Andreas Karelas, author of the book, "Climate Courage," sat down with Texas Tech faculty co-hosts Katharine Hayhoe and Bryan Giemza for a live reading, discussion, and Q&A.

Written by Andreas Karelas, "Climate Courage" has been praised as the inspiring and uplifting book the climate activism world has been waiting for. 

In this webinar, Karelas discusses topics and ideas covered in his book, including tools that society already has to solve the climate crisis and empowering, inclusive, and solutions-oriented stories. Texas Tech faculty cohosts who led the discussion are Dr. Bryan Giemza, Associate Professor of Humanities and Literature in the Honors College, and Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, Endowed Professor in Public Policy and Public Law in the Public Administration program of the Department of Political Science. She also co-directs the Climate Center at Texas Tech. 

Watch the webinar!

 

Links Discussed in Webinar: 

The source of the finding that 90% of new electricity built around the world in 2020 was clean energy comes from the IEA's Renewables report. Read more in the online news story.

Texas has more wind energy installed than any other state in the country: almost 31,000 MW, with 41 manufacturing facilities which together add up to over 25,000 jobs. Learn more. 

Texas has 5.5 MW of installed solar which creates over 10,000 additional local jobs. Learn more.

When it comes to solar, California is number one. Ten years ago, Texas wasn't on the top 10. Last year, Texas was #4. Now, Texas is #2. You can review the source of these findings. 

 

Webinar date: Thurs. 11/19/2020