Let's Talk About Climate Change

Let's Talk About Climate Change

Please join us in our series about climate change and what we can do to make a difference. Each talk will be followed by a question and answer session.  This series was highlighted in the Beloit Daily News last Friday, but we hope you will help us spread the word more widely.  Please distribute widely!  
 

“Let’s Talk About Climate Change” Lecture Series Sponsored by League of Women Voters, Beloit Public Library, and Welty Environmental Center – via Facebook Live (Beloit Public Library)   (https://www.facebook.com/events/3001684870063820)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25  -  6:30   Steve Vavrus  Together in Beloit: Dealing with Climate Change Globally to Locally”

Senior Scientist Steve Vavrus, from the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research at UW-Madison. His talk, will begin by reviewing the history of human-induced climate change, then offering examples of its manifestations and impacts, before suggesting responses at personal and policy levels. 

THURSDAY MARCH 11  - 6:30   Pablo Toral “Focus on Success: Climate Change Actions that Make a Difference”

Pablo Toral, a professor of Environmental Studies and International Relations at Beloit College. will acknowledge the role individual actions play in reinforcing the importance of actively engaging with climate change. However, collective action is key to combating climate change, as will be illustrated with examples of community-level actions.

THURSDAY MARCH 18 – 6:30  Dominique Brossard  “Public Attitudes and Climate Change”

Dominique Brossard, Professor and Chair of the Life Sciences Communication Department at UW-Madison, will emphasize the need for clear, easy-to-understand communication about climate change issues, to successfully engage different audiences and promote well-informed action. Her talk is made possible by the Badger Talks Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Presented on  Beloit Public Library’s Facebook Live -   with a link provided afterward. (https://www.facebook.com/events/3001684870063820). The talks are free and open to the public; no reservations are required.

 

For More Information, Contact:
Brenda K. Plakans
Executive Director, Welty Environmental Center
brenda [at] weltycenter.org
608/362-6212

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