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Buying time for a tough transition

Dr. John McNeill, a member of GEI's Faculty Advisory Committee, searches for ways to ease the transition to a sustainable global economy in this 2021. …

December 9, 2021

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The Great Acceleration is real and provides a quantitative basis for the proposed Anthropocene Series/Epoch

In this 2021 article, Dr. John McNeill affirms that human activities have caused a "Great Acceleration" of changes to earth systems, characterizing a new epoch, the. …

November 15, 2021

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Adaptive ontogenetic shifts in larval responses to environmental cues

This paper by Faculty Advisory Committee member Dr. Martha Weiss reveals how insects respond to external cues, such as light and gravity, to respond to the environment correctly…

October 8, 2021

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Assessing learning in low carbon technologies: Toward a more comprehensive approach

Dr. Joanna Lewis, who serves on GEI's Faculty Advisory Committee, reviews new knowledge about low carbon technology and how to accelerate low carbon innovation given a rapidly…

August 13, 2021

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The Global Consumer Incidence of Carbon Pricing: Evidence from Trade

Dr. Lutz Sager analyzes the impact carbon pricing on consumers worldwide, and finds that national, redistributive carbon dividends can provide an outsize benefit to lower-income…

July 19, 2021

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Lifetime stability of social traits in bottlenose dolphins

Dr. Janet Mann, a member of GEI's Faculty Advisory Committee, shows that dolphins' social traits––such as how introverted they are––remain the same over the course of…

June 18, 2021

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Federalism Hedging, Entrenchment, and the Climate Challenge

Dr. William Buzbee explores how federal and state regulators can work in tandem to address the climate crisis, and how this cooperation can reduce risk and catalyze. …

February 16, 2021

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The Anthropocene: Comparing Its Meaning in Geology (Chronostratigraphy) with Conceptual Approaches Arising in Other Disciplines

Dr. John McNeill offers a clearer definition of the Anthropocene epoch, or the geological period characterized by the effects of human activities, and compares this definition…

February 10, 2021

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A green expansion: China’s role in the global deployment and transfer of solar photovoltaic technology

Dr. Joanna Lewis explores China's leadership in solar photovoltaic technology, as well as opportunities to transfer innovation in solar PV technology between countries in the…

February 9, 2021

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Do Carbon Offsets Offset Carbon?

Dr. Raphael Calel introduces a new method of identifying wasted subsidies to show that carbon offsets in India have actually increased global carbon dioxide. …

January 10, 2021