BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69678dd5dcc6766d5c76d640ad270cdb CATEGORIES:Polar Online Events CREATED:20250212T142554 SUMMARY:WEBINAR - The Real Reason Greenland Determines Our Fate: Melting Ice and Drowning Coasts LOCATION:Online DESCRIPTION:The Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution , and Rethink Energy Florida announce their upcoming webinar, The Real Reas on Greenland Determines Our Fate: Melting Ice and Drowning Coasts. This web inar will take place Thursday, 13 February 2025, 8:00-9:00 a.m. AKST (12:00 -1:00 p.m. EST).\nWebinar Abstract:\nPolar ice sheets are shrinking rapidly , fueled by rising global temperatures both in the atmosphere and ocean. Th e Greenland ice sheet has the potential to raise global sea levels by an as tonishing 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 t o avoid almost unfathomable shocks to global economies, infrastructure, mil itary bases, and the livelihoods of billions of people. Some experts now pr opose that sea level rise should be a policy metric in the United Nations F ramework Convention on Climate Change.\nTo learn more about Greenland’s ice sheets and the opportunities to slow down sea level rise, join a discussio n featuring distinguished experts Sarah Das, Polar and Climate Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; and Rafe Pomerance, Senior Polic y Fellow at Woodwell Climate Research Center and former Deputy Assistant Se cretary of State for Environment and Development. Margaret Williams, Senior Fellow of the Belfer Center’s Arctic Initiative will moderate. Together, t hey will examine the implications of Greenland’s melting ice sheet for the U.S. and beyond, while proposing actionable solutions to address this urgen t crisis.\nThe seminar will be recorded and available to watch on the Belfe r Center's YouTube channel. Those who register for this event will automati cally receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.\nFor more information, go to:\n\nFor questions, contact:\nElizabeth Hanlon, Bel fer Center for Science and International Affairs\nEmail: This email address is being prot ected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.g etElementById('cloak24d4ec0e056843bbca47d757232fb56f').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addy24d4ec0e056843bbca47d757232fb56f = 'ehanlo n' + '@'; addy24d4ec0e056843bbca47d757232fb56f = addy24d4ec0e056843 bbca47d757232fb56f + 'hks' + '.' + 'harvard' + '.' + 'e ;du'; var addy_text24d4ec0e056843bbca47d757232fb56f = 'eha ;nlon' + '@' + 'hks' + '.' + 'harvard' + '.' + '&# 101;du';document.getElementById('cloak24d4ec0e056843bbca47d757232fb56f ').innerHTML += ''+addy_text24d4ec0e056843bbca47d757232fb56f+''; \nPh one: 617-495-5964\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institut ion, and Rethink Energy Florida announce their upcoming webinar, T he Real Reason Greenland Determines Our Fate: Melting Ice and Drowning Coas ts. This webinar will take place Thursday, 13 February 2025, 8:00-9:00 a.m. AKST (12:00-1:00 p.m. EST).

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Polar ice sheets are shrinking rapidly, fueled by rising global tempe ratures both in the atmosphere and ocean. The Greenland ice sheet has the p otential to raise global sea levels by an astonishing 23 feet were it to me lt away completely. Slowing the rate of ice loss is therefore of utmost con cern not only for coastal communities, but to avoid almost unfathomable sho cks to global economies, infrastructure, military bases, and the livelihood s of billions of people. Some experts now propose that sea level rise shoul d be a policy metric in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

To learn more about Greenland’s ice sheets and the opportunit ies to slow down sea level rise, join a discussion featuring distinguished experts Sarah Das, Polar and Climate Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanograp hic Institution; and Rafe Pomerance, Senior Policy Fellow at Woodwell Clima te Research Center and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Envir onment and Development. Margaret Williams, Senior Fellow of the Belfer Cent er’s Arctic Initiative will moderate. Together, they will examine the impli cations of Greenland’s melting ice sheet for the U.S. and beyond, while pro posing actionable solutions to address this urgent crisis.

The semina r will be recorded and available to watch on the Belfer Center's YouTube ch annel. Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

For more informatio n, go to:
Event webpage

For questions, contac t:
Elizabeth Hanlon, Belfer Center for Science and International Affai rs
Email: This email address i s being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone: 61 7-495-5964

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