During Climate Week NYC, The Tishman Environment and Design Center and Ripe for Creative Disruption EJ Fellowship convened EJ leaders on the road to the UNFCC Conference of Parties 27th Meeting on Climate Change (COP27), in Egypt.
Read MoreIn recognition of Climate Week 2022, The Tishman Environment and Design Center (TEDC) hosted an online town hall to discuss sustainability at the New School. The format of this discussion was an attempt to bring faculty, staff, and students together to exchange knowledge and voice concerns about energy consumption and waste management. As the school aims for goals such as being “net zero” by 2050, it is essential that everyone is involved in the process of not just figuring out the when, but also the how.
Read MoreThis year’s Climate Week at The New School featured some great conversations about the political economy of COVID featuring a noted epidemiologist, a panel of people from across the African diaspora talking about impacts of the climate crisis and the launch of the Resilient Urban Futures book from the Urban Systems Lab. You can check out the full videos below for some of the events and feel free to leave us comments about what you think!
Read MoreDuring the Week of September 20-24th, The Tishman Center will be working on promoting events around Climate Week. Please join us for these opportunities to connect over events such as one related to how the climate crisis is affecting the African diaspora, an event on Urban Resilience, a virtual open house and more.
Read MoreWe would like to welcome all staff, students and faculty back to our campus and we are looking forward to having a safe return and if you are looking for Covid-19 resources relating to campus return, you can find that here. We have a lot of exciting opportunities happening at the center this semester and while a lot of our engagement will be virtual, we still aim to be a resource for The New School community. Here are some highlights:
Read MoreMuch like our Earth Week programming, we have had to shift our Climate Week 2020 events to all online; however, we got a great response and had around 500 plus people register to watch or participate in our events. We would like to thank everyone we worked with and that attended and hope to continue interacting with and working together with you all going forward. Please feel free to share your thoughts with us and see below for recaps and videos of all of our Climate Week events
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