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Sci X Sci-Fi Fireside Discussion and Reception: Re-Writing Our Climate's Future by Embracing Creativity and Optimism

Imagine a future you are excited to live in, that you can’t wait to get to. If it’s difficult, you’re not alone. Dystopic visions of the future dominate popular culture, but what if we empower each other with hope by letting ourselves dream? That’s why Yale Planetary Solutions is launching Sci X Sci-Fi, a new conversation between those crafting visions and building worlds with those innovating and inventing.

Sci X Sci-Fi Kickoff and Fireside Discussion: Writing and Building a Sustainable Future

Imagine a future you are excited to live in, that you can’t wait to get to. If it’s difficult, you’re not alone. Dystopic visions of the future dominate popular culture, but what if we empower each other with hope by letting ourselves dream? That’s why we’re launching Sci X Sci-Fi, a new conversation between those crafting visions and building worlds with those innovating and inventing.

COP 28 Climate Café

Join us for Yale and New Haven’s first ever Climate Café, a place for young activists to find community! Founded by Force of Nature, Climate Cafés are community-led events that create a safe space to talk openly about the climate crisis, how it makes us feel and how we can turn those feelings into action. This is one of many Climate Cafés happening around the world on the first day of COP28 and will feature speakers from Yale and New Haven sharing their learnings, as well as food and refreshments.

From NIMBY to YIMBY: Environmental Values and Public Participation in the Shadow of Climate Change; YSE BIOMES event

Public participation and environmental review have been celebrated for decades in the United States as effective democratic tools to protect the environment and local communities. Yet they now face spirited criticism.

VIRTUAL: Resistance & Resilience: Responses to the Climate Crisis from Cuba & Puerto Rico

Join us for the fourth session of this virtual conference series, Resistance & Resilience: Responses to the Climate Crisis from Cuba & Puerto Rico.
In this session, we will hear from civil society voices about how communities are innovating decentralized, clean energy systems and the role of local and national governments:
Ruth Santiago, Lawyer for community & environmental groups, Puerto Rico
Arturo A. Massol-Deyá, Casa Pueblo, Puerto Rico
Madelaine Vazquez, Cubasolar, Cuba
Alois Arencibia, Cubasolar
Moderated by Agustín F. Carbó,

VIRTUAL: Communicating the Climate in the Biden Administration: Insights from three advocacy and policy insiders

Hear from former Obama administration officials about the promises and challenges the Biden White House faces in building a base for action on climate
Contact:tom.murray@yale.edu

Climate Change and Health Seminar Series: "Links between Wildfires, Air Pollution, and Health under a Changing Climate"

Join the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health as we welcome Dr. Michelle Bell, Mary E. Pinchot Professor of Environmental Health at the Yale School of the Environment, for “Links between Wildfires, Air Pollution, and Health under a Changing Climate.” Registration is required and can be done via Eventbrite.

VIRTUAL: Seminar Series on Carbon and Climate Spring 2021: Jennifer Watts, Woodwell Cimate Research Center: An Arctic Time Bomb? The Uncertain Role of Methane in High Latitude Carbon Budgets

A virtual lecture series hosted by the Departments of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Chemistry, the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of the Environment.

Seminar Series on Carbon and Climate Spring 2021: Tim Merlis, McGill University: Climate Dynamics

A virtual lecture series hosted by the Departments of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Chemistry, the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of the Environment.

Seminar Series on Carbon and Climate Spring 2021: Ben Kravitz, Indiana University: Geoengineering

A virtual lecture series hosted by the Departments of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Chemistry, the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of the Environment.