Nice video summary of the 2015 Paris “COP 21” : What is at stake and what you can do. Thanks to the people at the Climate Institute (Australia).
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#UConnCOP21: Paris or bust!
UConn will send* a select group of students (and faculty) to Paris this December for what is shaping up to be a historic event for people and the planet. The UN Climate Negotiations (under the UNFCCC) to be held in Paris, France is the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21). COP21 will be a crucial conference, as it needs to achieve a new international agreement on the climate, applicable to all countries, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C. And there is plenty of momentum building for this historic event. [Keep up with the latest climate news with my twitter feed <twitter.com/AnjiSeth>.]
#UConnCOP 21
The University of Connecticut will be providing funding for a select group of students to travel to Paris from November 30th – December 6th to attend events centered on the conference and experience the historic and beautiful city of Paris.
The student application requirements and additional information about the trip can be found at the website below. Applications must be submitted by Friday, October 9th.
<https://uconnoep.wordpress.com/cop-21-student-application/>.
* with initial sponsorship from CLAS, CANHR, OEP, Office of Global Programs.
Sabbatical Adventures: coming soon
If sabbaticals provide time to focus on research and provide fresh perspectives, mine was successful on both fronts. I’ll be posting more in the coming weeks about my adventures which involved research and travel. I’ve included a new pic in the slideshow of an invited talk at the India International Center in New Delhi, in April. More on that, as well as research on monsoons and North American climate projections, and a summer visit to the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO, coming soon. In the meantime, its good to be back.
Nov 21 – Physics Colloquium: Seeking New Technologies for Future Energy Systems, Dr. Richard Sassoon
Dr. Richard Sassoon is the Managing Director of the Global Climate and Energy Project at Stanford University. Prior to joining GCEP, Dr. Sassoon was Senior Scientist and Assistant Vice President at Science Applications International Corporation, where he worked with the U.S. Department of Energy in strategic planning and management of its environmental research programs. His research interests are in the area of photochemical solar energy conversion and storage systems.
Date: Friday, Nov 21 @ 4:00 pm
Location: Department of Physics (Gant Building), ground floor
Title: Seeking New Technologies for Future Energy Systems
Abstract:
Finding solutions for supplying the world with energy that is abundant, affordable, reliable, and environmentally clean is one of the grand challenges we face this century. This talk will describe the range of technologies needed to enable a sustainable energy future and provide an assessment of the obstacles that need to be overcome and the progress that needs to be made. It will center around the diverse portfolio of innovative energy research activities taking place under the Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University. The overall goal of the Project is to conduct breakthrough, fundamental research to generate technical options that could permit the development of global energy systems with significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions. The talk will provide an overview of its research strategy, accomplishments, and anticipated impact on the energy field.
A round table discussion will be held at 2 PM in the Reading Room (P 103), first floor of the Physics Building (also called Gant Building). Tea will be served at 3.30 PM.
Teale Lecture: Climate Change in the American Mind – Anthony Leiserowitz – Th Nov 20
Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, will be on campus next week for the Teale Lecture. The title of his talk is “Climate Change in the American Mind”. Get there early if you want a seat. Here are the details:
UConn’s Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series on Nature & the Environment
presents
Climate Change in the American Mind
Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz,
Director, Yale Project on Climate Change Communication,
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Thursday, November 20, 4 pm
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Konover Auditorium
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz is Director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and a Research Scientist at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University. He will report on recent trends in Americans’ climate change knowledge, attitudes, policy support, and behavior and discuss strategies for more effective public engagement.
Dr. Leiserowitz is a widely recognized expert on American and international public opinion on global warming, including public perception of climate change risks, support and opposition for climate policies, and willingness to make individual behavioral change. His research investigates the psychological, cultural, political, and geographic factors that drive public environmental perception and behavior. He has conducted survey, experimental, and field research at scales ranging from the global to the local, including international studies, the United States, individual states (Alaska and Florida), municipalities (New York City), and with the Inupiaq Eskimo of Northwest Alaska. He also conducted the first empirical assessment of worldwide public values, attitudes, and behaviors regarding global sustainability, including environmental protection, economic growth, and human development. He has served as a consultant to the John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University), the United Nations Development Program, the Gallup World Poll, the Global Roundtable on Climate Change at the Earth Institute (Columbia University), and the World Economic Forum.
http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/asc/events/teale/teale.htm – 860.486.4460
The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series brings leading scholars and scientists to the University of Connecticut to present public lectures on nature and the environment.