Climate

Climate encompasses the broad categories of efforts to address climate change, including the strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, preparing for and responding to changing climatic conditions, and fostering systemic shifts towards sustainable practices.

Subthemes

Mitigation – Actions and strategies to reduce and stabilize levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere
Adaptation – Making adjustments to systems to cope with and minimize effects of climate change already in progress
Transformation – Changes in structure of society to align with sustainable climate practices

Table of Climate Solutions Collaborative programs working on climate mitigation, adaptation and transformation.

C3HE – Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity
CCS – Climate Change and Society
CDDL – Coastal Dynamics Design Lab
CEnREP – Center for Environmental and Resource Economic Policy
CGA – Center for Geospatial Analytics
CHHE – Center for Human Health and the Environment
CLP – KIETS Climate Leaders Program
CRSI – Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative
DSA – Data Science Academy
GGA – Genetics and Genomics Academy
GOHA – Global One Health Academy
ITRE – Institute for Transportation Research and Education
NC C-CAPE – North Carolina Center for Coastal Algae, People and Environment
NC PSI – North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative
NC SG – North Carolina Sea Grant
NC WRRI – North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute
SCO – State Climate Office of North Carolina
SECASC – Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
SFI – Sustainable Futures Initiative
SIF – NC State Social Innovation Fellows
SO – Sustainability Office

Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity

The Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity (C3HE) strives to support communities that are disproportionately exposed to climate hazards and other compounding issues by predicting and understanding their exposure and vulnerability to climate threats, such as drought, heat, and flooding.

Subthemes: Adaptation and Transformation

Climate Change and Society

The Climate Change & Society (CCS) program provides a bridge between knowledge and action and is designed to give students new skills and knowledge in climate change science and its implications for society to support the development of informed policy and business decisions for a more sustainable and resilient future.

Subthemes: Water Quality, Water Quantity, and Coastal Resilience

Coastal Dynamics Design Lab

The Coastal Dynamics Design Lab (CDDL) seeks to couple designers with scientists and local stakeholders to create innovative, sustainable, adaptable, and resilient design solutions that address the environmental and human needs of coastal communities.

Water Quality, Coastal Resilience, and Flooding

Center for Environmental and Resource Economic Policy

The Center for Environmental and Resource Economic Policy (CEnREP) advances environmental solutions by providing leadership in research, outreach, and training of the next generation of environmental economists.

Mitigation, Adaptation, and Transformation

Center for Geospatial Analytics

The Center for Geospatial Analytics pushes the boundaries of geospatial data science to make discoveries and get important work done. It works to apply geospatial analytics to a host of problems, all with a common purpose of advancing innovative solutions to grand societal challenges.

Mitigation and Transformation

Center for Human Health and the Environment

The Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE) applies a systems biology approach, spanning biomolecules to human populations, to understand how environmental stressors impact human health. The goal is to uncover the underlying mechanisms of disease and use this knowledge to mitigate adverse health outcomes.

Subtheme: Adaptation

KIETS Climate Leaders Program

The KIETS Climate Leaders Program (CLP) is designed to build strong partnerships among students, faculty mentors, and internship hosts while working together to develop solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change impacts.

Subthemes: Mitigation, Adaptation, and Transformation

Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative

The Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (CRSI) seeks to leverage NC State’s interdisciplinary strengths to find actionable, innovative, and sustainable solutions necessary to inform the transformational choices we face in a changing climate.

Subthemes: Mitigation, Adaptation, and Transformation

Data Science Academy

The NC State Data Science Academy (DSA) connects and supports interdisciplinary teams of researchers. They provide collaborative consulting, seed grants and proposal developments. They collaborate to develop new courses, badges, certificates and minors and allow articulation of our 1-credit project-based courses into degree programs. They also collaborate on outreach to K-12 teachers and students through Data Explorers and up-skill professionals through Data at Work.

Subtheme: Transformation

Genetics and Genomics Academy

The Genetics and Genomics Academy promotes and supports collaborations across all research, training, and outreach activities at NC State to forge a more interdisciplinary understanding of the genetic and genomic underpinnings of life on earth to sustain biodiversity and improve society and individual wellbeing.

Subthemes: Mitigation and Adaptation

Global One Health Academy

The Global One Health Academy engages faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students in improving the health of plants, animals, biodiversity and human society in North Carolina and beyond.

Subthemes: Mitigation and Adaptation

Institute for Transportation Research and Education

Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) focuses on making transportation safer, more equitable and more accessible for all through surface and air transportation research, technical services and workforce training.

Subthemes: Mitigation and Adaptation

North Carolina Center for Coastal Algae, People and Environment

NC C-CAPE will provide the necessary research to improve cyanobacteria and toxin monitoring; inform guideline values for the safe consumption of water and seafood; deliver predictive tools to assess emergent and future toxin exposure risk; and leverage community engagement initiatives to fill data gaps and protect ocean and human health.

Subthemes: Mitigation and Adaptation

North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative

In NC PSI, the brightest minds in academia, government and industry drive vital research that increases crop yields, creates new varieties, extends growing seasons, enhances agricultural and environmental sustainability, and produces new and improved technology.

Subtheme: Mitigation

North Carolina Sea Grant

North Carolina Sea Grant builds more resilient communities and economies, supports sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, promotes healthy coastal ecosystems, enhances environmental education, and fosters workforce development.

Subtheme: Adaptation

North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute

Through integrated research, community engagement, and outreach efforts, the North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute promotes understanding of critical water issues and supports the sustainable use and conservation of water resources to benefit communities, ecosystems, and economies.

Subthemes: Mitigation and Adaptation

State Climate Office of North Carolina

The State Climate Office of North Carolina is a UNC System Public Service Center dedicated to serving the needs of North Carolinians by translating climate information into useful and usable knowledge, and bridging the gap between scientists, decision-makers, and community members.

Subtheme: Adaptation

Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center

The Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SE CASC) helps fish, wildlife, water, land, and people adapt to a changing climate.

Subthemes: Adaptation and Transformation

Sustainable Futures Initiative

The Sustainable Futures Initiative (SFI) will seek to foster transformative research and on-campus application to provide forward-oriented solutions to our most pressing problems.

Subthemes: Mitigation, Adaptation, and Transformation

Social Innovation Fellows

A year-long, team-based learning experience, the Social Innovation Fellows program enables NC State’s social entrepreneurs and innovators to consider more fully their impact on humanity and our planet. Fellows explore issues of ethics and sustainability at the intersection of social sector and responsible business practice.

Subtheme: Transformation

University Sustainability Office

The NC State University Sustainability Office serves as a centralized resource, fostering collaboration, initiating programs, providing education, and coordinating efforts to integrate sustainability into the university’s culture, while supporting and measuring ongoing sustainability initiatives.

Subtheme: Mitigation