Webinar - Climate Justice

Climate change has differing social, economic, public health, and other adverse impacts on underserved populations. Extreme weather, rising sea levels, floods, and drought amplify inequitable social conditions. Panelists will discuss how environmental justice must be a core tenet of climate action, bringing considerations of race, gender, indigenous cultures, and class to the center of plans to achieve equitable mitigation and resilience outcomes.

This event is part of the Climate Ambition Summit offered by UVA’s Environmental Resilience Institute. The Climate Ambition Summit brings together UVA researchers, leading global experts, university leaders, and the broader UVA community to identify actionable research directions we can pursue to catalyze much-needed global change. 

Speakers

Discussion panel moderated by College of Arts and Sciences Dean Ian Baucom with panelists Barbara Brown Wilson (Faculty Director, UVA Equity Center), Kim Fields (Assistant Professor, Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies), and Howie Epstein (Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Sciences). Opening remarks by ERI Director Karen McGlathery.