Bard Center for Environmental Policy presents
National Climate Seminar: Bill McKibben on the Post-Election Climate for Climate Action
Bill McKibben, 350.org
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
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On November 16th, join Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, for a post-election discussion about what needs to happen, and what new possibilities have opened up, to stabilize the climate. "Merely believing in climate change at this point is way too low a bar. We need leaders who understand it’s the issue of our century, and will work with the focus it requires." --Bill McKibben
McKibben is an author and environmentalist who in 2014 was awarded the Right Livelihood Prize, sometimes called the ‘alternative Nobel.’ His 1989 book The End of Nature is regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change, and has appeared in 24 languages; he’s gone on to write a dozen more books. He is a founder of 350.org, the first planet-wide, grassroots climate change movement. The Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he was the 2013 winner of the Gandhi Prize and the Thomas Merton Prize, and holds honorary degrees from 18 colleges and universities. A former staff writer for the New Yorker, he writes frequently for a wide variety of publications around the world.
NATIONAL CLIMATE SEMINAR
Bard Center for Environmental Policy hosts the National Climate Seminar, a webinar series, at 12pm EST. This year the series focuses on The Politics & Environment Education Project featuring academic and NGO experts from across the country who will lead a non-partisan discussion on the shift in U.S. environmental dialog from bi-partisan consensus to partisan gridlock. Listeners can watch live or listen to past podcasts here. Past speakers have included thought leaders from 350.org, Sierra Club, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and many more.
BARD CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
The Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability offer masters programs in Environmental Policy, Climate Science and Policy, and Sustainable Business. The Bard Center for Environmental Policy's career-focused, science based, interdisciplinary masters of science programs are located in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. The rigorous first year coursework, followed by a required 4-6 month immersive internship, culminates with a Master’s Capstone Project and a 93% job placement rate within 6 months of graduation. Graduates are currently pursuing careers in many fields such as: alternative energy, international Development, advocacy/lobbying, conservation, research, and strategic consulting. For more information: bard.edu/cep/
Poster available for download below or by clicking here.
Download: NCS_Fall_2016.pdf
For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://www.bard.edu/cep/publicprograms/ncs/.
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: https://bluejeans.com/playback/s/5EX7atHqzlOVkaNfcxfbcjBYugcTDyL23cE7eOgnqIJhUajIa1jCnS5j4OwDV7Yv
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