Coal’s Continued Dominance of Global Industrialization Must Be Made More Vivid in Climate Change Accounting
August 21, 2014 ・ Holly P. WellesEmissions that occur over the lifetime of a fossil-fuel-burning electric generator are today routinely assigned to the year of emission ((a), blue blocks). Socolow and Davis present an alternate accounting where the same emissions are instead recorded as committed emissions…
With Climate Change, Heat More Than Natural Disasters Will Drive People Away
July 1, 2014 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of Communications2014 Water Innovation and Research Summit
June 24, 2014 ・ Teresa RiordanFamiliar Yet Strange: Water’s ‘Split Personality’ Revealed by Computer Model
June 18, 2014 ・ Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research
Eight Graduate Students Join PECS
June 17, 2014 ・ Holly P. WellesNew members: Jane Baldwin, Cleo Chou, Gregory Ferguson-Cradle, Bu Guo, Janam Jhaveri, Qi Li, Wei Peng, and Josh Spechler. Photos courtesy of PEI Staff. Eight graduate students have been selected to join the Princeton Energy and Climate Scholars Program…
IPCC Needs Greater Transparency, Oppenheimer Tells Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
June 3, 2014 ・ Igor HeifetzThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Process (IPCC) provides vital, regular assessments of scientific literature. Yet greater transparency is needed, Princeton University’s Michael Oppenheimer told the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in Washington, D.C. Testifying before the Committee on Science, Space and Technology on Thursday, May…
$780,000 Awarded for Innovative Research, Teaching, and Mentorship in Energy and the Environment
May 28, 2014 ・ Holly P. WellesPrinceton Environmental Institute (PEI) and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (ACEE) have announced awards totaling $780,000 to support eight (8) innovative projects in energy and the environment. The awards follow a joint call for research proposals earlier…
Public Interest in Climate Change Unshaken by Scandal, but Unstirred by Science
May 21, 2014 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsDiscovery Day 2014
May 14, 2014 ・ Holly WellesOn Friday, May 9th, the Princeton Environmental Institute hosted its annual Discovery Day—a multidisciplinary poster session celebrating undergraduate senior thesis research on environmental topics. Over 70 students from 16 academic departments showcased their work which was mentored by 60 faculty…
