CAPERS would also like to express their utmost appreciation for Nicolas Choquette-Levy, who has been an exceptional mentor to the team for over a year. The team is excited to welcome Jordana Composto, who will be stepping in as the new CAPERS Graduate-Student mentor!
To get involved with CAPERS, join our team meetings on Zoom at 5:00pm on Tuesdays, or reach out to Khiara Berkowitz-Sklar by email khiarab@princeton.edu.
Read MorePSCI is excited to announce the results of the PSCI board elections. William Gu ‘23 is PSCI’s new president, Joyce Mo ‘24 and Shannon Heh ‘24 are the new co-VPs, and Mayu Takeuchi ‘23 is the new lead for the New Jersey Student Climate Advocates.
Read MorePSCI will elected its new President and Vice President(s) in the next few weeks. Please read for more information about running or voting.
Read MoreThe Princeton Environmental Activism Coalition, Princeton Student Climate Initiative, and the Princeton Environmental Institute host this discussion on the intersection of Climate Change and Coronavirus. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed structural inadequacies in our existing institutions and economic systems, which are equally unequipped to deal with the pandemic at hand and the climate crisis. Learn more!
Read MoreNJSCA got a chance to attend and present their policy at Citizens’ Climate Lobby Conference!
Read MoreThe Carbon Neutral Campus’s team USG referendum passed! 42% of students voted on it (well above the minimum 33% required), and 95% who voted said yes. If you want to get more involved now that it has passed, email the team lead (Claire Wayner) at cwayner@princeton.edu
Read MoreOur CAPERS Team has been working with Sustainable Princeton on a Climate Action Plan for the town of Princeton, and a draft has been released. Read the article to learn more….
Read MoreCheck out our newest referendum: Princeton Carbon-Neutral Campus. The referendum asks Princeton to take stronger climate action. To learn more, click the article. If you are an student at Princeton University, please vote here before 12 pm on April 17th!
Read MoreThe New Jersey Climate Policy Team had the fortunate opportunity to present their work at the First International Conference on Carbon Pricing in New Delhi! Click to read more…
Read MoreEarlier this summer, Jonathan Lu, Charles Copeland, and Victor Hua from PSCI headed to Washington, D.C. to meet hundreds of other climate activists from around the world at the 9th Annual Citizens’ Climate International Conference & Lobby Day. Held from June 10th-12th at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, the conference featured a variety of workshops, speakers, and, as can be inferred from the name, a lobby day on Capitol Hill. The three members of PSCI were also joined by Sooyong Kwon from Yale University, an active member of the environmental organizations Project Bright and Fossil Free Yale…
Read MoreHey everyone! Somi Jun wrote a lovely essay about PSCI and our support for climate policy and published it on the Office of Sustainability website! Here is a short excerpt:
“Jonathan Lu ‘18 started the Princeton Student Climate Initiative (PSCI) in January 2017, chagrined after seeing President Trump appoint a climate change denier to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Though Lu, a pre-med Computer Science concentrator, did not have experience with politics, law, climate science, or economics at that time, he believed that any concerned citizen should be able to get involved in advocacy work. He started PSCI to educate and advocate for climate justice beyond campus.”
We encourage you to go and check it out!
Read MoreCheck out the Princetonian cover about us! University students mobilize against proposal to build fracked gas compressor station in Franklin Township The gas compressor pipeline runs through New Jersey from Pennsylvania to New York, even though the gas is not sold or produced in New Jersey. Additionally, there are concerns with water and air pollution with …
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