Annual Freedman Lecture will examine the transition from a carbon-based economy
April 7, 2021
AMHERST, Mass. – Three experts will present different perspectives on how the United States and the world can transition from a carbon-based economy to one that is greenhouse gas emissions neutral when the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Social and Behavioral Sciences presents “Climate Crisis: Transitioning Away from a Carbon-Based Economy,” the 2021 Freedman Lecture, April 22 at 12:30 p.m.
Panelists for the online event include:
Jacopo Buongiorno, director of the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems (CANES) and director of science and technology for the MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory. A professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT, Buongiorno will discuss new advances made in nuclear energy production as an alternative to carbon-based energy sources in every sector of the economy.