Join the India China Institute and the Himalayan Universities Consortium (HUC) for an engaging panel discussion on the state of the Himalayas and questions of sustainable futures in the region. Panelists will present their insights and experiences from working in the region, and their thoughts on the future of the Himalayas from both a regional and global perspective.
In 2007, Atlanta came within 90 days of running out of water. This past January, Flint, Michigan declared a state of emergency, and the current drought in…
Fall has begun, which means that not only can you order your favorite pumpkin treat, but you can ask CUSP climate scientists your favorite fall science questions.
As global institutions like the United Nations are turning their attention to human rights and climate change, local groups have been fostering the links between natural environments and digital environments for more than a decade.
Join us as we close this inspiring month-long exhibit in true October style – with a Halloween themed celebration! Show up in your best costume and see the submissions one last time, along with interactive and performance art works presented by participating artists Amy Youngs, Rachel Frank, and Alicia Escott.
Join us for an incredible lineup of short films and live music that will make you stop and think about your impacts in mysterious, beautiful ways.
Join us for a dance-in-your-seats night of music with “Mr. Mystery”, a one-of-a-kind jazz opera, in which the legendary composer/bandleader/thinker is summoned back to life to save the earth from the apocalypse brought on by global warming. Stay for networking and Q&A with the performers.
Start the night with “Urban Tumbleweed”, a live performance from the Vanessa Long Dance Company. Stay for a screening of documentary, Merchants of Doubt.
The Opening will feature interactive and performance art pieces done by submitting artists Vangeline Dance Theater, Mechthild Schmidt Feist, and Danielle Boudrand.
Join us for our sixth Creative Climate Awards, an annual series of events that showcase artists creating climate-inspired, public works. Our Creative Climate Awards program uses creativity to share knowledge, broaden the climate conversation, educate, and incite action.
The Climate Mobilization is proud to partner with The New Republic to host “Mobilizing to Defeat Climate Change” with three of our nation’s leading environmental activists, Bill McKibben, Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr., and Elizabeth Yeampierre for a critical public conversation on climate change, its social, political, and biological impact and what can be done now to arrest and where possible reverse its deadly progress.
Please join us to talk about politics and clean energy with State Senator Liz Krueger and Deepwater Wind VP of Development Clint Plummer. Deepwater built…
The event will focus on the Amazon, featuring a presentation of CFR’s most recent InfoGuide “Deforestation in the Amazon,” and a panel discussion with several noted speakers !
Peter Kalmus has reduced his personal carbon emissions from roughly 20 tons to 2, and he’s written a book about what he’s learned.
Chinatown was hurt during Hurricane Sandy, with many non-English speaking elderly stranded in high rises without water, lights, heat, or elevators. What future plans for the historic neighborhood are best, as projections for sea level rise increase?
Urban resilience also means changes in land use along with better and more equitable ways to protect a city’s people. Realizing these innovations requires that New York and other great cities must give high priority to advancing the emerging capacities to foster and make the most of new approaches to climate risk management.
In 2012, NY/NJ Baykeepeer established the EcoVolunteer program, designed to introduce adult volunteers to the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary through education, hands-on research and restoration experiences. Currently, our EcoVolunteers assist with monitoring oysters in the Bronx River at Soundview Park and also with salt marsh restoration and living shorelines in Freshkills Park on Staten Island.
‘2016 marks the point where we realize that climate change is deeply intertwined with problems like poverty, inequality, and the long-term sustainability of the planet.’