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New US Academic Alliance for the IPCC to support vital work of climate scientists
March 20, 2025
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Written by AGU

A new Alliance of US-based academic institutions that are Observer organizations at the UN’s climate science body has opened an application portal inviting nominations for the IPCC Seventh Assessment report.

 

A newly established network of U.S. academic…

AI technique boosts climate change defenses
March 18, 2025
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Written by John Sullivan

Researchers from Princeton and Rutgers University have used reinforcement learning, a method frequently deployed to train artificial intelligence, to show how flexible responses can substantially increase the cost-effectiveness of steps to defend cities like New York against climate change.

The research is part…

Princeton-led study highlights widespread health co-benefits from all-of-society clean energy actions in the US
March 13, 2025
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Written by Cara Clase, Ph.D., Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment

A Princeton study underscores the health benefits of an all-of-society clean energy transition, suggesting that coordinated policy efforts across various sectors and actors could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year.  

Transitioning to clean energy is not just about reducing…

Framework to help scientists choose impactful place-based research locations
March 11, 2025
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Written by Matthew Carroll

Faced with more extreme weather events, communities may need to adapt to heightened risks from sea-level rise, flooding or wildfires. And while scientific research can help inform adaptations, the process requires an alignment of academic resources and real-world needs and partnerships that can be challenging for scientists to navigate.

A…

The Environmental Policy Associates go to D.C.
March 6, 2025

In late January, C-PREE's Environmental Policy Associates embarked on a career trek to Washington, D.C.  Check out the digital scrapbook below to see what they did!

 

Building Trust and Technology to Decarbonize a Legacy Industry
Feb. 24, 2025
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Written by Divyansh Chug

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In December 2024, I conducted a series of interviews with over 20 brick kiln owners in Rajasthan and Bihar in India. These conversations sought to understand the realities of an industry critical to construction and deeply entwined with environmental challenges. The kiln owners described the…

Global Biodiversity Loss Tied to Outsourced Deforestation: Princeton Study Reveals the Hidden Costs of Consumption
Feb. 12, 2025
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Written by Cara Clase, Ph.D., Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment

A Princeton study reveals how the consumption of high-income nations drives biodiversity loss in other countries, responsible for 13.3% of all species range loss across the globe.  

Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such…

 

 

Student & Alumni News

The Environmental Policy Associates go to D.C.
March 6, 2025

In late January, C-PREE's Environmental Policy Associates embarked on a career trek to Washington, D.C.  Check out the digital scrapbook below to see what they did!

 

Building Trust and Technology to Decarbonize a Legacy Industry
Feb. 24, 2025
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Written by Divyansh Chug

Prologue

In December 2024, I conducted a series of interviews with over 20 brick kiln owners in Rajasthan and Bihar in India. These conversations sought to understand the realities of an industry critical to construction and deeply entwined with environmental challenges. The kiln owners described the…

From Science to Storytelling: My summer as a science journalist with the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
Dec. 9, 2024
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Written by Bing Lin, STEP Ph.D.

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to participate in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mass Media Fellowship with Inside Climate News (ICN). Over 10 weeks, I traded…

Read updates from Princeton's student delegation about the 29th Conference of the Parties in Baku, Azerbaijan
Nov. 11, 2024

At these annual conferences, governments assess their countries' progress in addressing climate change, including country reports on greenhouse gas mitigation targets and reports of subsidiary bodies. At this major global convening, heads of state, ministers, and negotiators as well as civil society representatives, researchers, local…

Congratulations to Our 2024 Graduates!
June 7, 2024
 

Please join us in celebrating the graduating students affiliated with C-PREE this year. We have a great cohort of 18 graduating students that have been involved with our work during their time at Princeton. MPA and MPP students who pursued the environmental component of the Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP) Certificate,…

COP28: Princeton Delegate Blog
Dec. 11, 2023
Read updates from Princeton's student delegation about the 28th Conference of the Parties in the United Arab Emirates. 

 

At these annual conferences, governments assess their countries' progress in addressing climate change, including country reports on greenhouse gas mitigation…

Using Satellite Data to Understand Groundwater Changes: A Summer Internship Reflection
Nov. 30, 2023
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Written by Kimberly Kreiss, MPA Student

This summer, I worked as a Graduate Fellow in the University of Washington’s Data Science for Social Good program. I decided to apply for this internship because of its focus on leveraging data science to address complex societal issues, its emphasis…