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Event Schedule

Event Schedule

Monday, May 19, 2025
8:00 AM – 4:00 PMRegistration Open
8:00 AM – 9:00 AMContinental Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:15 AMWelcome and Introductions
9:15 AM – 10:15 AMNemonte Nenquimo: Defending the Forest, Defending the Future
10:15 AM – 10:30 AMBreak
10:30 AM – 11:45 AMDecarbonizing Penn State: A Glance Behind the Scenes and Potential for Engagement
10:30 AM – 11:45 AMCommunity Climate Justice Solutions: Built on the Legacy of Action
10:30 AM – 11:45 AMPennsylvania Energy Horizons: Highways, Homesteads, and Fields, Scenarios to 2050
10:30 AM – 11:45 AMResponding to the Climate Crisis: A Roadmap for Community Preparedness and Recovery
11:45 AM – 12:45 PMLunch
12:45 PM – 1:45 PMCreating the Climate for Climate: The Role of Higher Education
1:45 PM – 2:00 PMBreak
2:00 PM – 3:15 PMScientific Diasporas Bridging South-South Cooperation: Advancing Capacity Building, Knowledge
Exchange, and Technology Transfer initiatives with Colombia
2:00 PM – 3:15 PMForging Partnerships to Decarbonize the Residential Sector in PA
2:00 PM – 3:15 PMStrengthening the Resilient Design of Transitional Housing for Sustainable Recovery Ecosystem in Rural
Appalachia
2:00 PM – 3:15 PMMessaging and Behavior Change: The Place of the Arts and Humanities in Addressing Health Inequities
Amplified by Climate Change
3:15 PM – 3:45 PMBreak
3:45 PM – 5:00 PMCO₂ Mineralization for a Decarbonized and Resource-Efficient Built Environment
3:45 PM – 5:00 PMFurthering Indigenous Female-Led Nature-Based Climate Solutions through Land Rights and Carbon
Onsets in the Global South
3:45 PM – 5:00 PMFlooding in Pennsylvania under Extremes and Changing Federal Institutional Arrangements
3:45 PM – 5:00 PMIndividuals Creating Change in Local Communities
5:15 PM – 6:30 PMReception and Poster Session
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 AM – 12:00 PMRegistration Open
8:00 AM – 9:00 AMContinental Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:15 AMWelcome and Introductions
9:15 AM – 10:15 AMHarnessing the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Accelerate Climate Solutions
10:15 AM – 10:30Break
10:30 AM – 11:45 AMCreating a Coalition of Scientists, Artists and Indigenous Communities to Help Address the Climate Crisis
10:30 AM – 11:45 AMPursuing Carbon Offset Strategies for Penn State, the Commonwealth, and Society
10:30 AM – 11:45 AMClimate Change in Pennsylvania: From Impacts to Action
10:30 AM – 11:45 AMBridging Research and Action: Climate Data & Tools
11:45 AM – 12:45 PMLunch
12:45 PM – 2:00 PMPenn State K12 Sustainability Summit: Collaborating with the Next Generation of Climate
12:45 PM – 2:00 PMBridging Climate Smart Practices and Market Demands for Sustainable Dairy Systems
12:45 PM – 2:00 PMWhat Are the Health and Climate Costs and Benefits of Natural Gas Production?
12:45 PM – 2:00 PMNext Level Conversations
2:00 PM – 2:15 PMBreak
2:15 PM – 3:30 PMProtecting Who We Care About: The Unique Impacts of Climate Change on Children, Adolescents, and
Young Adults
2:15 PM – 3:30 PMDecarbonizing the Built Environment: Innovations and Pathways to Sustainable Infrastructure
2:15 PM – 3:30 PMStrategies for Communicating about Climate Change in Rural Communities
2:15 PM – 3:30 PMScientists Engaging with Policymakers

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