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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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How a ‘just’ EV transition hinges on a looming labor strike

September 14, 2023

Ian Greer, a research professor at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), comments on a looming autoworker strike and its significance for the U.S. transition to electric vehicles.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Industrial and Labor Relations

Wet summer in Northeast could be prime set-up for bright fall foliage

September 13, 2023

Art DeGaetano says if the next few weeks live up to expectations, we could be in for some good fall foliage in the Northeast.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Calculating corporate carbon emissions fraught with confusion, difficulty

September 13, 2023

John Tobin, professor of practice at Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business and a former Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainability at Credit Suisse and Glen Dowell, a corporate sustainability researcher and professor of management and organizations at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, comment on a measure in California that would require corporations to disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Economics and Business
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Law, Government & Public Policy

Idalia exposes Florida communications patchwork, limits to information access

August 29, 2023

Rebecca Brenner, a disaster policy expert and senior lecturer in the Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University, comments on disaster communications policy as Hurricane Idalia nears Florida.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Law, Government & Public Policy

Florida’s growth, financial model falls short in the face of climate change

August 30, 2023

Linda Shi, an urban environmental planner whose research focuses on climate adaptation and land use policies in hurricane prone regions of the country, comments on Hurricane Idalia and climate planning in Florida.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Architecture, Art and Planning

Biden pushes throttle on carbon removal, boosting industry

August 11, 2023

Greeshma Gadikota, director of the Sustainable Energy and Resource Recovery Group at Cornell University’s College of Engineering, and Phillip Milner, professor of chemical and chemical biology at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences, comment on the Biden administration's push to support carbon capture technology.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Physical Sciences & Engineering

‘Worst case scenario’ – Canadian wildfires could impact NY all summer

June 29, 2023

Max Zhang, a professor of engineering at Cornell University, says we’ve seen wildfire smoke pollution in New York before, but the exposure this June could point to future concerns.

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Blocking sun’s rays not ‘substitute’ for cutting emissions

June 28, 2023

The European Union will reportedly look into blocking rays from the sun as a possible option to combat climate change.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

U.S. needs to focus more on harms causes by wildfire smoke

May 25, 2023

Alistair Hayden, a professor of practice in public and ecosystem health and a former division chief at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, says many more people die from wildfire smoke than from the fire itself.

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Cornell expert on how to protect and support pollinators in your backyard

May 8, 2023

Tamson Yeh, pest management and turf specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension Suffolk County, provides lawn mowing best practices and ideas of more permanent measures to support pollinators rather than temporary ones like pausing mowing for the month of May.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
New York State

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