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Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

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Cate Twining-Ward holds an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and BA in Environmental Studies and Sustainability from the George Washington University. Cate was born in Australia and grew up in Samoa and New York City; she is originally Danish and British.

Cate aims to tell stories to inspire positive climate action. She believes that effective communication can bridge the gap between scientists and policymakers, provoke new ways of approaching problems, and change problematic narratives.

Featured Story
Engineering Uganda’s conservation future to prevent the next pandemic

To prevent or at least forestall the next pandemic, we clearly have an obligation to examine and prevent the practices that promote close contact between humans and wildlife, particularly bushmeat hunting and deforestation. Keep reading

Engineering Uganda’s conservation future to prevent the next pandemic

Stories

Can a new currency guide global decarbonization?
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

Galápagos 2022 | Harnessing the power of travel to traverse inequality
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

Plastic: The threat that’s everywhere, even within us
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

Essay | How COVID-19 changed my practice of environmental ethics
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

The subtle and systemic changes that make life in Copenhagen more sustainable
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

Engineering Uganda’s conservation future to prevent the next pandemic
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

Opinion | Beyond bans: Why wet market closures are just the tip of the zoonotic iceberg
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

Opinion | Problematic perceptions of a growing desert locust plague
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

Five ways to reduce your impact without getting up
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

Savoring Sierra Leone
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

Essay | Navigating conservation ethics as a young do-gooder
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

Clinging onto chimps: Why you should think of chimpanzees during the climate crisis
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

Sierra Leone sets an example through environmental education
Cate Twining-Ward

Senior Correspondent Alum | Columbia University, George Washington University

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