What Does the Future Look Like?

What does the future of climate and energy look like? At the 2024 Boston Youth Climate Summit, local high schoolers convened at the New England Aquarium and Museum of Science to engage in programming about climate science and careers, and developed Climate Action Plans to take back to their own communities. 

Caroline Nickerson, Director of Florida Community Innovation, describes how anyone can get involved in science research, by contributing data to citizen science projects that help scientists solve some of the biggest challenges facing society. 

Solving global climate challenges requires everyone’s support. Caroline Nickerson, Director of Florida Community Innovation, explains how citizen science can help address climate issues by incorporating different people’s perspectives and experiences. 

Dr. Robert Bullard, founding director of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice and distinguished professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University, discusses how climate solutions and policies need to be informed by the experiences of the people most vulnerable to the impacts of the climate crisis.

Dr. Pamela Carralero, Principal Investigator of Climate Resilient Flint, describes how communities can come together in local ways to adapt to climate change, and the strategies climate advocates are using in Flint, Michigan to address these challenges.

How can we move from feeling anxiety to feeling hope about the climate crisis? Dr. Pamela Carralero, Principal Investigator of Climate Resilient Flint, invites you to imagine what a climate resilient community could look like in the future, and what small steps you can take to make that future a reality.