IBES Postdoc Sonam Futi Sherpa contributed to this study, which finds that all of the 28 most populous U.S. cities are sinking.
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Growing sustainable capitalism: The environmental politics of agri-tech in Singapore
This article, written by Voss Postdoc Vanessa Koh, examines the nexus of the emergence of the agri-tech ecosystem in Singapore and concerns over climate change.
Improving future climate meetings
Jennifer Hadden, an IBES affiliate at the Watson Institute, penned with article alongside Aseem Prakash of the University of Washington.
A Long-Lasting, High-Stability Reactor System for Compound-Specific Carbon Isotope Analyses
IBES Fellow Yonsong Huang and former IBES postdoc Bumsoo Kim are among the authors of this study.
Determination of KGa-1b and SHCa-1 Δ′17O and δ18O via Laser Fluorination of Lithium Fluoride Clay Pellets
This study was conducted by members of Assistant Professor Daniel Ibarra's lab, including an IBES postdoc and graduate affiliates.
Diet-microbiome covariation across three giraffe species in a close-contact zone
Associate Professor Tyler Kartzinel's lab group collaborated with nonprofits in Kenya and Namibia to compare the diets and gut microbiomes of giraffes.
XIS-PM2.5: A daily spatiotemporal machine-learning model for PM2.5 in the contiguous United States
IBES and Epidemiology Associate Professor Allan Just led the development of this state-of-the-art national spatiotemporal exposure model, which reconstructs daily particulate air pollution estimates for use in a wide range of health studies.
XIS-temperature: A daily spatiotemporal machine-learning model for air temperature in the contiguous United States
IBES and Epidemiology Associate Professor Allan Just led the development of this state-of-the-art national spatiotemporal exposure model, reconstructing daily temperature estimates for use in a wide range of health studies.
Improperty: Black land stewardship and the paradox of liberation on stolen land
IBES and Anthropology Assistant Professor Myles Lennon discusses "improperty": "modes of ownership that paradoxically unsettle the logics of accumulation and enclosure that are proper to the property form."
Stable isotope tempestology of tropical cyclones across the North Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Ocean basins
IBES Director Kim Cobb is among the researchers who contributed to this study, which investigates past hurricanes in order to reduce future risk.
Running on Fumes: An Analysis of Fine Particulate Matter's Impact on Finish Times in Nine Major US Marathons, 2003-2019
IBES Associate Professor Allan Just and Faculty Fellow Joseph Braun, both epidemiologists in the School of Public Health, contributed to this study.
The palaeoclimate potential of continental scientific drilling
Correspondence by IBES Fellow James Russell and colleagues on how a strategic expansion of continental drilling efforts would help advance paleoclimate research.
Proxies for Justice
"The climate history of tropical regions has been chronically understudied," former Voss Postdoc Researchers Jayson Maurice Porter and Lina C.
Lina C. Pérez-Angel write in this article. "Correcting the record will require new methods and new mindsets.
Lina C. Pérez-Angel write in this article. "Correcting the record will require new methods and new mindsets.
From reduction to regeneration: Environmental justice and ecological unity in the IRA era
In this peer-reviewed article, IBES and Anthropology Assistant Professor Myles Lennon "calls on the [environmental justice] movement to shift from the reductive framework at the heart of the IRA to a regenerative framework aligned with the movement's 'ecological unity' principle."
The Problem with “Solutions”: Apolitical Optimism in the Sustainable Energy Industry
IBES and Anthropology Assistant Professor Myles Lennon argues that "environmental solutionism is the rhetorical offspring of polluting industries, masking exploitative corporate practices with a facade of apolitical consensus."
Beyond dark money: Information subsidies and complex networks of opposition to offshore wind on the U.S. East Coast
"In this article, we demonstrate how the discourses and strategies of local opposition groups are influenced by relationships with national-level groups and fossil fuel interests," write members of the IBES-based Climate and Development Lab.
Submesoscales are a significant turbulence source in global ocean surface boundary layer
IBES Fellow Baylor Fox-Kemper is a coauthor on this new paper.
Environmental Studies & Sciences concentrator Caitlyn Carpenter '26 is a coauthor of this study.
The financial and environmental impact of unopened medical supplies discarded in the emergency department
This study was authored by students and faculty of Brown's Alpert Medical School, including IBES Affiliate Kyle Denison Martin.
Partnering to Finance Adaptation
This report was co-authored by IBES alum Ken Schell-Smith '22.5.
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How do coexisting animals find enough to eat? Biologists unlock insights into foraging habits in Yellowstone
Brown University ecologists teamed with National Park Service scientists in Yellowstone to answer a vexing question about how different wildlife species find enough to eat.
Where ideology meets private interest: the three-part composition of climate obstruction in the United States
New research from the Climate and Development Lab and Climate Social Science Network, fueled by IBES alums.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Disappearing cities on US coasts
This new research article, co-authored by IBES Postdoc Sonam Sherpa, disucsses how sinking land increases risk for thousands of coastal residents by 2050.
Extreme Heat and Preterm Birth Risk—Methodologic Considerations and Policy Implications
Associate IBES and Epidemiology Professor Allan Just co-authored this editorial accompanying a study that found daily and nighttime extreme heat exposure in the third trimester is associated with increased risks for preterm birth.
Climate and Clean Energy Lobbying in Iowa
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.
‘Renewable’ Energy Frontiers
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.
A CRISPR-based strategy for targeted sequencing in biodiversity science
A new research paper by Postdoc Research Associate Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun and IBES and Biology Assistant Professor Tyler Kartzinel.
Against the Wind: A Map of the Anti-Offshore Wind Network in the Eastern United States
A new report from the Climate and Development lab, a student-faculty think tank led by IBES Professor Timmons Roberts.
Decades of Systematic Obstructionism: Saudi Arabia’s Role in Slowing Progress in UN Climate Negotiations
Ahead of COP 28, an issue paper from the Climate Social Science Network (housed at IBES) reviews the history of Saudi Arabia’s role in global climate negotiations. It finds the Saudi Arabian state regards the UN climate talks and IPCC as diplomatic areas where it must slow, obstruct and – if need be – block progress. Co-authored by IBES and Sociology Professor Timmons Roberts.
The Fifth National Climate Assessment
Elizabeth Fussell (Professor in Population Studies and Environment and Society, Research) is among the authors of NCA5. You can read her work in Chapter 20, "Social Systems and Justice," which is the report's first-ever chapter dedicated to social science.