Drought In Brazil, Vietnam Highlight Climate Change’s Impact on Coffee: Experts
Quotes Elizabeth Shapiro-Garza, associate professor of the practice of environmental policy and management in the Nicholas School of the Environment
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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New National Heat Strategy ‘A Game Changer,’ Duke Experts Say
Summary: The National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) on Wednesday released the first-ever National Heat Strategy to promote proactive coordination between federal agencies on heat planning, response and resilience. Comments below from Duke University experts Ashley Ward and Jordan …
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Marine Lab Connects with Coastal Neighbors
For the first time since 2019, the Duke University Marine Lab opened its doors to the local community
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News Tip: Biden’s Drinking Water Standard ‘A Major Step Forward,’ Expert Says
Summary: The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the first national drinking water limit on toxic PFAS, so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water. Duke University professor Lee Ferguson is an environmental analytical chemist and an expert on PFAS. His comments below …
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News Tip: Executive Order Will Enhance Conservation of NC’s Natural and Working Lands, Experts Say
Summary: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday signed an executive order designed to support sustainable management of the state’s forests, farms and wetlands. In North Carolina, these natural and working lands provide numerous social, economic and environmental benefits, including …
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News Tip: Experts Available to Comment on U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report
Summary: A new report released Wednesday by the Rhodium Group estimated that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.9 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year even as the economy grew. U.S. emissions have dropped 17.2 percent below 2005 levels, according to …
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News Tip: Modeling Shows Inflation Reduction Act, Proposed EPA Rule Move U.S. Closer to Net-Zero Emissions
Summary: A proposal from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector could potentially cut 50 percent of emissions remaining after the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) incentives for renewable power generation conclude. However, the …
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News Tip: Experts Weigh In On First Year of Inflation Reduction Act’s Climate Provisions
Summary: Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest single investment in climate solutions and clean energy in U.S. history. The following comments from Duke University experts are available for use in …
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Heat ‘Wave’ Is Far More Than That, Duke Experts Say
Experts on health and heat mitigation brief media on Thursday
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News Tip: Deadly Heat Wave Underscores Need for Policy Shifts, Heat/Health Expert Says
Summary: As an oppressive heat wave moves north and east from Texas, many communities in the Southeastern United States are predicted to experience triple-digit temperatures. Heat-related illness and deaths are likely. Comments below from Duke University heat and health expert …
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News Tip: U.N. Plastics Treaty Talks Must Get Back on Track to Meet 2024 Goal, Expert Says
Summary: Governments and non-governmental stakeholders will meet in Paris starting on Friday for the second of five negotiating sessions on a treaty addressing the global plastic pollution crisis. Comments below from Duke University expert Rachel Karasik are available for use …
In the News
Focus on the ‘Forgotten Greenhouse Gas’ Intensifies as All Eyes Are on the U.S. and China to Curb Pollution
Quotes Drew Shindell, professor of earth science
Climate Thursday: Head of Duke’s Heat Policy Innovation Hub Ashely Ward
Interview with the director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub in the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Drought In Brazil, Vietnam Highlight Climate Change’s Impact on Coffee: Experts
Quotes Elizabeth Shapiro-Garza, associate professor of the practice of environmental policy and management in the Nicholas School of the Environment
Where The Sea Wall Ends
Quotes Martin Smith, distinguished professor of environmental economics
Sudden Death on The Field: Heat Is Killing Too Many Student Athletes, Experts Say
Quotes Jordan Clark, postdoctoral associate for the Heat Policy Innovation Hub and the Water Policy Program at the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
The Heat: U.S. Economy
Interview with John Quelch, vice chancellor of Duke Kunshan University
Our Old Electrical Grid Is Limiting How Much Wind and Solar Power We Can Use
Quotes Tyler Norris, fellow and Ph.D. student in the Nicholas School of the Environment
Risky Arsenic, Radium Levels Found in Coal Ash Near Mooresville Day Care
Quotes Avner Vengosh, chair of Environmental Quality and of the Earth & Climate Sciences Division in the Nicholas School of the Environment
New Study Makes Disturbing Revelation About One of The World’s Worst Summers: ‘We’re Racing Against the Clock’
Quotes Jordan Clark, postdoctoral associate for the Heat Policy Innovation Hub and the Water Policy Program at the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Eating Less Beef Is a Climate Solution. Here’s Why That’s Hard for Some American Men
Quotes Gabriel Rosenberg, associate professor of gender, sexuality, and feminist studies and history.