The Capstone Workshop serves as the culminating educational experience for students in the MA in Climate & Society program. Students apply the practical skills and analytical knowledge they have gained through coursework to real-world climate-related challenges for a client.
This semester, students have undertaken the following projects:
- Examining Renewable Energy Working Conditions
Client: Cornell Climate Jobs
- Climate-Proofing Food Systems in the Global South: Assessing Investments in Research and Innovation for Resilient Smallholder Agriculture
Client: United Nations Foundation Climate and Environment Program
- A Landscape Analysis of Climate Action Plans for U.S. Coastal Cities: Identifying Opportunities for Ocean-Climate Solutions
Client: Urban Ocean Labs
- Developing an NDC Financing Strategy and Action Plan to Advance NDC Implementation
Client: Climate Analytics
- Ensuring Community Benefits Agreements Empower Environmental Justice Communities
Client: Clean Air Task Force
- Identifying Corporate Climate Decarbonization Pathways
Client: Time CO2
- Tampa Hurricane Vulnerability
Client: WFLA-TV & Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory