Penn Environmental Innovations Initiative

Penn's Environmental Innovations Initiative has exciting news to share! EII has merged with Penn Climate, blending resources and team members to drive climate and sustainability scholarship and action, leveraging Penn's formidable leadership and strength across its 12 schools, health system, centers, and institutions. The existing EII Facebook account will remain in an archive state, for those interested in past content.

From this point forward, please visit Climate at Penn on Facebook to see news from the Office of the Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action. Thank you for your continued interest in climate and environment at Penn!

https://www.facebook.com/upennclimate

Taking place from October 13 to 17, Penn’s sixth Climate Week includes dozens of in-person and virtual events that cross disciplines, from energy policy and history to engineering and medicine. The theme this year is “Hot Spots.”

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Here at the Environmental Innovations Initiative, our mission is to support, connect, and accelerate Penn's research and education on climate, the environment, energy, and sustainability. Our small but passionate team delivers impactful programming like the Climate 101 series and Climate Week that convene, educate, and inspire the campus community. Our Research Communities program brings together interdisciplinary teams that are pushing forward the boundaries in areas like regenerative agriculture and climate education. We run Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum to forge new opportunities for students to gain a holistic education that will prepare them for tomorrow's climate careers. We create data-backed tools, such as our course inventory and faculty database, to facilitate collaboration and learning across disciplinary silos.

This , please consider supporting these efforts and many more! Your donation will help enable students and faculty at Penn to develop the knowledge and innovations to confront the very real environmental challenges we face: https://giving.apps.upenn.edu/fund?program=PRO&fund=630401

First photo: Examining a crayfish during the 2024 BioBlitz. (Photo: Eric Sucar)

Second photo: MES student Evelyn Gordi present at the 1.5* Minute Student Climate Lectures. (Photo: Tommy Leonardi)

Third photo: Kathy Morrison, Fernanda Jimenez, and Julie Ellis speak at a pre-COP16 event discuss global biodiversity conservation. (Photo: Eric Sucar)

Fourth photo: Jenni Punt shares her research at EII's research poster session during Climate Week 2024. (Photo: Katie Unger Baillie)

🎉 The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy is celebrating 10 years of advancing energy policy! 🌍⚡️ Experts like Mark Alan Hughes reflected on a decade of impact and future goals in climate action and energy justice. 📷 Eric Sucar ✏️ Story: Erica Moser