Climate Change Solution: Insects Proteins ft. Christine Picard

How to Solve Climate Change

Today you will learn from expert guest Christine Picard about insects proteins, why it may or may not help solve climate change, how it works and what needs to still be done for it to be an effective solution to climate change.

Timestamps:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:05) - What are insects proteins?
• (03:00) - Why would insects proteins help to solve climate change?
• (04:41) - Why would insects proteins not help to solve climate change?
• (06:34) - Who benefits and who is harmed by this solution?
• (08:15) - How does insects proteins work?
• (10:50) - What innovation or policy is needed for this to be an effective solution?
• (14:11) - Recommended resources
• (15:16) - Top skills to learn for solving climate change
• (16:55) - Final recommendations
• (18:14) - Activity

Christine Picard is an associate professor in the Department of Biology and the director of the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program at IUPUI. She is also the co-director of the Center for Environmental Sustainability Through Insect Farming, an NSF-funded research center dedicated to advancing insects as food and feed.

She has been working at the interface of entomology and molecular biology for more than 15 years, with expertise in the genetics and genomics of flies and beetles that include multiple genome projects. She currently teaches graduate-level courses at IUPUI and maintains an active research lab.

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