Penn Climate Events

Energy, Climate, and the Classroom: Can Civic Education Save the World?
Panelists:
Sanya Carley, Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action
Michael Feuer, Professor of Education and International Affairs, Penn GSE
Susan Yoon, Presidential Professor of Education and Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Affairs, Penn GSE

Moderator: Katharine Strunk, Dean, Penn GSE

This dynamic panel, moderated by Penn GSE Dean Katharine O. Strunk, will dig into one of the most urgent questions of our time: Can education equip citizens to navigate misinformation, understand complex policy debates, and participate meaningfully in democratic life? Drawing on cutting‑edge research—including the panelists’ books Can Schools Save Democracy? and Power Lines—the speakers will unpack how schools, teachers, and researchers are responding to the civic challenges posed by climate disruption and energy transitions.

Co-hosted by Penn Climate, Penn GSE, and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy

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Partnerships for Healthy Philadelphia Watersheds
Panelists:
Jon Hawkings, Assistant Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
Alicia Burbage, Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center
Justin DiBerardinis, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership

Moderator: Jazmin Ricks, The Water Center at Penn

As part of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Symposium on Social Change, Penn Climate, Penn Sustainability, and the Water Center at Penn are hosting a discussion among Penn scholars and community leaders about what it takes to realize meaningful and evidence-based change within Philadelphia watersheds.

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Penn Climate Seminar
Developing Alternatives to Oil as Feedstocks for our Chemicals and Liquid Fuels
Karen Goldberg
Vagelos Professor of Energy Research
Director of the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science & Techology
School of Arts & Sciences

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Penn Climate Seminar
Building a Clean, Equitable Economy: Where Do We Go from Here?
Heather Boushey
Professor of Practice, Kleinman Energy Forum
Former Chief Economist, Investing in America Cabinet

Co-hosted by Penn Climate, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, and the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media, as part of Energy Week @ Penn.

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Penn Climate Seminar
Shelley Welton
Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy
Penn Carey Law School

Registration information coming soon.

Penn Climate Seminar
Andrew Hoffman
Gilbert S. Kahn Dean
School of Veterinary Medicine

Registration information coming soon.

Sarah E. Light, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, The Wharton School
Amanda Shanor, Associate Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, The Wharton School

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Dorit Aviv, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Weitzman School of Design

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