Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit First Hour: Plenary Panel Flowing Capital to a Sustainable Future: Perspectives from Yale Alumni in the Impact Investing Arena Panelists Tom Hodgman,

Yale Environmental Sustainability Summit First Hour: Plenary Panel Flowing Capital to a Sustainable Future: Perspectives from Yale Alumni in the Impact Investing Arena Panelists Tom Hodgman, Senior Director, NatureVest Jeff Possick, Managing Director, MissionPoint Partners Shelby Semmes, Consultant, Intervale Advisors Adam Wolfensohn, Co-Managing Partner, Encourage Capital Moderator | Terry Kellogg, Managing Director, Helios Capital Ventures Second Hour: Closing Plenary Panel Moving Ahead: Change Making, Sound Science, and the Rule of Law Panelists Paul Anastas, Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor in the Practice of Chemistry for the Environment Tom McHenry, President and Dean, Vermont Law School William K. Reilly, Chairman Emeritus, World Wildlife Fund; Former Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency Moderator | Ingrid C. Burke, Dean of F&ES

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Excerpt of Professor Leif Wenar's presentation in Seattle, Washington on January 27th, full speech

Excerpt of Professor Leif Wenar's presentation in Seattle, Washington on January 27th, full speech here. Leif is author of the book, Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules That Run the World.In this excerpt from his presentation of January

He holds the Chair of Philosophy & Law at Kings College London. After earning his Bachelor degree from Stanford, he went to Harvard to study with John Rawls, and wrote his doctoral thesis on property rights with Robert Nozick and T.M. Scanlon. He has worked in the UK since 1997. This excerpt was produced by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv, Voices of Sustainability as part of a blogpost, Sustainability Advocate. Visit the site, Clean Trade (http://cleantrade.org/) to become involved in this movement.

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How can we plan today for resilience as climate change affects our coastal farms? Dr. Kate Tully is an Assistant Professor of Agroecology at the University of Maryland and directs the AgroEcoLab. She

How can we plan today for resilience as climate change affects our coastal farms? Dr. Kate Tully is an Assistant Professor of Agroecology at the University of Maryland and directs the AgroEcoLab. She earned a bachelor's degree in English, Spanish, and Biology from Kenyon College and a master's and doctorate in Ecology from the University of Virginia. She conducted postdoctoral research at Columbia University's Earth Institute, where she researched the environmental impacts of the African Green Revolution and lived in Kenya and Tanzania. Broadly, her research examines how to manage farming systems so they both adapt to and mitigate climate change. Specifically, her current research programs address how to manage (1) coastal farmlands impacted by sea-level rise and saltwater intrusion and (2) cover crops to improve agroecosystem services provisioning. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Jusen Asuka talks about the “Fall and Rise of Japan’s Climate Policy”. Usually, the order should be “Rise and Fall” - however, the climate policy in Japan was only active for a short period

Jusen Asuka talks about the “Fall and Rise of Japan’s Climate Policy”. Usually, the order should be “Rise and Fall” - however, the climate policy in Japan was only active for a short period of time (such as the Kyoto Protocol in 1997) and since then it has been very inactive/passive. Therefore, it needs to be revived now. He also shares some concrete proposals for Japan’s green recovery plan to revive. Jusen Asuka is a professor in the Center for Northeast Asian Studies at Tohoku University. He has previously worked for the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Hayama, Japan as the director of the climate change group. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo, an MBA from INSEAD. His primary areas of interest are energy policy, environmental policy, and international environmental/energy cooperation, and is also regularly involved in groups dealing with climate change in Japan. He is a football fan. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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“It is, what it is?” Donald Trump’s infamous words about the rising COVID-19 death toll in the USA, may accidentally and unintentionally contain keen insights. “It is” a system involving

“It is, what it is?” Donald Trump’s infamous words about the rising COVID-19 death toll in the USA, may accidentally and unintentionally contain keen insights. “It is” a system involving the Coronavirus (SARS COV 2) and humans and the “what it is” refers to how the virus invades us and replicates itself, a system guided and limited by only the laws of physics and chemistry that drive the natural world. Sadly and predictably, mankind was poorly prepared to deal with this pandemic, especially when it became apparent that the virus did not care about borders, politics, economies, education, or even sports. Science to the rescue! ​ Unfortunately, “it is what it is” applies equally well the series of events that will necessarily follow from our relentless modification of the global carbon cycle. The wake-up call that we have received from our poor-handling of the current pandemic may provide a limited window in which to encourage climate action or it might result in a period of “crisis fatigue”. In either case, scientists, educators, leaders, and general citizens will need to understand why we responded so poorly in this crisis so we will take the dramatic action required to address climate change. ​ 「算了，就這樣了」(It is, what it is)----現任美國總統對美國國内節節上升的死亡個案如此言論，也許實有洞見。如果「It is」指新冠病毒與人類並存在的系統，「what it is」應爲物理、化學定律限制的自然下，病毒入侵人體自我複製的系統。病毒不顧邊疆、政治、經濟、教育(甚至體育)，大肆進犯疫情面前毫無招架之力的人類。我們應該慶幸，科學在拯救我們! 不幸的是，「it is what it is」對應在一連串不可避免的事件，同樣見於人類擅自嬗變碳循環的情況。現時疫情處理差劣是一個警號，警醒我們從有限情況下應對氣候危機，否則將會陷入「危機疲勞」時期。不論如何，科學家、教育人士、不同界別領袖與民衆，都必須明白我們處理疫情差劣的緣由，我們同樣要採取果斷行動應對氣候變化危機。 The seed that grew into Mark McGinley’s concern about the current state of the world was planted during a childhood spent exploring nature in Texas, Australia, California, and elsewhere. As a student (B.S. Zoology, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.S. Ecology; Kansas State University, and PhD Ecology, University of Utah) he conducted research on the behavioral and evolutionary ecology of animals and plants. During his 24 years as a professor at Texas Tech University (Department of Biological Sciences and Honors College) he introduced students to nature by teaching field courses in Jamaica and Belize, along the Rio Grande, and 6 summers teaching marine biology and scuba on sailboat in Caribbean. He also endeavored to improve the scientific and environmental literacy of students and general public by helping to develop undergraduate programs in Integrated Science and Natural History; Humanities, graduate programs in STEM for middle school and secondary school teachers, and serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Five years ago he moved to Hong Kong to take up the challenge of serving as a Professor and founding Head of Science Unit and Director of Core Curriculum and General Education at Lingnan University. 兒時探索加州、德州、澳洲與他鄉生態的經歷，在McGinley心中埋下了關懷世事的種子。在獲取加州大學聖塔芭芭拉分校動物學學士、堪薩斯州立大學環境學碩士與猶他州立大學環境學博士的學術路上，他專注研究動植物行爲與進化生物學。 於德州理工大學生物科學學院任教教授24年時，為啓發學生接觸自然生態，McGinley於牙買加、伯利兹及格蘭德河沿岸教授田野課程，並於加勒比海教授海洋生態及潛泳達六暑期。爲了成就改善學生與公衆科學與環境理解的志願，他亦協力發展綜合科學、自然史及人文本科生課程，針對中小學教師需要的研究生科創課程，以及出任Encyclopedia of Earth總編輯一職。五年前，McGinley來港赴任嶺南大學教授、科學教研組首任領導人及核心課程及通識教育辦事處處長。 This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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