Changes, Challenges and Choices — Speakers on February 11
Module 1: A Wake Up Call
Class 3: Climate Volatility
We are living in exceptional times.
Scientists say we only have a few years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources, and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate. The stakes are high for us and our children.
Watch this short trailer introducing HOME, a freely-distributed movie conceived by French director Yann Arthus-Bertand of Good Planet as a message to motivate every human being to take action.
Speakers
Climate Volatility - February 11
Dr. Peter Joseph, Northern California director of Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, will describe how dramatically human activity has transformed the Earth and how the effects of shifting climate conditions will be felt in the short and long term.
John Katovich, Attorney and Professor of Capital Markets at San Francisco’s Presidio Graduate School, will outline how innovative government policies and business practices can work together to reduce carbon emissions, including policies such as Cap-and-Trade and Fee-and-Rebate.
Kiki La Porta, a marketing expert who serves as Communications Director of Marin’s Resilient Neighborhoods, will showcase a variety of local organizations working to demonstrate different approaches to sustainability, and will offer ways in which we can incorporate sustainable practices into our personal and working lives.
Topics of the day
Today’s speakers will expand our understanding of how humans have dramatically transformed the landscape of Earth during the last 100 years:
- Understanding the science of climate volatility.
- Identifying the real cost impacts of climate volatility in human, business, and environmental terms.
- Comparing different policy mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Find out about local organizations' approaches to climate volatility and sustainability.
Classes in Module 4: It's Up to Us!
April 21, 2012: ABC’s of Governance and Social Change
April 28, 2012: Land Use
May 5, 2012: Transportation
Classes in Module 3: Trashing the Planet
March 24, 2012: Waste
March 31, 2012: Plastics and Toxins
Classes in Module 2: Nature's Capital — Ecosystem Services
February 25, 2012: The Air We Breathe — There is no Substitute!
March 3, 2012: Food and Soil – Nourishing Ourselves and the Planet
March 10, 2012: It's All About Water
Classes in Module 1: A Wake Up Call
January 28, 2012: Introduction to Sustainability
February 4, 2012: Energy
February 11, 2012: Climate Volatility
Learn more about the 2012 Seminar Series.
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