Climate Trail brings Swiss-style walk to the streets of Cambridge
Climate Trail brings Swiss-style walk to the streets of Cambridge
Swissnex Boston, Consulate of Switzerland, was delighted to be part of the first Cambridge Science Festival with the organization of a 2-mile trail on the topic of climate change. Within the framework of Think Swiss, swissnex Boston set up this unique activity to educate participants about the science and the impact of climate change.
During the 4 hours of the event, families and other citizens started at the Consulate with an experience on Deep Sea Sediments organized by Zach Smith of the Wright Center at Tufts. Then, it was time to pick up a map and a cookie for subsistance before walking the streets of Cambridge where 5 zones and a dozen of experts were expecting the participants.
The posters were divided in 5 different topics and each stop had an expert from Tufts, MIT, Harvard or UMASS on hand to explain the content:
1) Climate change science & policy
Jonathan Gero of Harvard and Jason Cohen of MIT were our experts for this part.
Cambridge Green Decade and Mid Cambridge Neighborhood Association, as well as the SOlar Decathlon also presented their activities.
2) Climate change in Switzerland
Anja Kolmuss of Tufts shared her expertise on the glaciers melting and the impact of the climate on the landscape.
3) Climate change in the Andes
Mathias Vuille of the Climate System Research Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will present his research on this topic
4) Climate change in the Northeast
Arnico Panday of MIT explained the risks linked to climate change from a local perspective
5) What we can doRemo Steinmetz of the Consulate explained the various implications of climate change on biodiversity and humans while also sharing some ideas on reducing emissions. A poster also mentioned the activities taking place in Basel, which is linked to Mass. by a sister state agreement.
A tour of the Blackstone Building of Harvard also provided a unique opportunity to learn about many efficient technologies for building as well as learn about LEED certification.
A guided tour led by Ryan Abernathey of MIT took more than 20 people, including City Councillor Henrietta Davis, along the trail with many opportunities to interact with the expert guide!
This event took place within the scope of the ThinkSwiss Program. More info: www.ThinkSwiss.org
