Justice and Climate Solutions

Thom Wilch, Professor, Department of Earth and Environment, Faculty Director of the Center for Sustainability and the Environment. Albion College

Tuesdays, 2–4 p.m., October 4, 11, and 25, In Person, Ludington. Class size unlimited.

Participants will be invited to bring laptops or tablets to the meeting- but they are not required. Some readings will be recommended — all available online.

In this course, we will explore climate change as a social justice issue and learn about real solutions to the climate crisis. The actions we take now and in the near future will determine the severity of the impacts. We will propose climate solutions such as energy efficiency, carbon pricing, fossil fuel taxes, incentivizing renewables, planting trees, increasing nuclear energy, and carbon dioxide removal. We will test these approaches using the En-ROADS climate simulator developed by the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, and will discuss the impacts of different solutions on global temperature and other factors, including equity and justice. We will conclude the class by discussing local solutions for this global problem. Join the class to experience what it’s like to create your own climate future using grounded conversations; the resulting experience is hopeful, scientifically-grounded, action-oriented, and eye-opening.