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      Balancing the urgency of climate action with society’s need for sustainable growth through research, education, and international engagement
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Seminars·Apr 29, 2025

Jennifer Burney, UC San Diego

Location: Saieh Hall, Room 146 Google Map
Date and Time: April 29, 2025 , 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm CDT

Apr 29 2025

Add To Cal 04/29/2025 12:45 PM 04/29/2025 01:45 PM America/Chicago Jennifer Burney, UC San Diego Saieh Hall, Room 146

Visiting & Non-Resident Scholar

Jennifer Burney

Professor of Environmental Social Sciences and of Earth System Science

About
- - - About the Institute
      Balancing the urgency of climate action with society’s need for sustainable growth through research, education, and international engagement
    - What They're Saying | Our Mission and Potential for Impact
  - - Global Approach
      Driving impact in the countries most central to the global climate and growth challenge
    - Building Blocks
      - EPIC
      - ETI
      - CSEi
      - Seeding new research
Education
- - - Chicago Curriculum on Climate and Sustainable Growth
      To understand the climate and sustainable growth challenge, students must grapple with its foundational elements, complexities, and tradeoffs from every angle.
  - - Degree Program
      Undergrad major coming Fall 2025.
    - Other Academic Programs
Student Life
- - - Research Opportunities
    - Undergraduate Research Program
    - Bartlett Fellowships
    - DRW Fellowships
    - Predoctoral Fellowships
  - - UChicago at COP
      With UChicago Career Advancement, we send student delegations to international climate conferences.
    - Energy & Climate Club
      An undergraduate student group fostering the climate community on campus.
  - - Careers & Mentoring
    - Internship Program
    - Career Series
    - Alumni Community
    - Work in Climate
    - Climate & Energy Career Fair
  - - On Campus Programs
    - UChicago Sustainability Dialogue
    - Green Fund
    - Climate Case Competition
    - Environmental Frontiers
    - Lunch & Learn
Research
- - - Research Pillars
    - Energy, Markets, and Policy
      Through EPIC, we're delivering solutions rooted in markets and smart policy design.
    - Technology and Innovation
      Through ETI, we're advancing energy storage technologies.
    - Climate Systems Engineering
      Through CSEi, we're evaluating the risks from more than a century of emissions.
  - - Entities and Resources
    - Programs & Labs, Projects, and More
      Bringing together scholars to foster high-impact results.
    - Research Funding
      Seeding new research to generate the next big climate ideas.
    - Tools & Data Resources
Scholars
Impact
Insights
- - - Opinions & Analysis
    - Comparing the benefits and risks of solar geoengineering
    - View All
  - - Podcasts
    - How does the loss of biodiversity impact economies and human well-being?
      via VoxDev
    - View All
  - - Research Highlights
    - The Cost of Species Protection: The Land Market Impacts of the Endangered Species Act
    - View All
News
- - - In the News
    - Trump plan to gut science behind EPA climate rules faces long odds, experts say
      via Axios
    - The daunting physics of carbon removal
      via American Physical Society
    - Why open air quality data is a global health imperative
      via World Economic Forum
    - View All
Events
- - - Featured Event
    - Climate Frontiers: Energy and Climate at UChicago
      The launch of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth
  - - Upcoming Events
    - Data to Demand to Action: Polish Smog Alert
    - The Science and Policy of the Just Energy Transition
    - View All
  - - Event Series & Around Campus
    - Seminars
    - Career Series
    - Energy & Climate Club
    - Lunch & Learn
    - Climate Frontiers

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