Getting Our Climate Act Together: Addressing Climate Change at All Levels
Time: 5:00pm PDT
Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla invites you to join us for Getting Our Climate Act Together: Addressing Climate Change at All Levels.The science is in: Climate change is real. So, what now — and how? Hear experts discuss the issues and how we can protect the health and well-being of our global population, our most vulnerable communities and our environment. From algae flip-flops to open-source education, scientists, policy scholars, physicians and educators from across UC San Diego will explore new and practical ways to address the urgent impacts of climate change.
With welcome remarks from
Margaret Leinen, Vice Chancellor, Marine Sciences
Co-hosted by
Benjamin Bergen
Director, UC San Diego Language and Cognition Lab and UC San Diego Climate Action Lab
Professor, Department of Cognitive Science
and
MacKenzie Elmer, MAS ’19
Environment and Natural Resources Reporter, Voice of San Diego
FEATURING
Tarik Benmarhnia
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health and Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Mark Merrifield, PhD ’89
Director, UC San Diego Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Isabel Rivera-Collazo
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology and Scripps Institution of Oceanography
David Victor
Director, UC San Diego Laboratory on International Law and Regulation
Co-director, UC San Diego Deep Decarbonization Initiative
Professor, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
About the Evenings of Nonconventional Wisdom virtual event series
Sixty years after its founding, UC San Diego continues to challenge expectations and meet society’s biggest challenges. To celebrate our 60th anniversary, we are hosting five virtual Evenings of Nonconventional Wisdom showcasing the global impacts, leading-edge research and Triton spirit that for 60 years have helped solve the great challenges of our day. Connect with — and be inspired by — what’s next from UC San Diego. Learn more at sixtieth.ucsd.edu.
Accessibility information
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. This event will offer closed-captioning. If you need further assistance to participate in this virtual event, please contact Special Events and Protocol 72 business hours prior to the date of the event at [email protected].