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  1. aerial image above rainforest looking across water to Belem, Brazil
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    YSE Students Join Global Climate Talks at COP30

    November 4, 2025

    YSE 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.

  2. group photo of a large crowd at the 2024 Environmental Joy conference
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    Environmental Joy: Writing the Future

    October 30, 2025

    Global leaders will share strategies for advancing sustainability through community empowerment and cross-sector partnerships at the annual Yale Global Environmental Justice Conference.

  3. Yale President and Climate Week Panel
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    YSE Experts Discuss Opportunities, Challenges, and Common Ground at Climate Week NYC

    September 29, 2025

    Faculty, alumni, and students offered knowledge and insights on topics ranging from bipartisan climate action to the potential of AI to accelerate the clean energy transition at this year's global climate event. 

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    YSE Experts to Share Pathways to Progress at Climate Week NYC

    September 16, 2025

    From 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.

  5. Dr. Dorceta Taylor
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    New Horizons Convening Highlights Varied Paths to Environmental Leadership

    May 21, 2025

    The annual, three-day event highlighted the Importance of community, creativity, and communication in developing sustainable and effective environmental solutions.

  6. a row of graduating students in full regalia cheering during commencement exercises
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    The Class of 2025 Is Ready to Achieve a Sustainable Future

    May 20, 2025

    This year’s 147 graduates are entering positions in academia, NGOs, government, and the private sector, joining a global network of more than 5,800 alumni working to address today's urgent environmental challenges.

  7. a very large mound of discarded clothes
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    Can Smart Policy Efforts Lead to a Greener Fashion Industry?

    April 7, 2025

    The fashion industry accounts for as much as 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Academic and policy experts discussed legislative initiatives that could help it become more sustainable at a recent Yale School of the Environment panel discussion.

  8. Zaidi on stage speaking
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    A Conversation With White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi

    February 20, 2025

    The head of the White House Climate Policy Office under President Joe Biden recently visited the Yale School of Environment for a candid discussion about his former boss’ relentless focus on climate action as jobs creator as well as the need to develop a “more flexible, less pure” narrative around climate and energy.

  9. Panelists in conversation on stage during Environmental Joy conference
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    Environmental Joy Conference Focuses on Resilience in the Face of Challenges Ahead

    November 18, 2024

    At the 6th annual Global Environmental Justice Conference at YSE, scientists, researchers, advocates, and practitioners came together to identify opportunities and formulate strategies to advance environmental justice issues across partisan divides.

  10. Vanham and Hoffman
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    How to Rev Up One of the Greatest Engines of Sustainability

    November 14, 2024

    During a recent visit to the School of the Environment, André Hoffmann, vice-chair of the global healthcare company Roche, and business journalist Peter Vanham discussed their new book, The New Nature of Business: The Path to Prosperity & Sustainability.

  11. Riverside view of Cali, Colombia
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    YSE Students and Faculty Prepare to Head to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity

    October 14, 2024

    Students and faculty will travel to Cali, Colombia, later this month to participate in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, also known as COP16. They will join policymakers, Indigenous communities, youth groups, and others working to halt human-induced species extinction.

  12. aerial view of a palm oil plantation clearing in a Malaysian rainforest
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    Voluntary Carbon Market 2.0, Let’s Talk

    September 12, 2024

    During Climate Week, YSE Lecturer Peter Boyd is teaming up with colleagues in academia and the United Nations to co-host a discussion on ways to encourage more buyers to purchase high-integrity forest carbon credits.

  13. Rooftop solar installation
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    New Incentives Boost Corporate Climate Justice Ventures

    September 12, 2024

    From clean energy to sustainable agriculture, companies are launching new climate change mitigation initiatives in underrepresented communities.

  14. Roadside sign in Death Valley warning of extreme heat danger
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    The Link Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather

    September 12, 2024

    A team of researchers from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication has found that talking about the links between climate change and extreme weather events is not only scientifically valid but is an effective way to help people connect their own lives and experiences to the issue of climate change.

  15. Aerial view of Manhattan
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    Synergies, Solutions, Communication To Be Climate Week Focal Points

    August 26, 2024

    Greening global trade, the business of climate justice, and a bipartisan path forward will be among the topics covered at YSE-organized events and panels presented as part of a four-day program on scalable and transformative climate solutions hosted by Yale Planetary Solutions during Climate Week NYC.