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Sultana Comments on IPCC Climate Report on Sustain What Webcast

March 7, 2022

Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography and the environment, discussed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on global warming.

Geography and the Environment Department Welcomes Two Scholars

February 17, 2022

At the start of the spring 2022 semester, the Maxwell School’s Geography and the Environment Department welcomed two new faculty members, one of whom was hired as part of the University’s research clusters initiative.

Koch Quoted in BBC Article on Dubai, Desertification

January 27, 2022

Desertification, the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation or inappropriate agriculture, has become rampant in the United Arab Emirates. Natalie Koch, associate professor of geography and the environment, talks more about it in the BBC article, "How Dubai is pushing back its encroaching deserts."

Gueorguiev Discusses China, Climate Efforts in Washington Post

November 12, 2021

"The U.S. and China agreed to work together on climate action. What would push this cooperation forward?," authored by Associate Professor of Political Science Dimitar Gueorguiev, was published in the Washington Post.

Sultana Quoted in BBC Article on International Climate Justice

November 9, 2021

Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography and the environment, is quoted in the BBC article, "The world's fight for 'climate justice'."

Sultana Discusses Diversity, Climate Research with Carbon Brief

October 7, 2021

Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography and the environment, is included in the Carbon Brief article, "Analysis: The lack of diversity in climate-science research."

Wilson Op-Ed on Fossil Fuels, Skiing Published in Colorado Sun

October 5, 2021

In his co-authored op-ed, "Fossil fuels are threatening Colorado skiing," Associate Professor of Geography and the Environment Robert Wilson discusses what's needed in a truly robust climate-funding agenda, including electricity-grid improvements supporting wind and solar farms, green energy development that leverages fossil fuel industry workers’ technical skills and a Civilian Climate Corps.

Popp Talks to NPR about the Impact of Transitioning to Electric Cars

September 28, 2021

Professor David Popp is included in the NPR article, "What challenges loom as New York transitions to electric car sales by 2035?"

AP Article: Popp Weighs in on Biden's Proposed Civilian Climate Corps

September 9, 2021

David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs, was quoted in the Associated Press article, "Biden, Dems push Civilian Climate Corps in echo of New Deal."

Popp cited in New York Times article on green jobs

July 16, 2021

David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs, is included in the New York Times article, "Building Solar Farms May Not Build the Middle Class."

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