{"id":210778,"date":"2024-03-07T16:08:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T21:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=210778"},"modified":"2024-03-07T16:19:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T21:19:20","slug":"uconn-experts-discuss-climate-changes-impact-on-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/03\/uconn-experts-discuss-climate-changes-impact-on-connecticut\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Experts Discuss Climate Change\u2019s Impact on Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the UConn Foundation\u2019s Impact Series, four researchers, including two from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, discussed their research on climate change in Connecticut on Feb. 8. The professors discussed its local impacts and what the state can do about them.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The talk, titled \u201cClimate Change in Connecticut: Threats and Responses\u201d was moderated by Professor-in-Residence Joe MacDougald, executive director of UConn Law\u2019s Center for Energy and Environmental Law. <\/span><\/p>\n

The panel included Professor and Head of Geography, Sustainability, Community and Urban Studies Anji Seth, who studies how regional climates are likely to evolve under global warming, and Professor of Marine Sciences James O\u2019Donnell, executive director of the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation, who studies ocean circulation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also on the panel were Paschaline Nsiah-Asare, a teaching fellow at the UConn School of Law and an attorney with a special interest in comparative energy and environmental policy, and Emmanouil Anagnostou, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in UConn\u2019s College of Engineering. <\/span><\/p>\n

The event gave attendees <\/span>the opportunity to learn<\/span> about the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change in Connecticut and the proactive responses led by UConn. <\/span><\/p>\n

Panelists spoke about the interdisciplinary perspectives of climate science, energy and resilience policy, and environmental justice. Seth emphasized that though we are already adapting to the impacts of climate change, it is still \u201cnever, ever\u201d too late to mitigate.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEverything that we can do will help,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s no point at which we give up, because the more [carbon dioxide] we put into the atmosphere, the worse things are going to get.\u201d <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The next UConn Foundation Impact Series event will take place on May 22 at the UConn Health Center. Check back with the <\/span>Impact Series web page<\/span><\/a> for updates.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Interim
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Interim Dean Ofer Harel speaks with an attendee of the first UConn Impact series event on Feb. 8, 2024 at the UConn School of Law. Harel said the event would provide \u201ca glimpse of how UConn is making a difference in our state, our nation, and our world through groundbreaking research and collaboration to solve some of the greatest challenges facing our communities.\u201d (Matthew Hodgkins\/UConn Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Joe
Joe MacDougald \u201996 (LAW) is a professor-in-residence of law and the executive director of UConn Law\u2019s Center for Energy and Environmental Law. \u201cI think you\u2019ll be impressed with the scope of the way we approach climate change and climate policy at the University, but also in the way that we are impacting the state,\u201d he said. (Matthew Hodgkins\/UConn Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"James
James O\u2019Donnell speaks to CLAS Interim Dean Ofer Harel at the Feb. 8, 2024 event. O\u2019Donnell highlighted that his work is not just to do academic science work, but to also provide solutions and policy advice to legislators and leaders around the state regarding Connecticut\u2019s response to climate change. (Matthew Hodgkins\/UConn Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Emmanouil
At the Feb. 8, 2024 UConn Impact series event, Emmanouil Anagnostou answers a question from the audience. He noted that UConn students are \u201ceager\u201d to see the state take steps to mitigate climate change. (Matthew Hodgkins\/UConn Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Paschaline
During the Climate Change in Connecticut: Threats and Responses event on Feb. 8. 2024, Paschaline Nsiah-Asare, a teaching fellow at the UConn School of Law and an attorney with a special interest in comparative energy and environmental policy, emphasized the need for climate justice. \u201cIn Connecticut, we all know the impacts from climate change impact a marginal section in our community in terms of health and sea levels rising and other issues,\u201d she said. (Matthew Hodgkins\/UConn Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Panelists
Panelists Anji Seth and Nsiah-Asare engage in a conversation at the Feb. 8, 2024 event at the UConn School of Law Starr Hall. Seth co-led the writing of a physical climate change assessment for Connecticut that led to the Governor\u2018s climate change steering committee. (Matthew Hodgkins\/UConn Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Charlie
Charlie Whynacht, of Glastonbury, Conn., asked the panel on Feb. 8, 2024 what they\u2019ve noticed students at UConn think about the future regarding climate change. (Matthew Hodgkins\/UConn Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Anji
During the Feb. 8, 2024 panel, Seth answered an audience question highlighting, as she\u2019s noticed, a \u201cvery real\u201d student anxiety regarding climate change. \u201cBut I think the best thing we can do is make changes so that they can feel more hopeful,\u201d she said. (Matthew Hodgkins\/UConn Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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