"Climate Havens: Ethical and Policy Considerations", TODAY at 3:30pm

Daniel Lake dlake001 at plattsburgh.edu
Wed Dec 4 13:00:00 UTC 2024


 The Institute for Ethics in Public Life invites you to join us for *"*Climate
Havens: Ethical and Policy Considerations," with special guest Dr.
Liou Xie from
3:30-5:00pm TODAY (Thursday, Dec. 5) in person (Hawkins 233) or on Zoom
(see below).

The impact of climate change is varying, and will continue to vary, by
location. While some places are forecast to experience life threatening
conditions such as extreme heat waves, drought, and severe storms other
places will experience more modest weather effects, and may even benefit in
terms of more moderate temperatures and rainfall patterns (at least in the
short term).

In response to the regional variation in the expected impact of climate
change, some cities (e.g. Buffalo
<https://beinbuffalo.com/community/climate-refuge/>) and regions (e.g.
Michigan
<https://councilgreatlakesregion.org/michigan-is-a-climate-haven-in-a-warming-world-will-everyone-move-here/>)
within the United States are starting to market themselves as "climate
havens" to attract people to move there from other parts of the country.
This practice raises several important questions.

   - Are these places actually going to be less severely impacted by
   climate change?
   - Are they actually going to be safer places to live? (See stories by PBS

   <https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/why-these-climate-haven-cities-arent-yet-ready-for-more-extreme-weather-events>and
   BBC
   <https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240628-us-climate-havens-cities-claim-extreme-weather-protection>
   )
   - What does this mean for regional planning and development?
   - What kind of federal response is appropriate? Should be federal
   government support these regions by funding development and adaptation
   efforts? What about protection of vulnerable ecosystems?

This is an issue of both national and local significance. We live in a
potential climate haven, since severe weather events are relatively rare in
our region, our average summer high temperatures are far below dangerous
levels, and we have relatively high levels of annual rainfall. But can we
handle an influx of climate migrants? How do we protect regional ecosystems
if our population booms? And what kind of support would we need?

We'll explore these issues in conversation with Dr. Liou Xie, Associate
Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies. Dr. Xie is an urban and
economic geographer who focuses on urban sustainability issues,
transportation systems, and sustainable communities in her research and
teaching.

You are welcome to join us in-person in Hawkins 233 or on Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/88317954208


-- 

*Daniel Lake*

(pronouns: he/him/his)

Assoc. Prof. of Political Science

Director, Institute for Ethics in Public Life

Hawkins 149A

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