Upcoming Live Events
Past Events
Covering Climate Policy
June 3, 2021
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Eastern
Climate policy expert Dr. Leah Stokes provided a non-advocacy briefing for journalists with a focus on the electric power and buildings sectors and took questions from reporters. Dr. Stokes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and affiliated with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Environmental Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her expertise includes energy, climate, and environmental politics; representation and public opinion; voting behavior; and public policy, particularly at the state level. This event was moderated by Susan Joy Hassol, Training Lead for Climate Matters in the Newsroom and Director at Climate Communication.
Led by Climate Matters in the Newsroom
Covering Climate Justice
May 14, 2021
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Eastern
Environmental justice expert Heather McTeer Toney briefed journalists on climate justice and took questions from reporters. Heather served as Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Southeast Region under President Barack Obama and was a two-term Mayor of Greenville, Mississippi. She’s currently Climate Justice Liaison at the Environmental Defense Fund and Senior Advisory to Moms Clean Air Force. Her expertise includes environmental policy, public service, environmental justice, diversity, and community engagement. This event was moderated by Susan Joy Hassol, Training Lead for Climate Matters in the Newsroom and Director at Climate Communication.
Led by Climate Matters in the Newsroom
Covering Climate Solutions
April 30, 2021
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Eastern
Dr. Jonathan Foley, renowned environmental scientist, sustainability expert, and Executive Director of Project Drawdown, briefed journalists on the most promising solutions to climate change and took questions from reporters. Project Drawdown seeks to help the world reach the point when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to decline. Project Drawdown has many free, online resources that are great compliments to the Climate Reporting Master Class including The Drawdown Review, their latest analysis of climate solutions; and Climate Solutions 101, a new six-part video series focusing on world-changing climate actions. This event was moderated by Susan Joy Hassol, Training Lead for Climate Matters in the Newsroom and Director at Climate Communication.
Led by Climate Matters in the Newsroom
Climate Solutions are Health Solutions
March 18, 2021
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Eastern
Howard Frumkin, M.P.H., Dr.P.H, a physician and epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington, spoke on the health impacts of climate change in his presentation, Climate Solutions are Health Solutions. Watch the official launch of the Climate Reporting Master Class. This kick-off event was moderated by Susan Joy Hassol, Training Lead for Climate Matters in the Newsroom and Director at Climate Communication.
Led by Climate Matters in the Newsroom
Paris, We’re Back! Now What?
February 17, 2021
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Eastern
Watch the U.S. Department of Energy’s Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Dr. Andrew Light during an online press briefing. The U.S. officially re-entered the Paris Climate Agreement on February 19. What does this mean for Americans and our energy future? Hear from Andrew Light as he shares his insights on the U.S. reengagement with the rest of the world on clean energy and climate change, and takes questions from journalists. From 2013 to 2016, Dr. Light helped to negotiate the Paris Agreement as a Senior Adviser and India Counselor to the U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change, and as a climate adviser in the Secretary of State's Office of Policy Planning. Tweets @AndrwLight