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Climate, Cities, and the Inevitable Population Shift: A Conversation with Jesse Keenan (Tempe)

When

8:30 – 11 a.m., April 30, 2026

Where

Wellington “Duke” Reiter, Executive Director of ASU’s University City Exchange and Ten Across, will moderate a conversation with Jesse Keenan about his recently published book North: The Future of Post-Climate America. In it Keenan argues that America is entering a new era marked by shifts in population that will transform everything from the physical landscape of cities to electoral politics. North is not just a collection of scientific observations and projections about the peril of those left behind, it is also a projection of optimism about America’s capacity for decarbonization, environmental stewardship, and economic mobility for those on the move. 

Check in and networking: 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Fireside chat with audience Q&A: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Reception with author to follow: 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.

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This special event is made possible through a partnership by Ten Across, ASU's Rob Walton College of Global Futures, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, and the Urban Land Institute Arizona.