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[Article] After One Year of Trump, Is Anything Left of the American Climate Corps?
CECE’s work was recently featured in an article on Grist. The article investigates the fallout from the cancellation of the American Climate Corps. The feature showcases CECE’s recent report that looked into where jobs and communities were most impacted when the ACC was shut down and funding was cut. To read the whole article click […]
Happy New Year from CECE
CECE would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy 2026. We are excited to continue growing our research and look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead! If you are interested in supporting CECE, please click here for more infomation.
[Report] Energy Transition in Yemen: A Path to Justice and Sustainable Development
CECE’s postdoctoral fellow Abeer Al‑Eryani, in collaboration with the Arab Reform Initiative and the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies, has published a new policy document titled “Energy Transition in Yemen: A Path to Justice and Sustainable Development.” The brief examines how conflict, institutional fragmentation, and socio-economic precarity are reshaping Yemen’s energy landscape, and proposes a framework for designing […]
RESCHEDULED- Workshop on Studying Disaster at AU
Due to the weather, we have rescheduled this event to Tuesday, February 10th. Join us for the CECE Colloquium Series, happening the last Tuesday of each month at 2pm. The series will serve as an opportunity to connect across schools and departments and discover productive points of overlap. Our January colloquium, a Workshop on Studying […]
Colloquium on Environmental Conflict
Join us for the CECE Colloquium Series, happening the last Tuesday of each month at 2pm. The series will serve as an opportunity to connect across schools and departments and discover productive points of overlap. Our February colloquium will feature Stefano Costanzi, Abeer Al-Eryani, and Pauline Zerla as they discuss their work on conflict and […]
[SIS Event] 2026 Nancy Weiser Ignatius Lecture on the Environment:
Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home The School of International Service (SIS) is delighted to welcome Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson, writer, teacher, and creator, for a conversation inspired by her forthcoming book, Climate Wayfinding. When maps come up short and the path ahead is uncertain, how do we find our way? In her […]
CECE Announces Second Year of the Data Corps Graduate Fellowship Program
CECE is excited to announce a second year of the Data Corps Graduate Fellowship Program in the Summer of 2026. The fellowship provides graduate students with an opportunity to learn about civic engagement centered around community resilience and disaster response and recovery. During the 2-month program, students will gain hands on experience in data collection […]
COPOut Episode 5: Early PostMortem on COP30
In our fifth episode of the COPOut Podcast, Dr. Dana R. Fisher talks with two amazing climate communicators to unpack the significance of the outcome of the COP30 round of the climate negotiations. Tune in to hear from Amy Westervelt from Drilled Media and Katharine Hayhoe from Texas Tech University and the Nature Conservancy as […]
COPOut Episode 4: On Measurement and Attribution
In our fourth episode of the COPOut Podcast, Dr. Dana R. Fisher talks with guest experts who help us understand where we are in measuring carbon and attributing the effects that climate change is having on our world. Tune in to hear from Friederike Otto from Imperial College London & the World Weather Attribution […][Report] Visualizing the Loss of the American Climate Corps
How do we visualize the loss of the American Climate Corps? This report maps out the reach of the American Climate Corps to understand where jobs and communities were most impacted when the program was shut down and funding was cut. Read the full report below.
COPOut Episode 3: The Future of Carbon Governance
In our third episode of The COPOut Podcast, Dr. Dana R. Fisher talks with guest experts who dig deeper into the problems facing the climate regime and what we should realistically expect from COP30. Tune in to hear from Pamela McElwee from Rutgers University and Lauren Gifford from Colorado State University as they discuss the […]