Mitigating climate change by heavily increasing the use of renewable energy will ultimately be the deciding factor on whether the frequency of extreme events continues to rise, said Max Zhang, an engineering professor at Cornell University.

Cerebral Energy has been selected by AFWERX for a $1.6M follow-on contract to support further development of a lithium-free secondary battery using recycled aluminum and graphene derived from recycled US waste streams. The technology was developed by Lynden Archer, Dean of the School of Engineering at Cornell University.

“If we are talking about the heat waves, that’s almost guaranteed high ozone,” which is harmful to people’s health, said Max Zhang, an engineering professor at Cornell University. Hot days are when “you’ll see the worst impact of diesel generator emissions,” he said.

This article spotlights Ben Furnas, executive director of The 2030 Project.

This article highlights efforts to measure and reduce methane emissions from cattle and features professor of dairy cattle biology, Joseph McFadden, and a team of researchers on campus.

“There is an element of climate change that’s contributing to these conditions that we find ourselves in, but there’s also a very strong human-built environment element — a governance element, a politics element, and a mismanagement element of both the natural and the human environment,” says Victoria Beard, professor of city and regional planning.

In a guest opinion, Mike Hoffmann, emeritus professor in Cornell CALS, expresses concern and motivation in the face of climate change’s impact on food, “Individually, we can also use one of the most important actions to confront climate change: Talk about it and use what’s happening to food to grab the attention of others.”

Daniele Visioni, climate scientist and assistant professor at Cornell CALS, expresses concern about vague and misinformed policies that would restrict research on technologies that “might significantly reduce certain climatic risks.”

“It’s a real tradeoff in thinking about the cost and the opportunity costs,” said Linda Shi, an assistant professor of city and regional planning. “These events are likely to be erratic and unpredictable.”

"The growth trend is super-fast," says Fengqi You, professor of energy systems in engineering. "This is something I'm concerned about."

“Water sources are depleted around the world,” said Victoria Beard, professor of city and regional planning. “Every year, more cities will face ‘Day Zero,’ with no water in their piped systems.”

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.”