REMINDER: Register for Sunday's (2/26) Webinar "Net Zero vs. Real Zero"
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On Sunday, February 26 @ 10 a.m. PT, 11 a.m. MT, noon CT, 1 p.m. ET, SCNCC's own David Klein will speak along with Aura Vasquez on the subject of "Net Zero vs Real Zero: Decarbonizing LA and Defeating Capitalism."
Register here.
About the webinar and our speakers:
A clarion call for "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions has been embraced by nearly everyone — politicians, corporations, nations, even many environmentalists. But what does that really mean, and can "net zero" sufficiently address the climate crisis? Our panelists will discuss this and related issues around capitalism and false solutions, then we'll have an open Q&A and discussion of strategies to combat the disinformation around this greenwash.
David Klein is a mathematical physicist and emeritus professor of mathematics at California State University Northridge, where he helped to establish a NASA-funded Climate Science Program. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University and has held teaching and research positions at Louisiana State University, UCLA, and USC, as well as being Guest Scholar at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. He is a member of Democratic Socialists of America and System Change Not Climate Change and author of the ebook Capitalism and Climate Change: The Science and Politics of Global Warming. David has written about the follies of "net zero" for SCNCC.
Aura Vasquez chairs the DSA-Los Angeles Climate Justice committee and previously served on the Board of Commissioners to the LA Department of Water and Power. She led the Sierra Club’s “Beyond Coal” campaign, securing a commitment from Los Angeles to go coal-free by 2025. Aura helped to pass LA's ban on single-use plastic bags and to retire three coastal gas plants. She has also fought predatory developers while supporting affordable housing. She founded Ready to Help, a mutual aid organization to address pervasive issues facing vulnerable communities during the pandemic.
Another Background Article on "Net Zero"
from System Change Not Climate Change
Climate Scientists: “Net Zero” Is a Dangerous Trap
By James Dyke, Robert Watson & Wolfgang KnorrNet zero policies will not keep warming to within 1.5°C because they were never intended to. Read the story here.
