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Aerial drone view of large soybean farms in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil. Photo credit: Frontpage / Shutterstock

November 30, 2022

Europe’s Proposed Climate Plan Will Outsource Deforestation and Harm Biodiversity

Europe’s “Fit for 55” climate plan, through its bioenergy rules, outsources deforestation and sacrifices Europe’s opportunity for a beneficial land future. In July 2021, the European Union proposed a policy package that aimed to reduce EU greenhouse gas emissions by fifty-five percent by 2030. The series of laws known as “Fit…

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November 28, 2022

Compounding Climate and Social Hazards Result in Different Migration Patterns Around the World

In agricultural communities, migration patterns are affected by the collective impacts of climate-related droughts and existing social vulnerabilities, often increasing migration within countries but also potentially limiting options for long-range, international migration. Extreme drought related to climate change holds…

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November 23, 2022

SPIA Students Explore the World’s Climate Challenges at COP27

Recognizing the importance of introducing the next generation to some of the world’s most important policy conversations, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) sent a group of students to the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm el…

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November 15, 2022

Princeton Researchers Tackle Infectious Disease, Climate, and the Link Between the Two

As experienced in the recent COVID pandemic, the outbreak and rapid spread of infectious disease has potential to dramatically impact human morality, public health systems, and economies worldwide. Society’s ability to control and prevent infectious disease hinges on our understanding of the many factors influencing…

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November 11, 2022

Michael Oppenheimer Writes Chapter in Greta Thunberg’s New Book

Princeton climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer first came to the attention of climate activist Greta Thunberg in 2019, the year of the children’s strike that made the Swedish teenager a household name across the globe. Thunberg’s team reached out to him after the release of an influential report on the world’s oceans that…

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November 04, 2022

Dean's Dialogue: Low-carbon Buildings From Plastic Waste (Kidus Asfaw MPA ’14)

Within 30 years, Africa will be home to nearly 25% of the global population. As such, it’s poised to become a global power and is the focus of current global development finance. Kubik, co-founded by Kidus Asfaw MPA ’14, is an environmental tech company turning plastic waste into low-carbon buildings. Kubik’s focus on building…

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September 29, 2022

Princeton Dissociates From Segments of Fossil Fuel Industry

The Board of Trustees of Princeton University voted earlier this month to dissociate from 90 companies pursuant to a fossil fuel dissociation decision made last year that focused on the most-polluting segments of the industry and on concerns about corporate disinformation campaigns. As a step toward the Board’s related…

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September 15, 2022

SPIA Reacts: Have Migrants Become 'Political Pawns'?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent two planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard on Sept. 14, causing confusion on the Massachusetts island. A day later, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent two buses of migrants to Vice President Kamala Harris' residence, sparking further political debate. These actions have led some to wonder…

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September 01, 2022

Carbon Dioxide Emissions More Costly to Society Than Previously Thought

A multi-year study of the social cost of carbon, a critical input for climate policy analysis, finds that every additional ton of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere costs society $185 — far higher than the current federal estimate of $51 per ton. After years of robust modeling and analysis, a multi-institutional team…

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August 29, 2022

Dean's Dialogue: Hope for Afghanistan (Amb. Adela Raz)

It’s been a year since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the Taliban’s takeover of the country. Since then, the lives of many Afghans, especially women and girls, have been destroyed. Under Taliban rule, human rights violations continue to mount, while the country reaches economic collapse. In this episode, Dean…