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Buying time for a tough transition

Dr. John McNeill, a member of GEI's Faculty Advisory Committee, searches for ways to ease the transition to a sustainable global economy in this 2021. …

December 9, 2021

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Ahead of UN Climate Summit, China Offers No Significant New Goals

As world leaders gather for COP26, China announced it has no new significant goals to reduce climate-changing emissions, despite being the world's top emitter of carbon dioxide…

October 28, 2021

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The Global Consumer Incidence of Carbon Pricing: Evidence from Trade

Dr. Lutz Sager analyzes the impact carbon pricing on consumers worldwide, and finds that national, redistributive carbon dividends can provide an outsize benefit to lower-income…

July 19, 2021

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A green expansion: China’s role in the global deployment and transfer of solar photovoltaic technology

Dr. Joanna Lewis explores China's leadership in solar photovoltaic technology, as well as opportunities to transfer innovation in solar PV technology between countries in the…

February 9, 2021

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Do Carbon Offsets Offset Carbon?

Dr. Raphael Calel introduces a new method of identifying wasted subsidies to show that carbon offsets in India have actually increased global carbon dioxide. …

January 10, 2021

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MSFS 2020 Hinrich Global Trade Leader Scholar: Hannah Anderson

2020 Hinrich Global Trade Leader Scholar, Hannah Anderson (MSFS’21), explains her work towards a sustainable global trade. …

December 18, 2020

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Office Hours: Leslie Crutchfield on Corporate Social Responsibility During A Global Pandemic

Leslie Crutchfield, executive director of Business for Impact at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, explains how socially minded businesses develop during…

June 4, 2020

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Experts Ponder Effect of COVID-19 on Future of Sustainability and the Environment

With a commitment to sustainability and the environment rooted in its Jesuit values, Georgetown’s experts in science, history, international affairs and health say COVID-19 has…

April 15, 2020

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The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China Challenges for Global Health Governance

This article, co-authored by GEI Faculty Advisory Committee member Dr. Rebecca Katz, assesses the early response to COVID-19 and suggests strategies for controlling the. …

January 30, 2020

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The Georgetown University 2019 Laudato Si’ Fund Recipients

The Fund is intended to deepen alignment between Georgetown’s ongoing sustainability efforts, our core mission as a Jesuit University, and Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato…

April 3, 2019