Three F&ESers Named Switzer Fellows
Three F&ES students have been named recipients of Switzer Environmental Fellowships, a prestigious program that supports future environmental leaders.
Environmental Policy Analysis
Environmental Policy Analysis
Finding Common Ground for Scientists and Policymakers on Soil Carbon and Climate Change
, a group of scientists argue that public debate about the role of soil carbon in battling climate change is undermining the potential for policymakers to implement policies that build soil carbon for other environmental and agricultural benefits.The Pandemic Has Dramatically Changed Rural Attitudes toward Government
A new Yale-led study found that the Covid-19 pandemic may have at least temporarily altered some historical anti-government attitudes that tend to be stronger in rural communities, particularly in the West.The Judge and the Frog: Student Takes Expertise to Supreme Court
Dual-degree student Katie Bleau ’20 M.E.M. was at the United States Supreme Court on one of the more important moments in its recent history — but not for the reason you think. She tells the story of her role in an important endangered species case on a memorable day in Washington.The Benefits and Tradeoffs of Social Distancing
For more than a decade Eli Fenichel has studied the benefits and challenges of using social distancing in the face of an epidemic. In an interview, he discusses what that research revealed, how it is applicable to the current global crisis, and how the COVID-19 threat might strengthen future research and response to other global threats.Student-led Symposium Addresses ‘Greening’ China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Yale Symposium on Chinese Overseas Investment Impacts, a diverse range of speakers, from academic scholars to policy practicioners, sparked a dialogue about the challenges and opportunities behind “greening” China’s landmark Belt and Road Initiative.Student Research finds Lack of Transparency, Systemic Discrimination in Food Supply System
Efforts 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.The Social Cost of Carbon is Still the Best Way to Evaluate Climate Policy
Professor 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 economistsScience to Solutions: Students Pitch Strategies to Prevent ‘The Next Flint’
This spring eight F&ES students traveled to Flint, Mich. for a conference on the water crisis still unfolding in that community. In a conversation three students discuss how the experience deepened their understanding of the crisis — and it revealed about battling future environmental and social challenges.Rivers Are Largest Global Source of Mercury in Coastal Oceans
Ten 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.Red Lights to Green Lights: Toward an Innovation-Oriented Sustainability Strategy
In the 20th century, environmental policy centered on telling people what not to do. Daniel Esty makes the case that we need to move people away from traditional, top-down regulations and toward a system of incentives that promote innovation and problem solving.Proposed Infrastructure Plan Provides Opportunities for Green Innovations
Ken 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.Can Science Keep Up with Growth of The World’s ‘Mega-Urban’ Areas?
In a Special Feature of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, edited by Yale Professor Karen C. Seto, some of the field’s leading thinkers examine the growing implications of global urbanization trends, including their impacts on resource use, potential environmental tradeoffs, and human wellbeing.Incentives for Innovation Can Drive Decarbonization, Esty Tells Lawmakers
While the top-down regulatory policies of the 20th century achieved critical advances in environmental protection, the challenges of the 21st century demand new strategies, Daniel Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and Yale Law School, told U.S. lawmakers this week.
In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Esty said
Outgoing Connecticut DEEP Commissioner Comes Back to F&ES
Robert Klee, who spent nearly a decade in the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) — becoming commissioner in 2015 — this semester will return to F&ES, where he earned his master's degree and Ph.D.