Where does charcoal come from—and is it sustainable? 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.
Will the Amazon rainforest’s chances improve with Brazil’s new leader? Penn In the News PBS NewsHour Will the Amazon rainforest’s chances improve with Brazil’s new leader? Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the importance of the Amazon rain forest and its potential preservation under Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Why gas prices are so important to elections Penn In the News 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? Penn In the News 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. In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Penn In the News Inside Climate News In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change deniers are shifting towards the promotion of false solutions like natural gas as outright denial becomes untenable. Cop27 climate summit: Window for avoiding catastrophe is closing fast Penn In the News 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? Penn In the News 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. The future of globalization in a fracturing world (Left to right) Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Michael E. Mann discussed Australia’s leadership in fighting climate change at Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium. The future of globalization in a fracturing world Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium hosted experts from government, the media, and across the University to tackle the topic of the state of globalization Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Penn In the News The Guardian Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law discusses the upcoming legal clash between the SEC and Republican state attorneys on new climate disclosure rules. Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Penn In the News The New York Times Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Allison Lassiter of the Weitzman School of Design says that the infrastructure act doesn’t inject enough money into public water supply systems to fundamentally change them. Load More
Why gas prices are so important to elections Penn In the News 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? Penn In the News 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. In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Penn In the News Inside Climate News In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change deniers are shifting towards the promotion of false solutions like natural gas as outright denial becomes untenable. Cop27 climate summit: Window for avoiding catastrophe is closing fast Penn In the News 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? Penn In the News 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. The future of globalization in a fracturing world (Left to right) Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Michael E. Mann discussed Australia’s leadership in fighting climate change at Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium. The future of globalization in a fracturing world Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium hosted experts from government, the media, and across the University to tackle the topic of the state of globalization Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Penn In the News The Guardian Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law discusses the upcoming legal clash between the SEC and Republican state attorneys on new climate disclosure rules. Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Penn In the News The New York Times Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Allison Lassiter of the Weitzman School of Design says that the infrastructure act doesn’t inject enough money into public water supply systems to fundamentally change them. Load More
Climate questions: Does what I do matter? Penn In the News 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. In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Penn In the News Inside Climate News In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change deniers are shifting towards the promotion of false solutions like natural gas as outright denial becomes untenable. Cop27 climate summit: Window for avoiding catastrophe is closing fast Penn In the News 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? Penn In the News 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. The future of globalization in a fracturing world (Left to right) Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Michael E. Mann discussed Australia’s leadership in fighting climate change at Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium. The future of globalization in a fracturing world Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium hosted experts from government, the media, and across the University to tackle the topic of the state of globalization Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Penn In the News The Guardian Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law discusses the upcoming legal clash between the SEC and Republican state attorneys on new climate disclosure rules. Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Penn In the News The New York Times Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Allison Lassiter of the Weitzman School of Design says that the infrastructure act doesn’t inject enough money into public water supply systems to fundamentally change them. Load More
In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Penn In the News Inside Climate News In court, the Maryland Public Service Commission quotes climate deniers and claims there’s no such thing as ‘clean’ energy Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate change deniers are shifting towards the promotion of false solutions like natural gas as outright denial becomes untenable. Cop27 climate summit: Window for avoiding catastrophe is closing fast Penn In the News 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? Penn In the News 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. The future of globalization in a fracturing world (Left to right) Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Michael E. Mann discussed Australia’s leadership in fighting climate change at Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium. The future of globalization in a fracturing world Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium hosted experts from government, the media, and across the University to tackle the topic of the state of globalization Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Penn In the News The Guardian Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law discusses the upcoming legal clash between the SEC and Republican state attorneys on new climate disclosure rules. Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Penn In the News The New York Times Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Allison Lassiter of the Weitzman School of Design says that the infrastructure act doesn’t inject enough money into public water supply systems to fundamentally change them. Load More
Cop27 climate summit: Window for avoiding catastrophe is closing fast Penn In the News 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? Penn In the News 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. The future of globalization in a fracturing world (Left to right) Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Michael E. Mann discussed Australia’s leadership in fighting climate change at Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium. The future of globalization in a fracturing world Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium hosted experts from government, the media, and across the University to tackle the topic of the state of globalization Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Penn In the News The Guardian Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law discusses the upcoming legal clash between the SEC and Republican state attorneys on new climate disclosure rules. Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Penn In the News The New York Times Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Allison Lassiter of the Weitzman School of Design says that the infrastructure act doesn’t inject enough money into public water supply systems to fundamentally change them. Load More
How much mining is needed to save the planet? Penn In the News 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. The future of globalization in a fracturing world (Left to right) Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Michael E. Mann discussed Australia’s leadership in fighting climate change at Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium. The future of globalization in a fracturing world Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium hosted experts from government, the media, and across the University to tackle the topic of the state of globalization Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Penn In the News The Guardian Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law discusses the upcoming legal clash between the SEC and Republican state attorneys on new climate disclosure rules. Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Penn In the News The New York Times Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Allison Lassiter of the Weitzman School of Design says that the infrastructure act doesn’t inject enough money into public water supply systems to fundamentally change them. Load More
The future of globalization in a fracturing world (Left to right) Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Michael E. Mann discussed Australia’s leadership in fighting climate change at Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium. The future of globalization in a fracturing world Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium hosted experts from government, the media, and across the University to tackle the topic of the state of globalization
Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Penn In the News The Guardian Republicans plan legal assault on climate disclosure rules for public companies Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law discusses the upcoming legal clash between the SEC and Republican state attorneys on new climate disclosure rules. Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Penn In the News The New York Times Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Allison Lassiter of the Weitzman School of Design says that the infrastructure act doesn’t inject enough money into public water supply systems to fundamentally change them. Load More
Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Penn In the News The New York Times Mississippi crisis highlights climate threat to drinking water nationwide Allison Lassiter of the Weitzman School of Design says that the infrastructure act doesn’t inject enough money into public water supply systems to fundamentally change them.