This Earth Day, Brown University’s associate provost for sustainability offers strategies to minimize carbon dioxide emissions and help mitigate climate change.
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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Stephen Porder
Associate Provost for Sustainability, Acacia Professor of Ecology, Professor of Environment and Society & Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Research Interests
Landscape-scale biogeochemistry in tropical forests, Tropical agriculture, Tropics
Recent News
The Brown Daily Herald
‘Possibly’ podcast takes a bite-sized approach to tackling environmental questions
Co-produced by IBES and The Public’s Radio, Possibly's four-minute episodes address different questions about environmental concerns “ranging from those about personal choices to huge systemic issues,” The Herald reports.
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Big Biology Podcast
What does it take to change the world?
Stephen Porder, Brown's associate provost for sustainability and a professor in IBES and EEOB, discussed his book, Elemental, and sustainable actions that people all can take to reduce their environmental impact.
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School Construction News
Brown University Continues to Go Green
This article highlights how Dry Ridge solar farm is generating enough power to offset two-thirds of Brown's on-campus electricity consumption and features commentary from IBES Professor Stephen Porder.
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Brown University is the sole off-taker for the Dry Bridge solar project in North Kingstown, a landmark renewable energy development generating enough power to offset about two-thirds of campus electricity use.
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Founded in 2014, the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society has become a leader in producing boundary-breaking, solutions-driven research while educating the next generation of environmental leaders.
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