Earth Week to feature hands-on activities and events Image: Carlos Cintron Earth Week to feature hands-on activities and events Taking place April 21-27, Earth Week events include origami with bioplastics, birding, networking, a culinary session, and more. 3 min. read
In a reversal, plans for U.S. natural gas power grow, complicating progress on climate Penn In the News Associated Press In a reversal, plans for U.S. natural gas power grow, complicating progress on climate John Quigley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that the construction of every new natural gas plant is a setback for climate goals. California’s controversial new fuel rules rejected by state legal office Penn In the News CalMatters California’s controversial new fuel rules rejected by state legal office A report by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design predicted that fuel standard changes in California could increase the cost of gas by 85 cents a gallon through 2030. Turning the desert into an oasis In Senegal, the ambitious Dakar Greenbelt project seeks to create an extensive network of ecological infrastructure in and around the city to sustainably address environmental concerns and enhance urban life. With support from David Gouverneur and Ellen Neises, Ph.D. candidate Rob Levinthal in the Weitzman School of Design led two courses that included a field trip to Dakar, that culminated in students presenting their visions for parts of the Greenbelt.(Image: Courtesy of Chaowu Li) Turning the desert into an oasis Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with a massive ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable urban growth. Mapping molecular arrangements to pave the way for better catalytic systems Eric Stach of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues used neural networks to better identify the characteristics of catalysts that drive the creation of liquid fuels from sunlight. Shown here: The arrangement of a catalyst molecule, as observed under cryogenic conditions. The bright spots represent individual or small groups of molecules immobilized on a surface and the cryogenic temperature helps minimize clustering caused by the electron beam during imaging, allowing scientists to study the molecule’s distribution more accurately.(Image: Sungho Jeon) Mapping molecular arrangements to pave the way for better catalytic systems The Stach Group in Penn Engineering led a collaborative team identifying how chemical catalysts drive the creation of liquid fuels from sunlight, paving the way for more efficient removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. As California pushes increased ethanol use, experts sound the alarm on environmental impacts Penn In the News Inside Climate News As California pushes increased ethanol use, experts sound the alarm on environmental impacts Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that the negative impacts of biofuels on land are difficult to overstate. Penn bets big on green Penn In the News Philadelphia Citizen Penn bets big on green Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan outlines the University’s efforts to combat climate change during the next five years. University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan Penn Medicine’s 1.5 million-square-foot Pavilion marked a health care first when it received the prestigious LEED Gold Building Certification for Sustainability.nocred University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan The plan outlines a sweeping strategy to become the nation’s most eco-friendly health care organization. Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action (Image: Eric Sucar) Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 outlines sustainability goals for fiscal year 2025-29 and lays out Penn’s path toward carbon neutrality by 2042. Climate policy under a second Trump presidency Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Climate policy under a second Trump presidency Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses how much a president can do or undo when it comes to environmental policy. Load More
California’s controversial new fuel rules rejected by state legal office Penn In the News CalMatters California’s controversial new fuel rules rejected by state legal office A report by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design predicted that fuel standard changes in California could increase the cost of gas by 85 cents a gallon through 2030. Turning the desert into an oasis In Senegal, the ambitious Dakar Greenbelt project seeks to create an extensive network of ecological infrastructure in and around the city to sustainably address environmental concerns and enhance urban life. With support from David Gouverneur and Ellen Neises, Ph.D. candidate Rob Levinthal in the Weitzman School of Design led two courses that included a field trip to Dakar, that culminated in students presenting their visions for parts of the Greenbelt.(Image: Courtesy of Chaowu Li) Turning the desert into an oasis Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with a massive ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable urban growth. Mapping molecular arrangements to pave the way for better catalytic systems Eric Stach of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues used neural networks to better identify the characteristics of catalysts that drive the creation of liquid fuels from sunlight. Shown here: The arrangement of a catalyst molecule, as observed under cryogenic conditions. The bright spots represent individual or small groups of molecules immobilized on a surface and the cryogenic temperature helps minimize clustering caused by the electron beam during imaging, allowing scientists to study the molecule’s distribution more accurately.(Image: Sungho Jeon) Mapping molecular arrangements to pave the way for better catalytic systems The Stach Group in Penn Engineering led a collaborative team identifying how chemical catalysts drive the creation of liquid fuels from sunlight, paving the way for more efficient removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. As California pushes increased ethanol use, experts sound the alarm on environmental impacts Penn In the News Inside Climate News As California pushes increased ethanol use, experts sound the alarm on environmental impacts Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that the negative impacts of biofuels on land are difficult to overstate. Penn bets big on green Penn In the News Philadelphia Citizen Penn bets big on green Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan outlines the University’s efforts to combat climate change during the next five years. University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan Penn Medicine’s 1.5 million-square-foot Pavilion marked a health care first when it received the prestigious LEED Gold Building Certification for Sustainability.nocred University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan The plan outlines a sweeping strategy to become the nation’s most eco-friendly health care organization. Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action (Image: Eric Sucar) Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 outlines sustainability goals for fiscal year 2025-29 and lays out Penn’s path toward carbon neutrality by 2042. Climate policy under a second Trump presidency Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Climate policy under a second Trump presidency Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses how much a president can do or undo when it comes to environmental policy. Load More
Turning the desert into an oasis In Senegal, the ambitious Dakar Greenbelt project seeks to create an extensive network of ecological infrastructure in and around the city to sustainably address environmental concerns and enhance urban life. With support from David Gouverneur and Ellen Neises, Ph.D. candidate Rob Levinthal in the Weitzman School of Design led two courses that included a field trip to Dakar, that culminated in students presenting their visions for parts of the Greenbelt.(Image: Courtesy of Chaowu Li) Turning the desert into an oasis Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with a massive ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable urban growth.
Mapping molecular arrangements to pave the way for better catalytic systems Eric Stach of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues used neural networks to better identify the characteristics of catalysts that drive the creation of liquid fuels from sunlight. Shown here: The arrangement of a catalyst molecule, as observed under cryogenic conditions. The bright spots represent individual or small groups of molecules immobilized on a surface and the cryogenic temperature helps minimize clustering caused by the electron beam during imaging, allowing scientists to study the molecule’s distribution more accurately.(Image: Sungho Jeon) Mapping molecular arrangements to pave the way for better catalytic systems The Stach Group in Penn Engineering led a collaborative team identifying how chemical catalysts drive the creation of liquid fuels from sunlight, paving the way for more efficient removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
As California pushes increased ethanol use, experts sound the alarm on environmental impacts Penn In the News Inside Climate News As California pushes increased ethanol use, experts sound the alarm on environmental impacts Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that the negative impacts of biofuels on land are difficult to overstate. Penn bets big on green Penn In the News Philadelphia Citizen Penn bets big on green Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan outlines the University’s efforts to combat climate change during the next five years. University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan Penn Medicine’s 1.5 million-square-foot Pavilion marked a health care first when it received the prestigious LEED Gold Building Certification for Sustainability.nocred University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan The plan outlines a sweeping strategy to become the nation’s most eco-friendly health care organization. Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action (Image: Eric Sucar) Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 outlines sustainability goals for fiscal year 2025-29 and lays out Penn’s path toward carbon neutrality by 2042. Climate policy under a second Trump presidency Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Climate policy under a second Trump presidency Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses how much a president can do or undo when it comes to environmental policy. Load More
Penn bets big on green Penn In the News Philadelphia Citizen Penn bets big on green Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan outlines the University’s efforts to combat climate change during the next five years. University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan Penn Medicine’s 1.5 million-square-foot Pavilion marked a health care first when it received the prestigious LEED Gold Building Certification for Sustainability.nocred University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan The plan outlines a sweeping strategy to become the nation’s most eco-friendly health care organization. Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action (Image: Eric Sucar) Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 outlines sustainability goals for fiscal year 2025-29 and lays out Penn’s path toward carbon neutrality by 2042. Climate policy under a second Trump presidency Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Climate policy under a second Trump presidency Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses how much a president can do or undo when it comes to environmental policy. Load More
University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan Penn Medicine’s 1.5 million-square-foot Pavilion marked a health care first when it received the prestigious LEED Gold Building Certification for Sustainability.nocred University of Pennsylvania Health System releases Climate and Sustainability Action Plan The plan outlines a sweeping strategy to become the nation’s most eco-friendly health care organization.
Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action (Image: Eric Sucar) Penn lays out ambitious new roadmap for climate and sustainability action Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 outlines sustainability goals for fiscal year 2025-29 and lays out Penn’s path toward carbon neutrality by 2042.
Climate policy under a second Trump presidency Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Climate policy under a second Trump presidency Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses how much a president can do or undo when it comes to environmental policy.