Events

Amplifying BIPOC Voices in Sustainability: What 'Amplifying Voices' Looks Like

7:00pm | Virtual Web Seminar

Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) have long led movements to protect our communities and the planet. However, BIPOC voices are often excluded and silenced in mainstream environmentalism. The Green Allies Coalition, which is part of the UW-Madison Office of Sustainability, acknowledges the damage caused in this lack of representation. BIPOC communities are not only integral to the sustainability movement’s progress, but experience disproportionate environmental harm.

Weston Roundtable: The Deployment of New Energy Technologies and the Need for Local Learning

4:15pm | Virtual lecture

The transition towards a low carbon society will require a good understanding of the nature of technological change and the potential of designing policy measures for effecting and accelerating processes of technical change.

350 Madison Monthly Meeting: Racial justice is climate justice

7:00pm | Online - Join from anywhere! Join 350 Madison for their monthly meeting on Monday, October 5, to hear Sam Grant, executive director of MN350, speak on the topic “Racial Justice IS Climate Justice.” Join to learn why it is so critical for climate activists to address climate justice.

Climate Solutions Workshop for Educators

1:30pm | Online Workshop - Join from anywhere! The Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program and the Wisconsin Energy Institute are excited to bring no-cost interactive climate solutions workshops to your middle or high school classroom. Explore the En-ROADS simulation with us as you network with other teachers and imagine how this workshop fits into your curriculum. 

Forward in Energy Forum

Energy and the Election

4:30pm | Online - Join from anywhere! How will the next four years drive national energy outcomes, such as the future of the electric grid, addressing energy justice, and international energy and climate policy? Join WEI and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership on Tuesday, October 20, from 4:30–6:00pm CT, as we use the lens of energy and climate to consider the plans, policies, and agendas of the two major presidential candidates.

Steps to Transformative Change: Diversity, Equity and Energy

7:30am | Virtual Web Seminar

Pour yourself a steaming cup of coffee and log on to join a vibrant community of climate-concerned citizens for the Wisconsin Academy's Environmental Breakfast Series.

Advancing Wisconsin’s Rural Bioeconomy

9:00am | Online Workshop - Join from anywhere! Wisconsin’s agricultural expertise and abundant natural resources offer fertile ground for building an enhanced bioeconomy that is sustainable, resilient, and — by utilizing waste streams as feedstocks for new products — circular.

Climate Solutions Workshop for Educators

4:00pm | Online - Join from anywhere!

The Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program and the Wisconsin Energy Institute are excited to bring no-cost interactive climate solutions workshops to your middle or high school classroom. Explore the En-ROADS simulation with us as you network with other teachers and imagine how this workshop fits into your curriculum.