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Rajendra Pachauri says he is “cautiously optimistic" that the upcoming COP15 United Nations Conference 2009 will result in firm commitments from attending countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Pachauri: Those Who Least Contribute to Climate Change May Suffer the Most
Climate change doesn't just pose a scientific challenge; it also creates an ethical obligation for those of us in the developed world, according to Rajendra Pachauri, who gave the inaugural talk in the Yale Climate and Energy Institute's (YCEI) weekly seminar series that kicked off Sept. 25.
Yale Alumni Travel to Brazil to Promote Global Sustainability
Yale alumni will travel to Rio De Janeiro October 30 – November 8 to collaborate with leading Brazilian social entrepreneurs working to preserve the degraded Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil. The Yale volunteers include business consultants, lawyers, medical doctors and other health professionals, as well as environmental consultants and engineers.
Yale Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Yale has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 7 percent since 2005, despite a 5.5 percent increase in the size of the campus during that period.
Yale Environment 360 Honored
The Online News Association has honored Yale Environment 360 with its best "specialty site journalism" award at its annual Online Journalism Awards ceremony, citing content that is "taking debate to a higher level and is so needed in the journalism community now."
Developing Sustainable Strategies is Focus of F&ES Alumni Panel
Yale alumni will discuss what they are doing to help corporations develop sustainable strategies even in the midst of an economic crisis in a special program being held on Friday, Oct 9, at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES).
Yale Arab Alumni Association and American University of Beirut Host International Conference on Urban Sustainability
Under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Ziad Baroud, the Lebanese Minister of Interior and Municipalities, the Yale Arab Alumni Association will stage the largest Yale alumni event ever to take place in the Arab Middle East, an international conference titled Transnational Tides and the Future of the Arab City.
You Can Now ‘Go Green’ While Exercising on Yale Gym’s Machines
As the "green"-conscious know, using less energy and biking and walking more are two ways to help fight climate change. But what if you could combine the two and actually use the energy created through exercise to produce a cleaner form of electricity?
Energy Summit Promotes Dialogue Between U.S. and India
[Washington, D.C., U.S.A.] Yale University and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) are convening the U.S.-India Energy Partnership Summit on October 1, 2009 in Washington, D.C. to contribute to the ongoing high-level dialogue between the United States and India in such areas as renewable energy, climate change and technological innovation.
University Gets High Marks for ‘Green’ Efforts
The University recently made The Princeton Review's Green Honor Roll, was named one of the top 20 "coolest schools" for its sustainability efforts by Sierra magazine, and appeared on TreeHugger's list of the 10 greenest colleges in the United States.
Plants Save the Earth from an Icy Doom
Researchers at Yale University, the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the University of Sheffield show that land plants saved the Earth from a deep frozen fate by buffering the removal of atmospheric CO2 over the past 24 million years.
Speth Scholarship Established at F&ES In Honor of Outgoing Dean
As Gus Speth prepares to step down later this June after serving 10 years as dean of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES), alumni, faculty and friends of the school continue to make new gifts and pledges to a minimally endowed $1 million scholarship fund named after him and his wife.
