virtual-symposium-tickets-225373035817">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-ethics-where-are-we-a-virtual-symposium-tickets-225373035817</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><br />A virtual symposium hosted by Elisabeth Hildt and Kelly Laas of the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology. <br /><br />In light of the slow progress being made to mitigate climate change, there is a need to reflect on the ethical considerations at play. How can ethics help structure the discussion and facilitate climate justice?<br /><br />This symposium seeks to engage stakeholders in a debate around the ethical assumptions implicit in our discussions and actions around climate change.<br /><br />This event will be held virtually, and there will be no charge for participation. To register, visit our Eventbrite site.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">———————</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">Lecture Series</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">——————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">Yale Energy Justice Speaker Series: Spring 2022</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">Mondays at 2:30 pm EST</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><a href="https://cbey.yale.edu/programs/yale-energy-justice-speaker-series-spring-2022">https://cbey.yale.edu/programs/yale-energy-justice-speaker-series-spring-2022</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.117646217346191px;">This spring, the Yale Center for Environmental Justice (YCEJ) and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) are joining forces in an effort to raise awareness on energy justice and bring the voices of experts in the field to the public.<br /><br />Join us on Mondays at 2:30 pm EST for this public speaker series exploring the multifaceted and exciting role of justice in the clean energy transition! <br /><br />The Yale School of the Environment will host its inaugural Energy Justice course in the spring of 2022, co-led by Yale energy economics professor, Ken Gillingham, and by Yale law and environmental justice professor, Gerald Torres. The course will feature experts from industry, government, and non-profits. Through a collaborative approach, YCEJ and CBEY are making some course lectures and all guest speaker components of the course available outside of Yale as part of this speaker series. All are welcome to attend. <br /><br />Energy justice refers to the goal of achieving equity in the social and economic participation in the energy system, while also remedying social, economic, and health impacts on those disproportionately harmed by the way we produce and consume energy. This series will draw from multiple disciplines, including but not limited to law, sociology, anthropology, and economics, and will cover broad topics on policy and regulation, community advocacy, housing, transportation, labor, utilities, and more. Details will be added here as speakers and dates are confirmed. <br /><br />Dates and registration links will be made available on this page as we go through the semester. You can see the current schedule below.<br /> <div>March 7 – Intersection of Energy Justice and Labor/Workforce Issues – Vincent Alvarez, President of the New York City Central Labor Council<br /></div><div>March 14 – Energy Insecurity and Energy Justice: Two sides of a Coin – Diana Hernandez, Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University<br /></div><div>March 28 – Housing and Energy Justice – Donnel Baird, CEO of Bloc Power<br /></div><div>April 4 – Energy Justice in Philanthropy – Danielle Deane, Director of Equitable Climate Solutions, Bezos Earth Fund<br /></div><div>April 11 – Energy Justice and Public Health – Surili Patel, Vice President, Metropolitan Group<br /></div><div>April 18 – Energy Poverty and Global Justice Issues – Narasimha Rao, Yale</div><div><br /></div><div>—————————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Negotiating at the Brink : How Does the World Solve the Climate Crisis?</div><div>March 3, March 10, March 17</div><div><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/negotiating-at-the-brink-how-does-the-world-solve-the-climate-crisis-tickets-272491257687?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch&keep_tld=1">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/negotiating-at-the-brink-how-does-the-world-solve-the-climate-crisis-tickets-272491257687</a></div><div><br />To address the politics of climate change the UBC Centre for Japanese research hosts a 3-part series on COP26 and the environmental crisis<br />About this event<br />Climate change is one of the greatest challenges our world has ever faced, already devastating our environment, economy, and our health. The difficulty of addressing climate change is that it requires global coordination. World leaders have made attempts through conferences and accords but the proposed measures will not stop global temperatures from rising above 1.5 ℃--the limit set by the International Panel on Climate Change to avoid the worst effects of climate change. This has pitted climate activists who demand more robust climate governance against state actors who must balance environmental concerns with other political agendas. To address the politics of climate change, the Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research at the UBC Centre for Japanese research, in collaboration with the International Relations StudentAssociation (IRSA), will host a three-part series event in March.<br />Part 1: Climate Summit Legacy: Ambition and Unmet Goals, COP26 Retrospective [Remote: ZOOM ONLY]<br />March 3rd, 2022<br />12:30PM – 14:00PM PST // 15:30PM – 17:00PM EST<br />20:30PM – 22:00 PM UTC // 21:30PM – 23:00PM CET<br />March 3rd, 2022The first event will provide a critical evaluation of the outcomes of COP26, giving a multi-level analysis of implications, with a special focus on its impact on the Asia-Pacific region. This will be led by highly esteemed scholars and professors such as professor Michael Small, speaking of the strengths and weaknesses of the climate conference in creating a more sustainable future.<br />Discussant: Yves Tiberghien (Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research at the Institute of Asian Research)<br />Speakers:<br />Jennifer Allan (key UK expert on COP 26) (TBC)<br />Michael Small (expert on Global Governance and Climate policy)<br />Miranda Schreurs (expert on Japan/China and EU) (TBC)<br />Karolina Lagercrantz (IHEID Geneva, MA student) <br />Sandeep Pai (Senior Associate of Energy Security and Climate Change Program at CSIS)<br />Part 2: Global Leadership or Status Quo Proponent?: Japan at the COP 26[REMOTE: ZOOM ONLY]<br />5:30PM – 7PM PST // 8:30PM – 10:00PM EST; March 10th, 2022<br />10:30AM – 12:00AM JST; March 11th, 2022<br />The second event will focus on the Japanese environmental agenda. Japan has played a leading role in climate change policy in the past. However, after making some bold commitments toward carbon neutrality in 2050, Japan appears to play a more defensive role at COP 26. What are the key drivers behind climate innovation and the energy status quo inJapan? This panel brings together leading experts, civil society leaders, and a top political leader to discuss Japan’s critical role in addressing the global climate emergency.”<br />Speakers:<br />Dr. Hiroshi Ohta (Waseda University)<br />Dr. Masako Konishi (WWF Japan) (TBC)<br />Dr. Kameyama Yasuko (NIES Japan, Social System Division Director) (TBC)<br />Dr. Llewelyn Hughes (Crawford School of Public Policy, scholar on climate policy inJapan) (TBC)<br />Part 3: Future Paradigm for Climate Change Movement[HYBRID: ZOOM AND IN-PERSON]<br />5:30PM – 7PM PST // 8:30PM – 10:00PM EST; March 17th, 2022<br />9:30AM – 11:00AM JST; March 18th, 2022<br />The third event of the series will cover the normative considerations of the future of climate justice. We will primarily focus on young activists and students, as well as indigenous speakers who are involved in the climate movement, such as Anika Kurebayashi. They will address what climate justice means and what actions need to be taken to create a just future for our planet.<br />Moderator: Meghan Wise (UBC Climate Hub)<br />Anika Kurebayashi (Youth climate activist in Japan), Japan) <br />Eden Luymes (UBC Political MA candidate) (TBC)<br />Dr. Yolanda Lopez (Environmental Science Specialist and Maya Community Expert)<br />Detmer Kremer (Policy and Communications Officer, Protection Approaches)<br />Khelsilem Rivers (Council Chairperson of the Squamish Nation) (TBC)<br />’Qátuw̓ as Jessica Brown (Haíłzaqv Climate Action) (TBC)<br />Follow us for more events like this!<br />Twitter – @ubcCJR<br />Facebook – <a href="http://www.facebook.com/CJRatUBC ">http://www.facebook.com/CJRatUBC </a><br />Newsletter – <a href="https://cjr.iar.ubc.ca/news-events/newsletters">https://cjr.iar.ubc.ca/news-events/newsletters</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Events</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">---------- </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />Fireside Chat: Understanding Autonomous Weapons<br />Wednesday, March 2</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:00am to 12:00pm</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Register for this MIT Horizon webinar: <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_amHsBT6PR2mGMFAbrRrnyg">https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_amHsBT6PR2mGMFAbrRrnyg</a><br /><br />Militaries around the world are racing to build robotic systems with increasing autonomy. What happens when a Predator drone has as much autonomy as a Google car? Should machines be given the power to make life and death decisions in war? Paul Scharre, a former Army Ranger and Pentagon official and author of the recent book, Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War, will join MIT Horizon to discuss the emergence of autonomous weapons. He’ll cover the current state of autonomy in weapons, how nations are advancing the technology, and debates surrounding the future of autonomous weapons.<br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Pre-History—and Likely Sequels—of the Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol<br />Wednesday, March 2</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">4pm ET</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m26Gp0DzO-w">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m26Gp0DzO-w</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was the most violent assault on democracy in modern American history.<br /><br />Join NHC Fellow and award-winning historian Nancy MacLean for a talk on the events of last January 6th including the deep historical roots of what happened on that day, the motives of those involved, and why those events could be a pilot for and prologue to a far worse outcome in the future.<br /><br />This event is offered free of charge via YouTube Live.<br /><br />A recording of the discussion will be available both on the Center's YouTube channel </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC1dBJAfaxN03mBTEGpvEDw</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">and on the NHC website</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/category/videos/</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————————</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Forum: The Constitutional Case for Saving the News<br />Wednesday, March 2</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7 – 8 p.m.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xpdi1yrhQ5yB3S_vdOlOeg">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xpdi1yrhQ5yB3S_vdOlOeg<br /></a><br />SPEAKER(S)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Martha Minow<br />Nancy Gibbs<br />Sewell Chan<br />Steven Waldman<br />Joan Donovan<br /><br />DETAILS Join Harvard's 300th Anniversary University Professor and former Dean of Harvard Law School Martha Minow (MEd ‘76) for a discussion about the constitutional case for saving the news and what the government's role should be in redressing news deserts, halting online amplification of misinformation, and ensuring independent, reliable journalism.<br />After her remarks, Professor Minow will be joined by a panel of experts and practitioners, moderated by Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs, to discuss the dramatic shifts in our information ecosystem that is being flooded with disinformation at the same time that the free and independent press is under threat. Panelists include Sewell Chan (AB’ 98), editor-in-chief of the Texas Tribune, Steven Waldman, chair of the Rebuild Local News Coalition and co-founder and president of Report For America, and Dr. Joan Donovan, research director at the Shorenstein Center and director of its Technology and Social Change Project.<br />CONTACT INFO<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>iop_info@hks.harvard.edu<br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">——————————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Coping with Climate Change Distress<br />Thursday, March 3</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItcuGsrz4vHdGt_y1bqhjRrYFStZGlRCgY">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItcuGsrz4vHdGt_y1bqhjRrYFStZGlRCgY</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />Unprecedented Funding for Unprecedented Times: Demystifying Federal Funds for Climate Resilience<br />Friday, March 4<br />10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET<br /><a href="https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-adaptation-forum-march-4-2022/">https://climateadaptationforum.org/event/climate-adaptation-forum-march-4-2022/</a><br />A virtual event hosted on the Zoom platform</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Cost: $0 - 15</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />The Climate Adaptation Forum is a collaboration between the Environmental Business Council and the Sustainable Solutions Lab at the University of Massachusetts Boston.<br /><br />The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the American Rescue Plan Act are bringing unparalleled amounts of funding to state and local governments to address climate change and its various impacts. With seemingly unending project wish lists but a limited amount of time to spend their funds, professionals in the public and private sector alike will need to take an efficient and coordinated approach to make the most of this once-in-a-generation opportunity for public investments. The Forum will bring speakers from various levels of government and community organizations to help us understand ways to leverage these funds to make lasting changes that will boost our climate resilience.<br /><br />In an attempt to bring in some of the Climate Adaptation Forum networking that everyone misses, this virtual event will leverage breakout room capability to provide small-room experiences with speakers and moderators.<br /><br />Forum Co-Chairs<br />Nasser Brahim, Senior Climate Resiliency Specialist, Woods Hole Group<br />Carolyn Meklenburg, Regional Coordinator for Greater Boston, Municipal Vulnerability Program, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs<br />Alex Papali, Political Director, Center for Economic Democracy<br />Forum Speakers<br />Mayor Gary Christenson, City of Malden, Commonwealth of Massachusetts<br />Kasia Hart, Government Affairs Policy Analyst, Metropolitan Area Planning Council</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Environmental diplomacy for water-energy-food nexus with Animesh Gain<br />Friday, March 4</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">1:00pm to 2:00pm<br /><a href="http://calendar.mit.edu/event/environmental_diplomacy_for_water-energy-food_nexus_with_animesh_gain#.YhruGC2ZNBY">http://calendar.mit.edu/event/environmental_diplomacy_for_water-energy-food_nexus_with_animesh_gain#.YhruGC2ZNBY</a><br /><br />About the talk<br />The world’s resources such as water, energy, and food are inextricably linked, which bring about trade-offs but also synergies under different decisions and policies. Although these resources are interconnected, they are often studied and managed separately. Integrating these resources within a 'nexus' approach can better transition societies towards a green economy and hence wider sustainability. However, implementation of nexus approach faces multiple challenges such as conflicts among diverse stakeholders. The implementation challenges can be resolved through environmental diplomacy, a negotiated approach that blends science and policy for resolving conflicts of boundary crossing resource management problems. Using multiple cases (i.e., Ganges-Brahmaputra, Nile), Dr. Gain will present transboundary resource conflicts problems. For resolving such problems and enabling cooperation, he will describe mutual gain negotiation of diplomacy and WEF nexus approach. <br /> <br />About the speaker<br />Animesh Gain is a research fellow at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy. As a Marie-Curie Global Fellow, he worked at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). As a principal investigator, funded by the European Commission, he is currently working on understanding and resolving transboundary water conflicts through water diplomacy approach and mutual gain negotiation. His broad area of interest is in the field of environmental sustainability with particular focus on human-nature interactions and water-energy-food nexus. He conducted a PhD in science and management of climate change from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy), in collaboration with Utrecht University (Netherlands) and United Nations University (Germany). He conducted interdisciplinary research in multiple institutions in Italy, Germany, Netherlands, UK, U.S., and Bangladesh. He is the recipient of Outstanding Young Scientists Award 2016 of European Geosciences Union (EGU). He published 45 peer reviewed journal articles in the field of water management and sustainability. He is an editor of two peer-reviewed journals.<br /> </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————————</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">AI, innovation, and welfare: A conversation with Joseph E. Stiglitz<br />Monday, March 7<br />2:00 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST<br /><a href="https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-stiglitz-ai">https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-stiglitz-ai</a><br /><br />Join the conversation on Twitter using #FutureofAI<br />Technological innovation has driven humanity’s rapidly advancing living standards since the onset of the Industrial Revolution. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related emerging technologies offer the promise of another wave of heightened social welfare. However, technological innovations sometimes extract rents and destroy value rather than creating widespread benefits. In addition, these innovations may have large, inexorable distributive effects.<br /><br />On March 7, Anton Korinek, David M. Rubenstein fellow at the Center on Regulation and Markets in Brookings’ Economic Studies program, and Columbia University professor Joseph Stiglitz will discuss how to ensure innovation creates value and increases social welfare. They will examine types of innovation to avoid, how to steer technological advancement in a desirable direction for society, and how to design a regulatory framework that pursues these objectives.<br /><br />This event will be part of the Brookings Center on Regulations and Markets’ series, “The economics and regulation of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies,” which focuses on analyzing how AI and other emerging technologies impact the economy, markets, and society, and how they can be regulated most effectively.<br /><br />Viewers can submit questions for speakers by emailing events@brookings.edu or via Twitter using #FutureOfAI.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————————</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Next in Climate Change: The Ethel and David Jackson Next in Science Program<br /><div>Friday, March 4<br />2 PM–4:30 PM ET<br /></div><div>Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138</div></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">OR Online on Zoom</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2022-next-in-climate-change-program">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2022-next-in-climate-change-program</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Next in Science series provides an opportunity for early-career scientists whose creative, cross-disciplinary, and cutting-edge research is thematically linked to introduce their work to non-specialists, fellow scientists, and one another.<br />The speakers in “Next in Climate Change” will discuss emerging scientific research and multi-dimensional implications of climate change for people, society, and our planet. The program will focus on five critical areas of inquiry and the connections among them: extreme weather and its impacts on communities, infrastructure, and the environment; economic effects of climate change, as well as economic opportunities; consequences of climate change on global health, ranging from cancer to pandemics; impacts on particularly vulnerable populations; and approaches to mitigation for the results of climate change. <br />Harvard Radcliffe Institute gratefully acknowledges the Ethel and David Jackson Fund for the Future Climate, which is supporting this event.<br />Program<br />2 PM <br />Welcome and introduction of first two speakers<br />Immaculata De Vivo, codirector of the science program, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School; and professor of epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health<br />2:10 PM <br />Kimberley R. Miner, scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab and research assistant professor, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine<br />Extreme Weather under Climate Change: Causes and Consequences<br />2:25 PM <br />R. Jisung Park, assistant professor of public policy, Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA<br />How Heat Hurts: The Hidden Costs of a Warmer World<br />2:40 PM <br />Break<br />2:50 PM <br />Welcome back and introduction of next two speakers <br />Immaculata De Vivo<br />2:55 PM <br />Amruta Nori-Sarma, assistant professor, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health<br />How Climate Affects Our Mental Health and Wellbeing<br />3:10 PM <br />Joan A. Casey, assistant professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health<br />Blackout: Power Outage Distribution and Disparities Nationwide<br />3:25 PM <br />Break<br />3:35 PM <br />Welcome back and introduction of final speakers<br />Edo Berger, codirector of the science program, Harvard Radcliffe Institute and professor of astronomy, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences<br />3:40 PM <br />Greeshma Gadikota, assistant professor and Croll Sesquicentennial Fellow; Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability Fellow, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University<br />Exploring Unconventional, Earth-Inspired, and Sustainable Solutions for Meeting Energy and Resource Needs in Response to a Changing Climate<br />3:55 PM <br />Discussion and audience Q&A (all speakers)<br />Moderator: Edo Berger<br />4:25 PM <br />Close of program<br />Edo Berger</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">TEDxBoston @ The ‘Quin House</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 7<br />11:00 AM – 8:00 PM EST<br />The ‘Quin House, 217 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://tedxboston.com/events/mar-7th-tedxboston/">https://tedxboston.com/events/mar-7th-tedxboston/</a><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Apply to attend Mar 7th @ The ‘Quin House as we bring together 40+ Speakers sharing the latest thought-provoking ideas!<br />About this event<br />Apply to attend (details below) on Mar 7th @ The ‘Quin House in the Back Bay as we bring together Speakers for three blocks of the latest thought-provoking ideas and serendipitous connections.<br />Space is extremely limited at The ‘Quin House, we are asking you to apply for there three blocks (11 am, 230 pm & 530 PM and will be accepting people to attend through this application process:<br />Application Process<br /><div>2.22 application opens to attend in person<br /></div><div>We will email notifying those accepted / waitlisted to attend in person<br /></div><div>Simulcast link will be sent to those who applied but not attending in person.<br /></div><div><br /></div>Schedule and more: <a href="https://tedxboston.com/events/mar-7th-tedxboston/">https://tedxboston.com/events/mar-7th-tedxboston/</a><br /><br />Still have Qs? info@tedxboston.com</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Energy Policy Seminar: Solar Geoengineering and U.S. Politics<br />Monday, March 7</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">12 – 1 p.m.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-solar-geoengineering-and-us-politics">https://www.belfercenter.org/event/energy-policy-seminar-solar-geoengineering-and-us-politics</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S) Kelly Wanser, Executive Director, SilverLining<br />Steven Hamburg, Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund<br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">How does solar geoengineering figure into U.S. climate politics, which are so often characterized by sharp disagreements among Democrats and a general failure to engage by Republicans? Join Kelly Wanser, Executive Director of SilverLining, and Steven Hamburg, Chief Scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, as they examine the current landscape in Washington, D.C., and consider solar geoengineering's future prospects. HKS Professor Joe Aldy will serve as respondent and HKS Professor David Keith will moderate the discussion.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">CONTACT INFO<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Elizabeth Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu)<br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Editorial Comment: See Soil Carbon Storage: Combating Climate Change From the Ground Up on Friday, March 25 in “Conferences” for a different point of view.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Geotherapy, not geoengineering, please</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://solarray.blogspot.com/2021/04/geotherapy-not-geoengineering-please.html">http://solarray.blogspot.com/2021/04/geotherapy-not-geoengineering-please.html</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————————</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Jorge Otero-Pailos and Gisela Winckler - Climate and Society<br />Monday, March 7</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">5:00 PM - 6:30 PM<br />Fayerweather Hall, 1180 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027<br />Room/Area: 513</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo">https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo</a><br /><br />The Climate School at Columbia University launched officially in fall 2021; this newest School at Columbia promises to form a hub of interdisciplinary research. Complex phenomena such as the climate crisis are so multidimensional that they need more than just a scientific or technological lens; instead the combined expertise of researchers in social and human behavior, culture, politics and policy, economics, communication, and other areas must be brought to bear. This series will showcase the work of leading scholars and Columbia researchers on climate, environment, sustainability and their social and cultural dimensions.<br /><br />Event Speakers<br />Jorge Otero-Pailos, Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University<br /><div>Gisela Winckler, Lamont Research Professor at Columbia University<br /></div><br />Free and open to the public; registration required to receive Zoom link. Columbia University ID holders may attend in person. Members of the public must attend virtually via Zoom. Please email scienceandsociety@columbia.edu with any questions. <br /><br />Part of the Climate and Society series. Hosted by<br />Center for Science and Society<br /><div>Columbia Climate School<br /></div><div>Dean of Humanities<br /></div><div>Earth Institute<br /></div><div>Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory<br /></div><div>Climate and Society MA Program<br /></div>The Center for Science and Society makes every reasonable effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability accommodations to attend a Center for Science and Society event, please contact us at scienceandsociety@columbia.edu or (212) 853-1612 at least 10 days in advance of the event. For more information, please visit the campus accessibility webpage.<br /><br />Event Contact Information: <br />Center for Science and Society<br />(212) 853-1612<br />scienceandsociety@columbia.edu</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Climate Lyricism with Min Hyoung Song</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Monday, March 7</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:30 PM EST</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-lyricism-with-min-hyoung-song-tickets-269308427757">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-lyricism-with-min-hyoung-song-tickets-269308427757<br /></a><br />Join us for a talk and discussion with Min Hyoung Song about his new book, Climate Lyricism.<br /><br />In Climate Lyricism, Min Hyoung Song articulates a climate change-centered reading practice that foregrounds how climate is present in most literature. Song shows how literature, poetry, and essays by Tommy Pico, Solmaz Sharif, Frank O’Hara, Ilya Kaminsky, Claudia Rankine, Kazuo Ishiguro, Teju Cole, Richard Powers, and others help us to better grapple with our everyday encounters with climate change and its disastrous effects, which are inextricably linked to the legacies of racism, colonialism, and extraction. These works employ what Song calls climate lyricism—a mode of address in which a first-person “I” speaks to a “you” about how climate change thoroughly shapes daily life. The relationship between “I” and “you” in this lyricism, Song contends, affects the ways readers comprehend the world, fostering a model of shared agency from which it can become possible to collectively and urgently respond to the catastrophe of our rapidly changing climate. In this way, climate lyricism helps to ameliorate the sense of being overwhelmed and feeling unable to do anything to combat climate change.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />Min Hyoung Song is Professor of English and Director of the Asian American Studies Program at Boston College, as well as a steering committee member of Environmental Studies and an affiliated faculty member of African and African Diaspora Studies. He is the author of three books: Climate Lyricism (Duke, 2022), The Children of 1965: On Writing, and Not Writing, as an Asian American (Duke, 2013) and Strange Future: Pessimism and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots (Duke, 2005). In addition, he co-edited the Cambridge University Press series Asian American Literature in Transition (2021), The Cambridge History of Asian American Literature (Cambridge, 2015) and Asian American Studies: A Reader (Rutgers, 2000). Short essays by him can be found at the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Washington Post, Public Books, The Chicago Review of Books, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————————</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Women and Climate Change: Leading the way to a more sustainable and equitable world<br />Tuesday, March 8<br /><div>GMT 4-5:00<br /></div><div>Location: SAF G34, Sir Alexander Fleming Building<br /></div><div>Campus: South Kensington Campus<br /></div><div><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-climate-change-leading-the-way-to-a-more-sustainable-world-tickets-265064193137">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-climate-change-leading-the-way-to-a-more-sustainable-world-tickets-265064193137</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Our panelists represent different geographical regions and disciplines; covering physical science, social science, policy, and business<br />Chair: Ms Karen Makuch, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law in Centre for Environmental Polict at Imperial College London<br />Dr Courtnae Bailey, PhD Scholar at Imperial College London's Centre for Environmental Policy<br />Dr Friederike Otto, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College London<br />Dr Mirabelle Muuls, Assistant Professor in Economics at the Imperial College Business School and programme director of the MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance. <br />Dr Florence Gschwend, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder atLixea<br />Dr Amiera Sawas, Director of Programmes and Research at Climate Outreach</div><div><br /></div>Women’s vulnerability to climate change stems from a number of factors – social, economic and cultural. Women have limited access to and control of environmental goods and services; they have negligible participation in decision-making, and are not involved in the distribution of environment management benefits. Consequently, women are less able to confront climate change. In many societies, socio-cultural norms and childcare responsibilities prevent women from migrating or seeking refuge in other places or working when a disaster hits. Women, in many developing countries suffer gender inequalities with respect to human rights, political and economic status, land ownership, housing conditions, exposure to violence, education and health. Climate change becomes an added stressor that will aggravate women’s vulnerability.<br /><br />Globally, the evidence has been mounting in linking gender equality and enhanced environmental outcomes: when gender inequality is high, forest depletion, air pollution and other measures of environmental degradation are also high. Recognising the important contributions of women as decision makers, stakeholders, educators, carers and experts across sectors and at all levels can lead to successful, long-term solutions to climate change. Across sectors, women’s innovations and expertise have transformed lives and livelihoods, and increased climate resilience and overall well-being. Global negotiations have increasingly reflected the growing understanding of gender considerations in climate decision making over the last few years. <br /><br />Hear from our panel of Imperial researchers on their latest research, their diverse geographical regions of interests and their own experiences as women tackling climate change. <br /><br />STRUCTURE<br />A 40-minute panel discussion, where each speaker reflects on their experience, and their observation of the contribution that women have made to the climate change narrative (in science, policy, business). They will discuss the positive steps taken by scientists/academics, funding organisations/donors, and local governments to bring women’s skills and knowledge to the forefront of climate change adaptation and mitigation; How COP26 framed and tackled vulnerability in relation to gender-bias and the recommendations set forth in the Glasgow Pact that recognise the role of women, with a focus on what we need to see more of at COP27. The session ends with a 20-minute question session, moderated by Karen Makuch.<br /><br />This is a hybrid event: Please indicate when registering whether you will be attending in person at our South Kensington campus, or if you will join the online livestream.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Personal AI-based robots as lifetime human companions<br /><div>Wednesday, March 9</div><div>12:00 PM ET</div><div><a href="https://view6.workcast.net/register?cpak=8415397373704479&referrer=ScienceWebsite">https://view6.workcast.net/register?cpak=8415397373704479&referrer=ScienceWebsite</a></div><div><br /></div><div>SPEAKERS:TETSUYA OGATA, D.ENG.,SHIGEKI SUGANO, D.ENG.,SETHU VIJAYAKUMAR, PH.D.</div><div>MODERATOR:SEAN SANDERS, PH.D.</div><br />This webinar is brought to you by the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office.<br />Robots and other automated devices are increasingly becoming a part of our everyday lives and include every conceivable application, from intelligent online assistants to self-driving cars. But what is the next frontier in robot development? During this webinar, we invite three experts in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to share the latest technology developments that give us some insight into what a future world might look like. They’ll examine what advances are needed—particularly in software—to allow the next generation of robots to be more independent, flexible, interactive, and helpful.<br /><br />During the webinar, the speakers will:<br />Describe the shift from isolated decision making to more shared control, giving greater autonomy to the robot<br /><div>Discuss the optimal trade-off between autonomy and automation that doesn’t sacrifice safety or the user’s sense of security<br /></div><div>Introduce the concept of novel deep predictive learning AI, which will allow robots to better move through and interact with unfamiliar environments<br /></div><div>Illustrate how recent advances can produce cognitively flexible robots that move closer to becoming true human companions.<br /></div>This webinar will last for approximately 60 minutes.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Rising Seas: Planning for the Future</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Wednesday, March 9</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">6:00 PM - 7:30 PM</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rising-seas-planning-for-the-future-tickets-250398367257">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rising-seas-planning-for-the-future-tickets-250398367257</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Baylor Fox-Kemper, professor of earth, environmental, and planetary sciences at Brown University; Courtney Humphries, journalist and author; Paul Kirshen, professor of climate adaptation at the University of Massachusetts Boston; Sanjay Seth, climate resilience program manager for the City of Boston; and the Rev. Vernon K. Walker, senior program manager at Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW), explore sea level rise and its implications for coastal areas, including cities like Boston, with Barbara Moran, correspondent on WBUR’s environmental team.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">International Streets: Combatting Emissions in Medellín<br />March 10th, 2022<br />11:30am - 12:30pm</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-streets-combatting-emissions-in-medellin-tickets-269198458837">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-streets-combatting-emissions-in-medellin-tickets-269198458837</a><br /><br />Speakers & Participants<br />Carlos Cadena-Gaitán, EAFIT University<br />Louise Yeung</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />Join Urban Design Forum for a discussion with Carlos Cadena-Gaitán and Louise Yeung on creating climate-resilient streets in Medellíin, Colombia as part of our Streets Ahead series. <br />In 2021, Medellín premiered the first Zona Urbana de Aire Protegido (ZUAP), or low-emission zone. As the first of its kind in Colombia, this new program looked to dramatically reduce air pollutants by restricting private car traffic from the city’s center. Coupled with major investments in green corridors, expansion of bike lanes and electric buses, Medellín has made strides to become the preeminent “eco-city” of Latin America.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />For his presentation, Carlos Cadena-Gaitán will share the successes and challenges of leading the creation of the first low-emission zone as Medellín’s Transport Secretary, followed by a discussion with New York-based resiliency expert Louise Yeung. How can cities combat the climate crisis by revolutionizing the use of the street? <br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">———————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A Women in STEM Seminar: Women and Sustainable Food Systems: Different perspectives towards a healthier world<br />Thursday, March 10<br /><div>11:00 - 12:00 GMT-05:00<br /></div><div>Audience: Open to all<br /></div><div><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-sustainable-food-systems-perspectives-towards-a-healthier-world-tickets-265241754227">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-sustainable-food-systems-perspectives-towards-a-healthier-world-tickets-265241754227</a></div><div><br /></div>Event speakers:<br /><div>Beth Hart<br />Title: VP Supply Chain and Brand Trust<br />Organisation: McDonalds<br /></div><div>Dr Tilly Collins<br />Title: Senior Teaching Fellow<br />Organisation: Centre for Environmental Policy<br /></div><div>Louise Mabulo<br />Title: Youth entrepreneur in the Philippines and Founder<br />Organisation: The Cacao Project<br /></div><div>Elysia Lucas<br />Title: PhD student researching the environmental sustainability of global food and dietary patterns<br />Organisation: Grantham</div><br />Food production is a major driver of climate change and biodiversity loss. A key challenge we face nationally and globally is feeding a rapidly growing population with nutritious food from sustainable and resilient food systems. Transforming how we produce food and shifting our eating patterns can help to reverse environmental degradation whilst enhancing the health of the population. <br /><br />In this seminar, we will bring together speakers who work towards sustainable food systems across academia, industry and social entrepreneurship. The chair, Elysia Lucas, is a Grantham Institute PhD student researching the global sustainability of food and diets. During this seminar, she will lead a discussion with three speakers who each approach sustainable food and diets in different ways: Professor Tilly Collins, who researches insects as food and feed; Beth Hart, with expertise improving the sustainability of the food and beverage industry; and Louise Mabulo, a youth entrepreneur who works to equip farmers in the Philippines with sustainable and resilient livelihoods. <br /><br />Together, these inspiring women bring a unique insight to our food system and in establishing successful careers as women. This seminar will explore their past experiences and views for the future in cultivating sustainable food systems and how getting gender right is essential to achieve this.<br /><br />This is an online event. We will send you a link to join the event remotely.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Starr Forum: Putin’s Revisionist Battle: Success or Failure?<br />Monday, March 14</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">11:30am to 12:30pm<br />Please register for this Zoom event at <a href="https://bit.ly/PutinsBattle">https://bit.ly/PutinsBattle</a><br /><br />Speaker: Joshua Yaffa is a Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker and the author of “Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin’s Russia.”<br /><br />Co-chairs:<br />Carol Saivetz is a senior advisor in the MIT Security Studies Program. She is the author and contributing co-editor of books and articles on Soviet and now Russian foreign policy issues.<br />Elizabeth Wood is professor of history at MIT. She is the author most recently of Roots of Russia’s War in Ukraine. She is co-director of the MISTI MIT Russia Program, coordinator of Russian studies, and adviser to the Russian Language Program. <br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Code Breaker: A Conversation with Jennifer Doudna<br />Monday, March 14</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">7:00 - 8:00 PM (EDT) <br /><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-code-breaker-a-conversation-with-jennifer-doudna-tickets-170115862123">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-code-breaker-a-conversation-with-jennifer-doudna-tickets-170115862123</a><br /><br />Join Ruth Lehmann, Director, Whitehead Institute as she speaks with Jennifer Doudna, University of California, Berkeley professor and Nobel Laureate, about her role in the development of CRISPR-Cas9. They will discuss the potential applications of this world-changing genetic technology, the societal and ethical implications of gene editing as well as current research projects, collaborations, and new advances in biology.<br />Free, live virtual event. Open to all.<br /><br />Jennifer Doudna<br />Founder and President, Innovative Genomics Institute; Li Ka Shing Chancellor’s Chair, UC Berkeley; Professor, Dept of Chemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley; Nobel Laureate<br />Dr. Jennifer A. Doudna is the Li Ka Shing Chancellor’s Chair and a Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her groundbreaking development of CRISPR-Cas9 as a genome-engineering technology, with collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, earned the two the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and forever changed the course of human and agricultural genomics research.<br />This powerful technology enables scientists to change DNA — the code of life — with a precision only dreamed of just a few years ago. Labs worldwide have re-directed the course of their research programs to incorporate this new tool, creating a CRISPR revolution with huge implications across biology and medicine.<br />In addition to her scientific achievements, Doudna is a leader in public discussion of the ethical implications of genome editing for human biology and societies, and advocates for thoughtful approaches to the development of policies around the safe use of CRISPR technology.<br />Doudna is an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, senior investigator at Gladstone Institutes, and the President of the Innovative Genomics Institute. She co-founded and serves on the advisory panel of several companies that use CRISPR technology in unique ways.<br />She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Inventors, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Doudna is also a Foreign Member of the Royal Society and has received numerous other honors including the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2015), the Japan Prize (2016), Kavli Prize (2018), the LUI Che Woo Welfare Betterment Prize (2019), and the Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020). Doudna’s work led TIME to recognize her as one of the “100 Most Influential People” in 2015 and a runner-up for “Person of the Year” in 2016. She is the co-author of “A Crack in Creation,” a personal account of her research and the societal and ethical implications of gene editing.<br /><br />Ruth Lehmann<br />President and Director, Whitehead Institute <br />Lehmann earned her undergraduate degree and a PhD in biology with Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard from the University of Tübingen, in her home country of Germany. She has conducted research at the University of Washington, the University of Freiburg, the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, and the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. She was a Member of the Whitehead Institute Member and on the faculty of MIT from 1988-1996. She then moved to New York University (NYU), where she served in a number of leadership roles specifically as the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Professor of Cell Biology and director of the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine (2006-2020) and from 2014-2020 as the Chair of the Department of Cell Biology at NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine. She also became an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 1990 and again in 1997. In 2020, Lehmann took on the role of president and director of the Whitehead Institute. She has received national and international recognition, including election to the National Academy of Sciences as Foreign Associate in 2005 and election as Associate Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization in 2012. She is currently editor-in-chief of the Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology and will serve as president of the American Society for Cell Biology starting in 2021.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">————————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The Emissions Gap: How Far Are We from the Goals of the Paris Agreement?</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, March 15<br />12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emissions-gap-how-far-are-we-from-the-goals-of-the-paris-agreement-tickets-243813792617">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emissions-gap-how-far-are-we-from-the-goals-of-the-paris-agreement-tickets-243813792617</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">The UNEP Emissions Gap Reports provide annual assessments of the gap between estimated future global GHG emissions if countries implement their climate mitigation pledges and the global emission levels aligned with achieving the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C. Based on the latest science and the most recent climate change mitigation pledges made by countries before and during the latest climate conference in Glasgow, this talk provides an overview of where we are in terms of global emissions, where we are headed, where we need to be and how we get there.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br />Speaker<br />Anne Olhoff has more than twenty years’ experience in international policy advice, technical assistance and research on climate change mitigation and adaptation in the context of sustainable development. Since 2012, Anne has been heavily involved in the management, authoring, editing and outreach of the two annual UNEP flagship reports on climate change: the Emissions Gap Report and the Adaptation Gap Report, guiding and coordinating the work of 60+ scientists from 35+ institutions across 20+ countries. Anne joined CONCITO in January 2022 as International Senior Advisor. She holds a PhD in Development and Resource Economics.<br />Moderator<br />Cornelia Colijn is the executive director of the Kleinman Center. She envisions, plans, and manages all center programming, while building connections with students, faculty, and leaders in the energy industry.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">A deep time perspective on climate and ecology<br />Tuesday, March 15<br />2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT<br /><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-deep-time-perspective-on-climate-and-ecology-tickets-228234273857">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-deep-time-perspective-on-climate-and-ecology-tickets-228234273857</a><br />Cost: £0 – £11.37<br /><br />This talk will integrate fossil and modern data to disentangle some of the long-term ecological and evolutionary responses of species to climate change. More specifically, I will discuss some of my recent research that examines (1) potential climate mechanisms responsible for the latitudinal diversity gradient; (2) the role of geography in regulating extinction magnitude during climate change; and (3) the degree to which climate has shifted the geographic distributions of entire groups over time. These studies provide a bottom-up perspective on the generation and maintenance of biodiversity under climate change and enhance our understanding of the interaction of species’ intrinsic macroecological characteristics with a dynamic extrinsic climate.<br />Speaker: Erin Saupe<br />Erin Saupe is a Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences. Her Research investigates the interactions between life and environments over geological time scales. She is specifically interested in elucidating the controls on community and species’ responses to environmental change across various spatial and temporal scales. Before joining the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford, she was a research fellow at the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies at Yale University. She received a BA in Natural Sciences from the College of St. Benedict (USA) in 2007, and a PhD in palaeobiology from the University of Kansas (USA) in 2014.</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Urban Waterscapes and Global Climate Justice: Views from Jakarta<br />Wenesday, March 16<br />08:00 – 09:15 EDT</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/urban-waterscapes-and-global-climate-justice-views-from-jakarta-tickets-216386647287">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/urban-waterscapes-and-global-climate-justice-views-from-jakarta-tickets-216386647287</a></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Speaker: Kian Goh<br />From the flooding along one river, one watershed, how do we understand broader regional and global debates about urban water? The problem of cities and environments takes on different forms depending on point of view, framework of understanding, and scale of investigation. In this talk I trace the conceptual and physical contours of urban waterscapes in Jakarta across conflicting ideas and narratives, and link them to emerging debates around climate change responses around the world and critical concerns of justice. Building on research explored in my book Form and Flow: The Spatial Politics of Urban Resilience and Climate Justice (MIT Press 2021), which examined the politics of urban climate change responses within and between Jakarta, New York, and Rotterdam, I focus on what it means, riffing on Ananya Roy’s exhortation, to view all urban ecologies from this particular place on the map. Here I take seriously – and attempt to hold in view, if not resolve – contested claims and questions about worldviews, knowledge production, and privilege and positionality in urban environmental research</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">—————————— </div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;">Electric Vehicle Expo</div><div style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px;"><div>Thursday, March 17</div><div>10am - 2pm</div><div>BU, Blandford Mall, Boston</div><div><a href="https://www.bu.edu/sustainability/take-action/events/?eid=264760&oid=0">https://www.bu.edu/sustainability/take-action/events/?eid=264760&oid=0</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Join Boston University and Recharge Massachusetts for an Electric Vehicle expo! Take an EV, e-bike, or e-scooter out for a spin, get hands-on experience with charging, and get a feel for how EVs can fit into YOUR life. Discover the current and near-future plans for public charging and learn about local, state, and federal rebates!</div><div><br /></div><div>————————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Keynote Lecture: Sustainability for Africa: The role of forefront scientific and technological innovation in achieving sustainable development on the African continent<br />Thursday, March 17</div><div>4:00pm to 5:00pm<br /> MIT Welcome Center (Building E38)</div><div><a href="http://calendar.mit.edu/event/keynote_lecture_sustainability_for_africa_the_role_of_forefront_scientific_and_technological_innovation_in_achieving_sustainable_development_on_the_african_continent#.Yhry4S2ZNBY">http://calendar.mit.edu/event/keynote_lecture_sustainability_for_africa_the_role_of_forefront_scientific_and_technological_innovation_in_achieving_sustainable_development_on_the_african_continent#.Yhry4S2ZNBY</a><br /><br />In-person attendees: please note that MIT CovidPass or Tim Tickets are required, and all participants must follow all MIT COVID safety protocols.<br />For virtual registrants: Webcast link will be emailed closer to the event.<br /><br />The MIT-Africa Distinguished Visitor Program presents Dr. Mohamed Hassan, President of The World Academy of Sciences, for a lecture on the role of frontier science, technology and innovation in achieving the sustainable development goals in Africa.<br /><br />Dr. Hassan will highlight the sustainability challenges that African countries face in their efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals are complex, multidisciplinary and interconnected and achieving them will require building, sustaining and applying innovation capacities in frontier science, technology and innovation (STI), especially in low-income African countries. Dr. Hassan will illustrate how cutting-edge scientific and technological innovations in digital technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology and renewable energy technology can be instrumental in accelerating the achievement of SDGs in Africa. He will also examine the role of science diplomacy in promoting global partnerships to address global challenges and how such partnerships can help Africa to build and sustain its homegrown capacities in quality education and research.<br /><br />Bio<br />Professor Mohamed Hag Ali Hassan is President of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy; President of the Sudanese National Academy of Sciences (SNAS); Chairman of the Governing Council of the United Nations Technology Bank, Turkey and Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the Centre for International Development (ZEF), Germany. He was Professor and Dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Khartoum; President of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP); founding Executive Director of TWAS; President of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS); founding President of the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC); Chairman of the Council of the United Nations University (UNU); and Chairman of the Honorary Presidential Advisory Council for Science and Technology, Nigeria. Among his honors: Comendator, Grand Cross, and National Order of Scientific Merit, Brazil; and Officer, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He is a recipient of the G77 Leadership Award and the Abdus Salam Medal for Science and Technology. He is a member of several merit-based academies of science, which include, TWAS, AAS, the academy of Sciences of South Africa; the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology.</div><div><br /></div><div>————————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Data + Climate Change + Critical Communication</div><div>Friday, March 18<br />11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT<br /><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/data-climate-change-critical-communication-tickets-249152681377">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/data-climate-change-critical-communication-tickets-249152681377</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Underwater event focused on technology and storytelling about climate change hosted by Lancaster University’s Data Science Institute.<br />About this event<br />“Data + Climate Change + Critical Communication” is an extension of a 2020 UK Underwater event focused on technology and storytelling about climate change hosted by Lancaster University’s Data Science Institute. </div><div><br />This March 18, 2022 event launches a double special issue of Journalism Practice that emerged from the 2020 workshop and features global perspectives on issues of data journalism, storytelling, and mis- and dis-information, around climate change. The special issue is edited by Lancaster’s Robert E. Gutsche, Jr. and Juliet Pinto from Pennsylvania State University and will be published in March.</div><div><br />Articles featured during the event, include:<br />Setting the Agenda to Tackle Environmental Issues with Data and Collaboration, by Mathias-Felipe de -Lima-Santos<br />Reporting on the 2019 European Heatwaves and Climate Change: Journalists’ Attitudes, Motivations and Role Perceptions, by Nadine Strauß, James Painter, Joshua Ettinger, Marie Noëlle Doutreix, Anke Wonneberger, and Peter Walton <br />Calm During the Storm: Micro-assemblage, Meteorology and Digital Community Building During Hurricane Harvey, by Marcus Funk<br />The Potential of Interactivity and Gamification Within Immersive Journalism & Interactive Documentary (I-Docs) to Explore Climate Change Literacy and Inoculate Against Misinformation, by Lawrence Brannon, Lisa Gold, Johnny Magee, & Geoff Walton</div><div><br />For more information, visit www.ukunderwater.com or email r.gutschejr@lancaster.ac.uk. <br />Registered Participants will receive a link to the Microsoft Teams event.</div><div><br /></div><div>————————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Daoism in China’s Climate Change Policy<br />Tuesday, March 22<br />08:30 – 09:30 EDT</div><div><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daoism-in-chinas-climate-change-policy-tickets-260046033687">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daoism-in-chinas-climate-change-policy-tickets-260046033687</a><br /><br />This talk will examine the unique Daoist understanding of the climate crisis and its impacts on the future of civil society action in China.</div><div><br />This talk is co-organised with the Manchester Museum. <br />In 2009 the UN, the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), the Chinese Government and representatives of over a thousand Daoist temples, monasteries and organisations met at the ancient sacred site of Hua Shan. There, the Daoists launched their first eight year plan to combat climate change, address bio-diversity issues and work for a sustainable environment. This event also launched a totally unique way in which Daoism expresses why the forces driving climate change are fundamentally wrong - a view which was later taken up by the UN. It also launched a whole series of practical actions across China - guided, enabled and inspired by Daoism.<br />In the most recent Five Year Plan of China, the Daoists have been given a central role in civil society programmes on environmental education and action – the first time any faith has been highlighted in any of the Five Year Plans. And later this year a new eight-year Daoist plan will be launched. Martin Palmer, former Secretary General of ARC, religious advisor to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh for 35 years and now CEO of FaithInvest as well as being one of the world’s leading translators of Chinese classics, has worked with the Daoists on environmental issues since 1993.<br />Martin Palmer was the Secretary General of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) until June 2019. ARC was founded with HRH Prince Philip in 1995 to help faiths develop environmental and conservation projects based on their own beliefs and practices. Although ARC closed in 2019, having achieved its major goals, its legacy includes FaithInvest and WWF's International Beliefs and Values Programme. Martin is an international specialist on all major faiths and religious traditions and cultures. He is the author and editor of more than 20 books on religious and environmental topics. He has translated many ancient Chinese texts, is a regular contributor to the BBC, and is a lay preacher in the Church of England</div><div><br /></div><div>————————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Women on the Frontlines of Revolution<br />Wednesday, March 23</div><div>12 – 1 p.m.</div><div><a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2022-erica-chenoweth-fellow-presentation-virtual">https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2022-erica-chenoweth-fellow-presentation-virtual</a></div><div><br />SPEAKER(S) Erica Chenoweth, The Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at Harvard Radcliffe Institute; the Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment at Harvard <br />DETAILS<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>In this event, Erica Chenoweth, a Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at Harvard Radcliffe Institute and the Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment at Harvard Kennedy School, will present her ongoing research for her next book, written with Zoe Marks. Titled “Rebel XX: Women on the Frontlines of Revolution,” the book is about the impact of women’s participation on revolutionary outcomes.<br />They are the author of numerous books and articles, including “Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict” with Maria J. Stephan, which won the 2013 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order and the 2012 best book award from the American Political Science Association. Their research has been featured in the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, the Economist, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the New Yorker, the New York Times, NPR’s Morning Edition, TEDxBoulder, the Washington Post, and elsewhere.</div><div>CONTACT INFO<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>events@radcliffe.harvard.edu<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>————————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Restoring Ecosystems in a Time of Ongoing Global Change (Virtual Event)<br />Wednesday, March 23</div><div>6 – 7 p.m.</div><div><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0JrvjFo6QnijrTNRSDbOhg">https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0JrvjFo6QnijrTNRSDbOhg</a><br /><br />SPEAKER(S)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>David Moreno Mateos, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design; Affiliate of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University<br />DETAILS<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />How long does it take for an ecosystem to recover after it is disturbed or destroyed by human activities? How do we know when an ecosystem has recovered? In this lecture, restoration ecologist David Moreno Mateos will discuss the traditional methods used to assess the recovery of terrestrial ecosystems—such as changes in biodiversity or soil carbon levels—and highlight their limitations. He will make a case for more comprehensive and long-term approaches to understanding and measuring ecosystem recovery and highlight their potential for enhancing environmental policies and large-scale restoration strategies.<br /></div><div>CONTACT INFO<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>hmscpr@hmsc.harvard.edu</div><div><br /></div><div>—————————</div><div><br /></div><div>Federal Support for Clean Energy & Equitably Decarbonizing the Northeast<br />Equity Case Study: Hydro-Québec/Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke MOU<br />Friday, March 25</div><div>9:00 am-12:00 pm</div><div><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/federal-support-for-clean-energy-equitably-decarbonizing-the-northeast-tickets-254314069227">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/federal-support-for-clean-energy-equitably-decarbonizing-the-northeast-tickets-254314069227</a></div><div>Cost: $0 - 100<br /><br />Convener/Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Raab, Raab Associates, Ltd. <br />Host: Foley Hoag<br /><br />Note: We are currently planning for a Zoom-only event, <br />but we may provide an in-person option for registrants, <br />COVID-permitting.</div><div><br /></div><div>AGENDA<br />9:00 Welcome and Introductions—Dr. Jonathan Raab<br />9:05 Keynote: Federal Support for Clean Energy<br /><div>Patricia A. Hoffman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Electricity, U.S. DOE<br /></div>9:50 Break <br />10:00 Panel: Equitably Decarbonizing the Northeast</div><div> Reverend Mariama White-Hammond, Chief of Environment, Energy & Open Space, City of Boston<div>Joe Curtatone, President, Northeast Clean Energy Council<br /></div><div>Stephan Roundtree, Northeast Director, Vote Solar <br /></div><div>Staci Rubin, Vice President, Environmental Justice, Conservation Law Foundation<br /></div>12:00 Adjourn<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>————————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Shared Mobility and Automated Vehicles: Responding to Socio-Technical Changes and Pandemics<br />Friday, March 25</div><div>12:00pm to 1:00pm<br /><a href="http://calendar.mit.edu/event/shared_mobility_and_automated_vehicles_responding_to_socio-technical_changes_and_pandemics#.Yhrxmy2ZNBY">http://calendar.mit.edu/event/shared_mobility_and_automated_vehicles_responding_to_socio-technical_changes_and_pandemics#.Yhrxmy2ZNBY</a></div><div><br />Susan Shaheen, Professor In Residence in Energy, Civil Infrastructure & Climate, Transportation Engineering at UC Berkeley, will present at the MIT Mobility Forum. The Forum is a weekly seminar series showcasing the groundbreaking transportation research occuring across the Institute.</div><div><br /></div><div>————————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Sam Olbekson, “Culture, Community, and Environmental Justice in Contemporary Indigenous Design”<br />Wednesday, March 30</div><div>6:30 – 8 p.m.<br />Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium (for HUID holders only), all others virtual</div><div><a href="https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/event/sam-olbekson-culture-community-and-environmental-justice-in-contemporary-indigenous-design/">https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/event/sam-olbekson-culture-community-and-environmental-justice-in-contemporary-indigenous-design/<br /></a><br />SPEAKER(S) Sam Olbekson<br />DETAILS Creating a strong sense of place is critical to cultural identity in Native American communities. New tribal building and planning projects provide significant opportunities for tribal communities to reinforce cultural revival efforts while advancing economic, educational, and healthcare initiatives. This session will encourage an open and interactive discussion of the central issues in tribal design and efforts to lead a fundamental shift toward culturally appropriate design solutions and self-determination. From rural reservation single-family houses to inner-city multifamily mixed-use urban developments, Native American communities face unique challenges and opportunities. Legal and political constraints, complicated funding mechanisms, and a lack of infrastructure all contribute to a critical shortage of adequate housing and economic opportunity in most Native American communities. Many design solutions for tribal communities, unfortunately, fall back on one-size-fits-all models of development and design cliches that do not respond to the distinct social structures of Native families or reflect the diverse range of cultural and artistic expression unique to each tribe. This discussion will highlight diverse Native American projects that have challenged the status quo of typical tribal design and planning projects with innovative and culturally respectful design solutions.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>————————— </div><div><br /></div><div>Saving Us: Q&A with a hopeful climate scientist</div><div>Thursday, March 31<br />8:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT<br /><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saving-us-qa-with-a-hopeful-climate-scientist-tickets-252127980577?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saving-us-qa-with-a-hopeful-climate-scientist-tickets-252127980577</a><br /><br /></div><div>Join us for a discussion with climate scientist, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, about hope-in-action in the face of climate change.<br />About this event<br />Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, shares that "the data tells us the planet is warming; the science is clear that humans are responsible; the impacts we’re seeing today are already serious; and our future is in our hands." Yet, most people aren't talking about climate change.<br />Where do we begin? What do we say when people are skeptical? How do we stay hopeful in the face of overwhelming global trends? And what is our call as Christians?<br />Join us for some real talk with renowned climate-scientist and hopeful Christian, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe.<br />You can start hope-in-action to limit climate change right now!<br /><div>Read Saving Us: a climate scientist's case for hope and healing in a divided world and prepare yourself to talk about climate change with others.<br /></div><div>Watch and learn more about climate change with a small group at church or with youth by utilizing resources like Tearfund's video series on Christianity and climate change or the Global Weirdingchannel on PBS.<br /></div><div>Talk about why you care about climate change with at least one other person. Search for common ground. If you're a pastor, include the topic in a sermon or Sunday school class. <br /></div><div>Join us on March 31st to ask Dr. Hayhoe your questions!</div></div></div></div></div>gmokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04358327448132770681noreply@blogger.com0