Submitted on behalf of the Office of Energy Management and Sustainability
Feeling overwhelmed by the effects of global climate change and wondering what opportunities IC has to get involved?
WEDNESDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER, 7 PM – BUSINESS #206: Join Citizens’ Climate Lobby and the Office of Energy Management & Sustainability for an engaging discussion on one of the most promising solutions to climate change: national carbon pricing. Learn how putting a price on fossil fuels can affect positive change at the global scale and see how you can get involved. Nancy Jacobson, a faculty member at IC and co-lead of the local Citizen’s Climate Lobby chapter, will be giving a brief presentation and facilitating the discussion.
To date, 44 colleges and universities have signed a collective statement supporting a price on carbon. Valerie Smith, President of Swarthmore College in PA, said “without strong policies to address climate change at the state and national levels, campus sustainability alone cannot preserve a livable world for future generations.. Together, we can demonstrate to our elected officials, the political will necessary to enact effective policy to combat climate change.”
For more information on Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s local chapter, please visit their website.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Greg Lischke at glischke@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3769. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20180904220900598