Last week, ENVS PhD student Devon Reynolds, joined a panel of finance and social responsiblity experts to discuss the arguments surrounding divesting from fossil fuels. Fossil fuel companies have been some of the most consistently profitable businesses over the last century, which is why universities and other large organizations across the US and globe have trillions tied up in investments of fossil fuel companies. To accomplish a clean energy transition and avoid a climate catastrophe, money must not only be invested in climate friendly companies and projects, but funds must be moved from dirty fossil fuel companies. Titled "Debating Divestment" the panel discussed the business case for and against divestment and Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing. 

You can read more about divestment and the event here.

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This week ENVS PhD candidate, Emily Nocito, and Assistant Professor, Cassandra Brooks, presented at the 5th annual International Marine Protected Area Congress () in Vancouver, BC. IMPAC is a global forum that brings together scientists, government officials, conservation managers, and many more to inform and act on marine protected areas. 

Checkout the IMPAC  for more info.

 

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Just a few pictures from the wonderful presentation and conversation by Dr Katherine Wilkinson last week at the Fiske Planetarium. Dr. Wilkinson gave the 2nd annual Patricia Sheffels Visiting Scholar Keynote lecture for ENVS, and an inspiring and thoughtful discussion on how everyone can play a role to fight climate change. 

Thank you to all who attended, Dr. Wilkinson (pictured below, left) and the ENVS organizing committe (PhD student, Emily Beam, Professor Cassandra Brooks, and Professor Lisa Dilling)! Also, thank you to Ms. Patricia Sheffels (picture below, right)
, the namesake donor of the lecture series. 

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In Spring 2023, the Department of Environmental Studies is celebrating 30 years of educating undergraduates, 20 years of training M.Sc. and Ph.D. researchers, and 7 years of shaping practitioners through the Masters of the Environment (MENV) program. During the weekend of Earth Day 2023 (22 April 2023), a reunion will take place along with many other family-friendly events. Stay tuned for more details!

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Today, at the Right Here, Right Now Climate Summit, ENVS Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Social and Environmental Futures, Matthew Burgess, led a panel on Bipartisan Youth Climate Advocacy with representatives from the American Conservation Coalition, Green For all Campaign, and ENVS PhD candidate Emily Nocito, who founded 10 by 2020. Click here for more information on the panel and Summit.
 

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When the Right Here, Right Now Climate Summit kicks off, not only university educators will be attending. ENVS PhD alum, Patrick Chandler, now with CIRES Education and Outreach, is using the summit to build resources for K-12 teachers. Read more here.

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As COP 27 gets underway on November 6th in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, two ENVS faculty will be heading to attend the meetings. ENVS Chair, Max Boykoff, is leading CU’s delegation to COP27 this year and Colleen Scanlan Lyons, associate research professor in ENVS and project director for the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force, will both be heading to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations the second week of negotiations. 

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ENVS Chair, Max Boykoff, among many others will be speaking for CU Libraries 2022 Open Access Week. This year's programming will explore the importance of openly sharing knowledge to address the inequities that shape the impacts of climate change and our response to them.

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Last weekend, October 7-10, 2022, ENVS Assistant Professor, Karen Bailey, Associate Professor Peter Newton, and recent ENVS PhD alum Rayna Benzeev each presented their research at the annual Forests & Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement (FLARE) Network conference in Rome, Italy at the Auditorium Antonianum.

Researchers from 40 countries came together to discuss science and policy of forests and livelihoods. To learn more about FLARE, the conference, and the presenters check out .
 

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