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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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The Human Costs of American Energy in Transition
Speakers
Sanya Carley, David KoniskyWhen
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | 4:00PM - 5:00PMModerator
Andy StoneFeatured Researcher
Parrish Bergquist
Assistant Professor, Political ScienceParrish 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.
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Heather Boushey
Professor of PracticeHeather 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.
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Sanya Carley
Mark Alan Hughes Faculty DirectorSanya 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.
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Michael E. Mann
Presidential Distinguished ProfessorMichael 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).
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Scott Moore
Director of China Programs and Strategic InitiativesScott 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 ProfessorR. 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.
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Nicholas Pevzner
Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape ArchitectureNicholas 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.
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Arthur van Benthem
Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public PolicyArthur 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.
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Steve Viscelli
Lecturer, Department of SociologySteve 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.
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Shelley Welton
Presidential Distinguished ProfessorShelley 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.
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Jennifer Wilcox
Presidential Distinguished ProfessorJen 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.