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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
New blog, by #DDL researcher Sarah Berk detailing her trip to AGU25 this past December. She highlights key takeaways, emerging themes, and her own urban heat work. Read her reflection here -> datadrivenlab.org/conferences/...
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AGU25 in New Orleans: Advancing Urban Climate Research - Data-Driven EnviroLab
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
In collaboration with Sustainability Unlocked, @profangelhsu.bsky.social, Associate Professor at @UNC and founder of @datadrivenlab.bsky.social unpacks how data driven insights and innovation are transforming the climate accountability space.
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Climate Action Accountability System
In this video, Angel explains the UN’s Recognition and Accountability Framework (RAF) and how it strengthens climate action. Learn how data, AI, and governance improve transparency, enforce…
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
#DDL Director Angel Hsu is giving the keynote address at the National Academies of Sciences Virtual Workshop. Join her tomorrow 1/13 at 12 pm EST to discuss avenues for #AI use in the advancement of climate science.
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Accelerating Climate Progress with AI: From Science to Action Workshop
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly advancing frontiers in climate science, providing new insights into our understanding of the climate system and helping to transformation climate science into a...
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Our final newsletter of the year is out now! As 2025 comes to a close, we’re excited to share some highlights from this past month, including our new website and brand refresh, funding to launch our climate-AI projects, and our latest community meeting for our NASA-funded heat stress work.
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Closing out 2025: End of year highlights from the Data-Driven EnviroLab
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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
A new grant from the Hewlett Foundation expands the work of the Data-Driven EnviroLab in addressing misinformation and greenwashing in AI as well as the societal impacts of generative AI. Read the full story ⬇️ ie.unc.edu/news/hsu-ddl... @profangelhsu.bsky.social | @datadrivenlab.bsky.social
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Hsu, DDL awarded $1 million to advance AI accountability in climate reporting - UNC Institute for the Environment
The grant will expand the DDL’s work through its CLAIM center.
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
A New Chapter in U.S.-China Relations? After the Trump-Xi Meeting in Korea Dr. Angel Hsu has been invited to speak on what’s next for U.S.-China relations following the October 2025 meeting of Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Busan, Korea?
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: A New Chapter in U.S.-China Relations? After the Trump-Xi Meeting in Korea. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webin...
What’s next for U.S.-China relations following the October 2025 meeting of Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Busan, Korea? The Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations invites five o...
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
For the first time in 10 years, since Angel Hsu, PhD, founded our lab in 2016, we are introducing a new brand identity! Designed by Louis Charron, DDL’s refreshed identity expresses the centering of people in our work, transforming messy, complex datasets into clear, actionable insights.
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The funding will enable the expansion of DDL's work through the Center for Climate Leadership and AI-driven Integrity in Mitigation (CLAIM), which aims to address misinformation and greenwashing in AI as well as the societal impacts of generative AI on corporate climate action.
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Exciting News! ✨ DDL is honored to receive a $1 million grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to further our work in advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) accountability as it relates to climate commitments. Read more about the grant and CLAIM here: datadrivenlab.org/featured/dat...
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
"The Dual Burden of Energy Poverty and Climate Exposure" 🕐 Next Friday October 10th at 2pm in Sitterson Hall Room F009 DDL's own Dr. Zhang Yuetong will be presenting research for the UNC Department of Public Policy's Research Group Seminar Series! Flier below! ⬇️
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
In collaboration with Sustainability Unlocked, @profangelhsu.bsky.social, Associate Professor at @UNC and founder of @datadrivenlab.bsky.social unpacks how data driven insights and innovation are transforming the climate accountability space.
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Climate Action Accountability System
In this video, Angel explains the UN’s Recognition and Accountability Framework (RAF) and how it strengthens climate action. Learn how data, AI, and governance improve transparency, enforce…
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
🌐 CLAIM (Data-Driven EnviroLab) seeks 1–2 students for a semester-long independent study on AI & climate in the Central African Republic 🇨🇫. French required 🇫🇷. Apply: ddl@unc.edu | More info on the flyer below.
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Webinar Alert! Listen to DDL Director Dr. Angel Hsu discuss consumer/corporate use of AI, environmental information sharing's potential role in consumer and corporate behavior, and the insights social science provides to achieve the economic/environmental goals of consumers and firms. Join here ⬇️
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Take a look at the latest Net Zero Tracker analysis, which highlights the growing nexus between carbon-intensive trade and global decarbonization — with a focus on India.
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
BREAKING: India's exports and jobs hinge on accelerating the clean transition Our latest report, the third in our series of four exploring the Net Zero–Trade Nexus, explores how carbon intensity is shaping India’s export outcomes. 📘 Read here: zerotracker.net/analysis/ind...
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
We're excited about the new Yale Environmental Data Science Certificate. The course has an online flexible format, generous scholarships, and great instructors including DDL Director Angel Hsu. Applications are open and rolling. Apply below 👇 Applications close 7/31 Program starts 10/2/2025
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Environmental Data Science Certificate Program
Applications close July 31, 2025
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NewClimate Institute @newclimate.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Following the release of our 2025 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor, it's time to spotlight the @netzerotracker.bsky.social — a project that monitors the credibility of 4,000+ net-zero targets. The 2025 Net Zero Stocktake is coming soon. 🔗 zerotracker.net
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
☀️This summer, DDL RAs Katherine Burley Farr & Scout Correa are continuing our work on urban heat stress in the Triangle. They're leading our new Cool Pavements analysis in Raleigh, NC. 🧵Read more below 👇
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Town of Carrboro, NC @carrboronc.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Storm Response Information for Carrboro, NC -- Tuesday, July 8, 2025 ℹ️ monkeylink.co/a8ae2a
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🏙️ 🌡️ What makes an urban heat island (UHI)? In an ABC11 WTVD-TV interview, Sarah Berk a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the DDL, highlights key factors that cause Durham's historic Hayti community to be designated as a UHI. 📽️ Watch the full interview here: abc11.com/videoClip/16...
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Durham's Historic Hayti considered an urban heat island
Experts said the historic Hayti community is considered an urban heat island, which means temperatures there could be anywhere from four to seven degrees hotter than anywhere else in the city.
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
🔔 Volunteer remotely for an hour a week with the @netzerotracker.bsky.social‬ zerotracker.net/volunteering 🌏 Gain practical experience collecting climate policy data 📝 Apply now to kickstart your own climate career
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🌟 Meet our Summer RAs! 🌟 Scout Correa & Andrew Martin bring expertise in env. health, policy & defense to DDL. Excited for their work on cool pavements & UESI! 👉 Learn more: datadrivenlab.org/featured/int...
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
🌍📉 NEW REPORT OUT NOW 🔍 What happens when a country’s trade partners move faster on net zero than it does? Our analysis finds South Africa faces rising economic and risk as major export markets tighten climate standards. Read the full report here: zerotracker.net/analysis/sou...
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🎙️New Podcast! In this conversation, @profangelhsu.bsky.social‬, Associate Professor at University of North Carolina and founder of @datadrivenlab.bsky.social‬, joins ‪@tomraftery.com to delve into pressing climate and sustainability issues. 🔗
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Inside the AI Lab Taking on Climate Misinformation - Climate Confident
In this episode of the Climate Confident podcast, I’m joined by Angel Hsu, associate professor at UNC Chapel Hill and founder of the Data-Driven EnviroLab. We dive deep into how AI can be used to…
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
The Future of Climate AI: Insights from CLAIM Last week, DDL hosted our CLAIM workshop—Climate Action in the Age of AI: Can Intelligent Systems Save the Planet? The star-studded event featured far too many insights to fit in a single skeet, so check them all out on our LinkedIn!
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The Future of Climate AI: Insights from CLAIM At our CLAIM… | Data-Driven EnviroLab
The Future of Climate AI: Insights from CLAIM At our CLAIM workshop—Climate Action in the Age of AI: Can Intelligent Systems Save the Planet?—this question sparked urgent dialogue. Over 1.5 days, we ...
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🎧 Listen to this week's ClimateConfident podcast with @tomraftery.com featuring DDL director @profangelhsu.bsky.social! Description below 🧵 🎙️ Watch the pod here on YouTube: youtu.be/N2329FCrzM8?...
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This AI Exposes Greenwashing in Net Zero Pledges
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Tom Raftery @tomraftery.com · 28/05/2025
The AI Climate Tools You Can Actually Trust: ChatNetZero and ChatNDC Explained AI tools have revolutionized many fields but often provide inaccurate climate information. Researchers developed ChatNetZero.ai and ChatNDC.org to ensure reliable climate data, countering misleading AI outputs. As…
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The AI Climate Tools You Can Actually Trust: ChatNetZero and ChatNDC Explained
AI tools have revolutionized many fields but often provide inaccurate climate information. Researchers developed ChatNetZero.ai and ChatNDC.org to ensure reliable climate data, countering misleading AI outputs. As governments and corporations make net zero pledges, accurate tools are crucial for informed decision-making and restoring trust in climate policies.
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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Climate Action in the Age of AI: Can Intelligent Systems Save the Planet? 🗓️ Tuesday, May 27 ⏰ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm 📍 Hyde Hall (University Room), UNC Chapel Hill Register: eventbrite.com/e/claim-work...
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🚨 One Week Left To Sign Up! 🚨 Climate Action in the Age of AI: Can Intelligent Systems Save the Planet? Register here for the in-person event in Chapel Hill: lnkd.in/gt_XjxqC The event will also be livestreamed! Sign-up to view the livestream here: lnkd.in/ejsTH5a3
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Say Hello to ChatNetZero 2.0! ✨ The world's first AI-powered large language model dedicated to demystifying climate and net-zero commitments is getting smarter, sharper, and more evidence-driven. Learn more here: datadrivenlab.org/featured/evi...
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Evidence Over Opinion: ChatNetZero 2.0 Features New Fine-Tuned Model and Expansive Data Catalogue | Data-Driven EnviroLab
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🚨 We're Hosting an Event - Register Today! 🚨 Read the whole thread 🧵 Climate Action in the Age of AI: Can Intelligent Systems Save the Planet? 📅 Tue, May 27th ⌚ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm 📍 University Room in UNC's Hyde Hall 🎓 CLE credit for UNC students 🥗 Free catered lunch for registered participants
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🚨 We're Hosting an Event - Register Today! 🚨 Read the whole thread 🧵 Climate Action in the Age of AI: Can Intelligent Systems Save the Planet? 📅 Tue, May 27th ⌚ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm 📍 University Room in UNC's Hyde Hall 🎓 CLE credit for UNC students 🥗 Free catered lunch for registered participants
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
CLAIM Workshop - Center for Climate Leadership & AI-driven Integrity & Mitigation! Take part in interactive panels with experts in AI, climate policy, corporate sustainability, & science comms as we explore credible, responsible uses of AI in climate action. 📍 Hyde Hall | May 27th 🎟️ Register below
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CLAIM Workshop
Join us for interactive panels featuring leading experts in AI, climate policy, corporate sustainability, and science communication.
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Curious about Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)? Try ChatNDC, an innovative platform designed to transform the analysis and understanding of global climate policies! Ask questions, get insights, and learn more: chatndc.org/home
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Don't miss out on the chance to learn from leading experts in AI, climate policy, corporate sustainability, and science communication! Join us for the CLAIM Workshop on Tuesday, May 27th at 9:00 AM. Secure your spot now: 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/claim-work...
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CLAIM Workshop
Join us for interactive panels featuring leading experts in AI, climate policy, corporate sustainability, and science communication.
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
🚨Excited to share our publication in @natureportfolio.nature.com: "Bridging local and global scales in urban climate change assessments." 🧵Thread⬇️ 🔗 Read the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Bridging the scale between the local particular and the global universal in climate change assessments of cities - Nature Cities
Urban climate action is essential generally and is in the spotlight given the upcoming IPCC focus. The authors propose five gaps in urban climate change research and four paths for tackling them.
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Net Zero Tracker @netzerotracker.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
With Trump’s administration ripping up climate commitments, now is the time for the #philanthropy sector to reinforce accountability. ‪@johnlang.bsky.social‬ explores this in a new article in Alliance magazine, 'Climate commitments without consequences?' 🔗 www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/climate...
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Climate commitments without consequences? - Alliance magazine
The climate accountability system was born of necessity. Now, more than ever, philanthropy should step up to safeguard why it created it: to increase scrutiny and incentivise action. As the Paris…
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
On April 5, our lab tabled on the quads surrounding the Morehead Planetarium as part of the UNC Science Expo. Our hands-on, family-friendly experiment was a big success! We helped dispel common cooling misconceptions and shared helpful tips for battling the heat on hot days. ☀️❄️
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
We are incredibly excited to announce our director, @profangelhsu.bsky.social's membership in the Committee of 100's #NextGenerationLeaders Class of 2025! Along with other young leaders, she'll be developing projects focused on positive social impact & community building. More here: bit.ly/NGL2025
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Next Generation Leaders Development Program - Committee of 100
In recognition of the value of leadership, C100 events include mentorship components to nurture promising next generation leaders.
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Stop by the UNC Science Expo today and check out our table! We'll host a hands-on science activity for learning and fun for the whole family. 🕚 11:00 am to 4:00 pm 📍 The quads around the Morehead Planetarium Explore, learn, and have fun with us! More details here ⤵️
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Belonging Forum @belongingforum.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
2024 Fellow Sarah studied urban flood risks using Hurricane Harvey in Houston as a case study, modeling risk across census tracts. Read her findings here 🔗: buff.ly/yFaDV1Y Congrats, Sarah, & thanks to @datadrivenlab.bsky.social
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Belonging Forum @belongingforum.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
2024 Fellow Sarah (she/her) studied the impacts of flooding on urban communities, using Hurricane Harvey in Houston as a case study. Partnered with @datadrivenlab.bsky.social her research models risk across different areas. More on her findings this week! buff.ly/OuUIaNH
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Net Zero Tracker was featured in the "Act" section of the critically acclaimed play Kyoto's webpage. The site is highlighted as a way to get involved in climate negotiations, the play's topic, by holding climate actors accountable. ⬇️ Explore the reposted thread to see how you can get involved!
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
📍 DDL Research Assistant Izzy Bukovnik is presenting her poster this Thursday at the 2025 NC GIS Conference! 🗺️ Title: MAPPING URBAN HEAT: A GIS-BASED SENSOR DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY IN DURHAM, NC ☀️ If you're attending, stop by, check out her work, and discuss GIS strategies for tackling urban heat.
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
"Facing even stronger setbacks this time around, will a new, reinvigorated bottom-up movement emerge to sustain and advance climate action in the world’s two biggest greenhouse gas emitters?" From @profangelhsu.bsky.social's latest blog on subnational cooperation in the U.S. and China.
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How the U.S. and China Can Continue Fighting Climate Change Despite Trump | Data-Driven EnviroLab
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
On March 1st, DDL's Director @profangelhsu.bsky.social joined @greenlawchina.bsky.social, Jennifer Turner, and Jackson Ewing for a panel at the 15th Duke-UNC China Leadership Summit. They discussed future U.S.-China climate collaboration, and pathways to overcome recent policy reversals.
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
🚨 Happening Tomorrow! 🚨
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Check out the quoted post below to read Net Zero Tracker's latest newsletter, which highlights the launch of ChatNDC, an AI-powered platform from DDL and Arboretica designed to streamline the analysis and understanding of global climate policy. Try ChatNDC here: chatndc.org/home
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ChatNDC - AI for climate policy
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Data-Driven EnviroLab @datadrivenlab.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
🗓️ Saturday, March 1 🕐 2:00-3:00 pm EST 📍 Duke University's Gross Hall Rm 107 Come hear DDL's @profangelhsu.bsky.social discuss US-China climate policy and potential areas of environmental collaboration with other experts at the Duke-UNC China Leadership Summit. More info here: www.dukeunccls.com
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The premier conference on China-US relations in the American South. Proudly hosted by organizations at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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