THE PHIL LIND INITIATIVE PRESENTS: BILL MCKIBBEN
APRIL 2, 2019
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Venue: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts – Telus Studio, UBC, 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1. Please find a map to the venue here.
The Phil Lind Initiative 2019 series will explore the theme of “America and the Climate Crisis” in Term 2 at UBC with some of the foremost intellectuals on the climate crisis. We continue the series with Bill McKibben, noted environmental activist and author of the first book about global warming—1989’s The End of Nature.
This event will be moderated by Elizabeth May, environmentalist, writer, lawyer, leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands.
Students, alumni, faculty members, staff, and community members are all welcome to join in this signature event, hosted by the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.
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Lind Initiative 2019 | January – April, 2019
AMERICA AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS
The world is nearing the point-of-no-return for catastrophic and irreversible climate change. Without action, the future will be one of mass forced migration, famine, and economic costs in the trillions of dollars. Many of these effects will be felt within the United States, and yet no other country is as deeply divided on climate change. For America, the climate crisis is as much a domestic political crisis as it is a crisis of planetary sustainability. But voices for climate action in America remain strong and there are signs of progress. American activists and philanthropists are increasingly steering the global conservation about how to solve the crisis. Innovation in renewable energy, geoengineering, and artificial intelligence are thriving and may hold the key. American cities have stepped up to assume the mantle of leadership in reducing greenhouse gases when the federal government has failed. There are signs of both promise and peril for America’s climate future. Can the United States overcome its domestic climate crisis to become a global leader for climate action? Or are the forces of extreme partisanship, climate denialism, and dirty industry too deeply entrenched?
The Phil Lind Initiative 2019 series in Term 2 at UBC will explore these questions and more, with visits from some of the foremost intellectuals on the climate crisis including Robert Bullard, Elizabeth Kolbert, Winona LaDuke, Bill McKibben, and Naomi Klein.
