Expertise plays an essential role in sustaining democracy, according to Liz Fisher, professor of environmental law at Oxford University’s Corpus Christi College.
Opinions, Column
You Are Not in the Darkest Timeline
It’s hard not to feel cynical in 2024, as digital alerts about climate change and wars and migrants and mental illness all pump into our brains like water against an unstable dam. Amid this doom and gloom, we ought to acknowledge we do not live in the “the Darkest Timeline,” as joked about by the cult classic NBC sitcom Community.
News, Academics
Thiede Discusses Impacts of Climate Change on Health
Recent research has demonstrated that the global impacts of climate change on human health stem from pressing systemic issues, according to Brian Thiede, associate professor of Rural Sociology, Sociology, and Demography at Pennsylvania State University.
Opinions, Column
Considering a More Positive Outlook on Climate Change
While I agree with the intentions of the environmental movement, I think our generation’s fear of climate change is overly pessimistic and lacks positive foresight.
News, On Campus
Kerry Discusses Solutions to Climate Change-Related Health Issues
Vanessa Kerry delivered a lecture on the solutions to climate change–related health issues on Wednesday at the Connell School of Nursing.
News, Administration
BC to Attend United Nations Climate Conference for Second Consecutive Year
A select group of Boston College students and faculty members will travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt this November for COP27. This is the second time the University will attend the annual United Nations summit on climate change.
News, On Campus
‘It Is Not Too Late to Change Course’: NYT International Climate Correspondent Urges Climate Action
The Russian war in Ukraine is pivotal to the future of combating climate change, according to The New York Times’ International Climate Correspondent Somini Sengupta.
Column, Opinions
How Dad Rock (and You) Can Save the Environment
We are finding ourselves at the crux of a sociopolitical and ecological tipping point, where we need to pressure the government to take definitive action against climate change. Although we don’t quite have groups of hippies acting as our guides, that does not mean we should throw in the towel because we think the government won’t listen or that we are too young or inexperienced to incite change.
News, On Campus
BC Faculty Share Perspectives on COP26 and the Climate Change Crisis
Boston College faculty met on Thursday to discuss the University’s involvement in COP26 and the larger climate crisis facing the world today.
Metro, Politics, Newton
Newton Committee Considers Legislative Initiatives as Part of Climate Action Plan
Newton leaders presented ideas for legislation to reduce emissions and promote renewable energy in city residences and businesses at a Zoom meeting Monday night in a discussion on the Climate Action Plan.
