Ed Barbier to deliver public lecture at the London School of Economics

Professor Ed Barbier will deliver a public lecture titled “Sustainability and Prosperity in an Age of Ecological Scarcity” at the London School of Economics and Political Science on February 3rd, 2025. Drawing on his book, Scarcity and Frontiers, Edward Barbier argues that how economies choose to exploit natural resources is critical to both their sustainability and prosperity. In […]

Professor Ed Barbier to speak at MOCA, Los Angeles, on Oct. 20

University Distinguished Professor Ed Barbier will feature among the speakers for the Climate Symposium event “Landscapes on the Edge” at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles on Sunday October 20. According to MOCA, this is the first climate symposium of its kind in the country that combines art, science and policy in […]

Denver’s experiment in providing a soft landing for newly arrived migrants and asylum-seekers isn’t cheap – but doing nothing might cost more

The burden of supporting asylum-seekers with food and housing often falls to cities, creating severe budget crunches. But Denver is piloting a new approach designed to integrate immigrants into the workforce faster.

SoGES research addresses ‘saving bees,’ human migration and missing costs of climate change

Redirecting misplaced enthusiasm to “save the honeybees,” understanding migration during humanitarian crises such as in Gaza, and accounting for the missing costs of climate change are the topics which won funding from CSU’s School of Global Environmental Sustainability.