Economics
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 […]
COP28 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, […]
Book: Corruption Plots: Stories, Ethics, and Publics of the Late Capitalist City
Dr. Malini Rangathan is an Associate Professor in the School of International Service at AU. With a background in political ecology and geography, she researches urban environmental justice and studies the economic and political drivers of environmental racism and environmental casteism. Particularly, she studies how caste and race have shaped water and sanitation access, climate […]
Article: Parity as radical pragmatism: Centering farm justice and agrarian expertise in [...]
From East India to the United States, the history and present reality of the movement for farmer parity is analyzed in a new paper published by American University School of International Service Provost Associate Professor Dr. Garrett Graddy-Lovelace and activist colleagues. Titled “Parity as radical pragmatism: Centering farm justice and agrarian expertise in agricultural policy,” […]
Article: Performance insurance for jurisdictional REDD+: Unlocking finance and increasing ambition [...]
Dr. Alexander Golub, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, and colleagues Dr. Kitty Kay Chan and Ruben Lubowski have published a new paper on using jurisdictional pay-for-performance systems to rapidly scale up carbon finance for reducing deforestation and achieve greater environmental integrity. The paper, entitled “Performance insurance for jurisdictional REDD+: Unlocking finance and […]
Book: Advanced Introduction to Water Politics
American University School of International Service Professor Ken Conca has published a book on global water governance called Advanced Introduction to Water Politics. Accessible yet rigorous, this book starts by asking, “what makes water political?” It then dives into the deep importance of water in the daily lives of communities by discussing its intersections with […]