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A mass extinction event 65 million years ago killed off the dinosaurs\, along with three quarters of the speci es on earth. Today\, the world is changing the world so rapidly that scient ists fear another extinction event– the sixth extinction — is underway. Wha t does this mean for people and for the millions of other species who share our planet?
The Phil Lind Initiative 2019 s eries will explore the theme of “America and the Climate Crisis< /strong>” in Term 2 at UBC with some of the foremost intellectuals on t he climate crisis. Our second speaker is Elizabeth Kolbert\, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist\, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man\, Nature\, and Climate Change\, among other titles.
S tudents\, alumni\, faculty members\, staff\, and community members are all welcome to join in this signature event hosted by the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.
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Our livestream link will be available here: http://bit.ly/LINDKOLBERT2 019
Lind Initiative Series Description: The world is nearing the point-of-no-retur n for catastrophic and irreversible climate change. Without action\, the fu ture will be one of mass forced migration\, famine\, and economic costs in the trillions of dollars. Many of these effects will be felt within the Uni ted States\, and yet no other country is as deeply divided on climate chang e. For America\, the climate crisis is as much a domestic political crisis as it is a crisis of planetary sustainability. But voices for climate actio n in America remain strong and there are signs of progress. American activi sts and philanthropists are increasingly steering the global conservation a bout how to solve the crisis. Innovation in renewable energy\, geoengineeri ng\, and artificial intelligence are thriving and may hold the key. America n cities have stepped up to assume the mantle of leadership in reducing gre enhouse gases when the federal government has failed. There are signs of bo th promise and peril for America’s climate future. Can the United States ov ercome its domestic climate crisis to become a global leader for climate ac tion? Or are the forces of extreme partisanship\, climate denialism\, and d irty industry too deeply entrenched?
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