Green House is an NYUAD-based youth think tank that performs research and advocacy concerning topics related to climate change. Green House is led by a core committee that organizes weekly meetings alongside a series of events throughout the year. Traditionally, the SIG approached a classroom-based teaching platform where members of the core committee offered workshops and classes on a range of climate topics. Presently, students engage in debate and discussions about climate policy, provide policy recommendations on sustainability to NYU Abu Dhabi, and participate in local and international conferences.
The trademark event of Green House is the annual participation of a selected few (approximately six students) in the Conference of Parties (COP) negotiations as a youth diplomat for the government of the UAE. The students who attend COP generally specialize in a particular topic of interest and follow the negotiations that serve for that theme. In addition, students are involved in climate advocacy and diplomacy in their home countries.
Students involved in Green House have interned with various environmental agencies such as the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), as well as their home ministries of environment and climate change.
Green House also collaborates with the Office of Community Outreach for various environmental initiatives such as the Nurdle hunt, Turtle Patrol, and Ghaf tree planting in the UAE among others.