As the US approaches the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, multiple long-term forecasts have predicted an unusually high number of hurricanes. If a hurricane strikes the US, actions taken in preparation and response will have to take COVID-19 into account. Local, state, and federal governments, as well as NGOs and individuals, must plan now for how to adequately respond to the potential...
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Jul
01
Wednesday, Jul 01, 2020 - 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
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Webinar - Register for link Panel Discussion
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Jul
01
Wednesday, Jul 01, 2020 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
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Webinar "Electrify Everything"
Parth Viashnav
Assistant Research Professor of Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Parth Vaishnav is Assistant Research Professor of Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) at Carnegie Mellon...
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Jun
29
Monday, Jun 29, 2020 - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
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Webinar - Register for link 
Panel Discussion
Last fall, nine Latin American and Caribbean countries announced a collective target of 70 percent renewable energy use by 2030 (more than double the European Union’s commitment). Latin America is known for its oil and gas deposits, but that hasn’t stopped the region from developing one of the world’s most formidable renewable energy sectors.
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Jun
26
Friday, Jun 26, 2020 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
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Webinar This webinar is part of Duke's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conversations: Purpose & Team in Entrepreneurial Companies.
Paula Alexander is Sr. Director, Sustainability, at The Clorox Company. She has served on the Burt’s Bees leadership team since 2012 and has played an important role in influencing the company’...
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Jun
23
Tuesday, Jun 23, 2020 - 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Webinar Net Energy Metering - Why it's important and what's at stake.
Making Energy Work is a webinar created by the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association. Across the country, 49 states have some sort of net energy metering offering in place, which has helped create a market for customer-sited solar within the traditional utility business model. Without net energy...
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Jun
17
Wednesday, Jun 17, 2020 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
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Webinar 
Bjarne Steffen
Senior Researcher and Lecturer, Energy Politics Group, ETH Zurich
"The Role of Finance in the Low-Carbon Energy Transition"
About the talk: Drawing on recent work on several geographies (including Europe, Australia, and developing countries), Dr. Steffen's...
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Jun
17
Wednesday, Jun 17, 2020 - 9:00 am to 11:00 am
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Webinar The European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) and the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutionsat Duke University are organising a virtual USA-EU “town hall meeting” on June 17, 2020 on the role that Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs) may play in addressing asymmetry in climate ambition under the Paris Agreement, with...
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Jun
16
Tuesday, Jun 16, 2020 - 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Online 
Students Only
The Duke University's U.N. Climate Change Negotiations Practicum will be offered during the Fall 2020 Semester. This course explores international climate change negotiations and climate policy under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Participation in this year’s Practicum is open to graduate and upper-level undergraduate students at Duke...
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Jun
09
Tuesday, Jun 09, 2020 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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Webinar Information Session
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps strengthen and diversify the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States. GRFP Fellowships are awarded through a national competition to senior undergraduates and graduate students, and provide 3 years of funding for their graduate education in a STEM field, over a 5-year period, useable at any accredited...
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Jun
09
Tuesday, Jun 09, 2020 - 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Zoom webinar Across the country, state legislators and regulators are exploring potential updates to the traditional utility business model, keeping the best interests of ratepayers in mind. In this webinar, the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association will feature a series of speakers to discuss reforms under consideration or being implemented throughout the country and the regulatory...
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