Climate52
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Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability: What’s New in the Latest IPCC Release
An interview with Ben Orlove, lead author on the report’s chapter on decision-making around climate adaptation.
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Reduce. Reuse. And Then, When All Else Fails, Recycle.
Recycling gets all the attention, but emphasizing reduction and reuse can do so much more to manage waste and curb climate emissions.
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Purchasing Power: How Conscientious Buying Can Enable a More Just and Sustainable Future
A conversation with author and Barnard sustainability director Sandra Goldmark on how to live in a material world while minimizing harm to the planet.
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A Road Map for Minibus Electrification
A report co-authored by the Center for Sustainable Urban Development offers recommendations for electrifying a popular mode of transportation in three African cities.
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Forest Fires Increasingly Affecting Western Rivers and Streams, for Better and Worse
Fires may increase stream flow for years after sweeping the surface, and temporarily increase downstream water supplies. But they may also increase the risks of landslides and floods in affected areas.
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Researchers Map New York State Methane Emissions With a Mobile Laboratory
Scientists are using mobile instruments to measure and hopefully help reduce emissions from landfills, cities, farms, waste treatment plants and other sources where mitigation measures could be put in place.
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Students Secure Funding to Prototype Lamppost Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
A company that grew out of a Sustainability Management class project aims to accelerate EV adoption by making access to chargers more equitable.
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How a Two-century Megadrought Gap Set Up the West for Its Water and Climate Crisis
A new study further cements how global warming, by drying soils, is raising the odds of megadrought conditions across a swath of the western United States.
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New Study Finds Federal Agencies Must Improve Climate Impact Analyses to Meet NEPA Requirements
The research shows that many agencies are not thinking about how projects will be affected by climate change and what that means for the projects’ environmental outcomes.
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