Sustainable Solutions Lectures

A lecture series convening leading researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to advance actionable solutions to pressing environmental challenges and to strengthen the connection between science, policy, and practice

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Series Objectives

Fostering dialogue on sustainable actions to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. -- Our lectures will explore themes connected with the United Nations SDGs including goals to end poverty, reduce inequality, improve health and education, promote a transition toward renewable energy and tackle climate change
Strengthening or sparking new research collaborations in the field of sustainability between faculty members, scholars and students from the UMass system
Creating a forum where academia, the public sector and the private sector can meet and accelerate the design of sustainable solutions. This lecture series will help develop a wide network of scholars and experts from universities, think tanks, national laboratories, government agencies, and international organizations that work to identify and develop solutions to sustainable development challenges

Questions? Contact Marta Vicarelli at @email.

Past Lectures

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Acknowledgments

The Sustainable Solutions Lecture (SSL) series is a UMass system collaboration.

SSL has received support from:

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School of Earth & Sustainability at UMass Amherst School of Earth & Sustainability at UMass Amherst School of Public Policy at UMass Amherst School of Public Policy at UMass Amherst School for the Environment at UMass Boston School for the Environment at UMass Boston Sustainable Solutions Lab at UMass Boston Sustainable Solutions Lab at UMass Boston Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy at UMass Lowell Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy at UMass Lowell UMass Dartmouth UMass Dartmouth UMass Chan Medical School UMass Chan Medical School Stone Living Lab Stone Living Lab Naturance Naturance The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Massachusetts Municipal Association Massachusetts Municipal Association