Speaking Tours and Presentations

“Three Degrees: Imagining a Warmer World”

Three Degrees created its slideshow in partnership with one of Al Gore’s organizations, The Climate Project. ”The legal community is uniquely empowered to address the impacts of climate change,” said Jenny Clad, Executive Director of The Climate Project. “Three Degrees can advance the global dialogue on climate rights.” (Full Press Release here).

The slideshow is soon to be released to the full cadre of Climate Project presenters. It is the first Climate Project slideshow specifically focused on the human rights impacts of climate change. The Directors have presented versions of the slideshow at the following venues:

• East China Normal University, “The First International Undergraduate Conference on Climate, Water, Weather and Society;” July 20–24, 2009; Shanghai, China
• North Cascades Institute, “Parks Climate Challenge;” July 28–29, 2009; North Cascades Institute’s Environmental Learning Center, North Cascades National Park
• UW School of Law, “Social Justice Tuesday;” October 6, 2009; Seattle, WA
• Stanford Law School, “Shaking the Foundations” conference; October 15, 2009; Palo Alto, CA
• The City of Bergen, “Conference on the Bergen Charter of Climate Change and Human Rights;” October 22–23, 2009; Bergen, Norway
• The University of Oregon School of Law, “Trina Grillo Retreat;” March 2, 2010; Eugene, OR
• EPA’s Pacific Northwest Regional Office (Region 10), “Regional Innovation Council Speaker Series;” May 26, 2010; Seattle, WA
• Washington Lawyers for Sustainability, “Sustainability’s Core CLE Announcement;” May 27, 2010; Seattle University, Seattle, WA
• Worldwide University Network Conference, “Framing Research for Development Impacts of Climate Narratives;” August 12–14, 2010; Bergen, Norway
• Seattle University’s 2010 Social Justice Week; October 12, 2010; Seattle, WA
• Alaska Forum on the Environment, “Tribal Perspectives on Planning For Climate Change;” February 7, 2011; Anchorage, AK
• Ecological Society of America’s SEEDS Leadership Meeting; March 4, 2011; University of Washington’s Pack Forest, Eatonville, WA
• University of California at Irvine, “A3: A Conference on Climate Justice;” April 1, 2011; Irvine, CA
• Haramaya University, Ethiopia; Climate Justice Public Forum; April 16, 2011; Alemaya, Ethiopia
• Compensating Climate Injustice? (poster presentation), with Jeni Barcelos, Columbia Law School, Threatened Island Nations: Legal Implications of Rising Seas and a Changing Climate, May 23, 2011 (New York)
• Miller Nash Law Firm, Law Firm Annual Challenge; May 31, 2011; Seattle, WA
• UW Law, Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future luncheon; June 16, 2011; Seattle, WA
• Friday Harbor Labs, Three Degrees Scenario Planning retreat, funded by Worldwide Universities Network, September 7–10, 2011; Friday Harbor Labs, WA
• Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference, “The Power of Scenario Thinking for Climate Adaptation,” September 13, 2011; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• Landesa, Brown Bag about the Three Degrees Project and Land Rights, October 25, 2011, Seattle, WA
• Global Washington, “Using Law as a Development Tool,” Microsoft Campus, October 31, 2011, Redmond, WA
• CLE and Scenario Planning Workshop, Juneau World Affairs Council 2012 Summit, “Politics of Global Climate Change,” November 10–13, 2012; Juneau, Alaska
• Holy Names Academy, “Peace and Justice Day,” March 14, 2102; Seattle, WA
• CLE, Washington State Bar Association, Washington Leadership Institute public service session, March 16, 2012; Seattle, WA