Science Events
Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2012
Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW) is an opportunity to examine the role of the ocean in shaping the nation.
Duke University Symposium on Water and Cities
The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology at Duke University, will hold a symposium May 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Fitzpatrick Center.
From the Ground Up: Building Environmental Markets Without Federal Regulatory Drivers
The event will focus on transferable lessons from the success of water quality trading programs, relative to other ecosystem service markets, in the absence of federal regulatory drivers.
Providing Environmental Services from Agriculture
The economic nuts and bolts of providing environmental payments to farmers, ranchers and other rural landowners are the subject of a conference to be April 17 and 18. The conference is organized by USDA Economic Research Service, in collaboration with Farm Foundation, NFP and Resources for the Future.
Conference: Navigating the American Carbon World
2012 will be a momentous year. The world will be watching California as it launches its cap-and-trade program, which will be the first economy-wide program in the U.S. and the second largest carbon market in the world.
World Oceans Summit
Linwood Pendleton, director of ocean and coastal policy at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, is among the speakers at the World Oceans Summit in Capella, Singapore.
Water and Energy: Improving Access Through Small Scale Solutions
The Student International Discussion Group will host a Spring Symposium titled "Water and Energy: Improving Access Through Small Scale Solutions."
Energy Speaker Series Film Screening
"Haynesville: A Nation's Hunt for an Energy Future," screening and Conversation with filmmaker Gregory Kallenberg.
Andrew Revkin: Which Comes First, Peak Everything or Peak Us?
Andrew Revkin, a prize-winning journalist, online communicator and author, has spent more than a quarter of a century covering subjects ranging from the assault on the Amazon to the Asian tsunamis, from the troubled relationship of science and politics to climate change at the North Pole. From 1995 through 2009, he covered the environment for The New York Times.
International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group
Brian Murray, director for economic analysis, will present on lessons learned from REDD+ financing at the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group meeting.
Managing Coastal Ecosystems for Climate Mitigation
Brian Murray, director for economic analysis, will represent the Institute at the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban, South Africa.
Tackling Tomorrow's Energy Challenges Today: A Southeastern Symposium
The Southeastern United States is faced with several energy transitions in the coming years. Existing energy generation infrastructure is aging. New energy imperatives—domestic, low-carbon, renewable— increasingly play into discussions about the composition of our future portfolio. Decisions on where our energy should come from will necessarily be made in the context of other goals and objectives: jobs, affordability, water, and air quality.
Ben Grumbles: Our Biggest Threats and Brightest Solutions
Ben Grumbles, President of the Clean Water America Alliance will speak at the next Duke-UNC-WRRI Water Allocation Research Seminar on Nov. 7 at 1:30 p.m.
Lecture: California Climate Policy for Vehicles, Fuels, and VMT
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a presentation by Daniel Sperling, Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis. Sperling is recognized as a leading expert on transportation technology assessment, energy and environmental aspects of transportation, and transportation policy.
Lecture: The Electricity System Implications of Flexible CO2 Capture
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend this presentation by Stuart Cohen.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Ecosystem Services Seminar Series
Lydia Olander, Ecosystem Services Program Director at the Nicholas Institute, will speak at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Ecosystem Services Seminar Series October 6.
Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference
The Nicholas Institute's Bill Holman and Lydia Olander will present at the Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 3.
Brian Murray & Linwood Pendleton - Economics of Blue Carbon
Brian Murray and Linwood Pendleton present on the economics of blue carbon at the first meeting of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group hosted by Conservation International in Washington, DC.
Cole Matson, Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology: an integrated approach for investigating nanomaterial risk
J.Jason West, Linking air pollution, climate change, and human health: management of ozone air pollution by reducing methane emissions
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