Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston, TX
HMNS Distinguished Lecture
“Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet”
Gernot Wagner, Ph.D., Environmental Defense Fund
Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
Demonstrating that climate change can and needs to be dealt with, and what could happen if we don't. Economist Dr. Gernot Wagner of the Environmental Defense Fund will give an authoritative call to arms for tackling the defining environmental and public policy issue of our time. Wagner will present the likely repercussions of a hotter planet, drawing and expanding from work previously unavailable to the general public. He will show how economic forces along with sensible climate policies can help prevent a catastrophic future. A book signing of Wagner's new book Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet will follow the lecture.
Purchase tickets for $18, $12 for members. Further Climate Shock book events.
