Internationally recognized for research, policy analysis and outreach in climate change, Dr. Stephen H. Schneider focused on climate change science, integrated assessment of ecological and economic impacts of human-induced climate change, and identifying viable climate policies and technological solutions. More ...
Climate Change: From Science to Policy
- Stephen H. Schneider Public Symposium
August 24-27, 2011 Boulder, CO
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Celebrating the life of Steve Schneider: Memorial Program and Event Videos from December 12, 2010
Stephen
Schneider Affiliations
1945-2010
Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies
Professor, Department of Biology
Professor, by courtesy, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.
"Just because we scientists have Ph.D.'s we should not hang up our citizenship at the door of a public meeting." - Steve
The Climate Change Problem - An overview and introductory perspective on the four major areas of concern: climate change science, impacts, policy and reporting.
Getting Informed - Mediarology: How to evaluate climate change reporting; What is credible?
What Are the Odds? - What can happen, what are the odds of it happening, and how do we know what is going on with global climate change.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Annual Stephen H. Schneider Memorial Lectures:
2025: 13th Annual Stephen Schneider Memorial Lecture. Dr. Ben Santer, the Fowler Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute: "From 'Discernible' to 'Unequivocal': The Arc of History in Climate Change Attribution Science." Join us to engage in discussions about his contributions to the IPCC report and his work on human fingerprinting, which is used to identify specific patterns of warming in the atmosphere, ocean, and land that can be directly linked to human activity.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025. 7:00pm to 8:30pm PST Register Free Here. CEMEX Auditorium, GSB Knight - Arbuckle, 641 Knight Way, Stanford, CA 94305. Hosted By: Students for a Sustainable Stanford and sponsored by the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.
2024: 12th Annual Stephen Schneider Memorial Lecture. Anna Lappé, an internationally recognized expert, sustainable food systems and Executive Director, Global Alliance for the Future of Food: "You Are What I Eat - I Am What You Eat: A Diet of Interdependence in an Age of Crisis". Watch Full Lecture
2023: 11th Annual Lecture. Dr. Kealoha Fox, President of the Institute for Climate & Peace, a non-profit working towards climate-resilient futures in the Hawaii-Pacific-Asia Region. Watch Full Lecture (MP4)
2022: 10th Annual Lecture. Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali, VP Environmental Justice, Climate & Community Revitalization for the National Wildlife Federation. Watch Full Lecture
2021: Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, marine biologist and policy expert: "Fireside Chat."
2020:Vandana Shiva, "Soil not Oil: Biodiversity-based Agriculture to Address the Climate Crisis." Watch Full Lecture
2019: Nainoa Thompson, "Finding Our Way: A Master Navigator's Worldwide Voyage of Tradition, Stewardship, and Discovery." Watch Full Lecture
2018: Geisha Williams. "Energy Network of Tomorrow: How to Reach California's Climate Goals" Watch Full Lecture
2017: John Holdren, "Science, Technology, and Environment in the White House." Watch Full Lecture
2016: Will Allen, "Growing Power, Inc." Watch Full Lecture
2015: Dr. Sylvia Earle, "Sustainable Seas: The Vision, the Reality" Watch Full Lecture
2014: Lisa Jackson, "The Private Sector as Public Servant" Watch Full Lecture
2013: Al Gore, "Peril and Opportunity: Solving the Climate Crisis and Reinvigorating Democracy" Watch Full Lecture
Science as a Contact Sport
is Steve Schneider’s first-hand account of a scientific odyssey of the “Battle to Save the Earth’s Climate”…
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