Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Cornell is a global leader in sustainability and climate change research, teaching and engagement. Our campuses are living laboratories for developing, testing and implementing solutions that address these most challenging issues.


Law school addition certified platinum by green building group

The newly constructed addition to the Cornell Law School’s Myron Taylor Hall exceeded its burden of proof: It’s now certified LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council. The Platinum certification is the second at Cornell.

Diverse ideas served up at first food systems summit

Food industry professionals, retailers and suppliers gathered to learn a veritable cornucopia of ideas and concepts at the first Cornell Food Systems Global Summit on Dec. 8.

Help conserve energy on campus over winter break

All members of the Cornell community are asked to take such energy-conserving steps as closing laboratory fume hoods and windows, turning off office lights, and shutting down office equipment.

On the environmental trail of food pathogens

Learning where Listeria dwells can aid the search for other food pathogens.

Students form nucleus for sustainability alliance

Passionate about strengthening sustainability, battling climate change and improving a polluted world, Cornell students met Dec. 6 to begin forming an alliance of more than three dozen campus sustainability groups.

Carbon-trapping 'sponges' can cut greenhouse gases

Cornell materials scientists have invented low-toxicity, highly effective carbon-trapping “sponges” that could lead to increased use of carbon-capture technology.

Cornell joins effort to fight global hunger

Cornell has joined nearly 50 universities in a commitment to address global hunger. University leaders will sign the Presidents’ Commitment to Food and Nutrition Security Dec. 9 at the United Nations.

Tata-Cornell Initiative observes first year of research

Celebrating its first year of research projects in India, the Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative briefed faculty and students on drinking-water system projects, research on iron nutrition for women, and a food fortification study.

Researcher calls for new 'science of climate diversity'

Researchers argue a “science of climate diversity” will help guide researchers and public leaders and overcome a lack of ethnic and racial diversity in the climate change movement.