Operation Climate

Dr. Prasad Kasibhatla is a faculty member in the Nicholas School of the Environment, and the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. And his expertise lies in atmospheric chemistry, how humans have changed it over time, what that means for climate change, and in turn, what that means for us. In this episode, we get down to the basics. How does climate change even work? Why should we care?...

Welcome to Season 4 of Operation Climate! This season, we'll investigate the concept of carbon neutrality and what it will take to get there.

Jamal Burns (he/him) is originally from Saint Louis, Missouri, and is a current senior at Duke studying History with a concentration in Women and Sexuality Studies . Much of Jamal's work focuses on making education more equitable for systemically neglected populations . He conceives of activism as a community-oriented project that is fundamentally inclusive. In this episode, we talk to Jamal about...

You Change Earth, created by young people across 7 countries and 5 continents, is a non-profit tool meant to empower individuals to take action on climate change. By answering questions about your career level, home situation, employment situation, and more, You Change Earth creates a climate action plan tailored for you. Will Reynolds and Nick Fournier are both undergraduate students at Duke Univ...

Renata Poulton Kamakura (she/her) is one of the current hub-coordinators for the Sunrise Movement's Durham hub and a PhD student in Ecology at Duke. She's been involved in Sunrise for a little over a year, but has been involved in community organizing and activism for around 5 years, originally focusing more on policing and mass incarceration. The Sunrise Movement is a grassroots, youth-led nation...

Nate Hochman is a senior at Colorado College, a Young Voices associate contributor, and a former editorial intern at National Review and the Dispatch. Nate is part of a growing movement of conservatives that are energized about climate change. He is also a Conservative Fellow at the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, a non-partisan organization aiming to build bipartisan support across the U.S. for climate...

Dr. Eric Mlyn is a Lecturer in the Sanford School of Public Policy and Distinguished Faculty Fellow in the Kenan Institute for Ethics. He is also the director of the Civic Engagement and Social Change Certificate at Duke University. His current research focuses on Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation, and seeing how the influence of business practices in the NGO space affects efforts for...

Joy Reeves is a climate advocate, author, and student of Environmental Science and Policy at Duke University. Earlier this year, she released her first book, titled "Growing Up in the Grassroots" where she explores how people across generations and political identities can come together through empathetic communication in the fight against the climate crisis. In this episode, we talk to Joy about...

What does activism mean to you? Environmental Alliance is thrilled to launch Operation Climate Season 3: How to be a (Climate) Activist. This season we speak to students, faculty, and community organizers about the issues surrounding climate activism and how to get involved. We dive into topics such as performative activism, how to navigate the bipartisan divide on climate issues, how to have conv...

The intersection of COVID-19 and the climate crisis have a disproportionate impact on communities around the globe. We investigate the intertwining of these crises and the magnitude of their severity. Lending expert judgement are the two following Duke academics: Kay Jowers is a senior policy associate at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. Her work focuses on...

This past year -- with the COVID-19 pandemic, quarantine, life being flipped upside down-- has really highlighted our relationship with the environment, or at least has made us think about nature in a new way. How we as humans find joy from being in nature. How human activity changes our ecosystems in rippling effects. How we still have a long way to go in dealing with the climate crisis. This epi...

We're so excited to kick off Season 2 of Operation Climate! This season we'll investigate the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on climate issues.

S1E1: Why We Should Care About Climate Change by Duke University Environmental Alliance

So geoengineering/climate engineering may be a way to fight the effects of climate change... But how does it all work?

What exactly is geoengineering? How did it come about? And can it actually help us with the climate crisis?