Penn Climate—Building Climate Community Across Penn & Accelerating Solutions to Climate Change.


Penn Climate brings together expertise from across Penn to address climate change through scholarship, policy, and action. We connect students, faculty, and staff working on climate solutions—from local initiatives here in Philadelphia to work with global impact. 

Attend Events

Register for our Penn Climate Seminar Series, our monthly series features speakers from around Penn and highlights the effects of climate change on disciplines ranging from health to business and beyond.

Join us on November 12 to hear from Dorit Aviv, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Director of the Thermal Architecture. Her talk is titled: Rethinking the future of cooling: combatting rising heat without air conditioning. Register here.

Click here for a calendar of climate-related events across the University.

Stay Connected

Read our most recent edition of the Penn Climate Newsletter and subscribe for future updates on research, events, campus initiatives, and more.

Read Climate Stories from Penn Today

Read about the people and projects driving climate solutions at Penn.

Explore Climate Courses

The Environmental Innovations Initiative maintains a curated collection of environment-related courses available to undergraduate and graduate students at Penn.

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Our Partners Across Penn

Center for Excellence in Environmental Toxicology

Kleinman Center for Energy Policy

Environmental Innovations Initiative

Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media

Penn Farm

Penn Sustainability

Perry World House

The Water Center

Wharton Impact

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