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Science on the Fly: Dam Release Offers Rare Opportunity for Yale Scientists

When operators lifted the gates of the Morelos Dam at the U.S-Mexico border, allowing a rare pulse of water to pour into the parched, final stretches of the Colorado River Delta, it offered a rare opportunity for F&ES researchers.

RFF Awards Yale Collaboration Examining the ‘Value’ of Remote Sensing in Himalaya

An interdisciplinary collaboration between two professors from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies that aims to define the “value” of satellite-based earth observations has received a $100,000 award from Resources for the Future (RFF).

Coastal Oceans Shift from Carbon Source to Carbon Sink

In a new paper, a team of researchers, including Peter A. Raymond, contends that human activities have transformed the role that coastal oceans play in the global carbon budget.

Coalition to Improve Sustainability in Connecticut Taps into Yale Expertise

A new Connecticut initiative is bringing together tools and resources from across the state — including expertise from F&ES — to help the state’s cities and towns adopt more sustainable practices.

Climate Change in Connecticut’s ‘Quiet Corner’

The F&ES-based Quiet Corner Initiative’s first-ever winter seminar brought the impacts of a warming world to northeastern Connecticut

Climate Benefits of Wind and Solar Outweigh Costs of ‘Hidden’ Emissions

Even low-carbon energy technologies like solar cells and wind power plants have associated greenhouse gas emissions, but those impacts pale in comparison with the emissions prevented by the displacement of fossil fuel sources, a new study co-authored by a Yale researcher finds.

City in Hot Water? Students Help New Haven Confront Climate Threats

A recent F&ES course was structured to not only support student learning but also to help the city of New Haven plan for future impacts of climate change.

City, Corporate Actions are Crucial to Global Climate Response, Researchers Say

The climate commitments made by cities, states, and corporations will play a critical part in achieving the promise of the Paris Climate Agreement. A new Yale analysis says these responses must be tracked comprehensively so that policymakers can fully understand the role of non-state actors.

Chertow Represents U.S. at G7 Alliance Forum on Industrial ‘Life Cycle’ Concepts

F&ES Prof. Marian Chertow this week is participating in a workshop of the G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency, an invitation-only gathering of international leaders that explores life cycle-related concepts in sustainable supply chain management.

Chertow Awarded Society Prize for Impacts on Field of Industrial Ecology

Marian Chertow, associate professor of industrial environmental management at F&ES, has received the International Society for Industrial Ecology’s Society Prize, awarded for “outstanding contributions to the field of industrial ecology.”

Cashore Receives IUFRO Award for Advances in Global Forest Governance

F&ES Professor Benjamin Cashore has received the prestigious Scientific Achievement Award from the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) for achievements in research related to governance of forest resources worldwide.

Carbon Models Underestimate Role of Animals, Paper Says

Animal populations can have a far more significant effect on carbon storage and exchange in regional ecosystems than is typically recognized by global carbon models, according to a new paper authored by researchers at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES).

In fact, in some regions the magnitude of carbon uptake or release due to the effects

Can Wood Construction Transform Cities From Carbon Source to Carbon Vault?

A new Yale study predicts that a transition to timber-based wood products in the construction of new housing, buildings, and infrastructure would not only offset enormous amounts of carbon emissions related to concrete and steel production — it could turn the world's cities into a vast carbon sink.

By 5:1 Ratio, Americans Think Global Warming is Happening, New Survey Finds

A new national survey co-led by Yale researchers finds that a large majority of Americans think global warming is happening — outnumbering those who don’t by 5 to 1.

Burke, Seto Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

Ingrid C. “Indy” Burke, a professor of ecosystem ecology and F&ES dean, and Karen C. Seto, a professor of geography and urbanization science at F&ES, have beenelected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.

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