Workshop 8: From Despair to Hope: Empowering Educators and Students through Drawdown Solutions

Date and Time
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Location
Workshop Organizers
Name
Michelle Wyman
Titles and Affiliations
Executive Director, National Council for Science and the Environment
Panelists
Name
Peter Buckland
Titles and Affiliations
Academic Programs Manager, Sustainability Institute, Penn State
Name
Anna Nguyen
Titles and Affiliations
Drawdown Scholar, Penn State
Name
Laura Weiland
Titles and Affiliations
Director, Omega Center for Sustainable Living

This workshop will cover a snapshot of efforts underway to make more accessible and engage further teaching and research of Drawdown solutions in the classroom, through education at the K-12 and university levels, and also for citizens and communities. This workshop fills a valuable niche making solutions-driven climate research and education understood through a lens of hope and practical optimism, disrupting the cycle of climate despair.