Colleagues in Climate Action and Sustainability

Below please find this week’s lists of events, reports, peer-reviewed studies, news and commentary, and podcasts.

Three DC-area universities are represented in the events list; their entries highlighted in yellow: American, George Washington, and Howard.

The most highly anticipated event, the winter storm, has proved somewhat milder than predicted. Nevertheless, readers are advised to confirm that the events on Monday and Tuesday will actually take place before they add them to their calendars.

For the seismic events of last week, the precautions are still being formulated.  

Best,

Michael

P.S. If you would like to offer advance notice of an upcoming event at your institution, just include the necessary details and links in a reply to this email.

The Climate, Politics & Sustainability Weekly – Sun., Jan 25^th – Sat., Jan. 31^st         

DC Events – In-Person and/or Online

– Mon., Jan. 26 @ 09::00 AM – Return of Common Good: The Postliberal Project w S. Borg – GWU ISP

– Mon., Jan. 26 @ 04:00 PM – Rise of Illiberal Challengers in Western Europe – German Marshall Fund

– Mon., Jan. 26 @ 07:00 PM – The World Order After Viet Nam, w/ Richard Falk & Christian Appy – IPS

– Mon., Jan. 26 @ 07:00 PM – University: A Reckoning by Lee C. Bolinger, w Adam Liptak – P&P

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 09:00 AM – What’s Next for Transatlantic Trade, Tax & Corp. Strategy? – GMF

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 09:00 AM – Making the EU Friendlier to High-Growth Businesses – Peterson IIE

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 09:00 AM – 2026 Small Grants Fund Applicant Webinar – World Res. Institute  

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 11:00 AM – Research Strategy for Seabed Critical Mineral Resources – NASEM

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 11:00 AM – Caribbean Resilience in Action: From Recovery to Readiness – WB

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 12:00 PM – Originalism, Tradition, and Separation of Powers – American Ent. Inst.

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 12:00 PM – Global HIV Epidemiology w/ Shakarishvili, MD, MPH – GW Dept. Epid.

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 12:00 PM – Europe & the Crisis in Transatlantic Relations – Quincy Institute

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 01:00 PM – Housing Innovators: Modernizing Access to Rental Housing – BPC 

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 02:00 PM – Workshop on Studying Disaster – AU Center for Env., Comm,, & Equity

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 03:00 PM – Igniting Innovation: Progress & Path Forward for Wildfire Policy – EESI

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 04:00 PM – WW Climate & Justice Ed Webinar on Climate Games – Solve Climate 

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 06:00 PM – Frmr Center for Disease Control Dir. Susan Monarez – GW Health Law

– Tues., Jan. 27 @ 07:00 PM – WW Climate & Justice Ed Webinar on Climate Games – Solve Climate 

– Wed., Jan. 28 @ 08:00 AM – People, Skills, and Digital Innovation for Jobs in Africa – World Bank

– Wed., Jan. 28 @ 09:00 AM – WW Climate & Justice Ed Webinar on Climate Games – Solve Climate 

– Wed., Jan. 28 @ 10:00 AM – The State & Fate of America’s Republic with Thomas Friedman – CEIP

– Wed., Jan. 28 @ 01:00 PM – One Year of “America First” Trade Policy: Lessons Learned – Brookings 

– Wed., Jan. 28 @ 02:00 PM – Pax Silica w/ Undersecretary of State Jacob Helberg – Hudson Institute

– Wed., Jan. 28 @ 05:00 PM – What I’ve Learned from America’s Founders by R. Brookhiser – AEI

– Wed., Jan. 28 @ 05:00 PM – Screening: Opioids: Invisible Overdose Crisis in Black Community – HU SHC

– Wed., Jan. 28 @ 07:00 PM – To Dare Mighty Things: US Defense Strategy w author – P&P Wharf

– Thrs., Jan. 29 @ 09:00 AM – Nature Risk Assessment for the Financial Sector – World Bank

– Thrs., Jan. 29 @ 09:00 AM – Stories to Watch 2026 w President, CEO & author Ani Dasgupta – WRI

– Thrs., Jan. 29 @ 12:00 PM – The Hobbled State: Fractured Politics in Cont. Germany w author – AGI

– Thrs., Jan. 29 @ 12:00 PM – First Amendment Originalism – AEI / Center for Constitution / McArthur

– Thrs., Jan. 29 @ 12:00 PM – Warhead: Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon, w/ author – New America

– Thrs., Jan. 29 @ 01:00 PM – Is Cuba Next? w Legrande, DeLaurentis, Huddleston & Schlenker – Quincy

– Thrs., Jan. 29 @ 01:30 PM – Delivering Accountability: Stopping Crime in Our Communities – CAP

– Thrs., Jan. 29 @ 07:00 PM – Where We Keep the Light w/ Gov. Josh Shapiro – P&P at 6^th & I Street

– Thrs., Jan. 29 @ 07:00 PM – Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and … Cons. Mind – P&P

– Frid., Jan. 30 @ 08:30 AM – All Day – Transport. Engineering, Economics & Policy Workshop – RFF

– Frid., Jan. 30 @ 12:00 PM – Hated by All Right People: Tucker Carlson … Cons. Mind – New America

– Frid., Jan. 30 @ 07:00 PM – No Option But Sabotage: Env Movement & Climate Crisis – P&P Wharf 

– Frid., Jan. 30 @ 07:00 PM – Bonfire of Murdoch: Fight for Last Great Media Dynasty w author – P&P

       Note: If any part of the title for an event has been italicized, then it’s focused on an author interview or book discussion.

New Reports and Books

Carbon Majors: 2024 Data Update by Research Team (Carbon Majors 2026, 29 page, free download w/ registration)

America’s Own Goal: Who Pays the Tariffs? by J. Hinz et al (Kiel Institute 2026, pages, free download)

Order in Orbit: Operationalizing an International Space Traffic Management Organization by A. Agachi et al (Rand 2025, 117 pages, free download)

Reducing Urban Water Losses: Meeting Future Water Demands with Holistic Non-Revenue Water Planning and Intelligent Technologies by V. K. Kristensen, ed. et al (State of Green [Denmark] 2026, pages, free download w/ registration)

Moving from Interconnected Crises to Systemic Solutions: Resource Efficiency, Nature-Based Solutions, and Systemic Transformation as Responses to the Complexity of the Triple Planetary Crisis by NB Cuevas et al (Umwelt Bundesamt 2025, 48 pages, free download)

Peer-Reviewed Studies

Env. Communication (Jan) – “Policing Climate Crisis: Media Fearmongering & State Repression of Protest”

Nature CC (Jan) – “Registered Report Megastudy on Persuasiveness of the Most-Cited Climate Messages”

Nature Sustainability (Jan) – “Empirically-Based Dynamic Approach to Sustainable Climate Policy Design”

PNAS (01.20) – “Aging Populations Threaten Conservation Goals of Zoos” by IP Meirolos

PLoS Climate (AdvOn) – “How Advertising Matters: Outdoor Media Strategies for Increased Engagement”

Popular Commentary, News and Analysis

Axios (01.19) – “A Year on, Bill McKibben’s (Green) State of the Union” by Bill McKibben

Conversation (01.24) – “How Polar Vortex and Warm Ocean “Are Intensifying a Major US Winter Storm”

Gizmodo (01.23) – “Trump Wrecked Climate Policy in One Year. Can We Ever Go Back?” by Z. Tierstein

Grist (01.22) – “Greenland Is a Global Model for Indigenous Self-Governance” by Anita Hofschneider

Guardian (01.25) – “Global Rule of Law Is Not Collapsing. Trump Is the Sole Problem & He Can Be Defeated”

Heatmap (01.23) – “Climate Change Won’t Make Winter Storms Less Deadly” by Jeva Lange

New York Times (01.23) – “The Hidden Risk to the Housing Market” by Senators Sheehy and Whitehouse

Sierra (01.25) – “What’s Next for Global Climate Action After Trump’s Treaty Pullout?” by Ian Rose

Vox (01.21) – “Inside the Largest Effort Ever Mounted to Keep the Great Barrier Reef Alive” by Benji JonesWash. Post (01.23) – “Millions of Gallons of Sewage Spilled into Potomac River” by Hedgpeth & Williams

Podcasts & Radio Stories

Climate One – The Podcast (01.23) – “Beyond the Obvious: What We’re Watching in 2026”

Inside Climate News – Sunday Morning (01.25) – “An Enormous Climate Blind Spot: The Oceans”

Planet Critical – Podcast (01.22) – “From Coloniality to Decolonization, w/ Farhana Sultana”

RFF – Resources Radio (01.20) – “The Moment for Moving Forward [w/ Energy Transition]”

Volts– Podcast (01.21) – “Let’s Dig a Little Deeper into Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) w EnergyHub”