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Cornell Expert Quotes

Cornellians weigh in on current events in the news

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Topic	Name	Date
Energy, Environment & Sustainability	Robert Howarth David R. Atkinson Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology	01/27/21
	“A decade ago, one might argue that we could use natural gas as a bridge fuel, substituting for coal since gas emits less carbon dioxide. Unfortunately, though, the rapid increase in natural gas production from shale over the past years has led to a global increase in methane emissions. Since methane is such a powerful gas, these methane emissions make natural gas an even more climate-damaging fuel than coal.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Biden oil, gas leasing ban signals shift away from ‘climate-damaging’ fuel (01/27/21)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability	David M. Lodge Director of the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability	11/24/20
	“The hammerhead worm is one example of the ‘discovery’ of species that invaded long ago, but often go unseen or unrecognized. The introduction of such species in the soils imported with living plants is really no surprise.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Lurking, invasive hammerhead worm unearthed by digital platform (11/24/20)
New York City , Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Engineering	Max Zhang Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	10/22/20
	“Electric heaters emit no pollutants onsite compared to natural gas and propane heaters. However, a majority of the electricity consumed in New York City is generated from fossil fuels (e.g., natural gas and oil). Accounting for the conversion efficiency in power generation makes electric heating actually more polluting in terms of greenhouse gas emissions than the gas and propane options. We will need to bring much more renewable electricity to New York City to make heating sustainable.” Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: NYC outdoor dining heaters ‘vivid reflection’ of renewable energy challenge (10/22/20)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Industrial and Labor Relations	Lara Skinner Associate director of the Worker Institute at Cornell	10/20/20
	“Raising the emissions standards for ship fuel is a good way to reassess the cost of shipping products internationally and may push more regional and local manufacturing." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Deal to curb shipping emissions may boost regional manufacturing (10/20/20)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability	Flavio Lehner Climate scientist and assistant professor of earth and atmospheric science	10/16/20
	“The most important part of this story for me is that continued observation of sea level rise is ensured. Long measurement series are critical for climate research and truly global sea level measurements have only been possible in the satellite era, so are still relatively short.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Sentinel-6 sea level tracking satellite gives boost to climate science (10/16/20)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Industrial and Labor Relations	Arthur Wheaton Director of Western NY Labor and Environmental Programs for the Worker Institute	10/15/20
	“Ford is facing some possible fines in Europe if they are unable to find a partner to meet emission standards. There is a very common practice for companies to pool sales in order to meet emission standards. Tesla has been doing this from the beginning as they have no truck sales and have excess CO2 or emission credits to trade, sell or pool with other automakers.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Ford needs to make ‘quick deal’ to meet EU emission standards (10/15/20)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Architecture, Art and Planning	Timur Dogan Architect, building scientist, faculty fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability	10/13/20
	“The recent plans by the EU to speed up renovation rate of buildings to reduce carbon emissions is bold and significant. It provides a short-term economic stimulus and invests in the future by cutting reliance on fossil fuels and advancing research and industry in architecture and building technology. ” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: EU building renovations plan ‘bold’ example of green recovery (10/13/20)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability	Arthur Wheaton Director of Western NY Labor and Environmental Programs for the Worker Institute	09/25/20
	“The move by the California Governor to ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars is aspirational. However, the technology for electric vehicles has made great progress in the past decade. It is reasonable to assume that within 15 years the infrastructure to charge the large-scale needs of an all-electric fleet could be built. This of course assumes additional state, city and federal funding and incentives." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: 2035 gas cars ban ‘aspirational,’ infrastructure requires legislation (09/25/20)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Economics and Business , Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship , Cornell SC Johnson College of Business	John Tobin Professor of Practice at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management	09/22/20
	“EU members should avoid the temptation to invest all the proceeds in alternative energy, green real estate, and public transportation projects, which capture the lion’s share of green bond proceeds, and support urgently-needed improvements in land use and agricultural practices that effectively mitigate biodiversity loss and climate change.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: ‘Overarching concern’ for new EU green bonds: investor appetite (09/22/20)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Economics and Business , Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship , Cornell SC Johnson College of Business	Andrew Karolyi Professor of Asset Management and Finance	09/22/20
	“The overarching concern is not about the EU’s ambition or the need for green financing, but rather about whether there is the broad-based investor appetite to jump in, and in the current pandemic environment.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: ‘Overarching concern’ for new EU green bonds: investor appetite (09/22/20)

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