Environment

Environment

Environment

Issues of the environment and sustainability feature prominently in scholarship, teaching, and outreach activities at Georgetown.

Georgetown's Earth Commons Institute, inaugurated in 2022, connects faculty and students across the Main Campus, Medical Center, and Law Center who are working on environmental issues in their scientific, legal, policy, and ethical dimensions. The Program on Science, Technology, and International Affairs in the Walsh School of Foreign Service is home to leading experts across disciplines who are working on environment-related issues, and the Law Center hosts the leading Georgetown Climate Center. Georgetown's Washington, D.C., location and proximity to policymakers are critical resources for the university's efforts to explore environmental issues, nationally and internationally, and advance the global common good.

Featured News

View of Crete from a plane

The Intern Dispatches: Field Notes from the Island of Owls and Oranges

Diane Li (C’26) is part of the inaugural class of the B.S. in environment and sustainability. Diane spent two months working at the Natural History Museum of Crete, Greece, where she helped the Vertebrates Department gather data.

The Community Engagement Program in Nepal.

Community Education Program at GU-Q Fosters Lasting Connections through Service

Georgetown Expands Global Reach with ZCZP Student Experience in Indonesia and Launch of New Program

The Impacts of Community-based Conservation in Santa Marta, Colombia: A Case Study with Fundación Estación Biológica Bachaqueros

Select Academic Programs

Major in Environmental Biology

Major in Environmental Biology

This undergraduate major, sponsored by the Department of Biology in the College, provides students with a foundation in science related to the environment.

Minor in Environmental and Occupational Health

Minor in Environmental and Occupational Health

In this undergraduate minor, sponsored by the Department of Human Science at the School of Health, students explore the ways in which environmental and occupational exposures impact human health.

Major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs

Major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs

The School of Foreign Service sponsors this major for SFS undergraduate students. Participants learn the tools needed to understand the complex problems at the intersection of scientific and technical issues and international affairs.

Select Centers, Institutes,
and Research Programs

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Georgetown Climate CenterGeorgetown Unit

Founded in 2009, the Georgetown Climate Center is a nonpartisan research center based at the Law Center which seeks to advance effective climate, energy, and transportation policies in the United States.

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The Earth CommonsGeorgetown Unit

Founded in February 2022, the Earth Commons seeks to build, support, and infuse a focus on the environment and sustainability across Georgetown University.

Past Event

April 01

Japan’s Energy and Environmental Policy in a Shifting Global Climate

Past Event

March 26

Can the Green Energy Transition Foster Regional Integration in South Asia?

Past Event

March 19

How Will the World Satisfy Its Colossal Need for Electricity?

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Related

Accelerated Degree Program between the Environmental Metrology and Policy Program and Nanjing University Jinling College

B.S. in Environment and Sustainability

Certificate in Sustainable Business

Executive Master's Degree in Humanitarian Crisis and Emergency Management

Graduate Certificate in African Studies

LL.M. in Environmental and Energy Law

M.S. in Environment and International Affairs

M.S. in Environmental Metrology and Policy

Major in Environmental Biology

Major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs

Master in Public Policy/Master in Science in Sustainability and Social Innovation - HEC Paris

Master of Professional Studies in Emergency and Disaster Management

Minor in Environmental and Occupational Health

Minor in Environmental Studies

Minor in Science, Technology, and International Affairs

Youth Ambassadors

Ecological Grief in Kenya

Energy Humanities Initiative

Georgetown Environmental Justice Program

Georgetown Environmental Law Review

Voices on the Environment

Asia Pacific Policy Labs

Carnegie Junior Fellows Program

ECo Academic Postdoctoral Fellowship

ECo Post-baccaulaurete Fellowship

Ecological Belonging Fellowship

Georgetown in the Yucatan: Ecology, Culture, and Sustainability

Georgetown in Zambia: The Africa Field School

Study Abroad in Apia, Samoa: Social and Environmental Change in Oceania - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland - Institute for Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Bali, Indonesia: Arts, Religion, and Social Change - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Belfast, United Kingdom - Queen's University Belfast

Study Abroad in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: American University of Central Asia/Bard College

Study Abroad in Brighton, United Kingdom - University of Sussex

Study Abroad in Bristol, United Kingdom - University of Bristol

Study Abroad in Canberra, Australia - Australian National University

Study Abroad in Canterbury, United Kingdom - University of Kent

Study Abroad in Cardiff, United Kingdom - Cardiff University

Study Abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark: Study Abroad in Scandinavia - Danish Institute for Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Dublin, Ireland: Science - University College Dublin

Study Abroad in Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago - Institute for Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Glasgow, United Kingdom - University of Glasgow

Study Abroad in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Culture, Social Change, and Development - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Hong Kong - Chinese University of Hong Kong

Study Abroad in Kathmandu, Nepal: Development and Social Change - School for International Training

Study Abroad in London, United Kingdom - Queen Mary, University of London

Study Abroad in London, United Kingdom - University College London

Study Abroad in Manchester, United Kingdom - University of Manchester

Study Abroad in Melbourne, Australia - University of Melbourne

Study Abroad in New Delhi, India: Public Health, Gender, and Sexuality - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Panama City, Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Quito, Ecuador - Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Study Abroad in Quito, Ecuador: Comparative Ecology and Conservation - School for International Training

Study Abroad in San Jose, Costa Rica - Universidad de Costa Rica/University of Kansas

Study Abroad in Santiago, Chile: Chilean Universities Program - Institute for Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Seoul, South Korea: Arts and Sciences - Yonsei University/Council on International Educational Exchange

Study Abroad in Shanghai, China: China in a Global Context - Council on International Educational Exchange

Study Abroad in Singapore - National University of Singapore

Study Abroad in St. Andrews, United Kingdom - University of St. Andrews

Study Abroad in Stirling, United Kingdom - University of Stirling

Study Abroad in Stockholm, Sweden: Study Abroad in Scandinavia - Danish Institute for Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Sydney, Australia - University of New South Wales

Study Abroad in Sydney, Australia - University of Sydney

Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan - International Christian University

Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan - Keio University

Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan - Sophia University

Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan - Waseda University

Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan: Global Leadership Program - Waseda University

Study Abroad in Tolagnaro, Madagascar: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Valparaiso, Chile: Chilean Universities Program - Institute for Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington - Institute for Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Zanzibar, Tanzania: Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management - School for International Training

Summer in Cape Town, South Africa: Humans and Nature

Summer in Quito, Ecuador: Nature and Culture in Latin America

Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership Visiting Scholars and Practitioners Program

ECo Faculty Fellowship

ECo Impact Awards

Environmental Law and Policy Program Travel Grant

Kalorama Fellowship

Peter Armbruster

Victoria Arroyo

Julia Watts Belser

Nejm Benessaiah

Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano

Michael Biesecker

Nazmul Chaudhury

Kathryn de Luna

Dagomar Degroot

Shantayanan Devarajan

Robin Dillon-Merrill

James Freericks

Camille Gaskin-Reyes

Melinda González

Lawrence O. Gostin

Thane Gustafson

Matthew Hamilton

Lisa Heinzerling

Toshihiro Higuchi

Jennifer Hillman

Douglas A. Howard

Timothy Jorgensen

Christopher Loffredo

Tarek Maassarani

Meredith McKittrick

Timothy Newfield

George Shambaugh

Katalin Springel

Robert Stumberg

Edward Van Keuren

Caroline Wellbery

Department of Biology

Georgetown Americas Institute

Georgetown Climate Center

Georgetown Environmental Law and Policy Program

Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation

Kennedy Institute of Ethics

Science, Technology and International Affairs Program

The Earth Commons

Georgetown Students Expand from Virtual Dialogue to In-person Exchanges in Beijing and Shanghai

Faculty Spotlight: An Interview with Joanna Lewis

Q&A with Inaugural McKean Fellow Sydney Blackston

Chinese and U.S. Students Exchange Views in Hong Kong and Shenzhen

Inaugural McKean Fellow Proposes Researching Indigenous Health Care in Canada

Experts Reflect on Sustainable Business Practices in the Textile and Clothing Industry

Workshop Series Highlights Urgency and Hope on Global Children’s Issues

The International Monetary Fund’s Role in Fighting Climate Change

Georgetown Americas Institute Celebrates Inaugural Year with Bill Clinton, Former Latin American Presidents

Collaborative Student Fellows Program Inspires Work to Protect Future Generations from Climate Change

Ambassadors from Latin America Examine Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Cooperation in IX Summit of the Americas

NSC Official Juan S. Gonzalez Discusses U.S.-Latin American Relations under the Biden Administration

Rebuilding Latin America from the Inside

Michelle Chang (B’14)

Jacobo (G’21)

Michael Bakan (B’19)

Tessa Bloechl (G’21)

Ian Schwenke (G’21)

Katie Rumer (SFS'13, L'20)

Joshua Raftis (SFS’16)

Sanjay Iyer (G’19)

Tierney Monahan (G'22)

SFS Course Investigates Climate Change-Induced Sea Level Rise

Georgetown Professor Receives Grant to Broaden U.S.-China Climate Conversation

Georgetown Graduate Students Explore China's Future

2018-2019 Student Fellows Visit Beijing in Tumultuous Times

Georgetown Climate Center Aids Coastal Communities in Preparing for Rising Seas

Georgetown Symposium On 1918 Flu Brings Together Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Students Travel to Zambia for First-Ever Field School

Georgetown Offers Climate Change-Themed Path to Completing Core Requirements

Global Podcast: Dolphins and Data Unite Unlikely Disciplines

Georgetown Offers New Master’s in Environmental Metrology and Policy

India Innovation Studio Students Travel to Maharashtra to Present Their Policy Designs

UNICEF Georgetown Hosts Fourteenth Annual International Development Conference: Climate Proof Children

Student Spotlight: Patrick Drown

Historic Delegation Attends CEC Council Session in Mexico

Workshop Examines African Environments and their Populations

Georgetown Hosts Indian Parliamentarians

McCourt Students Put Policy Into Practice in Central America

Global Social Justice Summer Research Symposium

Georgetown Professor Examines Solutions to Poverty in India

Georgetown Professor Tracks Thousands of Dolphins in Australia

Environment Initiative Builds Community, Addresses Critical Issues

McCourt Students Put Policy Into Practice in Honduras

Georgetown and the World Economic Forum