2017: Climate Change
National Conferences
Climate Change is Real: Now What?
Shaw Hall, Younts Conference Center
November 8-9, 2017
The scientific consensus is overwhelming that human-caused climate change is real.
Now we ask: What does that mean for people’s health and livelihoods, for cities and homes, for ecological systems and even for our nation’s security? And, what can we do?
Thanks for joining us November 8 and 9 as we explored the current and future impact of climate change and concrete ways we can work together to solve this crisis and save the planet.
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Series was moderated by Mark Quinn (bio), former longtime broadcast journalist
November 8 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Keynote address: A Global Perspective on Earth’s Climate
Charles Bolden (bio), former astronaut and head of NASA
“Every other breath: Hidden stories of climate change” A look at The Post and Courier’s award-nominated series
Tony Bartelme (bio), Post and Courier special projects reporter
Is Climate Change Making Us Sicker?
Allison Crimmins (bio), climate scientist and lead author of interagency study on impact of climate change on health
A Conversation with Dana Beach (bio), executive director and founder, South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, Tony Bartelme, Charles Bolden and Allison Crimmins hosted by Mark Quinn
November 9 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Opening address: At Risk: Our Nation’s Security
Sherri Goodman (bio), former deputy undersecretary of defense, and senior advisor, The Center for Climate and Security
What Cities Can Do: A conversation with two coastal mayors
Phil Stoddard, PhD. (bio), mayor, South Miami, and professor of biology, Florida International University
Billy Keyserling (bio), mayor, Beaufort
Closing address: Can Free Enterprise Solve Climate Change?
Bob Inglis (bio), former U.S. Congressman and founder and CEO, RepublicEn.org