From critical minerals to sovereign debt, power in the energy transition is being rewritten. In what ways is global power being reshaped? Join New America and the Igarapé Institute for an online conversation on equity, sovereignty & global change. This timely talk will feature Duke expert Elizabeth Losos among the guest speakers.

Join Duke University and The New York Climate Exchange for an engaging public panel discussion (2-3 p.m.) and networking session (3-3:30 p.m.) during Climate Week NYC that will explore how marine debt-for-nature swaps can deliver strong outcomes for ocean conservation, climate resilience, and coastal communities.

https://climate.duke.edu/what-were-doing/climate-week-nyc-2025/

Twin Talk NYC is an invite-only conversation for leaders shaping the future of America’s infrastructure. Taking place during Climate Week NYC, the largest global gathering of climate and infrastructure leaders, this session focuses on how U.S. state and municipal leaders can plan, fund, and deliver resilient, high-performing infrastructure that stands the test of time.

View all Duke events at Climate Week: https://climate.duke.edu/what-were-doing/climate-week-nyc-2025/

Debt-for-nature swaps were first introduced in 1984 to reduce the debt burden of low-income countries in exchange for their commitment to environmental protection. The swaps fell out of favor--but now a new generation of swaps has emerged. Join us for a National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP) webinar to learn all about it from Nicholas Institute expert Elizabeth Losos.

Join us for coffee and a light breakfast followed by a one-hour panel discussion, moderated by executive in residence Elizabeth Losos, examining opportunities and obstacles involved in maximizing the future potential of debt-for-nature swaps. Afterward, connect with speakers and attendees at a networking reception.

At the National Adaptation Forum, Lydia Olander, program director, and Liz Losos, executive in residence, will co-host a panel on Wednesday, May 15 as organizers of the Resilience Roadmap on the National Climate Resilience Framework.

The second installment in the Duke Climate Collaboration Symposia series will include a March 20 panel discussion at Duke in DC in Washington, DC (also available via livestream) and a March 21 panel discussion and March 22 workshop at Duke University in Durham, NC.

Public- and private-sector investors are seeking to advance sustainable, quality infrastructure to improve economic productivity, transition to a low-carbon economy, promote social wellbeing, and build climate resilience. Yet most new infrastructure isn’t fulfilling these goals. The disconnect often comes down to a lack of consensus on how to identify sustainable and resilient infrastructure projects and their benefits. Numerous global initiatives are competing to define these characteristics—leading to a confusing landscape for financiers and developers alike. During this panel discussion, experts will examine the merits, challenges, and opportunities related to different approaches to spur investment and construction of sustainable, quality infrastructure. This event is part of Sustainable Infrastructure: A Duke Climate Collaboration Symposium.

*** This event is now full, but you can sign up for the waitlist.***

Big fan of clean energy? Join us to explore policy's role in changing the global energy system at home and abroad. Nicholas Institute director of energy and climate policy Jackson Ewing will moderate this power up session. Nicholas Institute experts Elizabeth Losos and Liilnna Teji will also speak.

Join us virtually on June 20 live from The Rainbow Room in New York City, where Deloitte, Economist Impact, and Duke University will be sharing findings from Infrastructure for Good, a groundbreaking research initiative that examines infrastructure ecosystems in 30 countries. Featured speakers include Jerome Lynch (Vinik Dean of Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering) and Elizabeth Losos (Executive in Residence, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability).

Virtually attend this conference (7-8:30 a.m. ET) that will explore innovative approaches to build capacity for sustainable infrastructure. Nicholas Institute experts Elizabeth Losos and Sara Mason, will present the Infrastructure Sustainability LEarning (ISLE) model as a capacity building approach for sustainable infrastructure.

Attend this hybrid lunch and learn event where you'll meet Executive in Residence Dr. Elizabeth Losos, an expert on global sustainable infrastructure, for a Q&A. Learn about how global sustainable infrastructure can help solve the three global crises - the climate crises, biodiversity loss, and the debt crisis.

The recently launched Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) promised to deliver game-changing projects to close the infrastructure gap in developing countries, strengthen the global economy and supply chains, and advance U.S. national security. Together with G7 partners, the U.S. will mobilize $600 billion by 2027 in global infrastructure investments. This will only be the beginning as G7 countries will seek to mobilize additional capital from multilateral banks to sovereign wealth funds.
 

Countries need to move faster on a new wave of infrastructure that meets, and perhaps surpasses Paris Climate Commitments and Sustainable Development Goals. At this webinar, speakers will help bring into focus the increasingly busy landscape of global green infrastructure initiatives.

Elizabeth Losos, Senior Fellow, will moderate "Sustainable Infrastructure Standards - 'Building Back Better Together'?" as part of the Global Solutions Summit.

Duke students, join Nicholas Institute experts Lydia Olander, Sara Mason, and Elizabeth Losos for an informal conversation about climate resilience policy in the United States and internationally.

Please join the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development for a discussion on how climate change can be effectively combatted through the effective implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 13 in the developing world. Elizabeth Losos, Senior Fellow, will be a panelist.

Please join the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development for a discussion on how climate change can be effectively combatted through the effective implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 13 in the developing world. Elizabeth Losos, Senior Fellow, will be a panelist.