Events

Ben Orlove is Professor of International and Public Affairs and a member of the Committee on Global Thought. He taught for many years at the University of California, Davis. At Columbia University, he teaches in the Master’s Program in Climate and Society, for which he serves as Associate Director. He is a Senior Research Scientist at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, and is one of the four co-directors of the Center for Research in Environmental Decisions. He will discuss "Climate Change and Discursive Change: Tracing Terms and Concepts through International Climate Organizations". Discussion will be moderated by Lisa Dale, Lecturer in Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology. The Committee on Global Thought (CGT) Lunchtime Seminars are a forum for Columbia University faculty and visiting scholars to present current research characterizing and assessing issues of global importance. No registration is required. Light lunch will be available.