On October 4, 2024, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) held an in-person and virtual one-day conference, U.S. Climate Heritage in the International Context.
Co-convened by ACHP Chair Sara C. Bronin and Georgetown Law Professor J. Peter Byrne, the event was co-sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, the Georgetown University Law Center, Georgetown Climate Center, Cornell Law School, and Cornell Center for Social Sciences, and featured leaders who addressed domestic and international climate heritage.
In light of the first multi-agency (ACHP) U.S. federal policy statements on Climate Change and Historic Preservation and on Indigenous Knowledge and Historic Preservation, this conference focused on how federal preservation and cultural heritage policy of the United States can be informed by the domestic activities of other countries to both better adapt and protect the nation's cultural heritage from the effects of climate change and utilize historic buildings as a climate change mitigation tool.For additional information, including a link to watch a recording of the conference livestream, please visit: https://www.achp.gov/initiatives/sustainability-climate-resilience/climate-heritage-conference