In 2014, Emory University became the first campus in the nation to adopt a comprehensive pollinator protection plan, which bans the use of neonicotinoids – a group of pesticides contributing to decline in pollinator species. To celebrate Pollinator Protection Month, learn how to plant home gardens that support pollinators rather than unintentionally harm them.
Join EmoryClimateTalks on Wednesday, July 21 at 12:00 pm EST for a discussion on 'The future of the voluntary carbon market under the Paris Agreement" with Dr. Matthew Brander. Dr. Matthew Brander is a Senior Lecturer in Carbon Accounting at the University of Edinburgh’s Business School. His current research focuses on the development of methods for corporate, … Continue Reading →
EmoryClimateTalks is currently accepting applications for students to join their team, either as blog writers or as delegates at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. Interested students are encouraged to apply here by July 31, 2021.
Join Emory Climate Talks at noon on August 18th, 2021, for a conversation about "Specialty Chemicals: Sustainability Perspectives from the Middle of the Value-Chain" with Dr. Jason Keiper, Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer at Stepan Company. Jason is responsible for Stepan’s global R&D teams and Sustainability program. He joined Stepan Company in 2001 as a research chemist, … Continue Reading →
Join Emory University for a two-day workshop focused on the essential questions of AD: environmental justice, policy, and technology! Last year, Emory University received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an on-campus prototype for an anaerobic digester (AD). This technology can turn food waste into biogas (renewable energy) and soil amendments (agricultural use). Ultimately, Emory … Continue Reading →
