Environmental Policy and Management
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'An Eye-Opener': Virtual Reality Shows Residents What Climate Change Could Do
Using virtual reality (VR) to show the possible impact of sea level rise and climate change on specific communities - using data to visually demonstrate scenarios and solutions - the work of Middlebury Institute Adjunct Faculty and Center for the Blue Economy Fellow Juliano Calil was featured on Morning Edition on NPR.
Center for the Blue Economy Responds to Climate Threat to Ocean
The Center for the Blue Economy at the Middlebury Institute and the Blue Frontier Campaign put forward an Ocean Climate Action Plan (“Blue New Deal”) as a way for the US to respond to climate impacts on the world ocean.
Finding Traction with International Climate Action
Middlebury Institute International Environmental Policy alumnus Kouassigan Tovivo has specialized in international climate negotiations and capacity building but hopes to eventually bring his expertise back to his native Togo.
Market-based policies work to fight climate change, from India to Jamaica
International Environmental Policy Professor Jason Scorse, director of the Middlebury Institute’s Center for the Blue Economy, writes in The Conversation that conservative governments’ support for reducing carbon emissions acts as an economic stimulator.
Enthusiasm builds for 'Blue New Deal' after climate town hall
“We’re trying to step into this void because most of the climate plans are really focused on the big manufacturing and industrial emitters and the big terrestrial sources of pollution,” said Jason Scorse, director of the Center for the Blue Economy “an early crafter of the Blue New Deal approach”, tells The Hill.
Connecting Students to Social Change through Global Internships
Six Middlebury Institute graduate students partnered this summer with undergraduate students from Middlebury College in the Middlebury Social Impact Corps, working with organizations in Peru, Monterey, and The Bahamas.
IPSS Practicum Students Present Projects Serving 12 Organizations
Twelve students recently completed the final deliverable for the International Professional Service Semester (IPSS) on topics ranging from rising sea level concerns to technology around smart guns.
