"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."
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US oil lobby launches eight-figure ad blitz amid record fossil fuel extraction
This article features commentary from and research by IBES and Sociology Professor Timmons Roberts.
Offshore wind opponents target ‘incidental take’ of whales
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.
The real culprit in a 19th century dinosaur whodunit is finally revealed
Lukas Rieppel, an IBES affiliate and associate professor of history, offered insights for this article.
‘It’s a scary time’ as world shatters temperature record
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."
The link between climate change and a spate of rare disease outbreaks in 2023
This article features commentary from Rachel Baker, assistant professor of Environment and Society and Epidemiology.
Brown University researchers ‘map’ anti-offshore wind movement
This article covers new research from IBES' Climate and Development Lab, led by Professor Timmons Roberts.
Rhode Island’s many aging bridges, Sen. Whitehouse on COP28, and more
This episode of The Weekly Catch features commentary from IBES and Sociology Professor Timmons Roberts.
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