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A Climate CoLab Fellow in the Shifting Behavior for a Changing Climate contest, Prudence Willats proves to be a great resource of knowledge as she is currently pursuing a PhD in Sinology and Political Ecology at the University of Vienna. Through her research, Prudence examines how climate change, the environment and nature are understood in […]

Aska Hamakawa is not only one of this year’s Climate CoLab Fellows, she was also recently awarded by the Dalai Lama as one of 51 Unsung Heroes of Compassion for her philanthropic efforts on climate change. A months-long backpacking trip through the Pacific Islands initially captured Aska’s attention to climate change’s devastating effects on Samoan villagers. The […]

Today, the Climate CoLab reached 12,000 Members! The 12,000th member was Hans Leo Bader, from Munich, Germany.  Hans and his team at City2Live.in are urban planners that work to make their projects energy-positive, that is, generating more energy than the project itself needs to operate. “We joined Climate CoLab because we think collaborating is necessary to save our and our children’s […]

Subscribe to our email list If this page is not displaying properly, please view it online. New contest: A global plan for climate change Ultimately, it is only the combination of all actions taken across the entire planet that will dictate how much progress humankind makes in the face of climate change. The Climate CoLab’s new global contest seeks […]

We all know that there are major opportunities to address climate change at the sectoral, national, and state/local levels.  But, ultimately, the combination of all actions taken across the planet will dictate how much progress humankind makes in the face of climate change. The Climate CoLab has broken down the global issue of climate change into […]

Today, we launch a new Spotlights series on former Climate CoLab winners and kick it off with a multi-year winner, Dennis Peterson. Dennis’s 2013 proposal, ‘It’s the 21st Century. Where’s My Fusion Reactor?‘ honored him with a Popular Choice At-Large Award for receiving more votes than 97% of all 2013 finalist proposals.  He was initially granted the Popular Choice Award in 2010 and 2011 for […]