BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f0481f1e3a667df9054c22dd5ff8cd6088 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:Women in Cleantech LA: Uninhabitable Earth - WCS Book Club DESCRIPTION:
Join the WCS LA Chap ter Book Club discussion on David Wallace-Wells’ book The Uninhabitable Ear th: Life After Warming.
Termed this generation’s Silent Spring, The Uninhabitab le Earth: Life After Warming is a no fluff, harrowing account of what will happen to our planet if the current pace of climate change continues. Spurr ed from his 2017 New York Magazine article of the same name, Wallace-Wells’ outlines the meteorological, sociological, and psychological consequences climate change will have for warming projections up to 8 degrees Celsius. < /p>
The discussion will be moderated by WCS members Maria Travail le and Natalie Zandt.
Come and enjoy a meaningful conversation (whether you have read t he book or not) about the projected consequences climate change will have i n the 21st century, and what we can do about it. Ahead of the event you may consider reading Uninhabitable Earth or joining our Slack channel to engage in discussion while re ading the book.
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Moderators:
Maria Travaille, Carbon Account Manager at NCX
Maria is on the Business Development team at NCX, a forest c arbon marketplace that originates and brokers carbon credits for companies looking to neutralize or compensate unabated carbon emissions. Maria earned her MSc degree in environmental policy and regulation from the London Scho ol of Economics. While at LSE, she worked at the Grantham Research Institut e for their climate adaptation and resilience team. Prior to joining NCX, M aria worked in management consulting with clients in the digital marketing and market research space.
Natalie Zandt, F ounder & CEO of MeterLeader
Natalie Zandt is the Founder & C EO of MeterLeader, a web platform that gamifies saving energy at home using real-time utility data and behavioral science. Prior to starting MeterLead er, Natalie worked as an energy efficiency consultant for over 6 years, imp lementing energy efficiency programs for utilities in California and Maryla nd. Natalie is passionate about combining her interests in technology, UX d esign, and behavioral science, in order to positively impact the environmen t. In her spare time, she enjoys reading science fiction, drawing, and hang ing out at the beach.