News
Article: Shock and Awe
American University Magazine’s June Issue features a story, written by Sarah C.P. Williams, on CECE Director Dr. Dana R. Fisher’s work around Climate Activism. Full Story 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 here
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 […]
Carbon Removal Justice Fellows Program
This past July, eleven fellows in the Carbon Removal Justice Fellows Program convened for two weeks of intensive discussions, launching a year of continued engagement on the equity and justice dimensions of carbon removal policy. Their aim? To challenge this emerging industry to break away from the patterns of environmental injustice that have characterized emissions-generating […]
CECE Director talks US Open climate protest with TMZ Live
In the build up to the UN Secretary General’s Climate Ambition Summit in NYC in September, climate activists worked to raise awareness of the climate crisis through numerous non-violent acts of civil disobedience. Particularly memorable actions took place on Thursday, September 7th, when three activists delayed a game at the US Open in NYC with […]
Vox’s Today Explained Podcast with CECE Director, Dana R. Fisher
CECE Director, Dana R. Fisher, spoke with Noelle King from Vox about how the radical flank is growing in the climate movement in the US. The interview appeared on the Today Explained Podcast on September 26th. It was also written up into this piece: How radical should you be when you’re trying to save the […]