This summer, Cornell Tech welcomed the first-ever cohort of the City University of New York (CUNY) Honors Connect program, which culminated in a showcase of student-led research on July 31.
The timing of emissions reductions, even more so than the rate of reduction, will be key to avoiding catastrophic thresholds for ice-melt and sea-level rise, according to a new Cornell study.
Food systems make up roughly 30% of total greenhouse gas emissions globally. But transforming them could cut these emissions by more than half, according to a report released Oct. 3 from a commission of global experts.
Researchers used advanced data analytics to create a state-by-state look at that environmental impact of the AI boom and how to make the computing infrastructure that supports it more sustainable.
Legislative support for solar projects in New York state has increased the price of farmland near energy infrastructure - and could disincentivize the use of the land for farming.
In a warming climate, extreme drought could trigger a dramatic release of carbon from peatlands, erasing up to 250 years of carbon stores in a matter of months.
Ivan Rudik is as associate professor of applied economics and policy at Cornell University and a former Chief Environmental Economist in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Biden administration. He says the proposed NOAA cuts will cost lives.
