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Registration is NOW OPEN for the 16th annual?Duke University Energy Conference?at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business?on November 13, 2024: https://lnkd.in/eGCrD4eG? ? This year’s event?will explore the opportunities and obstacles associated with advancing the energy transition amid societal changes and unknowns. Join hundreds of attendees?for keynote conversations with?Noel Bakhtian, B.S.E '05,?(Bezos Earth Fund)?and?Brian Janous (Cloverleaf Infrastructure), as well as panel discussions, networking opportunities, and interactive sessions focused on concrete, cross-disciplinary solutions to modern energy challenges. ? The Energy Conference is organized by the MBA Energy Club as?part of?Energy Week at Duke University (November 11-15), which is led by students from degree programs across Duke. Stay tuned?for more events!?

How and why is climate change contributing to violence? What are the global security implications? What can be done to address these intensifying conflicts? Join us on 9/25 at Duke University as journalist Peter Schwartzstein discusses themes and stories highlighted in his new book, 'The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence' (Island Press, 2024). DETAILS: https://lnkd.in/entEGFyE As a journalist on the #ClimateSecurity beat, Schwartzstein has spent more than a decade documenting how climate stresses are bleeding into #violence large and small, including ISIS's exploitation of collapsing agricultural conditions to bolster its ranks in Iraq and the impact of rising seas levels on Bangladeshi piracy. By articulating the stories of the farmers, fighters, and regular families in the eye of this storm, Schwartzstein will clarify the stakes as violence proliferates, but also the hope and prospects for peace if temperatures are reined in. ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS AND SERIES: The Environmental Institutions Seminar Series is presented by the?Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability?and the?University Program in Environmental Policy, a doctoral degree program jointly offered by the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment and Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy. This installment of the series is also presented in partnership with the?Triangle Institute for Security Studies?and with the Duke Human Rights Center?at the Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University.

At #ClimateWeekNYC events, Jackson Ewing, PhD is advancing dialogue and action focused on how low- and middle-income countries can overcome challenges to clean energy transitions. LEARN MORE: https://lnkd.in/e48d5WJ3 Ewing will moderate a public panel--"How Can Energy Transitions Balance Growth, Decarbonization, and Human Development?--at the The Nest Climate Campus Main Stage on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 1:25-2:10 p.m. ET. Find event details: https://lnkd.in/eV-AJJZU Ewing, director of energy and climate policy at the Nicholas Institute, will also facilitate a private roundtable discussion among two-dozen capital providers. Over the past few months, he’s been interviewing them about the challenges they face in providing finance for energy transitions to address climate change. At the roundtable, they will discuss ways to move forward. Learn about opportunities to catch Duke University experts in action at public Climate Week events: https://lnkd.in/eVKFM7_b #EnergyTransitions #Decarbonization #LMICs #InternationalDevelopment Duke University Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment Duke Climate Commitment

Ashley Ward, director of Duke University's Heat Policy Innovation Hub, took part in the recent White House Summit on #ExtremeHeat. Learn more about the summit: https://lnkd.in/enBwHvBX

“Climate change is accelerating, but resilience is lagging,” warned Indermit Gill, chief economist at The World Bank Group, during the Climate, Resilience, and Mobility: A Duke Climate Collaboration Symposium, hosted by the Duke Program on Climate, Resilience and Mobility. The event, which included a keynote from Dr. Gill and a panel discussion with Laurie Ashley (USAID Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security), Nicole Franz (FAO), Christian P Lara (United Nations Resident Coordinator Office), Marie McAuliffe (IOM - UN Migration), and Marie-Soleil Turmel (Catholic Relief Services), called for a collective and multifaceted response to climate change that bridges disciplines, sectors and perspectives. Full story: https://lnkd.in/epKYRGmi

I'm incredibly proud to have organized the Summit for Ocean Stewards, featuring the inspiring Dr. Sylvia Earle. As President of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance Duke University Hub, I had the honor of planning this half-day conference, bringing together the next generation of ocean leaders to inspire hope, share knowledge, and foster a supportive community of scientists and environmental activists. Held at Penn Pavilion on Duke University's campus, the summit included a student poster session, an alumni panel, and a final keynote talk by Dr. Earle. During the event, I presented a poster on my summer research with the Cetacea Galapagos Program. It was wonderful to share my work with the Duke community, and I truly enjoyed learning from my fellow student presenters. For the alumni panel, I worked to gather a group of individuals who could highlight the various ways Duke alumni are working to protect our oceans. We were excited to have representatives from policy, conservation, technological engineering, and fisheries, showcasing the diverse fields in which Duke graduates are making an impact. One of my greatest honors was introducing our keynote speaker, Dr. Sylvia Earle (Duke A.M.’56, Ph.D.’66), founder of Mission Blue / Sylvia Earle Alliance, world-renowned oceanographer, and my personal role model. It was such a privilege to get to know Dr. Earle during her time on Duke's campus. We received a grant from the Sustainable Ocean Alliance and generous funding support from 10 Duke University departments (including the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, and Duke Alumni Engagement and Development), which allowed us to bring together a diverse group of professionals, scientists, and advocates. A huge thank you to everyone who participated and to the Duke community for supporting our efforts. I am so grateful to attend a university that supports student-led events and to be a part of a community of passionate ocean conservationists!

Headed to #ClimateWeekNYC? Join Duke University, The University of Georgia, Marsh McLennan, The Nest Climate Campus, and Bloomberg on September 25-27 for conversations about climate finance, policy, and resilience: On 9/25, learn from Drew Shindell and other experts about the threats posed by rising emissions of nitrous oxide (a "forgotten super-pollutant" often left out of policy discussions) and potential solutions. Register: https://lnkd.in/ed7qkxSg ? On 9/26, start your day with a breakfast briefing to learn about the three biggest scientific challenges facing the insurance industry when planning for an adapting to climate change.?The briefing will feature insights from Duke experts Mark Borsuk, Lydia Olander, and Mercy Berman DeMenno. Register: https://lnkd.in/ejUH9E64?? ? Then head over to the Nest Climate Campus for discussion of energy transition strategies for low- to middle-income countries that put human flourishing front and center.?The panel will be moderated by Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability Energy and Climate Policy Director Jackson Ewing, PhD and will feature panelists Stephanie von Friedeburg, Stefano Marguccio, and Alix Peterson Zwane. Register: https://duke.is/nest-3day?? ? On 9/27, explore scaling debt-for-nature swaps to alleviate debt distress in struggling nations while also advancing environmental and development goals.?The event will feature a light breakfast, followed by a one-hour panel moderated by Elizabeth Losos and featuring Dana Barsky, Kevin Bender, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, and Anmol Vanamali. Afterward, connect with speakers and attendees at a networking reception. Important — Register by noon on 9/23: https://lnkd.in/efWtt4WW?? ?? #ClimateResilience #Climate #Insurance #ClimateFinance #InternationalDevelopment #EnergyTransition #DebtForNatureSwaps #Biodiversity

While renewable energy use is at an all-time high globally, a modernized grid could enable more. Duke University Ph.D. student Tyler Norris told Marketplace by APM that the biggest challenge in the U.S. is coordinating states, cities, counties and utilities to invest, expand and update the grid at the same time. https://lnkd.in/eeYjkg-g ? Norris, James B. Duke Fellow at the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment and former vice president of development at Cypress Creek Renewables, spoke last week at a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission workshop about how "flexible interconnection" could more quickly bringing solar energy to the grid while reducing costs. Read his pre-workshop comments, as well as a case study he led for Duke's GRACE Lab, directed by Dalia Pati?o-Echeverri: https://lnkd.in/et6m3HDe ? DUKE STUDENTS: Chat with Norris at an upcoming Nicholas Institute Power Lunch on Friday, September 27 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch will be provided, but capacity is limited—register to attend and learn more about his energy sector experience: https://lnkd.in/eJCYPcGp ? #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #GreenEnergy #PowerGrid #ElectricGrid

Headed to #ClimateWeekNYC? Register by noon ET on September 23 to attend a Duke University panel and networking event on debt-for-nature swaps: https://lnkd.in/efWtt4WW The event on September 27 at Bloomberg will include a light breakfast, followed by a one-hour panel featuring: * Dana Barsky (Global Head of Sustainability Strategy and Net Zero, Standard Chartered) * Kevin Bender (Director, Greening Sovereign Debt, The Nature Conservancy) * Carlos Manuel Rodriguez (CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility) (virtual) * Anmol Vanamali, Director, Innovative Finance, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation * Moderator Elizabeth Losos (Executive in Residence, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Duke University) Afterward, connect with speakers and attendees at a networking reception. Ahead of moderating the panel, Losos talked with Duke Today about how reforming debt-for-nature swaps could relieve debt for developing nations while helping to meet international biodiversity and climate goals. https://lnkd.in/eQjUSXnw The event is organized by Duke University's Office of Climate and Sustainability and the Nicholas Institute. View additional events Duke is helping organize during Climate Week NYC: https://lnkd.in/eVKFM7_b #ClimateFinance #DebtForNatureSwaps #Climate #Biodiversity #InternationalDevelopment