University Endowments in the Era of Climate Change: The New School’s Options...
You are encouraged to attend the upcoming community forum on the implications of divesting The New School’s $220M endowment from fossil fuel companies. The event will be held: Wednesday, March 19, 2014...
View ArticleThe Climate Battle: From Science to Economics
by Rick McGahey, EPSM Director New rules from the Obama Administration to control emissions from coal-fired power plants signal a new phase in America’s battle over climate change. The science is...
View Article“Change Strategies for Sustainable Cities” Class Provides Recommendations for...
In the Spring 2014 semester, Professor John Clinton, founder of the Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management M.S. program, taught a one-time offering called “Change Strategies for Sustainable...
View ArticleClimate Action Month
Moving into Autumn, key events are taking place on university campus and New York City as a whole. These events will be an excellent opportunity to get involved in environmental activism, meet...
View ArticleClimate Action Week Kicks Off with “Disruption”
*Reposted from the Milano School Blog: Climate Action Week @ The New School kicked off on September 7 with the preview event: the premier of the environmental documentary Disruption. Joel Towers,...
View ArticleA carbon tax will create jobs for Americans
Reposted from the CNN Opinion webpage: Rick McGahey STORY HIGHLIGHTS Rick McGahey: Critics of climate action think helping environment would hurt economy McGahey: Three new studies show taking climate...
View ArticleEcomodernism: A Call for More Technology to Address Climate Change
Blog written by Professor Rick McGahey, Director, Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management, and SCEPA Faculty Fellow April 15, 2015 A provocative new document on global environmental...
View ArticleA Tribunal on Failed Governance: Climate Change, Inequality, and Jobless Growth
Re-posted from Milano.org on 27 April 2015 Back in February 2015 The Milano School hosted a Tribunal on global governance failures regarding increasing levels of social and economic inequality, unequal...
View ArticleTEDC introduce #ClimateCitizen Guide
Posted originally on New School News website: This month, TEDC debuted its inaugural #ClimateCitizen Guide, issuing a call to action for New School students to use their strengths in design, policy and...
View ArticleAn Urban Ecologist Confronts Climate Change
Reposted from The New School News. For Timon McPhearson, the science couldn’t be clearer: More extreme weather events are on the horizon for New York City. The cause? Climate change. “New York City is...
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