Climate Change: Science, Impacts, Risks and Response
On Tuesday, December 17th, the last Managing Our Planet for the year will focus on the IPCC report on climate change.
Overview
According to the recently released 5th Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), human influence on the climate system is clear and the warming of our climate system is unequivocal. The growing scientific evidence that humans are the leading factor in climate change brings a new understanding of the scope and fragility of our climate.
In the final installment of the Managing Our Planet series, a panel will draw a thread from the increasing scientific evidence of human causes of global climate change, through an assessment of the consequences of climate change on our economy and society, to the status of international negotiations that are required to deal with this global problem.
The “Managing Our Planet” seminar series is developed jointly by George Mason University, the Brazil Institute and the Environmental Change and Security Program. It is based on the premise that the impacts of humanity on the environment (including natural resources) are at a planetary scale. The seminar addresses planetary scale problems and solutions.
Speakers
Andrew Light
Glynis Lough
Jagadish Shukla
Paul Schopf
Paulo Sotero
Hosted By
Brazil Institute
The Brazil Institute—the only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington—works to foster understanding of Brazil’s complex reality and to support more consequential relations between Brazilian and U.S. institutions in all sectors. Read more
Environmental Change and Security Program
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy. Read more
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