Ocean Fertilization Could Be a Zero-Sum Game
February 1, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzPEI associated faculty member Daniel Sigman participated in a recent study that found fertilizing the oceans with iron may not work as envisioned.
In Rainforests, Battle for Sunlight Shapes Forest Structure
January 8, 2016 ・ Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for ResearchResearchers have discovered that competition for sunlight among rainforest trees leads to the remarkably consistent pattern of tree sizes seen in tropical forests around the globe.
WWS Reacts: Will the Paris Climate Agreement be a ‘Turning Point’ for the World?
December 17, 2015 ・ Rose HuberQ&A with Michael Oppenheimer and Denise Mauzerall about the Paris Climate Agreement.
Warm Nights Could Flood the Atmosphere With Carbon Under Climate Change
December 8, 2015 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsA study led by Princeton University researchers suggests that hotter nights may wield more influence than previously thought over the planet’s atmosphere as global temperatures rise — and could eventually lead to more carbon flooding the atmosphere.
Theory of ‘Smart’ Plants May Explain the Evolution of Global Ecosystems
December 1, 2015 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsIt’s easy to think of plants as passive features of their environments, doing as the land prescribes, serving as a backdrop to the bustling animal kingdom.
Carbon Mitigation Initiative News – Fall 2015
November 24, 2015 ・ Holly P. WellesThe Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI) held its 14th annual meeting at Princeton University on April 14 and 15, 2015. More than 100 participants gathered to discuss CMI’s most recent initiatives in the areas of science, technology, and integration and outreach.…
UN Climate Summit Can’t Overlook Coal-Power Financing From Emerging Countries
October 28, 2015 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsUnchecked growth of coal-intensive energy in the world’s developing nations is a threat to the international environmental treaty known as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
$1.05M Awarded for Innovative Research, Teaching, and Mentorship in Energy and the Environment
August 5, 2015 ・ Brenda L. Mikeo for Princeton Environmental InstitutePrinceton Environmental Institute (PEI) and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (ACEE) have announced awards totaling $1,050,000 to support 11 innovative projects in energy and the environment.
After Extreme Drought, Forests Take Years to Rebuild CO2 Storage Capacity
July 30, 2015 ・ Joe Rojas-Burke, University of Utah, and Morgan Kelly, Princeton UniversityIn the virtual world of climate modeling, forests and other vegetation are assumed to quickly bounce back from extreme drought and resume their integral role in removing carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere. Unfortunately, that assumption may be far off the…
