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The effects of climate change are already being felt in the American Southwest, from the desertification of Utah's Great Salt Lake to record-breaking extreme heat in Arizona and a dwindling supply of Colorado River water reaching Nevada.
Now Arizona State University has been named one of 10 inaugural National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines, bringing an investment of $15 million over the next two years, the Arizona Republic reports.
The Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine "will use these challenges to catalyze economic opportunity and seeks to establish the Southwest as a leader in carbon capture, water security, and renewable energy, and bring high-wage industries to the region," says Peter Schlosser, vice president and vice provost of ASU's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, which is leading the project.
The engine "will use these challenges to catalyze economic opportunity and seeks to establish the Southwest as a leader in carbon capture, water security, and renewable energy, and bring high-wage industries to the region," says Rep.
Greg Stanton, an Arizona Democrat who announced the project last week.
The NSF will fund SWSIE's initial development and growth with $15 million over the next two years.
The engine can be renewed for up to 10 years with $160 million in funding available for each regional engine.
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