PICS Public lecture at SFU Burnaby Campus
“Coal, Climate, Corn, Coral and Consequences: Connecting the Dots“
March 6th, 2 pm to 3 pm, at the IRMACS Theatre, ASB 10900
“As the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere continues to rise, the consequences are becoming increasingly evident: increasing temperatures, changes in precipitation regimes, and increasingly extreme weather events threaten the capacity of global agriculture to keep up with population growth; associated rising food prices threaten regional political stabilities; water supply issues threaten regional economies; and the increasing acidity of the upper ocean threatens the very survival of entire marine ecosystems. While these phenomena are global in scale and happening quickly, appropriate policy responses remain sluggish, fragmented, and regional. Canada is no exception but she does have choices, all of which present major challenges that we should take on, now.”
Tom Pedersen, Executive Director, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) has longstanding interests in climate change issues and the application of government policy to climate-change mitigation and adaptation
Tom Pedersen, Executive Director, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) has longstanding interests in climate change issues and the application of government policy to climate-change mitigation and adaptation
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Please RSVP to n_calle@sfu.ca if you will attend in person.
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A live webcast will be available at: http://pics.uvic.ca/events/live-webcast
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