MIT on Climate = Science + Action
A Symposium Presented by the Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences
co-sponsored by the Lorenz Center and the Houghton Fund
Wednesday, January 27 2016 | Kirsch Auditorium, MIT Stata Center (32-123)
Welcome & Introduction
Rob van der Hilst
Department Head and Schlumberger Professor, EAPS
Maria Zuber
E. A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics, EAPS, MIT Vice President for Research
Raffaele Ferrari
Breene M. Kerr Professor of Oceanography, EAPS
Opening Keynote
Solving our Climate Challenges: Role of Basic Research
Marcia McNutt
Editor-in-Chief, Science
Planetary Climates
Living in the Goldilocks Zone: Climate Essentials for a Habitable Planet
Sara Seager
Class of 1941 Professor, EAPS, Physics
Climate History of Earth
From Snowballs to Hothouses: The Wild History of Earth's Climate
David McGee
Kerr-McGee Development Assistant Professor, EAPS
Life & Climate
The Complex Relationship between the Atmosphere and Life on Earth
Lindy Elkins-Tanton
Director and Foundation Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University
Atmosphere & Climate
Greenhouse Gases versus Clouds: Why Climate is What it is
Dan Cziczo
Victor P. Starr Associate Professor, EAPS, CEE
Oceans, Ice & Climate
Climate on a Water World
John Marshall
Cecil and Ida Green Professor, EAPS
Continents & Climate
Regional Climates: Role of Land
Elfatih Eltahir
Associate Department Head and Professor, CEE
Climate Change
Climate Change: The Greenhouse Gamble
Ron Prinn
Director, Center for Global Change Science and TEPCO Professor, EAPS
Climate Risks
Storms, Droughts and Rising Seas: Climate Change Risks
Kerry Emanuel
Co-director, Lorenz Center and Cecil and Ida Green Professor, EAPS
Economics & Climate
Economic Hurdles to Addressing Climate Risks in Emerging Markets
Valerie Karplus
Assistant Professor, Sloan
Energy & Climate
Realistic Low-Carbon Energy Alternatives to Combat Climate Change
Dennis Whyte
Director, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Department Head and Professor, NSE
Cities & Climate
Urban Metabolism and Climate Change
John Fernandez
Director, Environmental Solutions Initiative, Architecture
Policy & Climate
Linking Science with Climate Policy & Decision-Making
Noelle Selin
Esther & Harold Edgerton CD Associate Professor, IDSS, EAPS
Grassroots Action & Climate
Forging Consensus for Local Climate Risk Management
Larry Susskind
Ford Professor Urban and Environmental Planning, DUSP
Global Engagement & Climate
Combining Experts and Online Crowds to Address Climate Change
Tom Malone
Director, Center for Collective Intelligence and Patrick J. McGovern Professor, Sloan
Afternoon Keynote
After Paris: A New Political Climate for Climate Science?
Justin Gillis
Environmental Science Writer, The New York Times
Panel
What Should MIT do to Promote Science in Climate Action?
Kerry Emanuel (moderator)
Co-director, Lorenz Center and Cecil and Ida Green Professor, EAPS
John Fernandez
Director, Environmental Solutions Initiative, Architecture
Justin Gillis
Environmental Science Writer, The New York Times
Valerie Karplus
Assistant Professor, Sloan
Marcia McNutt
Editor-in-Chief, Science
Ron Prinn
Director, Center for Global Change Science and TEPCO Professor, EAPS
Larry Susskind
Ford Professor Urban and Environmental Planning, DUSP
Dennis Whyte
Director, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Department Head and Professor, NSE
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