Archive: climate change
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The Intern Dispatches: Big Ideas and Tiny Moments
Zoe Gutherman (CAS’27), a BS in Environment & Sustainability Student at Georgetown University, reflects on her summer abroad with the Earth Commons Greece. My…
September 15, 2025
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The Earth Commons’ Dr. Megan Lickley Awarded $4M Grant to Strengthen Global Monitoring of Potent Greenhouse Gases
July 31, 2025 Dr. Megan Lickley, Assistant Professor at the Earth Commons—Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability—and the School of Foreign…
August 5, 2025
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1 in 5 Butterflies Have Vanished in the U.S.—New Study Sounds the Alarm
March 6, 2025 A sweeping new study published in Science tallies butterfly data from more than 76,000 surveys across the continental United States. The results: between 2000…
March 6, 2025
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Georgetown Graduates are Landing their Dream Jobs in Environment & Sustainability
The MS-ESM program is a novel approach to sustainability education, where students take an equal blend of environmental science courses, taught by The Earth Commons Institute…
December 4, 2024
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Georgetown University Announces New Master of Science from the Earth Commons Institute and the Walsh School of Foreign Service
Press Contact: Justine Bowe, The Earth Commons: justine.bowe@georgetown.edu Building on Georgetown’s legacy as a leading university located in the heart of Washington, DC,…
September 18, 2023
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Pacific Garbage Patch gathering place for debris, life thanks to currents
Converging ocean currents bring floating life and garbage together Community science survey reveals abundance of sea creatures in the North Pacific “Garbage Patch” The North…
May 4, 2023
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VIEWPOINT: Address Environmental Justice at Georgetown
"As Georgetown University students trying to address the climate crisis, we should acknowledge the privilege of our surroundings and seek input from communities that have felt…
November 3, 2022
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People With Disabilities Left Out of Climate Planning
Over a billion people in the world are living with a disability, according to the World Health.…
October 14, 2022
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People with disabilities left out of climate planning
Despite the fact that 185 countries ratified the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, drafted in 2006, which says that countries will take …
October 14, 2022
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MSB Professor’s Research Finds New Implications of Climate Change for the Economy
New research from a McDonough School of Business (MSB) professor revealed the impact climate change and extreme weather may have on the.…
September 8, 2022