Confronting the Climate Crisis: Choosing a Healthier Future

04/15/2020 | Boston, MA

**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HARVARD UNIVERSITY’S GUIDANCE RELATED TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK. PLEASE CONTACT SKYE FLANIGAN AT FLANIGAN@HSPH.HARVARD.EDU OR (617) 384-8221 ‭FOR MORE INFORMATION.**

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and prepare for the next 50 years, please join the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for a half-day symposium on tackling the climate crisis to address our health emergency and the leaders who are driving the movement. 

Hosted by the Harvard Chan School’s Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE) and Gina McCarthy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator under President Obama, the event will feature experts who will highlight the health impacts of our changing climate and the ways science and data can motivate action to address this crisis.


KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Christiana Figueres

Former Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;

Founding Partner, Global Optimism, and Convenor, Mission 2020

LOCATION:

Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts

DATE AND TIME:

April 15th, 2020, Symposium: 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Reception: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Please visit the symposium website for more information.