Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time. How we choose to act on this issue – or not act – will shape humanity for generations to come. In this talk, Kendra Pierre-Louis, will sketch out the scope of the problem and what it means to look at climate through the lens of solutions.What can we, as a society do, to limit the worst impacts of climate change? And how can we as individuals use our gifts in service to this transition?
Kendra Pierre-Louis is a senior climate reporter with the Gimlet/Spotify podcast How to Save a Planet. Previously she was a climate reporter with The New York Times and a staff writer for Popular Science (PopSci) where she wrote about science, the environment, and, occasionally, mayonnaise. She is also the author of the book, “Green Washed: Why We Can’t Buy Our Way to a Green Planet.”
Kendra has Masters’ in Science Writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and in Sustainable Development with a focus on Policy Analysis and Advocacy from the SIT Graduate Institute. She also has a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University.
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