Webinar Announcement
The Real Reason Greenland Determines Our Fate: Melting Ice and Drowning Coasts
Thursday, 13 February 2025
8:00-9:00 a.m. AKST
For more information, go to:
https://www.belfercenter.org/event/real-reason-greenland-determines-our…
The Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Rethink Energy Florida announce their upcoming webinar, The Real Reason Greenland Determines Our Fate: Melting Ice and Drowning Coasts. This webinar will take place Thursday, 13 February 2025, 8:00-9:00 a.m. AKST (12:00-1:00 p.m. EST).
Webinar Abstract:
Polar ice sheets are shrinking rapidly, fueled by rising global temperatures both in the atmosphere and ocean. The Greenland ice sheet has the potential to raise global sea levels by an astonishing 23 feet were it to melt away completely. Slowing the rate of ice loss is therefore of utmost concern not only for coastal communities, but to avoid almost unfathomable shocks to global economies, infrastructure, military bases, and the livelihoods of billions of people. Some experts now propose that sea level rise should be a policy metric in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
To learn more about Greenland’s ice sheets and the opportunities to slow down sea level rise, join a discussion featuring distinguished experts Sarah Das, Polar and Climate Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; and Rafe Pomerance, Senior Policy Fellow at Woodwell Climate Research Center and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Environment and Development. Margaret Williams, Senior Fellow of the Belfer Center’s Arctic Initiative will moderate. Together, they will examine the implications of Greenland’s melting ice sheet for the U.S. and beyond, while proposing actionable solutions to address this urgent crisis.
The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on the Belfer Center's YouTube channel. Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.
For more information, go to:
https://www.belfercenter.org/event/real-reason-greenland-determines-our…
For questions, contact:
Elizabeth Hanlon, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Email: ehanlon [at] hks.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-495-5964