Historic Solar Deal Powers Duke U. Toward Carbon Neutrality
Effort to become carbon neutral by 2024 expands solar component
Topic Energy & Environment
Duke scholars are exploring new frontiers in such areas as renewable energy, sustainable food and carbon capture to forge a more sustainable relationship between humanity and the global environment.
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Duke University Marine Lab Students Launch Podcast
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Fifth of Nations at Risk of Ecosystem Collapse, Analysis Finds
Quotes Alexander Pfaff, a professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
South Korea Paves the Way for an Eco-Friendly Asia
Commentary co-authored by Jackson Ewing, a senior fellow at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
We Need to Stop Abusing the Planet
Features comments by Ellen Davis, a theologian at Duke Divinity School who has written a book on the agrarian roots of the Bible
Political Interference in Public Health Science During COVID-19
Commentary co-authored by Gavin Yamey, professor of global health and public policy at Duke
We’ve Fought the Pandemic Together. Let’s Do the Same With Climate Change
Commentary co-authored by Drew Shindell, a professor of earth sciences at Duke
Value in Manure: Harvesting Methane Good for the Environment, NC Economy
Commentary by Tanja Vujic, director of biogas strategy for Duke University
Our Young Are Terrified by Climate Change; Trump Doesn’t Care
Cites the work of undergraduates at Duke
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Quotes Cindy Lee Van Dover, a deep-sea biologist at Duke
Projecting ‘Peak Water’ and ‘Peak Grain’ for the US High Plains
Covers a new Duke-led study by a team of international scientists; quotes Assaad Mrad, a doctoral student at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment