Yale Climate Day

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 9:00am to 4:45pm
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Event description: 

Yale Climate Day is an opportunity for the Yale community to come together on climate change, one of the most pressing environmental problems humanity is facing. This year we will be hosting an afternoon online event that includes a discussion on US climate policy with Peter Salovey, President of Yale University and Secretary John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, short climate talks by Yale faculty, a poster session where emerging scholars showcase their work, and a photo contest. We hope you join us for this important discussion!

CALL FOR POSTERS & PHOTOS!

All Yale Affiliates are welcome to submit a single slide poster or 1-3 photograph(s) by no later than Friday, April 30th at 11:59 PM. Cash awards will be presented for the best posters and photos. To learn more please click here.

Agenda: 

9:30-10:30am -Climate Change and Global Development: Net-Zero after Covid-19? The seventh in the series, “The Yale Development Dialogues: Economic Policy Lessons from History.” Hosted by Yale Economic Growth Center, the South Asian Studies Council at Yale MacMillan Center, and the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. 

12:30-1:30 pm - Policy Discussion  with Peter Salovey, President of Yale University and Secretary John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate

1:00-1:40 pm - Faculty Climate Presentations  

  • Kai Chen, Yale School of Public Health - “Climate change and health: Connecting the dots”  

  • Martha Muñoz, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology - “Climate warming simultaneously poses benefits and risks in a group of tropical lizards”  

1:40-2pm -Break & Climate Photo Showcase

2:00-2:40pm -Faculty Climate Presentations

  • Noah Planavsky, Earth & Planetary Sciences - “Carbon capture through enhanced mineral weathering”  

  • Narasimha Rao, Yale School of the Environment - “Decent living gaps and energy needs around the world ” 

2:40-3:00pm -Break

3:00-3:45 pm - Poster Session 1  

3:45-4:30 pm - Poster Session 2     

For more information, please visit: yibs.yale.edu/news/yale-climate-day 

Climate Day is supported by Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, Yale Planetary Solutions Project, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, Yale School of the Environment, Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale School of Public Health. 

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