The UCI Forum for the Academy and the Public presents, “Fire & Ice: The Shifting Narrative of Climate Change,” a two-day conference that will tackle the most serious threat to humanity: climate change.

It will feature an interdisciplinary and international panel of scientists, writers, academics and communicators – including keynote speaker Bill McKibben, climate activist, author of The End of Nature, and 2014 recipient of the Right Livelihood Award; Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe and The Sixth Extinction; and Nathaniel Rich, whose book Losing Earth will be published in April.

Friday, Feb. 8
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Crystal Cove Auditorium at the Student Center
Highlights include: Bill McKibben’s keynote, “From the Front Lines of the Climate Fight,” at 4:15 p.m.; and a panel discussion on “Creating Climate Change Narratives,” featuring Kolbert, Rich, McKibben and Manuel Pastor, professor of sociology and director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at USC; moderated by Jon Wiener, UCI professor emeritus of history.

Saturday, Feb. 9
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Humanities Gateway 1800
Highlights include: Talk on “Losing Earth: A Recent History,” featuring Rich, at 9:30 a.m.; a luncheon talk on “The Sixth Extinction,” featuring Kolbert, who is also an environmental writer for The New Yorker, in conversation with David Ulin, former book critic at the Los Angeles Times, at 12:30 p.m.; and more.
For the full schedule of events, please click here. Event is free and open to the public. Because space is limited, please RSVP to reserve your spot. Require special accommodations? Please reach out to Danilo Caputo by February 1.