Penn Center for Science,
Sustainability, and the Media
In today’s fraught media environment, communicating policy-relevant science is more challenging than ever, and nowhere is this more evident than in the public discourse over human-caused climate change. The Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media focuses on the challenges and opportunities in communicating climate and environmental sustainability to the public and policymakers.
PCSSM Welcomes Dr. Joseph Romm as a Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Joseph Romm, a leading expert on climate solutions and clean energy—and on communicating about these issues to the public—has joined the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media (PCSSM) as a Senior Research Fellow.
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM PCSSM
Commentary
How Storytelling Helps Combat the Climate Crisis
If someone were to ask you – what tools do we need to combat climate change? – a few things might first come to mind.
What will SEJ bring to Penn in April 2024?
A question that crossed my mind boarding the plane at 6:45am on a Tuesday heading to Boise, Idaho
A Cool Debate About a Heated Topic
Is solar geoengineering a viable tool in the climate policy arsenal? The short answer is – we don’t know.
News
Is the UN Really Climate Neutral? No.
The UN claims to be almost entirely climate neutral, yet that claim is based on buying millions of carbon offset credits that experts say do little to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
Too Many Carbon Offset Claims Are ‘Greenwashing’ Us into a Hotter World
Apple recently released a five-minute ad in which a fictional Mother Nature grills executives on the company’s environmental performance
PBS is coming to Philly to talk climate, community empowerment at Penn
On Sept. 12, PBS, WHYY, and the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media will convene community leaders, science communicators, journalists,