Climate
[Article] Wildfire Displacement in the United States: A Qualitative Synthesis of the Social [...]
CECE Director, Dana R. Fisher, and former CECE Post Doctoral Fellow, Julie A. González, recently published a paper about displacement after wildfires using the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires as a case. Abstract: Wildfire-driven displacement is an urgent and underexamined dimension of social vulnerability in the United States. This study synthesizes findings from a qualitative […]
CECE Whitepaper No. 4: Understanding Community Response to Disaster: Results from Three AmeriCorps [...]
AmeriCorps members and volunteers engage in community response to disaster across the United States. How do they explain the skills they use, the motivations that urge them to respond, and their experiences with disaster? Across the three programs that we visited, participants reported drawing from their prior life experiences, whether personal or professional,to increase their […]
[Article] Lessons for Nature-Based Carbon Removal: Learning From the Politics of Environmental [...]
In his new paper, “Lessons for Nature-Based Carbon Removal: Learning From the Politics of Environmental Conservation”, School of International Service Assistant Professor, Scott Freeman discusses the legacy and lessons from the social impacts of environmental conservation is an essential consideration for nature-based carbon dioxide removal. You can read the full article here.
[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 […]
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 […]
[Recap] Visualizing Environmental Change
On Tuesday, November 11, CECE held the final colloquium of the fall semester, which focused on the role of data visualization in climate communication. Our guest speaker, Megan, Senior Visual Content Producer at Climate Central, shared valuable insights from her work translating complex climate data into clear, engaging, and trustworthy visuals. The discussion emphasized 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 […]