PIMS/FACTS Panel: Tackling Climate Change and the Just Transition to Renewable Energy
Speaker: Réne Aïd, Gaël Giraud, Seth Klein, Judith Sayers, Andrew Weaver
Date: Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Location: PIMS, University of British Columbia, Online, UBC, Robson Square
Conference: PIMS-FACTS Workshop on Forecasting and Mathematical modeling for Renewable Energy
Subject: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics: Climate Modelling
Class: Scientific
Date: Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Location: PIMS, University of British Columbia, Online, UBC, Robson Square
Conference: PIMS-FACTS Workshop on Forecasting and Mathematical modeling for Renewable Energy
Subject: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics: Climate Modelling
Class: Scientific
Abstract:
This panel was organized as part of the PIMS Workshop on Forecasting and Mathematical Modeling for Renewable Energy and Public Panel Discussion on Climate Change. Ahead of the panel, the panelists were invited to give a short talk on their areas of expertise.
- Réne Aïd: More electricity demand response for less carbon emissions
- Gaël Giraud: Macroeconomics and Climate
- Seth Klein: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency
- Judith Sayers: First Nation Leadership in Clean Energy and Climate Action
- Andrew Weaver: Privilege, agency, and the climate scientist’s role in the global warming debate
