On February 23 - 25, 2023, SDSN USA, Mission 4.7, and the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University convened leaders in education from across the country for the United States Summit on Transformative Education. The event had over 400 attendees and presenters, many of whom attended sessions across all three days of the summit.
Highlights from the 2023 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit
From February 5-7, 2023, SDSN had the opportunity to attend the 2023 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit, the premier annual gathering of higher education leaders committed to addressing inequality and the climate crisis in the U.S.
How the IRA Can Benefit Your University
On February 1, 2023, SDSN USA hosted a webinar on the incentives and opportunities available to universities in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a bill passed by the United States Congress in 2022 with implications and incentives for a clean energy transition. The event featured a presentation and Q&A with Courtney Kishbaugh, the Director of Innovation Projects at Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP).
SDSN USA in 2023
While the U.S. National Government has yet to complete a Voluntary National Review (VNR) or align national policies and priorities with the SDGs, local leaders and communities are innovating to advance the goals. At the midpoint of the SDGs, 2023 is a critical year for the SDGs in the United States. Find out what SDSN USA plans to accomplish in 2023.
Celebrating an Impactful 2022 with SDSN USA
As 2022 comes to a close, we thank you for your continued engagement with SDSN USA. This year, members have come together to ask questions, share learnings, strengthen coalitions, and develop and share evidence-based policy recommendations across the SDGs. SDSN USA looks back at the ways in which the network has contributed to the advancement of the 2030 agenda in the US, by localizing efforts towards a clean energy transition, revealing inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic, promoting zero hunger, collaborating for transformative education, and much more.
SDSN USA's New Network Members: 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act and US Journey to Net Zero Emissions: electric vehicles, buildings electrification, hydrogen economy, and more
Recent conversations with experts from Evolved Energy Research and the Zero Carbon Consortium––the cohort of renowned US researchers responsible for creating the ZCAP––have begun to examine the impacts the IRA may have on the US journey to net zero emissions by 2050.
Call for Session Proposals - US Summit on Transformative Education 2023
In response to a current crisis in education in the US and worldwide, SDSN USA’s Mission 4.7 Community of Practice seeks to convene leaders in education from across the country for the United States Summit on Transformative Education. SDSN USA is currently accepting proposals for sessions at the summit.
2022 Networks in Action Report - 10 Years of Mobilizing the World’s Scientific and Technical Expertise for Sustainable Development
Reflecting on 10 Years of SDSN
At the Rio+20 Summit a decade ago, the UN member states launched a process to develop a set of Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) to put the world on the path to sustainable development that combines economic wellbeing, social justice, and environmental sustainability. We are now in the midst of the great global effort to create a global path to sustainable development that “leaves no one behind.”