By Joyce Ong and Marjorie Kaplan RCEI Affiliate Max Häggblom and researchers from various institutions globally have proposed the formation of a global science-based climate task force to facilitate the deployment of microbe-based solutions for the climate catastrophe. In an editorial co-published by Sustainable Microbiology, The ISME Journal, mSystems, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Nature Microbiology, Nature Reviews Microbiology, Nature Reviews Earth …
RCEI affiliate Åsa Rennermalm’s research mission takes her to the territory known as ground zero for climate change. The Rutgers University professor has been leading field expeditions to Greenland for some two decades, tracking the flow of meltwater generated by the ice sheet. “I love the physical sciences,” says Rennermalm, a professor of geography in the School of Arts and Sciences. “I …
RCEI affiliate David Robinson discusses the ongoing wildfires and emphasizes that several soaking rain events are necessary to fully extinguish the fires and prevent future ignitions. Read the full article to learn more about the wildfires and hear David Robinson’s thoughts. Published by Spotlight News Full article here.
Health and taste were rated as the most important considerations when purchasing meat overall, according to Rutgers researchers Environmental sustainability isn’t a major factor influencing meat consumption decisions for most Americans, despite increasing awareness of the climate impacts of red meat production, according to Rutgers researchers. The study, published in Appetite, examined meat and seafood consumption patterns among a nationally representative sample …
RCEI affiliate Robert Kopp explores the implications of Trump’s election victory on the ongoing climate crisis. He reflects on the Trump administration’s previous actions concerning climate change and disaster management, as well as the potential future consequences, including our ability to research and address climate-related risks. Published by The New Republic. Full article here.
RCEI affiliate, Steve Brechin explores the relationship between democracy and climate change. Using environmental sociology and related fields as a theoretical lens, Brechin and his co-author explore two possible and contrasting scenarios of the climate crisis’s sociopolitical impact. Read the essay in Sociological Forum.
Middle and high school teachers from Belleville, Jersey City, Kearny, Neptune, Newark, and New Brunswick honed their climate change knowledge and made connections to local experts in a four-day Climate and Data Literacy summer workshop on the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus. With the recent incorporation of climate change into New Jersey’s K-12 Student Learning Standards across all subject areas, New Jersey …
The Rutgers-designed, hybrid reef-mimicking experiment could provide protection from storms and coastal flooding U.S. Air Force officials installed a new kind of structure in the waters of St. Andrew Bay on the shore of the Tyndall U.S. Air Force Base in northwest Florida on Oct. 30 – the first section of a Rutgers University-designed “self-healing” reef made of custom-designed concrete …
RCEI Affiliate Dr. Pamela McElwee of the Department of Human Ecology was the lone Rutgers representative at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which ended November 2nd in Cali, Columbia. Rutgers has been an observer organization since 2022. McElwee participated in 3 formal side events, including one organized by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform …
The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024. As a lead-up to the negotiations, RCEI Affiliate Danielle Falzon, participated along with experts from around the world in a webinar focused on “Key Issues to Watch at COP 29” that was held on …
