Voss Postdoctoral Research Associate Lina Pérez-Angel offered commentary on the rapid acceleration of climate change, saying “there’s nothing in Earth’s history that shows a change happening this quickly.”
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Ecosystem Marketplace
How I learned to stop worrying and love (or tolerate) carbon offsets
"Emissions reductions have to be at the main focus of climate action, but offsets should probably also be part of the toolbox." IBES Professor Stephen Porder writes in this commentary article.
August 12, 2024
News from Brown
New study unveils 16,000 years of climate history in the tropical Andes
Brown University researchers highlight the roles of carbon dioxide and ocean currents as key drivers of temperature fluctuations in the tropical Andes over a 16,000 year period.
Professor of Population Studies and Environment and Society (Research) Elizabeth Fussell provided commentary on the relationship between the housing crisis and climate change's effects on mobility.
This article notes that research by IBES' Climate and Development Lab "has uncovered dark ties between seemingly local wind opposition and seasoned fossil fuel interest groups and climate-denying think tanks."
Assistant IBES and Epidemiology Professor Rachel Baker offered commentary on a new study she led.
News from IBES
Graduate Student Spotlight: Jonathan Tollefson
In a working paper, an IBES graduate affiliate sheds light on the historical link between segregation and environmental inequality.
Elina Pipa '25 discussed the tangible impact of her final project for an IBES climate solutions course.
Nature Communications
Rare and highly destructive wildfires drive human migration in the U.S.
Elizabeth Fussell, professor of population studies and environment and society (Research), coauthored this new study.
Researchers, including IBES Affiliate Steven Clemens, revealed the pivotal role of the growth of the Antarctic ice sheet and associated Southern Hemisphere sea ice expansion in triggering the mid-Pleistocene climate transition.
“A lot of the anti-offshore wind groups are just throwing up whatever they can and seeing what sticks to the wall,” said IBES and Sociology Professor Timmons Roberts.
IBES Fellow Jon Witman, PhD alum Robbie Lamb, and their team of researchers are featured on this episode of PBS's NOVA.
Nature Communications
Increasing intensity of enterovirus outbreaks projected with climate change
IBES and Epidemiology Assistant Professor Rachel Baker is the lead author on this new study, which predicts greater outbreaks of enterovirus as climate change worsens.
Environment+Energy Leader
MIT Study Tracks Exposure to Air Pollution Throughout the Day
IBES Affiliate Erica Walker co-authored a study that found considerable disparities in how much people are exposed to air pollution based on their daily mobility.
“There’s no other marine ecosystem like it,” IBES Fellow Jon Witman said of Cashes Ledge. “Our research showed that it’s a productivity hotspot and a biodiversity hotspot.”
IBES Director Kim Cobb has led presentations for the Barrington Environmental Establishment.
The Washington Post
4 hottest days ever observed raise fears of a planet nearing ‘tipping points’
IBES Director Kim Cobb noted that "we're dancing about a climate average that is very dangerous for communities and ecosystems around the world."
A select team of undergraduates presented their ideas for large-scale emissions reductions to Rhode Island’s congressional delegation.
PAGES Horizons
Tracking hydroclimate extremes from deep in the tropics
This outreach magazine article highlights cave monitoring efforts in the Philippines led by former Voss Postdoc Natasha Sekhon.
Nature Communications
Experimental evidence of climate change extinction risk in Neotropical montane epiphytes
Emily Hollenbeck PhD '18 and IBES Professor Dov Sax conducted field surveys of epiphyte distributions on three mountains in Central America and performed reciprocal transplant experiments on one mountain across sites that varied in elevation, temperature, and aridity.
July 18, 2024
News from Brown
Tropical plant species are as threatened by climate change as widely feared, study confirms
A study based on labor-intensive fieldwork and analysis by Brown biologists in tropical mountain regions shows that a warmer and drier climate will lead to massive losses of plant species.
"Pestilence, starvation, drought. To know one's product may bring that about, and bury the evidence, is unspeakable," commented IBES Professor Timmons Roberts.
News from IBES
IBES Announces 2024 Catalyst Research Awardees
IBES awarded grants to four core and affiliate faculty members, allowing them to pursue uniquely fulfilling projects at Brown and far beyond.
As community members in environmental justice zones call for cleaner air, Breathe Providence uses data to support their cause.
RealClearEnergy
We Need a Shared Vision for Fixing the Climate Problem
In this opinion piece, IBES and EEOB Professor Stephen Porder argues that "we are going to need everyone around the table" to address climate change, and "the policy/economic/social tools we dislike may achieve results we applaud."
This article cites research from IBES' Climate and Development Lab.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Aviation Pros
Hot weather is more dangerous than you think, experts say
IBES Director Kim Cobb discussed the grave threats posed by excessive heat, noting how such afflictions disproportionately affect vulnerable populations.
IBES and DEEPS Professor Amanda Lynch discussed new research about melting ice in the Canadian Arctic and its geopolitical and economic implications.
Tracy, a Brown alumnus, will expand and strengthen sustainable finance programming across the University in this newly-created role.
Scholars Strategy Network
Disaster Management in the Era of Climate Change
In this episode of the No Jargon podcast, Elizabeth Fussell — professor of population studies and environment and society (research) — shares insights on how extreme weather impacts communities and lessons for improving disaster responses.
"[Trump is] trying to breed a resentment, which speaks to people’s sense of powerlessness, about how elites are running our lives, making us drive these crappy cars and stopping us from buying an incandescent lightbulb," Visiting IBES Professor Robert Brulle commented.
Join the climate conversation at Brown! The IBES Alumni & Friends Network LinkedIn Group is your gateway to connect with this growing community in real time.
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.