Sustainable San Mateo County: January Happy Hour – How Can We Tread Lighter on Our Planet?

Ready to follow-up on your New Year's resolutions and explore ways to tread lighter on our planet? Join Sustainable San Mateo County for their first Virtual Happy Hour of the year featuring guest speaker Mathis Wackernagel, the co-creator of the Ecological Footprint and President of Global Footprint Network.

Note: This event is free but pre- registration is required.

Mathis Wackernagel completed a Ph.D. in community and regional planning with Professor William Rees at the University of British Columbia, where his doctoral dissertation developed the Ecological Footprint concept. Mathis also earned a mechanical engineering degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. He has worked on sustainability with governments, corporations and international NGOs on six continents and has lectured at more than a hundred universities. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards. He was selected as number 19 on the en(rich) list identifying the 100 top inspirational individuals whose contributions enrich paths to sustainable futures (www.enrichlist.org). John Elkington identified Mathis among the “Zeronaut 50” Roll of Honor, i.e., leading pioneers who are driving the world’s most significant problems to zero.