Warren Health Equity Zone (HEZ) secures a grant for the "Writing Climate, Writing Community" project, partnering with local writers and educators to address climate anxieties, build resilience, and prepare for climate change impacts in Warren, focusing on flood risk and community engagement.

In "Elemental: How Five Elements Changed Earth’s Past and Will Shape Our Future," Stephen Porder calls for shared accountability in shaping a sustainable tomorrow.

This article features research from IBES' Climate and Development Lab and commentary from Timmons Roberts, lab director and professor of environment and society.

This article features work by and commentary from Elizabeth Fussell, Professor of Population Studies and Environment and Society (Research).

Meet Dr. Jada Ko, a new of new Voss Postdoctoral Researcher at IBES! Originally from Hong Kong, Ko is a zooarchaeologist working with Assistant Professor Brian Lander to reconstruct historical narratives about turtles and their relationships to people. Read this Q&A to learn more about Ko's work and what she looks forward to at Brown.

IBES Director Kim Cobb provided commentary for this article, noting that Mann is responsible for "one of the most enduring and well-reproduced contributions in climate science."

This article centers on the newest briefing from IBES' Climate and Development Lab and features commentary from Professor Timmons Roberts and Senior Research Assistant Trevor Culhane.

This article features research from Brown's Climate and Development Lab, led by IBES Professor Timmons Roberts.

Visiting IBES Professor Robert Brulle offered extensive commentary for this article, noting that a recent ad on The Daily podcast is "a pretty clear cut case of misleading advertising."

The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society is pleased to welcome affiliates representing over 20 different departments, schools, and centers across the University.

IBES Director Kim Cobb offered commentary for this article.

This article highlights and includes commentary from IBES Director Kim Cobb, who was elected an American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fellow in September 2023.

Jeff Colgan, IBES Affiliate and Director of the Climate Solutions Lab, noted, "It’s striking that Ms. Swift gets so much of the outrage when private jet customers are overwhelmingly men over 50. The focus really should be on a broader class of people.”

With a passion for helping others, Reyes prioritizes collaboration and community engagement as she enters this newly created role.

IBES Fellow Baylor Fox-Kemper explores this elusive topic in a new research paper.

This article references research from Brown's Community Noise Lab, led by IBES Affiliate and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Erica Walker.

The Climate and Development Lab: Members of Brown's Climate and Development Lab analyzed 23,000 lobbying records, revealing the dominance of electric utilities and the coalitions that emerge around energy issues in Iowa.

This column cites a report by Brown's Climate Development Lab, led by IBES and Sociology Professor Timmons Roberts.

ACURM to review Sunrise proposal, send official recommendations to University following meeting featuring commentary from IBES Senior Lecturer Kurt Teichert and ENVS concentrators Caitlyn Carpenter ’26 and Ethan Drake ’24

IBES Fellow Elizabeth Rush's "The Quickening" is the first pick of The Public's Radio new book club. In this interview, she expands on the inspiration behind the book.

Each year, the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) offers funded internship, research, and training opportunities for undergraduates of all concentrations interested in climate, sustainability, and the environment. Explore the IBES Summer Internship Program and Voss Fellowships below, and submit your applications by March 2, 2024.

Silberman, a Brown alumna, will continue her decade-long service to the University in this newly created role, guiding initiatives tied to IBES’ goals in research, education, public engagement, and partnerships.

Issue 6 of the Commodity Frontiers Journal, edited by IBES Lecturer Mindi Schneider and featuring pieces by Brian Lander, Assistant Professor in IBES and History, and recent ENVS graduate Charlotte Marcil '23.

This article cites research from IBES' Climate and Development Lab, led by Professor Timmons Roberts.

ENVS concentrator Caroline Sassan '24, who has studied fossil fuel campaigns, offered commentary for this article.

"I am more worried than ever," IBES Director Kim Cobb told AP. "My worry increases with every year that global emissions move in the wrong direction."

A new research paper by Postdoc Research Associate Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun and IBES and Biology Assistant Professor Tyler Kartzinel.

This article features commentary from and research by IBES and Sociology Professor Timmons Roberts.

Course instructor Timmons Roberts has made a tradition of bringing students to the capital to engage with legislators, Capitol Hill staffers, federal officials, and lobbyists.

This article cites a recent report from IBES Professor Timmons Roberts's Climate and Development Lab, co-authored by environmental science concentrator Isaac Slevin '25 and Will Kattrup '25.

Lukas Rieppel, an IBES affiliate and associate professor of history, offered insights for this article.

IBES Director Kim Cobb noted, "It’s a scary time in that there are candidates on ballots across the world who haven’t really understood the full scope of climate risks and opportunities for climate actions."