Climate Justice Webinar Series

Join the Climate Justice House Course in a guest lecture and discussion around disability rights and climate justice in North Carolina. Individuals with disabilities are among the most impacted by the adverse impacts of climate change, such as extreme weather events, economic shocks, and ecological degradation. We will be joined by Vicki Smith, executive director of Alliance of Disability Advocates to discuss the intersection of disability rights and climate justice.

Join the Climate Justice House Course in a guest lecture and discussion around climate justice and food systems. We will be joined by Julia Bingham, a PhD candidate of Marine Science and Conservation, Duke University Marine Lab. Their research interrogates the processes and structures of fishery governance and coastal management, and their implications for coastal communities.The webinar will cover topics of climate justice in British Columbia with a focus on challenges faced by indigenous communities regarding resource sovereignty.

Join the Climate Justice House Course in a guest lecture and discussion around climate justice and energy transition. We will be joined by Dr. Cyril Obi, a program director at the Social Science Research Council, New York, where he leads the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa programs. He has published extensively on the political economy of oil and environmental politics in Africa, natural resource conflict, peace, security and development. The webinar will cover topics of climate justice in Nigeria with a focus on just transition to renewables.

Join the Climate Justice House Course in a guest lecture and discussion around energy justice and health on Thursday, September 22nd! We will be joined by Dr. Daniel Carrión Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Director of Education, Climate Change and Health at Yale School of Public Health.