ONLINE: Weston Roundtable

media release:  The Conflict Between “Feel Good Facts” and the Scientific and Social Limitations of Sustainable Energy

Donald I. Siegel, emeritus professor, earth sciences (Syracuse University); partner, Independent Environmental Scientists, Inc. (Manlius, NY)

Abstract: Global scientific, economic, and political constraints preclude building out sufficient renewable solar, tidal, wind and hydroelectric renewable energy to reverse projected climate disruption in the near future. Humanity will therefore necessarily need to adapt to enhanced drought, flooding and associated harms by using combinations of new

technology, protective infrastructure, and relaxing environmental restrictions on extracting and moving critical earth resources, such as water and rare elements.

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The full schedule for Spring 2021, registration and recording links can be found here: https://nelson.wisc.edu/sage/weston-roundtable/index.php

The series is made possible by a generous donation from Mr. Roy F. Weston, a highly accomplished UW-Madison alumnus. Designed to promote a robust understanding of sustainability science, engineering, and policy, these interactive lectures are co-sponsored by the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the Office of Sustainability. These lectures build on the tremendous success in past years of the Weston Distinguished Lecture Series and the SAGE Seminar Series. The lectures are recorded and archived.