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IBES and Epidemiology Professor Allan Just is co-author on this paper, which asks: Do minoritized groups experience hotter summers than the area average, and do non-Hispanic white people experience cooler summers?
Allan Just, associate professor in IBES and the Department of Epidemiology, offered insights on the current state of local and global air pollution.
IBES Affiliate Victor Tsai co-authored a new study that challenges traditional beliefs about the cause of earthquakes.
IBES Director Kim Cobb spoke with MSNBC's Alex Witt about the ongoing climate crisis and how 2023 was the warmest year on record.
Scientific American
Could the U.S. Ban Fossil Fuel Ads?
Visiting IBES Professor Robert Brulle noted that the U.N. secretary general’s call for a ban on fossil fuel advertising is a turning point in raising the public’s awareness of misinformation.
"I don't think that this issue is going to go away at all, and I believe that these calls will result in some jurisdictions actually banning fossil fuel advertising," commented Visiting IBES Professor Robert Brulle.
ASB Zeitung
UN sharply criticizes the fossil fuel sector
IBES and Sociology Professor Timmons Roberts noted that "Money from [fossil fuel] companies floods every aspect of our lives, making it challenging or impossible to undertake the comprehensive climate action science demands."
IBES Director Kim Cobb spoke with Bill Weir, CNN's chief climate correspondent, about recent climate trends and future warming.
Brown University leaders outlined their comprehensive strategy to coordinate climate change initiatives — emphasizing interdisciplinary research, new faculty roles, and active student and alumni engagement.
During Commencement and Reunion Weekend, IBES celebrated its 10-year anniversary, hosted a discussion on cross-disciplinary climate action and cheered on its largest-ever graduating class.
IBES Senior Lecturer Dawn King was featured on this episode of the Climate One podcast
Climate Social Science Network
Climate Obstruction Across Europe
This major assessment volume, available for free from the IBES-based Climate Social Science Network and Oxford University Press, explores the forces blocking climate action in and around Europe.
"Having expertise in multiple disciplines is my superpower, and my university has shown it values that breadth," IBES and Epidemiology Assistant Professor Rachel Baker writes in this op-ed.
Current Climate Change Reports
Equity and Justice in Loss and Damage Finance: A Narrative Review of Catalysts and Obstacles
Reviewing recent literature on loss and damage finance, members of the IBES-based Climate Social Science Network consider how the new UNFCCC Loss and Damage Fund could be transformative for climate finance.
Nature Scientific Reports
Group 2i Isochrysidales thrive in marine and lacustrine systems with ice cover
New research from Tyler Kartzinel, assistant professor of biology and environment and society, and IBES Fellow Yongsong Huang.
Meredith Hastings, professor in IBES and DEEPS, discussed Breathe Providence: a hyperlocal air quality monitoring network that she leads.
Working at the intersection of environment and society, Lennon was recently awarded the University’s Howard R. Swearer Engaged Faculty Award.
IBES Fellow and Biology Professor Jon Witman offered commentary on ecosystem changes in the Gulf of Maine.
Energy Research & Social Science
Climate coalitions and anti-coalitions: Lobbying across state legislatures in the United States
In this academic article, members of the IBES-based Climate and Development Lab ask: Who are the main actors in state-level climate disputes, and what coalitions emerge as they take positions on specific areas of clean energy policy? Who wins in these contests?
Brown Graduate School
Professor Daniel Ibarra Honored for Exceptional Advising and Mentoring
In recognition of his commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive academic environment, IBES and DEEPS Assistant Professor Daniel E. Ibarra has been selected for the Graduate School Faculty Award for Advising and Mentoring in the physical sciences.
F Minus partnered with IBES' Climate and Development Lab to release a report on Colorado lobbyists' conflict of interest.
IBES Affiliate David Savitz, a professor of epidemiology, was interviewed about Brown-led research on the health effects for veterans exposed to burn pits.
May 2, 2024
News from Brown
For microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as 'expressway' to deeper depths, study finds
New research shows how tiny plant-like organisms hitch a ride on ocean currents to reach darker and deeper depths, where they impact carbon cycling and microbial dynamics in the subtropical oceans.
News from IBES
Watch | Navigating the carbon offsets conundrum
At a full-day conference in April, attendees from across industries and geographies gained insights into the complexities of carbon offsets and their impact on global efforts to combat climate change.
“Natural variability plays a critical role in driving many extremes,” noted IBES Director Kim Cobb. “This is an important reminder that climate change isn’t always the answer.”
News from IBES
IBES Welcomes Jill Ouellette as Administrative Coordinator
A highly organized administrator, Ouellette will offer executive assistance to the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society's leadership team and support the department as a whole.
Maya Kelly '27 was inspired to write this article after completing an engaged scholar project with the George Wiley Center for ENVS 0110: "Humans, Nature, and the Environment," taught by IBES Senior Lecturer Dawn King.
April 17, 2024
News from Brown
For Earth Day and beyond, ‘Possibly’ podcast offers practical solutions for a greener world
From dishwashing to solar panels, here are 10 important topics explored by students and faculty at the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society as community members look toward climate-conscious decisions.
Learn about the transformative power of these start-up style funding opportunities. Applications for the 2024 cycle are due May 1.
News from IBES
Student Spotlight: Isabella Garo ’24
An ENVS concentrator and cofounder of Sunrise Brown, Garo works to enact change from within and beyond the classroom.
Inside Climate News
With States Leading on Climate Policy, New Tools Peer Into Lobbying ‘Black Box’
IBES' Climate and Development Lab this month unveiled HowDoTheyLobby.org, a new searchable online database of influence-peddling in state capitals.
Science Friday
The Complicated Truths About Offshore Wind And Right Whales
Timmons Roberts, IBES professor and director of the Climate and Development Lab, offered commentary on his research related to local groups who have filed lawsuits to fight offshore wind.
Professor of Environment and Society Timmons Roberts offered commentary on utility companies' spending on climate-related lobbying expenditures.
Connecticut Public
A closer look: can right whales and offshore wind safely coexist?
IBES and Sociology Professor Timmons Roberts offered commentary on his research related to local groups who have filed lawsuits to fight offshore wind.
An interview with Isaac Slevin '25 about "Against the Wind," a report he led for IBES' Climate and Development Lab about anti-offshore wind groups.
A database of over 13 million positions shows how organizations attempt to influence state bills.
Bathsheba Demuth, associate professor of history and environment and society, co-authored this article that examines fishing and hatchery plans in Alaska and the impact on villages, where Tribal leaders say the state has cut them out of the process.
IBES Director Kim Cobb offered commentary on the National Climate Assessment's findings released last November.
Nature Communications Biology
Linking diet switching to reproductive performance across populations of two critically endangered mammalian herbivores
New research from Tyler Kartzinel, assistant professor of biology and environment and society.
Robert Brulle, visiting professor of environment and society, offered commentary for this article.
The American Prospect
Against the Wind
This article highlights research on offshore wind by IBES Professor Timmons Roberts and his Climate and Development Lab.
Gulf Streams Podcast
Gulf Streams Episode 25: Pork
IBES Lecturer Mindi Schneider discussed the global food system and her work on China's pork industry on this podcast episode.
Bathsheba Demuth, associate professor in IBES and History, discussed the importance of salmon to the lives of Alaska Natives and First Nations in the Yukon watershed, where the currents of history, culture, and environmental stewardship converge.
The Brown Daily Herald
Suuberg selected for 2024 Distinguished Researcher Award by American Chemical Society
This article celebrates Eric Suuberg, an IBES Fellow and professor of engineering and technology entrepreneurship.
IBES Affiliate Jeff Colgan discussed how how OPEC's decreased output could affect the U.S.
This new research article, co-authored by IBES Postdoc Sonam Sherpa, disucsses how sinking land increases risk for thousands of coastal residents by 2050.
Through a generous gift to IBES, Hope Richards Brothers ’44 will continue to impact the lives of future generations.
Visiting IBES Professor Robert Brulle offered commentary for this article.
Popular Resistance
New York City Pensions are Sued for Shedding Fossil Fuels
This article references a study by Visiting Professor of Environment and Society Robert Brulle.