Global Climate Change Topic of Schumann Symposium

Olivia DrakeOctober 20, 20082min
The Environmental Studies Program sponsored the Fourth Annual Robert Schumann Environmental Studies Symposium "Where on Earth Are We Going" Oct. 18 in Exley Science Center.
The Environmental Studies Program sponsored the Fifth Annual Robert Schumann Environmental Studies Symposium "Where on Earth Are We Going" Oct. 18 in Exley Science Center.

A Progress Report." The IPCC was a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
At right, Gary Yohe, the Woodhouse/Sysco Professor of Economics and a senior member and coordinating lead author on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), spoke on Climate Policy: A Progress Report." The IPCC was a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
More than 200 guests attended the symposium.
More than 500 guests attended the symposium.
William Blakemore '65, former Wesleyan trustee, and television correspondent for ABC News for 38 years, spoke on "The Many Psychologies of Global Warming Given the Hard Realities We Face" during the symposium.
William Blakemore '65, former Wesleyan trustee, and television correspondent for ABC News for 38 years, spoke on "The Many Psychologies of Global Warming Given the Hard Realities We Face." (Photos by Olivia Bartlett)