UMass Boston Chancellor’s Lecture Series: From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience
Sustainable Solutions Lab at UMass Boston
“Bending the Curve and Bouncing Back to Climate Resilience”
Dr. Ram Ramanathan
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Climate Sustainability at Scripps Institution of Oceanography & Climate Solutions Scholar, Cornell University
November 9, 2023
Campus Center, Ballroom, University of Massachusetts Boston
Reception, 2:30–2:45 p.m.
Lecture and Discussion, 2:45–4:30 p.m.
Other featured panelists, experts and scholars:
Gina McCarthy, Former White House Climate Advisor; UMB Alum
Reverend Mariama White-Hammond, Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space, City of Boston
Melissa Hoffer, Massachusetts Climate Chief, Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience
Kannan Thiruvengadam, Director, Eastie Farm & Loeb Fellow
Sommer Heyman, UMass Boston UG Student BS Environmental Science & Community Development
Climate change morphed into climate crisis this year, giving us a peek into a world that is warmer by 1.5°C. The rise in temperature will cross the 1.5°C threshold by the early 2030s and will most likely get worse for at least another few decades, even assuming the most optimistic solutions for bending the emissions curve.
A new trans-disciplinary approach is needed to make people and ecosystems resilient to climate stress. The new approach, developed in partnership with the Vatican’s science academies, is built on three pillars: mitigation, adaptation, and societal transformation. The approach will be field- tested in partnership with mayors and governors from around the world, who will be convened at the Vatican in a summit. Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco and Dr. Ramanathan are co-leading this effort on behalf of the Vatican science academies.
If you have questions, please contact: Allison.Novelly@umb.edu.
If you are unable to attend the event in person, you are welcome to join via YouTube.
