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From Table to Farm – Anaerobic Digestion Workshop Oct 14-15

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 … Continue Reading →

EmoryClimateTalks: “The future of the voluntary carbon market under the Paris Agreement”

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 … Continue Reading →

Emory Climate Talks: “Specialty Chemicals: Sustainability Perspective from the Middle of the Value-Chain.”

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 … Continue Reading →

EmoryClimateTalks: Student Involvement Application!

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 … Continue Reading →

Contemporary Environmental Justice Concerns Involving Coal: Jacqui Patterson and the NAACP

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021

    By: Rachel Musetti, General Sustainability Intern, Office of Sustainability Initiatives On Wednesday, February 17, Emory Climate Talks will host Jacqueline (Jacqui) Patterson at 6 pm EST. Patterson has … Continue Reading →

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