Emergency: The Citizen's Guide to Climate Action — Mark Jaccard

Dr. Mark Jaccard, professor of sustainable energy in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University speaks on how climate-concerned citizens can overcome myths that hinder us from acting in time to prevent extreme climate impacts. Their actions can involve personal consumption choices (electric vehicles, heat pumps), but these only have an effect if citizens are also engaged in the political process and civil society to elect and support climate-sincere politicians. These personal and collective efforts must align with and foster a global strategy of decarbonization, especially in developing countries. Dr. Jaccard’s talk aligns with the 2020 publication of his book, The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Success: Overcoming Myths that Hinder Progress. (April 28, 2020)

Mark Jaccard on Twitter: @markjaccard
Mark Jaccard’s blog: http://markjaccard.blogspot.com/

Order copies of The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Success from local independent bookstores. Dr. Jaccard’s book is also available at the University of Regina bookstore. (A free html version is available online at Cambridge University Press.)

https://ebookstore.uregina.ca/
https://www.indiebound.org/
https://bookstorelink.com

This Zoom talk is part of the Academics for Climate Community Series: Towards a Better Understanding of Climate Change in Saskatchewan, an interdisciplinary series designed to increase public understanding of climate change and its range of impacts – local and global. Dr. Jaccard’s talk was in co-sponsorship with Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy through the Centre for the Study of Science and Innovation Policy (University of Saskatchewan), and Now What?!.

Academics for Climate Facebook page:
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Now What?! is an online platform designed to bring people from around the world together on issues of climate change for virtual conversations and new modalities of participatory dialogue in service to initiatives for change.
https://www.nowwhat2020.com

Zoom event link + info page: bit.ly/jaccard

Academics for Climate (AFC) gratefully acknowledges support for the Community Series from the University of Regina’s Faculty of Science, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance (MAP), Faculty of Education, Luther College, Department of Anthropology, Department of Classics and Philosophy, Department of Economics, Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, Department of Sociology and Social Studies, the Department of Visual Arts, and the Department of Film.

AFC series events were held on the original territories of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Lakota, and Nakoda peoples, as well as the homelands of the Métis. The University of Regina resides on Treaty 4 lands with a presence in Treaty 6.

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