What the COVID-19 curve can teach us about climate change What the COVID-19 curve can teach us about climate change Like the person-to-person transmission of coronavirus, climate change is happening in smaller increments that can be easy to ignore until the cumulative effects can be measured.
Penn signs Power Purchase Agreement for largest solar project in Pennsylvania Keystone Solar, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Photo courtesy of Community Energy, Inc. nocred Penn signs Power Purchase Agreement for largest solar project in Pennsylvania The agreement will result in the construction in central Pennsylvania of two new solar energy facilities that combined can generate 220 megawatts of electricity.
Ecuador’s vice president talks biodiversity protection Ecuador's Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner speaks at Perry World House. Ecuador’s vice president talks biodiversity protection Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner spoke to a packed Perry World House about protecting the environment while balancing economic growth.
How India and Bangladesh respond to rising seas Raka Sen, a doctoral candidate in sociology. (Image: Omnia) How India and Bangladesh respond to rising seas Raka Sen, a doctoral candidate in sociology, studies how inhabitants of the Sundarbans region react to climate change.
Why sustainable investing is a safe bet Why sustainable investing is a safe bet The new reality of climate change has shifted attitudes about sustainable investing, and expands the question of whether an investment is risky into whether a business is factoring in environmental impact.
Visualizing future cities with Zhongjie Lin Visualizing future cities with Zhongjie Lin A new three-year project called called “Spatial Visions Connecting China and the West: A Centennial Review and New Perspectives on Future Urban Environments” will address global issues like climate change and migration will begin at Penn and travel to Beijing.
Coral reef resilience Marine biologist Katie Barott investigates the strategies certain corals may use to tolerate the warmer temperatures and acidic waters that climate change is bringing to the world’s oceans. Coral reef resilience With coral reefs under threat from climate change, marine biologist Katie Barott studies how some corals may prove resilient to warming temperatures and acidifying oceans.
Study shows how pollution, climate change could make us dumber Penn In the News Forbes Study shows how pollution, climate change could make us dumber Anna Schapiro of the School of Arts and Sciences co-authored a paper that created a predictive model of what might happen to human cognitive abilities over time as carbon dioxide levels continue to rise. ‘An Atlas for the Green New Deal’ ‘An Atlas for the Green New Deal’ The McHarg Center releases a new collection of maps and datascapes capturing the spatial consequences of climate change in support of a coordinated national response. Penn sends largest ever delegation to UN climate conference At COP 25, the United Nations climate conference that runs from Dec. 2 through Dec. 13, 2019, Penn sent its largest delegation ever, including philosophy professor Michael Weisberg (center, in blue). He and others from around the University participated in the inaugural Resilience Lab and led discussions on topics like adaptation and climate-resilient urban infrastructure. (Image: Jocelyn Perry) Penn sends largest ever delegation to UN climate conference At COP 25, representatives from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, Perry World House, Penn IUR, and elsewhere discuss global climate challenges.
‘An Atlas for the Green New Deal’ ‘An Atlas for the Green New Deal’ The McHarg Center releases a new collection of maps and datascapes capturing the spatial consequences of climate change in support of a coordinated national response.
Penn sends largest ever delegation to UN climate conference At COP 25, the United Nations climate conference that runs from Dec. 2 through Dec. 13, 2019, Penn sent its largest delegation ever, including philosophy professor Michael Weisberg (center, in blue). He and others from around the University participated in the inaugural Resilience Lab and led discussions on topics like adaptation and climate-resilient urban infrastructure. (Image: Jocelyn Perry) Penn sends largest ever delegation to UN climate conference At COP 25, representatives from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, Perry World House, Penn IUR, and elsewhere discuss global climate challenges.