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Distinguished presenters听听discussed how the moral voice of faith communities can offer distinct contributions to address climate change, as well as the national and international policy implications of the international climate conference (COP21) held in Paris, and theological considerations of the encyclical.听
Cosponsored by the Jesuit Institute, the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, Catholic Climate Covenant, Catholic Studies Interdisciplinary Minor, CRS Student Ambassadors, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Economics Honors Program, EcoPledge, Environmental Studies Program, International Studies Program, School of Theology and Ministry, Sociology Department, SustainBC, Theology Department, and University Mission and Ministry. Generously supported by a grant from the Boston College Institute for Liberal Arts.
Opening Lecture - September 28, 2015
Leading the Way: The Economic, Technological, and Moral Imperative for U.S. Climate Action
Senator Edward J. Markey, United States Senator for Massachusetts
Opening Lecture - September 28, 2015
Climate Science, the Pope鈥檚 Encyclical, and the President鈥檚 Climate Action Plan
John Holdren,听Assistant to the President of the United States for Science and Technology
The Canisius Lecture - September 28, 2015
Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Planet
His Eminence Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Cardinal of Ghana and president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
Cardinal Peter Turkson, a chief advisor to Pope Francis, examines the Pope鈥檚 sweeping climate change encyclical,听Laudato Si, and its global impact on faith, environmental policy, and social justice. Video courtesy of听.
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Policy/COP21 Panel Discussion - September 29, 2015
Climate Change and Vulnerable Communities
Maryanne听Loughry, RSM, associate director, Jesuit Refugee Service Australia;听Edouard T茅treau, French economist and essayist; member of the Vatican' s听Cortile dei Gentiliscientific committee; Moderator:听Joseph听Manning, associate, Corporate Program, Ceres.
Global Climate Change Policy Lecture - September 29, 2015
Avoiding Extinction: The Role of COP21
Graciela Chichilnisky,听visiting professor of economics, Stanford University, professor of economics and of statistics, and director, Columbia Consortium for Risk Management, Columbia University.
Graciela Chichilnisky, CEO and cofounder of Global Thermostat, professor of economics and mathematical statistics at Columbia University, and a visiting professor at Stanford University, delivers the keynote address during the second day of 鈥淥ur Common Home.鈥� 听Video courtesy of听.
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Climate Change and the Media Panel Discussion - September 30, 2015
Laudato Si' and the Media
Andrew Revkin, environment reporter for the听New York Times, senior fellow for environmental understanding at the Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies, Pace University;听Grant Gallicho, associate editor at听Commonweal听Magazine;听Moderator:听Tiziana C. Dearing, associate professor, School of Social Work, Boston College.
Implications of the Encyclical Panel Discussion - September 30, 2015
Laudato Si'听and Catholic Social Teaching
Mary Ann Hinsdale, IHM, associate professor of theology, Boston College Theology Department;听Kristin Heyer, professor of theology, Boston College Theology Department;听Dan Misleh, executive director, Catholic Climate Covenant; Moderator:听Kevin Brown, Ph.D. candidate in systematic theology, Boston College Theology Department.
Theology/Ethics Panel - September 30, 2015
The Theology and Ethics of Sustainability
Willis Jenkins, associate professor of religious studies, University of Virginia;听Erin Lothes, assistant professor of theology, College of Saint Elizabeth; Moderator:听Grant Gallicho, associate editor of听Commonweal听Magazine.
Panelists Willis Jenkins, associate professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, and Erin Lothes, assistant professor of Theology at the College of Saint Elizabeth, discuss the ethics and theology of sustainability during the third day of 鈥淥ur Common Home,鈥� a Boston College-sponsored conference exploring the implications of Pope Francis鈥檚 newly released encyclical on the environment and climate change. Grant Gallicho, associate editor of听Commonweal Magazine, serves as the event's moderator.听Video courtesy of听.
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Keynote Lecture - October 1, 2015
Toward Just Sustainabilities
Julian Agyeman, Professor, Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, Tufts University.