Climate Thursdays

The Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke’s Nicholas Institute Ashley Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, December 28. She discussed the top climate and sustainability stories of the year, which included the record-setting heat of this past summer, Canadian wildfire smoke, and more.

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Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke’s Nicholas Institute Ashley Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, December 5. She joined from the UN COP Climate Conference in Dubai, discussing activities and trends at the conference. She told a story about encountering Hillary Clinton in a small setting, and talked about what will be happening at the conference going forward.

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Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke’s Nicholas Institute Ashley Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, November 30. She joined News on the Hill from the COP– the U.N. Climate Conference being held in Dubai this year. She discussed getting to Dubai, what the first day of the conference was like, and what she hopes to do tomorrow. She also discussed some focal points for the conference, and what she will be looking for as the conference plays out over the next several days. Ashley will be providing daily updates from the UN Climate Conference through next week.

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Ashley Ward, Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke’s Nicholas Institute, spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, November 16. She discussed work she is doing that will take students to Guatemala this summer. She also discussed her plans for the upcoming UN Climate Conference in Dubai. 

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Director of Duke’s Heat Policy Innovation Hub Ashley Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, November 2. She discussed some recent public q & a sessions she has taken part in, discussing how to talk (or not) to climate deniers, and what the conversation around mitigating the effects of climate change should most effectively include. She also previewed an upcoming trip to the United Nations Climate Conference next month, and more.

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Senior Policy Associate at Duke’s Nicholas Institute and Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub Ashley Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, October 5. She discussed takeaways from New York Climate week, as well as what happens with the Heat Innovation Hub as the weather begins to cool. She also discussed a recent visit to a class at UNC and an upcoming consulting trip to New Mexico.

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