Does it strike you that the weather is getting gradually weirder? Do you worry about the unwelcome weather and climate changes you see and read about, both locally and nationally? Do you wonder, ‘What can I do to make a difference?’ If so, this free 3-part series on climate change will offer you factual information from two climate experts, identify practical ways to tackle the challenges ahead, and invite conversation that brings an American ‘can do’ spirit to dealing with a hotter world.
This series is hosted by Easthampton’s Emily Williston Memorial Library in partnership with Voices for Climate, a Granville-based community group.
Please register in advance. You may register for the sessions here: https://tinyurl.com/cpw-saving-us
Questions? – contact John at: jmiserve183@gmail.com or call 413-348-2848.
What Will Drive Our Climate Future
Monday, Oct. 3rd, 7 PM via Zoom
Presenter: Gary Yohe, PhD, Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics &
Environmental Studies at Wesleyan University; Senior Member, U.N.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC]
This session will explore the limitations of what we know and don’t know about climate change and how we can still make proactive decisions to “abate” or “adapt”. Ample time will be available for discussion and Q & A.
: Taking Action: Exploring Ways to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Monday, Oct. 17th, 7 PM via Zoom
Facilitated by: Voices for Climate [V4C], a W. MA grassroots group dedicated to creating
non-partisan, science-based community conversations about our changing climate.
Drawing on our American ‘can do’ spirit, this final session will explore a range of constructive steps each of us can take, both as individuals and in groups, to address this looming crisis.
Attendees are encouraged to view, in advance of the session, this 7 minute video by David Attenborough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6SO0xkr_uI . If this link fails, type into your search bar: ‘David Attenborough’s COP26 speech’.