| March 18, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:30 P.M. ET | Zoom |
A leading authority on climate change, Daniel P. Schrag is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at Harvard University. He is also the director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. From 2009 - 2017, Professor Schrag served on President Obama's Council of Advisors for Science and Technology (PCAST). In addition to climate change, Professor Schrag’s areas of focus include energy technology and energy policy.
During this interactive discussion, Professor Schrag will share findings from his studies of climate change over the broadest range of Earth’s history, including how climate change and the chemical evolution of the atmosphere influenced the evolution of life in the past and what steps might be taken to prepare for impacts of climate change in the future. He will also explore COVID-19’s effect on the environment, particularly its disruption of global food supply chains.
01 The role of the geologic past in understanding climate change and formulating policy
02 How to think globally about food security and our food systems (and why it matters)
03 The role that policy and government play in promoting a more sustainable future
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Professor Daniel SchragSturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Harvard University; Director, Harvard University Center for the Environment; Co-Director, Harvard Kennedy School Program on Science, Technology, and Public PolicyDaniel Schrag is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at Harvard University, and director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. He also is co-director of the Program on Science, Technology, and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Dan helped to develop the hypothesis that the Earth experienced a series of extreme glaciations, called “Snowball Earths,” that may have stimulated a rise in atmospheric oxygen and the proliferation of multicellular animals. He is also interested in how we can use climate events in the geologic past to understand our current climate challenges. Dan has worked on a range of issues in energy technology and policy, including advanced technologies for low-carbon transportation fuel, carbon capture and storage, and risks and opportunities of shale gas. He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2000. From 2009-2017, he served on President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), contributing to many reports to the President, including energy technology and national energy policy, agricultural preparedness, climate change, and STEM education. |
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