Events Calendar

Scientists tell us we need to flatten our emissions curve and actively decarbonize our economies by 2030 to avoid the most severe effects of climate change. This will require broad changes in the way we produce and consume energy. As leaders in our communities, how can we ignite this change and ensure that it is a “just transition” for all people - not just a few? What lessons and reverberations from COVID-19 will affect our response to climate?

You will hear from speakers:

• Dr. Kim Cobb ’96
  Chair and Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Director, Global Change Program, Georgia Institute of Technology; 
• Susan Tambi Matambo ’04 MEM
  Senior Specialist, World Bank Climate Change Unit; and
• Mary D. Nichols ’71 JD
  Chair, California Air Resources Board.

The webinar will be moderated by Lauren Graham ’13 MEM, Senior Associate at The Cadmus Group, Founder and CEO of Velvet Frame, and Chair, Yale Blue Green.

YaleWomen's Programming Chair, Akosua Barthwell Evans '90 JD, will make introductions. Akosua is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Detroit-based The Barthwell Group, a boutique, multi-dimensional management consulting firm that provides strategic planning, diversity training, assessments and other services to Fortune 500 corporations, institutions of higher education and the military.

This webinar has also been produced by YaleWomen's Digital Event Producer Phoebe Shackeroff Reese '98. Phoebe is co-chair of Climate Reality: Pittsburgh & Southwestern PA Chapter.

This webinar is brought to you in partnership with the Yale Alumni Association shared interest groups, YaleWomen, Yale Blue Green, the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance, Yale Black Alumni Association and 50WomenAtYale150. 

By registering for this webinar, you agree to share your email address for future communication from these groups.

Tara Falcone ’11 is a CFP® pro, CFA® charter holder, and Founder of ReisUP. ReisUP’s flagship program, LIT™, which is available for free to all current Yale students, teaches college students how to properly manage their personal finances.

After graduating from Yale as a first-generation, low-income student in 2011, Tara started her career as an investment analyst at a hedge fund in New York City. In 2015, she left to dedicate her time and knowledge to a larger audience through ReisUP. Her mission is to empower everyday Americans to “rise up” and take control of their financial future.

Join Tara live for a mid-day coffee break full of tips for recent grads, or anyone looking to manage finances in especially in turbulent times.  

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Let us know what tips you'd like to hear. Ask your questions now!

No registration required. Become a member of the Yale Alumni Facebook Group and tune in to watch on Facebook LIVE!

No Facebook? No problem — watch directly on Zoom. 

This event is presented by the Yale Alumni Association, the Yale alumni Facebook group, and the Yale Association of Rhode Island.

New technologies are essential for solving the climate crisis in the 21st century. Most pathways to averting climate change depend, at some level, on breakthroughs in areas such as energy, transportation, and carbon removal. Without innovation in these areas, addressing climate change will be far more difficult, if not impossible.

Many investors are keen to help address the climate crisis, and they can have a crucial role to play in supporting nascent climate technologies. Please join for a lively online discussion on the unique challenges and opportunities of investing in nascent technologies that could critically reduce emissions.

The conversation will explore the current state of affairs for climate technology investing, including the potential implications of COVID-19.

This event is co-sponsored by Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY), Young Professionals in Energy NYC, Accelerate Yale. Yale Blue Green, Stanford Startups, Stanford New York Alumni, and the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY).

Spotlight will feature Betina Jean-Louis, Senior Managing Director of Research and Data Support for the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ). Betina is an expert in social impact metrics from whom we’re certain to learn much going forward.

Join us for an environmental adventure with Eladio Fernández, nature photographer and conservationist, in his quest to save the rare Magnolias of Haiti, now listed as a "Critically Endangered" species. This webinar, moderated by Yale International Alliance Board member Maria Lopez Bresnahan, will delve into Eladio’s work to document the Magnolia’s habitat and threats, and his collaborations with key partners to establish in-situ nurseries to prevent their extinction. 

To learn more about Eladio’s work, we invite you to watch the following documentaries before the webinar:

1.  "Extinction in Progress" This documentary explores the biodiversity under threat of extinction in Haiti's remaining forests. Free on YouTube.

2.  "Death by a Thousand Cuts" This award winning film, including the 2017 Grand Jury Prize at the Environmental Film Festival at Yale, investigates the issues of deforestation threatening fragile ecosystems and the illegal wood charcoal trade on the tense border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Available on Amazon PrimeVideo for $4.99. 

"This Bitter Land" performed by Nas and Erykah Badu, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel Lifetime Biopic,  Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story on Netflix, and Creed II have all included music by Jongnic "JB" Bontemps.

In a conversation with Regina Bain '98, '01 MFA, JB will discuss his career creating story through sound for stories that matter. 

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You can watch the following films streaming now!

Murder to Mercy on Netflix, Boomerang Season 2 on BET

Clark Sisters on Lifetime, and God Father of Harlem on EPIX

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This webinar is presented by Yale Black Alumni Association, Yale in Hollywood, DRAMA: Community for YSD Alumni, and The Black Ivy Alumni League in partnership with Yale Alumni Association shared interest groups.