Educational Program: Practical Tools for Climate Action
This educational program hosted by the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents (AFPC-USA) in partnership with the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University (ASU) will explore practical tools designed to empower governments, journalists, youth, and individuals to drive climate action and accountability in this critical panel session. Alongside a range of climate action tools that enable governments to implement effective policies, equip journalists to scrutinize climate commitments, and empower youth and individuals to contribute meaningfully, the session will address the financial underpinnings of climate change and the vital role of subsidies. Attendees will gain insights into these tools' functionalities, best practices, and real-world impacts, leaving them equipped with resources to enhance transparency and promote climate action across all levels of society.
Journalists will hear about the data and tools for understanding:
The sources of climate change / tracking and measuring emissions through Climate TRACE, now right down to the facility level in your country (as governments self disclose, data released officially can be out of date and not always comprehensive)
The impacts of climate change and how data can help reduce those impacts through disaster preparedness: Youth are stepping up to map at risk infrastructure, and helping in preparations for responses to escalating extreme weather events such as floods, hurricanes, extreme heat
New ways to hold actors accountable and mitigation solutions
New ways to put in place solutions with engagement of people in the places affected by participatory mapping
The way these tools are built, curated, and shared and how journalists can learn more about them - and use them to best effect
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 18 at 2:00 p.m EST
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The program will feature two speakers, Patricia Solís, PhD, and Gavin McCormick.
Patricia Solís, PhD, geographer, is Executive Director of the Knowledge Exchange for Resilience and Associate Research Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University. She is also co-founder and director of YouthMappers, a consortium of student-led humanitarian mapping chapters on more than 400 university campuses in 80 countries. Her disciplinary expertise centers on the application of participatory geospatial technologies for environment and development projects, especially related to extreme heat. Solís also serves a diplomatic appointment as President of the PanAmerican Institute of Geography and History for the Organization of American States.
Gavin McCormick is Executive Director of WattTime, the nonprofit that first developed Automated Emissions Reduction (AER) technology. Today, AER is used by 900 million devices worldwide every day. He also cofounded and co-leads Climate TRACE, a coalition of over 150 collaborating nonprofits, universities, and tech companies pooling their expertise in AI, satellites, and emissions to jointly monitor global emissions. Today, Climate TRACE publishes free open data each month on global emissions, including detailed estimates of each of the 660 million highest-emitting facilities worldwide. Gavin has a Master’s degree in environmental and behavioral economics from UC Berkeley.