Can mass timber turn cities from carbon emitters into carbon sinks? The Forests Dialogue digs into sustainable construction.
Also in this issue, YSE Professors Eli Fenichel and Daniel Esty tackle national and global policy challenges; experts on disturbance ecology and ecosystem dynamics join the YSE faculty; Marian Chertow honored as an industrial symbiosis groundbreaker; and sustainably made maple syrup debuts at Yale-Myers Forest.
Tropical ecosystems store over half the world’s above-ground carbon in their biomass, which includes vines, trunks, and leaves. YSE Associate Professor Paulo Brando discusses his recent study examining how climate change-induced loss in tropical forest biomass could result in accelerated global warming.
While research by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication at YSE shows a fundamental shift toward climate change action in the U.S., founder and director Anthony Leiserowitz says people everywhere need to better understand what the solutions are, as even those most convinced global warming is happening and supportive of climate policies often don’t know what to do.
The Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale is leading a new UNIDO initiative to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals worldwide with an accelerator program in emerging nations and development of a global network aimed at connecting stakeholders seeking to implement green alternatives.
Environmental economist Matthew Kotchen talks about the social cost of carbon, the world of offsets, and the importance of connecting academics and policymakers — a challenge he is tackling through the Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy Initiative.
Meet the distinguished alums who were recognized at YSE Reunion 2022 for their outstanding work in forest genetics, environmental law, and climate policy.
Personal and professional news and updates from YSE's more than 5,600 alumni around the world.
