Faculty

A new climate adaptation model introduced by Yale School of the Environment Assistant Professor Brianna Castro and a global team of researchers reframes “move or stay” decisions, introducing a third framework of “tethered resilience.”

Brazil is the driving force behind the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), an international financing program that will provide economic incentives to promote tropical forest conservation. YSE News spoke with faculty experts about the benefits and challenges of the ambitious funding initiative that was formally launched at COP30. 

Professor Nyeema Harris spoke with YSE News about how humans and animals can coexist in city spaces.

YSE experts discuss the state’s strategies for advancing renewable energy in a shifting federal landscape.

COP30, which opens next week in Belém, Brazil, is expected to have an unprecedented focus on the essential role of Indigenous peoples in driving sustainable global climate response. Associate Professor Paulo Brando, an internationally recognized expert on tropical forest ecology, recently spoke to YSE News about the urgent need to connect ancestral knowledge with scientific methods to monitor and protect

YSE Economists Kenneth Gillingham and Matt Kotchen were part of a Yale team that analyzed the “Musk partisan effect” on the company’s U.S. sales.

Global leaders will share strategies for advancing sustainability through community empowerment and cross-sector partnerships at the annual Yale Global Environmental Justice Conference.

Scientists from the Yale School of the Environment discovered that forests in the Everglades bounce back quickly after fires, often surpassing their previous levels of productivity. The research reaffirms the need to continue prescribed burns in the face of a changing climate.

Yale economists call for deeper analysis of the economic spillover effects of the clean energy transition on jobs, trade, and supply chains.

YSE research scientists have developed a data-driven framework for equitable urban tree planting that can guide city planners, nonprofits, and local governments in targeting the most impactful planting sites.

New research led by YSE scientists reveals hidden parasites in endangered West African Lions.

Research by Yale School of the Environment scientists examined the supply and demand side of hydrogen-based energy and incentive scenarios for adoption across industries. 

Faculty, alumni, and students offered knowledge and insights on topics ranging from bipartisan climate action to the potential of AI to accelerate the clean energy transition at this year's global climate event. 

As policymakers, markets, and the public look to soil carbon sequestration as a key climate solution, new research led by Yale School of the Environment scientists warns that current methods for measuring success may not be up to the task.

From spanning partisan divides to the potential of AI to advance solutions,YSE faculty and research scientists will offer insights on a wide array of topics.