Climate Change & Our Future with Dr. Lonnie Thompson

Dr. Lonnie Thompson speaks on the urgency and effects of climate change, as well as the steps that need to be made in order to have a more sustainable future. If you are interested in watching more educational environmental videos, check out our video on climate change in the Middle East: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ItarwR153s&t=36s

Dr. Lonnie G. Thompson is a Distinguished University Professor in the School of Earth Sciences and a Research Scientist in the Byrd Polar Research Center at The Ohio State University. His research has propelled the field of ice core paleoclimatology out of the Polar Regions to the highest tropical and subtropical ice fields.

The video was recorded at the Midwest Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education: Implications for Teaching, Learning and Seminary Life. The Midwest Symposium was part of The Seminary Environmental Leadership Initiative, which was funded through a grant from the Luce Fund for Theological Education, an initiative of the Henry Luce Foundation’s Theology Program. Additional support was provided by The Julia Burke Foundation.