To better craft a climate change action plan inclusive of the university’s needs and resources, BatStateU Action Center and Center for Sustainable Development invited Dr. Marte Gutierrez, a J.R Paden Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, USA to share his expertise on climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. Dr. Gutierrez is currently working on the geological sequestration of CO2 to mitigate climate change. His lecture served as a convention that provided meaningful discussion about the origins, evidence for and manifestations of climate change.

Attendees of the lecture include the University’s Climate Change Action Plan (UCCAP) Committee, Heads of Environmental Units and Sustainability Development Officers of each constituent campus, and the University Student Council. Through this initiative, the university aims to develop a climate change action plan that meets the holistic sustainability goals and pursues green, resilient, and inclusive development.

The lecture happened last December 12, 2022, at the Audio Visual Room, 5th Flr. Higher Education Building BatStateU Pablo Borbon and was facilitated by the University’s Sustainability Development Officer, Dr. Vaberlie P. Mandane-Garcia.