Colleagues in Climate Action and Sustainability,

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

Included are advance notices for events at Catholic University and George Washington University and for 50 shorter events spread across the city in the week ahead. Among the 50 are events, highlighted in yellow, at Catholic, George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, and Howard.

The direct and indirect impacts of the US attack on Iran figure prominently in the events and commentary. These could be worsened by the El Nino others now see on our climate horizon.

The weather for the week ahead, however, looks surprisingly steady—especially compared to last week. Enjoy.

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., March 15^th – Sat., March 21^st        

Advance Notices for Upcoming Events

            March 27 – 01:00–02:00 – Tour of West Campus Solar Array – Catholic University

      April 17–18, Multi-Day – 2026 Planet Forward Summit: Take the Mic, Shape the Story – GW

DC Events – In-Person and/or Online

– Mon., March 16 @ 09:30 AM – Half-Day – Prioritizing Pol Prisoner Advocacy Across China – Hudson

– Mon., March 16 @ 11:00 AM – Libya’s Economic Future, w Special Envy J.M. Winer – Stimson Cntr

– Mon., March 16 @ 11:30 AM – Econ. Consequences of Iran War – Journalist Resource & Econofact

– Mon., March 16 @ 12:00 PM – NATO After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Threat Perceptions – A-GI

– Mon., March 16 @ 02:00 PM – Turkey in a Middle East at War w Ambassador Bass – Brookings

– Mon., March 16 @ 05:30 PM – Interdisciplinary Global Health Case Challenge: Rising Waters - GU

– Tues., March 17 @ 08:30 AM – Pursuing N Korea’s Denuclearization, Voices from Japan – Stimson Ctr

– Tues., March 17 @ 09:00 AM – ‘No Time to Waste’: Program to Reduce Food Waste – Action Network

– Tues., March 17 @ 10:00 AM – All Day – St. Patrick’s Day Sustainability Celebration – GW/Queens Univ

– Tues., March 17 @ 10:30 AM – Enabling Women Leaders in Building...Climate-Resilient Cities – WRI

– Tues., March 17 @ 11:00 AM – 11^th Gender Leadership Award: Ensuring Prosperity for All – World Bank

– Tues., March 17 @ 12:00 PM – Human Rights, Democracy& Labor in US Foreign Policy – Hudson Inst.

– Tues., March 17 @ 03:00 PM – What Happens When the Next Pandemic Hits? w Anthony Fauci – GU

– Tues., March 17 @ 04:00 PM – Democracy in Hotter Time: David Orr w David Blockstein – Action  Ntwk

– Tues., March 17 @ 04:30 PM – The Future of Elite Higher Education w Brown’s CH Paxton – AEI 

– Tues., March 17 @ 05:00 PM – Exploring The Complex World of Post-Independence India – CEIP

– Tues., March 17 @ 05:30 PM – 27^th Revelle Lecture: Quest to Map the Ocean w Larry Mayer – NASEM 

– Tues., March 17 @ 06:00 PM – Edward Said: Politics of Oppositional Intellectual w author – B&P K Str.

– Tues., March 17 @ 07:00 PM – How Is Worldwide Climate & Justice Month Going? – Action Network 

– Tues., March 17 @ 07:00 PM – Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Democracy – P&P 

– Wed., March 18 @ 09:00 AM – Rogue Justice: Rise of Judicial Supremacy in Israel, w/ author – AEI 

– Wed., March 18 @ 09:00 AM – Africa Jobs Dialogue Series: Empowering Women Farmers – World Bk

– Wed., March 18 @ 10:00 AM – Reimagining Homeowner’s Insurance Amid Growing CC Risk – Brookings

– Wed., March 18 @ 10:00 AM – War. Peace & the Future of the US-Israeli Relationship – Carnegie EIP   

– Wed., March 18 @ 10:00 AM – NNPA’s Black Press Day 2026 – Blackburn Center @ Howard University   

– Wed., March 18 @ 11:00 AM – Why Local Black Business Growth Is Powering National Trends – Brookings

– Wed., March 18 @ 02:00 PM – Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry – Hudson Institute

– Wed., March 18 @ 03:00 PM – Beyond Voting: Filling Important Local Engage. Roles in Elections – ESAL

– Wed., March 18 @ 04:30 PM – Inside America’s Opioid Crisis: 12 Hard Lessons, w/ author – AEI

– Wed., March 18 @ 06:00 PM – Converstns w Booksellers: Global Health – Interest to Activism – P&P

– Wed., March 18 @ 07:00 PM – Reclaiming the Internet: How Big Tech Took Control .. – P&P Wharf

– Thrs., March 19 @ 09:00 AM – Poland, NE Europe & the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance – AEI

– Thrs., March 19 @ 09:00 AM – Transforming Water in Agriculture for Food & Jobs – World Bank Grp

– Thrs., March 19 @ 10:00 AM – World Trade Organization Reform & Transatlantic Interests – A-GI

– Thrs., March 19 @ 10:00 AM – Ukraine on the Mental Map of Europe – Brookings & Goethe Institute

– Thrs., March 19 @ 11:00 AM – How Badly Could War Against Iran Hurt the Global South? – Quincy

– Thrs., March 19 @ 12:00 PM – Climate Storytelling Curric. Modules for K-12 & Hi-Ed – Action Ntwk

– Thrs., March 19 @ 01:00 PM – West Asia: New American Grand Strategy w M. Soliman – Stimson Ctr

– Thrs., March 19 @ 01:30 PM – The Future of Federal Student Loan Program after OBBBA – Brookings

– Thrs., March 19 @ 02:00 PM – Mapping Support for LGBTQ Rights Across the 50 States – PRRI

– Thrs., March 19 @ 04:00 PM – Screening of Kids for Positive Change PBS Series – Action Network

– Thrs., March 19 @ 04:00 PM – How Can We Teach Whole Books Effectively? w K-12 Teachers – AEI

– Thrs., March 19 @ 05:00 PM – Social Planning Under Uncertainty with C.F. Manski – GMU JB&VSS

– Thrs., March 19 @ 06:00 PM – Reparation Education Project with Nkechi Taifa – Busboys & Poets

– Thrs., March 19 @ 07:00 PM – Chain of Ideas: Origins of Our Authoritarianism w I.X. Kendi – P&P/LT $

– Frid.,  March 20 @ 09:30 AM – Protecting Water in Mining Rush: Lessons from Africa/Asia – Stimson

– Frid.,  March 20 @ 12:00 PM – The Economic Impacts of Repealing the Endangerment Finding – EESI

– Frid.,  March 20 @ 07:00 PM – Back to the Wall, Face to the Sun: McKibben & Goodstein – Action Ntwk

– Frid.,  March 20 @ 07:00 PM – Stuck: How Money, Media, Violence Prevent Change in Congress – P&P

– Satr.,  March 21 @ 01:00 PM – Half-Day – 3^rd Annual Healthy Homes Fair – Electrify DC / Catholic Un.

       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

Paying for Their Profits: How Ratepayers Foot the Bill for Soaring Utility Profits by D. Tait et al (Energy & Policy Institute 2026, 24 pages, free download)

The Power of Youth Service: How Service Empowers Young People by Research Team (Gallup / Allstate Foundation 2026, pages, free download)

The Health of Nations: Stronger Health, Stronger Economies by A. Beauvais et al (McKinsey Health Institute 2026, 56 pages, free download)

Transforming Higher Education: A Global Roadmap for the Future by N.W. Sobe et al (UNESCO 2026, pages, free download)

Exploring the Productivity and Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Transitions from Pasture to Silvopasture in the Eastern United States by M. Badzmierowski et al (World Resources Institute 2026, 22 pages, free download)

Peer-Reviewed Studies

Env. Communication (March) – “Using Storytelling to Communicate Science of Sust. Food Systems”

Env. Politics (Jan) – “Ideology & Strategy in Far-Right Parties' Climate Obstruction of Solar Energy”

Geophysical Res. Lttrs (March) – “Global Warming Accelerates Significantly” by Foster & Rahmstorf

Global Env. Change (March) – “Who Do We Trust on Climate Change & Why?” by S. MacInnes et al

Jrnl of CC & Health (Jan) – “Views on CC, Climate Action, and Mental Health, in Young People”

Nature (03.12) – “Projected Impacts of Climate Change on Malaria in Africa” by T.L. Symons et al

One Earth (Feb) – “Consequences of Missing Decisive Decade for Planet’s Life-Supporting Systems”

PNAS (03.10) – “Rapid Solar Energy Development in Deserts: Missing Element in Achieving SDGs”

Science (03.12) – “The Fiscal Impact of Biodiversity Loss and a Pathway for Conservation Finance”

WIREs CC (JanFeb) – “From Debt Burden to Climate Burden: A Historical Look at Debt and CC”

Popular Commentary, News and Analysis

Atlantic (03.13) – “Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers” by Matteo Wong

BBC (03.08) – “This Iceberg Was Once the Biggest in the World. Now It Has Just Weeks Left”

Grist (03.11) – “The War in Iran [and the Loss of FF Fertilizers] Could Plunge the World Into Hunger”

ICN (03.15) – “Nation’s First Critical Minerals Mine Nears Approval, in Biodiversity Hotspot”

New Republic (03.13) – “Bush Sr. Solved the Acid Rain Problem. Trump Is Bringing It Back”

NTT (03.13) – “Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab: NCAR”

Resilience (03.13) – “Is the Hormuz Chokehold a Foretaste of Peak Oil?” by C. Rhodes, Energy Balance

Rolling Stone (03.14) – “The Iran War Is Creating a Public Health and Environmental Crisis”

Washington Post (03.09) – “Will There Be a Super Nino This Year? Here’s What That Would Mean”

Yale Env. 360 (03.12) – “Long Overlooked, Fungi Start to Get Their Due as Crucial to Life”

Podcasts & Radio Stories

Climate One – The Podcast (03.13) – “Fresh Takes on Food Waste, w Restauranteurs & Techies”

Global Optimism – Outrage & Optimism (03.12) – “Water, Wildlife & Climate’s Hidden Tradeoffs”

Heated – Podcast (03.12) – “Can a Billionaire Save California? An Interview with Tom Steyer”

Heatmap – Shift Key (03.11) – “A New Theory about Why Biden’s Big Climate Law Failed”

Inside Climate News – Sunday Morning (03.15) – “Is the FBI Investigating Climate Activists?”

New Yorker – Interview (03.13) – “Can We Save Kids from Social Media? w Jonathan Haidt”

Planet Critical – The Podcast (03.12) – “Feeding the Future, with Nicole Negowetti”

PRX – Living on Earth (03.13) – “Fires and Logging Justice” / “Pioneering Women in Science

RFF – Resources Radio (03.10) – “Pulling the Plug on [USAID’s] Power Africa w Katie Auth”

Volts – Podcast – “California Forever’s Jan Sramek” (03.11) / “HT Design a Brand New City”