IU Climate Week

Exploring solutions to the environmental challenges of our time

Join us for the inaugural IU Climate Week (Nov. 8-14), a week at IU Bloomington dedicated to the science-informed, community-driven, and equity-centered solutions needed to flourish in a changing climate.

Bringing together students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members, IU Climate Week features a lineup of events exploring climate and environmental issues and showcasing the many ways people can contribute to a healthier, more sustainable future.

IU Climate Week is organized by the Environmental Resilience Institute with support from the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and other campus partners.

Check out IU Climate Week events below. New events will be added as they are confirmed.

IU Climate Week: Key details

Who: Anyone who considers themselves part of the IU community, especially students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members
What: A week centered on climate and environmental issues, with events spanning schools, academic departments, and student organizations
When: Sunday, Nov. 8 - Saturday, Nov. 14
Where: IU Bloomington campus
Why: To celebrate the many ways people can contribute to solving the greatest environmental challenges of our time

Make your event part of IU Climate Week

Add your event to the growing IU Climate Week lineup! Whether it's an academic seminar, hands-on workshop, or an outdoor hike, if it intersects with climate and the environment, it has a place on this web page.

The Environmental Resilience Institute invites submissions of new and existing IU Climate Week events for cross-promotion. You host the event; ERI will share event details here and through our various channels.

Deadline extended: Proposals will be accepted through Friday, Oct. 16. Please submit your proposal through our Qualtrics form.

Questions? Contact Marie Renahan, ERI engagement coordinator.

Featured Event

How universities can tackle the climate crisis and environmental justice

3:30-4:30 PM Thursday, Nov. 12 | O’Neill School First Floor Commons

Attend the Environmental Justice Symposium and to hear more about the work of Shalanda Helen Baker, U.S. Air Force veteran, legal scholar, and energy justice leader who served as Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity (2022–2024). A former law professor and co-founder of the Initiative for Energy Justice, she authored Revolutionary Power and helped design the Justice40 framework. In 2024, she became the University of Michigan’s inaugural Vice Provost for Sustainability and Climate Action.

IU Climate Week Events

Webinar: What's happening at COP31?

12 -1 PM Wednesday, Nov. 11

This November, delegates from around the world will gather in Antalya, Turkey, for the United Nations’ 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to take stock of global progress on addressing climate change and to seek pathways toward greater climate action. Join ERI to hear from members of an IU delegation who are participating in COP31 as observers and researchers. Learn about the stakes of this year’s conference as well as insights gathered from attendees at this global event.

Ostrom Research Series: Monika Foltyn-Zarychta

1-2 PM Wednesday, Nov. 11| The Ostrom Workshop, 513 N PARK AVE

Learn about the innovative research of Monika Foltyn-Zarychta, Ph.D., who investigates the criteria for investment decisions that protect the climate and future generations. An associate professor at the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland, Foltyn-Zarychta focuses on climate change, sustainability, and the ethical dimensions of investment decision-making, with a particular emphasis on intergenerational justice, long-term discounting, and cost-benefit analysis.

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The next chapter of U.S. federal climate policy

1-2 PM Thursday, Nov. 12 | O’Neill Graduate Center

Join O'Neill's Environmental Policy Seminar Speaker Series for a talk with Kevin Rennert, who directs the Comprehensive Climate Change program as well as the Federal Climate Policy Initiative at Resources for the Future. Rennert's current research focuses on federal policies to advance low-carbon energy sources and domestic manufacturing, barriers to building energy infrastructure, and trade measures to enhance U.S. competitiveness and reduce emissions.