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Sergio Molina and his colleagues in the UNA team strongly believe in the power of municipalities to make meaningful impact on the climate change front, and propose a participatory strategy for effective adaptation efforts in their Municipal Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change in Costa Rica submission in the Adaptation to Climate Change contest. While their winning […]

Crowds & Climate starts next week Next week’s conference is packed with over 30 speakers, 10 breakout sessions, and presentations from the Climate CoLab winners who are joining us from 17 countries around the world. Thanks to our generous supporters, we will be able to broadcast the plenary sessions and winner presentations online. Sign up […]

Tom Manaugh and Saïd Majdi teamed up to develop the Stop Groundwater Plan– Save $8 Billion proposal in the Adaptation to Climate Change contest, and are two of this year’s Judge’s Choice Winners. The proposal pitches an alternative to the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s current plan to pump and transport groundwater from the eastern part of the state and presents a […]

Speaker Announcements New speakers have been confirmed for Crowds & Climate, including: Matt Swibel, Director of Sustainability Strategy, Lockheed Martin Corporation, whose company recently announced breakthroughs in fusion reactor technology. Victoria Mills, Managing Director, Environmental Defense Fund,who works with market-leading companies to create environmental improvements that make business sense. Brian Swett, Chief of Environment, Energy & Open Space, City of […]

This year’s Popular Choice Winner in Climate CoLab’s Waste Management contest goes to a team of students and faculty members at Kenyatta University for their proposal, Using Biogas Technology to Improve Sanitation and Mitigate Climate Change. The group’s objective is to use low-cost and efficient biogas digester technologies to reduce human waste and cut greenhouse gases, […]

Crowds & Climate Program Released In addition to keynote speakers Anthony Leiserowitz and Jeremy Grantham, listen to and meet business leaders from Fortune 100 companies, start-ups, and venture capital firms; policymakers at the international, national, state, and local levels; and change agents from around the world and our backyard — all working to move climate […]