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CIERP Quarterly Recap

CIERP Quarterly Recap Bill Moomaw, Professor Emiritus and Founder of CIERP, spoke to students, faculty, and staff on February 5 about addressing climate change by distinguishing false promises from proven solutions. Research and Publications Can Digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV) Unlock Industrial CO2 Capture and Removal in Carbon Markets? By Soyoung Oh and co-authors Read the article Securing Africa’s Energy Future: Leveraging the Mattei Plan for Sustainable Growth By Saidou Abdoulaye Sy Read the policy brief Sovereign Green Bonds in Practice: Effectiveness as a Climate Finance Instrument in Emerging Economies By Seth Owusu Mante, Kate Hua-Ke Chi, and Tarun Gopalakrishnan Read the publication Ambitious Green Growth for Indonesia: Insights and Policy Implications By Saidou Abdoulaye Sy, Soyoung Oh, Travis Franck, and Kelly Sims Gallagher Read the policy brief Ocean Renewable Energy for Equitable Energy Access in a Blue Economy By Marcia Moreno-Báez and co-authors Read the publication Transboundary Human-Water Systems By Melissa McCracken and co-authors Read the chapter View Our Publications CIERP Events & Updates COP30 Delegation Debrief In December, we hosted the Tufts COP30 student delegates for a debrief on the COP process. Students spoke about the major outcomes from COP30 as well as their experiences being first-time COP30 observers. Read our Delegation's COP Reflections Bill Moomaw Lecture At the beginning of February, Professor Emeritus Bill Moomaw gave an engaging lecture about addressing climate change through false promises (noted as bioenergy, direct air capture, and transitioning to wood building materials) and proven solutions (efficiency gains in current systems, low carbon energy sources, and natural systems). Watch the Lecture Governing the Polycene Symposium Also in February, CIERP co-hosted the Governing The Polycene Symposium with the Fletcher Center for International Law and Governance. Dean Gallagher moderated a panel about multidimensional climate change governance. Upcoming Event: March 12 - Randall Spalding-Fecher Join CIERP for a Tufts Global Month event with Fletcher Alum and current Director at Carbon Limits, Dr. Randall Spalding-Fecher. Randall will give a talk about international carbon markets on 12 March from 12-1:30pm ET at Fletcher and on Zoom. Register For the Talk Student Summer Internships Do you or someone you know have a summer internship opportunity that you want to advertise to Fletcher students? Email our Program Coordinator (alyssa.scheiner@tufts.edu) and we will share the information with our students! Send Us Your Internship Opportunities CIERP Staff Spotlight Meet Mieke van der Wansem Mieke van der Wansem is the Director of Programs for CIERP and the Climate Policy Lab. Recently, Mieke was interviewed about her experience teaching the mutual gains approach to negotiation. Read Mieke's Interview Multimedia Postdoctoral Scholar Hengrui Liu and Co-Director Kelly Sims Gallagher write about U.S. automakers scaling back from EVs as global competitors charge ahead. Read the article Kelly Sims Gallagher wrote for Foreign Policy on China's role in global climate action against the backdrop of US leadership vacuum. Read the article Professor Easwaran Narassimhan co-authored a blog post on India's green Hydrogen push. Read the blog Ahead of the High-Level Preparatory Meeting for the 2026 UN Water Conference, CIERP Co-Director Melissa McCracken, wrote about the eroding state of global water cooperation. Read the article View Our Multimedia The 2025-2026 Climate and Cultural Heritage Blog Series is a student blog series made possible by CIERP and the Fletcher Office for Inclusive Excellence. "Why Green Bonds Struggle to Take Root in Africa" By Calindy Johannes Read the blog "Suing for a Cooler Planet: A 101 on Climate Rights in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America" By Valentina Morales Read the blog "The Afterlife of Clothing: Understanding Haiti’s Pèpè" By Nadjee Jocelyn Read the blog "Most Climate Victims are Stuck in a Policy Blind Spot: The Case for Disability-Inclusive Solutions" By Colas Richard Read the blog View Our Student Blogs Stay connected with CIERP 160 Packard Ave | Medford, MA 02155 Tufts Privacy Policy Manage your preferences | Opt Out using TrueRemove™ Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails. View this email online.