STEM Ed Announcement: Climate Talks

["Mort Sternheim" <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

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 Wednesday October 5
 "Cities as First Responders: Case studies from the First UCCRN
 Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities (ARC3)"
 Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA GISS
 3:35 pm - Auditorium 119, Engineering Lab II, UMass Amherst - Join us
 for a reception after the talk!
 
 To join the webinar, use this link: 
 https://neclimate.webex.com/neclimate/j.php?ED=11551318&UID=500934957&RT=MiMxMQ==
 
 For webinar participation instructions, see: 
 http://www.cns.umass.edu/neclimate/webinar
 
 Cities are emerging as the 'first responders' to climate change.
 Climate change exerts added stress on urban areas through increased
 numbers of heatwaves threatening the health of the elderly, the
 infirm, and the very young; more frequent and intense droughts and
 inland floods compromising water supplies; and for coastal cities,
 enhanced sea level rise and storm surges affecting essential
 infrastructure, property, ecosystems, and inhabitants. At the same
 time, cities are responsible for no less than 40% of global greenhouse
 gas emissions. Given current demographic trends, this level will
 likely only increase over time. The First Urban Climate Change
 Research Network (UCCRN) Assessment Report on Climate Change and
 Cities (ARC3) provides city case studies from developed and developing
 countries that are leading the way in reducing greenhouse gas
 emissions and developing adaptation strategies.
 
 Bio: Cynthia Rosenzweig is a Senior Research Scientist at the NASA
 Goddard Institute for Space Studies where she heads the Climate
 Impacts Group. She recently co-chaired the New York City Panel on
 Climate Change, a body of experts convened by the Mayor to advise the
 city on adaptation for its critical infrastructure. She co-led the
 Metropolitan East Coast Regional Assessment of the U.S. National
 Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and
 Change, sponsored by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. She was
 a Coordinating Lead Author of the IPCC Working Group II Fourth
 Assessment Report, and served on the IPCC Task Group on Data and
 Scenario Support for Impact and Climate Analysis. A recipient of a
 Guggenheim Fellowship, she joins impact models with climate models to
 project future outcomes of both land-based and urban systems under
 altered climate conditions. She is a Professor at Barnard College and
 a Senior Research Scientist at the Earth Institute at Columbia
 University.
 
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 Thursday, October 6
 Mass Wind Working Group presents,
 Stakeholder Engagement and the Wind Siting Bill
 2:00 - 4:00 pm - Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center, Waltham, MA
 Suite 4000 on the 4th floor
 
 Agenda will include:
 Panel on Stakeholder Engagement:
 
 Land-based Wind Energy: A Guide to Understanding the Issues and Making
 Informed Decisions â?? Aviva Rothman-Shore and Walker Larsen, CLF
 Ventures
 Issues Affecting Public Acceptance: NEWEEP Conference Reportâ?? Deborah
 Donovan and Bob Grace, Sustainable Energy Advantage (Invited)
 Improving Stakeholder Engagement on Wind Siting and Policymaking â?? Dr.
 Jonathan Raab, Raab Associates
 There will be an update from Rose Forbes from the Mass. Military
 Reservation on their wind projects and a presentation by Mass. DOER
 Commissioner Mark Sylvia on the Wind Siting Reform bill.
 
 Everyone is welcome!!  Please RSVP to lally@ecs.umass.edu
 
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