Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai and Managing Director, Terry Nelidov, were recently invited to Cuba to explore ways in which the Erb Institute might be a factor in helping to manage Cuba’s transition to a sustainable market economy. I’d never been to Cuba before this...
I lived in China for several years, and by the time I left in 2014, I had witnessed astounding economic growth. As a student at the Erb Institute, I was eager to understand the impact of China’s rapid expansion and consequent search for natural resources from the...
A country of vast natural wealth, a roller-coaster economy and one of the most romanticized cultures on Earth, Brazil has assumed a significant role in the complex arena of global finance and politics. It is home to over 203 million human residents, but they are...
by Jill Carlson, Jenny Cooper and Marie Donahue Cities across America and around the world are feeling the impacts of climate change, and in their long-term planning efforts should be incorporating climate change—both reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and...
Andy Hoffman, Faculty Member of the Erb Institute and John Flesher, Environmental Reporter from the Associated Press discuss the politics of climate change and how people, communities and companies are approaching the subject and it's significance. Listen to the...
New Report offers insights from clean energy stakeholders in Seoul Korea in May 2014. Erb Executive in Residence, Tom Catania participated as a moderator at the event. Read the report on Public-Private Roundtables at the Fifth Clean Energy Ministerial
A report from the Fifth Clean Energy Ministerial in Seoul, SK by Tom Catania, Erb Institute Executive in Residence. I had the privilege of being invited by the US Department of Energy to moderate one the Roundtables at the Fifth Clean Energy Ministerial in Seoul...
An appeal for better, smarter decisions - Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Policy Options Politiques Spend a few minutes talking with the Erb Institute’s Faculty Director, Joe Árvai, and it’ll be clear that his social and political views are progressive;...
Steve Davidson, Erb '14 takes home lessons for Detroit from Medellín, Colombia. Metro--the city's public transit arteries Metrocable--connections for the city's poorest neighborhoods Public spaces and public art--inspiring hope in a hopeless place Unidades...
Co-hosted by the Erb Institute on March 31, 2014, the Energy 2030 on the Road conference put the spotlight on Ann Arbor as one of the nation's most progressive energy innovation cities. Ann Arbor Mayor, John Hieftje, DTE Energy and GetDowntown are among those featured...