Penn Stateâs University Park Undergraduate Association hosted Paul Shrivastava and Douglas Goodstein of Penn Stateâs Sustainability Institute to discuss climate and sustainability action during a meeting Wednesday night.
Shrivastava â director of Penn Stateâs Sustainability Institute â gave a presentation that highlighted some of the ways in which students may be able to work toward sustainability, urging them to âcollectively join hands.â This work, Shrivastava explained, is largely based on the United Nationsâ list of 17 sustainability goals.
Goodstein â associate director for student engagement at Penn Stateâs Sustainability Institute â urged students to use their voices to fight for climate action and invited UPUA members to become involved in âyouth listening sessions.â More information on the sessions will be provided at a later date.
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One focus of her research group is evaluating how nutritional deficiencies contribute to declines in pollinator populations and developing strategies to design floral planting schemes to improve pollinator nutrition in diverse landscapes. She also has developed accessible, nationwide, web-based tools to support evaluation and management of habitat for pollinators for both agriculture and conservation. I am so honored to be selected for this award and to have the importance of pollinators to our food and natural ecosystems recognized, Grozinger said. “Tackling pollinator declines requires an approach that crosses academic disciplines and engages stakeholders in a shared discovery process. The dynamic, creative and collaborative environment at Penn State really has made this work possible, and I am so excited to see where we will take this research in the future.
Virtual EarthTalks series focuses on policies, technology to slow global warming
The spring 2021 EESI EarthTalks series, “Energy and climate policy: How to avoid a global hothouse,” will focus on policies and technologies that could help slow global warming. The seminars, which are free and open to the public, take place 4–5 p.m. on Mondays via Zoom.Image: Bernd Haupt / Pixabay
Virtual EarthTalks series focuses on policies, technology to slow global warming
January 19, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. As the effects of a warming climate become clearer, decision-makers are turning to policy and technology to slow down global warming. The spring 2021 EESI EarthTalks series, “Energy and climate policy: How to avoid a global hothouse,” will address questions related to carbon taxes, renewable energy subsidies and the feasibility of carbon sequestration, among other topics. The seminars, which are free and open to the public, take place 4–5 p.m. on Mondays via Zoom.