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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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
Renderings for Danoff Laboratories show a state-of-the-art facility for integrated research ranging from molecular-level science, to biotech innovations, to patient therapies and interventions.
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Elina Pipa '25 implemented energy-producing workout equipment at Brown for an IBES course on climate solutions.
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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.
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Elina Pipa '25 discussed the tangible impact of her final project for an IBES climate solutions course.
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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."
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