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Climate change will raise sea levels, cause apocalyptic floods and displace almost a billion people
Salon.com

Climate change will raise sea levels, cause apocalyptic floods and displace almost a billion people

Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the displacement of hundreds of millions of climate refugees is inevitable but would take place over a much more manageable timeline if carbon emissions were immediately reduced, as opposed to continuing with current rates of fossil fuel burning.

How an oil giant took control of Biden's billion-dollar bet on carbon capture
Bloomberg

How an oil giant took control of Biden's billion-dollar bet on carbon capture

Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that there’s a strong case for gigaton-scale carbon removal but criticizes oil company Occidental’s claim that such technology will enable the continuation of oil production.

How to design across species to increase biodiversity
Two computer generated living materials.

Module growth of engineered living materials.

(Image: Courtesy of Abby Weinstein and Terreform ONE)

How to design across species to increase biodiversity

SNF Paideia Fellow Abigail (Abby) Weinstein participated in a summer internship with Terreform ONE, a nonprofit architecture and design research group.

From the SNF Paideia Program

From seed sowing to harvest
Xavier Watkins-Wright washing cucumbers and peppers.

Xavier Watkins-Wright washes freshly picked cucumbers and peppers at Penn Farm.

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From seed sowing to harvest

Five undergraduates spent their summer interning at Penn Farm, where they practiced regenerative agricultural techniques and learned about environmental and food justice.

Liana F. Wait

Climate change has a hitman: Responding to extreme heat
International Institute for Sustainable Development

Climate change has a hitman: Responding to extreme heat

In an Op-Ed, Lauren Anderson of Perry World House urges the global policy community to take steps to prepare for and protect people from the heatwaves of tomorrow.