Climate Change Institute

UMAINE’S HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOONING PROGRAM Dr. Rick Eason Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Maine Friday, November 9th, 2018, 2PM 138 Sawyer Building Conference Room Abstract: Rick Eason, an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maine started his high altitude ballooning program in early 2011 with funding […]

USING SOLAR THERMAL HEAT FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE ENERGY DEMANDS Justin Lapp Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering University of Maine Tuesday, November 20, 2018, 2PM 138 Sawyer Environmental Research Building   Abstract: In just 108 minutes the earth receives as much energy from the sun as humans consume in one year from all sources. What if we […]

BANKS AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION – A BUSINESS-ETHICAL ANALYSIS Manuel Woersdoerfer Assistant Professor School of Computing and Information Science, and Maine Business School, University of Maine Thursday, November 29, 2018, 2PM 138 Sawyer Building   Abstract: Banks and other financial institutions are among those agents in the global political economy which (co-)determine whether or not […]