Global Change Forum 48
Forum booklet (includes agenda and speaker bios)
Participant list (password required)
Presentations (password required)
Session 1. New approaches to understanding and attributing climate changes and extreme events
Myles Allen • Professor of Geosystem Science, University of Oxford
Ben Santer • Honorary Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
Paul O’Gorman • Professor of Atmospheric Science, MIT
Session 2. Achieving multiple socio-economic targets
Angelo Gurgel • Principal Research Scientist, MIT CS3
Matthias Weitzel • Team Leader, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Saritha Sudharmma Vishwanathan • Assistant Professor of Urban Systems and Environmental Engineering, Kyoto University
Session 3. Global challenges of plastic pollution
Dominic White • Postdoctoral Associate, MIT CS3
Maria Ivanova • Director and Professor of Public Policy, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
Jenna Jambeck • Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Georgia
Session 4. Focus on planetary health
Arlene Fiore • Professor, MIT EAPS
Stephanie Dutkiewicz • Senior Research Scientist, MIT EAPS and MIT CS3
Michelle Bell • Senior Associate Dean of Research, Director of Doctoral Studies, and Professor of Environmental Health, Yale School of the Environment
Keynote
Kate Machet • VP of Systems Initiatives and Government Relations, Essex County Community Foundation
Session 5. Community engagement on sustainability issues
Michael Steckler • Associate Director and Lamont Research Professor, Marine and Polar Geophysics, Columbia University
Janelle Knox-Hayes • Professor of Economic Geography and Planning, MIT
Katherine Antos • Undersecretary of Decarbonization & Resilience, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Session 6. Incentives and strategies for decision-making
Mihaela Papa • Director of Research and Principal Research Scientist, MIT Center for International Studies
Henrik Selin • Professor of International Relations, Boston University
Claire Walsh • Director of Policy and Communications, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), MIT