Breakout Session 1: 10:45PM - 12:00PM
UW Student Advocacy for Climate Justice
Room: 2003
Michelle Angkasa (she/they), 4B Environment and Business, Faculty of Environment
Francesca Girmenia (she/her), 3A Environment and Business, Faculty of Environment
Maya Morton Ninomiya (she/her), 4B Health Studies, Faculty of Health
Description: Youth are at the frontlines of facing the climate crisis. Not only do youth have the most to lose, they are some of the most vocal advocates for stronger and equitable climate action. This workshop, hosted by members of the UW Climate Justice Ecosystem, will discuss the challenges and successes of student-led climate justice advocacy on campus.
Breakout Session 2: 1:15PM - 2:30PM
Sustainable Finance 101 Workshop
Room: 2002
Joseph Scarfone, Master of Environmental Studies in Sustainability Management, Faculty of Environment
Description: Dive into the dynamic world of Sustainable Finance, an interactive workshop for anyone at the start of their finance journey or aiming towards a career in finance. Through discussions and small group activities, engage with key theories and the latest trends reshaping finance, from ethical investments to green bonds and ESG scoring. This interactive session promises insights into the evolving financial landscape, focusing on the challenges and opportunities of leveraging finance as a tool toward a more sustainable future.
Breakout Session 2: 1:15PM - 2:30PM
Sustainable Futures: Integrating Education and Climate Change Action
Room: 2003
Darren Harry Baine, Bachelor’s in biology, bioinformatics option, Faculty of Science
Description: This workshop is aimed at equipping students and educators with the knowledge and skills needed to foster a deeper understanding of climate change and sustainability issues among future generations. This workshop is focused towards understanding that education plays a pivotal role in shaping a sustainable future, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) by emphasizing the integration of sustainability and climate change education into learning environments. We aim to empower participants to design, develop, and deploy educational strategies and curricula that can inform students worldwide about the challenges of climate change and sustainability.
Breakout Session 3: 2:45pm - 4:00pm
Tools for overshoot: A discussion of technology-based climate interventions
Room: 1004
Stephanie Rose Cortinovis, PhD in Global Governance, BSIA (panelist)
Hope Elizabeth Tracey, PhD in Global Governance, BSIA (panelist)
Kasra Motlaghzadeh, PhD in Systems Design Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (panelist)
Burgess Langshaw Power, PhD in Global Governance, BSIA (moderator)
Description: What happens when countries fail to meet their climate targets to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius? This interactive panel will tackle the potential necessity of climate interventions – a group of technologies which could be used to address the ‘overshoot’ of temperature targets, atmospheric CO2 levels, and other effects of climate change. It is intended to provide a high-level overview of the risks, co-benefits, and necessity of technology-based carbon dioxide removals (CDR) and other climate interventions as part of the climate mitigation toolkit.
