On November 9, 2023, we celebrated just some of the Great Work Happening Across our State with respect to Building a Bright Resilient Future for NYS.
- Event Program: you can find speaker email addresses easily
- SLIDES: Climate Symposium Speaker Slides Final Version 11-17-2023_comp (to access QR codes of resources presented)
- Full symposium recording on YouTube
Click below for particular talks!
0:08 Welcome – Jenna Walczak and TeJay Chess
- 5:35 Introduction – Jenifer Wightman
- 24:41 Keynote – Julie Suarez
- 52:23 Dean’s Welcome – Benjamin Houlton, Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
57:37 Lightning talks: Responding to the Impacts of Climate Change in New York State – TeJay Chess
- 1:01:39 Data Tools for Monitoring and Adapting to Climate Change – Art Degatano
- 1:02:48 Insights from the 2023 NYS Climate Impacts Assessment: Agriculture Chapter – Deborah Aller
- 1:04:00 The Cornell Cooperative Extension Climate Resilience Partnership – Carolyn Klocker
- 1:05:18 National 4-H Climate Change Survey of Teens – Andy Turner
- 1:06:24 Using Healing-Informed Social Imaginaries as Frameworks for Change – Julika von Stackelberg
- 1:07:28 Using the power of food to make climate change relevant to everyone – Michael Hoffmann
- 1:08:34 Managing climate risk and vulnerability in manufactured housing communities – Danielle Eiseman
- 1:09:45 The Cornell Climate Stewards Program – Allison Chatrchyan
- 1:10:57 The Role of Power Systems in Climate Mitigation – Lindsay Anderson
- 1:12:07 Discussion instructions
1:13:18 Lightning Talks: Forests and Farms A Kitty O’Neil
- 1:18:27 The intersection of CCE programming efforts on community tree stewardship, food security and community climate action goals – Sharon Bachman
- 1:19:34 Climate and Applied Forest Research Institute: Insights on Landowner Forest Management Richard Stedman
- 1:21:00 Agroforestry NY: realizing multiple benefits through integrating practices – Gabriel Smith
- 1:22:00 Urban Growing in WNY: A comparison of Erie and Monroe Counties – Mallory Hohl
- 1:22:50 DEI in Ag and Climate: Why is it important? – Graham Savio
- 1:24:02 Reforestation can help New York State meet its climate goals – Peter Woodbury
- 1:25:11 Payment for Ecosystem Service (PES) Programs: An Incentive Based Approach – Jenna DeRario
- 1:26:14 Discussion instructions
1:26:34 Lightning Talks: Forests and Farms B Kitty O’Neil
- 1:26:50 Insurance is one option for losses you can’t control – Elizabeth Higgins
- 1:28:06 Weed Management in a Changing Climate – Caroline Marschner
- 1:29:09 Sustainable Materials Management: Using food scraps to build community resiliency – Khila Pecoraro
- 1:30:16 Small Farms on the Front Line of Climate Change Impact – Kacey Deamer
- 1:31:20 Enteric methane mitigation from livestock: Barriers and path to accelerate solutions – Joseph McFadden
- 1:32:25 Unanticipated Consequences: How the Effects of Climate Change Makes Raising Chickens Hard – Amy Barkley
- 1:33:24 Cooperative Opportunities: Grazing Sheep Beneath Solar Arrays – Bobbie Severson
- 1:34:40 Discussion instructions
1:36:07 Lightning Talks: Energy and Community David Kay
- 1:39:35 PowerHouse: Bringing climate education to youth – Jack Wright
- 1:40:32 What kind of mobilization is necessary to meet the climate crisis? How can we create a groundswell? – Anne Rhodes
- 1:41:40 Collaborating Across Programs to Reduce Household Waste & Hazards – Jackie Spencer and Toni Gardner
- 1:43:37 What is Ag Energy NY? – Gabriel Gurley
- 1:44:52 Regional Clean Energy Hubs: Engaging Disadvantaged Communities Around Clean Energy – Karím Beers
1:46:38 Closing remarks – Jenny Kao-Kniffin, Interim Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Our TO DO List! Which piece of the pie will you bite?
NYS SCOPING PLAN, Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector.



