As a master's student in environmental sciences, Cande Bergero (G'19) was ready for the experience in Katowice, Poland for the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP). She thoughtfully reflects on her experience through her personal blog, capturing what the work at the COP meant to her academically and personally. She also published a video of… Continue reading MS/ENVS student, Cande Bergero (G’19), attends the UNFCCC/COP 24 in Katowice, Poland
Category: Climate Action
ENVS faculty research featured in Emory’s eScienceCommons
We are always grateful for the work of the eScienceCommons team. They are experts in capturing the work of faculty research and communicating it to the community beyond Emory. If you are a student interested in climate change, ecology, conservation, human health, or one of the many other subjects that intersect in the field of… Continue reading ENVS faculty research featured in Emory’s eScienceCommons
Emory Climate Talks Featured White Papers
Atlanta Heat Action Plan: Combatting the Health Impacts of Extreme Heat with a Justice Lens By Clare McCarthy 23C, 24PH, Environmental Sciences and Community Building & Social Change Rising global temperatures due to climate change will disproportionately impact cities, like Atlanta, Georgia, because of an exacerbated urban heat island effect. Increasing heat in cities poses… Continue reading Emory Climate Talks Featured White Papers
ENVS MS student, Geoff Martin (G’17), publishes paper on carbon emissions
Geoff Martin (G'17), the first student to graduate from the new ENVS/MS program recently co-authored a paper with Professor Saikawa titled "Effectiveness of state climate and energy policies in reducing power-sector CO2 emissions" in Nature Climate Change. Geoff currently serves as the Energy Coordinator for the Town of Hartford (Vermont). Geoff and Professor Saikawa's work… Continue reading ENVS MS student, Geoff Martin (G’17), publishes paper on carbon emissions
What is Sustainability Sciences?
Sustainability science was conceived in the late 20th century in order to develop and evaluate theories through empirical analysis about the complex and evolving relationship between people and their environment. For millennia humans have modified their environments in order to support life. These modifications have gradually grown in scale, so that humans have now become… Continue reading What is Sustainability Sciences?
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