Speaker
Details
1:15 - 1:30 Registration / Networking
1:30 - 1:45 Welcome and Introduction
Welcome Remarks - David Wilcove
1:45 - 3:40 Climate Change: Understanding the impacts and the solutions
Purpose: Ensure level setting, all students have a basic understanding of climate science and current policy efforts in the US and abroad. Paired with interspersed flash talks that are “breaks,” students can engage with material related to each of the broad overviews professors give.
Climate Science & Mitigation Strategies (20 mins) followed by (5 mins) of Q&A
Professor Denise Mauzerall
U.S. Decarbonization Pathways (15 mins)
Professor Jesse Jenkins
Flash Talk (5 mins)
Malini Nambiar, SPIA PhD
Break - Networking (15 mins)
Climate Change Adaptation (20 mins) followed by (5 mins) of Q&A
Professor Eric Tate
Flash Talk (5 mins)
Melissa Tier, SPIA STEP PhD candidate, U.S. federal or state-level adaptation policies
Climate Change through a Development Lens (20 mins) followed by (5 mins) of Q&A
Professor Navroz Dubash
Flash Talk (5 mins)
Alex Gazmararian, Politics PhD candidate, Political barriers that prevent action on climate change
3:45 - 4:00 Introduce the Upcoming Practitioner Panel, grab snacks, chat outside Arthur Lewis, and come back rejuvenated after interacting with previous speakers
4:00 - 5:00 Academic/Practitioner Panel with Experts
Moderator: Jackson Blackwell
Panel:
1. Federal climate policy (climate, energy, security, AI)
Ali Nouri, PhD '06
2. Climate, risk, markets, and finance
Andrew Eil, MPA '09
3. Climate change technologies
Tim Treuer, PhD '18