News Tip: The U.S. Re-Enters the Paris Agreement. Now What?
The Biden administration has rejoined the Paris Agreement, the international climate treaty signed in December 2015 by nearly 200 countries.
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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Mapping North Carolina’s Ghost Forests From 430 Miles Up
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Duke and RTI International Partner to Seed $5 Million in Research Collaborations
Deadline for expressions of interest is April 8, 2021
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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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Historic Solar Deal Powers Duke U. Toward Carbon Neutrality
Effort to become carbon neutral by 2024 expands solar component
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Ghost Forests Creeping Along East Coast Can Be Seen From Space. What Causes Them?
Covers Duke research; quotes study co-author Emily Ury, a Ph.
Study: Climate Change Shrinks Marine Life Richness Near Equator
Quotes professor Stuart Pimm, a conservation scientist at Duke
Michigan’s Rural Water Systems Confront Generations of Inadequate Investment
Features the work and comments of Martin Doyle, a professor at the Nicholas School of the Environment who studies U.S.
We Sampled Tap Water Across the US — and Found Arsenic, Lead and Toxic Chemicals
Features the work and comments of Duke professor Heather Stapleton
Duke Expert: Some Type of Environmental Disclosure Requirements Needed to Hold Companies Accountable
Features comments by Lee Reiners, director of the Duke Global Financial Markets Center
To Meet Climate Goals, N.C. Needs a New Generation of Energy Policies
Commentary co-authored by Kate Konschnik, director of the Climate and Energy Program at Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
Covers a study co-authored by Sarah Komisarow, an assistant professor in Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy
Policy Experts Explore Jackson Water Solutions, Highlight Void in Federal Aid
Features comments by Martin Doyle, director for water policy at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke
That Salmon on Your Plate Might Have Been a Vegetarian
Quotes professor Martin Smith, an environmental economist at Duke
Study: Clean Energy Plan Target Attainable
Quotes Kate Konschnik, director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, who led the research