25.03.2025
Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World
with R. Jisung Park
Climate change is reshaping our world in profound and often invisible ways. As temperatures rise and extreme weather events become more frequent, understanding the real impact on our communities has never been more crucial. In collaboration with OASE Rotterdam – lab for a fair and sustainable city – we welcomed R. Jisung Park, one of the world’s sharpest thinkers on the effects and economics of global warming.
Through groundbreaking research and data analysis, R. Jisung Park revealed how climate change acts as a silent amplifier of inequality, affecting everything from workplace productivity to educational outcomes. His work shifts our focus from distant catastrophic scenarios to the immediate, tangible impacts that are already reshaping our communities. Rather than viewing climate change solely as an impending disaster, Park encouraged us to understand it as a current reality that demands local, practical solutions.
Participants
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Robert Jisung Park
Robert Jisung Park studies climate change’s impact on work and daily life across different communities. Through data analysis and economic research at the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches at both the School of Social Policy and Wharton, he examines environmental effects and policy solutions. His book Slow Burn explores how rising temperatures reshape society.
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Geert Maarse
Geert Maarse is a journalist and programme-maker. Having worked for Erasmus University for over five years, he is specialized in connecting scientific research to public debate. He has a background in Business Administration and Cultural Studies. He is the founder and regular host of Studio Erasmus, a monthly science magazine broadcasted by OPEN Rotterdam. He worked on a documentary and published in a number of online and offline media (de Volkskrant, Vers Beton, Erasmus Magazine).