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Dirty water, more pollution, and oil wells on public lands: How a second Trump term would torpedo the environment

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Project 2025 would completely undermine any U.S. action on climate and signify an abdication of American leadership to the world.

Joey Wu standing outside wearing a suit and tie

Penn third-year named 2024 Udall Scholar

Third-year Joey Wu, studying bioengineering and environmental science in the Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) program, has been named a 2024 Udall Scholar.

Students talks during Energy Week in 2023.

Energy Week to highlight research across disciplines at Penn

The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology are hosting Energy Week March 11-15, with more than two dozen events featuring Penn faculty, students, and outside experts.

Could Florida electric bills go up because of a fuel made from manure?

Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that federal and California state subsidies have led to a gold rush of companies trying to get into the business of renewable natural gas around the country.

Why don’t we just ban fossil fuels?

Joseph Romm of the School of Arts & Sciences says that stronger action against fossil fuels is essential to save the planet.

Pa. environmental, religious and other groups criticize Shapiro plan for ignoring climate change

A study by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design found that Pennsylvania would benefit overall from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Just how climate-friendly are timber buildings? It’s complicated

Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that a life-cycle assessment is simpler than a land-use analysis but misses meaningful system-level insight, like the complexity inherent in a biological system like a forest.

An oil executive is leading the UN climate summit. It’s going as well as you’d expect

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Ahmed al-Jaber’s comments about fossil fuels betray an ignorance of climate science and a dismissiveness about the need for rapid decarbonization.

Humans are dangerously pushing the limits of our planet in ways other than climate change

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that dangerous extreme weather events will only get worse if we continue to burn fossil fuels and generate carbon pollution.

Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences warns that diverting attention from fossil fuel companies toward the rich could play into the hands of a deflection campaign against climate regulation.

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