$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…
China Holds Key to India’s Energy Future
June 4, 2015 ・ Holly WellesPhil Hannam, former Princeton Energy and Climate Scholar, writes about China’s emergence as a key partner in India’s coal power development, and the broad implications for India’s climate change strategy.
Discovery Day 2015
May 28, 2015 ・ Holly WellesOn Friday, May 8th, the Princeton Environmental Institute hosted its annual Discovery Day—a multidisciplinary poster session celebrating undergraduate senior thesis research on environmental issues. Over 50 students from 16 academic departments showcased their work which was mentored by 34 faculty…
Million Year-Old Ice Holds Answers to Climate Record
May 17, 2015 ・ Igor HeifetzA team of researchers with members from Princeton University, the University of Maine and Oregon State University has found that greenhouse gasses a million years ago, were only slightly higher than they were between 450,000 and 800,000 years ago. In…
The 14th Carbon Mitigation Initiative Annual Meeting
May 11, 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. …
Class Snapshot: ‘Environmental Challenges and Urban Solutions’
May 4, 2015 ・ Holly WellesThis spring, 12 Princeton undergraduates are joining forces in the interdisciplinary course “Environmental Challenges and Urban Solutions” to confront urbanization and environmental problems and to rethink traditional theories about nature and city dynamics. The instructors: The class is co-taught by Mario…
Socolow’s “Commitment Accounting of CO2 Emissions” Featured in ELR’s 2014 Top 25 Highlights
March 17, 2015 ・ Holly P. WellesRobert Socolow, a Princeton professor, emeritus, of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and co-author Steven Davis, a professor of earth system science at UC-Irvine wrote a paper entitled ’Commitment Accounting of CO2 Emissions’ article is featured in Environmental Research Letters (ERL)…
