Climate Change

Indigenous Responses to Climate Change: Perspectives from the Americas

Please join us for the first ever event organized collaboratively by the University of Notre Dame’s Latin-American Global Centers (Brazil, México, and Chile) and the Americas...

‘Open your aperture’: Notre Dame Forum focuses on climate change, its moral impact and potential solutions

The University of Notre Dame opened the 2021 Notre Dame Forum on Friday (Sept. 10) with an announcement from President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., that the University has...

Notre Dame commits to carbon neutrality by 2050

The University of Notre Dame committed to becoming a carbon neutral campus by 2050 and to a reduction in carbon dioxide of at least 65 percent from 2005 levels within the next...

ND-GAIN and Dublin Global Gateway partner to build climate change inventory of Ireland

Even the most prepared countries need to focus more on climate change, according to the University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) Country Index. The...

Covering Coronavirus: Connection in the time of pandemic

In this episode, we examine two connections shown in dramatic ways during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, the connection between humankind and the planet: We speak with a climate...

Amid pandemic, climate scientists imagine Earth Day 2070

Earth Day 2020 will mark 50 years since the first nationwide effort to educate the public and raise awareness of environmental issues that threaten the health and sustainability...

Earth Day

Take 10 for the Planet

Check out this new library and learn more about water, energy, business, history, and the environment. More than 50 videos and podcasts are organized and categorized by subject...

Study of Earth Day at 50: Good weather increases commitment to environmental activism, can lower birth defects

Climate change has been a hot-button issue for decades and has ramped up in recent years, culminating in the September 2019 Climate Strike — reportedly the largest climate...

Researchers Study the Intricate Link Between Climate and Conflict

New research from the University of Notre Dame is shedding light on the unexpected effects climate change could have on regional instability and violent conflict. Previous studies...

Believing in climate change doesn’t mean you are preparing for climate change, study finds

Believing in climate change has no effect on whether or not coastal homeowners are protecting their homes from climate change-related hazards, according to a new study from the...

Ten Years Hence 2017: Professor Frank Incopera

Professor Frank Incropera, H. Clifford and Evelyn A. Brosey Professor Emeritus and Matthew H. McCloskey Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering at the University of Notre...