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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‘Ocean 100’: Small Group of Companies Dominates Ocean Economy
Concentrated economic power may give policymakers leverage
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Biden Stocks Landing Teams With Climate Experts
Features comments by Tim Profeta, director of Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
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Central Bank Leaders Embrace Climate Concerns as Key Policy Objective
Quotes Sarah Bloom Raskin, a former Federal Reserve governor and Treasury official, now a visiting professor of the practice of law
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Environmental Groups Sue Over Portland Tear Gas Use
Features comments by Sven-Eric Jordt, a researcher at Duke’s School of Medicine
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‘Our House Is Burning’: Student Climate Protesters Urge Their Universities to Go Carbon Neutral
Features comments by Claire Wang, a recent Duke alumna and Rhodes scholar
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Reclaiming Water from Waste
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During Hurricane Season, COVID Response Must Include Storm Preparation
Duke Science & Society panel offers recommendations
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Gold Mining With Mercury Poses Health Threats for Miles Downstream
Assumption that distance lowers risk doesn’t hold up
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Flow-Through Electrodes Make Hydrogen 50 Times Faster
Experiments find the sweet spot for surface area and bubbles to store energy
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Kate Konschnik: Who Are Your Trusted Sources on Covid-19?
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, solid information is more important than ever.
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President Biden’s Climate Change Policy Agenda
Interview with Brian Murray, director of the Duke University Energy Initiative
Joe Biden’s Ambitious Climate Agenda Is Canada’s Opportunity
Commentary co-authored by research professor Brian Murray, the director of the Duke University Energy Initiative
Biden Signs Sweeping Orders to Tackle Climate Change and Rollback Trump’s Anti-Environment Legacy
Quotes Drew Shindell, an earth science professor at Duke
Biden Puts Early Focus on Climate Change
Interview with Duke University Energy Initiative Director Brian Murray
‘Industrial Agriculture Hurts Land — Conservation Farming Heals It’
Commentary by Subhrendu Pattanayak, a distinguished professor of environmental and energy policy
Profits From World’s Seas Dominated by 100 Companies
Covers research from Duke and the Stockholm Resilience Centre
US Climate Finance Is Approaching a Leapfrog Moment
Commentary by Sarah Bloom Raskin, a Rubenstein Fellow at Duke Law and former deputy treasury secretary and governor of the Federal Reserve
One-Third of America’s Rivers Have Changed Color Since 1984
Quotes professor Martin Doyle, who focuses on the science and policy of rivers and water in the United States
More Than Twice the Size of Texas
Cites a survey of rural Americans’ conservation views published this year by Duke researchers
Guilt at the Gas Pump? That’s (Part of) the Idea
Commentary co-authored by Earth science professor Drew Shindell, a coordinating lead author of the 2018 IPCC Special Report on 1.5℃