In this talk, Dr Marguerite Nyhan speaks about her perspective for a shared sustainable, net zero and nature-positive future.
Dr. Marguerite Nyhan is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Environmental Engineering & Future Sustainability in the School of Engineering & Architecture at University College Cork and a Visiting Scientist at Harvard University in Boston. Marguerite's research focuses on developing intelligent solutions for sustainable, net-zero, healthy, liveable and equitable cities of the future.
Dr. Nyhan previously led the Urban Environmental Research Team within MIT’s Senseable City Laboratory. Subsequently, she was a Post-Doctoral researcher at Harvard University’s School of Public Health. Later, she led research on the ethical use of new technologies in sustainable development and humanitarian efforts.
Marguerite has spoken to a range of audiences globally. This includes lecturing at MIT and Harvard in the US, addressing the United Nations Environment Assembly in Kenya, speaking at the World Health Organisation in Moscow and speaking at COP26 in Glasgow. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx