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Just Transitions for Coal Communities: Lessons from China and the US

Sponsored by:
Sustainability & Environmental Affairs, Environmental Studies, and Political Science
Transitioning away from coal is vital to our future, but what happens in the communities that have relied on the fuel? Who benefits from these transitions? What is needed for a just transition in these communities? What kinds of challenges do these changes represent?

Join us for a conversation about how policy, local communities, and energy developers are confronting these questions in China and the US, featuring Dr. Weila Gong and Nick Benjamin ‘05.5.

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Open to the Public

College Lands Master Plan Listening Session

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
Middlebury College, under the leadership of the College Lands Advisory Committee, is crafting a master plan for the 3,000 acres of college lands in the Champlain Valley, and we are engaging a broad array of thought partners to help envision opportunities. Our public information-gathering will give us a broad view of values that our local communities and citizens perceive for these 3,000 acres. We are also interested in understanding organizational and individual visions and ideas, and look forward to hearing first-hand ideas about these lands.

Kirk Center

Open to the Public

College Lands Master Plan Listening Session

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
Middlebury College, under the leadership of the College Lands Advisory Committee, is crafting a master plan for the 3,000 acres of college lands in the Champlain Valley, and we are engaging a broad array of thought partners to help envision opportunities. Our public information-gathering will give us a broad view of values that our local communities and citizens perceive for these 3,000 acres. We are also interested in understanding organizational and individual visions and ideas, and look forward to hearing first-hand ideas about these lands.

Kirk Center

Open to the Public

College Lands Master Plan Listening Session

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
Middlebury College, under the leadership of the College Lands Advisory Committee, is crafting a master plan for the 3,000 acres of college lands in the Champlain Valley, and we are engaging a broad array of thought partners to help envision opportunities. Our public information-gathering will give us a broad view of values that our local communities and citizens perceive for these 3,000 acres. We are also interested in understanding organizational and individual visions and ideas, and look forward to hearing first-hand ideas about these lands.

Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

Open to the Public

College Lands Master Plan Listening Session

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
Middlebury College, under the leadership of the College Lands Advisory Committee, is crafting a master plan for the 3,000 acres of college lands in the Champlain Valley, and we are engaging a broad array of thought partners to help envision opportunities. Our public information-gathering will give us a broad view of values that our local communities and citizens perceive for these 3,000 acres. We are also interested in understanding organizational and individual visions and ideas, and look forward to hearing first-hand ideas about these lands.

Johnson Atrium

Open to the Public

College Lands Master Plan Listening Session

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
Middlebury College, under the leadership of the College Lands Advisory Committee, is crafting a master plan for the 3,000 acres of college lands in the Champlain Valley, and we are engaging a broad array of thought partners to help envision opportunities. Our public information-gathering will give us a broad view of values that our local communities and citizens perceive for these 3,000 acres. We are also interested in understanding organizational and individual visions and ideas, and look forward to hearing first-hand ideas about these lands.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall

Open to the Public

Sustainability Summit

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
Interested in sustainability? Want to collaborate with others to strengthen our campus community? The Office of Sustainability Integration is hosting a dinner and summit to introduce students to campus groups working on sustainability and to help foster collaborations.

Lunch with Nick Engelfried

Sponsored by:
Sustainability & Environmental Affairs, Environmental Studies, Earth and Climate Sciences, and SUNDAY NIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP
Join us for a casual, informal lunch conversation and networking with Nick Engelfried, author of “Movement Makers: How Young Activists Upended the Politics of Climate Change,” will share insights from investigating the dramatic rise of youth-led climate activism. Over the course of two decades, young people have propelled the climate crisis into the political spotlight, with Middlebury College playing a key role. Come learn how lessons gleaned from interviews with over 100 past and current leaders of the movement can inform our work fighting for a livable planet today.

Hillcrest 200

Closed to the Public