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UK Alumni: Sustainability Talks: In Conversation with Professor Michele De Nevers

DAR
Feb
14

Virtual |
February 14, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Join the UC Alumni UK Sustainability Committee for an interactive conversation about the Paris Agreement on climate change, global carbon budgets and an update on Sustainability at Haas with Professor Michele De Nevers. Register here. 

Michele de Nevers is the executive director of sustainability programs at the Haas School of Business and has been tasked with making Haas the best business school for sustainability. She also teaches Climate Change science at the INSTITUT BARCELONA D’ESTUDIS INTERNACIONALS (IBEI)

She will provide a short introduction to the science of climate change and the status of global negotiations, including progress in achieving the Paris Agreement goals. She will introduce the global carbon budget and explore technology and policy options to stay within the budget. She will also discuss Berkeley Haas Sustainability initiatives, such as the Energy Institute at Haas, the Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics, the Sustainable Food Initiative, the Center for Responsible Business, the Sustainable & Impact Finance initiative and the Center for Financial Reporting and Management.

Space will be limited to 20 participants. Registration price is £5; all proceeds will support sustainability initiatives at your UC campus. 

To facilitate the conversation, we encourage you to submit questions for Professor De Nevers during registration.

Register here.