Join UCSC CAN, Baskin Engineering, and the UCSC Earth Futures Institute for a talk by Dr. Patrick Chuang on what’s plausible in a fossil-fuel–free future given energy and material limits.

Event Description

Energy and materials are foundational for any modern society. It is therefore likely that human society will change profoundly when fossil fuels are phased out. Given the resulting energy transition AND the planet’s material limits, how should this new society be structured? Can both planned obsolescence and material shortages be avoided?

This talk will use an energy/materials perspective to explore which versions of this future society are/are not plausible within the limits posed by our planet’s resources.

This talk is a follow-up to Dr. Chuang’s Climate Salon #2 (Nov. 19, 2024) (watching is helpful but not required).

Date & Time

Thursday, February 26, 3:30–5:00 PM

Location

Center for Adaptive Optics Atrium

Virtual Option

Host / Partners

Climate Action Now (UCSC CAN), Baskin Engineering, and the UCSC Earth Futures Institute