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Stanford graduate student Metta Nicholson preparing to test a gas stove in Bakersfield, Calif.
Study finds combustion from gas stoves can raise indoor levels of chemical linked to a higher risk of blood cell cancers
June 16, 2023 | Stanford News Service
About 47 million homes use natural gas or propane-burning cooktops and ovens. Stanford researchers found that cooking with gas stoves can raise... Read More
A peatland site at Linnunsuo in North Karelia, Finland.
Stanford-led study finds global wetlands losses overestimated despite high losses in many regions
February 8, 2023 | Stanford News Service
New analysis shows the U.S. has accounted for more wetland conversion and degradation than any other country. Its findings help better explain the... Read More
Q&A: Environmental justice and other topics to watch at climate negotiations
November 2, 2022 | Stanford News Service
International negotiators will meet in Egypt this Sunday for the latest U.N. climate change conference. Stanford experts in a range of fields discuss... Read More
Woods fellow Rob Jackson among Stanford faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 29, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Nine Stanford faculty have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious honorary... Read More
Study finds high energy use provides little benefit for health and well-being in richer nations
April 12, 2022 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy and the Environment
Analysis of data from 140 countries suggests many rich countries could use less energy per capita without compromising health, happiness or... Read More
Rethinking how to measure methane’s climate impact
February 9, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Like boxers whose punching power declines over their careers, greenhouse gasses lose their warming impact at different rates. So, to compare gasses’... Read More
Stanford scientists find the climate and health impacts of natural gas stoves are greater than previously thought
January 27, 2022 | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Read about and watch video of a Woods Webinar  on electrification of the building sector .
COP26: Promise and limits of vows to rein in methane and protect forests
November 10, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Stanford experts discuss strengths and weaknesses of major pledges at the UN climate summit that target methane emissions and deforestation.
Carbon emissions rebound to near pre-pandemic levels
November 4, 2021 | Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
Global emissions of carbon dioxide are surging once again as power plants and industry burn more coal and natural gas, narrowing the remaining window... Read More

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