Dr. Michael Shank, communications director for the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance, and Julia Peek, communications director for the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, lead workshop participants through a training on messaging plant-based diets. The webinar relies on World Resources Institute’s behavioral science data and surveys of the food industry. Check out […]

Dr. Michael Shank delivers the keynote at Sustainable Cleveland’s 2019 Summit on the 12 principles for behavior change communications. Dr. Shank is the communications director for the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance and a professor of sustainable development at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs. The entire conference video is available here. […]

UN Web TV 04/16/19 Strengthening social investments from public and other sources to improve the conditions of the poor and the most vulnerable. Moderator: Mr. Michael Shank, Adjunct Professor, Center for Global Affairs, NYU; Communications Director, Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance Speakers: H.E. Prof. Hala Helmy El Said, Minister of Planning, […]

UN Web TV 04/16/19 Preparing investment-ready infrastructure projects and identifying adequate financing instruments – what are countries doing to prepare sustainable investment projects? Moderator: Mr. Michael Shank, Adjunct Professor, Center for Global Affairs, NYU; Communications Director, Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance Speakers: H.E. Prof. Dr. Bambang P.S. Brodjonegoro, Minister of National […]

Dr. Michael Shank sits down with Carl Etnier, host of Relocalizing Vermont on WGDR, to discuss ways in which the environmental community can more effectively message on climate change.

Dr. Michael Shank, communications director at the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance and adjunct professor at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs, joins Johanna Miller from the Vermont Natural Resources Council and Dave Gram from WDEV to discuss climate issues and climate policy in the US and more specifically Vermont. For the […]

Joint meeting: Second Committee, 7th meeting – General Assembly, 73rd session and Economic and Social Council, 3rd plenary meeting. Moderated by Dr. Michael Shank, Communications Director, Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance The Joint Meeting of ECOSOC and the Second Committee of the General Assembly discussed how the transition towards a circular […]

On September 6, the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance hosted a town hall in Boulder, Colorado, to showcase the game-changing climate action in CNCA’s global cities. Dr. Michael Shank moderates the event, which features the work of 20 vanguard cities. Check out the entire town hall here.

UN WEB TV 07/19/18 2018 ECOSOC High-level Policy Dialogue Thursday, 19 July, 10:00 am United Nations Headquarters, ECOSOC Chamber 10:30 am Policy Dialogues Moderator: Mr. Michael Shank, Communications Director, Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance and Urban Sustainability Directors Network Policy Dialogue 1 Trends in the global economy and international trade and […]

Innovative approaches to foster participation of all relevant stakeholders are being pioneered and implemented across the globe. The session will showcase positive practices and innovative policies that promote sustainable, resilient and inclusive societies at regional, national and local levels. Moderator: • Mr. Michael Shank, Communications Director, Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance […]