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Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say
Associated Press

Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that simply discussing ethical guidelines for tinkering with Earth’s atmosphere will make it more likely to occur in the real world, which could have harmful side effects.

How is the world working to save biodiversity?
Three women sit at tables in front of an audience. A Zoom screen with three additional speakers is behind them.

Kathleeen Morrison, Fernanda Jiménez, and Julie Ellis present to the Penn community at CLALS. The program was also available to online participants; behind them, Carolina Angel Botero, Emilio Latorre, and Keith Russell present via Zoom.

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How is the world working to save biodiversity?

A Sept. 18 panel hosted by the Environmental Innovations Initiative and the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies discussed local and global initiatives.

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The climate peril we overlook
The New York Times

The climate peril we overlook

R. Jisung Park of the School of Policy & Practice argues that we have been so focused on apocalyptic scenarios that we haven’t focused enough on the other consequences of climate change.

As the world warms, how are young people feeling?
A young person pouring water over their head.

Image: Courtesy of Environmental Innovations Initiative

As the world warms, how are young people feeling?

Climate scientist Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences and Annenberg School for Communication leads a research community that aims to understand climate anxiety and improve climate communication.

From the Environmental Innovations Initiative

A climate expert’s return to Penn
Portrait of Jen Wilcox

Jen Wilcox has returned to the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and to the School of Engineering and Applied Science following three years in at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she served in the Biden Administration as the principal deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.

(Image: Courtesy of Jen Wilcox)

A climate expert’s return to Penn

Jen Wilcox, an expert on direct-air capture, is the inaugural faculty appointment in the Kleinman Center and served for three years as principal deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy. She discusses her time away and her return to Penn.