The Phil Lind Ini tiative 2019 series will explore the theme of “America and the C limate Crisis” in Term 2 at UBC with some of the foremost inte llectuals on the climate crisis. We begin the series with Robert Bullard\, considered the “Father of Environmental Justice” and a Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy\, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs\, Texas Southern Uni versity.
Students\, 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.
Tuesday\, January 15\, 2019
6:00 PM
– 7:30 PM
Frederic Wood Theatre\, 6354 Crescent Rd\, UBC
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Lind Initiative Series Description: The world is nearing the point-of-no-retu rn for catastrophic and irreversible climate change. Without action\, the f uture 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 Un ited States\, and yet no other country is as deeply divided on climate chan ge. For America\, the climate crisis is as much a domestic political crisis as it is a crisis of planetary sustainability. But voices for climate acti on in America remain strong and there are signs of progress. American activ ists and philanthropists are increasingly steering the global conservation about how to solve the crisis. Innovation in renewable energy\, geoengineer ing\, and artificial intelligence are thriving and may hold the key. Americ an cities have stepped up to assume the mantle of leadership in reducing gr eenhouse gases when the federal government has failed. There are signs of b oth promise and peril for America’s climate future. Can the United States o vercome its domestic climate crisis to become a global leader for climate a ction? Or are the forces of extreme partisanship\, climate denialism\, and dirty industry too deeply entrenched?
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