The first keynote event of the 2021 Notre Dame Forum will feature NBC News’ chief environmental affairs correspondent Anne Thompson and U.S. Senator Chris Coons taking part in a "fireside chat" in the Jordan Auditorium at the Mendoza College of Business on Sept. 10 at 3 p.m., University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email Wednesday evening.
This year’s Forum, announced in April, is titled “Care for Our Common Home: Just Transition to a Sustainable Future” and will focus on placing a continued emphasis on caring for God’s creation, as Pope Francis writes about in Laudato Si.
“We will host a wide range of discussions and events that aim to explore climate challenges across various dimensions,” Jenkins said in the email.
Thompson, a 1979 Notre Dame graduate, and Coons, a co-chair of the bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus, will discuss building a sustainable future by crossing political divides and steps the U.S. government can take domestically and internationally to ensure an environment-focused future.
Jenkins added that additional events are planned for the week of Sept. 6. The Forum, established in 2005, begins Sept. 7.
