Carson+Co Global

05/19/2022

We’re thrilled to collaborate with e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems on e-Learning courses for building prosperous rural communities. Ord has an incredible development journey, and we’re excited for learners to be able to explore how the transformative changes this Nebraska town realized have applications for reaching their own goals. Thanks for having us on the podcast!

Listen for ideas on how your community can use these e-Learning courses to grow a supportive entrepreneurial ecosystem.

04/22/2022

Do you have students who are passionate about the environment? Are they interested in learning a new language to spark global conversations? Are they hoping to serve as future stewards of the environment in our community? Nebraska Honors invites your rising high school juniors and seniors to apply for the Global Challenges Summer Camp July 18-30.

The Global Challenges Summer Camp is an opportunity for high school students to engage with environmental issues by creating community with faculty members, college mentors, and elementary-aged youth in Lincoln. Since the best way to learn is to teach, high school students will work alongside UNL st...

02/18/2022

Four lectures remain – mark your calendars for the annual spring water seminar series from Nebraska Water Center & UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources hosted in-person and online.

The Nebraska Water Center, in partnership with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s School of Natural Resources, will begin its annual Spring Water Seminar Series in February. The 2022 series will highlight the significance that water holds in and around Nebraska and its ability to bring people ...

12/22/2021

Holiday cards are rolling in, well wishes for the new year punctuate emails, and we’re joining in the year-end merriment. We give special thanks to our clients and partners whose work strengthens our communities’ resilience and creates hope for our future.

11/26/2021

As we reflect today on the blessings we’ve been afforded, we also hold space for the harms of colonialism intertwined with this holiday. In this spirit, we share the following land acknowledgement from the City of Lincoln Government Climate Action Plan and honor the histories of Indigenous Peoples in the area where our company is based.

"We want to acknowledge that our community rests on the traditional lands of the Ponca, Omaha, Dakota and Oto Peoples past and present, and honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations. This calls us to commit to work in partnership with our Indigenous Peoples, continuing to learn how to be better stewards of the land we now inhabit as well."

Building a Climate-Smart Future

11/24/2021

The Build Back Better Act passed the House and is closer than ever to becoming reality – making historic investments in clean energy, climate action, and social equity. Here’s a tidy summary from Sierra Club of what the legislation proposes for families and communities.

11/17/2021

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill is officially signed into law. Included are $110 billion for roads and bridges, $65 billion towards broadband access, $55 billion for clean water, and $8 billion to create the first federal network of electric vehicle charging stations.

It also “clear[s] the way for Congress to advance the core of Biden’s climate agenda—the Build Back Better Act, which designates $555 billion to aggressively combat climate change and cut emissions in half over the next decade.”

The signing of the infrastructure bill clears the way for Congress to advance the core of Biden's climate change agenda, the Build Back Better Act.

11/13/2021

"Climate change education is one of the best ways to offset gender inequality and a key demand among many major advocates at COP26."

Women and children bear a disproportionate impact of climate change. Here’s what you need to know about Tuesday’s COP26 theme.

11/12/2021

The power of visual storytelling is on display in NPR's The Picture Show. Images depict climate change impacts around the globe as part of a special series.

Photographer Vlad Sokhin's latest work, Warm Waters, is an exploration of climate change traveling across 18 countries and off-the-map territories seen by seldom few.

11/11/2021

In the spirit of , we’re sharing posts this week to spotlight discussions happening around global environmental efforts.

First up: Indigenous People as land stewards – “Dozens of countries are backing an effort that would protect 30 percent of Earth’s land and water. Native people, often among the most effective stewards of nature, have been disregarded, or worse, in the past.”

Dozens of countries are backing an effort that would protect 30 percent of Earth’s land and water. Native people, often among the most effective stewards of nature, have been disregarded, or worse, in the past.

11/10/2021

🇱🇷 As USAID - US Agency for International Development celebrates its 60th anniversary, new USAID Administrator Samantha Power nodded to its founder John F. Kennedy during an event hosted by Georgetown University in partnership with U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC). Director Power’s vision for global development underscores the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion.

“If we truly want to make aid inclusive, local voices have to be at the center of what we do. Otherwise, we risk increasing systemic inequities that are in place.”

Our team has proudly served on USAID projects and on the USGLC Nebraska Advisory Board.

Like any government agency, the biggest American foreign aid group has its problems. This week, its new administrator Samantha Power outlined her solutions.