Moving forward on climate change post Paris agreement
At a Case Critical discussion about the U.S.'s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, panelists Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, School of Sustainability Assistant Professor Sonja Klinsky and ASU economist William Boyes expressed differing opinions about the best next steps.
Charles Redman discusses this week’s heat dome on NPR
Featured on On Point, the UREx SRN’s Charles Redman speaks with host Tom Ashbrook about making Phoenix heat-ready for the years to come, considering equity when designing cities, and doing
Job Opening! Field Institute Manager
The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, a non-profit organization in Scottsdale, AZ, has an exciting job opening for a Field Institute Manager. The Field Institute Manager would work with a dynamic group
First-year projects impacting teachers, cities, GHG emissions
The Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes is a non-profit international consortium of universities that collaborate to implement and scale solutions to sustainability challenges. GCSO membership spans seven countries on three
On the topic of strategic prioritization, or ‘species triage’
It’s easy to misrepresent the field of species prioritization. It’s often tempting to purport that some scientists are advocating for extinction. A few facts: There is a clear link between
A silver lining to Phoenix's heat wave
Explaining to ASU Now why Phoenix residents have to bear extreme temperatures every summer, Distinguished Sustainability Scientist Randy Cerveny said, "We have a large upper-air ridge of high pressure centered over
Vision for rehabilitated watershed lands ASU team with award
An ASU team took the overall prize in the "Make the Ala Wai Awesome" challenge, an international student design competition that asked contestants to rehabilitate a critical Oʻahu watershed containing one of the nation’s most polluted bodies of water.
Sir Crispin Tickell: Thought Leader Series
In an essay titled "Seizing sustainability at a time of reckoning," Distinguished Sustainability Fellow and ASU Wrigley Institute Board Member Sir Crispin Tickell contrasts human enlightenment to issues of sustainability
Incubating waste innovations for a robust circular economy
Announced in June 2017 by the Resource Innovation and Solutions Network, the RISN Incubator – a business development and accelerator program – is seeking early-stage ventures that focus on solutions to waste-related challenges and work toward a circular economy.
ASU+GCSO: First-year projects impact teachers, cities, GHG emissions
Arizona State University is playing a leadership role in the Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes (GCSO). GCSO is an international consortium of universities that collaborate to implement and scale solutions
Art exhibit showcases nature-inspired designs
With the involvement of ASU's Biomimicry Institute, a 2017 exhibit at the Tempe Center for the Arts titled "Biomimicry: Nature Inspired Design" shows visitors an approach to problem-solving that harnesses both the practicality and beauty of nature's designs.
The Next Era of Market Finance for Resilience
In The Next Era of Market Finance for Resilience, Joyce Coffee — President of Climate Resilience Consulting and UREx SRN Management Team member — helps cities find creative ways of funding