Oct 21
Wolff Endowed Lecture in Science, Technology, and Public Policy - Alex Barron '00
Alex Barron '00 - Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at Smith College
Stepping up - what does it look like for colleges to get serious about the climate crisis?
The ongoing dismantling of U.S. Federal climate policy makes action by every other institution even more important. How can colleges and universities rise to this moment? One primary framework for climate action in academia - carbon neutrality - grew out of corporate climate action in the late 1990s. Is carbon neutrality still the right framework 25 years later? What does it mean to take a systems and public policy lens to rethink climate action? We'll discuss my lab's research into climate action in academia, how Carleton's efforts fit in this landscape, and how to drive larger systems change for climate justice.
Sponsored by The Sidney Carne Wolff '62, H'85, and Richard J Wolff '62 Endowed Lectureship in Science, Technology, and Public Policy as well as, Environmental Studies, Chemistry, and Public Policy.