Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy
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What Is Decarbonization, and How Do We Make It Happen?
To keep the planet from warming more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, economies must rapidly decarbonize. What will this involve?
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Fall 2021 Internship Opportunities
The Earth Institute is offering undergraduate, graduate and PhD students opportunities to intern in various departments and research centers in a variety of administrative, communications and research roles.
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Capturing Carbon’s Potential: These Companies Are Turning CO2 into Profits
Researchers and businesses are finding innovative ways to use carbon dioxide captured from power plants or the air.
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New Report Examines Key Steps Forward in Removing Carbon Dioxide from Air
The report describes how “negative emissions technologies” that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating climate change.
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Fall Events Provide Hope for Solving Climate Change
In a variety of talks and panels, experts gathered on campus to discuss ideas and technologies that can help us overcome the planet’s biggest environmental challenge.
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Center on Global Energy Policy Launches Carbon Management Research Initiative
The initiative will help to drive business models, investment vehicles, and policies for a new carbon economy.
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At Lenfest, Using Carbon to Help Reuse Waste from Steel Production
Lenfest Center researchers are working with a Chinese steel company on a way to treat and reuse waste slag using carbon sequestration technology.
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Looking at Climate from All the Angles
The Earth Institute digs into the past, tracks the present and models the future of climate. We explore the broader issues surrounding climate change, seek ways to apply our knowledge to real solutions, and nurture collaboration among faculty and researchers in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, law, public health, engineering, architecture and urban…
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Creating a ‘Safe Space’ for Iconic Ecosystems
Important global ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest and Great Barrier Reef are in danger of breaking down because of a combination of local pressures and climate change, but better local management could help make these areas more resilient.
