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Europe’s Policy to Treat Wood as Low-Carbon Fuel Poised to Harm Global Forests

Europe’s decision to promote the use of wood as a “renewable fuel” will likely greatly increase Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions and cause severe…

Guess, McCarty Join Commission Focused on Facebook’s Influence Over Elections and Democracy

Two Princeton University professors are part of a new initiative that will help social scientists to study the spread of information and…

Congress Must Adopt Stronger Safeguards for Wireless Cybersecurity, Mayer Testifies

Thanks to the advent of cell phones, tablets and smart cars, Americans are increasingly reliant on wireless services and products. Yet despite…

Survival and Restoration of China's Native Forests Imperiled by Proliferating Tree Plantations

China has implemented some of the world’s most ambitious policies to protect and restore forests, yet these programs still miss the mark, according…

Felten Nominated for Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

Professor Edward Felten has been nominated by President Donald Trump for a position on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)…

Defending Democracy: Princeton Conference to Address Civil, Military Responses in an Age of Disinformation

Robert Mueller’s recent indictment of 13 Russians and their “troll farm” has given us a clearer view of what an adversary can do with disinformation…

Politics & Polls #78: Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change

As the earth continues to warm, life - both in cities and rural areas - will undoubtedly change. Urban centers, which contribute the lion’s share of…

Pride Tops Guilt as a Motivator for Environmental Decisions

A lot of pro-environmental messages suggest that people will feel guilty if they don’t make an effort to live more sustainably or takes steps to…

By 2100, Arid Cities Will Suffer from More Severe Heat Waves than Temperate Cities

Heat waves are among the deadliest and most common of environmental extremes. As the earth continues to warm due to the buildup of greenhouse gases,…

United States Should Continue Leading in Artificial Intelligence, Felten Tells Senate Committee

A hearing convened by the Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet Subcommittee of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce,…

Politics & Polls #72: Social Research in the Digital Age

From smart phones to social media, digital technology has changed the way we live — åallowing for new explorations of human behavior. Big Data now…

Hydraulic Fracturing Negatively Impacts Infant Health

From North Dakota to Ohio to Pennsylvania, hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, has transformed small towns into energy powerhouses. While…

Are the Grandkids Worth It? Climate Change Policy Depends on How We Value Human Population

If the human population continues to grow, more pressure will be put on carbon dioxide emissions — leaving future generations vulnerable to the…

Air Pollution Cuts Solar Energy Potential in China

China is rapidly expanding its solar power supply, hoping to meet 10 percent of the nation’s electricity needs with solar energy by 2030. But there’s…

To Predict How Climate Change Will Affect Disease, Researchers Must Fuse Climate Science and Biology

Predicting how climate change will affect the incidence of infectious diseases would have great public health benefits. But the relationship between…

Orange is the New Green: How Orange Peels Revived a Costa Rican Forest

In the mid-1990s, 1,000 truckloads of orange peels and orange pulp were purposefully unloaded onto a barren pasture in a Costa Rican national park…

Connecting Information Technology and Policy

How to effectively regulate and oversee the internet has become increasingly complicated for policymakers. Today’s information revolution has…

Research

Climate Change to Damage U.S. Economy, Increase Inequality

Unmitigated climate change will make the United States poorer and more unequal, according to a study published June 29 in the journal Science. The…

U.S. Nuclear Regulators Greatly Underestimate Potential for Nuclear Disaster

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) relied on faulty analysis to justify its refusal to adopt a critical measure for protecting Americans…

'A Bee, a Tree, What’s In It For Me?' Class Examines Environmental Policy

On a morning in March, Professor Michael Oppenheimer pointed to a photograph he took while flying over the North Pole.

Current Climate Change Measurements Mask Trade-Offs Necessary for Policy Debates

Scientists and policymakers use measurements like global warming potential to compare how varying greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane,…

WWS Reacts: Rolling Back Net Neutrality?

Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ajit Pai outlined a plan last week to reduce government oversight over high-speed internet…

Synthetic Gas Would Cut Air Pollution but Worsen Climate Damage in China

Severe air pollution has plagued China's industrial regions in recent decades, a situation that has received worldwide attention thanks to photos of…

Politics & Polls #36: Do Science and Facts Matter in the Trump Administration?

President Trump’s budget blueprint proposes deep cuts to research at the National Institutes of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency…

Q&A: Protecting Democracy in a Vulnerable Digital World

This Q&A is part of a series featuring panelists who will participate in the Princeton-Fung Global Forum. This public event, to be held…