Lecture: “A Political History of CO2”

March 23, 2017, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
By Jean-Baptiste Fressoz (co-author of the book *L’Évènement Anthropocène*, published by Seuil in 2016)
Triolet Campus, Dumontet Lecture Hall, Building 7.
“While everyone is aware of the rising trend in CO₂ For two centuries, curiously enough, we’ve had no history of it. What are the major historical processes that we should prioritize in relation to this curve? What are the institutions, powers, mental models, and interests that have truly set us on the path toward climate catastrophe? This lecture will aim to restore the CO₂ "a history, and therefore a policy."
Jean-Baptiste Fressoz is a historian and researcher at the CNRS (Alexandre Koyré Center, Paris, France). He is the author of several books, including *L’Apocalypse joyeuse: A History of Technological Risk* (Paris: Le Seuil, 2012) and *The Anthropocene Event* (Paris: Le Seuil, 2016; co-authored with C. Bonneuil).
 This conference is organized by Geosciences Montpellier, the Faculty of Sciences at Montpellier, the GAIA Doctoral School, and Campus France.