The PEN World Voices Festival - in collaboration with The New York Review of Books and Fritt Ord Freedom of Expression Foundation of Norway - presents this discussion on Global Warming and the future of humanity at The Met in New York on April 29th.
As part of PEN World Voices' collaboration with The New York Review of Books and the Fritt Ord Freedom of Expression Foundation of Norway, the festival presents a major transatlantic conversation about the latest on global warming, the Copenhagen climate talks, and policy options for the future.
“What Can We Do?” brings together on one panel some of the premier scientists and writers from the U.S. and Scandinavia: Frederic Hauge, founder and director of the international environmental organization the Bellona Foundation; Bjørn Lomborg, an Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School and author of the controversial "The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World" and "Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming"; Jostein Gaarder, author of the internationally-acclaimed novel "Sophie’s World" and creator of the Sophie Prize; Bill McKibben, author of "The End of Nature", "Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet", and numerous other books; James Hansen, one of the world’s leading climatologists and author of "Storms of My Grandchildren"; and author and environment journalist Andrew Revkin, whose biography of Chico Mendes, formed the basis of the documentary film "The Burning Season". Cynthia Rosenzweig is co-chair of the New York City Panel on Climate Change, a body of experts convened by the mayor advising the city on adaptation for its critical infrastructure. The New York Review of Books editor, Robert Silvers will guide the discussion about how we can turn back the tides of global warming.
For more information, please visit the official pages of the PEN World Voices Festival: pen.org.