C-PREE is an interdisciplinary research center at the Princeton School for Public and International Affairs committed to training leaders in the field of environmental and energy policy. We develop rigorous research that blends scientific knowledge and methods with social science and practitioner perspectives in ways that yield practical solutions for the major environmental and energy challenges facing the world today.
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With 23% of energy-related carbon emissions coming from transportation, climate change mitigation will require a deep decarbonization of the transport sector. In China, transport contributes 10% to national carbon emissions as well as contributing to particulate matter (PM2.5 ) and ozone formation that damage human health, agriculture,…
One way researchers analyze real-world, sustainability questions is by utilizing computational models. These models use data to derive the relationships between economic, social, and natural systems and quantify the potential outcomes of public policies and behavioral changes. Sustainability models have provided useful insights on a…
Many of the most devastating tropical cyclones (TCs) in history, including Hurricanes Andrew (1992) and Katrina (2005), underwent a process known as rapid intensification (RI). Defined by a wind speed increase of at least 30 knots (35 mph) within a 24-hour period, RI can be difficult to predict and can leave coastal regions with little time to…
As climate risks continue to rise, smallholder farms are more likely to experience agricultural losses from extreme weather events such as flooding, drought, and heat waves. These subsistence farmers use most of their crops and livestock to feed their own households and usually have few financial protections against the unforeseen costs…
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