AIChE Guest Lecture Featuring Henry Moss: Issues & Solutions to Climate Change

Illinois Tech's AIChE student organization is hosting a outside speaker, Henry Moss, Outreach Education & Lobbyist from the Citizens Climate Lobby. Moss will present his lecture, "Issues & Solutions to Climate Change."

Presentation Overview

• Citizens Climate Lobby’s mission
• The importance of political will
• The basics of Climate Change
• The urgency of Climate Change
• Why the scientists are concerned Correlation between Carbon Emissions and Global Temperature
• Key tipping points to severe climate destabilization
• CCL’s proposed bipartisan Federal Legislation “Carbon Fee & Dividend”
• Chemical Engineers and their potential for opportunity impact on Climate Change

Speaker Bio

After a 25 year career at Abbott Laboratories launching new medical technologies, Henry is currently marketing EnviroPure Industrial Bio digesters, diverting food waste from landfills to mitigate methane emissions. Additionally, Henry is co -directing a pilot study at the University of Wisconsin on soil remediation as a unique wet weather strategy to reduce polluted stormwater runoff. For the last 5 years Henry has been an active member of Citizens Climate Lobby, a non-profit, non-partisan, volunteer organization, whose mission is to empower the American Public to take action with their Members of Congress for a solution to climate change. He has worked with our Congressmen both locally and in DC to discuss their perspective on Climate Change find common ground and discuss solutions.