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How Philly can stay ahead of the curve in addressing climate change
Philadelphia Inquirer

How Philly can stay ahead of the curve in addressing climate change

In an Op-Ed, visiting scholar Mauricio Rodas of Perry World House and Eugénie L. Birch of the Weitzman School of Design offer recommendations that might help Philadelphia mitigate and adapt to extreme heat.

Here’s what Pennsylvania can learn from a world climate meeting
Philadelphia Inquirer

Here’s what Pennsylvania can learn from a world climate meeting

In an Op-Ed, Cornelia Colijn of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design discusses her takeaways from COP27 for Pennsylvania’s answers to climate change.

Facing climate change: action and optimism
WHYY (Philadelphia)

Facing climate change: action and optimism

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences appears on “Radio Times” to share his climate optimism while reiterating the need for urgent action.

Where does charcoal come from—and is it sustainable?
A man tends to a kiln and collects charcoal in front of a eucalyptus plantation.

Penn researchers say that there are more sustainable alternatives to eucalyptus plantation and charcoal production sites like this one in Kyegaliro, Uganda. (Image: Courtesy of Catherine Nabukalu).

Where does charcoal come from—and is it sustainable?

Charcoal energizes everything from backyard barbecues to industrial metallurgy, but its environmental impact is worse than once thought. Research from the School of Arts & Sciences finds that policy changes could make charcoal more sustainable.

Marilyn Perkins

Why gas prices are so important to elections
Morning Brew

Why gas prices are so important to elections

Researchers at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy discovered that people who experienced raging gas prices during their formative driving years were less likely to drive to work 20 years later.

Climate questions: Does what I do matter?
Associated Press

Climate questions: Does what I do matter?

Michael E. Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that individual citizens should minimize their carbon footprints but that true change can only be enacted at the systemic level with pressure on policymakers.

Cop27 climate summit: Window for avoiding catastrophe is closing fast
The Guardian

Cop27 climate summit: Window for avoiding catastrophe is closing fast

Michael E. Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that many impacts of climate change are playing out faster than predicted, despite the warming itself being in line with model projections.

How much mining is needed to save the planet?
E&E News

How much mining is needed to save the planet?

Billy Fleming of the Weitzman School of Design says that Democrats didn’t consider the environmental risks of ramping up the mining sector during their negotiations on climate legislation.