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Evaluating K-12 Public School District Sustainability Plans for Justice and Equity

Take a deep dive into several sustainability and climate plans for public K-12 school districts.

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Climate Week Event
Discussion Kleinman Center Event

The Human Costs of American Energy in Transition

Speakers

Sanya Carley, David Konisky

When

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM

Moderator

Andy Stone

Featured Researcher

Parrish Bergquist

Assistant Professor, Political Science

Parrish Bergquist is an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department. She studies the political determinants of environmental policy, in the U.S. and abroad, and is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center.

Featured Researcher

Heather Boushey

Professor of Practice

Heather Boushey is a professor of practice at the Kleinman Center. Boushey served in the Biden administration as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers and chief economist to the President’s Investing in America cabinet.

Featured Researcher

Sanya Carley

Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director

Sanya Carley is the Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director of the Kleinman Center and Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.

Featured Researcher

Michael E. Mann

Presidential Distinguished Professor

Michael E. Mann is the Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science. He is a faculty fellow with the Kleinman Center and the director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media (PCSSM).

Featured Researcher

Scott Moore

Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives

Scott Moore is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and the Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives. He is also a practice professor of political science.

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R. Jisung Park

Assistant Professor

R. Jisung Park is an environmental and labor economist. He is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center and an assistant professor, with a primary appointment at the School of Policy and Practice and a secondary appointment at the Wharton School.

Featured Researcher

Nicholas Pevzner

Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture

Nicholas Pevzner is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and an assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.

Featured Researcher

Arthur van Benthem

Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy

Arthur van Benthem is an expert in environmental and energy economics, exploring the economic efficiency of energy policy. He is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center and an associate professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at Wharton.

Featured Researcher

Steve Viscelli

Lecturer, Department of Sociology

Steve Viscelli is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center and a lecturer in the Department of Sociology. His research focuses on work, labor market economics, and economic regulation, specifically in trucking industry.

Featured Researcher

Shelley Welton

Presidential Distinguished Professor

Shelley Welton is Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy with the Kleinman Center and Penn Carey Law. Her research focuses on how climate change is transforming energy and environmental law and governance.

Featured Researcher

Jennifer Wilcox

Presidential Distinguished Professor

Jen Wilcox is Presidential Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Energy Policy. She previously served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management at the Department of Energy.