Ben Orlove, CRED co-director, will speak at the American Museum of Natural History on December 18th as part of the Distinguished Lecture in Anthropology. All are welcome to attend. 

CRED representatives will speak at the Annual Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco December 15-19. See below and check out http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2014/ for more information! Tanya O’Garra, CRED postdoctoral research scientist and Earth Institute Fellow, will present a poster titled “Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Goods and Services in a Melting Arctic” on December… read more

CRED is pleased to announce the launch of our latest climate change communication guide on December 11th!  Connecting on Climate: A Guide to Effective Climate Change Communication leads to a better understanding of American responses to climate change and explains how anyone, from religious leaders, to healthcare professionals, community leaders, journalists, scientists, educators, policymakers, and other… read more

Katherine Fox-Glassman and Raymond Crookes, CRED PhD students, will present at the Annual Judgment and Decision Making meeting November 21-24, 2014 in Long Beach, CA. Raymond will give a poster presentation on November 21 titled “After the nudge: Effects of decision architecture on behavior spillover.” He will give an oral presentation on November 24 titled… read more

Elke Weber, CRED co-director, will give a talk titled “The Psychology of Preference Construction: Implications for Environmental Policy” at Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia on November 6.

Sabine Marx, CRED Managing Director, will speak at the Human Impacts Institute Climate Salon on October 28th. More information and RSVP is below. Human Impacts NYC: Collaborating for Climate Action Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 6-9:30pm w/networking reception (RSVP required) German House, 871 United Nations Plaza RSVP here>> The Human Impacts Institute will be partnering with the… read more

Ben Orlove, CRED co-director, will speak at a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) roundtable titled “Building Indigenous Knowledge into Climate Change Assessments and Adaptation” on September 24th. The roundtable will feature in-depth exchanges among indigenous peoples, scientists, and UN agencies. The goal is to provide an overview of future needs and plans to… read more

Please join CRED for a special event featuring:  George Marshall For a talk marking the release of his book Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change    Monday September 22nd 3:15-4:30 PM Columbia University, Uris Hall 333 Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis   About… read more

Dr. Kenny Broad, CRED co-director and 2011 National Geographic Explorer of the Year, will be at the University of Tennessee Knoxville on September 20th. Kenny will participate in The Evening of Field Research and Exploration Event with The North Face athlete Mark Synott. For more information see this article from Tennessee Today: http://tntoday.utk.edu/2014/09/10/national-geographic-explorers-speak-free-event-ut/.

Ben Orlove, CRED co-director, launched GlacierHub this week.  GlacierHub seeks to expand and deepen the understanding of glaciers. It provides information about current scientific research, it tells stories of people who live near glaciers or who visit them, and it offers accounts of the efforts of communities and organizations to address the challenges brought by… read more