Research co-authored by Stanford Earth's Adam Brandt suggests that more than half the volume of all methane emissions from natural gas come from just the largest 5 percent of leaks.
“The success of corporate zero-deforestation pledges largely depends on the presence of supportive public policies that create an enabling environment,” says Eric Lambin.
"People do need to understand that the impact of meat-based agriculture is really large and, personally, I'm thrilled to see range of options to help address the issue," says Stanford's Chris Field.
We get the rising temperatures and higher sea levels, but economic inequality from global warming? Yes, say scientists. Noah Diffenbaugh discusses the research with radio host Geoffrey Riley.
Stanford's Chris Field says people don’t have to give up meat entirely to make a difference, and that pork and chicken have much smaller environmental footprints than beef.
In this Q&A, Earth system science professor Eric Lambin discusses the effectiveness of Earth-friendly certifications and standards for products like coffee, chocolate and palm oil.
Research co-authored by Stanford Earth's Gabrielle Wong-Parodi shows solar panels on school and university rooftops can result in significant energy savings and improve health by reducing pollutants in the air.
Postdoctoral researcher Gregory R. Quetin comments on a study of tree rings that confirms the connection between climate change and droughts and deluges.
Climate change has different effects on the economies of cold and warm countries. A new study by Stanford scientists finds it has already made poor warm countries substantially more poor.
E-IPER director Nicole Ardoin says couching environmental messages in the context of a theme park could spur conversations and remain with people beyond the visit because of the memory of a shared experience.
Computing a precise social cost of carbon could help us decide how much to invest and which problems to tackle first. Research led by Marshall Burke on the dollar value of limiting warming to 1.5 °C is cited.
It's been well-documented that low-income communities bear the brunt of many climate change-related horrors. Now research from Stanford shows which countries win and which lose out as a result of global warming.
“What we are doing is different than prediction. But, yes, all of these things are indirectly related,” says Stanford Earth postdoc Mostafa Moustavi, who is using machine learning to detect small quakes.
"Researchers and policy makers have been saying for many years that the greatest, most acute impacts of global warming are falling on populations least responsible for creating that global warming," says Noah Diffenbaugh. "We have quantified the effect."
