Saving Our Future from Climate Change

Watch a comprehensive seminar presentation exploring climate change challenges and potential solutions through the lens of fossil fuel divestment movements at Canadian universities. Examine how climate change threatens planetary habitability, analyze the current fossil fuel-dominated energy system, and discover pathways toward a climate-safe global energy future. Learn from PhD research findings about how activist participation in divestment campaigns influences political beliefs and behaviors. Access detailed speaking notes and explore recommended sources including works by Richard Rhodes on energy history, Robert Jaffe and Washington Taylor's physics of energy, and David Mackay's analysis of sustainable energy systems. Gain insights into the complexities of climate action and the role of social movements in driving systemic change through this 84-minute academic presentation.