Activating the Climate Vote in 2024: A Conversation with Catherine McKenna
Date: Tuesday, September 24
Location: Columbia Career Design Lab (729 Seventh Avenue at 49th Street, 3rd Floor)
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Beer, wine, and light appetizers included
Time Magazine calls 2024 the election year because “more voters than ever in history will head to the polls as at least 64 countries (plus the European Union) . . . hold national elections.” This is an opportunity to elect officials who will address climate change, yet the issue is rarely a top priority for voters. Join fellow Columbia alumni for a dynamic conversation with Catherine McKenna about why climate politics are so complicated and what each of us can do to activate the climate vote in our communities. Catherine will share her insights as a former politician and passionate advocate who understands that “governments will break your heart sometimes, but people are real and want climate action.” The program will begin promptly at 5:15pm.
Speaker Bio
Catherine McKenna served as Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change as well as Minister of Infrastructure. She is currently a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Columbia’s Climate School, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Climate and Nature Solutions and the Chair of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments of Non-State Entities.
This event is hosted by the Columbia Alumni Boards for the following programs: MA Climate and Society (CS), MS Sustainability Management (SPS), MPA Environmental Science and Policy (SIPA), and the undergraduate program in Sustainable Development (CC/GS).
Climate Week NYC Affiliated Event
Climate Week NYC is the largest annual climate event of its kind, bringing together over 600 events and activities across the City of New York – in person, hybrid and online. Each year, business leaders, political change makers, local decision takers and civil society representatives of all ages and backgrounds, from all over the world, gather to drive the transition, speed up progress, and champion change that is already happening.
Please note this event is 21+
