Published by Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University The North American Climate Policy Forum brought together some of the world’s pre-eminent thinkers with senior Canadian, American, and Mexican climate policy officials speaking on climate policy design, low carbon technology, and innovation policy. Storified by · Tue, Jun 28 2016 15:49:53 North American Climate […]
Published by the Yale School of Forestry Henri Lefebvre’s famous idea, Right to the City, has stirred up numerous discussions as preparations for the Habitat III conference is in full swing. Right to the City has been interpreted and used in many different ways, often in the… Read the full article at: http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2016/06/who-owns-the-right-to-the-city-moving-towards-urban-inclusivity/
Published by the Yale School of Forestry Climate change threatens cities worldwide, but urban leaders face a myriad of funding, logistical, and political challenges in trying to reduce the associated risks at the local level. When planning for climate adaptation, or “climate-proofing,” some urban planners and civic… Read the full article at: http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2016/06/thinking-beyond-the-city-regional-climate-adaptation-planning-and-habitat-iii/
Published by the Yale School of Forestry Habitat III Habitat III, a global summit born out of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, is set to take place in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016. This round of global gathering is the third in… Read the full article at: http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2016/05/habitat-iii-from-global-conversation-to-creative-commitment/
Published by the Yale School of Forestry Hello! My name is Becca Melnick and I am excited to be joining the F&ES admissions team as an admissions counselor! I am coming to F&ES from the School of Management where I was working on events for the school… Read the full article at: http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2016/05/meet-the-newest-fes-admissions-counselor/
Published by the Yale School of Forestry Large Chinese cities such as Beijing are already bursting at their seams. Imagine the daily commute for one of Beijing’s 21.7 million residents. Most people live in the outskirts of the city, where there is housing, but have to commute… Read the full article at: http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2016/05/urban-land-use-planning-climate/
Published by the Yale School of Forestry Sustainability is a theme at Yale that goes beyond F&ES. Yale’s Office of Sustainability releases detailed Sustainability Strategic Plans to reduce the university’s greenhouse gas emissions and waste and increase composting and recycling rates. The office publishes annual progress reports,… Read the full article at: http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2016/05/sustainability-at-yale/
Published by the Yale School of Forestry Energy efficiency and renewable energy are widely recognized as two of the most effective ways to greatly reduce the threat of climate change. But how much do we know about other environmental impacts of a large-scale deployment of these technologies?… Read the full article at: http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2016/04/environmental-impacts-of-demand-side-technologies-and-strategies-for-carbon-mitigation/
Published by the Yale School of Forestry This April, Yale students came together to voluntarily run one of the largest film festivals across the country. The Environmental Film Festival at Yale, or more lovingly called EFFY by Yale students in the know, ran from April 1-9, screened… Read the full article at: http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2016/04/effy-2016/
Published by the Yale School of Forestry An F&ES student and recent alum recently published an article in The Nature of Cities, based on research done at Yale as part of the COP21 Fellowship. The research, by Emily Wier ’17 M.E.M. and Alisa Zomer ’14 M.E.M., found… Read the full article at: http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2016/04/6467/
Published by the Yale School of Forestry For prospective students out there that can’t make it to the Admitted Student Open House next week, here is a list of questions to peruse that will give you a better sense of the School! Q: How do I find… Read the full article at: http://environment.yale.edu/blog/2016/03/for-those-unable-to-attend-admitted-student-open-house/