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YSE NewsClimate Vulnerable Residents in Nigeria Are Creating Makeshift Adaptation Systems
June 3, 2026A YSE-led study shows that residents of informal settlements in Lagos are finding new ways to adapt to intense flooding and are building livelihoods from climate action despite being excluded from formal state climate mitigation planning.
YSE NewsThe Carbon Dioxide Removal Roadmap
May 1, 2026The Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture's Spring Symposium marks an anniversary and sets its sights on what natural carbon capture needs to achieve by 2040.
YSE NewsFor Frontline Communities, Climate Change Hits Home as Extreme Heat and Power Outages
April 6, 2026New research shows frontline communities and the general public share similar levels of concern about global warming but diverge sharply when it comes to its most immediate consequences: extreme heat, power outages, and other day-to-day harms.
YSE NewsGlobal Carbon Credit Program Risks Rewarding the Wrong Behavior
April 2, 2026New research by Yale scientists reveals hidden vulnerabilities in the world’s largest forest‑protection credit systems.
YSE NewsDecoding the Everglades’ Climate Footprint
February 24, 2026A study by YSE scientists on greenhouse gas fluxes in the Florida wetlands provides a path for maximizing carbon capture through water management.
YSE NewsMapping the Future of Wildfires in a Warming World
February 23, 2026YSE Senior Research Scientist Jennifer Marlon was part of an international team that combined global fire data and climate models to identify gaps in wildfire risk projections and outline a framework to better inform long-term planning.
YSE NewsClimate Worries Rise but Dialogue Fades
February 17, 2026A Yale Program on Climate Change Communication survey reveals a gap between Americans’ increasing alarm about the impacts of climate change and news coverage of the issue.
YSE NewsRethinking Climate Migration
December 9, 2025A new climate adaptation model introduced by Yale School of the Environment Assistant Professor Brianna Castro and a global team of researchers reframes “move or stay” decisions, introducing a third framework of “tethered resilience.”
YSE NewsTackling Deforestation on a Global Scale
November 14, 2025Brazil is the driving force behind the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), an international financing program that will provide economic incentives to promote tropical forest conservation. YSE News spoke with faculty experts about the benefits and challenges of the ambitious funding initiative that was formally launched at COP30.
YSE NewsYSE Students Join Global Climate Talks at COP30
November 4, 2025YSE students will play active roles in discussions on climate adaptation, finance, and resilience — working with delegations from global NGOs and countries such as Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Bhutan.
YSE NewsA Critical Knowledge Exchange Deep in the Amazon
November 3, 2025COP30, which opens next week in Belém, Brazil, is expected to have an unprecedented focus on the essential role of Indigenous peoples in driving sustainable global climate response. Associate Professor Paulo Brando, an internationally recognized expert on tropical forest ecology, recently spoke to YSE News about the urgent need to connect ancestral knowledge with scientific methods to monitor and protect the health of threatened Amazon ecosystems.
YSE NewsBuilding Trust in Soil Carbon as a Climate Solution Requires Stronger Evidence
September 23, 2025As policymakers, markets, and the public look to soil carbon sequestration as a key climate solution, new research led by Yale School of the Environment scientists warns that current methods for measuring success may not be up to the task.
YSE NewsYSE Experts to Share Pathways to Progress at Climate Week NYC
September 16, 2025From spanning partisan divides to the potential of AI to advance solutions,YSE faculty and research scientists will offer insights on a wide array of topics.
YSE NewsThere Is Wide Variation in the Amazon’s Response to Degradation and Climate Change
August 21, 2025New research by Yale School of the Environment scientists highlights the need to reduce the “hammer” of human impact on the world's largest rainforest rather than focusing on an all-encompassing climatic tipping point.
YSE NewsLiming Can Help Enhance Carbon Capture in Agricultural Fields
August 6, 2025The common mineral can promote harvests and help fight climate change, a YSE-led study found.