Center for Ethics and Values Public Forum: Energy Wars at Home and Abroad

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:15:55 -0400

Pre-Law Students are encouraged to join the Center for Ethics and Values' first Public Forum of the fall 2025 semester:

Energy Wars at Home and Abroad: A Conversation with Andrew Light.

This engaging discussion will involve the critical connections between energy rights, human rights, and broader questions of justice and ethics.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

In preparation for the Public Forum, Pre-Law Students are also welcome to attend a faculty & student discussion during the weekly PhilAnon Meeting on Tuesday September 30th, 2025 at 7:00 pm.

Energy Wars at Home and Abroad: A Conversation with Andrew Light

Date: October 7th, 2025

Time: 7:00pm

Location: UMBC’s Fine Arts Recital Hall

Andrew Light is a Philosopher and Former Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs at the Department of Energy (2021-2025); Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, Philosophy, and Atmospheric Sciences, George Mason University; Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, The University of Chicago

Moderated by : Blake Francis, Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Director of the Human Context of Science and Technology, UMBC

Pre-registration is recommended, but not required.

Free sweet treats following the forum.

Presented by the Center for Ethics and Values, the Human Context of Science and Technology Program, & the Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law Program. and co-sponsored by Geography and Environmental Systems; School of Public Policy