What Should Cities Do?

Avoiding the impacts from global warming by 1.5 degrees Celsius, as outlined in the 2018 IPCC special report, would require shifts on a global scale similar to the industrial and societal changes the United States experienced as it entered the second World War. With sea-level rise, global health, and vulnerable ecosystems at risk - what are we doing now to change our trajectory?

‘What Should Cities Do?’ organized by DUSP Climate and featuring Noelle Selin (MIT STS and EAPS), Kerry Emanuel (MIT EAPS), and Dan Kammen (Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley) is the first in a series of events exploring possible changes that could enhance climate education, advocacy, and action. 

February 27th, City Arena (9-255).
Please RSVP, dinner will be served.

Speakers:

Noelle Selin | Effects on Disparate Communities 

Director of the Technology and Policy Program, MIT
Associate Professor in the Institute for Data, Systems and Society, MIT
Associate Professor in Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT

Kerry Emanuel | Urban Climate Risks 

Co-Director of the Lorenz Center, MIT
Cecil & Ida Green Professor of Atmospheric Science, MIT

Dan Kammen | Future Energy Plan & A Just Transition

Director of Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL)
Professor in the Energy and Resources Group Energy and Resources Group (ERG), UC Berkeley
Professor of Public Policy Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley
Former State Dept special envoy on climate change and IPCC Nobel Prize contributor