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YSE NewsSolar in the American Mind
December 1, 2021A grant from the U.S. Department of Energy has YSE Professor Ken Gillingham examining what influences the decisions Americans are making regarding solar energy and electric vehicles.
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Environmental Fellows Program ‘21 YSE Cohort
November 29, 2021The seven YSE graduate students and recent graduates in the 2021 Environmental Fellows program have diverse backgrounds and experiences, but share the same impassioned commitment to their environmental work.
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YSE NewsRecent Grads Partner with Regenerative Agriculture Initiative on Innovative Soil Health Policy Guide
November 19, 2021Abbey Warner ’21 MEM and Darya Watnick ’21 MEM of the Regenerative Agriculture Initiative worked with dozens of practitioners and experts in farming and policymaking on a guide that gives practical advice for developing meaningful soil health policy and programs.
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YSE NewsYSE at COP26: Students, Faculty Make An Impact at UN Climate Summit
November 12, 2021From speaking on panels to taking part in critical decision-making, students and faculty from the Yale School of the Environment played a major role at this year's COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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YSE NewsNear Total Loss of Historical Lands Leaves Indigenous Nations in the U.S. More Vulnerable to Climate Change
October 28, 2021YSE-led study finds that Indigenous nations across the United States have lost 98.9% of their historical land base; historical land dispossession is associated with current and future climate risk.
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YSE NewsWhy Denmark Wants to Be a ‘Frontrunner’ in the Fight Against Climate Change
September 28, 2021Despite a small carbon footprint, Denmark is an innovator in the environmental realm. Dan Jørgensen, the country’s minister for climate, energy, and utilities, recently visited YSE to explain why the country wants to be a leader in the global fight against climate change.
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YSE NewsThe Social Cost of Carbon is Still the Best Way to Evaluate Climate Policy
August 23, 2021Professor of Economics Matthew Kotchen argues that the social cost of carbon, which accounts for the future damage that atmospheric carbon causes, is preferable to an alternative approach put forward by two prominent economists
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YSE NewsRivers Are Largest Global Source of Mercury in Coastal Oceans
August 13, 2021Ten rivers are responsible for half of the riverine mercury entering the world's oceans — with the Amazon River, the Ganges, and the Yangtze topping the list.
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YSE NewsEli Fenichel Named to Office of Science and Technology Policy
June 21, 2021Eli Fenichel, the Knobloch Family Professor of Natural Resource Economics, has joined the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and will serve as assistant director for natural resource economics and accounting.
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Advances in Energy-Climate Change Models Will Help Refine Policies
May 14, 2021Narasimha Rao, associate professor of energy systems at the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) testified May 4 on climate and energy research at the Department of Energy (DOE) before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy. Rao, whose research examines the relationship between energy systems, climate change and human society, discussed the importance of more inclusive and realistic modeling to help formulate policies on climate change.
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YSE NewsYSE Class of ’21 Cam Humphrey Seeks to Elevate Voices on the Periphery in Environmental Policy
April 28, 2021Cam Humphrey MEM ’21, who has focused his YSE studies on environmental justice, seeks to elevate the voices on the periphery to ensure that environmental policy addresses critical equity issues.
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YSE NewsYSE Class of ’21 Andie Creel: Putting a Value on Natural Resources
April 28, 2021Growing up in Bozeman, Montana Andie Creel MESc ’21 had nature at her doorstep. But she also had an up-close view of how quickly things were changing, with land sold off for development. At YSE, Creel’s research has focused on putting a value on the natural world.
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New Horizons Conference Highlights Challenges, Emerging Voices, and Reasons for Optimism in Environmental Justice
April 21, 2021More than 880 people attended the conference, which celebrated the work of people of color across the fields of environmentalism and conservation, while also exploring how justice, inequality and environment are connected.
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Proposed Infrastructure Plan Provides Opportunities for Green Innovations
April 1, 2021Ken Gillingham, associate professor of environmental and energy economics at the Yale School of the Environment, assesses the climate-focused initiatives embedded in Biden Administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure package.
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YSE NewsStudent Research finds Lack of Transparency, Systemic Discrimination in Food Supply System
March 31, 2021Efforts to help direct institutional food purchasing toward more equitable and sustainable food suppliers can be stymied by a lack of transparency and by discriminatory practices that keep minority-owned farms, small-scale producers and frontline workers at a disadvantage.