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Jennie Stephens in the Press

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On climate change, are universities part of the problem or part of the solution?

Op-ed by Jennie C. Stephens, a professor of climate justice at Maynooth University in Ireland and professor of sustainability science and policy at Northeastern University in the US.
Inside Higher Ed

The Dream of a Climate Justice University

What is a climate justice university, and how can our universities transform into institutions that truly promote the well-being of the earth and humanity? In her new book, Climate Justice and the University: Shaping a Hopeful Future for All, Jennie C. Stephens, a professor at Northeastern University sets out to answer that question.

Why carbon capture needs to evolve

“Carbon capture and storage essentially perpetuates fossil fuel reliance. It’s a distraction and a delay tactic,” says Jennie Stephens, a climate justice researcher at Northeastern University in Boston. She adds that there is little focus on understanding the psychological, social, economic and political barriers that prevent communities from shifting away from fossil fuels and forging […]
Ars Technica

To help with climate change, carbon capture will have to evolve

“Carbon capture and storage essentially perpetuates fossil fuel reliance. It’s a distraction and a delay tactic,” says Jennie Stephens, a climate justice researcher at Northeastern University in Boston.
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Climate change has a $150B economic toll. The Fed should treat it like other national crises

Jennie C. Stephens is Dean’s professor of sustainability science and policy, Northeastern University. 
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Fed Chair Powell is ignoring the greatest threat to our economy: climate risk

By Jennie C. Stephens, professor of Sustainability Science and Policy at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass.  
MIT Technology Review

The flawed logic of rushing out extreme climate interventions

Jennie Stephens, professor of sustainability science and policy at Northeastern University, wasn’t surprised at all by the Make Sunsets balloon launches. 
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A Controversial Technology Is Creating an Unprecedented Rift Among Climate Scientists

“A very small group of individuals with a lot of financing, they’re pushing for this,” says Jennie Stephens, a professor of sustainability science and policy at Northeastern University. “The advocates are very good fundraisers.”
Business Insider

Biden promised ‘no more drilling on federal lands, period.’ He just broke that pledge to approve a massive oil project in Alaska.

Jennie Stephens, a professor of sustainability science and policy at Northeastern University, told Insider the Biden administration “is undermining its own climate justice goals” and “caving into pressure from corporate interests.” 
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Solar Geoengineering ‘Only Option’ to Cool Planet Within Years, UN Says

“Solar geoengineering is getting mainstream in a way that’s almost inevitable that we’re going to do it,” said Jennie Stephens, a sustainability and policy scientist at Northeastern University. 

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