Penn Climate Seminar: Karen Goldberg
Join Penn Climate for a discussion by Karen Golberg titled “Developing Alternatives to Oil as Feedstocks for our Chemicals and Liquid Fuels” Penn Climate is excited to welcome Karen Goldberg, Vagelos Professor in Energy Research and Chemistry, and the inaugural Director of the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology, to kick off our spring…
Penn Climate Seminar: Heather Boushey
Join Heather Boushey to learn about how the United States can embrace the clean energy transition without leaving communities behind. Penn Climate, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, and the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media, welcome Heather Boushey, Professor of Practice at the Kleinman Center and former Chief Economist to President Biden’s…
Spring Climate Course Offerings from Across the University
This spring, Penn faculty and researchers are offering courses that examine climate change through many perspectives, including anthropology, history, and urban planning. These courses invite students to explore how communities around the world grapple with environmental challenges, how scientific knowledge shapes our understanding of climate futures, and the available tools for preserving land and resources.…
Regulation or Litigation? The Cost of Losing the Endangerment Finding
By Elea Castiglione The EPA’s move to rescind the Endangerment Finding threatens to eliminate federal authority over greenhouse gas emissions. Elea Castiglione explores how Penn experts view the legal and policy implications, and why opening courts to climate lawsuits isn’t an adequate substitute. The Endangerment Finding determined that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions endangered public health…
Penn Climate Seminar Series: Sarah E. Light & Amanda Shanor
Join Penn Climate for the final seminar in our fall series, as Professors Sarah E. Light and Amanda Shanor engage in a discussion about Environmental Law and the First Amendment. Environmental law and policy intersects with the First Amendment in many ways, ranging from claims that laws compelling firms to disclose their emissions or climate-related…
What Drives Gen Z Climate Action? Penn Researchers Investigate
By Elea Castiglione Elea Castiglione reports on how Penn researchers are uncovering what transforms distress into climate action for Gen Z. Senior Fellow Katharine Staley, Postdoctoral Fellow Alyssa Sinclair, and junior Pètra de Beer explore climate engagement across racial and ethnic groups, test effective communication strategies, and reveal what truly motivates young people to take…
Penn’s Sixth Annual Climate Week
Penn’s sixth annual Climate Week brought together the University community during the week of October 13 for more than 50 events exploring climate action around the theme of “hot spots.” The week was supported by all 12 of Penn’s Schools, the Provost’s Office, and the Division of Facilities and Real Estate Services, and carried out…
Penn Climate Seminar Series: Dorit Aviv
Penn Climate is excited to partner with the Penn Institute for Urban Research to welcome Professor Dorit Aviv to the Penn Climate Seminar Series on Wednesday, November 12, for her talk Rethinking the future of cooling: combatting rising heat without air conditioning. Aviv is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Weitzman School of Design…
KlimaKover Pavilion: Climate Adaptation Prototype in New York City
As global temperatures rise and cities look to mitigate urban heat islands, Weitzman School of Design Assistant Professor Dorit Aviv‘s research is transforming how we stay cool outdoors. Aviv helms the Thermal Architecture Lab, which recently unveiled the KlimaKover Pavilion on New York’s Governors Island, a prototype radiant-cooling system that uses 70 percent less energy…
Penn Climate Insights Launches to Advance Climate Education Across the University
The Penn community gathered in the Climate Week at Penn tent on Monday, October 13, to celebrate the launch of Penn Climate Insights, a web platform developed by Penn Vet to make climate knowledge more accessible across the University. Dr. Stephen Decina, Executive Director of Penn Climate, provided remarks at the launch, emphasizing the importance…
