2024 Schedule

Monday, March 11th
Monday, March 11th
12:15pm–02:45pm EDT
2024 Climate
Alfred C. Glassell Jr. SUSTAIN Laboratory and Reef Lab Tour at the University of Miami (Sign-Up Only)

Sign-up here: as.pn/aic2024 Join this trip to the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science for an exclusive guided tour of the Alfred C. Gassell, Jr. SUSTAIN Laboratory wind-wave tank which can generate up to Category 5 hurricane force winds! SUSTAIN, which stands for SUrge-STructure-Atmosphere-INteraction, provides scientists and engineers access to cri...

Miami Beach Convention Center
12:30pm–02:30pm EDT
2024 Climate
Walking Tour of the Underline (Sign-Up Only)

Sign-up here: as.pn/aic2024 The Underline is transforming the land below Miami’s metrorail into a 10-mile linear park, urban trail and public art destination. While the project is expected to be completed in 2025, passholders will experience a guided tour of Phase 1 which is now open to the public and includes the River Room, The Promenade, the Urban Gym, and the Oolite Room. Meet outside...

Miami Beach Convention Center
2:00pm–03:00pm EDT
2024 Climate
Cataloging the Past and Shaping our Future: Museums Change the Narrative

Museums are typically testaments to the past, but a growing number are using exhibitions to shape our response to the future—specifically to climate change. Museum leaders will share how they see their institutions as mediums for storytelling, and how they balance truth-telling and advocacy.

2nd Floor, Breakout 2 (Room 203-205)
2024 Climate
Pier-to-Pier: Collaboration for Coastal Cities

Coastal cities are utilizing innovative solutions to adapt to extreme weather and rising sea levels, becoming more resilient in the face of climate change. From innovative design and community engagement to policy development and cross-sector partnerships, panelists will share what they’ve learned and highlight opportunities for collaboration across cities.

2nd Floor, Breakout 3 (Room 206-208)
2024 Climate
Cities on the Frontlines of Climate Migration

The impacts of the climate emergency are felt by populations worldwide, and they increasingly shape whether, where, and how people migrate. Mayors, city governments, non-profits, and local businesses are learning to confront the challenges at the intersection of climate change, migration, and displacement—along with the interconnected economic, social, and climatic elements. This session will iden...

2nd Floor, Breakout 4 (Room 209-210)
2:00pm–04:00pm EDT
2024 Climate
City of Miami Beach Resilience Tour (Sign-Up Only)

Sign-up here: as.pn/aic2024 Join this exclusive guided tour discussing the climate challenges Miami Beach faces everyday and highlighting the mitigation and adaptation efforts facilitated by intergovernmental and community collaboration. The tour, led by a City of Miami Beach resilience expert, will start in South Pointe Park and continue to Sunset Harbour, the blueprint neighborhood for sea-...

Miami Beach Convention Center
3:45pm–04:45pm EDT
2024 Climate
Taking Out the Trash: Solutions to Plastic Pollution

To achieve the United Nations’ goal of reducing plastic pollution by 80% by 2040, the world needs to collaborate on an unprecedented scale. This session will explore some of the recent and promising innovations in policy, technology, and partnership-building to fight plastic pollution.

2nd Floor, Breakout 2 (Room 203-205)
2024 Climate
When Climate Projects Meet Private Capital

It was an expensive year for clean energy projects, with financing facing tough market conditions, interest rates, and continuing supply chain stress. Hear how private capital is stepping up to address this challenge.

2nd Floor, Breakout 4 (Room 209-210)
2024 Climate
Between a First Mover and a Hard Place

Hard-to-abate sectors—from maritime and aviation to hydrogen and steel—are proving to be some of the biggest innovators for a net-zero future. Forced to think outside of the box, explore unexpected partnerships, and invest in catalytic pathways, these first movers show that we shouldn’t always just grab the low hanging fruit.

2nd Floor, Breakout 5 (Room 211)
3:45pm–04:55pm EDT
2024 Climate
Lights, Camera, Climate Action! Planet Media Pitch Fest

Storytelling, music, animation, and podcasts! Watch the magic of innovative content being born as creatives pitch their ideas to a panel of Planet Media judges, each hoping to launch short-form content aimed at helping kids understand climate change.

1st Floor, Expo Hall C, Breakout 1
5:30pm–07:30pm EDT
2024 Climate
Opening Plenary

It’s opening night! After welcome remarks, we kick off with a moment of reflection from artist Danié Gomez-Ortigoza. US Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm speaks with Al Roker. Bill Nye and the first White House climate advisor talk about communicating big ideas, and US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland sits down with two young changemakers. A leader from Ireland updates us on their energy transit...

1st Floor, Expo Hall C, Main Stage
Tuesday, March 12th
7:30am–08:30am EDT
2024 Climate
Clean Miami Beach Cleanup (Sign-Up Only)

Sign-up here: as.pn/aic2024 Step into action with your fellow Aspen Ideas: Climate participants by taking part in a beach cleanup hosted by Clean Miami Beach, a nonprofit founded by Miami Beach resident Sophie Ringel, dedicated to the protection of the beach and its rich marine wildlife. Clean Miami Beach has organized more than 200 beach cleanups and collected over 60 thousand pounds of tras...

The Beach at 17th Street
8:30am–10:30am EDT
2024 Climate
City of Miami Beach Resilience Tour (Sign-Up Only)

Sign-up here: as.pn/aic2024 Join this exclusive guided tour discussing the climate challenges Miami Beach faces everyday and highlighting the mitigation and adaptation efforts facilitated by intergovernmental and community collaboration. The tour, led by a City of Miami Beach resilience expert, will start in South Pointe Park and continue to Sunset Harbour, the blueprint neighborhood for sea-le...

Miami Beach Convention Center
8:30am–12:00pm EDT
2024 Climate
Tour of the Wall of Wind and Microgrid at Florida International University (Sign-Up Only)

Sign-up here: as.pn/aic2024 An exclusive guided tour from FIU faculty and students of the newly-launched FIU-FPL microgrid and control room to help advance research on renewable energy, and the Wall of Wind facility. Meet outside the main entrance of the Miami Beach Convention Center on Convention Center Drive to board the bus. The bus will depart at 8:30am.

Miami Beach Convention Center
9:00am–11:00am EDT
2024 Climate
Morning Plenary

Futurific Studios’ Kathryn Murdoch and Ari Wallach preview their new PBS docuseries, a government leader turned entrepreneur shares her plastic pollution idea, environmental justice leaders expand on solutions, and Invenergy’s CEO tells us how he built more than 200 clean energy projects. Mayors share ideas for rethinking the urban environment, an app designer talks personal carbon footprints, and...

1st Floor, Expo Hall C, Main Stage
2024 Climate
Tour of Biscayne Bay by Boat, hosted by FIU (Sign-Up Only)

Sign-up here: as.pn/aic2024 The Florida International University Biscayne Bay boat tour takes participants out into the waters of the bay, where experts from the university will discuss efforts underway to help protect the bay, increase resilience and importance of protecting this crucial ecosystem. Attendees will learn about the delicate balance of the bay, as well as the efforts being made...

11:30am–12:30pm EDT
2024 Climate
Climate Fiction: Hot Stories, Cold Facts

One of the most enduring qualities of literary fiction is that it asks what it means to be human, and more and more writers are asking that question as it relates to climate change. Hear from the authors who are crafting this growing genre and offering a view into our speculative—and real—futures.

2nd Floor, Breakout 2 (Room 203-205)
2024 Climate
Growing Stronger: Advancements in Climate-Smart Foods on Land and Sea

Global decarbonization efforts require the world to double down on solutions in the agriculture sector. This panel will shine light on some of the solutions that promise to cut agricultural emissions, reduce water use, improve environmental resiliency, and promote food security.

2nd Floor, Breakout 4 (Room 209-210)
2024 Climate
Climate YIMBY: Deploying Clean Energy Tech

The U.S. needs a massive deployment of clean energy technologies, and getting there will require projects in the backyards of communities around the country. This session will explore the work of engaging communities—citing both best practices and bad examples—and highlighting innovative new approaches to winning support for clean energy.

2nd Floor, Breakout 3 (Room 206-208)
2024 Climate
Sharing the Wealth of the Energy Transition

Transforming the energy system will involve building new transmission lines and power generating assets on a massive scale, and these projects offer a huge financial opportunity for the communities where they’re built. Hear from leaders who are developing mechanisms for sharing this wealth, offering communities and project developers a shared sense of success, fairness, and ownership.

2nd Floor, Breakout 5 (Room 211)
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