CRISPRcon 2020—Gene editing and climate justice: Adaptation, mitigation, and conservation strategies
Channel: GES Center
Date: 21/10/2020

#CRISPRcon - Gene editing and climate justice: Adaptation, mitigation,
and conservation strategies in a changing world
Thursday, October 15 | 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm ET
Session organized by the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center
https://crisprcon.org/crisprcon-2020/
https://go.ncsu.edu/ges

Societal impacts of climate change will not be distributed equally among geographies and populations. Proponents of gene editing forecast conservation applications whereby gene editing might aid in climate change adaptation (and, sometimes, mitigation) for vulnerable communities and ecosystems. Yet these technological solutions may create their own inequities and risks, both ecological and social. This session will explore what is at stake — including both risks and benefits — in the use of gene editing to address climate justice/equity issues.
- Riley Taitingfong, PhD Candidate, Department of Communication at UC San Diego
- Shantha Ready Alonso, Executive Director, Creation Justice Ministries
- Sara Fern Fitzsimmons, Director of Restoration, The American Chestnut Foundation at Penn State University
- Elizabeth Hobman, Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
- Katie Barnhill-Dilling, Postdoctoral Research Scholar; Affiliate, North Carolina State University, Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources; Genetic Engineering and Society Center (moderator)
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CRISPRcon is a unique forum bringing diverse voices together to discuss the future of CRISPR and related gene-editing technologies across applications in agriculture, health, conservation, and more. CRISPRcon sparks curiosity, builds understanding, and highlights societal histories and other context relevant to decisions on gene editing technologies. CRISPRcon is a program of the Keystone Policy Center.