Events in 2011-2012
What is the true cost of climate change, and of fighting climate change? How do we compare cost with other values such as human rights, biodiversity, future generations? How might climate change affect biodiversity?
Please join us for a series of lectures exploring these and other challenging questions about the ethics of climate change. Series poster (pdf)
You may also enjoy the SFU School of Resource and Environmental Management seminar series, Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 at the Presentation Studio at IRMACS Centre (ASB 10900) on Burnaby Campus.
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The Ecological and Social Consequences of Biodiversity LossMichel Loreau, Biology, Canada Research Chair in
Theoretical Ecology, McGill
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Deluding Ourselves to Disaster: Why We Fail to Act on the Climate ThreatMark Jaccard, Resource and Environmental Management, SFUWednesday, February 8, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Dr. Jaccard is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, He has served as Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission, and worked on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Nobel Peace Prize in 2007), the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, and the Global Energy Assessment. pdf poster/ more information Download talk slides (pptx, 4.3 mb, best viewed in slideshow mode) Thanks to Dr. Jaccard for making his slides available. If you or your group are interested in hearing Dr. Jaccard or one of his colleagues give this talk and take questions, please contact Dr. Jaccard. Listen to the talk (click on the link to stream the talk in a new browser window. File size: apx 204 mb) |
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Climate Change at the Frontiers of EthicsDale Jamieson, Director of Environmental Studies and Professor Environmental Studies and Philosophy, NYUTuesday, February 21, 2012 at 6:30 PM Dr. Jamieson is the author of Ethics and the Environment: An Introduction and Morality's Progress: Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature. He is writing a book on the moral and political challenges of climate change. pdf poster/ more information Listen to the talk (click on the link to stream the talk in a new browser window. File size: apx 88 mb)
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Screening of 'Force of Nature' with David SuzukiTuesday, March 13, 2012 at 6:30 PM Dr. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author, and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. He is Companion to the Order of Canada and a recipient of UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for science, the United Nations Environment Program medal, the 2009 Right Livelihood Award, and Global 500. pdf poster/more information
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Events in 2012-2013
Public Lecture Series:
Genetic Technology, Information, and Privacy
From genetic testing to tracking internet usage, changes in technology are bringing in new ethical challenges in the areas of privacy. Who should own information? How can information be used, and when should it be protected? This lecture series will explore these questions, and lay the groundwork for a thinking about a topic that increasingly affects all of us.
How could the availability of genetic information affect our privacy? How might it affect who has access to treatment? Who should own human genetic information – the individual, the company that invested in creating the analysis techniques, or the public?
>> Check back for details.