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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Susan Anenberg

Susan Anenberg, director of the GW Climate & Health Institute, and associate professor of environmental and occupational health at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. Anenberg’s research focuses on the health implications of air pollution and climate change. Her team published two studies finding links between health problems like asthma and exposure to polluted air. She can talk about the impact of pollution on disadvantaged communities as well as clean energy solutions.

Gaige Kerr

Gaige Kerr, a senior research scientist at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health, is studying air pollution and how it affects human health. He can talk about the EPA investment and steps to combat climate change. He recently studied how air pollution impacts health especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Learn more in this video. 

Caitlin Grady

Caitlin Grady, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering, studies the form and functions of interconnected infrastructure across water, food, and energy systems. Her research seeks to combine network models, socio-technical data, and ethical-epistemic analyses to create a more sustainable and secure environment. She is an expert on adaptation to climate change and critical infrastructure. Grady can speak to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, how it was envisioned some 15+ years ago and how we are finally seeing it come to fruition. 

Lisa Benton-Short

Lisa Benton-Short, professor of geography, is an urban geographer with an interest in the dynamics of the urban environment from many angles, including: urban sustainability, environmental issues in cities, planning and public space, monuments and memorials, urban national parks, globalization, and immigration. She can discuss how climate change impacts cities and what they are doing to adapt to and mitigate climate change.

Saniya LeBlanc

Saniya LeBlanc, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and director of GW’s Energy Innovation Research Initiative, is an expert on environmental and energy management, and economics, finance and cost engineering. LeBlanc’s research lies at the intersection of materials science, energy conversion, and thermal transport. She can speak to topics related to energy efficiency and energy as an equity enabler. 

Emily Hammond

Emily Hammond is the Glen Earl Weston Research Professor at the George Washington University Law School. Hammond is a nationally recognized expert in energy, environmental and administrative law. Prior to teaching, Hammond was an environmental engineer bringing fluency between the intersection of law, science and policy. Hammond has held a presidential appointment at the Department of Energy, where they served as Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, Regulation and Enforcement as well as Deputy General Counsel for Environment and Litigation.

Robert Glicksman

Robert Glicksman is  the J.B. and Maurice C Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law at the George Washington University is a nationally and internationally recognized expert on environmental, natural resources, and administrative law issues. Glicksman’s areas of expertise include environmental and natural resources law, along with others. Glicksman has consulted on various environmental and natural resources law issues, including work for the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation.

SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

   • Target 3.9: By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water, and soil pollution and contamination.
   • Indicator: The article mentions Susan Anenberg’s research on the health implications of air pollution and climate change, specifically linking health problems like asthma to exposure to polluted air.

2. SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

   • Target 7.2: By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
   • Indicator: The article mentions Saniya LeBlanc, who is an expert on energy efficiency and energy as an equity enabler. She can speak to topics related to energy efficiency.

3. SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

   • Target 11.5: By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations.
   • Indicator: The article mentions Lisa Benton-Short, who is an urban geographer studying urban sustainability and environmental issues in cities. She can discuss how climate change impacts cities and what they are doing to adapt to and mitigate climate change.

4. SDG 13: Climate Action

   • Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
   • Indicator: The article mentions Gaige Kerr, who is studying air pollution and how it affects human health. He can talk about steps to combat climate change and how air pollution impacts health, especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

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