Research

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Overview

The Yale School of the Environment conducts world-leading research that advances understanding in the many dimensions of sustainability, crossing multiple disciplines and scales from local to global, from urban to rural and from managed to wild.

Faculty Expertise

The School’s faculty conducts original, path-breaking research across a range of topics and disciplines, creating new knowledge and innovative analyses in the areas of biodiversity, forestry, global climate, industry, law and economics, urban systems, water, and social ecology.

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Recent Milestones

Research News

The Pandemic Has Dramatically Changed Rural Attitudes toward Government

Wherever the Sun Shines: Bringing Solar to Low- and Middle-income Communities

Building Public and Political Will for Climate Change Action

Science as a Foundation for Policy: The Case of Fracking

New Study Examines Whether COVID-19 Virus Has Entered Rivers and Streams

Decline in Green Energy Spending Might Offset COVID-Era Emissions Benefits

Decarbonization Propels Countries to Top Sustainability Rankings in 2020 EPI Index

Forest Research in the Congo Basin Earns the 2020 Bormann Prize

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Publications

Bollinger, Bryan, Gillilngham, Kenneth T., and Ovaere, Marten “Field experimental evidence shows that self-interest attracts more sunlight.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Bollinger, Bryan, Burkhardt, Jesse, and Gillingham, Kenneth T. “Peer Effects in Residential Water Conservation: Evidence from Migration.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.
Gillingham, Kenneth T. and Huang, Pei “Long-Run Environmental and Economic Impacts of Electrifying Waterborne Shipping in the United States.” Environmental Science & Technology.
Gillingham, Kenneth T., Knittel, Christopher R., Li, Jing, Ovaere, Marten & Reguant, Mar “The Short-run and Long-run Effects of Covid-19 on Energy and the Environment.” Joule.
Andor, Mark A., Gerster, Andreas, Gillingham, Kenneth T. & Horvath, Marco “Running a car costs much more than people think -- stalling the uptake of green travel.” Nature.
Mastrucci, A., J. Min, A. Usubiaga, ND Rao “A Framework for Modelling Consumption-Based Energy Demand and Emission Pathways.” Env. Sci & Tech.
Wolske, Kimberly S., Gillingham, Kenneth T., & Schultz, P. Wesley “Peer influence on household energy behaviours.” Nature Energy.

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Ph.D. Program

Across the world, across landscapes and across disciplines, our more than 75 doctoral students are working collaboratively with the School’s world-renowned faculty to design cutting-edge research projects that aim to understand and solve complex environmental challenges.

M.E.Sc. Program

The Master of Environmental Science (M.E.Sc.) program provides a deep disciplinary focus on environmental issues, combining training in the philosophy and practice of science with extensive research that contributes toward basic and applied knowledge.

M.F.S. Program

Our storied history began more than 100 years ago, as a forestry school. Master of Forestry Science (M.F.S.) students continue to build upon that legacy, conducting innovative research on the management and policy of forest resources across a wide array of ecosystems.