Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology at Cornell University, studies the greenhouse gas footprint of methane extracted from shale formations and liquified natural gas. He comments on reports of a drafted plan coming from the EPA that will seek to repeal the 2009 declaration known as the “endangerment finding,” scientifically establishing greenhouse gases endanger human lives.
Christopher P. Dunn, PhD, executive director of Cornell Botanic Gardens, retires at the end of 2025. He led the organization into a new era of relevance to the university, community, and world, with a focused mission on conserving biological and cultural diversity.
As the need to find climate change solutions becomes ever more urgent, Cornell chemists are leading the way with innovative and far-reaching discoveries, including better electric batteries, carbon capture technologies, renewable plastics and improvements in solar cells.
Fruit and vegetable farmers across the U.S. said that labor was the biggest barrier to adopting sustainable practices, with many farmers perceiving the labor requirements to be higher than they are.
At United Nations climate meetings in Brazil, a floating pavilion whose designers include AAP's J. Meejin Yoon offers delegates a "surreal" eye-level view of the water.
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.
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.
