Author: Kyra Jones
Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal Receives Sloan Foundation Grant
Dr. Sara Nawaz at the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal at the School of International Service has received funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to test and refine a novel approach to community engagement on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) technologies that builds local capacity for decision making, explores possible mCDR futures, and produces […]
[Recap] CECE Colloquium Series – Energy Justice
On Monday, February 24th CECE’s Abeer Al-Eryani was joined by SOC’s Maya Livio for the first CECE colloquium on the semester. Al-Eryani and Livio focused the discussion on their work related to energy justice. Livio presented on her newest research, which focuses on the impacts of data energy centers. She is particularly interested in mapping […]
CECE Colloquium Series – Activism and Social Movements
Join us for the CECE Colloquium Series, happening the last Monday of each month at 1pm. The series will serve as an opportunity to connect across schools and departments and discover productive points of overlap. Stay tuned for more details!CECE Colloquium Series – Energy Justice
On Monday, February 24th CECE’s Abeer Al-Eryani was joined by SOC’s Maya Livio for the first CECE colloquium on the semester. Al-Eryani and Livio focused the discussion on their work related to energy justice. Livio presented on her newest research, which focuses on the impacts of data energy centers. She is particularly interested in mapping […]
[Recap] Steven Donziger: From Climate Lawyer to Corporate Political Prisoner
On Wednesday, November 20th CECE and WCL’s Program on Environmental and Energy Law hosted Steven Donziger for a conversation of his life as a human rights lawyer turned corporate political prisoner. The conversation between Steven Donziger and CECE Director, Dr. Dana R. Fisher, began with a short intro video describing his legal battles with Chevron. […]
[Co-sponsored] Sustainability in Action: Fireside Chat with Carter Roberts, CEO of the World [...]
Join Kogod School of Business and the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics for their next installment of the Gamechangers in Sustainability Series- Sustainability in Action: Fireside Chat with Carter Roberts, CEO of the World Wildlife Fund. Registration and more details can be found here. This event is co-sponsored by CECE, the School of Public […]
2024 CECE Faculty Research Incubator Grant: Systems Lens to Increase Sustainable Procurement [...]
We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2024 Faculty Research Incubator Grant! This year’s winning project comes from a collaboration across Kogod School of Business, the College of Arts and Science, and the School of Public Affairs. Entitled “Systems Lens to Increase Sustainable Procurement Success: Co-creating Insights to Bolster Employee Engagement.” The project by […]
Environmental Equity, Latino Communities, and Election 2024 Recap
With Hurricane Milton impacting Florida, closely following Hurricane Helene, it’s clear that extreme weather events devastate entire regions, affecting all residents. However, Latino communities are often disproportionately impacted due to pre-existing environmental vulnerabilities and economic inequalities. These realities underscore the immediate need for environmental justice solutions that prioritize those most at risk. On October 8, […]
With DCist’s closure, the district lost its most prolific source of climate news
When my colleague Aarushi Sahejpal and I began an analysis of local climate coverage in DC last year, it became clear that one outlet was producing way more stories about climate change than any other. WAMU/DCist, a popular local news site, produced 28 out of the 69 articles we analyzed. So when DCist’s owner, local […]
Publication: RECIPES Guiding Principles & Community Norms
The Resilient, Equitable, and Circular Innovations with Partnership and Education Synergies Network (RECIPES), NSF-funded Sustainable Regional Systems research network working across the food system to advance the science needed to make our wasteful food system sustainable, equitable, and resilient, recently published their Guiding Principles and Community Norms. You can learn more here: https://wastedfood.american.edu/about-us/guiding-principles-community-norms/.
AU Welcomes Nicole Darnall, The Arlene R. and Robert P. Kogod Eminent Scholar Chair in [...]
Nicole Darnall is a distinguished scholar in sustainability who was recently appointed as the Arlene R. and Robert P. Kogod Eminent Scholar Chair in Sustainability at American University. Previously, she served as a Foundation Professor and Associate Dean at Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability. Darnall was also the director of ASU’s Sustainable Purchasing Research […]
Meet CECE’s Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow Julie A. Gonzalez
This spring CECE welcomed our Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow Julie A. Gonzalez. Julie’s position is funded by a grant from the American Institutes for Research Equity Initiative. We are grateful to have Julie join our team and look forward to seeing her great work at CECE. We sat down with Julie this summer to get to know […]