Climate and Sustainability
As the climate changes due to human activities, our projects are focused on how society can adapt to live in a manner that has less of an impact on the natural environment.
CECE Incubator Grant Project: Remote Sensing and Knowledge Co-Production in Northern Haiti
Right now, Haiti is in a moment of intense political crisis, and gangs in urban Port-au-Prince have a stranglehold on the country’s economy. In the countryside, this means food, medicine, and other commodities are extremely expensive and hard to obtain. In this chaotic moment, this collaborative research continues to support civil society groups who are […]WCL Students Visit the Federal Environmental Regulation Commission
On Tuesday March 26, The Federal Environmental Regulation Commission (FERC) hosted students from the Program on Environmental and Energy Law at the American University Washington College of Law (WCL). The students were greeted by a panel of 4 alumni from WCL whose careers have been significantly shaped by the agency. FERC is an independent federal […]Queer Brown Vegan Event
On March 7, CECE was thrilled to welcome Isaias Hernandez to AU for an informal discussion with students and the broader community. Isaias is a writer, influencer, educator, and activist who works on deconstructing complex environmental issues, while centering diversity and authenticity, and is the founder of Queer Brown Vegan. The center point of this […]An Untapped Opportunity for DC’s Media: Connecting the gaps in the climate conversation
Years of heavy industry pollution mean DC’s rivers aren’t safe for fishing or swimming. Many local media articles carry updates on the health of the water, but, as a study of local media my class carried out indicates, journalists may not be linking stories about related topics like river pollution, trash pickup, and more, to […]On the Social Side of the Climate Crisis
On Thursday, The Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) kicked off their annual conference at SIS, co-sponsored by CECE, American Institutes for Research, Deloitte, the MacArthur Foundation, Science Advances, AU’s School of International Service, The Department of Environment Development and Health, and the Hewlett Foundation. This was a significant landmark for ESS, because under the leadership of […]Book Talk: China’s Environmental Challenges, 3rd Edition
On February 27, the AU community gathered to celebrate the release of the third edition of SIS professor and China specialist, Dr. Judith (Judy) Shapiro’s book, “China’s Environmental Challenges.” This book is yet another chapter in Judy’s lifelong work of narrating Chinese politics and environmental governance amidst the country’s history of explosive economic development and […]AU Site Tour at the Environmental Protection Agency
On Friday February 9th, students from the Washington College of Law (WCL) and the School of International Service (SIS) had the opportunity to visit the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to talk with SIS/WCL alumni, learn about a career in federal service, and to discuss the NETI […]Article: Busting Myths and Calls to Action – A Round-Up of Environmental Books
Saving Ourselves, by CECE Director Dana Fisher was discussed as part of a review of a “roundup of environmental books” in the Financial Times on February 12th. See the full review here.In the News: Apocalyptic Optimism Could Be the Antidote for Climate Fatalism
TIME excerpts CECE Director, Dana R. Fisher’s new book Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action. For the full excerpt click hereCOP28 DC Climate Hub
On Thursday, December 7th, CECE, The School of International Service, and We Don’t Have Time cohosted the COP28 DC Climate Hub. Policymakers, climate activists, journalists, and academic experts came together to discuss what is needed to ensure a just and equitable climate transition. This multi-panel event included: Ambassadors Up-Close: COP28 Reflections, The Power of Storytelling, […]COP28 Around American University
As all eyes turn towards Dubai for the 28th Conference of the Parties to discuss climate change on a global scale, we are taking this opportunity to look inward to the work happening across American University’s campus related to climate policymaking and COP28. CECE will also be co-hosting a live event with We Don’t Have […]Article: How Effective are Climate Protests at Swaying Policy—and what could make a difference
Nature has just published “How Effective are Climate Protests at Swaying Policy—and what could make a difference.” By CECE Director Dana R. Fisher, Oscar Berglund, and Colin J. Davis. The piece integrates Fisher’s research on climate protests and the growing radical flank in climate activism with Berglund and Davis’ work on public responses to climate action, which […]
Climate and Sustainability Experts
Abeer Y Al-Eryani
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Environment, Community, & Equity
Robert Albro
Research Associate Professor, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies
Michael Alonzo
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
Julia A. Anderson
Associate Program Director, Masters of Science in Sustainability Management (MSSM)
Valentina Aquila
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science
Barbara Balestra
Director, Environmental Sciences Teaching Laboratory, Micro-Lab.
Kristine Beran
Professorial Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science
Robin Broad
Research Professor, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Jenn Brown
Program Manager, Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy
Claire Brunel
Associate Professor, Department of Politics Economics and Governance
Anny Cárdenas
Assistant Professor, Biology
Ernesto Castañeda
Director, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies
C. Anne Claus
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
Ken Conca
Professor, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Parthiban David
Senior Associate Dean, Kogod School of Business
Rosalind Donald
Assistant Professor, Public Communication
Todd Eisenstadt
Research Director, Center for Environmental Policy
Larry Engel
Associate Director Center for Environmental Filmmaking
Dana R. Fisher
Director, Center for Environment, Community, & Equity
Scott Freeman
Senior Lecturer, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Julie A. Gonzalez
Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow, CECE
Garrett Graddy-Lovelace
Provost Associate Professor, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Edward Guetti
Professorial Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and Religion
Matthew Hartings
Associate Professor, Chemistry
David Hunter
Professor of Law, WCL Program on Environmental and Energy Law
W. Chris Jayko
Project Manager, Center for Environment, Community, & Equity
Kyra Jones
Operations Manager
Victoria Kiechel
Senior Professorial Lecturer, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Chelsea Koch
Assistant Professor, Arctic Ecogeochemistry Lab/Department of Environmental Science Assistant Professor, Arctic Ecogeochemistry Lab/Department of Environmental Science
Megan Litke
Director of Sustainability, Office of Sustainability
Maya Livio
Assistant Professor, Climate, Environmental Justice, Media and Communication
Stephen MacAvoy
Associate Professor, Department of Biology
Simon Nicholson
Co-Director of the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy
Jennifer Oetzel
Research Professor, Department of Management
Angela Pashayan
Professorial Lecturer, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Claudia Persico
Associate Professor, Public Administration and Policy
Natalia Piland
CECE Collaborating Researcher, Interdisciplinary Scientist
Malini Ranganathan
Associate Professor, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Jesse Ribot
Professor, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Thurka Sangaramoorthy
Professor, Department of Anthropology
Judith Shapiro
Professor, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Garima Sharma
Assistant Professor, Department of Management
Sauleh Siddiqui
Professor, Environmental Science
William John Snape, III
Professor and Director, WCL Program on Environmental and Energy Law
Maggie B. Stogner
Executive Director, Center For Environmental Filmmaking
David J. Vázquez
Associate Professor, Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies
Rachel Weiss
Program Manager, Center for Environment, Community, & Equity
Paul Yoo
Assistant Professor, Finance