Story by emmaa.cooke UNC’s annual Climate Change Symposium is back after a five year hiatus. Previously hosted by a committee of faculty, this year marked the first time student organizations led the event, which works to encourage collaboration and dialogue towards more sustainable solutions to the climate crisis. About a hundred students, faculty, and community members gathered at Dey Hall on UNC’s campus last week to hear from leading climate researchers in North Carolina. The dean for UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences Jim White opened the event by describing the climate issue as an ethical one. “Until one generation is willing to sacrifice for the next generation, we’re never going to solve this problem,” White said. “My generation didn’t do it. I will admit that. I’m sorry I’m passing this on to the students here in the audience. Don’t make the same mistake. This is an intergenerational issue, climate change. And until we change our frame of time, we’re never going to be abl...