BFA Climate Committee Panel at Conference on World Affairs
Members of the BFA Climate, Science, and Education Committee (CSEC) have arranged a panel discussion at the 2022 Conference on World Affairs. The panel titled: Climate Change: A Global Challenge with Local Opportunities will take place on Friday, April 8 from 10:30 to 11:40 a.m. in UMC 235.
The panel focus will be to discuss climate action on a local level and how more of our community can play a role in developing and implementing those solutions. Or as R. Buckminster Fuller said, "Think globally, act locally." Panelists will be discussing how members of the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ campus and the broader Boulder Valley community are taking action to mitigate the consequences of climate change as well as build resilience against climate related disasters.
Panelists include:
Moderator: - Executive Director, Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy & the Environment, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law
- Max Boykoff - Chair - Environmental Sciences Department
- Michael Jacobs - Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵSG Environmental Board
- - Sustainability Director Boulder County
- Heidi Vangenderen - Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Chief Sustainability Officer
To watch a recording of this Climate Change panel event, please follow these steps:
1) Watch the 5 minute video of the Dec. 2021 Marshall Fire using this link:
2) Watch the Climate panel discussion at this link and note that the audio does not start until after 54seconds have elapsed:
3) Fast forward when the Marshall Fire video comes on between 17:00 and 21:50 minutes.