The Southeast Electric Transportation Regional Initiative meeting on Wed., 6/5, will explore how to advance transportation electrification in the region.

The event is full, but you can sign up to virtually watch the morning session or join a waitlist: nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/events/southea…

“[Last summer] was our category 5 heat event. The extreme nature of what we saw was enough to focus attention on this topic,' Ashley Ward, PhD, director of the Duke University Heat Policy Innovation Hub, told NBC News as she discussed how government officials can prepare for #ExtremeHeat .

How hot is too hot for workers and athletes in the heat of summer? Two Duke University scholars explain why the widely used heat index is the wrong tool to make this critical decision. statnews.com/2024/05/10/wet… Ashley Ward, PhD Nicholas Institute #ClimateAdaptation

Learn how experts at WattTime + TransitionZero gather independent #power sector #emissions data for Climate TRACE in this talk at Nicholas Institute’s Energy Data Analytics Symposium. youtube.com/watch?v=UIaXPQ…

Great work by Ashley Ward, PhD and Jordan Clark, PhD. Our #WBGT Tool which was developed by Jordan is a great resource: convergence.unc.edu/tools/wbgt/
We also have it for PR/USVI: sercc.oasis.unc.edu/wbgt_v7/index_…
National Integrated Heat Health Information System
#WBGT tool for Laredo, TX and the heat in S. Texas this week.. NWS Corpus Christi

Following a national search, Duke University faculty member Brian Murray has been appointed to a five-year term as director of the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability.

Learn more: today.duke.edu/2024/05/brian-…

☀️🌡️ Industries that employ outdoor workers need to move away from the heat index and toward wet bulb globe temperature to better gauge heat risk—and save lives, write Duke University heat-health experts Ashley Ward, PhD and Jordan Clark, PhD for STAT. statnews.com/2024/05/10/wet…

♻️ Want to build your knowledge in climate and sustainability?

Early-to mid-career policy professionals are invited to join esteemed Duke University experts for the Duke in DC Climate and Sustainability Summer Institute.

Apply by May 24: learnmore.duke.edu/program/climat…

☀️🌡️ North Carolina temperatures are climbing as summer approaches. To help communities prepare for #ExtremeHeat , the Duke University Heat Policy Innovation Hub teamed up with three state agencies to develop tools for reducing heat-health impacts.

Learn more: nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/articles/duke-…

TUES., 5/7, NOON ET: Hear from current Duke University and former EPA expert Tim Profeta during a virtual briefing about new EPA standards for the power sector. Hosted by Energy Pathways USA.

REGISTER: bit.ly/may7epusa

Congratulations to Nicholas Institute Program Director Lydia Olander on being named an author on the first-ever National Nature Assessment! Last week, U.S. Global Change Research Program announced the 150+ experts who will write the assessment over the next two years. nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/articles/oland…

🌍Forty-five Duke University scholars on twelve teams will pursue new research projects advancing climate solutions, supported by grants from the Duke Climate Research Innovation Seed Program.

Meet the teams: bit.ly/crisp24

What do new EPA standards for the power sector mean for decarbonization in the U.S.? Hear from current Duke University and former EPA expert Tim Profeta during a virtual briefing on Tues., 5/7, at noon ET. Hosted by Energy Pathways USA.

REGISTER: bit.ly/may7epusa

The EPA today announced new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. “These are very significant and important rules for the general transition of [the power] sector,” Tim Profeta (Nicholas Institute) told E&E News. eenews.net/articles/clima…

Join Stanford Woods Institute on 4/30 at 3 p.m. ET for the second installment of the 'National Climate Resilience Framework: From Ideas to Action' series, presented by the Resilience Roadmap.

Learn more about the series and watch a recording of the first webinar: nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/project/nation…

🔔Last Call!🕰️ Registration is still open for tomorrow's lunch event with Alix Peterson Zwane
📅 4/25, 12-1:15pm
📌Gross Hall, 100A
Register ➡️ bit.ly/April25lunch

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A new sustainability and resilience mindset is necessary to future-proof infrastructure from #ClimateChange 's impacts and shifting societal expectations, experts said during a Duke University symposium in March.

Read highlights from the discussion: nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/articles/civil…

The theme for #EarthDay2024 is 'Planet vs. Plastics.' Curious how governments around the world are trying to reduce plastic use? Search the Nicholas Institute's Plastics Policy Inventory: bit.ly/PlasticsPolicy….