Each semester, The National Climate Seminar provides a twice-monthly call-in opportunity for your students to engage with top climate scientists, economists, political leaders, film-makers, business pioneers, artists and others who are on the front lines of understanding global warming, and driving change to stabilize the climate.  Students can send in advance questions or ask questions in real time, and all conversations are available for podcast after the call. The Seminar is sponsored by The Bard Center for Environmental Policy.

This spring term, on January 22nd, we kick off with Jeff Olson, one of the primary architects behind NYC’s bikeshare program, one of the biggest in the world. Two weeks later, Professor David Archer will discuss the latest science on methane releases from the Arctic, and the likelihood of a methane “bomb”.  Later in the semester we will focus on the unlikely alliance between the Sierra Club and the Tea Party in support of solar power in Georgia, desalination as an adaptation strategy; the latest in clean energy breakthroughs; the intersection between climate, development and gender; and recent Chinese action on climate change.

Calls are first and third Wednesdays of each month at noon eastern. To get on our mailing list, and stay informed about upcoming calls, please send an email to climate@bard.edu.

National Climate Seminar: Spring 2014 Schedule

January 22-
Jeff Olson, Principal, Alta Planning & Design, Bike Sharing, NYC Style

February 5-
David Archer, Professor, University of Chicago, Arctic Methane: Be Afraid?

February 19
Seth Gunning and Debbie Dooley, GA Sierra Club/ GA Tea Party, Green Tea, Georgia Style

March 5
Michka Tomkieiecz, Professor, Brooklyn College, Desalination as Adaptation
March 19
Kiley Kroh*, Deputy Editor, Climate Progress, Clean Energy Breakthroughs

April 2
Cate Owren, Senior Policy Advisor, IUCN, Women, Development, Climate Change

April 16
TBA

May 7
Tao Hu, China Program Director, WWF, China: How Much Climate Action

*Invited.

Please encourage students join us for these important conversations.

Eban Goodstein
Director, Bard MBA in Sustainability & Director, Bard Center for Environmental Policy
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000  845.758.7067 (t) / 845.758.7636 (f)
www.bard.edu/cep  & www.bard.edu/mba