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False Narratives/False Urgency: Unpacking the Links Between AI and EJ
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Please join Rep. Justin J. Pearson, a leader in the fight to regulate AI, and Dr. Jon Koomey, one of the world’s leading experts in the energy and environmental impacts of tech, for a webinar exploring the real environmental and policy challenges posed by the rapid growth of AI.
Hosted by the Yale Center for Environmental Justice (YCEJ) and moderated by YCEJ Executive Director Michel Gelobter, the webinar will include time for attendees to dialogue and Q&A with the panelists. Join us to help create the science, solutions, and strategies needed to respond to this challenge.
Speakers
Michel Gelobter
Executive Director
Yale Center for Environmental Justice
Dr. Michel Gelobter is the inaugural Executive Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Justice. He’s had a diverse career in the private, public, government and non-profit sector with a core focus on innovation, climate change, energy, and social justice. Michel co-founded a number of environmental justice, water, and oceans organizations, founded the first consumer-facing climate software company, advised Google X’s sustainability portfolio of companies, and his government service has included a stint as a Congressional Black Caucus Fellow and Director of Environmental Quality for the City of New York. Michel helped originate and design the world’s first, economy-wide climate legislation (California’s AB32), and is the author of Lean Startups for Social Change: The Revolutionary Path to Big Impact.
Justin Pearson
Representative Justin J. Pearson
Justin J. Pearson was elected State Representative for District 86 in Memphis, Tennessee January 24, 2023. Tennessee Republicans soon after expelled him as one of the Tennessee Three when he protested their inaction following a tragic school mass shooting. Voters quickly reelected Pearson with 94 percent of the vote. Known for his oratory gifts, Pearson is a justice warrior and democracy champion who organizes, mobilizes and activates People Power. He co-founded Memphis Community Against Pollution in 2020, an environmental and climate justice nonprofit that defeated Big Oil and the Byhalia pipeline, a multibillion dollar project that threatened the Memphis Sand aquifer.
Jonathon Koomey
Dr. Jonathon Koomey
Koomey Analytics
Jonathan Koomey is president of Koomey Analytics and is one of the leading international experts on the economics of climate solutions and the energy and environmental effects of information technology. Dr. Koomey holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley, and an A.B. in History and Science from Harvard University. He was a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for many years and has been a visiting professor/researcher at Stanford University, Yale University, and the University of California at Berkeley. For Fall 2025 he’s a visiting professor at UC Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group. He is the author or coauthor of more than 200 articles and reports and ten books, including Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving and Solving Climate Change: A Guide for Learners and Leaders.