Join us on December 9th for a #BHeard Community Town Hall on the high cost of climate change, and how we, as a community, can better arm ourselves for an increasingly unpredictable future. We’ll hear stories from local activists and journalists, challenge our local politicians, and start a new chapter for Brooklynites championing urban environmental activism.
The question of responsibility for climate change lies at the heart of societal debate over actions to address it. This symposium explores the conceptual territory of climate responsibility, and scientific, legal, ethical and policy bases for assigning responsibility to countries and to other entities – from individuals to emitting industries to the fossil fuel companies at the base of the carbon supply chain whose responsibilities are now being actively debated in shareholder resolutions and calls for institutional divestment.
Marshall Herskovitz is a Hollywood producer, director and screenwriter who has also served as president of the Producers Guild of America (2006 – 2010). His credits include films such as “Traffic,” “The Last Samurai,” and “Blood Diamond.”
What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world?
Join us for a film screening and discussion sponsored by The New School’s Environmental Studies Program, Global Studies Program, and Tishman Environment and Design Center.
Join us as we examine the role of urban young people in promoting policy action on climate change. During this interactive event we will discuss how children and youth can and are providing solutions for greater resilience in the urban environment as well as fostering social inclusion.
Hear from TEDC’s Fall 2015 #ClimateCitizen Scholars as they explore the environmental justice dimensions of the USEPA Clean Power Plan. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Ana Baptista, Associate Director of TEDC and Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management.
Open to the general public.
Please join the Guarini Center for a discussion of outcomes of the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11).
“Me? I’m a filmmaker, so I’m not going to invent the next battery. What can I do? Well, I can make a web-series about this.”
“This is not about just incremental change. This is about whole system change. And this applies to all of us, whatever sphere of influence we have.”
The organizers of the People’s Climate March (now the People’s Climate Movement) are calling for a National Day of Action this October 14 to demand bold action on climate change.
Our People’s Climate Movement Pop-Up at the Flatiron Plaza will be a central location where people can show their support for climate action in 60 seconds or less.
The India China Institute is hosting Aromar Revi to deliver a special public talk on “The global challenge of implementing the urban SDGs.” Mr Revi will discuss how the United Nation’s SDGs engage with the public’s understanding of sustainable development challenges, inspire public and private action, promote integrated thinking, and foster accountability.
Join Be Social Change and the New York Corporate Social Responsibility Meetup on Thursday, October 15th for a panel discussion on the Future of Corporate Social Responsibility – Can Business Be Used as a Force for Good? as we explore the trends, challenges, and best practices in CSR.
Public opinion lags scientific understanding of climate, and so our political system doesn’t move fast enough. A new book offers ideas to change that around.
Citizens Climate Lobby aims to price carbon, solve climate change, and to do it in a way that crosses American political barriers. Founded by a Texan, after the creek behind his childhood home dried up.
The Gowanus Canal Conservancy Clean and Green Program is a volunteer-based program that meets on Saturdays or Sundays from March to November to make the canal and its watershed more open, clean, and alive.
The annual Global Citizen Festival tackles that effort, bringing together some of music’s biggest stars—Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam and many more are on this year’s bill—to raise awareness around the fight against poverty, hunger and climate change throughout the world.
In New York City, most of us live in apartments, making it impossible to power our homes from our own set of solar panels. But that’s about to change.
Our discussion will survey the key findings from the NPCC report and how they are currently being integrated into the work of NYC ORR and addressed in policy agendas dealing with climate resiliency and public health.