Join us for a webinar, “From Doomsday to Hope: Covering Solutions to the Climate and Energy Crisis,” featuring two leading environmental journalists: Sarah Kaplan of The Washington Post and Sammy Roth of The Los Angeles Times. While much of the news coverage of climate change has focused on the immense global “gloom and doom” problems ahead, there is a new push in journalism to reach out to the public by featuring innovative solutions to the climate and energy crisis. Science journalist Cristine Russell, ENRP Senior Fellow, will moderate.

This event is co-sponsored by the Environment and Natural Resources Program; the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy; the Harvard Kennedy School’s Arctic Initiative; and the Climate, Energy, and Environment Professional Interest Council.

Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Speakers

Sarah Kaplan is a reporter at The Washington Post, where she writes about climate science and humanity’s response to our warming world. A Brooklyn native, she credits a lifelong love of the New York Mets with preparing her (somewhat) for the frustration, disappointment and occasional bursts of hope that come with covering climate change.

Sammy Roth covers energy and the environment for The Los Angeles Times and writes the weekly Boiling Point newsletter. He previously reported for the Desert Sun and USA Today, where he focused on renewable energy and public lands. He grew up in L.A. and bleeds Dodger blue.

Moderator

Christine Russell is an award-winning freelance journalist who has written about science, health and the environment, particularly climate change, for four decades. She is a senior fellow at HKS’ Environment & Natural Resources Program who works with the Arctic Initiative and is a former HKS Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy.