The Duke University Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center on Climate, Energy, Environment & Economics (CE3) are hosting a public forum to discuss various carbon policies under consideration pursuant to the North Carolina Clean Energy Plan.

Tune in this Tuesday for the second webinar in the Duke Undergraduate Environmental Union's "Environmental Justice in North Carolina" series to hear from Dr. Kay Jowers, co-Director of the Environmental Justice Lab at Duke. Dr. Jowers also serves as a senior policy associate at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. Her work focuses on analyzing state regulatory and policy approaches to addressing environmental issues and engages with environmental equity, ethics, and justice in particular.

In this virtual event organized by the Duke University Energy Initiative, get insights from Duke experts on topics like energy access, electrification and automation of transportation, diversification of energy sources and technologies, and pursuit of decarbonization policy goals.

The Duke University Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center on Climate, Energy, Environment & Economics (CE3) are hosting a public forum to discuss various carbon policies under consideration pursuant to the North Carolina Clean Energy Plan.

Researchers associated with the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (CASC) from the Nicholas Institute, Lydia Olander and Katie Warnell, will give an introductory webinar on GIS methods used to map ecosystem services, including climate and resilience benefits of natural and working lands. Olander and Warnell will also introduce a student project opportunity to use or expand upon these methods.

The 2020 Sustainable Fleet Technology Virtual Conference showcases the latest and greatest in advanced vehicles, fuels, and technologies—including data-driven solutions. This conference is a source of on-the-ground experience for increasing fleet efficiency and sustainability, while reducing emissions and costs. Organized by the NC Clean Energy Technology Center and NC State University, the conference features a series of 12 free webinar sessions on a variety of topics from July 15 through December 16.

This 90-minute webinar will showcase the IHH study’s rationale and methods and some of the progress and results so far (approach, country case studies and thematic studies). It includes a moderated round table discussion on how to leverage the methods, information and results from the IHH study towards improved policy decision making and in-country capacity for interdisciplinary data collection and analysis. At the end, audience members will be invited to participate in a Q&A session with the speakers.

In 2019, nuclear energy supplied 55% of America’s carbon-free electricity but facilities are aging (and new construction's at a standstill). Radical new reactor designs could completely change the paradigm for nuclear energy & aid in decarbonization… if these innovations can successfully move from the lab to the marketplace.