Join the MIT Climate Change Conversation on Thursday, April 9th: Should MIT Divest?

[Jacqueline F Kuo]

Dear Undergraduates,

On behalf of the MIT Climate Change Conversation Committee<http://climatechange.mit.edu/>, I would like to invite you all to attend the debate on divestment: Should MIT Divest from Fossil Fuels?<https://www.facebook.com/events/444139465747998/> this Thursday, April 9th, 4:30-6pm in Kresge Auditorium. The event will ask whether MIT should divest its endowment from fossil fuel companies, with the intention of helping the MIT community approach a complex and engaging topic from every angle. Please find more details below about the event and how to to submit questions for the panelist. I hope you can join us on Thursday for free food and good discussion.

Best,
Jacqueline Kuo
UA Committee on Sustainability, Chair
MIT Climate Change Conversation Committee, Member


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[cid:1419A0FE-639C-422B-B6D2-61E3B3047B0C]Should MIT Divest?
A Debate on Fossil Fuel Investment
Thursday April 9th, 2015 |4:30-6:00pm
Kresge Auditorium, MIT (Map) | Food will be provided
          Join Facebook Event<https://www.facebook.com/events/444139465747998/> | Download calendar invitation<https://climatechange.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/Should%20MIT%20Divest%3F%20A%20Debate%20on%20Fossil%20Fuel%20Investment%201.ics>

Join this event of the MIT Climate Change Conversation to learn about different facets of divestment from fossil fuel companies and explore whether MIT should divest its endowment as part of its response to climate change. Six prominent voices in the dialogue on climate change and energy will be staged as two teams that present PRO-divestment and AGAINST-divestment arguments in a classic debate format. The discussion will provide a nuanced view of the relevant issues being widely contested on university campuses, and in particular at MIT. This is an unprecedented opportunity for the MIT community to hear a diversity of expert perspectives, to have questions answered, and to deepen our understanding of the opportunities, drawbacks, and alternatives to fossil fuel divestment and of how universities can address global warming.

Moderator: Tony Cortese<http://www.intentionalendowments.org/tony_cortese_bio>, Intentional Endowments Network

Debating for fossil fuel divestment
Naomi Oreskes<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Oreskes>, Professor of History of Science, Harvard University
Don Gould<http://www.gouldasset.com/about_gould_our_people_don.php>, Trustee Pitzer College & CIO Gould Asset Management
John Sterman<http://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/detail.php?in_spseqno=12066>, Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management

Debating against fossil fuel divestment
Brad Hager<http://erl.mit.edu/people.php?item=14>, Professor, Director of the MIT Earth Resources Laboratory
<http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-wolak-stanford-divestment-carbon-20140516-story.html>Frank Wolak<http://web.stanford.edu/group/fwolak/cgi-bin/>, <http://web.stanford.edu/group/fwolak/cgi-bin/> Professor of Economics, Stanford University
<http://lexgwac.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/GWAC_Forum-_Investment-Summary.pdf>Timothy Smith<http://www.waldenassetmgmt.com/team/smith-timothy>, <http://www.waldenassetmgmt.com/team/smith-timothy> Director of ESG Engagement, Walden Asset Management

This is an event for the MIT community. You can email your questions for panelists prior to the event by sending them to climatechange at mit.edu<mailto:climatechange at mit.edu>, and bring a mobile device to participate virtually during the debate. The event will also be webcast live at climatechange.mit.edu/events. No prior registration for online webcast is required.


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