Distinguished Visiting Lecturer

Jerald L. Schnoor, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Iowa

"Global Change and Sustainable Development"

The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is increasing rapidly, and severe cutbacks in emissions will be required to stabilize the the atmosphere within the next 100 years. It is clear that the earth will be warmer in coming decades, but there is still uncertainty about how much warmer it will be. Coupled with the issue of global warming is the pervasive problem of global poverty and how to improve the lives of 1.1 billion people who do not have access to safe drinking water and 2.4 billion who do not have adequate sanitation. The solutions to these problems are interrelated, and this lecture will explore methods to transition from the fossil fuel age to a more sustainable future.

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