How Much Can Trees and Forests Slow Global Warming

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Hours:	6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ages:	Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Lectures/Discussions

Much research and debate in the scientific community is devoted to the question the impact forests have in the capture or sequestration of carbon dioxide, the primary gas that causes the climate-warming “greenhouse effect.”

Are more forests the key to slowing the rate of rising global temperatures or is it too optimistic to think they can capture enough of the world’s CO2 emissions to solve the problem?

Hear two of Harvard’s most active climate researchers tackle this question from different perspectives, atmospheric chemist Steven Wofsy and forest ecologist Andrew Richardson.

COST

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Free and Open to the Public

WEBSITE

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www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php

LOCATION

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24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 map

The Harvard Museum of Natural History is located at 24 Oxford Street, a 7-8 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square T station.
Lecture will be in the Geological Lecture Hall.