EarthTalk Seminar: Global warming, human heat stress, and the prickly politics of combating climate change

"Global warming, human heat stress, and the prickly politics of combating climate change" presented by James Kasting, Penn State The spring 2021 EarthTalks series, "Energy and Climate Policy: How to Avoid a Global Hothouse," will focus on policies and technologies that could help slow down global warming. It will address questions related to carbon taxes, renewable energy subsidies, and the feasibility of carbon sequestration, among other topics. The series will be held in conjunction with EARTH 400, a course for students who wish to pursue these topics in greater depth. The seminars, which are free and open to the public, take place from 4 – 5 p.m. on Mondays via Zoom.