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Companies undercount emissions from their supply chains by billions of tons, a new study reveals. A new model could help them find and shrink the biggest contributors to their carbon footprints.
A new solar-powered microgrid at the O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm will meet on-site energy needs while providing students with hands-on experience in agroecology, energy systems, and the clean-energy transition.
Scientists have discovered wintertime seismic activity in the ocean around Antarctica controls summer growth of phytoplankton, tiny organisms that fuel the marine food web and sequester huge amounts of carbon from Earth’s atmosphere.
With support from a grant from the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy, Earth system science master's student Mustafa Sultan is building an efficient HVAC system for the modern electricity grid.
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Researchers have created an ultrathin silver coating for solid electrolytes that increases resistance to cracking, promising breakthroughs in the safety and longevity of lithium metal batteries.
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At the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, PhD students across disciplines build community through a cohort program for incoming students.
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As climate impacts intensify while political progress remains stalled, new Stanford research examines which messages can shift public beliefs across partisan divides and strengthen climate communication.
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The influential ecologist and climate scientist will return to full-time research and teaching at Stanford.
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Companies undercount emissions from their supply chains by billions of tons, a new study reveals. A new model could help them find and shrink the biggest contributors to their carbon footprints.
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A new solar-powered microgrid at the O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm will meet on-site energy needs while providing students with hands-on experience in agroecology, energy systems, and the clean-energy transition.
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The vision of a U.S. nuclear power renaissance has a blind spot – uranium fuel – in the near term and long, according to a Stanford University-led industry meeting that explored the vulnerabilities and some possible solutions.
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NatCap celebrates 20 years of valuing nature in decisions with a new name and tiered membership structure.
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With support from a grant from the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy, Earth system science master's student Mustafa Sultan is building an efficient HVAC system for the modern electricity grid.
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Close out the year with a look back at the strides our community has made toward better understanding and supporting life on Earth.
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A microbiologist discusses her research into the robust lipid membranes of ancient microbes to reveal secrets about Earth’s environmental past and future.
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Our list includes a mix of favorites, high-impact stories, and some of our most-read research coverage from the past year.
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David Lobell discusses how satellite data and artificial intelligence can provide insights on food security, poverty, and sustainability in this episode of the Stanford Ecopreneurship podcast.
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Tribal nations face persistent barriers in accessing state clean-energy programs. Alumna Kelsey Freeman’s new role with Stanford and the California Energy Commission aims to change that.
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What drives atmospheric rivers? Da Yang explains how these "rivers in the sky" gain and lose momentum, and how researchers are studying their physical properties to improve forecasts and reduce risks.
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Stanford students are getting a head start on careers with education and leadership programs offered by the Woods Institute for the Environment. We talk with Alice Heiman, a junior who bridged academic knowledge and real-world practice through the Mentoring Undergraduates in Interdisciplinary Research (MUIR) program.
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Scientists have discovered wintertime seismic activity in the ocean around Antarctica controls summer growth of phytoplankton, tiny organisms that fuel the marine food web and sequester huge amounts of carbon from Earth’s atmosphere.
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New research shows rising hydrogen emissions since 1990 have indirectly intensified climate change and amplified the impact of methane. Limiting leaks from future hydrogen fuel projects and cutting methane emissions will be key to securing benefits from hydrogen as a clean-burning alternative to oil and gas.
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Significant areas of North America’s western electricity grid are underutilized and good places to build data centers and new generators, a new study finds. Also, targeting replacement, refurbishment, and added flexibility of transmission assets shouild be prioritiezed while waiting for new transmission lines to be built.
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Adam Pellegrini engages in collaborations and field experiments across the globe to examine how ecosystems respond to global change and predict their resilience to major disturbances, such as wildfires, droughts, and disease outbreaks.
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Gretchen Daily, professor of biology and faculty director of the Stanford Natural Capital Project, discusses valuing nature’s benefits to people and scaling an initiative to 75 countries in this episode of the Stanford Ecopreneurship podcast.
