Monthly Meeting - Existential Climate Change: The future of humankind

Existential Climate Change: Using science, philosophy, and psychology to comprehend the future of humankind on a warming planet.

ABSTRACT
Human-caused climate change poses a serious threat to humanity and Earth as we know it. For several decades, the accepted approach for mitigating climate change has focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. What we need to do, climate activists claim, is to avoid using energy where we can, use existing energy more efficiently, and convert energy sources from fossil fuels to renewables. Although these conservations and technical solutions are available, for a cost, they are not being implemented nearly fast enough. Considering the potentially massive magnitude and scope of climate change, assuredly altering human life and the entire Earth in profound ways, it is worth taking a step back and looking at climate change with a broader lens. Drawing on knowledge from science, philosophy, and psychology, Stickel will examine the likely outcomes of climate change, why so little progress is being made to mitigate it, and what it means if we ultimately do not succeed.

BIO
Jonathan Stickel, Ph.D., is a Director of R&D at Carbon America, a startup company developing and deploying carbon-capture technology. He has 20+ years of national-lab and industrial experience leading and performing R&D for carbon capture, energy sustainability, biofuels, and biopharmaceuticals. He has co-authored more than 40 journal articles that report on the results of these research programs. Jonathan has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Davis.

HHH Spring Hygiene Drive

Also at the April Chapter meeting, HHH will support the Denver Health Departments Spring Hygiene Drive. The drive helps stock the GIVE Center, a free community resource for anyone in need. The GIVE Center serves roughly 500 people each month by providing community resource referrals or by providing necessities, like hygiene items. All the items the GIVE Center distributes come from donations - without you, we can't help our neighbors in need!

Needed are: Bar Soap/Body Wash,- Shampoo/Conditioner (2-in-1 or 3-in-1), Body wipes, Tampons/Maxi Pads, Lotion, Sunscreen, Deodorant, Floss, Toilet Paper, Shaving Cream/Razors, Laundry Soap/Dish Soap, Hand Sanitizer, First Aid kits (band-aids, gauze, antiseptic).

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SCHEDULE
We will serve snacks and refreshments from 4:00 to 4:30, then start the program. A small donation of $3 is suggested for the wine. The program will include announcements and a Humanist Moment before the presentation begins.

We hope to see you at 4:00 pm, on Sunday, April 28th, at Jefferson Unitarian Church! It is an in-person-only event.

This presentation is sponsored by Jefferson Humanists