Our Speakers
Dr. Graham Reader, BA, BTech (Hons), PhD, psc, FEC, PEng, CEng, CMarE, Eur Ing, FIMarEst
Dr. Graham Reader, BA, BTech (Hons), PhD, psc, FEC, PEng, CEng, CMarE, Eur Ing, FIMarEst
Dr. Graham Reader, BA, BTech (Hons), PhD, psc, FEC, PEng, CEng, CMarE, Eur Ing, FIMarEst
Learn to Smile as the End of the World is Not Imminent, Hopefully.
According to some media reports from a high-income country, half of their teenagers believe the world may end in their lifetime, meaning by the end of this century. One of the reasons for this phenomenon, suggested by psychologists, is ‘Eco-Anxiety’, a fear of climate chang
Learn to Smile as the End of the World is Not Imminent, Hopefully.
According to some media reports from a high-income country, half of their teenagers believe the world may end in their lifetime, meaning by the end of this century. One of the reasons for this phenomenon, suggested by psychologists, is ‘Eco-Anxiety’, a fear of climate change. This fear is also said to be causing the plummeting birth rates in rich countries. Yet don’t these generations know that their quality of life, in terms of increased living standards, access to technology, air and water quality, medical care, communications, and information, could only be imagined by their parents and grandparents? Apparently not! Do people in lower income countries have the same fears? If so, why is emmigration at record heights, with the equivalent of the total population of a country the size of Pakistan moving to favoured destinations such as Australia, New Zealand, North America, and Europe in search of a better life, especially for their young families? Looking for someone, or something, to blame for this anxiety is likely as unproductive as trying to dispute sincerely held beliefs, even if the facts do call them into question. Perhaps by presenting examples of the many incredible human achievements, especially from the past couple of centuries, more people will stop frowning and learn how to smile, but is that a forlorn hope yet . . . ‘Qui audet adipiscitur’.
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Dr. Graham Reader, BA, BTech (Hons), PhD, psc, FEC, PEng, CEng, CMarE, Eur Ing, FIMarEst
Dr. Graham Reader, BA, BTech (Hons), PhD, psc, FEC, PEng, CEng, CMarE, Eur Ing, FIMarEst
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Honorary Chair: Rupp Carriveau, University of Windsor
Conference Chair: David S-K. Ting, University of Windsor
Technical Program Chair: Ahmadreza Vasel-Be-Hagh, Tennessee Technological University
Electricity & Energy: Narayan Kar, University of Windsor
Science & Environment: Paul G. O’Brien, York University
Food & Renewable: William David Lubitz, University of Guelph
Sustainable Living: Lindsay Miller-Branovacki & Rajeev Ruparathna, University of Windsor
Logistics Chairs: Jacqueline Stagner & Marissa Hatt, University of Windsor
Conference Overseer: Jo Asuncion, University of Windsor
Sponsorship: Katie Mazzuca, University of Windsor
Media & IT: Naomi Pelkey, Mark Gryn, Srabanti Chitte, University of Windsor