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- YSE News
Urban Forestry Is Having its Moment
September 26, 2023The 2023 Hixon Center Urban Conference provided researchers and practitioners with new tactics to increase tree canopy, access funding, and engage community members as stewards of urban forests.
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Global Trade as Part of the (Climate) Solution
September 25, 2023Yale Professor Daniel Esty and a group of international experts offered insights on how the global trade system can be restructured to combat climate change and deliver a sustainable future at a climate week panel discussion hosted by the Yale School of the Environment.
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Greening Global Trade
September 6, 2023For the past 15 months, Professor Daniel Esty has been co-leading the Remaking Global Trade for a Sustainable Future Project at the World Trade Organization. In advance of Climate Week NYC, he discusses how international trade can, in fact, be remade to support sustainable development and the transition to a low-carbon future.
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Class of 2025 is Focused on Sustainability, Equity, and Global Solutions
August 29, 2023This year’s incoming class is one of the most diverse in Yale School of the Environment’s history, with students coming from six continents and 31 countries and from 29 U.S. states and territories.
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YSE Scientists Make Critical Breakthrough in Mapping Global Methane Emissions from Rivers and Streams
August 18, 2023Yale School of the Environment scientists, working with an international team of researchers, provide the most comprehensive estimate to date of monthly methane emissions from rivers and streams worldwide, an understanding that is key to climate change modeling and mitigation.
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College Students Gain Hands-on Research Experience in YSE Labs This Summer
August 14, 2023Four college students from New Haven interned this summer in YSE labs through the New Haven Promise program. They contributed research on several projects including a study on accelerating the natural weathering process that sequesters carbon and an examination of the impacts of invasive jumping worms.
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Switzer Fellow Wes Gobar Hopes to Shape State Policy by Working at the Community Level
August 8, 2023Switzer Fellow Wes Gobar '24 MEM aims to focus on state-level climate justice issues.
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Finding the Roots of Transformative Justice
June 9, 2023From a young age, Kroon Cup winner Jess Jones realized that sustainable land stewardship could help heal what ails the environment and humanity.
- YSE News
The Future of Water
June 7, 2023In the face of increased drought, floods, and rapid population growth, combined with the burgeoning water demands from the agriculture, industry, and energy sectors, how can we ensure access to clean water and adequate supplies? Yale School of the Environment Professors Jim Saiers and Shimi Anisfeld offer some thoughts on potential short and long-term solutions.
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Advances in Technology Are Driving Popularity of EVs
May 28, 2023New research by YSE Professor Kenneth Gillingham found that the recent increase in electric vehicle adoption is due largely to technological improvements such as increased battery range and faster charging.
- Canopy Magazine
2022 YSE Alumni Association Award Winners
- Canopy Magazine
The Forests Dialogue Engages Stakeholders on Mass Timber’s Role in a Sustainable Future
- Canopy Magazine
Examining Vertical Spaces: What’s Living in the Canopy?
- Canopy Magazine
A Brighter, Cleaner Energy Future for Puerto Rico
- Canopy Magazine
The Economics of Carbon: In Conversation with Matthew Kotchen