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Scholars from the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability discuss their hopes and expectations for international climate talks taking place this month in Dubai.
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President Joko Widodo of Indonesia spoke as part of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s Dean’s Lecture series, where he discussed sustainability in Indonesia and the needs of the developing world.
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An expert in the global cycles of carbon and water explains how they are inextricably bound to one another and fundamental to the future of life on planet Earth.
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While Pacific leaders gather for the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions researchers discuss solutions to illegal fishing.
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High-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires have become increasingly frequent across the Western U.S. Researchers quantified the value of managed low-intensity burning to dramatically reduce the risk of such fires for years at a time.
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“The goal of the Understand Energy Learning Hub is to demystify energy a little or a lot for, hopefully, millions of people over time,” said Jane Woodward, one of the instructors of the Understand Energy course.
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The federal Commission on Accelerating Climate Action, co-chaired by Stanford ecologist and climate scientist Chris Field, calls for organizations to work together to achieve climate goals and accelerate adaptation with new recommendations.
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In new experiments, scientists explored the electronic structure of iron atoms under extreme conditions to better understand key developments during Earth's first few hundred million years, like the formation of its metal-rich core and silicate-rich mantle.
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Policy and science experts sit down with Los Angeles’s Chief Heat Officer to discuss the challenges and potential mitigations for extreme heat in urban areas.
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New Stanford-led research offers a way to build climate resilience into the designs of ocean and coastal areas intended to protect marine species. The researchers recommend establishing numerous marine protected areas across political borders, starting with the Southern California Bight.
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Research shows that slowing biodiversity loss will require more knowledge of sex-specific responses to climate hazards like heat waves and extreme temperature fluctuations.
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Researchers estimate the electricity used per square foot to cool buildings in U.S. cities will increase on average by nearly 14% for every degree of warming.
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A domino effect can lead politicians to rapidly deplete natural resources — or commit to conservation.
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In historic agreement, leading solar developers, environmental organizations, and groups supporting local interests align on solar development strategies that prioritize climate, conservation, and community.
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Stanford researchers combine epidemiology and management to confront a growing threat from lead-acid batteries in electric vehicles.
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By demonstrating that spaceflight doesn’t adversely affect the magnetism of moon rocks, Stanford researchers underscore the exciting potential of studying the magnetic histories stored in these samples.
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Stanford visiting scholar discusses the new landscape of corporate climate disclosures.
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Pioneering epidemiology project WastewaterSCAN has added parainfluenza, rotavirus, adenovirus group F, enterovirus D68, Candida auris, and hepatitis A to the list of infectious diseases it can monitor for public health.
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Stanford researchers examined how often Californians visit emergency departments and found that people tend to avoid the hospital on the smokiest days.
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Montana is appealing a historic court ruling that found the state must consider greenhouse gas and climate impacts in its environmental reviews of projects. What impact would a win or loss have across the U.S.?
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"As a kid I would go to construction sites with my dad, a civil engineer, and he’d show me plans for putting reinforcement inside concrete columns. Together, we would count that the right amount of steel was there to protect a structure."
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Stanford cofounders are betting on the farm with soil-based carbon removal.
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A Stanford geophysicist and lawyer team up to use big data for water quality monitoring and governance.
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Stanford research reveals the rapidly growing influence of wildfire smoke on air quality trends across most of the United States. Wildfire smoke in recent years has slowed or reversed progress toward cleaner air in 35 states, erasing a quarter of gains made since 2000.
