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Why Denmark Wants to Be a ‘Frontrunner’ in the Fight Against Climate Change

Despite a small carbon footprint, Denmark is an innovator in the environmental realm. Dan… Continue Reading →

The Social Cost of Carbon is Still the Best Way to Evaluate Climate Policy

Professor of Economics Matthew Kotchen argues that the social cost of carbon, which accounts… Continue Reading →

Rivers Are Largest Global Source of Mercury in Coastal Oceans

Ten rivers are responsible for half of the riverine mercury entering the world's oceans… Continue Reading →

Eli Fenichel Named to Office of Science and Technology Policy

Eli Fenichel, the Knobloch Family Professor of Natural Resource Economics, has joined the… Continue Reading →

Advances in Energy-Climate Change Models Will Help Refine Policies

Narasimha Rao, associate professor of energy systems at the Yale School of the Environment… Continue Reading →

YSE Class of ’21 Andie Creel: Putting a Value on Natural Resources

Growing up in Bozeman, Montana Andie Creel MESc ’21 had nature at her doorstep. But… Continue Reading →

YSE Class of ’21 Cam Humphrey Seeks to Elevate Voices on the Periphery in Environmental Policy

Cam Humphrey MEM ’21, who has focused his YSE studies on environmental justice, seeks… Continue Reading →

New Horizons Conference Highlights Challenges, Emerging Voices, and Reasons for Optimism in Environmental Justice

More than 880 people attended the conference, which celebrated the work of people of color… Continue Reading →

Proposed Infrastructure Plan Provides Opportunities for Green Innovations

Ken Gillingham, associate professor of environmental and energy economics at the Yale School… Continue Reading →

Student Research finds Lack of Transparency, Systemic Discrimination in Food Supply System

Efforts to help direct institutional food purchasing toward more equitable and sustainable… Continue Reading →

Fossil Fuel Companies Benefit from Inefficient Pricing on Climate and Health Consequences

Fossil fuel producers in the U.S. are directly benefiting from implicit subsidies on the order… Continue Reading →

Haaland DOI Nomination Provides Opportunities to Advance Environmental Justice

Gerald Torres, professor of Environmental Justice at the Yale School of the Environment, weighs… Continue Reading →

A New Foundation for U.S. Forest Policy

Rich Guldin, recipient of the Society of American Foresters’ prestigious Sir William… Continue Reading →

Maggie Thomas Named Chief of Staff of New Office of Domestic Climate Policy

Yale School of the Environment alumna Maggie Thomas ’15 MEM, who served on the climate… Continue Reading →

Bell Elected to the Prestigious National Academy of Medicine

Michelle Bell, the Mary E. Pinchot Professor of Environmental Health at YSE, was elected today… Continue Reading →

The Pandemic Has Dramatically Changed Rural Attitudes toward Government

A new Yale-led study found that the Covid-19 pandemic may have at least temporarily altered… Continue Reading →

Red Lights to Green Lights: Toward an Innovation-Oriented Sustainability Strategy

In the 20th century, environmental policy centered on telling people what not to do.… Continue Reading →

Decarbonization Propels Countries to Top Sustainability Rankings in 2020 EPI Index

Denmark emerges at the top of the 2020 Environmental Performance Index, according to… Continue Reading →

What Does Sustainability Look Like? New Global Scorecard Will Offer a Glimpse

On June 4, the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) will issue its 12th biennial ranking… Continue Reading →

EPA Rollback of Mercury Rule Relies on Flawed Analysis, Yale Economist Asserts

An attempt by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back federal limits on mercury… Continue Reading →

The Benefits and Tradeoffs of Social Distancing

For more than a decade Eli Fenichel has studied the benefits and challenges of using social… Continue Reading →

Incentives for Innovation Can Drive Decarbonization, Esty Tells Lawmakers

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At COP25, Students Will Help Forge Solutions to Global Climate Challenge

More than 40 members of the Yale community, including 38 students from F&ES, will be in… Continue Reading →

Finding Common Ground for Scientists and Policymakers on Soil Carbon and Climate Change

In an opinion published in Nature Sustainability, a group of scientists argue that… Continue Reading →

To Tackle Environmental Threats, New Thinking — and More Voices — Needed

Effective strategies to confront the vast environmental threats facing the planet require… Continue Reading →

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