Empowering Climate Conversastions: From Anxiety and Misinformation to Inspired Action

Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding what climate change means for people and the places where we live. She is the Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy (called “Nature United” in Canada) and a Horn Distinguished Professor and Endowed Professor of Public Policy and Public Law in the Dept. of Political Science at Texas Tech University. Her book, Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World, was released in 2021 and she also hosts the PBS digital series Global Weirding, currently in its fifth season. Katharine has been named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People, the United Nations Champion of the Environment, and the World Evangelical Alliance’s Climate Ambassador, and is a fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation. More: katharinehayhoe.com

This event was co-sponsered by UBC Graduate & Faculty Christian Forum, as well as Regent College, Trinity Western University’s Faculty of Natural & Applied Sciences, A Rocha Canada, and CSCA.