Archive: Climate

13 Articles

Aayush Muraka
Cecilia Cassidy
Climate & Energy
Environmental Health
Spring 2024
Sustainability

A Climate Autobiography: Reflecting on Cultural Adaptation in the Sonoran Sun 

In this personal essay, Aayush Murarka (SFS ’26) recounts growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, and how climate change has exacerbated unbearable heat waves in the.…

August 2, 2024

Cecilia Cassidy
Climate Change
Fall 2023
Maya Alcantara
Summer 2023
Sustainability

Alumni Spotlight: Sara Jordan, Deputy Chief of Staff at The White House Council on Environmental Quality

Georgetown Alumni Sara Jordan and Common Home editor Maya Alcantara discuss Jordan's career in environmental.…

October 30, 2023

Cecilia Cassidy
Climate & Energy
Climate Change
Fall 2023
Summer 2023

Defense, Denial, and Disinformation: Uncovering the Oil Industry’s Early Knowledge of Climate Change 

Charlotte Taylor, SFS '24, discusses the oil industry's decades-long campaign of climate change.…

October 25, 2023

Candice Powers
Climate Change
Food & Water
Frontiers of Mariculture
Spring 2023
Sustainability

Changing our minds, stomachs, and planet

With environmental benefits ranging from protection from algae blooms to creating a more sustainable feed for cows, kelp-centered enterprises are emerging as a fast-growing…

April 28, 2023

Climate & Energy
Environmental Health
Environmental Justice
Gillian Meyers
Spring 2023
Sustainability

People, Profits, and Planet

Gillian Meyers (SFS '23) reflects upon the durability of mutually beneficial Corporate-Indigenous partnerships and their effectiveness in protecting people and the.…

April 25, 2023

Arts & Culture
Climate Change
Sarah Craig
Spring 2023
Sustainability

Climate Change and Curriculum: Georgetown’s Core Pathways Initiative at Five Years

Sarah Craig (SFS '23) reflects on the fifth anniversary of Georgetown's Core Pathways Initiative, an interdisciplinary program that encourages students to explore issues of…

April 25, 2023

Biodiversity
Climate & Energy
Climate Change
Environmental Justice
Olivia Ainbinder
Spring 2023
Sustainability

A Win for the Environment

What are the environmental impacts of Brazil's recent presidential election? Olivia Ainbinder shares her perspective on President Lula's win and what it means for the country's…

February 17, 2023

Arts & Culture
Climate Change
Environmental Justice
Erin Cline
Fall 2022

How the Humanities Can Help With The Climate Crisis: How ethics, culture, and spirituality can galvanize climate action 

Our traditions and practices are often rooted in deep connections to the land – even when those practices are harmful to the environment. Professor Erin Cline discusses how…

October 17, 2022

Climate & Energy
Ryan Levandowski
Spring 2023
The Breakdown

The Breakdown: Electric Vehicles

What does the future of electric vehicles look like? Georgetown Climate Center's Ryan Levandowski answers this and other questions you may have about EVs in this issue's…

October 17, 2022

Climate Change
Environmental Justice
Evan Barba
Fall 2022

Should the Inflation Reduction Act Make Us Less Pessimistic about the Climate?: Professor Evan Barba’s perspective on the climate impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

A cause for less pessimism? Professor Evan Barba shares his views on the Inflation Reduction Act and what it means for the.…

October 17, 2022