David Bradford Energy and Environmental Policy Seminars Archive

A Rational Basis for Hope: Human Behavior Modeling and Climate Change

Louis Gross
A Rational Basis for Hope: Human Behavior Modeling and Climate Change
Mon, Mar 11, 2019, 12:00 pm

It is easy to lose confidence in the capacity for human social and political systems to respond effectively to the challenges from rising average global temperature and associated climate change.

Location: 300 Wallace Hall
Speaker(s):
Louis Gross
Chancellor's Professor, University of Tennessee

When are Changes in Land Use Truly Good for the Climate?

Tim Searchinger
When are Changes in Land Use Truly Good for the Climate?
Mon, Feb 25, 2019, 12:00 pm
Location: 300 Wallace Hall
Speaker(s):
Tim Searchinger
Associate Research Scholar, Princeton University

Red Flag Warning: Wildfire in the Age of Smokey Bear, Climate Change, and Suburbanization

Robert Bonnie
Red Flag Warning: Wildfire in the Age of Smokey Bear, Climate Change, and Suburbanization
Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 12:00 pm
Location: 300 Wallace Hall
Speaker(s):
Robert Bonnie
Rubenstein Fellow, Duke University

Communication of and Reactions to the Uncertainty of Climate Change

David V. Budescu
Communication of and Reactions to the Uncertainty of Climate Change
Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 12:00 pm

David V. Budescu (PhD, UNC Chapel Hill, 1980) is the Anne Anastasi Professor of Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology at Fordham University.

Location: #300 Wallace Hall
Speaker(s):
David Budescu
Fordham University

What's Next For Democracy

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What's Next For Democracy
Mon, Dec 3, 2018, 4:30 pm
Location: Robertson Hall, The Arthur Lewis Auditorium
Speaker(s):
Christine Todd Whitman
past Governor of the State of New Jersey; past head of the EPA / Bush Administration, & President of the Whitman Strategy Group

Landscapes that Work for Nature and People

Claire Kremen
Landscapes that Work for Nature and People
Mon, Nov 26, 2018, 12:00 pm
Location: #300 Wallace Hall
Speaker(s):
Claire Kremen
University of California, Berkeley

The Rapid Switch Project – An Exploration of Bottlenecks in Deep Decarbonisation Scenarios

Chris Greig
The Rapid Switch Project – An Exploration of Bottlenecks in Deep Decarbonisation Scenarios
Mon, Nov 12, 2018, 12:00 pm
Location: #300 Wallace Hall
Speaker(s):
Chris Greig
Visiting Fellow, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

* (Seminar Cancelled on October 31st 2018) - Managing Tropical Agriculture to Minimize Biodiversity Loss

David Edwards
* (Seminar Cancelled on October 31st 2018) - Managing Tropical Agriculture to Minimize Biodiversity Loss
Mon, Nov 5, 2018, 12:00 pm

My research focuses on understanding the impacts of land-use change on tropical biodiversity. I am particularly interested in understanding the most effective ways of managing tropical landscapes for biodiversity protection and the mechanisms that can be used to fund protection, although I have a range of interests, including;

Location: #300 Wallace Hall
Speaker(s):
David Edwards
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

New Policy Dimensions for Nitrogen

David Kanter
New Policy Dimensions for Nitrogen
Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 12:00 pm
Location: #300 Wallace Hall
Speaker(s):
David Kanter
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies , NYU

The Endangered Species Act: Successes, Shortcomings, and the Uncertain Future of the World's Best Endangered Species Law

Jake Li
The Endangered Species Act: Successes, Shortcomings, and the Uncertain Future of the World's Best Endangered Species Law
Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 12:00 pm
Location: #300 Wallace Hall
Speaker(s):
Ya-Wei (Jake) Li
Director of Biodiversity, Environmental Policy Innovation Center, Washington D.C.

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