EEM News Database
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EEMI Conducts Four Captivating Webinars on Worldwide Environmental and Energy Issues in Spring 2023 Semester
July 2, 2023
During the Spring 2023 semester, EEMI presented four outstanding webinars in its EEMI Distinguished Lecture Series. Summaries and links to these presentations are provided below.
EEMI Hosts U.S. Department of State - Government of Thailand Energy Policy Dialogue
June 30, 2023
On April 19, 2023, the SEAS-based Environmental and Energy Management Institute (EEMI) hosted an official "US-Thailand Energy Policy Dialogue" meeting by the U.S. Department of State and the Government of Thailand. The meeting was held in the University’s Science and Engineering Hall.
EEMI Meets with Leaders of Romanian-American University
May 23, 2023
On June 2, 2023, members of the SEAS-based Environmental and Energy Management Institute (EEMI) met with leaders of the Romanian-American University (RAU) of Bucharest, Romania, to discuss potential joint educational and research programs. Participating from the RAU were Dr. Costel Negricea, Rector of the Romanian-American University; Dr. Lucian Botea, Vice President for Partnership Development; and Nicolae Nica, Assistant to the Rector. Also participating was Dusan Marinkovic, Senior International Trade Officer with the International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
News of EEM Students and Faculty
April 26, 2023
On June 12, 2022, Morten Svendstorp joined the EEMI as a Visiting Scholar. Morten currently is a strategic advisor to the Danish Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities and previously was a senior advisor on climate, energy and the environment at the Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C. from 2015-17. Prior to that he was a political advisor to the Danish Social Democratic Party in the Danish Parliament from 2010-2015.
EEMI Leads GW Delegation to COP27
January 1, 2023
EEMI Director of Operations Dr. Mukes Kapilashrami coordinated the planning and led a session by GW’s five-person delegation to COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022. The GW session, held in the UNFCCC Pavilion in the COP27 Blue Zone, on November 17, 2022, was entitled “Eco-Smart Inclusive Governance.”
EEMI Works with European Commission on Energy, Climate and Geopolitical Challenges Related to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
December 14, 2022
During the Fall and Winters semesters, GW’s Environmental and Energy Management Institute worked with European Commission counterparts on joint efforts to address energy, climate and geopolitical challenges related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
EEMI Conducts and Participates in a Series of High Impact Symposia
December 13, 2022
During the Fall and Winters semesters, GW’s Environmental and Energy Management Institute conducted a number of high impact symposia in key environmental and energy issues on the world stage.
UNFCCC Secretariat Awards Climate Change Research Grant to EEMI
December 3, 2022
On September 27, 2022, GW’s Environmental and Energy Management Institute was awarded a grant from the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to develop a guide for participants in UNFCCC climate change processes. The project includes preparing three asynchronous web-based courses providing an orientation to compliance and implementation requirements under the Paris Agreement as well as background on law and governance foundations underlying the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.
EEMI Conducts Wartime Symposium with Sixteen Ukrainian Delegates
December 1, 2022
On September 2, 2022, EEMI conducted a symposium on “Russia's War, the World's Food: The Successes and Challenges of Ukrainian Agricultural Producers in the Midst of War” in the Lehman Auditorium of the Science and Engineering hall.
EEMI Hosts Climate Training for Federal Judges
December 1, 2022
On August 29, 2022, the GW EEMI, in conjunction with the Environmental Law Institute, hosted a half-day seminar for federal judges in the Lehman Auditorium of the Science and Engineering Hall.
Prof. Deason Serves as Plenary Speaker at Natural Resources Symposium
December 1, 2022
On September 19, 2022, EEMI Director Jonathan Deason served as the opening plenary speaker for the second day of the 2022 Natural Resources Symposium that was held in the GW Law School.
News of EEM Students and Faculty
December 1, 2022
In October 2022, EEMI co-founder and long-time EEMI Co-Director Joe Cascio relocated to Mission Viejo, California. Joe will continue to be active in the EEMI, continuing his service to SEAS and GW as the EEMI Deputy Director, remaining active in research, and maintaining his active educational role via hybrid and online teaching.