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It is hard to imagine a more exciting time to be working in the climate and sustainability space. In every country, preparations for COP26 in Glasgow... Read More
Earlier this month, President Biden urged other countries to join the U.S. and European Union in a commitment to slashing methane emissions. Two new... Read More
Hunger, malnutrition and obesity affect billions of people. A first-of-its-kind comprehensive review of the so-called blue foods sector reveals... Read More
Climate change, disease, and other threats imperil the world’s clean water, but solutions are at hand. Researchers at the Stanford Program on Water,... Read More
From lake-draining drought in California to bridge-breaking floods in China, extreme weather is wreaking havoc. Preparing for weather extremes in a... Read More
By 2100, sea levels are expected to rise by almost seven feet in the Bay Area. New research shows how traditional approaches to combating sea-level... Read More
Governor Newsom met with scientists and climate change experts including Diffenbaugh to examine how the state can accelerate progress toward climate... Read More
A key factor in America’s prodigious agricultural output turns out to be something farmers can do little to control: clean air. A new Stanford-led ... Read More
Food sourced from the ocean, rivers and lakes—blue foods—hold enormous potential for transforming the global food system. Thousands of species of... Read More