Announcement

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 […]
COPOut Episode 2: (Mal)Adaptation and Climate Shocks
In our second episode of the COPOut Podcast, Dr. Dana R. Fisher talks with guest experts about the ways that climate shocks and (mal)adaptation are increasing vulnerabilities and inequalities across and within countries. Tune in to hear from Lisa Schipper from the University of Bonn and Rod Schoonover from Ecological Futures Group as they discuss how […]
COPOut Episode 1: Platforming Activism
In the inaugural episode of the COPOut Podcast, Dr. Dana R. Fisher talks with climate leaders about how to platform activism and empower civil society in the struggle to address the climate crisis. Tune in to hear from Ingmar Rentzhog from We Don’t Have Time, Jamie Minden from This Is Zero Hour, and Magnolia Mead […]
CECE Launches the COP-Out Podcast for Apocalyptically Optimistic Climate Conversations
During each episode, CECE Director Dana R. Fisher will host a panel of guest experts who will share their unique perspectives on the state of climate action, the path towards more effective climate solutions, and the role that the international regime—including the annual UN sponsored Conferences of the Parties (COPs)—can and should play in getting […]
2025 CECE Faculty Research Incubator Grant: Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) and [...]
We are excited to announce this year’s selected CECE Faculty Incubator proposal, titled “Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) and the Multidimensional Inequalities of Deployment in Refugee and Host Communities.” This interdisciplinary project represents a collaboration across departments within the School of International Service (SIS) and beyond, bringing together Drs. Claire Brunel (SIS–PGE), Mike Alonzo (CAS–Environmental Science), […]
Meet CECE’s Postdoctoral Fellow Natalia Piland
Where were you before you arrived at AU? Immediately before arriving at AU, I was employed in the USDA Northern Research Station, part of the research arm of the U.S. Forest Service. My team focused on environmental stewardship, thinking broadly about how people across sectors care for their surroundings using methods that span from qualitative […]
CECE Postdoctoral Fellow Speaks on Demography and Climate Disasters
Dr. Julie A. González, Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow at CECE, was featured on the podcast The Demographer’s Diary, hosted by Dr. Coda Rayo-Garza, to discuss how demographic research shows the human dimensions of climate disasters. In the episode titled, “Demography and Climate Disasters,” Dr. González explained how population data such as age, housing, health, language, […]
CECE Announces New Partnership with the Center For Environmental Filmmaking
CECE is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the Center for Environmental Filmmaking (CEF) which will be creating content as a part of our Workforce Development and the 4Rs project this year. CEF Executive Director Maggie Stogner and Associate Director Larry Engel will lead a team of students in producing short documentaries that highlight […]
CECE Postdoctoral Fellow Speaks on Extreme Heat and Health
Dr. Julie A. González, Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow at CECE, was invited to join a live news forum with journalist Cesar Miguel Rondón, broadcast simultaneously on TVV Network and Éxitos 107.1 FM Miami, to discuss headlines about regions projected to face dangerous levels of extreme heat by 2050. In her remarks (timecode 1:14 to 1:30 […]
CECE Explores Community Resilience at Climate Week NYC’s House of Scientista
On Thursday September 25th, CECE co-sponsored the House of Scientista event at Climate Week NYC. The event, hosted by Scientista, discussed the future of food, philanthropy, and communications during climate and political change. As people arrived at the event, Dr. Dana R. Fisher, elicited insight from four leaders in community resilience via red carpet interviews. […]
CECE at Climate Week NYC 2025
Several CECE faculty and affliates will be attending Climate Week next week in New York City. Below are a few events that they will be participating in. Upstream, Downriver – Uniting for Water Justice Screening The Center for Environmental Filmmaking‘s Professor Maggie Stogner will be screening her documentary “Upstream, Downriver – Uniting for Water Justice” virtually […]
CECE Announces New National Science Foundation Grant
We are delighted to report that Professors Scott Freeman and Mike Alonzo were just awarded a 2.5 year grant from the National Science Foundation to support their research. The grant builds on their previous research, which was supported by the CECE Faculty Research Incubator Program.