Graduation Date: June 2009
Degree: B.S. Earth Systems
John’s Fellowship at Worldwatch reflected the successes and opportunities of working in the environmental, climate, and renewable energy advocacy world. For Vital Signs Online he wrote about accelerating changes to the global climate, sea level rise, and biodiversity loss and analyzed trends in nuclear energy. Under the Climate and Energy Program John helped cultivate exciting research partnerships between Worldwatch and developing country NGO’s working on low-carbon development.
He also attended the 15th United Nations Climate Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, organizing presentations of Worldwatch research and commenting on the negotiations. Through his work with the Transforming Cultures project, John helped promote a positive vision of the future – one in which humans make a decisive effort to change their very culture, orienting it toward sustainability rather than consumerism. John communicated this vision, along with modern day examples of “cultural pioneering” through several conference and seminar presentations, and on the Transforming Cultures blog.
During his year at Worldwatch, John connected with numerous organizations working to lower humanity’s footprint at both global and local scales. He also leaves behind a pet “office compost” project in which Worldwatch staff bring coffee grounds and lunchtime food scraps home to their backyard compost piles.
"At the conclusion of my Fellowship I am immensely more mature in my understanding of international relations regarding the environment, trade, and technology. I am able to view US government decisions with a critical eye. Finally, I will leave DC with a precious network of fellow environmental policy thinkers, not to mention great friends."
John Mulrow
"The MAP fellow has become a key member of Worldwatch’s Climate and Energy program. He serves as a personal assistant to the program director, manages the group’s blog, and contributes to important deliverables of diverse research and policy projects, from the organization of seminars and stakeholder dialogues to the writing of proposals, policy papers, academic articles and Worldwatch reports."
Alexander Ochs, Director of Climate and Energy Worldwatch Institute