Meet the Experts
List of Experts
About the 2030 Project
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Food & Farms of the Future
Our transformation of food and agriculture systems helps reduce emissions from food production, removes atmospheric greenhouse gases and prepares us for a warming world.
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Energy of the Future
From electricity to heating to transportation, we’re accelerating the decarbonization of the planet and transforming energy systems for all who call it home.
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Materials of the Future
We’re at the forefront of creating next-generation industrial technologies and processes to accelerate decarbonization and reduce the negative impacts of a decarbonized world.
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Societies of the Future
Now is the time for climate solutions that leave no one behind. We inform policies that turn local action into effective global action, like reducing the drivers of climate migration and helping transform business and finance.
Featured Projects
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Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth
As concerns about climate change intensify, researchers are exploring the potential for large-scale human intervention in the Earth’s climate system, a strategy sometimes referred to as geoengineering. Douglas MacMartin (Cornell Engineering) and Daniele Visioni (Cornell CALS) discuss how their research in sunlight reflection methods fits into the bigger picture of potential climate solutions. -
Livestock Innovations for Sustainability
Second only to carbon dioxide as the single largest contributor to global warming, agricultural methane is a primary driver of climate change. In partnership with national and international NGOs, corporations, and foundations, Cornell researchers are leading the way in research to mitigate methane through innovative feed additives and other sustainable, profitable farming practices. -
Carbon Capture and Utilization
Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Biology Philip Milner is advancing the research into new materials and mechanisms for carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Along with other researchers in Cornell’s new Center for Carbon Capture and Conversion, Dr. Milner is pioneering a new class of absorbents that will bind carbon dioxide more effectively and economically, enabling its recovery for long-duration storage or utilization. -
Climate Jobs Transition
Cornell ILR’s groundbreaking Climate Jobs Institute (CJI) is guiding New York State and states across the nation in making the transition to a resilient, equitable clean energy economy. Through innovative policy studies, cross-sector partnerships, and education and workforce training, the CJI is helping policymakers, labor unions, industry leaders, and others navigate the climate crisis and plan for and create the high-quality jobs of the future.
In the News
SEC adopts rule making companies disclose climate risks
John Tobin, professor of practice at the Dyson School, says “Many companies have interpreted already the recommendations of the SEC to at least hint at the need for some climate disclosure. Because yeah, it’s a material risk.”
Scientists resort to once-unthinkable solutions to cool the planet
Daniele Visioni, assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, says “Now we’re at the point where the choice isn’t between yes or no about doing SRM [solar radiation management], but between making an informed decision versus making an uninformed decision.”
Climate crisis prompts Biden to halt new gas export facilities
This article highlights research on liquefied natural gas led by Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
This ISS mission could 'open some eyes' about climate science
Natalie Mahowald, professor of atmospheric science, says “We’ll take the new maps and put them into our climate models, and from that, we’ll know what fraction of aerosols are absorbing heat versus reflecting to a much greater extent than we have known in the past.”
Global hot streak continues. February, winter, world’s oceans all break high temperature marks
“These anomalously high temperatures are very worrisome. To avoid even higher temperatures, we need to act quickly to reduce CO2 emissions,” urges Natalie Mahowald, professor of atmospheric science.
The worst wildfire in Texas' history has a complex link with climate change
Texas generally receives more rainfall in the summer, the warmest part of the year, and it is dry but cold in winter and spring. “In other words, key factors for fires do not line up perfectly: it’s cold when it’s dry but wet when it’s warm,” says Flavio Lehner, assistant professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Except, for this year.
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