Drawing on conversations and recorded messages from across COP31, Climate Emergency Forum examines the gap between the climate emergency and the responses being discussed. The panel will explore specific examples, overlooked questions, and the case for an open discussion of climate interventions alongside emissions reductions.
Panelists:
Paul Beckwith
Paul is a Climate System Scientist who has taught at the University of Ottawa in the Laboratory for Paleoclimatology, as well as at Carleton University. Paul is a well-known climate educator on YouTube with over 1,200 videos pertaining to climate science.
Herb Simmens Herb is a member of the Board of Directors of the Climate Emergency Forum. He is also Co-founder of the Healthy Planet Action Coalition (HPAC). He has degrees from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and international Affairs from Princeton. He’s also studied at the London School of Economics. A Climate Vocabulary of the Future is Herb’s first book.
Regina Valdez
Regina is a Climate Reality Program Leader and Mentor with an MS in Sustainability Management. She is also a GreenFaith Fellow and a LEED Green Associate.
Where: Press Conference Room 2 “Yunus Emre” Area D4, Blue Zone, Antalya EXPO Center, COP31
