This conference videos is divided into several parts. This is PART One of the conference.

Climate change is an existential threat faced by our society. This conference provides a discussion forum between CUNY and other interdisciplinary researchers, educators, policymakers, as well as the private sector to address climate change and also building resilience and sustainability of the future.  

·         Mindy Engle-Friedman, Professor of Psychology, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

·         Lin Peng, Krell Chair Professor in Finance, Zicklin School of Business

·         Linda Essig, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Panel One: Research and Teaching: Climate and Sustainability, moderated by Professor Anna D’Souza, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs (10:30 am–11:30 am) the following panelists

·         Local Waterways and Coastal Ecosystems
Chester Zarnoch, Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

·         Bringing Oysters Back to NYC: Research, Education, and Outreach Working with the BOP
Stephen Gosnell, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

·         Food Production, Factory Farming, Environmental Impacts
Valerie Watnick, Professor and Chair, Department of Law, Zicklin School of Business

·         Climate Impacts and Environmental Justice
Shelly Eversley, Professor of English and Interim Chair, Black and Latino Studies, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences