Climate

Climate

The drivers and effects of global climate change are interconnected. They cross physical, ecological, economic, political and ethical boundaries. Advancing solutions requires similar connectivity. The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment supports research that cuts across disciplines and sectors to assess the impact of climate disruption on people and planet. This work spans most Woods centers and programs. It focuses on water supplies, agricultural production, biodiversity, ecosystem health, built infrastructure and economies. Stanford researchers from all seven schools on campus are joining forces to analyze climate risks, reduce vulnerabilities and help people mitigate and adapt to the effects of global warming.

In The News

This Climate Policy Could Save the Planet

Quotes Senior Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh (Earth System Science) on how the consequences of global warming are happening more quickly than anticipated.
December 9, 2015 - By Richard Martin, MIT Technology Review

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The Global Economic Costs from Climate Change May Be Worse than Expected

Center Fellow Marshall Burke (Earth System Science) discusses how addressing climate change may be even more important than previously thought from...
December 9, 2015 - By Marshall Burke, Brookings Institution Blog

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Global CO2 Emissions Decline in 2015 After Soaring for a Decade, Study Says

Woods Senior Fellow Rob Jackson (earth system science) discusses the findings of a new paper he led, which found that carbon emissions from human...
December 7, 2015 - By Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News

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Carbon Dioxide Emissions May Dip in 2015, Study Finds

Discusses research co-authored by Senior Fellow Rob Jackson (Earth System Science) showing that plunge in Chinese emissions may lead to global dip.
December 7, 2015 - By Seth Borenstein, AP via Time

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