Kleinman Center for Energy Policy

Dive into the critical intersections of livestock production, sustainable food systems, and regenerative agriculture.Boxed lunches will be available to go following the talk!This talk, led by renowned food systems scientist and policy advocate Professor Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, delves into the critical intersections of livestock production, sustainable food systems, and regenerative agriculture. Drawing on over 25 years of leadership and research in agriculture, policy reform, and rural development, Professor Sibanda will discuss how innovative, regenerative livestock practices can drive food security, economic resilience, and sustainable development across Africa and beyond.Professor Sibanda will share insights from her work as Board Chair of

Close out Energy Week at Penn with a discussion of labor’s vision for Pennsylvania’s clean energy future.What does a worker-centered clean energy transition look like in one of the nation’s largest energy-producing states? This panel examines labor’s vision for Pennsylvania’s clean energy future—from building and launching the Union Energy coalition to shaping state policy that aligns climate action with economic security.Panelists will explore the key challenges and opportunities of organizing the emerging clean energy economy, including how to ensure strong labor standards, meaningful community benefits, and real pathways for fossil fuel workers and communities. The conversation will dig into what

Join this lunch & learn with Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Kleinman Center senior fellow and founder and executive director of Insurance for Good.Climate change is escalating the risks of many weather-related extreme events, with communities and local governments in the crosshairs and insurance markets at a breaking point. In this talk, Dr. Carolyn Kousky will explore the history of disaster insurance, the important role it plays in communities' post-disaster economic recoveries, and the current challenges facing housing markets across the US related to insurance. In spite of the challenges facing the insurance sector, private, public, and nonprofit sector actors are partnering

Join us to explore Brazil’s journey from Belém to Antalya and what’s next on the COP climate stage.This event is co-sponsored by Penn Climate. Lunch will be available after the talk!At COP28, countries agreed for the first time to transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable manner. Last November in Belém, Brazil and other countries led a political debate on how to move forward from that commitment into concrete action. In this talk, Pedro Brancante will offer an inside view of Brazil's COP leadership and of the elaboration of the COP30 Presidency Roadmap for Transitioning Away