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Reducing Heat Trapping Emissions from Energy Use and Storing More Carbon in Forests to Achieve a Safe Climate

Tuesday, May 12, 2020—7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

FREE

The Hitchcock Center is proud to co-sponsor a series of Zoom webinar talks with Climate Action Now and Save Massachusetts Forests. The first of two talks in the series, Protecting Forests: A Series of Talks About the Critical Importance of Forests in the Time of Climate Change will be given by William Moomaw. Forests are vital in mitigating climate change, and restoring and sustaining healthy ecosystems to protect biodiversity, provide clean air and water, and enhance human health.

William R. Moomaw, Professor Emeritus, Center for International Environment & Resource Policy at Tufts University, lead author of five reports for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,  former director of the Climate & Energy Program at the World Resources Institute.

We’re excited to present the latest forest science and policy from these experts! There will be time for Q & A following each talk.

The talks are free, but registration is required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation with a link to join the meeting.Please register if you can’t attend and want a link to the recorded talk. Do not share the link because it will only work for you.
Event co-sponsors
Arise for Social Justice; Concerned Citizens of Franklin County; Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution, Climate Change Committee; The Enviro Show; Extinction Rebellion Western MA; Green Berkshires;  Hitchcock Center for the Environment; Keep the Woods; 350MA Berkshire Node; Mothers Out Front Pioneer Valley; Partnership for Policy Integrity; Restore: The North Woods; Representative Lindsay Sabadosa, 1st Hampshire District; Springfield Climate Justice Coalition; Traprock Center for Peace & Justice; Wendell State Forest Alliance

Details

Date:
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:
FREE

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