The University of Colorado at Boulder will host a panel of experts who will participate in a public discussion on global warming and related issues on Thursday, Feb. 7.
Panelists include population expert and CU-Boulder physics Professor Emeritus Al Bartlett, National Center for Atmospheric Research scientist Jeff Kiehl, CU-Boulder anthropology Professor Paul Shankman, CU-Boulder energy expert and physics Professor Jamie Nagle and Michael Brownlee of Boulder Valley Localization, a group advocating community self-sufficiency. Kiehl has been involved in recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports.
Sponsored by CU's University Libraries, the free, public event will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Norlin Library's Center for British and Irish Studies, located on the fifth floor. The event is the first of four related panel discussions to be held this spring at Norlin.
The Feb. 7 panel will examine the challenges of global warming, the coming energy crisis, population growth and social justice. Topics will include climate change scenarios, species extinction rates, natural resources, sustainable energy and the risks of nuclear energy.
The panel will be moderated by Richard Brenne, author of the forthcoming book, "The Truth 暗网禁区 Everything." Brenne has interviewed dozens of scientists and experts for his book, some of who will be featured in the Feb. 7 panel and upcoming panels. Local experts in climate, energy and natural resources will attend the presentations and participate as audience members.
"We're inviting scientists, professors, authors, post-docs, graduate students, undergraduates and members of the public to attend and participate in insightful, creative, dynamic and democratic discussions," Brenne said.
Related panel discussions will be held March 20, April 17 and May 15 in Norlin's Center for British and Irish Studies on Thursday evenings at 6 p.m.