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  1. Slight Rise in US Public Concerns about Climate
    NASA
    Public Opinion Survey

    Slight Rise in US Public Concerns about Climate

    Public Opinion Survey
    by Dina Smeltz, Craig Kafura

    November 30, 2015, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura, NASA, Download Report (PDF), In 2015, for the first time in Chicago Council Survey history, a majority of Democrats say that climate change requires immediate action and are three times more likely than Republicans...

  2. Ria Sopala
    Climate and the Environment

    Fire Is Not Brazil's Only Amazon Problem

    Podcast
    by Brian Hanson, Robert Muggah

    Robert Muggah, research director of the Igarapé Institute in Rio de Janeiro, joins Deep Dish to discuss the myriad problems across Brazil.

  3. Reuters
    Climate and the Environment

    World Review: Extreme Weather, Cyber Threats, and the Delta Variant

    Video
    by Ivo H. Daalder

    Nirmal Ghosh, Carla Anne Robbins, and Steve Erlanger join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

  4. Energy Benchmarks Driving Behavior Change in Buildings Working Paper

    Energy Benchmarks Driving Behavior Change in Buildings

    Working Paper
    by Karen Weigert

    August 1, 2016, RESEARCH Working Paper by Karen Weigert, Download Report (PDF), Karen Weigert examines research, initial findings, potential implications, and suggestions for future research on benchmarking and energy efficiency programs., In 2013, the City of Chicago passed the Chicago Energy Be...

  5. Sub-Saharan Africa

    Content related to countries in Sub-Saharan Africa including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and more.

  6. Crowd kneels at a climate protest.
    Reuters

    Generational Gaps Close on Sense of Threat from Climate Change

    Blog Post
    by Katherine Stiplosek

    Concern for the state of the planet spans generations, 2021 Chicago Council Survey data show.

  7. Québec's Role in the Global EV Revolution
    Reuters

    Québec's Role in the Global EV Revolution

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Roundtable
    Cleantech sector expert and Vice President of Ressources Québec at Investissement Québec Jean-François Béland discusses the rapidly evolving world of electric vehicles and their impact on the global economy, climate, and the future of transportation.
  8. a person holds a poster of the Earth that says handle with care
    Brittainy Newman / AP

    Racial and Ethnic Differences on US Climate Policy

    Blog Post
    by Devanshi Shah

    Americans of color tend to be more supportive of efforts to address climate change than White Americans.

  9. Four green scrap drop off bins sit in front of a brick wall
    City of Chicago

    Composting and food waste: What Chicago can learn from other global cities

    Blog Post
    by Nicole L. Cvetnic, Fiona Roach

    Chicago recently launched a citywide composting initiative to divert food waste from landfills and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions — something other global cities have been tackling for years.

  10. An early morning pedestrian is silhouetted against sunrise as he walks through the U.S. Flags on the National Mall and past the US Capitol Building in Washington.
    J. David Ake / AP

    The American Political Environment Is Ripe for a New Foreign Policy Vision

    by Jordan Tama

    Fifty years of Chicago Council on Global Affairs polling reveals significant reservoirs of cross-party agreement and a strong base of public support for a more cooperative approach to world affairs.