Earth and Mineral Sciences

EarthTalks: Michael Mann to discuss COP26 and path to net zero emissions

Michael Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences and director of the Earth System Science Center, Penn State. Credit: Joshua YospynAll Rights Reserved.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – World leaders and diplomats from nearly 200 countries attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, to set new targets for cutting global greenhouse gas emissions. Penn State attendee Michael E. Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences, will share his impressions about which efforts succeeded and which did not, along with his thoughts about the best path forward to net zero emissions, during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 10. The talk will take place via Zoom.

Mann is an internationally recognized leader in the field of climate science and the author of several books on climate change. His most recent work, “The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet,” was runner-up for the Financial Times’ best business book of the year and named one of the 15 best science and environment books of 2021 by The Times.

Mann’s talk is part of the spring 2022 EESI EarthTalks series, “Energy and Climate Policy, Part 2: Strategies for Getting to Net Zero.” The series is presented by Penn State’s Earth and Environmental Systems Institute.

Editor's note: The seminar originally was planned as a hybrid event but will now take place remotely. 

Last Updated January 4, 2022