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Replay and Live Discussion: Tackling Climate Change: Mitigation or Adaptation?

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Mar 30, 2021

7:30am

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an old style thermometer on a red background

Event recording

Join us on March 30 for a replay of the Annual Bicknell Lecture presentations. Following the recording there will be a live panel discussion and audience Q&A.

The global climate has changed profoundly over the last century and now threatens the health and wellbeing of families and communities around the world. With continued climate change we can expect to see more severe and more frequent extreme weather events such as heat waves, wildfires, hurricanes, and floods. The global community must move quickly to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, but there are multiple ways to do so with no clear “one size fits all” solution. This program will ask, should future efforts focus on facilitating large scale mitigation efforts, helping communities and individuals adapt to a changing climate, or do we simply need more research? This year’s Bicknell Lecture will highlight the threats to human health posed by climate change and host a vibrant dialogue with leading experts on how to most productively move forward to address this global challenge.

Videos

Agenda

7:40 a.m.

View recording of Bicknell Lecture Presentations

Presentations From:

Rachel Kyte Dean, Fletcher School at Tufts University @RKYTE365
Marshall Shepherd Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Georgia @DRSHEPHERD2013
Anne Simpson Managing Investment Director, Board Governance & Sustainability, CalPERS @ANNESIMPSONUSA
Madeleine Thomson Head, Our Planet, Our Health program at Wellcome Trust @MADTHOMSON
8:00 a.m.

Live Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A

Jacqueline Ashmore, Executive Director for Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy and a Research Associate Professor in the Departments of Earth & Environment and of Mechanical Engineering
Patricia Fabian, Associate Professor, Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health
Patrick Kinney, Professor, Environmental Health and Beverly Brown Professor of Urban Health, Boston University School of Public Health
Greg Wellenius, Associate Professor, Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health

Speakers

Jacqueline Ashmore

Jacqueline Ashmore

Executive Director for Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy and a Research Associate Professor in the Departments of Earth & Environment and of Mechanical Engineering

Patricia Fabian

Patricia Fabian

Associate Professor, Environmental Health

Patrick Kinney

Patrick Kinney

Professor, Environmental Health & Beverly Brown Professor of Urban Health

Greg Wellenius

Greg Wellenius

Associate Professor, Environmental Health