“350: The Most Important Number in the World” by Bill McKibbon

Wash U Lecture Series
Thursday, Nov. 1: Bill McKibben

7 p.m., Graham Chapel
“350: The Most Important Number in the World”

For more than two decades, prominent environmental author and advocate Bill McKibben has combined scientific knowledge about the increasing carbonization of the planet and its deleterious effects with an activist’s determination. His message: “We are living on a fundamentally altered planet, and this new planet is not as nice as the old one, as recent inhospitable weather conditions demonstrate.”

But McKibben points out that there is reason to be hopeful, and the twin messages of good news/bad news runs through his many books, essays and articles as well as serving as the basis for his major initiative, called “350,” explaining the dismal scientific facts, while spreading the message that it’s not too late to enlighten policymakers and call them to action. McKibben delivers the keynote presentation for WUSTL’s Sustainable Cities conference to be held Nov. 1-3.